|   | Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. |   Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 15: | 4 | 1.971 |  | 2. |   Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 12: | 5 | 1.341 |  | 3. |   Hungary | 3 | 2 | 13: | 7 | 1.358 |  | 4. |   East Germany | 2 | 3 | 7: | 10 | 0.808 |  | 5. |   Poland | 1 | 4 | 3: | 14 | 0.771 |  | 6. |   Czechoslovakia | 0 | 5 | 5: | 15 | 0.675 |   
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| Team | Bulgaria | Soviet Un | Hungary | Eaat Ger | Poland | Czechosl |    Bulgaria | --- | 3:045-31 | 3:265-58 | 3:156-21 | 3:045-21 | 3:155-29 |    Soviet Union |   | --- | 3:250-49 | 3:045-24 | 3:047-33 | 3:045-19 |    Hungary |   |   | --- | 3:045-19 | 3:055-42 | 3:156-30 |    East Germany |   |   |   | --- | 3:045-33 | 3:160-53 |    Poland |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:267-60 |    Czechoslovakia |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  | Thu 24.09.81 |   Hungary | 3-1 |   Czechoslovakia | 56-30 | 15-3 | 11-15 | 15-7 | 15-5 |   |  | Thu 24.09.81 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Poland | 45-21 | 15-6 | 15-10 | 15-5 |   |  | Thu 24.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   East Germany | 45-24 | 15-7 | 15-10 | 15-7 |   |  | Fri 25.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Poland | 47-33 | 15-10 | 15-8 | 17-15 |   |  | Fri 25.09.81 |   Hungary | 3-0 |   East Germany | 45-19 | 15-7 | 15-10 | 15-2 |   |  | Fri 25.09.81 |   Bulgaria | 3-1 |   Czechoslovakia | 55-29 | 10-15 | 15-3 | 15-2 | 15-9 |   |  | Sat 26.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-2 |   Hungary | 60-49 | 15-12 | 8-15 | 15-0 | 7-15 | 15-7 |  | Sat 26.09.81 |   Bulgaria | 3-1 |   East Germany | 56-21 | 15-3 | 15-0 | 11-15 | 15-3 |   |  | Sat 26.09.81 |   Poland | 3-2 |   Czechoslovakia | 67-60 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 11-15 | 11-15 | 15-10 |  | Sun 27.09.81 |   East Germany | 3-1 |   Czechoslovakia | 60-53 | 13-15 | 17-15 | 15-12 | 15-11 |   |  | Sun 27.09.81 |   Hungary | 3-0 |   Poland | 55-42 | 15-10 | 10-15 | 15-10 | 15- 7 |   |  | Sun 27.09.81 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Soviet Union | 45-31 | 15-6 | 15-13 | 15-12 |   |  |  Bulgaria: Gogova, Stoyanova, Kaisheva, Uzunova, Mihaylova, Bozhurina (T. Dimitrova, Rangelova) --- Soviet Union: Radzevich, Razumova, Ahaminova, Makagonova, Chernishova, Loginova (Orlova, Solvyova). |   
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|   | Final Ranking | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. |   Bulgaria | 7 | 0 | 21: | 4 | 1.798 |  | 2. |   Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 18: | 5 | 1.529 |  | 3. |   Hungary | 5 | 2 | 19: | 7 | 1.418 |  | 4. |   East Germany | 4 | 3 | 13: | 14 | 0.831 |  | 5. |   Poland | 3 | 4 | 9: | 15 | 0.984 |  | 6. |   Czechoslovakia | 2 | 5 | 11: | 16 | 0.815 |  |  Group 7-12 |  | 7. |   Romania | 5 | 2 | 16: | 6 | 1.401 |  | 8. |   Italy | 4 | 3 | 14: | 10 | 1.091 |  | 9. |   Netherlands | 3 | 4 | 12: | 15 | 0.911 |  | 10. |   West Germany | 2 | 5 | 8: | 17 | 0.848 |  | 11. |   Yugoslavia | 1 | 6 | 6: | 18 | 0.683 |  | 12. |   Turkey | 0 | 7 | 1: | 21 | 0.495 |   
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|   | Group 7-12 | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 7. |   Romania | 5 | 0 | 15: | 0 | 2.064 |  | 8. |   Italy | 4 | 1 | 12: | 4 | 1.409 |  | 9. |   Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 9: | 9 | 0.986 |  | 10. |   West Germany | 2 | 3 | 8: | 11 | 0.983 |  | 11. |   Yugoslavia | 1 | 4 | 6: | 12 | 0.711 |  | 12. |   Turkey | 0 | 5 | 1: | 15 | 0.574 |   
    | Team | Roma | Ital | Neth | WeGe | Yugo | Turk |    Romania | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |    Italy |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |    Netherlands |   |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:1 |    West Germany |   |   |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 |    Yugoslavia |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:0 |    Turkey |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  played in Pernik |  | Thu 24.09.81 |   Romania | 3-0 |   Turkey | 45-25 | 15-6 | 15-13 | 15-6 |   |  | Thu 24.09.81 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-18 | 15-9 | 15-2 | 15-7 |   |  | Thu 24.09.81 |   Italy | 3-0 |   West Germany | 47-40 | 15-13 | 15-12 | 17-15 |   |  | Fri 25.09.81 |   Netherlands | 3-1 |   Turkey | 51-43 | 6-15 | 15-12 | 15-5 | 15-11 |   |  | Fri 25.09.81 |   Italy | 3-1 |   Yugoslavia | 58-30 | 15-3 | 13-15 | 15-6 | 15-6 |   |  | Fri 25.09.81 |   Romania | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-15 | 15-4 | 15-9 | 15-2 |   |  | Sat 26.09.81 |   Yugoslavia | 3-0 |   Turkey | 49-29 | 19-17 | 15-10 | 15-2 |   |  | Sat 26.09.81 |   Netherlands | 3-2 |   West Germany | 63-56 | 10-15 | 8-15 | 15-5 | 15-11 | 15-10 |  | Sat 26.09.81 |   Romania | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-22 | 15-11 | 15-6 | 15-5 |   |  | Sun 27.09.81 |   West Germany | 3-2 |   Yugoslavia | 72-57 | 14-16 | 15-11 | 13-15 | 15-8 | 15-7 |  | Sun 27.09.81 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Turkey | 45-18 | 15-3 | 15-10 | 15-5 |   |  | Sun 27.09.81 |   Romania | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-24 | 15-8 | 15-3 | 15-13 |   |   
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|   | Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. |   Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 2.368 |  | 2. |   Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 6: | 4 | 0.992 |  | 3. |   Romania | 1 | 2 | 4: | 6 | 0.929 |  | 4. |   Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.504 |   
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| Team | Sovi | Czec | Roma | Yugo |    Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |    Czechoslovakia |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |    Romania |   |   | --- | 3:0 |    Yugoslavia |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  played in Pernik |  | Sat 19.09.81 |   Romania | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-23 | 15-6 | 15-4 | 15-13 |   |  |  transferred to Group 7-12 |  | Sat 19.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Czechoslovakia | 45-19 | 15-3 | 15-9 | 15-7 |   |  |  transferred to Final Group |  | Sun 20.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-10 | 15-3 | 15-4 | 15-3 |   |  | Sun 20.09.81 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Romania | 58-44 | 16-14 | 15-10 | 12-15 | 15-5 |   |  | Mon 21.09.81 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 47-36 | 17-15 | 15-12 | 15-9 |   |  | Mon 21.09.81 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Romania | 45-28 | 15-9 | 15-13 | 15-6 |   |   
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|   | Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. |   East Germany | 3 | 0 | 9: | 4 | 1.096 |  | 2. |   Poland | 2 | 1 | 6: | 4 | 1.402 |  | 3. |   Italy | 1 | 2 | 5: | 6 | 0.969 |  | 4. |   Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 3: | 9 | 0.695 |   
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| Team | EaGe | Pola | Ital | Neth |    East Germany | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:2 |    Poland |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 |    Italy |   |   | --- | 3:0 |    Netherlands |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  played at Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia |  | Sat 19.09.81 |   Poland | 3-1 |   Netherlands | 58-32 | 15-12 | 15-3 | 13-15 | 15-2 |   |  | Sat 19.09.81 |   East Germany | 3-2 |   Italy | 65-62 | 14-16 | 15-13 | 6-15 | 15-9 | 15-9 |  | Sun 20.09.81 |   East Germany | 3-2 |   Netherlands | 61-61 | 10-15 | 15-7 | 6-15 | 15-13 | 15-11 |  | Sun 20.09.81 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-20 | 15-12 | 15-8 | 15-0 |   |  | Mon 21.09.81 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-21 | 15- 9 | 15-8 | 15-4 |   |  |  transferred to Group 7-12 Pernik |  | Mon 21.09.81 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Poland | 45-33 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 15-9 |   |  |  transferred to Final Group |   
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|   | Group C | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. |   Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 1.615 |  | 2. |   Hungary | 2 | 1 | 8: | 3 | 1.510 |  | 3. |   West Germany | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | 0.820 |  | 4. |   Turkey | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.341 |   
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| Team | Bulg | Hung | WeGe | Turk |    Bulgaria | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |    Hungary |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |    West Germany |   |   | --- | 3:0 |    Turkey |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  played at Universiada Hall, Sofia |  | Sat 19.09.81 |   Hungary | 3-0 |   Turkey | 45-9 | 15-2 | 15-3 | 15-4 |   |  | Sat 19.09.81 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   West Germany | 46-21 | 15-4 | 16-14 | 15-3 |   |  | Sun 20.09.81 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Turkey | 45-17 | 15-4 | 15-9 | 15-4 |   |  | Sun 20.09.81 |   Hungary | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-25 | 15-4 | 15-10 | 15-11 |   |  | Mon 21.09.81 |   West Germany | 3-0 |   Turkey | 45-20 | 15-9 | 15-10 | 15-1 |   |  |  transferred to Group 7-12 Pernik |  | Mon 21.09.81 |   Bulgaria | 3-2 |   Hungary | 64-58 | 15-13 | 6-15 | 13-15 | 15-5 | 15-10 |  |  transferred to Final Group |   
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|  1. Bulgaria |  | Tanya Gogova |  | Verka Stoyanova |  | Maya Stoeva |  | Rumyana Kaisheva |  | Tsvetana Buzhurina |  | Anka Uzunova |  | Rositsa Mihaylova |  | Mila Ranguelova |  | Galina Stancheva |  | Vanya Manova |  | Tanya Dimitrova |  | Zlatka Stoichkova |  | Coach: Vasil Simov  |   
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|  2. Soviet Union  |  | Lyudmila Chernyshova |  | Nadezhda Radzevich |  | Lidiya Loginova |  | Tatyana Cherkasova |  | Irina Makogonova |  | Yelena Akhaminova |  | Svetlana Kunisheva |  | Nataliya Razumova |  | Olga Solovova |  | Yelena Volkova |  | Nadezhda Orlova |  | Lyubov Ivanova  |  | Coach: Nikolay Karpol |  | OG 1980 |   
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|  4. East Germany |  | Ramona Landgraf |  | Heike Lehmann |  | Silke Schott |  | Monika Beu |  | Ramona Branding |  | Ute Kostrzewa |  | Andrea Heim |  | Karla Mugge |  | Martina Schmidt |  | Anke Westendorf |  | Jeschke |  | Harms |  | Coach: Dieter Grund  |   
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|  5. Poland |  | Krogulska |  | Dudkiewicz |  | Erbel |  | Rabajczyk-Fikiel |  | Gilla |  | Kisiel |  | Kwaśniewska |  | Lichodziejewska |  | Pełszyk |  | Skorek |  | Skowrońska |  | Wilk |  | Coach: Andrzej Dulski |   
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|  6. Czechoslovakia |  | Bláhová |  | Cuníková |  | Eliášová |  | Chládková |  | Langšádlová |  | Pechanová |  | Prejzová |  | Ptáčková |  | Rohovská |  | Tallová |  | Trnková |  | Vargová |  | Coach: Nerad Košťál |   
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|  10.West Germany |  | Christa Schubert |  | Sigrif Terstegge |  | Gudrun Behrens |  | Gabi Lorenz |  | Marina Staden |  | Renate Riek |  | Silvia Meiertons |  | Ruth Holzhausen |  | Marlis Kerstiens |  | Regina Vossen |  | Marion Manke |  | Regine Bracht |  | Angela Liebeit |   
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