The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the twentieth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship , contested by the men's national teams under the age of 21 of the members of the FIVB , the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held in Riffa , Bahrain from 18 to 27 July 2019.[1] 16 teams from the 5 confederations competed in the tournament.
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1999.
Iran won its first title in the competition, defeating Italy in the final. Brazil defeated Russia for the bronze medal. Amirhossein Esfandiar from Iran was elected the MVP .[2]
Qualification
A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Bahrain , who qualified automatically as hosts, another 10 teams qualified via six separate continental tournaments while the remaining 5 teams qualified via the FIVB U21 World Ranking .
Pools composition
First round
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB U21 World Ranking as of January 2019.[6] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the U21 World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the U21 World Ranking.[7] The draw was held in Manama , Bahrain on 3 June 2019.[8] Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 42nd.
Draw
Second round
Squads
Venues
Isa Sports City Hall C, Riffa , Bahrain – Pool A, C, E, F, 5th–8th places and Final four
Isa Sports City Hall B, Riffa , Bahrain – Pool B, D, G, H, 13th–16th places and 9th–12th places
Referees
There were sixteen referees from 5 continental confederations in this tournament.
AVC (5)
Toan Phong Nguyen
Sami Hassan Ebrahim Sowayed
Tatsuhiro Sawa
Bae Sun-ok
Jirasak Pumduang
CAVB (2)
Redha Bouzidi
Edgar Serole
CEV (2)
Aleksandar Vinaliev
Nicholas Heckford
Igor Porvaznik
CSV (2)
José Luis Barrios
Paulo Luis Beal
Jorge Ernesto Erazo Maldonado
NORCECA (3)
Lanza Miller
Daniel Gonzalez
Miguel A. Figueroa Medina
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
Pool A
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
18 Jul
16:30
Morocco
0–3
China
16–25
23–25
13–25
52–75
P2
18 Jul
19:00
Bahrain
3–0
Puerto Rico
25–18
25–14
25–20
75–52
P2
19 Jul
17:00
China
3–0
Puerto Rico
25–23
25–22
25–23
75–68
P2
19 Jul
19:17
Morocco
2–3
Bahrain
14–25
25–23
21–25
25–22
12–15
97–110
P2
20 Jul
16:30
Puerto Rico
3–1
Morocco
25–22
25–21
34–36
25–20
109–99
P2
20 Jul
19:30
China
3–1
Bahrain
25–19
23–25
25–18
25–15
98–77
P2
Pool B
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
18 Jul
11:38
Cuba
1–3
South Korea
25–27
25–17
22–25
25–27
97–96
P2
18 Jul
14:20
Argentina
3–1
Egypt
25–19
26–24
22–25
25–18
98–86
P2
19 Jul
11:30
South Korea
3–0
Egypt
25–22
25–18
25–21
75–61
P2
19 Jul
14:00
Cuba
3–2
Argentina
25–23
25–23
19–25
22–25
15–13
106–109
P2
20 Jul
11:30
South Korea
1–3
Argentina
25–20
27–29
22–25
22–25
96–99
P2
20 Jul
14:15
Cuba
3–2
Egypt
26–24
25–20
21–25
20–25
15–9
107–103
P2
Pool C
Pool D
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
18 Jul
17:00
Poland
1–3
Brazil
23–25
25–23
18–25
19–25
85–98
P2
18 Jul
19:40
Italy
3–0
Canada
25–17
25–17
25–15
75–49
P2
19 Jul
17:10
Brazil
3–0
Canada
25–15
25–19
25–13
75–47
P2
19 Jul
19:10
Poland
0–3
Italy
23–25
21–25
26–28
70–78
P2
20 Jul
17:00
Brazil
0–3
Italy
22–25
15–25
18–25
55–75
P2
20 Jul
19:05
Poland
3–1
Canada
20–25
25–20
25–18
26–24
96–87
P2
Second round
Pool E
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Brazil
3
3
0
9
9
1
9.000
249
210
1.186
Semifinals
2
Russia
3
2
1
6
7
3
2.333
239
197
1.213
3
China
3
1
2
3
3
6
0.500
202
213
0.948
5th–8th semifinals
4
South Korea
3
0
3
0
0
9
0.000
155
225
0.689
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
22 Jul
11:30
China
0–3
Brazil
26–28
23–25
21–25
70–78
P2
22 Jul
14:00
South Korea
0–3
Russia
16–25
13–25
15–25
44–75
P2
23 Jul
11:30
Russia
1–3
Brazil
25–21
22–25
20–25
22–25
89–96
P2
23 Jul
14:10
South Korea
0–3
China
18–25
22–25
20–25
60–75
P2
24 Jul
11:30
South Korea
0–3
Brazil
19–25
13–25
19–25
51–75
P2
24 Jul
14:00
Russia
3–0
China
25–21
25–19
25–17
75–57
P2
Pool F
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Italy
3
3
0
9
9
1
9.000
251
190
1.321
Semifinals
2
Iran
3
2
1
6
7
4
1.750
279
247
1.130
3
Argentina
3
1
2
3
4
7
0.571
243
261
0.931
5th–8th semifinals
4
Bahrain
3
0
3
0
1
9
0.111
169
244
0.693
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
22 Jul
16:30
Argentina
1–3
Iran
19–25
25–23
22–25
30–32
96–105
P2
22 Jul
19:30
Bahrain
0–3
Italy
10–25
15–25
13–25
38–75
P2
23 Jul
16:30
Italy
3–1
Iran
25–23
25–22
20–25
31–29
101–99
P2
23 Jul
19:30
Bahrain
1–3
Argentina
22–25
19–25
25–19
15–25
81–94
P2
24 Jul
16:30
Italy
3–0
Argentina
25–21
25–13
25–19
75–53
P2
24 Jul
19:00
Bahrain
0–3
Iran
18–25
14–25
18–25
50–75
P2
Pool G
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
22 Jul
11:30
Puerto Rico
1–3
Canada
19–25
14–25
25–19
17–25
75–94
P2
22 Jul
14:00
Egypt
1–3
Czech Republic
27–29
27–25
26–28
21–25
101–107
P2
23 Jul
11:30
Czech Republic
2–3
Canada
19–25
25–20
26–28
25–15
15–17
110–105
P2
23 Jul
14:35
Egypt
3–2
Puerto Rico
25–23
21–25
22–25
25–19
15–12
108–104
P2
24 Jul
11:30
Egypt
3–1
Canada
26–24
25–21
26–28
25–23
102–96
P2
24 Jul
14:15
Czech Republic
3–1
Puerto Rico
25–13
25–18
20–25
28–26
98–82
P2
Pool H
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
22 Jul
16:30
Cuba
3–0
Tunisia
25–19
25–19
25–22
75–60
P2
22 Jul
19:00
Morocco
0–3
Poland
16–25
16–25
11–25
43–75
P2
23 Jul
17:40
Poland
3–0
Tunisia
25–21
25–16
25–20
75–57
P2
23 Jul
19:40
Morocco
0–3
Cuba
15–25
22–25
13–25
50–75
P2
24 Jul
16:50
Morocco
2–3
Tunisia
25–19
19–25
25–23
19–25
14–16
102–108
P2
24 Jul
19:00
Poland
1–3
Cuba
25–21
24–26
22–25
31–33
102–105
P2
Final round
13th–16th places
13th–16th semifinals
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
26 Jul
11:30
Egypt
3–1
Morocco
25–20
18–25
25–19
25–22
93–86
P2
26 Jul
14:10
Tunisia
3–2
Puerto Rico
25–22
25–18
23–25
26–28
15–12
114–105
P2
15th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Jul
10:00
Morocco
3–2
Puerto Rico
25–22
25–22
32–34
19–25
15–12
116–115
P2
13th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Jul
12:30
Egypt
3–1
Tunisia
25–19
20–25
25–14
25–22
95–80
P2
9th–12th places
9th–12th semifinals
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
26 Jul
16:30
Cuba
3–0
Canada
25–19
28–26
25–19
78–64
P2
26 Jul
19:10
Czech Republic
3–2
Poland
25–20
22–25
19–25
25–20
15–9
106–99
P2
11th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Jul
15:40
Canada
2–3
Poland
25–15
23–25
26–28
25–23
12–15
111–106
P2
9th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Jul
18:45
Cuba
0–3
Czech Republic
26–28
24–26
20–25
70–79
P2
5th–8th places
5th–8th semifinals
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
26 Jul
11:30
China
3–0
Bahrain
25–23
25–18
25–18
75–59
P2
26 Jul
14:00
Argentina
3–0
South Korea
29–27
25–21
25–21
79–69
P2
7th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Jul
10:00
Bahrain
1–3
South Korea
19–25
23–25
25–13
23–25
90–88
P2
5th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Jul
12:35
China
1–3
Argentina
25–23
23–25
19–25
19–25
86–98
P2
Final four
Semifinals
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
26 Jul
16:30
Italy
3–1
Russia
24–26
25–19
25–22
25–21
99–88
P2
26 Jul
19:00
Brazil
0–3
Iran
20–25
14–25
17–25
51–75
P2
3rd place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Jul
15:05
Russia
0–3
Brazil
21–25
25–27
12–25
58–77
P2
Final
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Jul
19:00
Italy
2–3
Iran
25–17
17–25
23–25
25–22
12–15
102–104
P2
Final standing
Awards
See also
References
External links
FIVB Volleyball Junior World Championship
Men Women