The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship was the nineteenth edition of the international volleyball tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 20, organized by the sport's world governing body, FIVB. The tournament was hosted by Mexico in the cities of Boca del Río and Córdoba from 14 to 23 July 2017.

China defeated Russia in the final to capture their third title in the competition. Japan won the bronze medal after defeating Turkey in the third place match. Yang Hanyu from China was elected the Most Valuable Player.

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

Means of QualificationDateVenuesVacanciesQualifiersHost Nation2 February 2016 Lausanne12016 Asian Championship23–31 July 2016 Nakhon Ratchasima22016 NORCECA Championship26–31 July 2016 Fort Lauderdale12016 South American Championship26–30 October 2016 Uberaba12017 African Championship28–29 January 2017 Cairo12017 Pan-American CupFor CSV6–14 May 2017 San José1For NORCECA12017 European Qualifiers5 January – 21 May 2017Various2World RankingAs per 1 January 2017 Lausanne6Total16

Pools composition The drawing of lots was held in Boca del Rio, Mexico on 8 June 2017. Mexico as a host country team were seeded in the top position of pool A, And the top seven teams from World ranking as per January 2017 were seed in serpentine system in first two rows. the eight remaining teams were drawn in next two rows. Numbers in brackets denote the World ranking.

Pool APool BPool CPool D (18) (1) (2) (3) (7) (6) (5) (4) (10) (8) (11) (9) (11) (42) (15) (15)

Squads

Pool standing procedure Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio 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 All times are Central Daylight Time Zone (UTC−05:00).

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Second round All times are Central Daylight Time Zone (UTC−05:00).

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Pool H

Final round All times are Central Daylight Time Zone (UTC−05:00).

Classification 13th–16th

13th–16th semifinals

15th place match

13th place match

Classification 9th–12th

9th–12th semifinals

11th place match

9th place match

Classification 5th–8th

5th–8th semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

Final four

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

RankTeam45678910111213141516

12–man rosterYang Hanyu, Chen Peiyan, Cai Yaqian (c), Zhang Yuqian, Xie Xing, Guan Ruige, Zang Qianqian, Cai Xiaoqing, Wu Han, Fang Jing, Xu Xiaoting, Liu JiayuanHead coachMang Shen

Awards

Most Valuable Player Yang Hanyu Best setter Tamaki Matsui Best outside spikers Wu Han Tuğba Şenoğlu Best middle blockers Zehra Güneş Yang Hanyu Best opposite spiker Anna Kotikova Best libero Nyeme Costa

See also 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

References

External links Official website