Preliminary Ranking
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brazil | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 740 | 569 | 1.301 | 27 | 3 | 9.000 |
| 2. | Cuba | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 797 | 685 | 1.164 | 24 | 10 | 2.400 |
| 3. | China | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 767 | 686 | 1.118 | 23 | 10 | 2.300 |
| 4. | United States | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 844 | 753 | 1.121 | 24 | 14 | 1.714 |
| 5. | Italy | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 823 | 774 | 1.063 | 21 | 15 | 1.400 |
| 6. | Germany | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 753 | 772 | 0.975 | 17 | 18 | 0.944 |
| 7. | Russia | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 820 | 799 | 1.026 | 20 | 17 | 1.176 |
| 8. | Poland | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 687 | 731 | 0.940 | 14 | 18 | 0.778 |
| 9. | Japan | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 747 | 856 | 0.873 | 13 | 23 | 0.565 |
| 10. | Thailand | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 663 | 809 | 0.820 | 8 | 26 | 0.308 |
| 11. | South Korea | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 646 | 732 | 0.883 | 7 | 24 | 0.292 |
| 12. | Dominican Republic | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 612 | 733 | 0.835 | 5 | 25 | 0.200 |
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