2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

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2019 Men's U21 World Championship
بطولة العالم للكرة الطائرة رجال تحت 21 عاما
2019 البحرين
Tournament details
Host nation Bahrain
CityRiffa
Dates18–27 July
Teams16 (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
MVPIran Amirhossein Esfandiar
Best SetterItaly Lorenzo Sperotto
Best OHItaly Daniele Lavia
Iran Morteza Sharifi
Best MBItaly Lorenzo Cortesia
Brazil Guilherme Voss Santos
Best OPPRussia Maksim Sapozhkov
Best LiberoIran Mohammad Reza Hazratpour
Official website
FIVB 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.

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. Amirhossein Esfandiar from Iran was elected the MVP.[2]

Qualification[edit]

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
Host Country 28 August 2018 Switzerland Lausanne 1  Bahrain
2018 European Championship 14–22 July 2018 Belgium Kortrijk,
Netherlands The Hague & Ede		 2  Russia
 Czech Republic
2018 Asian Championship 21–28 July 2018 Bahrain Riffa 2  Iran
 South Korea
2018 NORCECA Championship 27 August – 1 September 2018 Cuba Havana 1  Cuba
2018 African Championship[3][4] 12–19 September 2018 Nigeria Abuja 2  Tunisia
 Egypt
2018 South American Championship[5] 23–27 October 2018 Argentina Bariloche 2  Brazil
 Argentina
2019 Pan-American Cup 5–11 May 2019 Peru Lima 1  Puerto Rico
World Ranking January 2019[6] Switzerland Lausanne 5  Poland
 China
 Canada
 Morocco
 Italy
Total 16

Pools composition[edit]

First round[edit]

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

 Bahrain (Hosts)
 Cuba (1)
 Russia (2)
 Poland (3)

 Brazil (4)
 Iran (5)
 Argentina (6)
 China (7)

 Canada (8)
 Egypt (9)
 Czech Republic (10)
 Morocco (11)

 Italy (12)
 Tunisia (12)
 South Korea (15)
 Puerto Rico (77)

Draw
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Bahrain  Cuba  Russia  Poland
 China  Argentina  Iran  Brazil
 Morocco  Egypt  Czech Republic  Canada
 Puerto Rico  South Korea  Tunisia  Italy

Second round[edit]

Final eight 9th–16th places
Pool E Pool F Pool G Pool H
1A  China 1B  Argentina 3A  Puerto Rico 3B  Cuba
1C  Russia 1D  Italy 3C  Czech Republic 3D  Poland
2B  South Korea 2A  Bahrain 4B  Egypt 4A  Morocco
2D  Brazil 2C  Iran 4D  Canada 4C  Tunisia

Squads[edit]

Main article: 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads

Venues[edit]

Referees[edit]

There were sixteen referees from 5 continental confederations in this tournament.

AVC (5)
  • Australia Toan Phong Nguyen
  • Bahrain Sami Hassan Ebrahim Sowayed
  • Japan Tatsuhiro Sawa
  • South Korea Bae Sun-ok
  • Thailand Jirasak Pumduang
CAVB (2)
  • Algeria Redha Bouzidi
  • Botswana Edgar Serole
CEV (2)
  • Bulgaria Aleksandar Vinaliev
  • United Kingdom Nicholas Heckford
  • Slovakia Igor Porvaznik
CSV (2)
  • Argentina José Luis Barrios
  • Brazil Paulo Luis Beal
  • Colombia Jorge Ernesto Erazo Maldonado
NORCECA (3)
  • The Bahamas Lanza Miller
  • Mexico Daniel Gonzalez
  • Puerto Rico Miguel A. Figueroa Medina

Pool standing procedure[edit]

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. 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[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 248 197 1.259 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  Bahrain 3 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 262 247 1.061
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 229 249 0.920 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Morocco 3 0 3 1 3 9 0.333 248 294 0.844
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 1 7 8 5 1.600 306 288 1.063 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  South Korea 3 2 1 6 7 4 1.750 267 257 1.039
3  Cuba 3 2 1 4 7 7 1.000 310 308 1.006 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Egypt 3 0 3 1 3 9 0.333 250 280 0.893
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 278 240 1.158 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  Iran 3 2 1 7 8 3 2.667 259 230 1.126
3  Czech Republic 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 225 236 0.953 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Tunisia 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 169 225 0.751
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 228 174 1.310 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  Brazil 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 228 207 1.101
3  Poland 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 251 263 0.954 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Canada 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 183 246 0.744
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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[edit]

Pool E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 249 210 1.186 Semifinals
2  Russia 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 239 197 1.213
3  China 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 202 213 0.948 5th–8th semifinals
4  South Korea 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 155 225 0.689
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 251 190 1.321 Semifinals
2  Iran 3 2 1 6 7 4 1.750 279 247 1.130
3  Argentina 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 243 261 0.931 5th–8th semifinals
4  Bahrain 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 169 244 0.693
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 7 8 5 1.600 315 288 1.094 9th–12th semifinals
2  Canada 3 2 1 5 7 6 1.167 295 287 1.028
3  Egypt 3 2 1 5 7 6 1.167 311 307 1.013 13th–16th semifinals
4  Puerto Rico 3 0 3 1 4 9 0.444 261 300 0.870
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Cuba 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 255 212 1.203 9th–12th semifinals
2  Poland 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 252 205 1.229
3  Tunisia 3 1 2 2 3 8 0.375 225 252 0.893 13th–16th semifinals
4  Morocco 3 0 3 1 2 9 0.222 195 258 0.756
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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[edit]

13th–16th places[edit]

 
13th–16th semifinals13th place match
 
      
 
26 July
 
 
 Egypt3
 
27 July
 
 Morocco1
 
 Egypt3
 
26 July
 
 Tunisia1
 
 Tunisia3
 
 
 Puerto Rico2
 
15th place match
 
 
27 July
 
 
 Morocco3
 
 
 Puerto Rico2

13th–16th semifinals[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul 12:30 Egypt  3–1  Tunisia 25–19 20–25 25–14 25–22   95–80 P2

9th–12th places[edit]

 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
26 July
 
 
 Cuba3
 
27 July
 
 Canada0
 
 Cuba0
 
26 July
 
 Czech Republic3
 
 Czech Republic3
 
 
 Poland2
 
11th place match
 
 
27 July
 
 
 Canada2
 
 
 Poland3

9th–12th semifinals[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul 15:40 Canada  2–3  Poland 25–15 23–25 26–28 25–23 12–15 111–106 P2

9th place match[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul 18:45 Cuba  0–3  Czech Republic 26–28 24–26 20–25     70–79 P2

5th–8th places[edit]

 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
26 July
 
 
 China3
 
27 July
 
 Bahrain0
 
 China1
 
26 July
 
 Argentina3
 
 Argentina3
 
 
 South Korea0
 
7th place match
 
 
27 July
 
 
 Bahrain1
 
 
 South Korea3

5th–8th semifinals[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul 10:00 Bahrain  1–3  South Korea 19–25 23–25 25–13 23–25   90–88 P2

5th place match[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul 12:35 China  1–3  Argentina 25–23 23–25 19–25 19–25   86–98 P2

Final four[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
26 July
 
 
 Italy3
 
27 July
 
 Russia1
 
 Italy2
 
26 July
 
 Iran3
 
 Brazil0
 
 
 Iran3
 
3rd place match
 
 
27 July
 
 
 Russia0
 
 
 Brazil3

Semifinals[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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

3rd place match[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul 15:05 Russia  0–3  Brazil 21–25 25–27 12–25     58–77 P2

Final[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul 19:00 Italy  2–3  Iran 25–17 17–25 23–25 25–22 12–15 102–104 P2

Final standing[edit]

Awards[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Egypt, Tunisia, Mexico, Bahrain to host Age-Group World Championships in 2019". FIVB. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Yali, Esfandiar lead Iran to historic first title in Men's U21 World Championship". FIVB. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Egypt and Tunisia book World Champs tickets and meet for Men's U21 final". ovtest.co.za. 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Tunisia outclass Egypt for Men's U21 African title". ovtest.co.za. 19 September 2019. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019.
  5. ^ "XXIV Campeonato Sudamericano U21 Masculino 2018". CSV. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b "FIVB World Ranking - Men U21 (as of January 2019)". FIVB. January 2019.
  7. ^ "FIVB – EVENT REGULATIONS – Volleyball" (PDF). FIVB. 5 May 2017. pp. 17–18. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Iran aiming for more age-group gold after U21 World Championship draw in Bahrain". FIVB. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

External links[edit]

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