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2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event

For the equivalent women's tournament, see 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's event.

The 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event was the 6th edition of this tournament (3rd using the World Cup moniker)[1][2] and was, for the first time, held in Cairo, Egypt.[3] The winners or highest ranked team not yet qualified, will advance to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The defending champions are Iran, and successfully defended their title, overcoming Egypt 3–0 in the final.[4]

2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event
Tournament details
Host nation Egypt
CityCairo
Dates11–18 November
Teams13 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Iran (th title)
Runners-up Egypt
Third place Germany
Fourth place Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Official website
Cairo 2023

Host selection

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Originally, Cairo was chosen as the replacement venue for the 2020 edition in Hangzhou, China after the Chinese withdrew because of the Covid-19 pandemic (the competition dates were 24–30 April).[5][6] However, on 12 March, it was confirmed the event would be postponed until further notice.[7] The tournament was going to commence on 10–15 December 2021. Although, for a second time, the event was postponed.[8][9] After multiple postponements, Cairo, Egypt was given the hosting rights on the 13 September 2022 for the 2023 edition.[3] This marks Egypt's first time organising the event.

Teams

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Host (1)

Participating teams (12)

  1. ^ Nigeria originally entered, but withdrew right before the tournament started.[10] They were originally placed in Group C.

Venue

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The venue was the New Capital Sports Hall in the New Administrative Capital, near Cairo.[11] Despite the tournament being held just outside of Cairo, the event was still called Cairo 2023.

New Administrative Capital
New Capital Sports Hall
Capacity: 7,500
 

Broadcasting rights

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Every game was broadcast on the World ParaVolley YouTube channel.

Squads

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Squads ranged from 8 to 14 players for the tournament.[12]

Format

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13 teams are divided into three groups of three and a group of four. The top two in each group plays in the quarterfinals, while the eliminated teams plays in the classification group.

Group stage

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Group A

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  • All times are local.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Egypt (H) 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 102 1.471 Quarterfinals
2   Iraq 2 1 1 2 3 5 0.600 156 181 0.862
3   Rwanda 2 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 157 180 0.872
Source: Report
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 18:30 Iraq   0–3   Egypt 17–25 11–25 23–25     51–75 [12]
12 Nov 10:00 Rwanda   2–3   Iraq 22–25 25–16 20–25 26–24 13–15 106–105 [12]
14 Nov 10:00 Egypt   3–0   Rwanda 25–16 25–17 25–18     75–51 [12]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Iran 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 73 2.055 Quarterfinals
2   Japan 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 149 155 0.961
3   Algeria 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 105 176 0.597
Source: Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov 11:30 Japan   3–1   Algeria 26–28 25–18 25–21 25–13   101–80 [12]
13 Nov 10:00 Iran   3–0   Japan 25–13 25–14 25–21     75–48 [12]
14 Nov 11:30 Algeria   0–3   Iran 5–25 10–25 10–25     25–75 [12]

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   China 2 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 168 90 1.867 Quarterfinals
2   Brazil 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 141 130 1.085
3   India 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 61 150 0.407
Source: Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov 13:30 China   3–0   India 25–4 25–8 25–12     75–24 [12]
13 Nov 12:00 Brazil   1–3   China 25–18 17–25 10–25 14–25   66–93 [12]
14 Nov 13:30 India   0–3   Brazil 7–25 18–25 12–25     37–75 [12]

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 109 2.064 Quarterfinals
2   Ukraine 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 198 169 1.172
3   France 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 185 223 0.830
4   Great Britain 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 140 247 0.567
Source: Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov 15:00 Germany   3–0   Great Britain 25–9 25–6 25–8     75–23 [12]
12 Nov 17:00 Ukraine   3–0   France 25–19 25–10 25–21     75–50 [12]
13 Nov 14:00 Great Britain   1–3   France 25–22 17–25 17–25 14–25   73–97 [12]
13 Nov 15:30 Germany   3–0   Ukraine 25–13 25–13 25–22     75–48 [12]
14 Nov 15:00 Ukraine   3–0   Great Britain 25–14 25–18 25–12     75–44 [12]
14 Nov 17:00 France   0–3   Germany 8–25 16–25 14–25     38–75 [12]
13 Nov 14:00 Great Britain   1–3   France 25–22 17–25 17–25 14–25   73–97 [12]
13 Nov 15:30 Germany   3–0   Ukraine 25–13 25–13 25–22     75–48 [12]
14 Nov 15:00 Ukraine   3–0   Great Britain 25–14 25–18 25–12     75–44 [12]
14 Nov 17:00 France   0–3   Germany 8–25 16–25 14–25     38–75 [12]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 November
 
 
  Egypt 3
 
16 November
 
  Japan 0
 
  Egypt 3
 
15 November
 
  Germany 1
 
  Germany 3
 
18 November
 
  Brazil 1
 
  Egypt 0
 
15 November
 
  Iran 3
 
  Iran 3
 
16 November
 
  Iraq 0
 
  Iran 3
 
15 November
 
   Ukraine 0 Third place
 
  China 1
 
18 November
 
  Ukraine 3
 
  Germany 3
 
 
  Ukraine 2
 

5–8 classification bracket

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Semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
17 November
 
 
  Japan1
 
18 November
 
  Brazil3
 
  Brazil3
 
17 November
 
  China1
 
  Iraq0
 
 
  China3
 
7th place match
 
 
18 November
 
 
  Japan1
 
 
  Iraq3

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Nov 11:30 Egypt   3–0   Japan 25–12 25–19 25–9     75–40 [12]
15 Nov 13:30 Iran   3–0   Iraq 25–12 25–14 25–13     75–39 [12]
15 Nov 15:00 China   1–3   Ukraine 20–25 25–22 23–25 17–25   85–97 [12]
15 Nov 17:00 Germany   3–1   Brazil 25–20 25–19 20–25 25–21   95–85 [12]

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Nov 13:30 Iran   3–0   Ukraine 25–12 25–10 25–22     75–44 [12]
16 Nov 15:00 Egypt   3–1   Germany 25–20 25–20 23–25 25–18   98–83 [12]

Third place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Nov 13:30 Germany   3–2   Ukraine 25–16 24–26 22–25 25–18 15–5 111–90 [12]

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Nov 18:00 Egypt   0–3   Iran 21–25 19–25 17–25     57–75 [12]

Classification rounds

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5–8 Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Nov 10:00 Iraq   0–3   China 14–25 13–25 9–25     36–75 [12]
16 Nov 11:30 Japan   1–3   Brazil 25–21 12–25 6–25 16–25   59–96 [12]

Seventh place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Nov 10:00 Japan   1–3   Iraq 26–24 14–25 21–25 13–25   74–99 [12]

Fifth place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Nov 11:30 China   1–3   Brazil 21–25 22–25 28–26 20–25   91–101 [12]

9–13th placement group

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The five teams who failed to make quarterfinals all play each other in a five team group to decide the places 9–13.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Rwanda 4 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 300 169 1.775 Ninth place
2   France 4 3 1 9 9 5 1.800 306 282 1.085 Tenth place
3   Algeria 4 2 2 6 7 6 1.167 287 268 1.071 Eleventh place
4   Great Britain 4 1 3 3 4 9 0.444 255 295 0.864 Twelfth place
5   India 4 0 4 0 0 12 0.000 166 300 0.553 Thirteenth place
Source: [3]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Nov 10:00 Algeria   3–0   Great Britain 25–21 25–17 26–24     76–62 [12]
15 Nov 17:30 Rwanda   3–0   France 25–11 25–8 25–21     75–40 [12]
15 Nov 19:00 Great Britain   3–0   India 25–21 25–17 25–12     75–50 [12]
16 Nov 10:30 Rwanda   3–0   Algeria 25–16 25–19 25–16     75–51 [12]
16 Nov 17:00 India   0–3   France 11–25 11–25 19–25     41–75 [12]
16 Nov 18:30 Great Britain   0–3   Rwanda 9–25 17–25 11–25     37–75 [12]
17 Nov 10:00 France   3–1   Algeria 25–23 22–25 25–20 25–17   97–85 [12]
17 Nov 11:30 India   0–3   Rwanda 8–25 14–25 19–25     41–75 [12]
17 Nov 15:00 France   3–1   Great Britain 25–14 19–25 25–21 25–21   94–81 [12]
17 Nov 17:00 Algeria   3–0   India 25–15 25–8 25–11     75–34 [12]

Final rankings

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Since Iran qualified for the Paralympics via winning the world championship, and Egypt qualified due to winning the African championship, Germany took the ticket to the Paralympics.[13]

Rank Team
    Iran
    Egypt
    Germany
4   Ukraine
5   Brazil
6   China
7   Iraq
8   Japan
9   Rwanda
10   France
11   Algeria
12   Great Britain
13   India
Team Qualified for the 2024 Paralympics

Awards

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The awards were as follows:

MVP

Best Setter

Best Attacker

Best Receiver

Best Server

Best Blocker

Best Libero

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230628060901/https://www.worldparavolley.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Sitting-Volleyball-Magazine-FINAL-WEBSITE-ONLINE-ONLY.pdf
  2. ^ https://sittingvolleyball.wordpress.com/
  3. ^ a b c "Cairo to host the Sitting Volleyball World Cup in 2023 < World ParaVolley". September 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup Day 8: Iran and China earn top podium finishes in Cairo < World ParaVolley". November 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Coronavirus - 2020 Sitting Volleyball World Cup < World ParaVolley". January 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "New host for the 2020 Sitting Volleyball World Cup announced < World ParaVolley". February 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Announcement: Postponement of the 2020 World Cup in Egypt < World ParaVolley". March 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Cairo to close 2021 with Sitting Volleyball World Cup < World ParaVolley". July 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 Sitting Volleyball World Cup postponed < World ParaVolley". September 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "GB Senior Men head to the World Cup". British Volleyball. November 7, 2023.
  11. ^ "لأول مرة فى التاريخ.. مصر تتأهل للدور النهائي من كأس العالم للكرة الطائرة البارالمبية | المصري اليوم".
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap "2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup < World ParaVolley".
  13. ^ "Penultimate men's and women's teams secure positions for Paris 2024 < World ParaVolley". February 4, 2024.
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