History The tournament is played in the middle of the year, always about two weeks before the most important event of the year. Competitions have been created in memory of the best volleyball coach in Poland, Hubert Jerzy Wagner, who won the
1974 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, the
Olympic gold in 1976 and silver medals in the
Men's European Volleyball Championship in
1975 and
1983 for the Polish team. In the first few years teams played in Olsztyn. It is now played in various Polish cities to promote volleyball. In 2008, the memorial was also the qualifying tournament for the
2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship. The first memorial was won by the
Dutch national team, which was ahead of
Poland and
Spain. In the second edition
Russia triumphed, and the next again The Netherlands. The winner of the fourth edition was Poland, the fifth -
Germany. The next two editions were again won by the hosts. In 2010, the winners were
Brazil, and in 2011
Italy. In 2012, the edition of the memorial was won by Poland ahead of Germany,
Argentina and
Iran. Poland retained the title in 2013. ==Results summary==