2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the twentieth edition of the international volleyball tournament and the world championship for men's national teams under the age of 21, organized by the sport's world governing body, FIVB. The tournament was hosted by Bahrain in Riffa 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
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
FIVB Men's U21 World Championship

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 the hosts, another 10 teams qualified via six separate continental tournaments while the remaining 5 teams qualified via the FIVB Junior World Ranking.

Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualifier
Host Country28 August 2018 Lausanne1 Bahrain
2018 European Championship14–22 July 2018 Kortrijk
The Hague and Ede		2 Russia
 Czech Republic
2018 Asian Championship21–28 July 2018 Riffa2 Iran
 South Korea
2018 NORCECA Championship[3]27 August – 1 September 2018 Havana1 Cuba
2018 African Championship[4][5]12–19 September 2018 Abuja2 Tunisia
 Egypt
2018 South American Championship[6]23–27 October 2018 Bariloche2 Brazil
 Argentina
2019 Pan-American Cup[7]5–11 May 2019 Lima1 Puerto Rico
FIVB Junior World Ranking[8]January 2019 Lausanne5 Poland
 China
 Canada
 Morocco
 Italy
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 2019.[8] 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.[9] The draw was held in Manama, Bahrain on 3 June 2019.[10] 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
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
Main article: 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads

Venues
  • Isa Sports City Hall C, Riffa, Bahrain – Pool A, C and Final eight
  • Isa Sports City Hall B, Riffa, Bahrain – Pool B, D and 9th–16th places

Referees

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

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
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
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
18 Jul16:30Morocco  0–3  China 16–2523–2513–25  52–75P2
18 Jul19:00Bahrain  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–1825–1425–20  75–52P2
19 Jul17:00China  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–2325–2225–23  75–68P2
19 Jul19:17Morocco  2–3  Bahrain 14–2525–2321–2525–2212–1597–110P2
20 Jul16:30Puerto Rico  3–1  Morocco 25–2225–2134–3625–20 109–99P2
20 Jul19:30China  3–1  Bahrain 25–1923–2525–1825–15 98–77P2

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
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
18 Jul11:38Cuba  1–3  South Korea 25–2725–1722–2525–27 97–96P2
18 Jul14:20Argentina  3–1  Egypt 25–1926–2422–2525–18 98–86P2
19 Jul11:30South Korea  3–0  Egypt 25–2225–1825–21  75–61P2
19 Jul14:00Cuba  3–2  Argentina 25–2325–2319–2522–2515–13106–109P2
20 Jul11:30South Korea  1–3  Argentina 25–2027–2922–2522–25 96–99P2
20 Jul14:15Cuba  3–2  Egypt 26–2425–2021–2520–2515–9107–103P2

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
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
18 Jul11:30Iran  3–0  Tunisia 25–1325–1925–19  75–51P2
18 Jul14:00Russia  3–1  Czech Republic 25–2218–2525–2125–13 93–81 
19 Jul11:30Tunisia  0–3  Czech Republic 21–2521–2521–25  63–75P2
19 Jul14:00Iran  2–3  Russia 25–2119–2525–2321–2514–16104–110P2
20 Jul11:30Tunisia  0–3  Russia 23–2517–2515–25  55–75P2
20 Jul14:00Iran  3–0  Czech Republic 29–2725–1826–24  80–69P2

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
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
18 Jul17:00Poland  1–3  Brazil 23–2525–2318–2519–25 85–98P2
18 Jul19:40Italy  3–0  Canada 25–1725–1725–15  75–49P2
19 Jul17:10Brazil  3–0  Canada 25–1525–1925–13  75–47P2
19 Jul19:10Poland  0–3  Italy 23–2521–2526–28  70–78P2
20 Jul17:00Brazil  0–3  Italy 22–2515–2518–25  55–75P2
20 Jul19:05Poland  3–1  Canada 20–2525–2025–1826–24 96–87P2

Second round
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
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
22 Jul11:30China  0–3  Brazil 26–2823–2521–25  70–78P2
22 Jul14:00South Korea  0–3  Russia 16–2513–2515–25  44–75P2
23 Jul11:30Russia  1–3  Brazil 25–2122–2520–2522–25 89–96P2
23 Jul14:10South Korea  0–3  China 18–2522–2520–25  60–75P2
24 Jul11:30South Korea  0–3  Brazil 19–2513–2519–25  51–75P2
24 Jul14:00Russia  3–0  China 25–2125–1925–17  75–57P2

Pool F
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
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
22 Jul16:30Argentina  1–3  Iran 19–2525–2322–2530–32 96–105P2
22 Jul19:30Bahrain  0–3  Italy 10–2515–2513–25  38–75P2
23 Jul16:30Italy  3–1  Iran 25–2325–2220–2531–29 101–99P2
23 Jul19:30Bahrain  1–3  Argentina 22–2519–2525–1915–25 81–94P2
24 Jul16:30Italy  3–0  Argentina 25–2125–1325–19  75–53P2
24 Jul19:00Bahrain  0–3  Iran 18–2514–2518–25  50–75P2

Pool G
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
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
22 Jul11:30Puerto Rico  1–3  Canada 19–2514–2525–1917–25 75–94P2
22 Jul14:00Egypt  1–3  Czech Republic 27–2927–2526–2821–25 101–107P2
23 Jul11:30Czech Republic  2–3  Canada 19–2525–2026–2825–1515–17110–105P2
23 Jul14:35Egypt  3–2  Puerto Rico 25–2321–2522–2525–1915–12108–104P2
24 Jul11:30Egypt  3–1  Canada 26–2425–2126–2825–23 102–96P2
24 Jul14:15Czech Republic  3–1  Puerto Rico 25–1325–1820–2528–26 98–82P2

Pool H
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
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
22 Jul16:30Cuba  3–0  Tunisia 25–1925–1925–22  75–60P2
22 Jul19:00Morocco  0–3  Poland 16–2516–2511–25  43–75P2
23 Jul17:40Poland  3–0  Tunisia 25–2125–1625–20  75–57P2
23 Jul19:40Morocco  0–3  Cuba 15–2522–2513–25  50–75P2
24 Jul16:50Morocco  2–3  Tunisia 25–1919–2525–2319–2514–16102–108P2
24 Jul19:00Poland  1–3  Cuba 25–2124–2622–2531–33 102–105P2

Final round

13th–16th places
 
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
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Jul11:30Egypt  3–1  Morocco 25–2018–2525–1925–22 93–86P2
26 Jul14:10Tunisia  3–2  Puerto Rico 25–2225–1823–2526–2815–12114–105P2

15th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul10:00Morocco  3–2  Puerto Rico 25–2225–2232–3419–2515–12116–115P2

13th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul12:30Egypt  3–1  Tunisia 25–1920–2525–1425–22 95–80P2

9th–12th places
 
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
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Jul16:30Cuba  3–0  Canada 25–1928–2625–19  78–64P2
26 Jul19:10Czech Republic  3–2  Poland 25–2022–2519–2525–2015–9106–99P2

11th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul15:40Canada  2–3  Poland 25–1523–2526–2825–2312–15111–106P2

9th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul18:45Cuba  0–3  Czech Republic 26–2824–2620–25  70–79P2

5th–8th places
 
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
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Jul11:30China  3–0  Bahrain 25–2325–1825–18  75–59P2
26 Jul14:00Argentina  3–0  South Korea 29–2725–2125–21  79–69P2

7th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul10:00Bahrain  1–3  South Korea 19–2523–2525–1323–25 90–88P2

5th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul12:35China  1–3  Argentina 25–2323–2519–2519–25 86–98P2

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

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Jul16:30Italy  3–1  Russia 24–2625–1925–2225–21 99–88P2
26 Jul19:00Brazil  0–3  Iran 20–2514–2517–25  51–75P2

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul15:05Russia  0–3  Brazil 21–2525–2712–25  58–77P2

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jul19:00Italy  2–3  Iran 25–1717–2523–2525–2212–15102–104P2

Final standing

Awards

See also

References
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