2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification

The 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification is a series of tournaments to decide teams which will play in the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. The 2018 World Championship will feature 24 teams. Two places were allocated to the hosts, Japan and the titleholder, United States. The remaining 22 places will be determined by a qualification process in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations will compete.

Qualified teams

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! rowspan=2 style="width:150px;"|Country ! rowspan=2 style="width:100px;"|Confederation ! rowspan=2 style="width:280px;"|Qualified as ! rowspan=2 style="width:110px;"|Qualified on ! colspan=3 |Previous appearances |- ! Total ! First ! Last

| AVC | Host Country | 25 August 2014 |align=center| 15 |align=center| 1960 |align=center| 2014

| NORCECA | Defending Champions | 12 October 2014 |align=center| 15 |align=center| 1956 |align=center| 2014 |- | 1 | CEV | CEV Second Round Pool B Winners | 28 May 2017 |align=center| 4 |align=center| 1978 |align=center| 2014 |- | 2 | CEV | CEV Second Round Pool A Winners | 3 June 2017 |align=center| 16 |align=center| 1952 |align=center| 2014

| CEV | CEV Second Round Pool E Winners | 3 June 2017 |align=center| 3 |align=center| 1994 |align=center| 2014

| CEV | CEV Second Round Pool C Winners | 4 June 2017 |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2006 |align=center| 2014

| CEV | CEV Second Round Pool D Winners | 4 June 2017 |align=center| 10 |align=center| 1978 |align=center| 2014 |- | 3 | CEV | CEV Second Round Pool F Winners | 4 June 2017 |align=center| 15 |align=center| 1956 |align=center| 2014

| CSV | CSV Championship Winners | 19 August 2017 |align=center| 15 |align=center| 1956 |align=center| 2014

| CEV | CEV Third Round Pool G Winners | 26 August 2017 |align=center| 13 |align=center| 1956 |align=center| 2014

| CEV | CEV Third Round Pool G Runners-up | 26 August 2017 |align=center| 11 |align=center| 1952 |align=center| 2014

| AVC | AVC Second Round Pool A Winners | 23 September 2017 |align=center| 13 |align=center| 1956 |align=center| 2014

| AVC | AVC Second Round Pool B Winners | 23 September 2017 |align=center| 11 |align=center| 1967 |align=center| 2010

| AVC | | 23 September 2017 |align=center| 4 |align=center| 1998 |align=center| 2014

| AVC | AVC Second Round Pool A Runners-up | 24 September 2017 |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2006 |align=center| 2014

| NORCECA

|align=center| 12 |align=center| 1970 |align=center| 2014

| CSV | CSV Qualifier Winners | 15 October 2017 |align=center| 5 |align=center| 1960 |align=center| 2014

Notes 1 Competed as SFR Yugoslavia in 1978 and as Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) in 2006; 3rd appearance as Serbia. 2 Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 7th appearance as Russia. 3 Competed separately as East and West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 7th appearance as Unified Germany.

Qualification process The distribution by confederation for the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship will be:

Asia and Oceania (AVC): 4 places (Japan qualified automatically as host nations for a total of 5 places) Africa (CAVB): 2 places Europe (CEV): 8 places South America (CSV): 2 places North America (NORCECA): 6 places (United States qualified automatically as the reigning champions for a total of 7 places)

Summary of qualification ConfederationTeams startedTeams that have qualifiedQualifier start dateQualifier end dateAVC12+14+127 January 201724 September 2017CAVB16229 April 201713 October 2017CEV42823 May 201627 August 2017CSV7215 August 201715 October 2017NORCECA38+16+16 August 201615 October 2017Total115+222+223 May 201615 October 2017

Note: AVC total includes +1 for Japan as hosts. Note: NORCECA total includes +1 for United States as reigning champions.

Pool standing procedure Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio 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.

NORCECA only Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser

Confederation qualification AVC (Asia and Oceania)

Format First round: The bottom ranked teams of Asia were divided into three groups of three zonal association. The group winners advanced to the second round of FIVB World Championship qualification. Second round: A total of 10 teams (teams ranked 1–7 and three first round winners) were divided into two groups of five teams. The top two teams of each group qualified for the 2018 FIVB World Championship.

Teams

(second round) (second round → Qualified) (second round) (first round → Second Round) (first round → Second Round) (second round → Qualified) (first round) (first round) (first round → Second Round) (second round → Qualified) (second round → Qualified) (second round)

Withdrawal (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) Suspension (First Round)

Final positions (second round)

The draw for the second round was held on 19 March 2017, at the Dusit Princess Srinakarin Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.

+Pool A Rank Team Pld W Pts14 4 1224 3 934 2 644 1 354 0 0

+Pool B Rank Team Pld W Pts14 4 1224 3 934 2 644 1 354 0 0

CAVB (Africa)

Format First round: The bottom ranked tean of Africa were divided into seven groups of seven zonal association, later six groups of six zonal association. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the second round of FIVB World Championship qualification and CAVB Championship in Cameroon. Second round (CAVB Championship): A total of 13 teams (hosts, teams ranked 1–2 of Africa, nine first round winners and two wildcard teams), later 9 teams were divided into two groups. The top two teams of each group advanced to the play-offs. The winners of play-offs will qualified for the 2018 FIVB World Championship.

Teams

(first round → CAVB Championship) (first round → CAVB Championship) (CAVB Championship → Qualified) (first round → CAVB Championship) (first round → CAVB Championship) (first round → CAVB Championship) (first round → CAVB Championship) (first round) (CAVB Championship → Qualified) (first round → CAVB Championship) (first round → CAVB Championship) (first round) (first round → CAVB Championship) (first round) (first round → CAVB Championship) (first round)

Withdrawal

(First Round) (CAVB Championship) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (CAVB Championship) (First Round)

Final positions (CAVB Championship)

Preliminary round

+Pool A Rank Team Pld W Pts133 923 2 6331 243 0 1

+Pool B Rank Team Pld W Pts144 1224 3 9342 6441 354 0 0

Play-offs Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship

CEV (Europe)

Teams

(second round) (second round → Qualified) (second round → Third Round) (second round) (second round) (second round → Third Round → Qualified) (second round) (first round → Second Round) (second round → Third Round) (second round) (second round) (first round) (second round) (second round) (second round) (second round → Qualified) (second round → Third Round) (second round) (first round) ((first round → Second Round) (second round) (second round → Qualified) (second round) (second round) (first round) (first round) (second round) (second round → Third Round → Qualified) (first round) (second round) (second round) (second round) (second round) (second round → Qualified) (first round) (second round → Qualified) (second round) (second round → Third Round) (second round) (second round) (second round → Qualified) (second round)

Final positions (second round)

+Pool A Rank Team Pld W Pts15 5 15254 11352 7452 7552 5650 0

+Pool C Rank Team Pld W Pts15 5 14254 13353 9452 6551 3650 0

+Pool E Rank Team Pld W Pts15 5 15254 12353 9452 6551 3650 0

+Pool B Rank Team Pld W Pts15 5 15254 11353 10452 6551 3650 0

+Pool D Rank Team Pld W Pts15 5 15254 12353 8452 5551 5650 0

+Pool F Rank Team Pld W Pts15 5 15254 12353 7452 5551 4650 2

Third round

+Pool G Rank Team Pld W Pts15 5 15254 12353 8452 6551 3650 1

CSV (South America)

Teams

(CSV Championship → CSV Qualifier → Qualified) (CSV Championship → Qualified) (CSV Championship) (CSV Championship → CSV Qualifier) (CSV Championship → CSV Qualifier) (CSV Qualifier) (CSV Championship)

Final positions (CSV Championship)

+CSV Championship Rank Team Pld W Pts15 5 15254 11353 9452 7551 3650 0

CSV Qualifier

+CSV Qualifier Rank Team Pld W Pts1339232633134300

NORCECA

Teams

(first round) (first round → Second Round) (first round) (first round → Second Round) (first round) (first round → Second Round) (first round) (first round) (NORCECA Championship → Qualified) (first round) (NORCECA Championship) (NORCECA Championship → Qualified) (first round → Second Round) (second round → NORCECA Championship) (NORCECA Championship → Qualified) (first round) (first round → Second Round) (first round → Second Round) (first round → NORCECA Championship) (second round → NORCECA Championship) (first round) (first round) (first round → Second Round) (NORCECA Championship → Qualified) (first round → NORCECA Championship) (first round) (NORCECA Championship → Qualified) (first round) (first round → Second Round) (second round → NORCECA Championship) (first round → Second Round) (first round ) (first round) (first round → Second Round) (first round → Second Round) (second round → NORCECA Championship → Qualified) (first round) (first round → Second Round)

Final positions (NORCECA Continental Championship)

+Pool A Rank Team Pld W Pts133 15232 10331 5430 0

+Pool B Rank Team Pld W Pts133 15232 10331 5430 0

+Pool C Rank Team Pld W Pts133 13232 12331 5430 0

References

External links

2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification

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