Men’s volleyball began yesterday for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games with some pretty one-sided victories. Besides Italy losing to Poland 1-3, all the other teams have been able to seal wins in three matches. Volleyball is a very technical game, which holds tons of strategy and physical endurance. It won’t be so easy from here on out. I for one couldn’t dive elbows first into the ground. Preliminary matches will be held until Monday, August 6, check out the full schedule and results after the jump. 

Preliminary Results: July 29, Sunday
Preliminary Round Group A    Great Britain    0 – 3    Bulgaria
Preliminary Round Group B     Russia    3 – 0    Germany
Preliminary Round Group A     Australia    0 – 3    Argentina
Preliminary Round Group B     United States    3 – 0    Serbia
Preliminary Round Group A     Italy    1 – 3    Poland
Preliminary Round Group B     Brazil    3 – 0    Tunisia

Preliminary Rounds: July 31, Tuesday
01:30a PST – Preliminary Round Group B     Serbia    3 – 1    Tunisia
3:30a PST – Preliminary Round Group A    Poland    1 – 3    Bulgaria
6:45a PST – Preliminary Round Group A     Italy    3 – 1    Argentina
8:45a PST – Preliminary Round Group B     USA    3 – 0    Germany
12:00p PST – Preliminary Round Group A   Great Brit.    0 – 3    Australia
2:00p PST – Preliminary Round Group B    Brazil    3 – 0    Russia

Preliminary Rounds: August 2, Thursday
01:30a PST – Preliminary Round Group B     Serbia    2 – 3    Germany
3:30a PST – Preliminary Round Group A    Australia    0 – 3    Bulgaria
6:45a PST – Preliminary Round Group B    Russia   3 – 0    Tunisia
8:45a PST – Preliminary Round Group A    Poland    3 – 0    Argentina
12:00p PST – Preliminary Round Group B     Brazil    1 – 3    United States
2:00p PST – Preliminary Round Group A     Great Britain    0 – 3    Italy

Preliminary Rounds: August 4, Saturday
1:30a PST – Preliminary Round Group B     Germany    3 – 0    Tunisia
3:30a PST – Preliminary Round Group A     Great Britain     0 – 3    Poland
6:45a PST – Preliminary Round Group A     Australia    2 – 3    Italy
8:45a PST – Preliminary Round Group B     Russia   3 – 2    United States
12:00p PST – Preliminary Round Group A     Argentina    3 – 1    Bulgaria
2:00p PST – Preliminary Round Group B     Brazil    3 – 2    Serbia

Preliminary Rounds: August 6, Monday
1:30a PST – Preliminary Round Group A    Australia    3 – 1    Poland
3:30a PST – Preliminary Round Group B     Russia    3 – 0    Serbia
6:45a PST – Preliminary Round Group A     Italy    0 – 3    Bulgaria
8:45a PST – Preliminary Round Group A   Great Britain    0 – 3    Argentina
12:00p PST – Preliminary Round Group B    USA    3 – 0    Tunisia
2:00p PST – Preliminary Round Group B     Brazil    3 – 0    Germany

Quarterfinals: August 8, Wednesday
6:00a PST – Quarterfinal Match 1    Argentina    0 – 3    Brazil
8:00a PST – Quarterfinal Match 2    USA    0 – 3    Italy
11:30a PST – Quarterfinal Match 3    Poland    0 – 3    Russia
1:30p PST – Quarterfinal Match 4    Bulgaria    3 – 0    Germany

Semifinals: August 10, Friday
7:00a PST – Semifinal Match 1    Bulgaria    1 – 3    Russia
11:30a PST – Semifinal Match 2    Brazil     3 – 0    Italy

Semifinals: August 12, Sunday
01:30a PST – Bronze Medal Match    Bulgaria    1 – 3    Italy
05:00a PST – Gold Medal Match    Russia    3 – 2    Brazil

Set 1 – 19/25
Set 2 – 20/25
Set 3 – 29/27
Set 4 – 25/22
Set 5 – 15/9

Source: London 2012