2017 Men's U21 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Czech Republic
Dates23 June – 2 July
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions Poland (3rd title)
Runners-up Cuba
Third place Russia
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament awards
MVPPoland Jakub Kochanowski
Best SetterPoland Łukasz Kozub
Best OHPoland Bartosz Kwolek
Russia Anton Semyshev
Best MBRussia Aleksei Kononov
Cuba José Masso
Best OPPCuba Miguel Gutiérrez
Best LiberoBrazil Maique Nascimento
Official website
FIVB Men's U21 World Championship

The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the nineteenth 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 Brno and Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic from 23 June to 2 July 2017.[1] 16 teams participated.

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1997.

Poland defeated Cuba in the final to capture their third title in the competition.[2] Russia, which won the previously three editions of the tournament, won the bronze medal after defeating Brazil in the 3rd place match.[3] Jakub Kochanowski from Poland was elected the MVP.[4]

Qualification

The FIVB Sports Events Council revealed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships.[5]

Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualifier
Host Country2 February 2016Switzerland Lausanne1 Czech Republic
2016 NORCECA Championship5–10 July 2016Canada Gatineau1 United States
2016 Asian Championship9–17 July 2016Taiwan Kaohsiung2 China
 Iran
2016 African Championship22–23 September 2016Morocco Casablanca1 Egypt
2016 South American Championship17–24 October 2016Argentina Bariloche1 Argentina
2017 Pan-American Cupfor CSV16–21 May 2017Canada Fort McMurray1 Brazil
for NORCECA1 Cuba
European QualifierPool E18–20 May 2017Serbia Požarevac1 Ukraine
Pool F19–21 May 2017Germany Berlin1 Poland
World RankingJanuary 2017[6]Switzerland Lausanne6 Russia
 Italy
 Turkey
 Canada
 Japan
 Morocco
Total16

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 2017.[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 Brno, Czech Republic on 31 May 2017.[8] Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 35th.

Seeded teams Pot 1 Pot 2

 Czech Republic (Hosts)
 Russia (1)
 Argentina (2)
 China (3)

 Brazil (4)
 Italy (5)
 Turkey (6)
 Poland (7)

 Canada (8)
 United States (9)
 Iran (11)
 Egypt (11)

 Cuba (13)
 Japan (14)
 Morocco (15)
 Ukraine (15)

Draw
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Czech Republic  Russia  Argentina  China
 Poland  Turkey  Italy  Brazil
 Canada  United States  Iran  Egypt
 Morocco  Cuba  Ukraine  Japan

Second round

Final eight 9th–16th places
Pool E Pool F Pool G Pool H
1A Poland 1B Russia 3A Czech Republic 3B Turkey
1C Iran 1D Brazil 3C Italy 3D Japan
2B Cuba 2A Canada 4B United States 4A Morocco
2D China 2C Argentina 4D Egypt 4C Ukraine

Squads

Venues

Pool A, B, E, F, 5th–8th places
and Final four		 Pool C, D, G, H, 13th–16th places
and 9th–12th places
Brno, Czech Republic České Budějovice, Czech Republic
DRFG Arena Budvar Arena
Capacity: 7,700 Capacity: 6,421

Pool standing procedure

  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

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 235 174 1.351 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  Canada 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 248 245 1.012
3  Czech Republic 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 240 235 1.021 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Morocco 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 156 225 0.693
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Jun12:30Poland 3–0 Morocco25–925–1525–15  75–39P2 P3
23 Jun17:30Czech Republic 2–3 Canada22–2525–1325–2318–2512–15102–101P2 P3
24 Jun12:30Canada 3–0 Morocco25–2325–1625–23  75–62P2 P3
24 Jun17:30Poland 3–0 Czech Republic29–2725–2325–13  79–63P2 P3
25 Jun12:30Poland 3–0 Canada31–2925–2325–20  81–72P2 P3
25 Jun17:55Czech Republic 3–0 Morocco25–1625–2125–18  75–55P2 P3

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 232 181 1.282 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  Cuba 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 246 242 1.017
3  Turkey 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 235 246 0.955 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  United States 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 186 230 0.809
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Jun15:00Russia 3–0 Cuba32–3025–1725–14  82–61P2 P3
23 Jun20:30Turkey 3–0 United States25–1925–1430–28  80–61P2 P3
24 Jun15:00United States 0–3 Cuba23–2519–2520–25  62–75P2 P3
24 Jun20:00Russia 3–0 Turkey25–1925–2025–18  75–57P2 P3
25 Jun15:00Turkey 2–3 Cuba21–2525–2325–2220–257–1598–110P2 P3
25 Jun20:00Russia 3–0 United States25–2025–2125–22  75–63P2 P3

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 7 9 4 2.250 289 268 1.078 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  Argentina 3 2 1 7 8 4 2.000 274 258 1.062
3  Italy 3 1 2 2 4 8 0.500 260 264 0.985 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Ukraine 3 0 3 2 4 9 0.444 253 286 0.885
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Jun12:30Argentina 3–0 Ukraine25–2125–1625–20  75–57P2 P3
23 Jun17:30Italy 0–3 Iran22–2519–2521–25  62–75P2 P3
24 Jun12:30Iran 3–2 Ukraine25–1925–2123–2520–2515–13108–103P2 P3
24 Jun17:55Argentina 3–1 Italy32–3025–1914–2525–21 96–95P2 P3
25 Jun12:30Italy 3–2 Ukraine25–2215–2523–2525–1315–8103–93P2 P3
25 Jun17:30Argentina 2–3 Iran21–2520–2525–2325–1812–15103–106P2 P3

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 173 1.301 Final eight (Pools E and F)
2  China 3 2 1 6 6 5 1.200 247 231 1.069
3  Japan 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 244 263 0.928 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)
4  Egypt 3 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 218 267 0.816
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Jun15:00China 3–1 Japan25–2125–2322–2525–16 97–85P2 P3
23 Jun20:00Brazil 3–0 Egypt25–2025–1825–18  75–56P2 P3
24 Jun15:25Egypt 1–3 Japan17–2525–1726–2823–25 91–95P2 P3
24 Jun20:30China 0–3 Brazil16–2521–2516–25  53–75P2 P3
25 Jun15:10Brazil 3–0 Japan25–2325–2025–21  75–64P2 P3
25 Jun20:35China 3–1 Egypt25–1522–2525–1825–13 97–71P2 P3

Second round

Pool E

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 7 9 4 2.250 293 254 1.154 Semifinals
2  Cuba 3 2 1 5 6 6 1.000 257 273 0.941
3  Iran 3 1 2 4 7 8 0.875 318 310 1.026 5th–8th semifinals
4  China 3 0 3 2 5 9 0.556 285 316 0.902
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun12:30Poland 3–2 China25–1318–2523–2525–1815–8106–89P2 P3
27 Jun17:55Cuba 3–2 Iran25–2225–2319–2513–2515–897–103P2 P3
28 Jun12:30Iran 3–2 China25–1723–2526–2420–2515–10109–101P2 P3
28 Jun17:45Poland 3–0 Cuba25–1725–2225–20  75–59P2 P3
29 Jun12:30Cuba 3–1 China25–2125–2324–2627–25 101–95P2 P3
29 Jun18:10Poland 3–2 Iran27–2925–2120–2525–2015–11112–106P2 P3

Pool F

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 8 9 4 2.250 317 286 1.108 Semifinals
2  Brazil 3 2 1 7 8 4 2.000 282 257 1.097
3  Canada 3 1 2 2 5 8 0.625 275 302 0.911 5th–8th semifinals
4  Argentina 3 0 3 1 3 9 0.333 257 286 0.899
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun15:10Russia 3–1 Argentina25–2325–1527–2925–19 102–86P2 P3
27 Jun20:40Canada 1–3 Brazil15–2525–1923–2516–25 79–94P2 P3
28 Jun15:35Brazil 3–0 Argentina25–2025–2325–23  75–66P2 P3
28 Jun20:00Russia 3–1 Canada28–2625–2725–2125–13 103–87P2 P3
29 Jun15:10Canada 3–2 Argentina23–2521–2525–2225–2215–11109–105P2 P3
29 Jun21:10Russia 3–2 Brazil25–2021–2530–2819–2517–15112–113P2 P3

Pool G

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 265 226 1.173 9th–12th semifinals
2  Egypt 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 234 224 1.045
3  United States 3 1 2 2 4 8 0.500 261 272 0.960 13th–16th semifinals
4  Czech Republic 3 0 3 2 4 9 0.444 261 299 0.873
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun12:30United States 0–3 Italy23–2521–2523–25  67–75P2 P3
27 Jun17:30Czech Republic 0–3 Egypt19–2523–2522–25  64–75P2 P3
28 Jun12:30Italy 3–0 Egypt26–2425–2025–17  76–61P2 P3
28 Jun17:40Czech Republic 2–3 United States23–2526–2425–2118–257–1599–110P2 P3
29 Jun12:30United States 1–3 Egypt22–2525–2318–2519–25 84–98P2 P3
29 Jun17:30Czech Republic 2–3 Italy25–2314–2525–2318–2516–1898–114P2 P3

Pool H

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Turkey 3 2 1 6 7 4 1.750 257 242 1.062 9th–12th semifinals
2  Ukraine 3 2 1 6 7 4 1.750 256 244 1.049
3  Japan 3 2 1 6 7 5 1.400 279 272 1.026 13th–16th semifinals
4  Morocco 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 213 247 0.862
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun15:00Turkey 3–1 Ukraine19–2525–2025–1725–20 94–82P2 P3
27 Jun20:00Morocco 1–3 Japan19–2520–2525–2221–25 85–97P2 P3
28 Jun15:00Japan 1–3 Ukraine23–2514–2526–2421–25 84–99P2 P3
28 Jun20:30Turkey 3–0 Morocco25–2125–2325–18  75–62P2 P3
29 Jun15:05Morocco 0–3 Ukraine21–2522–2523–25  66–75P2 P3
29 Jun20:15Turkey 1–3 Japan21–2522–2525–2320–25 88–98P2 P3

Final round

13th–16th places

 
13th–16th semifinals13th place match
 
      
 
1 July
 
 
 United States3
 
2 July
 
 Morocco0
 
 United States1
 
1 July
 
 Japan3
 
 Japan3
 
 
 Czech Republic2
 
15th place match
 
 
2 July
 
 
 Morocco1
 
 
 Czech Republic3

13th–16th semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul12:30United States 3–0 Morocco25–1825–2325–21  75–62P2 P3
1 Jul15:00Japan 3–2 Czech Republic22–2520–2525–2125–1515–13107–99P2 P3

15th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul10:00Morocco 1–3 Czech Republic25–1923–2519–2520–25 87–94P2 P3

13th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul12:30United States 1–3 Japan25–2323–2515–2520–25 83–98P2 P3

9th–12th places

 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
1 July
 
 
 Turkey3
 
2 July
 
 Egypt1
 
 Turkey0
 
1 July
 
 Italy3
 
 Italy3
 
 
 Ukraine0
 
11th place match
 
 
2 July
 
 
 Egypt2
 
 
 Ukraine3

9th–12th semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul17:50Turkey 3–1 Egypt25–2120–2528–2631–29 104–101P2 P3
1 Jul20:30Italy 3–0 Ukraine25–1825–1425–18  75–50P2 P3

11th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul15:00Egypt 2–3 Ukraine24–2622–2525–2225–2111–15107–109P2 P3

9th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul17:45Turkey 0–3 Italy23–2520–2519–25  62–75P2 P3

5th–8th places

 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
1 July
 
 
 Iran3
 
2 July
 
 Argentina2
 
 Iran3
 
1 July
 
 China0
 
 Canada2
 
 
 China3
 
7th place match
 
 
2 July
 
 
 Argentina3
 
 
 Canada2

5th–8th semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul12:30Iran 3–2 Argentina25–2315–2518–2525–2215–1098–105P2 P3
1 Jul15:30Canada 2–3 China27–2524–2625–2126–289–15111–115P2 P3

7th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul11:00Argentina 3–2 Canada22–2530–2825–2020–2515–11112–109P2 P3

5th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul14:00Iran 3–0 China25–1925–2025–21  75–60P2 P3

Final four

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 July
 
 
 Russia1
 
2 July
 
 Cuba3
 
 Cuba0
 
1 July
 
 Poland3
 
 Poland3
 
 
 Brazil2
 
3rd place match
 
 
2 July
 
 
 Russia3
 
 
 Brazil0

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul18:30Russia 1–3 Cuba15–2518–2525–1623–25 81–91P2 P3
1 Jul20:55Poland 3–2 Brazil25–2125–1921–2523–2515–12109–102P2 P3

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul16:00Russia 3–0 Brazil25–1625–1625–19  75–51P2 P3

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul18:30Cuba 0–3 Poland20–2510–2519–25  49–75P2 P3

Final standing

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Four Age Group World Championships hosts confirmed". FIVB. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Poland shut out Cuba to triumph with U21 World Championship gold!". FIVB. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Alexei Kononov leads Russia to U21 World Championship bronze". FIVB. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Poland's Kochanowski is U21 World Championship MVP". FIVB. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Argentina set for 2017 Men's U21 World Championship". FIVB. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 "FIVB World Ranking - Men U21 (as of January 2017)". FIVB. January 2017.
  7. ↑ "FIVB – EVENT REGULATIONS – Volleyball" (PDF). FIVB. 5 May 2017. pp. 17–18. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Hosts Czech Republic learn fate in Men's U21 World Championship draw". FIVB. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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