The 2025 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event was the 6th edition of the biannual secondary world championship, contested by the senior men's national sitting volleyball teams, sanctioned by World ParaVolley. It was held in Fort Wayne, United States from 12 to 18 October 2025, marking the first time the event is held in the country and first time it was held in the Americas.
Fourteen teams took part, one more than the previous edition.
The tournament acted as qualification for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Hangzhou, China, with two spots available.
Iran are the defending champions, after beating Egypt 3–0 in the 2023 final in Cairo, but couldn't defend their title after not entering. Egypt won their first title after beating Brazil 3–1 in the final.
Host selection A call for the hosting rights was first said on 25 October 2024, with the deadline for submitting interest being on 30 November 2024. On 3 February 2025, American city, Fort Wayne, was given the hosting rights. This marks the first time the tournament will be in the United States and first time the event is in the Americas. The event is projected to generate $2.3 million for Allen County.
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Preparations On 19 September 2025, tickets were released. One-day ticket passes were $15 while a tournament pass was $75. The deadline for obtaining media accreditation was 1 October 2025.
Teams Fourteen teams took part, one more than the previous edition. Teams had to submit an interest in entering by 1 July 2025. On 14 August 2025, the teams were revealed. Australia, Canada, Italy, Poland and Thailand will make their debut while Croatia, Kazakhstan, Netherlands and hosts United States return after not participating in the last edition. Algeria, China, Germany, Great Britain, defending champions Iran, Iraq, Rwanda and Ukraine all didn't enter after taking part in 2023.
TeamAppearance(s)Previous best performance 1stDebut 45th 1stDebut 1N/A 62nd 210th 213th 1stDebut 28th 1N/A 1N/A 1stDebut 1stDebut (H) 1N/A
Venue The venue is the Plassman Athletic Center in Fort Wayne. Two courts were used for the tournament. Fort WaynePlassman Athletic CenterCapacity: Unknown
Squads United States Dan Regan (OH)Nick Dadgostar (L)Ben Aman (OH)Eric Duda (OH)Alex Wilson (OPP/OH)Robbie Gaupp (OH)James Stuck (S/OH)Robbie Onusko (OH)John Kremer (S)Zach Upp (OH)Jason Roberts (OH)Brett Parks (OH)Will Curtis (S/L)Sam Surowiec (OH)
Format The fourteen teams play in two groups of seven where the top two will advance to the semifinals. The third and fourth place teams play in the 5–8 ranking bracket. The fifth and sixth place teams play in the 9–12 ranking bracket. The seventh place team in both groups play in the 13th place match.
Group stage All times are local. The top two teams qualify for the knockout stage. 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
Tiebreakers Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority is given to the team which won the 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, 3 and 4 is made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Pool A
Pool B
Knockout stage 13th place match
9–12 bracket
9–12 semifinals
Eleventh place match
Ninth place match
5–8 bracket
5–8 semifinals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
1–4 bracket
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final rankings By being the two highest ranked teams not yet qualified for the world championship, Poland and Croatia took the two available spots. RankTeam4567891011121314
Team Qualified for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
Notes
See also 2025 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's event
References
External links
Official website Official playlist Official PDF Official opening ceremony replay