The Tournament was not played because a political diput between Czechoslovakia and North Korea.
In the middle of August 1973, Czechoslovakia as Host did not accept the inscrition of North Korea 1 day after the term.
FIVB accepted the late finish of Asian Championship as a reason for this delay.
Altough Czechoslovakia did not agree with this, so the Championship was cancelled.
There was not enough time to find a new Host.
In September 1973 in Czechoslovakia was played an international tournament with the main teams qualified for the World Cup.
| Finals played at Prague | | Final | 22.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Poland | 45--24 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-10 | | | 3-4 | 22.09 | Czechslovakia | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-29 | 15-7 | 15-10 | 15-12 | | | 1/2 | 21.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | East Germany | 46-34 | 16-14 | 15-7 | 15-13 | | | 1/2 | 21.09 | Poland | 3-2 | Czechoslovakia | 62-60 | 15-9 | 16-14 | 5-15 | 11-15 | 15-7 | | Classification 5-8 played at Usti na Labe | | 5-6 | 22.09 | Japan | 3-1 | United States | 48-44 | 2-15 | 15-9 | 16-14 | 15-6 | | | 7-8 | 22.09 | Bulgaria | 3-2 | Brazil | 67-57 | 15-8 | 16-14 | 7-15 | 14-16 | 15-4 | | 5-8 | 21.09 | Japan | 3-1 | Brazil | | | 5-8 | 21.09 | United States | 3-2 | Bulgaria | 63-64 | 15-13 | 15-13 | 10-15 | 8-15 | 15-8 |
| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 6: | 3 | | | 2. East Germany | 1 | 1 | 5: | 4 | | | 3. Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 5: | 6 | | | 4. Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0: | 3 | |
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| Team | Cz | Ea | Bu | Br | | Czechoslovakia | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | - | | East Germany | | --- | 3:1 | - | | Bulgaria | | | --- | 3:0 | | Brazil | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played at Prague | | 17.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 58-30 | 13-15 | 15-2 | 15-6 | 15-7 | | | 17.09 | East Germany | | Brazil | | | 18.09 | East Germany | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 60-51 | 12-15 | 15-10 | 18-16 | 15-10 | | | 18.09 | Czechoslovakia | | Brazil | | | 19.09 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Brazil | 45-21 | 15-13 | 15-5 | 15-3 | | | 19.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | East Germany | |
| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 8: | 3 | | | 2. Poland | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | | | 3. Japan | 2 | 1 | 6: | 5 | | | 4. United States | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | |
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| Team | So | Po | Ja | Un | | Soviet Union | --- | 3:- | | 3:- | | Poland | | --- | 3:- | 3:0 | | Japan | 3:2 | | --- | 3:- | | United States | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played at Bratislava | | | Soviet Union | 3-- | United States | | | | Poland | 3-- | Japan | | | | Soviet Union | 3-- | Poland | | | | Japan | 3-- | United States | | | 19.09 | Poland | 3-0 | United States | 45-24 | 15-6 | 15-13 | 15-5 | | | 19.09 | Japan | 3-2 | Soviet Union | 64-62 | 14-16 | 3-15 | 17-15 | 15-12 | 15-4 |
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| Final ranking | w | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 14: | 3 | | 2. Poland | 3 | 2 | 9: | 8 | | 3. Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 11: | 6 | | 4. East Germany | 1 | 3 | 5: | 10 | | Classification 5-8 | | 5. Japan | 4 | 1 | 12: | 6 | | 6. United States | 1 | 4 | 4: | 14 | | 7. Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 10: | 11 | | 8. Brazil | 0 | 3 | 2: | 9 |
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Prepared and maintained by Todor Krastev
todor1966@yahoo.com
Last updated: 25 May 2011
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