2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event

The 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event was the 8th edition of this tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2] The winners secure a ticket to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Russia were the defending champions, but couldn't defend their title due to their suspension because of their invasion of Ukraine. Brazil won their first title, beating Canada, 3–2, in the final.[3][4][5]

2022 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event
Tournament details
Host nation Bosnia and Herzegovina
CitySarajevo
Dates4–11 November
Teams13 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Canada
Third place United States
Fourth place Slovenia
Official website
Sarajevo 2022

Host selection

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Originally, the tournament was supposed to be in Hangzhou, China on the 18–24 May.[6] But due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed and China had to withdraw as hosts.

On 1 April 2022, the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, was awarded the hosting rights in the new dates of 4–11 November.[1][2]

Qualified teams

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The teams who were invited to participate are as follows:[7]

After the revealing of the teams, China, Egypt, Japan and Netherlands all withdrew, but Poland was brought in. Despite Poland's inclusion, the number of teams went down to 13.

Seeding

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Due to the Reduction of teams, there were only three groups. One with five teams and two with four. The numbers indicate their seeding.

Pool A Pool B Pool C

  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
  Rwanda (6)
  Ukraine (7)
  Hungary (12)
  Poland (13)

  United States (2)
  Canada (5)
  Slovenia (8)
  Iran (11)

  Brazil (3)
  Italy (4)
  Finland (9)
  Germany (10)

Venue

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The venue was the Arena Hotel Hills in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo
Arena Hotel Hills
Capacity: unknown

Broadcasting rights

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Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) is the host broadcaster for the 2022 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships. Every game not broadcast is on YouTube.

Format

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13 teams are split into three groups, one with five teams and 2 with four. Every team advances to the Knockout Stage. The three group winners advance straight to the Quarter Finals, while the other ten go into the Eighth Finals. The five winners in the Eighth Finals advance to the Quarter Finals, while the five losers play in a 9–13 classification group.

Group Stage

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Rwanda 4 4 0 11 12 4 3.000 361 286 1.262 Quarter-Finals
2   Ukraine 4 3 1 10 11 3 3.667 308 174 1.770 Eighth Finals
3   Poland 4 2 2 6 7 6 1.167 269 269 1.000
4   Hungary 4 1 3 3 4 9 0.444 227 289 0.785
5   Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 4 0 4 0 0 12 0.000 131 300 0.437
Source: [8]
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Nov 18:45 Rwanda   3–1   Poland 26–24 23–25 25–15 25–17   99–81 [8]
5 Nov 11:30 Ukraine   3–0   Hungary 25–6 25–11 25–6     75–23 [8]
5 Nov 15:30 Bosnia and Herzegovina   0–3   Rwanda 10–25 9–25 5–25     24–75 [8]
6 Nov 11:30 Poland   0–3   Ukraine 8–25 18–25 12–25     38–75 [8]
6 Nov 16:30 Hungary   0–3   Poland 21–25 18–25 12–25     51–75 [8]
6 Nov 16:45 Ukraine   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–2 25–9 25–11     75–22 [8]
7 Nov 09:00 Rwanda   3–2   Ukraine 10–25 25–23 25–21 16–25 15–9 91–103 [8]
7 Nov 09:15 Bosnia and Herzegovina   0–3   Hungary 11–25 12–25 20–25     43–75 [8]
7 Nov 18:45 Hungary   1–3   Rwanda 14–25 18–25 25–21 21–25   78–96 [8]
7 Nov 19:00 Poland   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–19 25–11 25–14     75–44 [8]

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 278 201 1.383 Quarter-Finals
2   Canada 3 2 1 7 8 5 1.600 283 256 1.105 Eighth Finals
3   Slovenia 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 227 256 0.887
4   Iran 3 0 3 0 3 9 0.333 215 290 0.741
Source: [8]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Nov 19:00 United States   3–1   Iran 25–13 25–12 20–25 25–16   95–66 [8]
5 Nov 09:15 Canada   3–1   Slovenia 25–18 25–21 19–25 25–22   94–86 [8]
5 Nov 19:00 Iran   1–3   Slovenia 21–25 25–27 25–20 16–25   87–97 [8]
6 Nov 09:00 United States   3–2   Canada 22–25 25–22 21–25 25–12 15–7 108–91 [8]
6 Nov 19:30 Canada   3–1   Iran 25–10 25–14 23–25 25–13   98–62 [8]
7 Nov 11:30 Slovenia   0–3   United States 12–25 15–25 17–25     44–75 [8]

Pool C

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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 9.000 248 164 1.512 Quarter-Finals
2   Italy 3 2 1 6 7 4 1.750 242 206 1.175 Eighth Finals
3   Finland 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 171 224 0.763
4   Germany 3 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 198 265 0.747
Source: [8]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Nov 09:00 Brazil   3–0   Germany 25–17 25–17 25–16     75–50 [8]
5 Nov 11:45 Italy   3–0   Finland 25–12 25–12 25–10     75–34 [8]
5 Nov 19:30 Germany   1–3   Finland 25–23 17–25 15–25 17–25   74–98 [8]
6 Nov 09:15 Brazil   3–1   Italy 25–17 23–25 25–12 25–21   98–75 [8]
6 Nov 19:45 Italy   3–1   Germany 25–18 17–25 25–12 25–19   92–74 [8]
7 Nov 11:45 Finland   0–3   Brazil 13–25 11–25 15–25     39–75 [8]

Knockout Stage

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Bracket

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Eighth FinalsQuarterfinalsBronze Medal matchGold Medal match
 
              
 
8 November
 
 
  Rwanda
 
9 November
 
Bye
 
  Rwanda0
 
8 November
 
  Slovenia3
 
  Slovenia3
 
10 November
 
  Finland0
 
  Slovenia0
 
8 November
 
  Canada3
 
  Canada3
 
9 November
 
  Hungary0
 
  Canada3
 
8 November
 
  Italy1
 
  Italy3
 
11 November
 
  Bosnia and Herzegovina0
 
  Canada2
 
8 November
 
  Brazil3
 
  United States
 
9 November
 
Bye
 
  United States3
 
8 November
 
  Germany0
 
  Poland0
 
10 November
 
  Germany3
 
  United States0
 
8 November
 
  Brazil3 3rd place match
 
  Brazil
 
9 November11 November
 
Bye
 
  Brazil3  Slovenia0
 
8 November
 
  Ukraine0   United States3
 
  Ukraine3
 
 
  Iran1
 

Eighth Finals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 09:00 Italy   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–5 25–6 25–8     75–19 [8]
8 Nov 09:15 Canada   3–0   Hungary 25–8 25–11 25–12     75–31 [8]
8 Nov 11:30 Slovenia   3–0   Finland 25–17 25–14 25–15     75–46 [8]
8 Nov 11:45 Poland   0–3   Germany 12–25 24–26 20–25     56–76 [8]
8 Nov 15:30 Ukraine   3–1   Iran 26–24 21–25 25–23 25–20   97–92 [8]

Quarter Finals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Nov 09:00 Rwanda   0–3   Slovenia 20–25 8–25 24–26     52–76 [8]
9 Nov 11:30 Brazil   3–0   Ukraine 25–9 25–22 25–17     75–48 [8]
9 Nov 11:45 United States   3–0   Germany 25–10 25–14 25–9     75–33 [8]
9 Nov 15:30 Italy   1–3   Canada 26–24 22–25 17–25 14–25   79–99 [8]

Semi Finals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Nov 15:30 Slovenia   0–3   Canada 14–25 16–25 21–25     51–75 [8]
10 Nov 15:45 United States   0–3   Brazil 23–25 18–25 17–25     58–75 [8]

Bronze Medal match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 11:30 Slovenia   0–3   United States 8–25 14–20 10–25     32–70 [8]

Gold Medal match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 16:30 Canada   2–3   Brazil 23–25 25–18 25–21 17–25 6–15 96–104 [8]

Classification rounds

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5–8th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
10 November
 
 
  Rwanda0
 
11 November
 
  Italy3
 
  Italy3
 
10 November
 
  Germany0
 
  Ukraine1
 
 
  Germany3
 
Seventh place
 
 
11 November
 
 
  Rwanda0
 
 
  Ukraine3

5–8 Semi Finals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Nov 11:30 Rwanda   0–3   Italy 17–25 8–25 8–25     33–75 [8]
10 Nov 11:45 Ukraine   1–3   Germany 20–25 25–18 22–25 29–31   96–99 [8]

7th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 09:00 Rwanda   0–3   Ukraine 18–25 18–25 27–29     63–79 [8]

5th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 09:15 Italy   3–0   Germany 25–14 25–19 25–13     75–46 [8]

9–13th placement group

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The five losers in the Eighth Finals 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   Iran 4 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 301 178 1.691 Ninth place
2   Finland 4 3 1 9 9 4 2.250 293 269 1.089 Tenth place
3   Hungary 4 2 2 6 6 7 0.857 282 280 1.007 Eleventh place
4   Poland 4 1 3 3 5 9 0.556 295 307 0.961 Twelfth place
5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 0 4 0 0 12 0.000 163 300 0.543 Thirteenth place
Source: [8]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 18:45 Hungary   0–3   Finland 25–27 19–25 21–25     65–77 [8]
9 Nov 09:15 Iran   3–0   Poland 25–10 25–15 25–21     75–46 [8]
9 Nov 18:45 Finland   0–3   Iran 16–25 21–25 19–25     56–75 [8]
9 Nov 19:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   0–3   Hungary 13–25 11–25 10–25     34–75 [8]
10 Nov 09:00 Iran   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–12 25–9 25–13     75–34 [8]
10 Nov 09:15 Poland   1–3   Finland 20–25 13–25 25–10 23–25   81–85 [8]
10 Nov 18:45 Bosnia and Herzegovina   0–3   Poland 9–25 15–25 23–25     47–75 [8]
10 Nov 19:00 Hungary   0–3   Iran 7–25 24–26 11–25     42–76 [8]
11 Nov 09:00 Poland   1–3   Hungary 29–31 25–19 19–25 20–25   93–100 [8]
11 Nov 09:15 Finland   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–17 25–16 25–15     75–48 [8]

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Brazil
    Canada
    United States
4   Slovenia
5   Italy
6   Germany
7   Ukraine
8   Rwanda
9   Iran
10   Finland
11   Hungary
12   Poland
13   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sarajevo to host the 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships > World ParaVolley". April 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Sarajevo to host rearranged 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships". insidethegames.biz. April 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Gizele gets golden moment she waited for". World ParaVolley. 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Brasil conquista título mundial no vôlei sentado". 11 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Brasil conquista título mundial inédito no vôlei sentado feminino". ge. November 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "China to host 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships > World ParaVolley". November 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "WPV announces official invitation list for 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships > World ParaVolley". June 20, 2022.
  8. ^ 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 aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba "2022 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships > World ParaVolley".