2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event

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2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event
Tournament details
Host nation Egypt
CityCairo
Dates11–18 November
Teams13 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Iran (th title)
Runners-up Egypt
Third place Germany
Fourth place Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Official website
Cairo 2023

The 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event was the 6th edition of this tournament (3rd using the World Cup moniker)

Iran, and successfully defended their title, overcoming Egypt 3–0 in the final.[3]

Host selection

Originally,

Covid-19 pandemic (the competition dates were 24–30 April).[4][5] However, on 12 March, it was confirmed the event would be postponed until further notice.[6] The tournament was going to commence on 10–15 December 2021. Although, for a second time, the event was postponed.[7][8] After multiple postponements, Cairo, Egypt was given the hosting rights on the 13 September 2022 for the 2023 edition.[2]
This marks Egypt's first time organising the event.

Teams

Host (1)

Participating teams (12)

  1. ^ Nigeria originally entered, but withdrew right before the tournament started.[9] They were originally placed in Group C.

Venue

The venue was the New Capital Sports Hall in the New Administrative Capital, near Cairo.[10] Despite the tournament being held just outside of Cairo, the event was still called Cairo 2023.

New Administrative Capital
New Capital Sports Hall
Capacity: 7,500

Broadcasting rights

Every game was broadcast on the World ParaVolley YouTube channel.

Squads

Squads ranged from 8 to 14 players for the tournament.[11]

Format

13 teams are divided into three groups of three and a group of four. The top two in each group plays in the quarterfinals, while the eliminated teams plays in the classification group.

Group stage

Group A

  • All times are local.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Egypt (H) 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 102 1.471 Quarterfinals
2  Iraq 2 1 1 2 3 5 0.600 156 181 0.862
3  Rwanda 2 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 157 180 0.872
Source: Report
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 18:30 Iraq  0–3  Egypt 17–25 11–25 23–25     51–75 [11]
12 Nov 10:00 Rwanda  2–3  Iraq 22–25 25–16 20–25 26–24 13–15 106–105 [11]
14 Nov 10:00 Egypt  3–0  Rwanda 25–16 25–17 25–18     75–51 [11]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 73 2.055 Quarterfinals
2  Japan 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 149 155 0.961
3  Algeria 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 105 176 0.597
Source: Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov 11:30 Japan  3–1  Algeria 26–28 25–18 25–21 25–13   101–80 [11]
13 Nov 10:00 Iran  3–0  Japan 25–13 25–14 25–21     75–48 [11]
14 Nov 11:30 Algeria  0–3  Iran 5–25 10–25 10–25     25–75 [11]

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China 2 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 168 90 1.867 Quarterfinals
2  Brazil 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 141 130 1.085
3  India 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 61 150 0.407
Source: Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov 13:30 China  3–0  India 25–4 25–8 25–12     75–24 [11]
13 Nov 12:00 Brazil  1–3  China 25–18 17–25 10–25 14–25   66–93 [11]
14 Nov 13:30 India  0–3  Brazil 7–25 18–25 12–25     37–75 [11]

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 109 2.064 Quarterfinals
2  Ukraine 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 198 169 1.172
3  France 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 185 223 0.830
4  Great Britain 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 140 247 0.567
Source: Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov 15:00 Germany  3–0  Great Britain 25–9 25–6 25–8     75–23 [11]
12 Nov 17:00 Ukraine  3–0  France 25–19 25–10 25–21     75–50 [11]
13 Nov 14:00 Great Britain  1–3  France 25–22 17–25 17–25 14–25   73–97 [11]
13 Nov 15:30 Germany  3–0  Ukraine 25–13 25–13 25–22     75–48 [11]
14 Nov 15:00 Ukraine  3–0  Great Britain 25–14 25–18 25–12     75–44 [11]
14 Nov 17:00 France  0–3  Germany 8–25 16–25 14–25     38–75 [11]
13 Nov 14:00 Great Britain  1–3  France 25–22 17–25 17–25 14–25   73–97 [11]
13 Nov 15:30 Germany  3–0  Ukraine 25–13 25–13 25–22     75–48 [11]
14 Nov 15:00 Ukraine  3–0  Great Britain 25–14 25–18 25–12     75–44 [11]
14 Nov 17:00 France  0–3  Germany 8–25 16–25 14–25     38–75 [11]

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 November
 
 
 Egypt 3
 
16 November
 
 Japan 0
 
 Egypt 3
 
15 November
 
 Germany 1
 
 Germany 3
 
18 November
 
 Brazil 1
 
 Egypt 0
 
15 November
 
 Iran 3
 
 Iran 3
 
16 November
 
 Iraq 0
 
 Iran 3
 
15 November
 
  Ukraine 0 Third place
 
 China 1
 
18 November
 
 Ukraine 3
 
 Germany 3
 
 
 Ukraine 2
 

5–8 classification bracket

 
Semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
17 November
 
 
 Japan1
 
18 November
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil3
 
17 November
 
 China1
 
 Iraq0
 
 
 China3
 
7th place match
 
 
18 November
 
 
 Japan1
 
 
 Iraq3

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Nov 11:30 Egypt  3–0  Japan 25–12 25–19 25–9     75–40 [11]
15 Nov 13:30 Iran  3–0  Iraq 25–12 25–14 25–13     75–39 [11]
15 Nov 15:00 China  1–3  Ukraine 20–25 25–22 23–25 17–25   85–97 [11]
15 Nov 17:00 Germany  3–1  Brazil 25–20 25–19 20–25 25–21   95–85 [11]

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Nov 13:30 Iran  3–0  Ukraine 25–12 25–10 25–22     75–44 [11]
16 Nov 15:00 Egypt  3–1  Germany 25–20 25–20 23–25 25–18   98–83 [11]

Third place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Nov 13:30 Germany  3–2  Ukraine 25–16 24–26 22–25 25–18 15–5 111–90 [11]

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Nov 18:00 Egypt  0–3  Iran 21–25 19–25 17–25     57–75 [11]

Classification rounds

5–8 Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Nov 10:00 Iraq  0–3  China 14–25 13–25 9–25     36–75 [11]
16 Nov 11:30 Japan  1–3  Brazil 25–21 12–25 6–25 16–25   59–96 [11]

Seventh place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Nov 10:00 Japan  1–3  Iraq 26–24 14–25 21–25 13–25   74–99 [11]

Fifth place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Nov 11:30 China  1–3  Brazil 21–25 22–25 28–26 20–25   91–101 [11]

9–13th placement group

The five teams who failed to make quarterfinals all play each other in a five team group to decide the places 9–13.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Rwanda 4 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 300 169 1.775 Ninth place
2  France 4 3 1 9 9 5 1.800 306 282 1.085 Tenth place
3  Algeria 4 2 2 6 7 6 1.167 287 268 1.071 Eleventh place
4  Great Britain 4 1 3 3 4 9 0.444 255 295 0.864 Twelfth place
5  India 4 0 4 0 0 12 0.000 166 300 0.553 Thirteenth place
Source: [2]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Nov 10:00 Algeria  3–0  Great Britain 25–21 25–17 26–24     76–62 [11]
15 Nov 17:30 Rwanda  3–0  France 25–11 25–8 25–21     75–40 [11]
15 Nov 19:00 Great Britain  3–0  India 25–21 25–17 25–12     75–50 [11]
16 Nov 10:30 Rwanda  3–0  Algeria 25–16 25–19 25–16     75–51 [11]
16 Nov 17:00 India  0–3  France 11–25 11–25 19–25     41–75 [11]
16 Nov 18:30 Great Britain  0–3  Rwanda 9–25 17–25 11–25     37–75 [11]
17 Nov 10:00 France  3–1  Algeria 25–23 22–25 25–20 25–17   97–85 [11]
17 Nov 11:30 India  0–3  Rwanda 8–25 14–25 19–25     41–75 [11]
17 Nov 15:00 France  3–1  Great Britain 25–14 19–25 25–21 25–21   94–81 [11]
17 Nov 17:00 Algeria  3–0  India 25–15 25–8 25–11     75–34 [11]

Final rankings

Since Iran qualified for the Paralympics via winning the world championship, and Egypt qualified due to winning the African championship, Germany took the ticket to the Paralympics.[12]

Rank Team
 Iran
 Egypt
 Germany
4  Ukraine
5  Brazil
6  China
7  Iraq
8  Japan
9  Rwanda
10  France
11  Algeria
12  Great Britain
13  India
Team Qualified for the 2024 Paralympics

Awards

The awards were as follows:

MVP

Best Setter

Best Attacker

Best Receiver

Best Server

Best Blocker

Best Libero

See also

References

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230628060901/https://www.worldparavolley.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Sitting-Volleyball-Magazine-FINAL-WEBSITE-ONLINE-ONLY.pdf
  2. ^ a b c "Cairo to host the Sitting Volleyball World Cup in 2023 < World ParaVolley". September 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup Day 8: Iran and China earn top podium finishes in Cairo < World ParaVolley". November 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Coronavirus - 2020 Sitting Volleyball World Cup < World ParaVolley". January 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "New host for the 2020 Sitting Volleyball World Cup announced < World ParaVolley". February 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Announcement: Postponement of the 2020 World Cup in Egypt < World ParaVolley". March 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Cairo to close 2021 with Sitting Volleyball World Cup < World ParaVolley". July 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Sitting Volleyball World Cup postponed < World ParaVolley". September 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "GB Senior Men head to the World Cup". British Volleyball. November 7, 2023.
  10. ^ "لأول مرة فى التاريخ.. مصر تتأهل للدور النهائي من كأس العالم للكرة الطائرة البارالمبية | المصري اليوم".
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap "2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup < World ParaVolley".
  12. ^ "Penultimate men's and women's teams secure positions for Paris 2024 < World ParaVolley". February 4, 2024.

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