Volleyball competition held in Mexico
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]
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
Each Confederation was allowed to enter two teams into the competition. The qualification criteria were left to the discretion of each continental confederation.
- Germany was invited as Wild Card after Algeria from the African Confederation withdrew from the competition.[3]
Pool Composition
First six teams were seeded according to their Senior World Ranking number as of October 2013, the other 6 were seeded by draw.[4]
Venues
Preliminary round
Pool A
Source: [citation needed]
Pool B
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
5th to 8th bracket
Classification 5th and 8th
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
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
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
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
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
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
| 2013 Women's U23 World champions | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China 1st title | 12–woman Roster | Zhang Yichan, Yang Jie, Liu Yanhan, Yang Zhou, Zhang Xiaoya, Qiao Ting, Gu Xinwei, Wang Qi, Cheng Long, Yao Di (c), Wang Lin and Shan Danna | Head coach | Xu Jiande | |
All-star team
- Most valuable player
Yao Di (CHN)[2]
- Best setter
Yao Di (CHN)
- Best Outside Hitters
- Best Opposite
- Best Middle Blockers
- Best libero
References
- ^ a b "Inaugural U23 Volleyball World Champs 50 days away". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- ^ a b "China crown splendid year with another gold medal". Tijuana, Mexico: FIVB. 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ^ "Match schedule set for FIVB Women's U23 World Champs". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- ^ "FIVB Women's U23 World Championship announced in Tijuana". Tijuana, Mexico: FIVB. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
External links
FIVB Volleyball U23 World Championships
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