[1] Oleg Stoyanovskiy and Viacheslav Krasilnikov defeated Julius Thole and Clemens Wickler to win the title, while Anders Mol and Christian Sørum captured the bronze medal by beating Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb.

Normally, the host country obtained two places in the competition as well as the top 23 teams from FIVB World ranking.

The next her 20 teams belonged to five continental confederation which got four spots each.

The four best third-placed teams advanced directly to the round of 32.

The other eight third-placed teams will play in the lucky losers playoffs for the additional four spots in the Round of 32.