2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the twentieth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, contested by the men's national teams under the age of 21 of the members of the FIVB, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held in Riffa, Bahrain from 18 to 27 July 2019.[1] 16 teams from the 5 confederations competed in the tournament.
بطولة العالم للكرة الطائرة رجال تحت 21 عاما 2019 البحرين | |
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Tournament details | |
Host nation | Bahrain |
City | Riffa |
Dates | 18–27 July |
Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Champions | Iran (1st title) |
Runners-up | Italy |
Third place | Brazil |
Fourth place | Russia |
Tournament awards | |
MVP | Amir Hossein Esfandiar |
Best Setter | Lorenzo Sperotto |
Best OH | Daniele Lavia Morteza Sharifi |
Best MB | Lorenzo Cortesia Guilherme Voss Santos |
Best OPP | Maksim Sapozhkov |
Best Libero | Mohammad Reza Hazratpour |
Official website | |
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1999.
Iran won its first title in the competition, defeating Italy in the final. Brazil defeated Russia for the bronze medal. Amir Hossein Esfandiar from Iran was elected the MVP.[2]
Qualification
A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Bahrain, who qualified automatically as hosts, another 10 teams qualified via six separate continental tournaments while the remaining 5 teams qualified via the FIVB U21 World Ranking.
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualifier |
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Host Country | 28 August 2018 | Lausanne | 1 | Bahrain |
2018 European Championship | 14–22 July 2018 | Kortrijk, The Hague & Ede | 2 | Russia |
Czech Republic | ||||
2018 Asian Championship | 21–28 July 2018 | Riffa | 2 | Iran |
South Korea | ||||
2018 NORCECA Championship | 27 August – 1 September 2018 | Havana | 1 | Cuba |
2018 African Championship[3][4] | 12–19 September 2018 | Abuja | 2 | Tunisia |
Egypt | ||||
2018 South American Championship[5] | 23–27 October 2018 | Bariloche | 2 | Brazil |
Argentina | ||||
2019 Pan-American Cup | 5–11 May 2019 | Lima | 1 | Puerto Rico |
World Ranking | January 2019[6] | Lausanne | 5 | Poland |
China | ||||
Canada | ||||
Morocco | ||||
Italy | ||||
Total | 16 |
Pools composition
First round
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB U21 World Ranking as of January 2019.[6] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the U21 World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the U21 World Ranking.[7] The draw was held in Manama, Bahrain on 3 June 2019.[8] Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 42nd.
Seeded teams | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | |
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Canada (8) |
- Draw
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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Bahrain | Cuba | Russia | Poland |
China | Argentina | Iran | Brazil |
Morocco | Egypt | Czech Republic | Canada |
Puerto Rico | South Korea | Tunisia | Italy |
Squads
Venues
Referees
There were sixteen referees from 5 continental confederations in this tournament.
Pool standing procedure
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
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
First round
- All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
Qualified for the Final eight (Pools E and F) | |
Qualified for the 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
Pool A
Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
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W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
1 | China | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 197 | 1.259 |
2 | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 262 | 247 | 1.061 |
3 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 229 | 249 | 0.920 |
4 | Morocco | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 248 | 294 | 0.844 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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18 Jul | 16:30 | Morocco | 0–3 | China | 16–25 | 23–25 | 13–25 | 52–75 | P2 | ||
18 Jul | 19:00 | Bahrain | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–18 | 25–14 | 25–20 | 75–52 | P2 | ||
19 Jul | 17:00 | China | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 75–68 | P2 | ||
19 Jul | 19:17 | Morocco | 2–3 | Bahrain | 14–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 12–15 | 97–110 | P2 |
20 Jul | 16:30 | Puerto Rico | 3–1 | Morocco | 25–22 | 25–21 | 34–36 | 25–20 | 109–99 | P2 | |
20 Jul | 19:30 | China | 3–1 | Bahrain | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 98–77 | P2 |
Pool B
Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
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W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
1 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 306 | 288 | 1.063 |
2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 267 | 257 | 1.039 |
3 | Cuba | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 310 | 308 | 1.006 |
4 | Egypt | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 250 | 280 | 0.893 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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18 Jul | 11:38 | Cuba | 1–3 | South Korea | 25–27 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–27 | 97–96 | P2 | |
18 Jul | 14:20 | Argentina | 3–1 | Egypt | 25–19 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 98–86 | P2 | |
19 Jul | 11:30 | South Korea | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 75–61 | P2 | ||
19 Jul | 14:00 | Cuba | 3–2 | Argentina | 25–23 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 15–13 | 106–109 | P2 |
20 Jul | 11:30 | South Korea | 1–3 | Argentina | 25–20 | 27–29 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 96–99 | P2 | |
20 Jul | 14:15 | Cuba | 3–2 | Egypt | 26–24 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 15–9 | 107–103 | P2 |
Pool C
Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
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W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
1 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 278 | 240 | 1.158 |
2 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 259 | 230 | 1.126 |
3 | Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 225 | 236 | 0.953 |
4 | Tunisia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 169 | 225 | 0.751 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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18 Jul | 11:30 | Iran | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–13 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 75–51 | P2 | ||
18 Jul | 14:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 25–13 | 93–81 | ||
19 Jul | 11:30 | Tunisia | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 21–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 63–75 | P2 | ||
19 Jul | 14:00 | Iran | 2–3 | Russia | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 14–16 | 104–110 | P2 |
20 Jul | 11:30 | Tunisia | 0–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 17–25 | 15–25 | 55–75 | P2 | ||
20 Jul | 14:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 29–27 | 25–18 | 26–24 | 80–69 | P2 |
Pool D
Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
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W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
1 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 228 | 174 | 1.310 |
2 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 228 | 207 | 1.101 |
3 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 251 | 263 | 0.954 |
4 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 183 | 246 | 0.744 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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18 Jul | 17:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Brazil | 23–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 85–98 | P2 | |
18 Jul | 19:40 | Italy | 3–0 | Canada | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 75–49 | P2 | ||
19 Jul | 17:10 | Brazil | 3–0 | Canada | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–13 | 75–47 | P2 | ||
19 Jul | 19:10 | Poland | 0–3 | Italy | 23–25 | 21–25 | 26–28 | 70–78 | P2 | ||
20 Jul | 17:00 | Brazil | 0–3 | Italy | 22–25 | 15–25 | 18–25 | 55–75 | P2 | ||
20 Jul | 19:05 | Poland | 3–1 | Canada | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 26–24 | 96–87 | P2 |
Second round
- All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
Qualified for the Semifinals | |
Qualified for the 5th–8th semifinals | |
Qualified for the 9th–12th semifinals | |
Qualified for the 13th–16th semifinals |
Pool E
Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
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W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
1 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 249 | 210 | 1.186 |
2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 239 | 197 | 1.213 |
3 | China | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 202 | 213 | 0.948 |
4 | South Korea | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 155 | 225 | 0.689 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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22 Jul | 11:30 | China | 0–3 | Brazil | 26–28 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 70–78 | P2 | ||
22 Jul | 14:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Russia | 16–25 | 13–25 | 15–25 | 44–75 | P2 | ||
23 Jul | 11:30 | Russia | 1–3 | Brazil | 25–21 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 89–96 | P2 | |
23 Jul | 14:10 | South Korea | 0–3 | China | 18–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 60–75 | P2 | ||
24 Jul | 11:30 | South Korea | 0–3 | Brazil | 19–25 | 13–25 | 19–25 | 51–75 | P2 | ||
24 Jul | 14:00 | Russia | 3–0 | China | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 75–57 | P2 |
Pool F
Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
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W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
1 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 251 | 190 | 1.321 |
2 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 279 | 247 | 1.130 |
3 | Argentina | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 243 | 261 | 0.931 |
4 | Bahrain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 169 | 244 | 0.693 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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22 Jul | 16:30 | Argentina | 1–3 | Iran | 19–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 30–32 | 96–105 | P2 | |
22 Jul | 19:30 | Bahrain | 0–3 | Italy | 10–25 | 15–25 | 13–25 | 38–75 | P2 | ||
23 Jul | 16:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Iran | 25–23 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 31–29 | 101–99 | P2 | |
23 Jul | 19:30 | Bahrain | 1–3 | Argentina | 22–25 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 15–25 | 81–94 | P2 | |
24 Jul | 16:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–21 | 25–13 | 25–19 | 75–53 | P2 | ||
24 Jul | 19:00 | Bahrain | 0–3 | Iran | 18–25 | 14–25 | 18–25 | 50–75 | P2 |
Pool G
Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
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W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
1 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 315 | 288 | 1.094 |
2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 295 | 287 | 1.028 |
3 | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 311 | 307 | 1.013 |
4 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 261 | 300 | 0.870 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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22 Jul | 11:30 | Puerto Rico | 1–3 | Canada | 19–25 | 14–25 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 75–94 | P2 | |
22 Jul | 14:00 | Egypt | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 27–29 | 27–25 | 26–28 | 21–25 | 101–107 | P2 | |
23 Jul | 11:30 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Canada | 19–25 | 25–20 | 26–28 | 25–15 | 15–17 | 110–105 | P2 |
23 Jul | 14:35 | Egypt | 3–2 | Puerto Rico | 25–23 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 15–12 | 108–104 | P2 |
24 Jul | 11:30 | Egypt | 3–1 | Canada | 26–24 | 25–21 | 26–28 | 25–23 | 102–96 | P2 | |
24 Jul | 14:15 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 25–13 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 28–26 | 98–82 | P2 |
Pool H
Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
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W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
1 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 255 | 212 | 1.203 |
2 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 252 | 205 | 1.229 |
3 | Tunisia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 225 | 252 | 0.893 |
4 | Morocco | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 195 | 258 | 0.756 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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22 Jul | 16:30 | Cuba | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 75–60 | P2 | ||
22 Jul | 19:00 | Morocco | 0–3 | Poland | 16–25 | 16–25 | 11–25 | 43–75 | P2 | ||
23 Jul | 17:40 | Poland | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–20 | 75–57 | P2 | ||
23 Jul | 19:40 | Morocco | 0–3 | Cuba | 15–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | 50–75 | P2 | ||
24 Jul | 16:50 | Morocco | 2–3 | Tunisia | 25–19 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 14–16 | 102–108 | P2 |
24 Jul | 19:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Cuba | 25–21 | 24–26 | 22–25 | 31–33 | 102–105 | P2 |
Final round
- All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
13th–16th places
13th–16th semifinals | 13th place match | |||||
26 July | ||||||
Egypt | 3 | |||||
27 July | ||||||
Morocco | 1 | |||||
Egypt | 3 | |||||
26 July | ||||||
Tunisia | 1 | |||||
Tunisia | 3 | |||||
Puerto Rico | 2 | |||||
15th place match | ||||||
27 July | ||||||
Morocco | 3 | |||||
Puerto Rico | 2 |
13th–16th semifinals
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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26 Jul | 11:30 | Egypt | 3–1 | Morocco | 25–20 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 93–86 | P2 | |
26 Jul | 14:10 | Tunisia | 3–2 | Puerto Rico | 25–22 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 26–28 | 15–12 | 114–105 | P2 |
15th place match
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 Jul | 10:00 | Morocco | 3–2 | Puerto Rico | 25–22 | 25–22 | 32–34 | 19–25 | 15–12 | 116–115 | P2 |
13th place match
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 Jul | 12:30 | Egypt | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–14 | 25–22 | 95–80 | P2 |
9th–12th places
9th–12th semifinals | 9th place match | |||||
26 July | ||||||
Cuba | 3 | |||||
27 July | ||||||
Canada | 0 | |||||
Cuba | 0 | |||||
26 July | ||||||
Czech Republic | 3 | |||||
Czech Republic | 3 | |||||
Poland | 2 | |||||
11th place match | ||||||
27 July | ||||||
Canada | 2 | |||||
Poland | 3 |
9th–12th semifinals
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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26 Jul | 16:30 | Cuba | 3–0 | Canada | 25–19 | 28–26 | 25–19 | 78–64 | P2 | ||
26 Jul | 19:10 | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Poland | 25–20 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 15–9 | 106–99 | P2 |
11th place match
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 Jul | 15:40 | Canada | 2–3 | Poland | 25–15 | 23–25 | 26–28 | 25–23 | 12–15 | 111–106 | P2 |
9th place match
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 Jul | 18:45 | Cuba | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 26–28 | 24–26 | 20–25 | 70–79 | P2 |
5th–8th places
5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
26 July | ||||||
China | 3 | |||||
27 July | ||||||
Bahrain | 0 | |||||
China | 1 | |||||
26 July | ||||||
Argentina | 3 | |||||
Argentina | 3 | |||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||
7th place match | ||||||
27 July | ||||||
Bahrain | 1 | |||||
South Korea | 3 |
5th–8th semifinals
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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26 Jul | 11:30 | China | 3–0 | Bahrain | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 75–59 | P2 | ||
26 Jul | 14:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | South Korea | 29–27 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 79–69 | P2 |
7th place match
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 Jul | 10:00 | Bahrain | 1–3 | South Korea | 19–25 | 23–25 | 25–13 | 23–25 | 90–88 | P2 |
5th place match
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 Jul | 12:35 | China | 1–3 | Argentina | 25–23 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 86–98 | P2 |
Final four
Semifinals | Final | |||||
26 July | ||||||
Italy | 3 | |||||
27 July | ||||||
Russia | 1 | |||||
Italy | 2 | |||||
26 July | ||||||
Iran | 3 | |||||
Brazil | 0 | |||||
Iran | 3 | |||||
3rd place match | ||||||
27 July | ||||||
Russia | 0 | |||||
Brazil | 3 |
Semifinals
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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26 Jul | 16:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Russia | 24–26 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 99–88 | P2 | |
26 Jul | 19:00 | Brazil | 0–3 | Iran | 20–25 | 14–25 | 17–25 | 51–75 | P2 |
Final standing
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Awards
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