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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.