Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1952
Details
Soviet Union
Moscow

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Poland

Czechoslovakia
Round-robin
Bulgaria
8
1956
Details
France
Paris

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Romania

Poland
Round-robin
Czechoslovakia
17
1960
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Japan

Czechoslovakia
Round-robin
Poland
10
1962
Details
Soviet Union
Moscow

Japan
Round-robin
Soviet Union

Poland
Round-robin
Romania
14
1964
Details
Japan
Tokyo

Japan
Round-robin
Soviet Union

Poland
Round-robin
Romania
6
1967
Details
Japan
Tokyo

Japan
Round-robin
United States

South Korea
Round-robin
Peru
4
1968
Details
Mexico
Mexico City

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Japan

Poland
Round-robin
Peru
8
1970
Details
Bulgaria
Varna

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Japan

North Korea
Round-robin
Hungary
16
1972
Details
West Germany
Munich

Soviet Union
3–2
Japan

North Korea
3–0
South Korea
8
1973
Details
Uruguay
Montevideo

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Japan

South Korea
Round-robin
Peru
10
1974
Details
Mexico
Guadalajara

Japan
Round-robin
Soviet Union

South Korea
Round-robin
East Germany
23
1976
Details
Canada
Montreal

Japan
3–0
Soviet Union

South Korea
3–1
Hungary
8
1977
Details
Japan
Osaka

Japan
Round-robin
Cuba

South Korea
Round-robin
China
8
1978
Details
Soviet Union
Leningrad

Cuba
3–0
Japan

Soviet Union
3–1
South Korea
23
1980
Details
Soviet Union
Moscow

Soviet Union
3–1
East Germany

Bulgaria
3–2
Hungary
8
1981
Details
Japan
Osaka

China
Round-robin
Japan

Soviet Union
Round-robin
United States
8
1982
Details
Peru
Lima

China
3–0
Peru

United States
3–1
Japan
23
1984
Details
United States
Los Angeles

China
3–0
United States

Japan
3–1
Peru
8
1985
Details
Japan
Tokyo

China
Round-robin
Cuba

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Japan
8
1986
Details
Czechoslovakia
Prague

China
3–1
Cuba

Peru
3–1
East Germany
16
1988
Details
South Korea
Seoul

Soviet Union
3–2
Peru

China
3–0
Japan
8
1989
Details
Japan
Tokyo*

Cuba
Round-robin
Soviet Union

China
Round-robin
Japan
8
1990
Details
China
Beijing

Soviet Union
3–1
China

United States
3–1
Cuba
16
1991
Details
Japan
Osaka

Cuba
Round-robin
China

Soviet Union
Round-robin
United States
12
1992
Details
Spain
Barcelona

Cuba
3–1
Unified Team

United States
3–0
Brazil
8
1993 Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Cuba
3–0
China

Russia
3–1
Brazil
8 / 6
1993
Details
Japan
Osaka

Cuba
Round-robin
China

Russia
Round-robin
Japan
6
1994 China
Shanghai

Brazil
Round-robin
Cuba

China
Round-robin
Japan
12 / 4
1994
Details
Brazil
São Paulo

Cuba
3–0
Brazil

Russia
3–1
South Korea
16
1995 China
Shanghai

United States
Round-robin
Brazil

Cuba
Round-robin
China
8 / 4
1995
Details
Japan
Osaka

Cuba
Round-robin
Brazil

China
Round-robin
Croatia
12
1996 China
Shanghai

Brazil
Round-robin
Cuba

Russia
Round-robin
China
8 / 4
1996
Details
United States
Atlanta

Cuba
3–1
China

Brazil
3–2
Russia
12
1997 Japan
Kobe

Russia
Round-robin
Cuba

South Korea
Round-robin
Japan
8 / 4
1997
Details
Japan
Tokyo

Russia
Round-robin
Cuba

Brazil
Round-robin
China
6
1998 Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Brazil
3–0
Russia

Cuba
3–1
China
8 / 4
1998
Details
Japan
Osaka

Cuba
3–0
China

Russia
3–1
Brazil
16
1999 China
Yuxi

Russia
3–0
Brazil

China
3–1
Italy
8 / 4
1999
Details
Japan
Nagoya

Cuba
Round-robin
Russia

Brazil
Round-robin
South Korea
12
2000 Philippines
Quezon City

Cuba
3–1
Russia

Brazil
3–1
China
8 / 4
2000
Details
Australia
Sydney

Cuba
3–2
Russia

Brazil
3–0
United States
12
2001 Macau
Macau

United States
3–1
China

Russia
3–0
Cuba
8 / 8
2001
Details
Japan
Fukuoka

China
Round-robin
Russia

Japan
Round-robin
Brazil
6
2002 Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Russia
3–1
China

Germany
3–1
Brazil
8 / 4
2002
Details
Germany
Berlin

Italy
3–2
United States

Russia
3–1
China
24
2003 Italy
Andria

China
Round-robin
Russia

United States
Round-robin
Netherlands
12 / 6
2003
Details
Japan
Kadoma

China
Round-robin
Brazil

United States
Round-robin
Italy
12
2004 Italy
Reggio Calabria

Brazil
3–1
Italy

United States
3–0
Cuba
12 / 6
2004
Details
Greece
Athens

China
3–2
Russia

Cuba
3–1
Brazil
12
2005 Japan
Sendai

Brazil
Round-robin
Italy

China
Round-robin
Cuba
12 / 6
2005
Details
Japan
Nagoya

Brazil
Round-robin
United States

China
Round-robin
Poland
6
2006 Italy
Reggio Calabria

Brazil
3–1
Russia

Italy
3–2
Cuba
12 / 6
2006
Details
Japan
Osaka

Russia
3–2
Brazil

Serbia and Montenegro
3–0
Italy
24
2007 China
Ningbo

Netherlands
Round-robin
China

Italy
Round-robin
Russia
12 / 6
2007
Details
Japan
Nagoya

Italy
Round-robin
Brazil

United States
Round-robin
Cuba
12
2008 Japan
Yokohama

Brazil
Round-robin
Cuba

Italy
Round-robin
United States
12 / 6
2008
Details
China
Beijing

Brazil
3–1
United States

China
3–1
Cuba
12
2009 Japan
Tokyo

Brazil
Round-robin
Russia

Germany
Round-robin
Netherlands
12 / 6
2009
Details
Japan
Fukuoka

Italy
Round-robin
Brazil

Dominican Republic
Round-robin
Japan
6
2010 China
Ningbo

United States
Round-robin
Brazil

Italy
Round-robin
China
12 / 6
2010
Details
Japan
Tokyo

Russia
3–2
Brazil

Japan
3–2
United States
24
2011 Macau
Macau

United States
3–0
Brazil

Serbia
3–0
Russia
16 / 8
2011
Details
Japan
Tokyo

Italy
Round-robin
United States

China
Round-robin
Japan
12
2012 China
Ningbo

United States
Round-robin
Brazil

Turkey
Round-robin
Thailand
16 / 6
2012
Details
United Kingdom
London

Brazil
3–1
United States

Japan
3–0
South Korea
12
2013 Japan
Sapporo

Brazil
Round-robin
China

Serbia
Round-robin
Japan
20 / 6
2013
Details
Japan
Tokyo

Brazil
Round-robin
United States

Japan
Round-robin
Russia
6
2014 Japan
Tokyo

Brazil
Round-robin
Japan

Russia
Round-robin
Turkey
28 / 6
2014
Details
Italy
Milan

United States
3–1
China

Brazil
3–2
Italy
24
2015 United States
Omaha

United States
Round-robin
Russia

Brazil
Round-robin
China
28 / 6
2015
Details
Japan
Nagoya

China
Round-robin
Serbia

United States
Round-robin
Russia
12
2016 Thailand
Bangkok

Brazil
3–2
United States

Netherlands
3–2
Russia
28 / 6
2016
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro

China
3–1
Serbia

United States
3–1
Netherlands
12
2017 China
Nanjing

Brazil
3–2
Italy

Serbia
3–1
China
32 / 6
2017
Details
Japan
Nagoya

China
Round-robin
Brazil

United States
Round-robin
Russia
6
2018
Details
China
Nanjing

United States
3–2
Turkey

China
3–0
Brazil
16 / 6
2018
Details
Japan
Yokohama

Serbia
3–2
Italy

China
3–0
Netherlands
24
2019
Details
China
Nanjing

United States
3–2
Brazil

China
3–1
Turkey
16 / 6
2019
Details
Japan
Osaka

China
Round-robin
United States

Russia
Round-robin
Brazil
12
2021
Details
Italy
Rimini

United States
3–1
Brazil

Turkey
3–0
Japan
16 / 4
2020
Details
Japan
Tokyo

United States
3–0
Brazil

Serbia
3–0
South Korea
12
2022
Details
Turkey
Ankara

Italy
3–0
Brazil

Serbia
3–0
Turkey
16 / 8
2022
Details
Netherlands
Appeldoorn

Serbia
3–0
Brazil

Italy
3–0
United States
24