Preliminary Ranking
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 689 | 553 | 1.293 | 24 | 4 | 6.000 |
| 2. | Brazil | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 763 | 624 | 1.223 | 24 | 8 | 3.000 |
| 3. | Cuba | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 758 | 678 | 1.118 | 25 | 6 | 4.167 |
| 4. | Italy | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 673 | 576 | 1.168 | 19 | 9 | 2.111 |
| 5. | Japan | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 771 | 665 | 1.159 | 21 | 11 | 1.909 |
| 6. | Netherlands | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 698 | 627 | 1.113 | 19 | 12 | 1.583 |
| 7. | Poland | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 621 | 674 | 0.921 | 15 | 15 | 1.000 |
| 8. | United States | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 740 | 757 | 0.978 | 16 | 19 | 0.842 |
| 9. | South Korea | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 556 | 708 | 0.758 | 7 | 23 | 0.304 |
| 10. | Germany | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 692 | 754 | 0.918 | 7 | 26 | 0.269 |
| 11. | Dominican R. | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 604 | 777 | 0.777 | 7 | 26 | 0.269 |
| 12. | Thailand | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 519 | 711 | 0.730 | 2 | 27 | 0.074 |
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