{"id":64455,"date":"2021-08-14T01:54:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T01:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=64455"},"modified":"2021-08-14T01:54:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T01:54:39","slug":"new-volleyball-nations-league-format-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/new-volleyball-nations-league-format-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW VOLLEYBALL NATIONS LEAGUE FORMAT ANNOUNCED"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><strong>New VNL format will come into effect in 2022 edition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following a Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Council meeting last week, the new format for the VNL , as proposed by Volleyball World, was unanimously approved in response to feedback from stakeholders during the first three editions of the event.<\/p>\n<p>The new format will see 16 men\u2019s and 16 women\u2019s teams competing in pools of 8 teams during the round robin phase. Eight teams per gender will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition, creating even more opportunities for fans to witness electrifying volleyball action.<\/p>\n<p>The format will provide the teams, fans and spectators an opportunity to enjoy the very best of volleyball in twelve unique locations around the world. Additionally, the new format will allow both genders to play over the weekends, while reducing travel and allowing for longer promotional activities and fan activations in relevant markets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-64457\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GetImage-5-300x46.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GetImage-5-300x46.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GetImage-5-1024x157.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GetImage-5-768x118.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GetImage-5-580x89.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GetImage-5-860x132.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GetImage-5-1160x178.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GetImage-5-500x77.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GetImage-5-800x123.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GetImage-5-1280x197.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GetImage-5.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the new format in place, each team will play 12 matches during the three weeks of the round robin phase. These three weeks will see two pools of eight teams per gender competing in four matches each over six days of competition (Tuesday \u2013 Sunday). The new competition format means that each gender plays on alternate weeks, allowing for a one-week gap between events. The total number of matches in the round robin phase will be 96.<\/p>\n<p>The VNL Finals will see the eight strongest teams moving directly to the knockout phase which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches.<\/p>\n<p>Volleyball World has now shared the Event Hosting Expression of Interest forms with participating National Federations (NFs). Interested NFs can express their interest in organising the preliminary rounds of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Once the hosts and dates of the round robin phase pools are determined, Volleyball World will conduct an open bidding process for the VNL Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC<br \/>\nAVC Website: click www.asianvolleyball.net<br \/>\nAVC Facebook: click www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<br \/>\nAVC Twitter: click: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley&nbsp;<br \/>\nAVC Instagram: click: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<br \/>\nAVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<br \/>\nAVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New VNL format will come into effect in 2022 edition Following a Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Council meeting last week, the new format for the VNL , as proposed by&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":64456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[100,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slider","category-volleyball-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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