Antoine Brizard

From January 10 to 16 we counted down the 12 best players per gender in 2021, looking back at some of the highlights of the year including the FIVB Volleyball Nations League and the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Kim Yeon Koung topped the women's list after another incredible year for the Korean star, while Olympic gold medallist Antoine Brizard of France led the men.

I work every single day to improve myself again and again, it involves a lot of sacrifices that I couldn’t have endured without my wife and family ❤️ Thanks for all your support ! I see every message 👀 and that means a lot. Antoine Brizard
I like the ending to my last dance, so I'm happy. Thank you very much to everyone who supported. Kim Yeon Koung

Click on the links below to read about the 24 players featured in the best of 2021.

Best of 2021 - Men

Brizard

Best of 2021 - Women

Kim

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