2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship

The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship was held in Uberlândia, Brazil from 6 to 13 October 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament.[1]

2013 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship
Campeonato Mundial de Masculino Sub-23
Brasil 2013
Tournament details
Host nation Brazil
Dates6–13 October
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Serbia
Third place Russia
Fourth place Bulgaria
Tournament awards
MVPBrazil Ricardo Lucarelli Souza
Best SetterRussia Dmitry Kovalev
Best OHSerbia Uroš Kovačević
Serbia Filip Stoilović
Best MBBulgaria Ventsislav Ragin
Brazil Matheus Cunda
Best OPPSerbia Aleksandar Atanasijević
Best LiberoBrazil Guilherme Kachel
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Official website
2013 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship
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Twenty-one point rule

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For this tournament, the first four sets were played over 21 points.[2]

Qualification

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The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship will feature two countries per confederation plus the host Brazil and the highest country in the world rankings not already selected by their confederation, in this case Russia.[1]

Confederation Method of Qualification Vacancies Qualified
Host 1   Brazil
CAVB FIVB Senior Ranking 2   Egypt
  Tunisia
AVC FIVB Senior Ranking 2   Australia
  Iran
CEV FIVB Junior and Youth Ranking 2   Serbia
  Bulgaria
NORCECA 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup 2   Mexico
  Dominican Republic
CSV 2   Argentina
  Venezuela
Best ranked team 1   Russia

Pools composition

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Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 22 July 2013.[3] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 1st.

Pool A Pool B
  Brazil (Hosts)   Russia (2)
  Argentina (8)   Serbia (7)
  Bulgaria (9)   Australia (12)
  Egypt (14)   Iran (12)
  Tunisia (15)   Venezuela (20)
  Dominican Republic (41)   Mexico (23)

Venue

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All matches
  Uberlândia, Brazil
Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves
Capacity: 8,000
 

Pool standing procedure

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  1. Match points
  2. Number of matches won
  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

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Brazil 5 5 0 14 15 2 7.500 349 262 1.332 Semifinals
2   Bulgaria 5 4 1 12 12 4 3.000 329 271 1.214
3   Argentina 5 3 2 9 12 8 1.500 387 366 1.057 5th–8th semifinals
4   Tunisia 5 2 3 6 8 11 0.727 349 353 0.989
5   Egypt 5 1 4 4 5 12 0.417 275 326 0.844
6   Dominican Republic 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 213 324 0.657
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Oct 16:30 Argentina   3–2   Tunisia 21–14 21–18 13–21 19–21 16–14 90–88 P2 P3
6 Oct 19:00 Brazil   3–0   Dominican Republic 21–12 21–6 21–10     63–28 P2 P3
6 Oct 21:30 Bulgaria   3–0   Egypt 21–17 21–17 21–12     63–46 P2 P3
7 Oct 16:30 Bulgaria   3–0   Dominican Republic 21–13 21–11 21–14     63–38 P2 P3
7 Oct 19:00 Brazil   3–2   Argentina 19–21 16–21 22–20 21–17 19–17 97–96 P2 P3
7 Oct 21:45 Egypt   2–3   Tunisia 19–21 17–21 21–18 21–19 7–15 85–94 P2 P3
8 Oct 16:30 Tunisia   0–3   Bulgaria 28–30 18–21 12–21     58–72 P2 P3
8 Oct 19:00 Brazil   3–0   Egypt 21–9 21–15 21–16     63–40 P2 P3
8 Oct 21:30 Dominican Republic   0–3   Argentina 14–21 25–27 22–24     61–72 P2 P3
9 Oct 16:30 Egypt   0–3   Argentina 18–21 10–21 13–21     41–63 P2 P3
9 Oct 19:00 Brazil   3–0   Bulgaria 21–19 21–14 21–19     63–52 P2 P3
9 Oct 21:30 Tunisia   3–0   Dominican Republic 21–12 21–16 21–15     63–43 P2 P3
11 Oct 16:30 Argentina   1–3   Bulgaria 16–21 21–16 14–21 15–21   66–79 P2 P3
11 Oct 19:00 Brazil   3–0   Tunisia 21–18 21–17 21–11     63–46 P2 P3
11 Oct 21:30 Dominican Republic   0–3   Egypt 13–21 16–21 14–21     43–63 P2 P3

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Serbia 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 331 269 1.230 Semifinals
2   Russia 5 4 1 12 12 4 3.000 318 269 1.182
3   Iran 5 3 2 9 10 6 1.667 304 259 1.174 5th–8th semifinals
4   Venezuela 5 2 3 6 7 11 0.636 341 347 0.983
5   Australia 5 1 4 3 4 13 0.308 290 356 0.815
6   Mexico 5 0 5 0 2 15 0.133 265 349 0.759
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Oct 09:00 Russia   3–0   Mexico 21–11 21–14 21–13     63–38 P2 P3
6 Oct 11:00 Serbia   3–1   Venezuela 15–21 21–18 21–19 21–14   78–72 P2 P3
6 Oct 14:00 Australia   0–3   Iran 11–21 15–21 7–21     33–63 P2 P3
7 Oct 09:00 Mexico   0–3   Iran 12–21 10–21 14–21     36–63 P2 P3
7 Oct 11:00 Russia   3–0   Venezuela 21–16 21–15 22–20     64–51 P2 P3
7 Oct 14:00 Serbia   3–0   Australia 21–18 22–20 21–14     64–52 P2 P3
8 Oct 09:00 Russia   3–1   Iran 22–20 15–21 21–17 21–12   79–70 P2 P3
8 Oct 11:15 Venezuela   3–1   Australia 21–15 21–13 28–30 21–19   91–77 P2 P3
8 Oct 14:00 Mexico   0–3   Serbia 18–21 14–21 19–21     51–63 P2 P3
9 Oct 09:00 Russia   3–0   Australia 21–16 21–13 21–18     63–47 P2 P3
9 Oct 11:00 Iran   0–3   Serbia 13–21 13–21 19–21     45–63 P2 P3
9 Oct 14:00 Venezuela   3–1   Mexico 21–17 21–12 16–21 21–15   79–65 P2 P3
11 Oct 09:00 Australia   3–1   Mexico 21–18 21–17 18–21 21–19   81–75 P2 P3
11 Oct 11:14 Iran   3–0   Venezuela 21–13 21–18 21–17     63–48 P2 P3
11 Oct 14:00 Russia   0–3   Serbia 15–21 16–21 18–21     49–63 P2 P3

Final round

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5th–8th places

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5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
12 October
 
 
  Argentina0
 
13 October
 
  Venezuela3
 
  Venezuela0
 
12 October
 
  Iran3
 
  Iran3
 
 
  Tunisia1
 
7th place match
 
 
13 October
 
 
  Argentina3
 
 
  Tunisia0

5th–8th semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Oct 13:30 Argentina   0–3   Venezuela 18–21 14–21 14–21     46–63 P2 P3
12 Oct 16:00 Iran   3–1   Tunisia 21–13 21–18 18–21 21–17   81–69 P2 P3

7th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Oct 10:00 Argentina   3–0   Tunisia 21–19 21–15 21–15     63–49 P2 P3

5th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Oct 12:30 Venezuela   0–3   Iran 14–21 21–23 17–21     52–65 P2 P3

Final four

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
12 October
 
 
  Brazil3
 
13 October
 
  Russia0
 
  Brazil3
 
12 October
 
  Serbia2
 
  Serbia3
 
 
  Bulgaria0
 
3rd place match
 
 
13 October
 
 
  Russia3
 
 
  Bulgaria1

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Oct 18:30 Brazil   3–0   Russia 21–16 22–20 25–23     68–59 P2 P3
12 Oct 21:00 Serbia   3–0   Bulgaria 21–13 21–18 21–10     63–41 P2 P3

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Oct 15:00 Russia   3–1   Bulgaria 22–24 22–20 27–25 21–15   92–84 P2 P3

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Oct 17:30 Brazil   3–2   Serbia 29–27 15–21 21–17 19–21 15–13 99–99 P2 P3

Final standing

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Inaugural U23 Volleyball World Champs 50 days away". FIVB. 15 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Twenty-one point rule to be tested at U23 World Champs". FIVB. 20 September 2013.
  3. ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 22 July 2013)". FIVB. 22 July 2013.
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