| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Turkey |
| Dates | 12 – 19 August 2015 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Juma Silva (BRA) |
| Official website | |
| Official Website | |
The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was held in Ankara, Turkey, from 12 to 19 August 2015. This was the second edition of the tournament. [1]
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.
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 Qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 11 November 2014 |  Lausanne | 1 | Turkey | |
| 2014 African U23 Championship [3] | 7 – 9 September 2014 |  Algiers | 1 |  Egypt | |
| 2014 U22 South American Championship | 7 – 13 September 2014 |  Popayán | 2 | Brazil | |
| Colombia | |||||
| U19 European Rankings [4] | 18 September 2014 |  Luxembourg | 2 |  Bulgaria | |
 Italy | |||||
| 2014 U23 Pan-American Cup | 5 – 10 October 2014 |  Ica | 2 |  Dominican Republic | |
 Cuba | |||||
| 2015 U23 Asian Championship | 1 – 9 May 2015 |  Pasig | 2 |  China | |
 Thailand | |||||
| U20 World Ranking [5] | as of 1 January 2015 | Lausanne | 2 |  Japan | |
| Peru | |||||
| Total | 12 | ||||
The pool composition was drawn by Serpentine system based on U20 World ranking. Number in the bracket denote the World ranking except the host who ranked 4th.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Turkey (host) | China (1) |
| Brazil (3) | Japan (2) |
| Italy (5) | Dominican Republic (8) |
| Bulgaria (10) | Peru (9) |
| Colombia (15) | Cuba (16) |
| Egypt (24) | Thailand (18) |
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Ankara, Turkey | |
| Ankara Arena | Başkent Volleyball Hall |
| Capacity: 10,400 | Capacity: 7,600 |
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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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 429 | 318 | 1.349 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 373 | 300 | 1.243 | |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 432 | 417 | 1.036 | 5th to 8th Classification |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 370 | 378 | 0.979 | |
| 5 | Colombia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 306 | 363 | 0.843 | |
| 6 | Egypt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 276 | 410 | 0.673 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 75–48 | P2 P3 | ||
| 12 Aug | 16:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 75–62 | P2 P3 | ||
| 12 Aug | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–10 | 25–17 | 25–13 | 75–40 | P2 P3 | ||
| 13 Aug | 14:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–22 | 25–17 | 30–28 | 80–67 | P2 P3 | ||
| 13 Aug | 16:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–6 | 25–15 | 25–11 | 75–32 | P2 P3 | ||
| 13 Aug | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Italy | 25–15 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 97–80 | P2 P3 | |
| 14 Aug | 14:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–19 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 76–64 | P2 P3 | ||
| 14 Aug | 16:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 75–49 | P2 P3 | ||
| 14 Aug | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Brazil | 25–18 | 25–15 | 25–14 | 75–47 | P2 P3 | ||
| 15 Aug | 14:00 | Colombia | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–14 | 25–19 | 26–24 | 76–57 | P2 P3 | ||
| 15 Aug | 16:30 | Brazil | 3–1 | Italy | 30–28 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 96–92 | P2 P3 | |
| 15 Aug | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 25–20 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 15–8 | 107–100 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Aug | 14:00 | Italy | 3–2 | Egypt | 22–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–15 | 15–12 | 109–98 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Aug | 16:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–17 | 25–8 | 30–28 | 80–53 | P2 P3 | ||
| 17 Aug | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–21 | 25–13 | 25–17 | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 405 | 324 | 1.250 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 404 | 339 | 1.192 | |
| 3 | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 428 | 354 | 1.209 | 5th to 8th Classification |
| 4 | Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 380 | 402 | 0.945 | |
| 5 | Peru | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 372 | 407 | 0.914 | |
| 6 | Cuba | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 217 | 380 | 0.571 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | 14:00 | China | 3–1 | Thailand | 25–27 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 100–90 | P2 P3 | |
| 12 Aug | 16:30 | Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Peru | 25–21 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 98–80 | P2 P3 | |
| 12 Aug | 19:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–16 | 25–10 | 25–20 | 75–46 | P2 P3 | ||
| 13 Aug | 14:00 | Peru | 1–3 | Thailand | 25–21 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 85–96 | P2 P3 | |
| 13 Aug | 16:30 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–19 | 25–13 | 25–9 | 75–41 | P2 P3 | ||
| 13 Aug | 19:00 | China | 3–1 | Japan | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–22 | 27–25 | 100–88 | P2 P3 | |
| 14 Aug | 14:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–15 | 75–58 | P2 P3 | ||
| 14 Aug | 16:30 | Peru | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–9 | 25–10 | 25–22 | 75–41 | P2 P3 | ||
| 14 Aug | 19:00 | China | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 19–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 56–75 | P2 P3 | ||
| 15 Aug | 14:00 | Cuba | 0–3 | Thailand | 17–25 | 28–30 | 22–25 | 67–80 | P2 P3 | ||
| 15 Aug | 16:30 | China | 3–1 | Peru | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 97–79 | P2 P3 | |
| 15 Aug | 19:00 | Japan | 3–1 | Dominican Republic | 25–20 | 25–18 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 91–82 | P2 P3 | |
| 17 Aug | 14:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–13 | 75–56 | P2 P3 | ||
| 17 Aug | 16:30 | Japan | 3–0 | Peru | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–15 | 75–53 | P2 P3 | ||
| 17 Aug | 19:00 | China | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–6 | 25–8 | 25–8 | 75–22 | P2 P3 |
| Semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| 18 August | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| 19 August | ||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| 18 August | ||||||
| China | 3 | |||||
| China | 3 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 19 August | ||||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug | 11:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–23 | 27–25 | 28–26 | 80–74 | P2 P3 | ||
| 18 Aug | 13:30 | China | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 97–85 | P2 P3 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | 11:00 | Thailand | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 12–25 | 8–15 | 91–103 | P2 P3 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | 13:30 | Italy | 0–3 | China | 21–25 | 20–25 | 25–27 | 66–77 | P2 P3 |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 18 August | ||||||
| Turkey | 3 | |||||
| 19 August | ||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| 18 August | ||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 2 | |||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 August | ||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 3 | |||||
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug | 16:00 | Dominican Republic | 2–3 | Brazil | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 22–25 | 9–15 | 102–99 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Aug | 18:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Japan | 25–20 | 25–12 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 99–80 | P2 P3 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | 16:00 | Japan | 2–3 | Dominican Republic | 25–21 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 16–25 | 11–15 | 98–103 | P2 P3 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | 18:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Brazil | 21–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 87–96 | P2 P3 |
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