| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 15: | 2 | 1.894 |  | 2. Poland | 4 | 1 | 12: | 5 | 1.401 |  | 3. Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 9: | 11 | 0.856 |  | 4. Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 10: | 13 | 0.893 |  | 5. Romania | 2 | 3 | 8: | 13 | 0.897 |  | 6. East Germany | 0 | 5 | 5: | 15 | 0.684 |   
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| Team | SoUn | Pola | Bulg | Czec | Roma | EaGe |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Poland |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Bulgaria |   |   | --- | 3:1 |   | 3:1 |  | Czechoslovakia |   |   |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 |  | Romania |   |   | 3:2 |   | --- | 3:2 |  | East Germany |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | Thu 24.09.81 |   Poland | 3-0 |   East Germany | 45-23 | 15-6 | 15-10 | 15-7 |   |  | Thu 24.09.81 |   Bulgaria | 3-1 |   Czechoslovakia | 56-49 | 15-10 | 15-10 | 10-15 | 16-14 |   |  | Thu 24.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Romania | 45-13 | 15-2 | 15-7 | 15-3 |   |  | Fri 25.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-2 |   Czechoslovakia | 70-57 | 13-15 | 12-15 | 15-4 | 15-13 | 15-10 |  | Fri 25.09.81 |   Poland | 3-1 |   Bulgaria | 59-37 | 15-6 | 15-6 | 14-16 | 15-9 |   |  | Fri 25.09.81 |   Romania | 3-2 |   East Germany | 65-51 | 12-15 | 8-15 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-7 |  | Sat 26.09.81 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-2 |   Romania | 60-66 | 10-15 | 15-8 | 3-15 | 17-15 | 15-13 |  | Sat 26.09.81 |   Bulgaria | 3-1 |   East Germany | 60-45 | 15-9 | 13-15 | 17-15 | 15-6 |   |  | Sat 26.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Poland | 45-36 | 15-12 | 15-12 | 15-12 |   |  | Sun 27.09.81 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-2 |   East Germany | 67-59 | 13-15 | 15-7 | 9-15 | 15-10 | 15-12 |  | Sun 27.09.81 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Romania | 45-26 | 15-8 | 15-6 | 15-12 |   |  | Sun 27.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Bulgaria | 45-11 | 15-3 | 15-6 | 15-2 |   |   
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| Group 7-12 Pazardjik | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 7. Italy | 5 | 0 | 15: | 3 | 1.601 |  | 8. France | 4 | 1 | 12: | 8 | 1.175 |  | 9. Finland | 2 | 3 | 11: | 10 | 0.992 |  | 10.Yugoslavia | 2 | 3 | 6: | 9 | 0.955 |  | 11.West Germany | 1 | 4 | 8: | 12 | 0.881 |  | 12.Spain | 1 | 4 | 4: | 14 | 0.638 |   
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| Team | Ital | Fran | Finl | Yugo | WeGe | Spai |  | Italy | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | France |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:1 |  | Finland |   |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 |   |  | Yugoslavia |   |   |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | West Germany |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Spain |   |   | 3:2 |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | Thu 24.09.81 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-20 | 15-6 | 15-9 | 15-5 |   |  | Thu 24.09.81 |   France | 3-1 |   Spain | 58-41 | 15-5 | 15-10 | 13-15 | 15-11 |   |  | Thu 24.09.81 |   Finland | 3-1 |   West Germany | 48-31 | 15-5 | 3-15 | 15-10 | 15-1 |   |  | Fri 25.09.81 |   Spain | 3-2 |   Finland | 69-55 | 15-11 | 15-10 | 13-15 | 11-15 | 15- 4 |  | Fri 25.09.81 |   Italy | 3-0 |   France | 45-24 | 15-8 | 15-6 | 15-10 |   |  | Fri 25.09.81 |   Yugoslavia | 3-0 |   West Germany | 47-30 | 15-9 | 17-15 | 15-6 |   |  | Sat 26.09.81 |   West Germany | 3-0 |   Spain | 57-33 | 12-15 | 15-10 | 15-5 | 15-3 |   |  | Sat 26.09.81 |   France | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-25 | 15-11 | 15-3 | 15-11 |   |  | Sat 26.09.81 |   Italy | 3-1 |   Finland | 54-40 | 15-13 | 15-4 | 9-15 | 15-8 |   |  | Sun 27.09.81 |   Yugoslavia | 3-0 |   Spain | 45-11 | 15-3 | 15-5 | 15-3 |   |  | Sun 27.09.81 |   Italy | 3-2 |   West Germany | 64-62 | 15-10 | 6-15 | 17-15 | 11-15 | 15-7 |  | Sun 27.09.81 |   France | 3-2 |   Finland | 72-67 | 15-10 | 15-17 | 12-15 | 15-12 | 15-13 |   
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| Group A Pazardjik | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 | 1.959 |  | 2.East Germany | 2 | 1 | 6: | 5 | 0.955 |  | 3.France | 1 | 2 | 6: | 8 | 1.006 |  | 4.West Germany | 0 | 3 | 2: | 9 | 0.585 |   
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| team | SoUn | EaGe | Fran | WeGe |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | East Germany |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | France |   |   | --- | 3:2 |  | West Germany |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | transferred |  | Sat 19.09.81 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-28 | 15-11 | 15-9 | 15-8 |   |  | Sat 19.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-1 |   France | 55-44 | 10-15 | 15-12 | 15-7 | 15-10 |   |  | Sun 20.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-15 | 15-7 | 15-3 | 15-5 |   |  | Sun 20.09.81 |   East Germany | 3-2 |   France | 66-59 | 12-15 | 15-10 | 15-11 | 9 -15 | 15-8 |   |  | Mon 21.09.81 |   France | 3-2 |   West Germany | 69-50 | 11-15 | 13-15 | 15-3 | 15- 7 | 15-10 | Group 7-12 |  | Mon 21.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   East Germany | 45-15 | 15-3 | 15-5 | 15-7 |   | Final Group |   
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| Group B Burgas | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Poland | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 | 1.973 |  | 2.Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 7: | 4 | 1.165 |  | 3.Italy | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | 0.971 |  | 4.Spain | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 0.382 |   
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| team | Pola | Czec | Ital | Spai |  | Poland | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Czechoslovakia |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Italy |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Spain |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | transferred |  | Sat 19.09.81 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Spain | 45-10 | 15-2 | 15-4 | 15-4 |   |  | Sat 19.09.81 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Italy | 46-32 | 15-7 | 15-11 | 16-14 |   |  | Sun 20.09.81 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Spain | 45-12 | 15-4 | 15-2 | 15-6 |   | Group 7-12 |  | Sun 20.09.81 |   Poland | 3-1 |   Czechoslovakia | 56-41 | 15-10 | 11-15 | 15-8 | 15-8 | Final Group |  | Mon 21.09.81 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Spain | 54-33 | 15-8 | 15-9 | 9-15 | 15-1 |  | Mon 21.09.81 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-23 | 15-3 | 15-8 | 15-12 |   |   
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| Group C Varna | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Romania | 3 | 0 | 9: | 6 | 1.053 |  | 2.Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 8: | 5 | 1.088 |  | 3.Finland | 1 | 2 | 5: | 6 | 0.973 |  | 4.Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 4: | 9 | 0.886 |   
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| team | Roma | Bulg | Finl | Yugo |  | Romania | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:2 |  | Bulgaria |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 |  | Finland |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | transferred |  | Sat 19.09.81 |   Romania | 3-2 |   Finland | 68-60 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 10-15 | 15- 5 | 16-14 |   |  | Sat 19.09.81 |   Bulgaria | 3-2 |   Yugoslavia | 65-57 | 15-11 | 8-15 | 15-6 | 12-15 | 15-10 |   |  | Sun 20.09.81 |   Romania | 3-2 |   Yugoslavia | 64-66 | 5-15 | 13-15 | 15-13 | 15- 9 | 16-14 |   |  | Sun 20.09.81 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Finland | 46-36 | 15-13 | 16-14 | 15-9 |   |  | Mon 21.09.81 |   Finland | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 46-32 | 16-14 | 15-13 | 15-5 |   | Group 7-12 |  | Mon 21.09.81 |   Romania | 3-2 |   Bulgaria | 66-62 | 8-15 | 15-7 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 16-14 | Final Group |   
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|  1. Soviet Union |  | Vladimir Chernyshyov |  | Vladimir Dorokhov |  | Vladimir Kondra |  | Yuriy Kuznetsov |  | Viljar Loor |  | Oleg Moliboga |  | Yuriy Panchenko |  | Aleksandr Sapega |  | Aleksandr Savin |  | Vladimir Shkurikhin |  | Pavel Voronkov |  | Vyacheslav Zaytsev |  | Coach: Vyacheslav Platonov |   
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|  2. Poland |  | Wojciech Drzyzga |  | Maciej Jarosz |  | Ryszard Jurek |  | Ireneusz Kłos |  | Lech Łasko |  | Robert Malinowski |  | Andrzej Martyniuk |  | Ireneusz Nalazek |  | Włodzimierz Nalazek |  | Krzysztof Olszewski |  | Sławomir Skup |  | Marek Szydlik |  | Coach: Aleksander Skiba |   
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|  3. Bulgaria |  | Yordan Angelov |  | Dimitar Dimitrov |  | Asen Galabinov |  | Borislav Kosev |  | Milcho Natov |  | Valentin Nenov |  | Ivan Nikolov |  | Petko Petkov |  | Stefan Petrov |  | Khristo Stoyanov |  | Mitko Todorov |  | Georgi Vasilev |  | Coach: Tsvetan Pavlov |   
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