2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship

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2015 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship
بطولة العالم للكرة الطائرة للرجال تحت 23 عاما
2015 دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Egypt 2015 U23 WCH.png
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Dates24–31 August
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Tournament awards
MVP Flag of Russia.svg Egor Kliuka
Best Setter Flag of Turkey.svg Murat Yenipazar
Best OH Flag of Russia.svg Egor Kliuka
Flag of Turkey.svg Gökhan Gökgöz
Best MB Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Demakov
Flag of Turkey.svg Samet Güneş
Best OPP Flag of Turkey.svg Metin Toy
Best Libero Flag of Cuba.svg Yonder Garcia
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Official website
2015 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship

The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 24 to 31 August 2015. This was the second edition of the tournament. [1]

Contents

Competition formula

The competition format will see the 12 teams split into two pools of six teams playing in round robin format. The semifinals will feature the top two teams from each pool.

Qualification

The FIVB Sports Events Council confirmed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships on 14 December 2013. [2]

Method of QualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host country11 November 2014 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne 1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
U20 European Ranking18 September 2014 [3] Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2014 U23 Pan-American Cup 5–10 October 2014 Flag of Cuba.svg Havana 2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2014 U23 South American Championship 8–12 October 2014 Flag of Brazil.svg Saquarema 2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2014 U23 African Championship 7–12 November 2014 Flag of Egypt.svg Sharm El Sheikh 2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2015 Asian U23 Championship 12–20 May 2015 Flag of Myanmar.svg Naypyidaw 2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
U21 World RankingDecember 2014 [4] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne 1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Total12

Pools composition

Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB U21 World Ranking as of December 2014. [4] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the U21 World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 72nd.

Pool APool B
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (Hosts)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (1)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (3)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (5)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (6)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (13)Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (7)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (16)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (22)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (26)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (25)

Squads

Venues

Pool A and Final roundPool B
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai, United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hamdan Sports Complex Sheikh Rashid Bin Maktoum Sports Hall
Capacity: 3,000Capacity: 3,000

Pool standing procedure

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 550141535.0004433971.116 Semifinals
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 541131462.3334774101.163
3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 53281191.2224754171.139 5th–8th semifinals
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 52368100.8004054120.983
5Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 51447130.5384014490.893
6Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 50501150.0672844000.710
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
24 Aug14:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 22–2525–1425–1625–19 97–74 P2 P3
24 Aug16:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25–2125–2125–22  75–64 P2 P3
24 Aug20:50 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 16–2516–2520–25  52–75 P2 P3
25 Aug14:00 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 25–2025–1925–17  75–56 P2 P3
25 Aug16:30 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 22–2525–2225–1725–22 97–86 P2 P3
25 Aug19:15 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20–2513–2512–25  45–75 P2 P3
26 Aug14:00 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 31–3323–2525–1524–26 103–99 P2 P3
26 Aug17:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25–1529–3125–2225–18 104–86 P2 P3
26 Aug19:45 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg1–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 14–2521–2525–2212–25 72–97 P2 P3
28 Aug14:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 25–2315–2525–1726–24 91–89 P2 P3
28 Aug16:30 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 22–2526–2816–25  64–78 P2 P3
28 Aug19:00 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 25–2025–1819–2525–22 94–85 P2 P3
29 Aug14:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 27–2525–2324–2625–279–15110–116 P2 P3
29 Aug16:30 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 25–1722–2525–1224–2615–9111–89 P2 P3
29 Aug20:00 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 17–2518–2516–25  51–75 P2 P3

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 550131562.5004844151.166 Semifinals
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 532101271.7144294061.057
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 532101281.5004624271.082 5th–8th semifinals
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 532812101.2004834641.041
5Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 51447120.5833994390.909
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 50500150.0002733790.720
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
24 Aug12:00 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–1522–2525–1825–22 97–80 P2 P3
24 Aug14:30 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 19–2521–2525–2219–25 84–97 P2 P3
24 Aug17:00 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 25–1425–1525–16  75–45 P2 P3
25 Aug14:00 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–2025–2225–14  75–56 P2 P3
25 Aug16:30 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 25–1725–1925–14  75–50 P2 P3
25 Aug19:00 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 26–2417–2525–1625–21 93–86 P2 P3
26 Aug14:00 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 25–2228–2625–12  78–60 P2 P3
26 Aug16:30 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 23–2525–2122–2525–2215–9110–102 P2 P3
26 Aug19:20 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–2122–2525–2125–20 97–87 P2 P3
28 Aug14:00 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 22–2521–2524–26  67–76 P2 P3
28 Aug16:30 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 21–2525–1525–2323–2515–8109–96 P2 P3
28 Aug19:35 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 18–2518–2533–3125–2313–15107–119 P2 P3
29 Aug14:00 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 25–2225–1225–17  75–51 P2 P3
29 Aug16:30 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 22–2525–1825–1925–21 97–83 P2 P3
29 Aug19:10 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–2121–2525–2317–2515–6103–100 P2 P3

Final round

5th–8th places

 
5th–8th semifinals 5th place match
 
      
 
30 August
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1
 
31 August
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
 
30 August
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
7th place match
 
 
31 August
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1

5th–8th semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
30 Aug12:00 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 17–2525–1623–2521–25 86–91 P2 P3
30 Aug14:30 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25–2025–1525–22  75–57 P2 P3

7th place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
31 Aug12:00 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25–2325–2017–2525–15 92–83 P2 P3

5th place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
31 Aug14:30 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 19–2518–2532–3022–25 91–105 P2 P3

Final four

 
Semifinals Final
 
      
 
30 August
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0
 
31 August
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
 
30 August
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0
 
3rd place match
 
 
31 August
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3

Semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
30 Aug16:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 19–2518–2525–27  62–77 P2 P3
30 Aug19:00 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–2025–1827–25  77–63 P2 P3

3rd place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
31 Aug17:10 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg1–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 22–2525–1823–2521–25 91–93 P2 P3

Final

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
31 Aug19:50 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 24–2625–1618–2524–26 91–93 P2 P3

Final standing

Awards

See also

References

  1. Calendar
  2. "Four year volleyball calendar approved by Sports Events Council". FIVB. 14 December 2013.
  3. "Rankings". Archived from the original on 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  4. 1 2 "FIVB World Ranking - Men U21 (as of December 2014)". FIVB. December 2014.