If the tie persists based on the points quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams.

Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the sets quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.

Sets quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all sets won by the number of all sets lost.

If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:.

Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser.

Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser.

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser.

In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most points gained per match as follows:.

Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost).

The losers face each other in the third place match. The semifinals winners advance to compete for the Nations' League title. The four qualified teams play knock-out round. This year there won't be any promotion or relegation and the 16 participants will also compete in the 2022 edition. The top four teams after the preliminary round compete in the final round. The teams play 3 matches each week and compete five weeks long, for 120 matches. The 16 teams compete in a round-robin format. Canada as winner of 2019 Challenger Cup earned the right to participate in this tournament replacing Bulgaria, the last placed challenger team after the 2019 edition. Other four teams were selected as challenger teams which could be relegated from the tournament.

Twelve of them qualified as core teams which could not face relegation. In the 2019 edition sixteen teams qualified for the competition.

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