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.

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

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

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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   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

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First round

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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

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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

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Venues

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Referees

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

AVC (5)
  •   Toan Phong Nguyen
  •   Sami Hassan Ebrahim Sowayed
  •   Tatsuhiro Sawa
  •   Bae Sun-ok
  •   Jirasak Pumduang
CAVB (2)
  •   Redha Bouzidi
  •   Edgar Serole
CEV (2)
  •   Aleksandar Vinaliev
  •   Nicholas Heckford
  •   Igor Porvaznik
CSV (2)
  •   José Luis Barrios
  •   Paulo Luis Beal
  •   Jorge Ernesto Erazo Maldonado
NORCECA (3)
  •   Lanza Miller
  •   Daniel Gonzalez
  •   Miguel A. Figueroa Medina

Pool standing procedure

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  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

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Pool A

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pool E

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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

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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

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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

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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

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13th–16th places

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Semifinals

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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

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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

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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

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  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.
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