The men's tournament in volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the 12th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Beijing, China, from 10 to 24 August 2008. The twelve competing teams were split equally into two pools of six teams. Each team played all other teams in their pool with the winning team gaining 2 points and the losing side 1 point. The top four teams from each pool progressed through to the quarterfinals. The rest of the tournament was a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match held... between the two semifinal losers. A total of 38 matches were played: 15 in each group, 4 quarterfinals, 2 semifinals, 1 bronze medal match, and 1 gold medal match. * The Asian Qualification Tournament was combined with the World Qualification Tournament 3. The first place team of the tournament qualified as the winners of the World Qualification Tournament 3 while the best Asian team except the winners qualified as the Asian Qualification Tournament winners. All times are China Standard Time . Quarterfinals format: , , (A2 vs.
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August 10, 2008 - August 24, 2008
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| Location: | Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Capital Indoor Stadium |