2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

2013 Men's U21 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Turkey
Dates	22 August–1 September
Teams	20
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Russia (9th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Victor Poletaev
Official website
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The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was held in Turkey for ten days, from 22 August to 1 September 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament that features 20 teams.^[1]

Competition formula

The 20 teams will be divided into four pools of five teams each and will play a round-robin tournament. The bottom-ranked team of each pool will play classification matches for 17th-20th place in a round-robin system.

The other 16 teams progress to the Eight Finals which consists of a playoff (1st of Pool A against 4th of Pool B etc.). The winners of the playoff matches will advance to the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals to be classified from 1st to 8th while the losers of playoff match will play classification matches, with a similar quarterfinals, semifinals and finals system, to be classified from 9th to 16th.

Qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host country	18 March 2012	Lausanne, Switzerland	1	Turkey
2013 African Junior Championship	2–9 March 2013	Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia	4	Tunisia
				Egypt
				Rwanda
				Morocco
2012 Asian Junior Championship	27 Sep–5 Oct 2012	Urmia, Iran	4	Japan
				China
				Iran
				India
2012 European Junior Championship	24 Aug–2 Sep 2012	Gdynia, Poland & Randers, Denmark	1	Italy
European Qualification Tournament Pool A	7–11 May 2013	Anapa, Russia	1	Russia
European Qualification Tournament Pool B	7–11 May 2013	Saint-Jean-d'Illac, France	1	France
European Qualification Tournament Pool C	8–12 May 2013	Sofia, Bulgaria	1	Estonia
European Qualification Tournament Pool D	7–11 May 2013	Arilje, Serbia	1	Serbia
2012 NORCECA Junior Championship	27 Aug–1 Sep 2012	Colorado Springs, United States	3	United States
				Canada
				Mexico
2012 South American Junior Championship	23–27 October 2012	Saquarema, Brazil	3	Brazil
				Argentina
				Venezuela
Total			20

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Turkey	Argentina	Serbia	Russia
China	Iran	United States	Brazil
Egypt	Japan	Tunisia	Italy
Morocco	Mexico	Canada	France
India	Estonia	Rwanda	Venezuela

Venues

Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey – Pool A, B and Final Round
Atatürk Sport Hall, Izmir, Turkey – Pool C, D and Final Round

Preliminary round

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

	Qualified for the Round of 16
	Qualified for the 17th–20th round robin

Pool A

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
22 Aug	14:30	China	3–0	Morocco	25–21	25–19	25–21			75–61	P2 P3
22 Aug	19:30	Turkey	3–0	India	25–16	25–17	25–17			75–50	P2 P3
23 Aug	15:00	Egypt	3–2	China	25–22	18–25	18–25	25–21	18–16	104–109	P2 P3
23 Aug	19:45	Morocco	0–3	Turkey	24–26	21–25	22–25			67–76	P2 P3
24 Aug	14:30	India	3–1	Morocco	23–25	25–18	26–24	25–11		99–78	P2 P3
24 Aug	19:40	Turkey	3–0	Egypt	26–24	25–23	25–13			76–60	P2 P3
25 Aug	14:30	Egypt	1–3	India	25–22	21–25	16–25	16–25		78–97	P2 P3
25 Aug	19:30	China	2–3	Turkey	25–21	19–25	25–21	20–25	6–15	95–107	P2 P3
26 Aug	12:00	India	3–0	China	25–21	25–23	25–18			75–62	P2 P3
26 Aug	14:30	Morocco	3–2	Egypt	18–25	16–25	25–23	32–30	15–11	106–114	P2 P3

Pool B

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
22 Aug	12:00	Iran	3–1	Estonia	22–25	25–11	25–17	25–22		97–75	P2 P3
22 Aug	17:00	Japan	3–1	Mexico	23–25	29–27	25–17	25–16		102–85	P2 P3
23 Aug	12:00	Estonia	3–2	Japan	27–29	25–23	19–25	26–24	15–8	112–109	P2 P3
23 Aug	17:50	Argentina	0–3	Iran	19–25	20–25	18–25			57–75	P2 P3
24 Aug	12:00	Japan	0–3	Argentina	26–28	20–25	26–28			72–81	P2 P3
24 Aug	17:00	Mexico	3–1	Estonia	25–22	25–19	17–25	29–27		96–93	P2 P3
25 Aug	12:00	Argentina	3–0	Mexico	25–22	25–14	25–17			75–53	P2 P3
25 Aug	17:00	Iran	3–0	Japan	28–26	29–27	25–18			82–71	P2 P3
26 Aug	17:20	Mexico	0–3	Iran	20–25	21–25	16–25			57–75	P2 P3
26 Aug	19:30	Estonia	1–3	Argentina	19–25	25–22	17–25	21–25		82–97	P2 P3

Pool C

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
22 Aug	12:00	United States	3–1	Rwanda	25–11	25–18	27–29	25–14	102–72	P2 P3
22 Aug	17:00	Tunisia	1–3	Canada	15–25	15–25	29–27	19–25	77–102	P2 P3
23 Aug	12:00	Rwanda	0–3	Tunisia	12–25	15–25	18–25		45–75	P2 P3
23 Aug	17:00	Serbia	3–0	United States	25–23	25–23	25–17		75–63	P2 P3
24 Aug	12:00	Tunisia	0–3	Serbia	17–25	25–27	24–26		66–78	P2 P3
24 Aug	14:30	Canada	3–0	Rwanda	25–17	27–25	25–22		77–64	P2 P3
25 Aug	12:00	Serbia	3–1	Canada	23–25	25–18	25–16	25–19	98–78	P2 P3
25 Aug	17:00	United States	1–3	Tunisia	23–25	19–25	25–16	22–25	89–91	P2 P3
26 Aug	12:00	Canada	0–3	United States	15–25	15–25	22–25		52–75	P2 P3
26 Aug	14:30	Rwanda	0–3	Serbia	13–25	20–25	20–25		53–75	P2 P3

Pool D

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Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
22 Aug	14:30	Brazil	3–0	Italy	25–21	35–33	25–23			85–77	P2 P3
22 Aug	19:30	France	3–0	Venezuela	25–17	26–24	25–18			76–59	P2 P3
23 Aug	14:30	Italy	0–3	France	19–25	16–25	23–25			58–75	P2 P3
23 Aug	19:30	Russia	3–2	Brazil	25–17	23–25	25–20	21–25	16–14	110–101	P2 P3
24 Aug	17:00	France	0–3	Russia	17–25	22–25	18–25			57–75	P2 P3
24 Aug	19:30	Venezuela	0–3	Italy	15–25	16–25	25–27			56-77	P2 P3
25 Aug	14:30	Russia	3–1	Venezuela	25–20	25–16	22–25	25–19		97–80	P2 P3
25 Aug	19:30	Brazil	2–3	France	23–25	18–25	25–17	26–24	14–16	106–107	P2 P3
26 Aug	17:00	Venezuela	0–3	Brazil	14–25	23–25	13–25			50–75	P2 P3
26 Aug	19:40	Italy	3–2	Russia	23–25	27–25	30–28	11–25	15–12	106–115	P2 P3

Final round

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

17th–20th places

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17th–20th round robin

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Aug	11:00	ASH	Morocco	2–3	' Estonia'	25–22	22–25	30–28	24–26	12–15	113–116	113–116
29 Aug	13:56	ASH	'Rwanda '	3–2	Venezuela	27–25	23–25	18–25	25–21	17–15	110–111	110–111
30 Aug	09:00	ASH	Morocco	1–3	' Venezuela'	20–25	25–20	15–25	17–25		77–95	77–95
30 Aug	11:20	ASH	'Estonia '	3–0	Rwanda	25–12	27–25	25–13			77–50	77–50
31 Aug	09:00	ASH	'Estonia '	3–0	Venezuela	25–22	25–21	25–15			75–58	75–58
31 Aug	11:00	ASH	'Morocco '	3–0	Rwanda	25–21	25–10	25–21			75–52	75–52

1st–16th places

28 August – Ankara

Iran

3

30 August – Ankara

Egypt

0

Iran

0

28 August – Izmir

Brazil

3

United States

1

31 August – Ankara

Brazil

3

Brazil

3

28 August – Ankara

Italy

1

Argentina

3

30 August – Ankara

China

1

Argentina

2

28 August – Izmir

Italy

3

Serbia

2

1 September – Ankara

Italy

3

Brazil

0

28 August – Ankara

Russia

3

India

3

30 August – Ankara

Japan

0

India

0

28 August – Izmir

Russia

3

Russia

3

31 August – Ankara

Tunisia

0

Russia

3

28 August – Ankara

France

1

3rd place match

Turkey

3

30 August – Ankara

1 September – Ankara

Mexico

0

Turkey

0

Italy

3

28 August – Izmir

France

3

France

1

France

3

Canada

2

5th–8th semifinals		5th place match

31 August – Ankara

Iran	3
		1 September – Ankara
Argentina	0
		Iran	3
31 August – Ankara
		Turkey	1
India	0

Turkey	3
		7th place match

		1 September – Ankara

		Argentina	3

		India	2

9th–16th quarterfinals		9th–12th semifinals		9th place match

30 August – Izmir

Egypt	1
		31 August – Izmir
United States	3
		United States	1
30 August – Izmir
		Serbia	3
China	0
				1 September – Izmir
Serbia	3
				Serbia	3
30 August – Izmir
				Japan	0
Japan	3
		31 August – Izmir
Tunisia	1
		Japan	3
30 August – Izmir
		Canada	2	11th place match
Mexico	1
				1 September – Izmir
Canada	3
				United States	3

				Canada	0

13th–16th semifinals		13th place match

31 August – Izmir

Egypt	3
		1 September – Izmir
China	2
		Egypt	2
31 August – Izmir
		Tunisia	3
Tunisia	3

Mexico	2
		15th place match

		1 September – Izmir

		China	3

		Mexico	2

Round of 16

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Aug	11:00	BVH	'Iran '	3–0	Egypt	25–21	25–20	25–11			75–52	75–52
28 Aug	11:00	ASH	United States	1–3	' Brazil'	22–25	25–23	18–25	22–25		87–98	87–98
28 Aug	13:30	BVH	'Argentina '	3–1	China	25–19	25–23	23–25	29–27		102–94	102–94
28 Aug	13:40	ASH	Serbia	2–3	' Italy'	25–21	19–25	21–25	30–28	5–15	100–114	100–114
28 Aug	16:00	BVH	'India '	3–0	Japan	25–18	25–23	25–20			75–61	75–61
28 Aug	16:35	ASH	'Russia '	3–0	Tunisia	25–23	25–15	25–21			75–59	75–59
28 Aug	18:30	BVH	'Turkey '	3–0	Mexico	25–14	25–14	25–18			75–46	75–46
28 Aug	18:35	ASH	'France '	3–2	Canada	22–25	25–21	25–15	23–25	15–10	110–96	110–96

9th–16th quarterfinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
30 Aug	13:15	ASH	Egypt	1–3	' United States'	25–22	21–25	23–25	20–25	89–97	89–97
30 Aug	15:50	ASH	China	0–3	' Serbia'	20–25	18–25	16–25		54–75	54–75
30 Aug	17:40	ASH	'Japan '	3–1	Tunisia	23–25	25–17	25–23	25–19	98–84	98–84
30 Aug	20:10	ASH	Mexico	1–3	' Canada'	23–25	25–19	13–25	18–25	79–94	79–94

Quarterfinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Aug	11:00	BVH	Iran	0–3	' Brazil'	21–25	20–25	22–25			63–75	63–75
30 Aug	13:30	BVH	Argentina	2–3	' Italy'	20–25	25–23	25–20	15–25	11–15	96–108	96–108
30 Aug	16:15	BVH	India	0–3	' Russia'	21–25	15–25	16–25			52–75	52–75
30 Aug	19:00	BVH	Turkey	0–3	' France'	21–25	22–25	25–27			68–77	68–77

13th–16th semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Aug	13:00	ASH	'Egypt '	3–2	China	29–31	25–23	17–25	25–13	19–17	115–109	115–109
31 Aug	15:55	ASH	'Tunisia '	3–2	Mexico	23–25	25–23	22–25	25–15	21–19	116–107	116–107

9th–12th semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Aug	18:50	ASH	United States	1–3	' Serbia'	24–26	22–25	25–19	24–26		95–96	95–96
31 Aug	21:25	ASH	'Japan '	3–2	Canada	18–25	25–20	25–17	26–28	17–15	111–105	111–105

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Aug	11:15	BVH	'Iran '	3–0	Argentina	25–21	25–23	28–26			78–70	78–70
31 Aug	13:30	BVH	India	0–3	' Turkey'	18–25	23–25	20–25			61–75	61–75

Semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Aug	17:00	BVH	'Brazil '	3–1	Italy	22–25	25–18	25–19	25–23		97–85	97–85
31 Aug	19:40	BVH	'Russia '	3–1	France	27–25	24–26	25–18	27–25		103–94	103–94

15th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
01 Sep	09:00	ASH	'China '	3–2	Mexico	22–25	24–26	25–19	25–20	15–9	111–99	111–99

13th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
01 Sep	13:35	ASH	Egypt	2–3	' Tunisia'	25–17	19–25	25–23	23–25	7–15	99–105	99–105

11th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
01 Sep	11:35	ASH	'United States '	3–0	Canada	25–16	25–17	25–18			75–51	75–51

9th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
01 Sep	16:10	ASH	'Serbia '	3–0	Japan	25–16	25–21	25–23			75–60	75–60

7th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
01 Sep	11:00	BVH	'Argentina '	3–2	India	22–25	23–25	26–24	25–19	15–7	111–100	111–100

5th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
01 Sep	13:30	BVH	'Iran '	3–1	Turkey	19–25	25–21	25–18	25–18		94–82	94–82

3rd place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
01 Sep	16:00	BVH	'Italy '	3–1	France	25–21	25–16	20–25	28–26		98–88	98–88

Final

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
01 Sep	19:00	BVH	Brazil	0–3	' Russia'	16–25	16–25	20–25			52–75	52–75

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Russia
	Brazil
	Italy
4	France
5	Iran
6	Turkey
7	Argentina
8	India
9	Serbia
10	Japan
11	United States
12	Canada
13	Tunisia
14	Egypt
15	China
16	Mexico
17	Estonia
18	Morocco
19	Venezuela
20	Rwanda