2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification
The 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship features 24 teams. Three places are allocated to the hosts, the Netherlands and Poland, and the current titleholder, Serbia. Ten places were to be allocated to the top two teams from each of the 2021 Continental Championships that have not yet qualified as host or titleholder. Remaining places were to be allocated to the top eleven teams in the FIVB World Ranking that have not yet qualified through the first three criteria.[1] Following the cancellation of the 2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, AVC allocated two quota spots to China and Japan, the top two teams in the AVC Continental Ranking.[2]
Qualification summary
editOn 1 March 2022, FIVB declared Russia and Belarus not eligible for international and continental competitions due to the invasion of Ukraine. As a result, Russia was disqualified.[3]
Qualified teams
editCountry | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
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Total | First | Last | |||||
Serbia | CEV | Defending champions | 20 October 2018 | 5a | 1978 | 2018 | Champions (2018) |
Netherlands | CEV | Host countries | 12 January 2019 | 14 | 1956 | 2018 | 4th place (2018) |
Poland | CEV | Host countries | 12 January 2019 | 10 | 1952 | 2010 | Runners-up (1952) |
Dominican Republic | NORCECA | 2021 NORCECA champions | 31 August 2021 | 8 | 1974 | 2018 | 5th place (2014) |
Puerto Rico | NORCECA | 2021 NORCECA runners-up | 31 August 2021 | 7 | 1974 | 2018 | 10th place (2002) |
Italy | CEV | 2021 European champions | 4 September 2021 | 11 | 1978 | 2018 | Champions (2002) |
Turkey | CEV | 2021 European third-place finisherse | 4 September 2021 | 4 | 2006 | 2018 | 6th place (2010) |
China | AVC | 1st AVC ranked teamf | 5 September 2021 | 14 | 1956 | 2018 | Champions (1982, 1986) |
Japan | AVC | 2nd AVC ranked teamf | 5 September 2021 | 16 | 1960 | 2018 | Champions (1962, 1967, 1974) |
Brazil | CSV | 2021 South American champions | 19 September 2021 | 16 | 1956 | 2018 | Runners-up (1994, 2006, 2010) |
Colombia | CSV | 2021 South American runners-up | 19 September 2021 | 0 | None | None | |
Cameroon | CAVB | 2021 African champions | 19 September 2021 | 3 | 2006 | 2018 | 21st place (2006, 2014, 2018) |
Kenya | CAVB | 2021 African runners-up | 19 September 2021 | 6 | 1994 | 2018 | 13th place (1994, 1998) |
United States | NORCECA | 1st World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 16 | 1956 | 2018 | Champions (2014) |
CEV | |
1952 | 2018 | Champions (1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990, 2006, 2010) | |||
Germany | CEV | 3rd World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 16c | 1956 | 2018 | 4th place (1974, 1986) |
Belgium | CEV | 4th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 3 | 1956 | 2014 | 11th place (2014) |
South Korea | AVC | 5th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 12 | 1967 | 2018 | 3rd place (1967, 1974) |
Bulgaria | CEV | 6th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 12 | 1952 | 2018 | 4th place (1952) |
Canada | NORCECA | 7th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 9 | 1974 | 2018 | 11th place (1974, 1982) |
Thailand | AVC | 8th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 5 | 1998 | 2018 | 13th place (1998, 2010, 2018) |
Argentina | CSV | 9th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 6 | 1960 | 2018 | 8th place (1960) |
Czech Republic | CEV | 10th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 11d | 1952 | 2010 | 3rd place (1952, 1960) |
Kazakhstan | AVC | 11th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 4 | 2006 | 2018 | 15th place (2006) |
Croatia | CEV | Reallocation | 18 March 2022 | 3 | 1998 | 2014 | 6th place (1998) |
- Notes
- a Competed as SFR Yugoslavia in 1978 (1 time) and as Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 (1 time); 3 appearances as Serbia.
- b Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990 (10 times); 7 appearances as Russia. Russia was suspended to compete under it national title due to violating WADA regulation. Later, the team was removed from all FIVB and continental competitions due to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- c Competed as East Germany from 1956 to 1990 (7 times) and as West Germany from 1956 to 1990 (8 times); 7 appearances as Germany.
- d Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986 (8 times); 3 appearances as Czech Republic.
- e Turkey qualified from the continental championship due to the runners-up, Serbia, have qualified as defending champions.
- f 2021 Asian Championship was cancelled, The continental spots decided by AVC ranking.
Timelines
editConfederation | Tournament | Date | Venue | Teams | |
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AVC (Asia and Oceania) | |||||
CAVB (Africa) | 2021 African Nations' Championship | 12–19 September 2021 | Kigali | 9 | |
CEV (Europe) | EuroVolley 2019 | 23 August–8 September 2019 | Budapest, Łódź, Bratislava, Ankara | 21+3 | |
EuroVolley 2021 qualification | Pool A | 10–15 May 2021 | Minsk | 3 | |
Pool B | 7–16 May 2021 | Matosinhos, Tbilisi | 4 | ||
Pool C | 7–15 May 2021 | Larissa, Graz | 4 | ||
Pool D | 7–15 May 2021 | Podgorica, Nitra | 4 | ||
Pool E | 7–16 May 2021 | Belfort, Budapest | 4 | ||
Pool F | 6–16 May 2021 | Daugavpils, Zenica | 4 | ||
EuroVolley 2021 | 18 August–4 September 2021 | Plovdiv, Zadar, Cluj-Napoca, Belgrade | 21+3 | ||
CSV (South America) | 2021 South American Championship | 15–19 September 2021 | Barrancabermeja | 5 | |
NORCECA (North America) | 2021 NORCECA Championship | 26–31 August 2021 | Guadalajara | 7 |
Host countries
editFIVB reserved berths for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship host countries to participate in the tournament.
- Netherlands from CEV (Europe)
- Poland from CEV (Europe)
Current world champions
editFIVB reserved a berth for the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship champions to participate in the tournament.
CEV (Europe)
editFirst round (EuroVolley 2019)
editOf the 24 qualified teams, top eight teams excluding EuroVolley 2021 host countries qualified for the third round.
Source: CEV EuroVolley
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Source: CEV EuroVolley
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Source: CEV EuroVolley
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Source: CEV EuroVolley
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Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | Turkey | 9 | 20 |
2 | Italy | 9 | 22 |
3 | Poland | 9 | 17 |
4 | Netherlands | 7 | 18 |
5 | Germany | 7 | 18 |
6 | Russia | 7 | 16 |
7 | Belgium | 6 | 11 |
8 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 10 |
9 | Slovakia | 6 | 8 |
10 | Greece | 6 | 6 |
11 | Spain | 6 | 5 |
12 | Slovenia | 6 | 5 |
Second round (EuroVolley 2021 qualification)
editOf the 23 qualified teams, winners and runners-up of each group qualified for the third round.
Source: CEV EuroVolley
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Source: CEV EuroVolley
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Source: CEV EuroVolley
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Source: CEV EuroVolley
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Source: CEV EuroVolley
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Source: CEV EuroVolley
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Third round (EuroVolley 2021)
editOf the 24 qualified teams, winner and runner-up excluding the Netherlands, Poland, and Serbia qualified for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.
CSV (South America)
editFirst round (2021 South American Championship)
editOf the 5 participating teams, winners and runners-up qualified for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.
Rank | Team |
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Brazil | |
Colombia | |
Argentina | |
4 | Peru |
5 | Chile |
CAVB (African)
editFirst round (2021 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship)
editOf the 9 participating teams, winners and runners-up qualified for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.
Rank | Team |
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Cameroon | |
Kenya | |
Morocco | |
4 | Nigeria |
5 | Tunisia |
6 | DR Congo |
7 | Burundi |
8 | Senegal |
DSQ |
NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean)
editFirst round (2021 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship)
editOf the 7 participating teams, winners and runners-up qualified for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.
Rank | Team |
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Dominican Republic | |
Puerto Rico | |
Canada | |
4 | United States |
5 | Mexico |
6 | Costa Rica |
7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
References
edit- ^ "Qualification System For FIVB Volleyball World Championships 2022 Revealed". fivb.com. 30 Aug 2021.
- ^ "AVC postpones Asian Women's Championship to May 2022". tiebreakertimes.com.ph. 9 Sep 2021.
- ^ "FIVB Declares Russia And Belarus Not Eligible For International And Continental Competitions". FIVB. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
External links
edit- Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website