Men's Club World Champs 2023 - Ranking criteria.

FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship 2023

To establish the ranking of the teams after the Preliminary Round, the following criteria apply:

1. Total number of victories (matches won);

2. In the event of a tie, most ranking points gained as per the following:

Result
Points earned
Match won 3-0 or 3-1
3 points
Match won 3-2
2 points
Match lost 2-3
1 point
Match lost 0-3 or 1-3
0 points
Match forfeited
0 points (0-25, 0-25, 0-25)

3. If a tie still persists, set ratio, resulting from the division of the number of all sets won by the number of all sets lost;

4. If a tie still persists, point ratio, resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets;

5. If a tie still persists, winner of the match between the two teams tied, or in case the tie is between three or more teams, they will be ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question;

6. If the teams did not play against each other, the tie will remain, and the teams will exceptionally be ranked at the same position.