2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship

The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was held in Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico, for seven days from 5 to 12 October 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament.[1] China won the tournament and Yao Di was selected Most Valuable Player.[2]

2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship
Campeonato Mundial de Femenino Sub-23
México 2013
Tournament details
Host nation Mexico
City2
Dates5–12 October 2013
Teams12
Venue(s)2
Champions China (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP Yao Di (CHN)
Official website
FIVB
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Competition Formula

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The competition format saw the 12 teams split into two pools of six teams playing in round robin format. The semifinals featured the top two teams from each pool. The FIVB Volleyball Women’s U23 World Championship featured two countries per confederation plus the host Mexico and the highest country in the world rankings not already selected by their confederation, in this case USA.[1]

Qualified teams

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Each Confederation was allowed to enter two teams into the competition. The qualification criteria were left to the discretion of each continental confederation.

Confederation Method of Qualification Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Mexico
CSV 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup 2   Brazil
  Argentina
NORCECA 2   Dominican Republic
  Cuba
CEV FIVB Junior and Youth Ranking 2   Italy
  Turkey
AVC FIVB Senior Ranking 2   Japan
  China
CAVB FIVB Senior Ranking 1   Kenya
Best ranked team 1   United States
Wild Card 1   Germany*
  • Germany was invited as Wild Card after Algeria from the African Confederation withdrew from the competition.[3]

Pool Composition

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First six teams were seeded according to their Senior World Ranking number as of October 2013, the other 6 were seeded by draw.[4]

Pool A Pool B
  Mexico   Brazil
  Japan   United States
  Italy   China
  Turkey   Germany
  Dominican Republic   Kenya
  Argentina   Cuba

Venues

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Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Dominican Republic 5 4 1 13 14 4 3.500 421 333 1.264 Semifinals
2   Japan 5 5 0 12 15 7 2.143 476 433 1.099
3   Turkey 5 3 2 9 11 9 1.222 449 425 1.056 5th to 8th Classification
4   Italy 5 2 3 8 11 9 1.222 443 423 1.047
5   Argentina 5 1 4 3 3 12 0.250 291 366 0.795
6   Mexico 5 0 5 0 2 15 0.133 318 418 0.761
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Oct 15:00 Italy   2–3   Turkey 31–29 25–16 24–26 22–25 15–17 117–113 P2P3
5 Oct 17:00 Dominican Republic   3–0   Argentina 25–14 25–18 25–16     75–48 P2P3
5 Oct 20:00 Mexico   1–3   Japan 19–25 13–25 25–20 15–25   72–95 P2P3
6 Oct 15:00 Japan   3–2   Italy 21–25 18–25 25–22 25–16 15–12 104–100 P2P3
6 Oct 17:00 Turkey   0–3   Dominican Republic 18–25 16–25 21–25     55–75 P2P3
6 Oct 19:00 Mexico   0–3   Argentina 24–26 21–25 21–25     66–76 P2P3
7 Oct 15:00 Argentina   0–3   Turkey 20–25 20–25 19–25     59–75 P2P3
7 Oct 17:00 Japan   3–2   Dominican Republic 15–25 25–22 17–25 25–17 15–9 97–98 P2P3
7 Oct 19:00 Mexico   0–3   Italy 19–25 15–25 20–25     54–75 P2P3
8 Oct 15:00 Argentina   0–3   Japan 19–25 16–25 19–25     54–75 P2P3
8 Oct 17:00 Dominican Republic   3–1   Italy 23–25 25–23 25–16 25–12   98–76 P2P3
8 Oct 19:00 Mexico   1–3   Turkey 7–25 25–22 25–18 25–19   97–69 P2P3
9 Oct 15:00 Italy   3–0   Argentina 25–18 25–19 25–17     75–54 P2P3
9 Oct 17:00 Turkey   2–3   Japan 25–23 22–25 24–26 25–16 13–15 109–105 P2P3
9 Oct 19:00 Mexico   0–3   Dominican Republic 15–25 21–25 21–25     57–75 P2P3

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   China 5 5 0 14 15 4 3.750 436 356 1.225 Semifinals
2   United States 5 4 1 11 14 7 2.000 443 376 1.178
3   Brazil 5 3 2 10 12 7 1.714 440 344 1.279 5th to 8th Classification
4   Germany 5 2 3 7 9 9 1.000 370 379 0.976
5   Cuba 5 1 4 3 4 12 0.333 346 391 0.885
6   Kenya 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 186 375 0.496
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Oct 15:00 United States   3–0   Kenya 25–11 25–11 25–6     75–28 P2P3
5 Oct 17:00 China   3–1   Germany 25–21 25–22 18–25 25–19   93–87 P2P3
5 Oct 19:00 Brazil   3–1   Cuba 28–26 25–27 25–15 25–21   103–89 P2P3
6 Oct 15:00 Kenya   0–3   Germany 9–25 15–25 10–25     34–75 P2P3
6 Oct 17:00 United States   3–0   Cuba 25–20 25–19 25–21     75–61 P2P3
6 Oct 19:00 Brazil   1–3   China 16–25 25–21 22–25 23–25   86–96 P2P3
7 Oct 15:00 Kenya   0–3   Brazil 8–25 7–25 10–25     25–75 P2P3
7 Oct 17:00 United States   3–2   Germany 25–15 23–25 25–27 25–12 15–11 113–90 P2P3
7 Oct 19:00 Cuba   0–3   China 14–25 21–25 23–25     58–75 P2P3
8 Oct 15:00 Kenya   0–3   Cuba 19–25 23–25 21–25     63–75 P2P3
8 Oct 17:00 United States   2–3   China 15–25 25–18 25–14 19–25 5–15 89–97 P2P3
8 Oct 19:00 Germany   0–3   Brazil 11–25 11–25 21–25     43–75 P2P3
9 Oct 15:00 China   3–0   Kenya 25–16 25–6 25–14     75–36 P2P3
9 Oct 17:00 Germany   3–0   Cuba 25–22 25–22 25–20     75–64 P2P3
9 Oct 19:00 United States   3–2   Brazil 25–20 16–25 10–25 25–22 15–9 91–101 P2P3

Final round

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5th to 8th bracket

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Semifinals5th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Turkey3
 
 
 
  Germany0
 
  Turkey3
 
 
 
  Italy0
 
  Brazil0
 
 
  Italy3
 
7th place
 
 
 
 
 
  Germany1
 
 
  Brazil3

Classification 5th and 8th

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Oct 11 12:00 Turkey   3–0   Germany 25–13 25–13 25–19     75–45 P2P3
Oct 11 14:00 Brazil   0–3   Italy 13–25 24–26 22–25     59–76 P2P3

Classification 7th

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Oct 12 12:00 Germany   1–3   Brazil 20–25 17–25 25–20 15–25   77–95 P2P3

Classification 5th

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Oct 12 14:00 Turkey   3–0   Italy 25–17 25–20 25–22     59–75 P2P3

Championship bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Dominican Republic 3
 
 
 
  United States0
 
  Dominican Republic0
 
 
 
  China3
 
  China3
 
 
  Japan0
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  United States1
 
 
  Japan3

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Oct 11 17:00 Dominican Republic   3–0   United States 25–21 25–21 27–25     77–67 P2P3
Oct 11 19:00 China   3–0   Japan 27–25 26–24 25–13     78–62 P2P3

Bronze medal match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Oct 12 17:00 United States   1–3   Japan 16–25 25–20 11–25 19–25   71–95 P2P3

Gold medal match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Oct 12 19:00 Dominican Republic   0–3   China 21–25 20–25 24–26     65–76 P2P3

Final standing

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All-star team

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Inaugural U23 Volleyball World Champs 50 days away". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  2. ^ a b "China crown splendid year with another gold medal". Tijuana, Mexico: FIVB. 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  3. ^ "Match schedule set for FIVB Women's U23 World Champs". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  4. ^ "FIVB Women's U23 World Championship announced in Tijuana". Tijuana, Mexico: FIVB. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
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