2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the eighteenth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, which was hosted by Mexico from 11 to 20 September 2015 in the cities of Mexicali and Tijuana.

2015 Men's U21 World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Mexico
Dates	11–20 September
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Russia (10th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Pavel Pankov
Official website
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Russia, won the tournament after defeating Argentina 3-2 in the final match, thus securing the country's tenth title and the third in a row, after winning the editions of 2011 in Brazil and 2013 in Turkey.^[1] Pavel Pankov was elected the Most Valuable Player.^[2]

Qualification

The FIVB Sports Events Council confirmed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships on 14 December 2013.^[3]

Means of qualification		Date	Venue	Vacancies	Qualifier
Host Country		11 November 2014	Lausanne	1	Mexico
2014 NORCECA Championship		29 July –3 August 2014	San Salvador	2	Cuba
					Canada
2014 South American Championship		27–31 August 2014	Saquarema	2	Brazil
					Argentina
2014 Asian Championship		17–25 October 2014	Manama	2	Iran
					China
2015 African Championship		27 February – 1 March 2015	Cairo	1	Egypt
European Qualifier	Pool G	15–17 May 2015	Bełchatów	1	Poland
	Pool H		Nova Gorica	1	Slovenia
World Ranking		December 2014[4]	Lausanne	6	Russia
					Italy
					France
					Turkey
					United States
					Japan
Total				16

Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB U21 World Ranking as of December 2014.^[4] 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.^[5] The draw was held in Tijuana, Mexico on 25 June 2015.^[6] Rankings are shown in brackets except the Hosts who ranked 22nd.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Mexico (Hosts)	Russia (1)	Brazil (2)	Italy (3)
Turkey (7)	Argentina (6)	Iran (5)	France (4)
Canada (8)	United States (9)	China (10)	Japan (11)
Egypt (26)	Poland (15)	Cuba (13)	Slovenia (18)

Squads

Main article: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads

Venues

Pool A, B, E, F and Final eight	Pool C, D, G, H and 9th–16th places
Tijuana, Mexico	Mexicali, Mexico
Centro de Alto Rendimiento de Tijuana	Auditorio del Estado
Capacity: 4,000	Capacity: 5,000

Pool standing procedure

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

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

• All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Turkey	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	247	198	1.247	Pool E or Pool F
2	Canada	3	2	1	5	7	5	1.400	283	254	1.114
3	Mexico	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	181	210	0.862	Pool G or Pool H
4	Egypt	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	226	274	0.825

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Sep	12:00	Turkey	3–1	Canada	17–25	25–22	25–22	25–19		92–88	P2 P3
11 Sep	20:00	Mexico	3–0	Egypt	25–17	25–23	25–20			75–60	P2 P3
12 Sep	12:00	Egypt	2–3	Canada	32–30	26–24	19–25	19–25	9–15	105–119	P2 P3
12 Sep	19:00	Mexico	0–3	Turkey	16–25	19–25	14–25			49–75	P2 P3
13 Sep	12:00	Turkey	3–0	Egypt	30–28	25–15	25–18			80–61	P2 P3
13 Sep	19:00	Canada	3–0	Mexico	25–17	25–20	25–20			75–57	P2 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	226	178	1.270	Pool E or Pool F
2	Argentina	3	2	1	5	6	6	1.000	269	278	0.968
3	Poland	3	1	2	3	4	6	0.667	241	230	1.048	Pool G or Pool H
4	United States	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	208	258	0.806

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Sep	14:00	Russia	3–0	Poland	25–20	25–23	26–24			76–67	P2 P3
11 Sep	17:00	Argentina	3–2	United States	25–21	25–23	21–25	22–25	15–10	108–104	P2 P3
12 Sep	14:00	Poland	3–0	United States	25–22	25–19	25–14			75–55	P2 P3
12 Sep	17:00	Russia	3–0	Argentina	25–18	25–23	25–21			75–62	P2 P3
13 Sep	14:00	Argentina	3–1	Poland	32–30	16–25	26–24	25–20		99–99	P2 P3
13 Sep	17:00	United States	0–3	Russia	17–25	17–25	15–25			49–75	P2 P3

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	249	197	1.264	Pool E or Pool F
2	China	3	2	1	6	7	4	1.750	262	234	1.120
3	Iran	3	1	2	3	4	7	0.571	224	247	0.907	Pool G or Pool H
4	Cuba	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	186	243	0.765

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Sep	12:00	Brazil	3–0	Cuba	25–21	25–18	25–15			75–54	P2 P3
11 Sep	19:00	Iran	1–3	China	21–25	14–25	25–19	21–25		81–94	P2 P3
12 Sep	12:00	Cuba	0–3	China	20–25	16–25	18–25			54–75	P2 P3
12 Sep	19:00	Brazil	3–0	Iran	25–11	25–18	25–21			75–50	P2 P3
13 Sep	12:00	Iran	3–1	Cuba	18–25	25–17	25–18	25–18		93–78	P2 P3
13 Sep	19:00	China	1–3	Brazil	24–26	22–25	25–23	22–25		93–99	P2 P3

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy	3	3	0	9	9	2	4.500	275	226	1.217	Pool E or Pool F
2	Slovenia	3	2	1	5	7	6	1.167	292	300	0.973
3	France	3	1	2	4	5	7	0.714	265	282	0.940	Pool G or Pool H
4	Japan	3	0	3	0	3	9	0.333	269	293	0.918

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Sep	14:00	Italy	3–1	Slovenia	22–25	25–21	25–20	25–20		97–86	P2 P3
11 Sep	17:00	France	3–1	Japan	25–23	26–24	22–25	25–21		98–93	P2 P3
12 Sep	14:00	Slovenia	3–1	Japan	17–25	25–23	25–21	25–22		92–91	P2 P3
12 Sep	17:00	Italy	3–0	France	25–13	25–23	25–19			75–55	P2 P3
13 Sep	14:00	France	2–3	Slovenia	22–25	22–25	25–21	25–23	18–20	112–114	P2 P3
13 Sep	17:00	Japan	1–3	Italy	20–25	25–23	28–30	12–25		85–103	P2 P3

Second round

• All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	233	191	1.220	Semifinals
2	Brazil	3	2	1	5	6	6	1.000	263	255	1.031
3	Turkey	3	1	2	3	5	8	0.625	275	290	0.948	5th–8th semifinals
4	Slovenia	3	0	3	1	3	9	0.333	248	283	0.876

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Sep	12:00	Turkey	3–2	Slovenia	20–25	20–25	26–24	26–24	16–14	108–112	P2 P3
15 Sep	14:00	Argentina	3–0	Brazil	29–27	25–18	25–19			79–64	P2 P3
16 Sep	17:00	Slovenia	1–3	Brazil	20–25	25–21	21–25	9–25		75–96	P2 P3
16 Sep	19:00	Turkey	0–3	Argentina	21–25	22–25	23–25			66–75	P2 P3
17 Sep	12:00	Argentina	3–0	Slovenia	25–18	25–16	29–27			79–61	P2 P3
17 Sep	17:00	Brazil	3–2	Turkey	25–22	25–20	18–25	20–25	15–9	103–101	P2 P3

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	251	174	1.443	Semifinals
2	China	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	203	187	1.086
3	Italy	3	1	2	3	3	7	0.429	233	249	0.936	5th–8th semifinals
4	Canada	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	226	285	0.793

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Sep	17:00	Canada	1–3	Italy	39–37	19–25	19–25	19–25		96–112	P2 P3
15 Sep	19:00	Russia	3–0	China	25–15	25–20	25–23			75–58	P2 P3
16 Sep	12:00	Italy	0–3	China	20–25	17–25	22–25			59–75	P2 P3
16 Sep	14:00	Canada	1–3	Russia	21–25	20–25	25–23	11–25		77–98	P2 P3
17 Sep	14:00	China	3–0	Canada	25–16	25–16	25–21			75–53	P2 P3
17 Sep	19:00	Russia	3–0	Italy	25–20	28–26	25–16			78–62	P2 P3

Pool G

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	254	1.094	9th–12th semifinals
2	Iran	3	2	1	7	8	4	2.000	276	250	1.104
3	Japan	3	1	2	3	5	6	0.833	256	238	1.076	13th–16th semifinals
4	Mexico	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	157	225	0.698

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Sep	14:00	United States	3–2	Iran	25–19	21–25	25–22	24–26	16–14	111–106	P2 P3
15 Sep	19:00	Mexico	0–3	Japan	20–25	16–25	15–25			51–75	P2 P3
16 Sep	17:00	Japan	1–3	Iran	25–27	25–18	19–25	21–25		90–95	P2 P3
16 Sep	19:00	Mexico	0–3	United States	23–25	17–25	17–25			57–75	P2 P3
17 Sep	12:00	United States	3–1	Japan	25–23	17–25	25–20	25–23		92–91	P2 P3
17 Sep	17:00	Iran	3–0	Mexico	25–19	25–14	25–16			75–49	P2 P3

Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	8	9	4	2.250	312	275	1.135	9th–12th semifinals
2	France	3	2	1	6	7	4	1.750	251	245	1.024
3	Cuba	3	1	2	4	6	7	0.857	292	290	1.007	13th–16th semifinals
4	Egypt	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	225	270	0.833

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Sep	12:00	Poland	3–2	Cuba	25–20	30–32	16–25	25–20	15–12	111–109	P2 P3
15 Sep	17:00	Egypt	0–3	France	15–25	19–25	22–25			56–75	P2 P3
16 Sep	12:00	France	3–1	Cuba	25–23	25–22	19–25	25–16		94–86	P2 P3
16 Sep	15:00	Egypt	1–3	Poland	25–23	21–25	21–25	17–25		84–98	P2 P3
17 Sep	14:00	Cuba	3–1	Egypt	25–18	25–21	22–25	25–21		97–85	P2 P3
17 Sep	17:00	Poland	3–1	France	25–16	25–17	28–30	25–19		103–82	P2 P3

Final round

• All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).

Classification 13th–16th

	13th–16th semifinals				13th place match
	19 September
	Japan	3
					20 September
	Egypt	1
					Japan	0
	19 September
					Cuba	3
	Cuba	3
	Mexico	0
					15th place match
					20 September
					Egypt	3
					Mexico	0

13th–16th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Sep	12:00	Japan	3–1	Egypt	25–18	27–29	25–21	25–20		102–88	P2 P3
19 Sep	14:00	Cuba	3–0	Mexico	25–19	25–23	25–22			75–64	P2 P3

15th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	10:00	Egypt	3–0	Mexico	27–25	25–19	25–21			77–65	P2 P3

13th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	12:00	Japan	0–3	Cuba	21–25	19–25	16–25			56–75	P2 P3

Classification 9th–12th

	9th–12th semifinals				9th place match
	19 September
	United States	1
					20 September
	France	3
					France	0
	19 September
					Poland	3
	Poland	3
	Iran	1
					11th place match
					20 September
					United States	3
					Iran	2

9th–12th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Sep	17:00	United States	1–3	France	22–25	20–25	25–16	21–25		88–91	P2 P3
19 Sep	19:00	Poland	3–1	Iran	21–25	25–21	25–22	25–19		96–87	P2 P3

11th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	15:00	United States	3–2	Iran	25–18	25–18	21–25	12–25	15–10	98–96	P2 P3

9th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	17:00	France	0–3	Poland	20–25	28–30	19–25			67–80	P2 P3

Classification 5th–8th

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place match
	19 September
	Canada	0
					20 September
	Turkey	3
					Turkey	0
	19 September
					Italy	3
	Italy	3
	Slovenia	1
					7th place match
					20 September
					Canada	1
					Slovenia	3

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Sep	12:00	Canada	0–3	Turkey	23–25	14–25	16–25			53–75	P2 P3
19 Sep	14:00	Italy	3–1	Slovenia	25–20	25–16	19–25	25–20		94–81	P2 P3

7th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	10:00	Canada	1–3	Slovenia	25–23	18–25	18–25	11–25		72–98	P2 P3

5th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	12:00	Turkey	0–3	Italy	22–25	17–25	16–25			55–75	P2 P3

Final four

	Semifinals				Final
	19 September
	Argentina	3
					20 September
	China	0
					Argentina	2
	19 September
					Russia	3
	Russia	3
	Brazil	1
					3rd place match
					20 September
					China	3
					Brazil	1

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Sep	17:00	Argentina	3–0	China	25–22	26–24	25–14			76–60	P2 P3
19 Sep	19:00	Russia	3–1	Brazil	25–23	25–21	18–25	25–21		93–90	P2 P3

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	15:00	China	3–1	Brazil	25–19	25–21	27–29	25–21		102–90	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	17:00	Argentina	2–3	Russia	25–20	25–18	16–25	21–25	11–15	98–103	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank Team  Russia  Argentina  China 4  Brazil 5  Italy 6  Turkey 7  Slovenia 8 Canada 9  Poland 10  France 11  United States 12 Iran 13  Cuba 14  Japan 15  Egypt 16  Mexico

2015 Men's U21 World champions  Russia 10th title 12–man roster Pavel Pankov (c), Kirill Ursov, Sergei Pirainen, Evgenii Andreev, Aleksandr Melnikov, Maxim Belogortcev, Alexander Goncharov, Roman Zhos, Aleksandr Kimerov, Dmitry Volkov, Mikhail Morov, Denis Bogdan Head coach Nikolaev Mikhail

Awards

Source:^[7]

• Most valuable player
  •  Pavel Pankov (RUS)
• Best scorer
  • Tonček Štern (SLO)
• Best setter
  •  Matías Sánchez (ARG)
• Best outside spikers
  •  Dmitry Volkov (RUS)
  •  Denis Bogdan (RUS)
• Best middle blockers
  •  Zhejia Zhang (CHN)
  •  Osman Durmaz (TUR)
• Best opposite spiker
  •  Caio Olivera (BRA)
• Best libero
  •  Santiago Danani (ARG)

See also

• 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship