Amin Esmaeilnezhad scored 18 points for Iran, while Bulgaria’s Venislav Antov collected 10 points.

Iran was eliminated from the 2025 VNL after finishing in eighth place.

The seven best-ranked national teams in each gender at the end of the Preliminary Phase and the host country of the Finals – Poland, for the women, and China, for the men -, will play single elimination matches over five days to determine the champions.