International volleyball competition
2015 Men's U21 World Championship Host nation Mexico Dates 11–20 September Teams 16 Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Champions Russia (10th title)MVP Pavel Pankov Official Website
The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the eighteenth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship , which was hosted by Mexico from 11 to 20 September 2015 in the cities of Mexicali and Tijuana .
Russia , won the tournament after defeating Argentina 3-2 in the final match, thus securing the country's tenth title and the third in a row, after winning the editions of 2011 in Brazil and 2013 in Turkey .[1] Pavel Pankov was elected the Most Valuable Player .[2]
Qualification
The FIVB Sports Events Council confirmed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships on 14 December 2013.[3]
Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB U21 World Ranking as of December 2014.[4] 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.[5] The draw was held in Tijuana , Mexico on 25 June 2015.[6] Rankings are shown in brackets except the Hosts who ranked 22nd.
Squads
Venues
Pool A, B, E, F and Final eight
Pool C, D, G, H and 9th–16th places
Tijuana , Mexico
Mexicali , Mexico
Centro de Alto Rendimiento de Tijuana
Auditorio del Estado
Capacity: 4,000
Capacity: 5,000
Pool standing procedure
Number of matches won
Match points
Sets ratio
Points ratio
Result of the last match between the tied teams
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
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Turkey
3
3
0
9
9
1
9.000
247
198
1.247
Pool E or Pool F
2
Canada
3
2
1
5
7
5
1.400
283
254
1.114
3
Mexico
3
1
2
3
3
6
0.500
181
210
0.862
Pool G or Pool H
4
Egypt
3
0
3
1
2
9
0.222
226
274
0.825
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
11 Sep
12:00
Turkey
3–1
Canada
17–25
25–22
25–22
25–19
92–88
P2 P3
11 Sep
20:00
Mexico
3–0
Egypt
25–17
25–23
25–20
75–60
P2 P3
12 Sep
12:00
Egypt
2–3
Canada
32–30
26–24
19–25
19–25
9–15
105–119
P2 P3
12 Sep
19:00
Mexico
0–3
Turkey
16–25
19–25
14–25
49–75
P2 P3
13 Sep
12:00
Turkey
3–0
Egypt
30–28
25–15
25–18
80–61
P2 P3
13 Sep
19:00
Canada
3–0
Mexico
25–17
25–20
25–20
75–57
P2 P3
Pool B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Russia
3
3
0
9
9
0
MAX
226
178
1.270
Pool E or Pool F
2
Argentina
3
2
1
5
6
6
1.000
269
278
0.968
3
Poland
3
1
2
3
4
6
0.667
241
230
1.048
Pool G or Pool H
4
United States
3
0
3
1
2
9
0.222
208
258
0.806
Pool C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Brazil
3
3
0
9
9
1
9.000
249
197
1.264
Pool E or Pool F
2
China
3
2
1
6
7
4
1.750
262
234
1.120
3
Iran
3
1
2
3
4
7
0.571
224
247
0.907
Pool G or Pool H
4
Cuba
3
0
3
0
1
9
0.111
186
243
0.765
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
11 Sep
12:00
Brazil
3–0
Cuba
25–21
25–18
25–15
75–54
P2 P3
11 Sep
19:00
Iran
1–3
China
21–25
14–25
25–19
21–25
81–94
P2 P3
12 Sep
12:00
Cuba
0–3
China
20–25
16–25
18–25
54–75
P2 P3
12 Sep
19:00
Brazil
3–0
Iran
25–11
25–18
25–21
75–50
P2 P3
13 Sep
12:00
Iran
3–1
Cuba
18–25
25–17
25–18
25–18
93–78
P2 P3
13 Sep
19:00
China
1–3
Brazil
24–26
22–25
25–23
22–25
93–99
P2 P3
Pool D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Italy
3
3
0
9
9
2
4.500
275
226
1.217
Pool E or Pool F
2
Slovenia
3
2
1
5
7
6
1.167
292
300
0.973
3
France
3
1
2
4
5
7
0.714
265
282
0.940
Pool G or Pool H
4
Japan
3
0
3
0
3
9
0.333
269
293
0.918
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
11 Sep
14:00
Italy
3–1
Slovenia
22–25
25–21
25–20
25–20
97–86
P2 P3
11 Sep
17:00
France
3–1
Japan
25–23
26–24
22–25
25–21
98–93
P2 P3
12 Sep
14:00
Slovenia
3–1
Japan
17–25
25–23
25–21
25–22
92–91
P2 P3
12 Sep
17:00
Italy
3–0
France
25–13
25–23
25–19
75–55
P2 P3
13 Sep
14:00
France
2–3
Slovenia
22–25
22–25
25–21
25–23
18–20
112–114
P2 P3
13 Sep
17:00
Japan
1–3
Italy
20–25
25–23
28–30
12–25
85–103
P2 P3
Second round
Pool E
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Argentina
3
3
0
9
9
0
MAX
233
191
1.220
Semifinals
2
Brazil
3
2
1
5
6
6
1.000
263
255
1.031
3
Turkey
3
1
2
3
5
8
0.625
275
290
0.948
5th–8th semifinals
4
Slovenia
3
0
3
1
3
9
0.333
248
283
0.876
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
15 Sep
12:00
Turkey
3–2
Slovenia
20–25
20–25
26–24
26–24
16–14
108–112
P2 P3
15 Sep
14:00
Argentina
3–0
Brazil
29–27
25–18
25–19
79–64
P2 P3
16 Sep
17:00
Slovenia
1–3
Brazil
20–25
25–21
21–25
9–25
75–96
P2 P3
16 Sep
19:00
Turkey
0–3
Argentina
21–25
22–25
23–25
66–75
P2 P3
17 Sep
12:00
Argentina
3–0
Slovenia
25–18
25–16
29–27
79–61
P2 P3
17 Sep
17:00
Brazil
3–2
Turkey
25–22
25–20
18–25
20–25
15–9
103–101
P2 P3
Pool F
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Russia
3
3
0
9
9
1
9.000
251
174
1.443
Semifinals
2
China
3
2
1
6
6
3
2.000
203
187
1.086
3
Italy
3
1
2
3
3
7
0.429
233
249
0.936
5th–8th semifinals
4
Canada
3
0
3
0
2
9
0.222
226
285
0.793
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
15 Sep
17:00
Canada
1–3
Italy
39–37
19–25
19–25
19–25
96–112
P2 P3
15 Sep
19:00
Russia
3–0
China
25–15
25–20
25–23
75–58
P2 P3
16 Sep
12:00
Italy
0–3
China
20–25
17–25
22–25
59–75
P2 P3
16 Sep
14:00
Canada
1–3
Russia
21–25
20–25
25–23
11–25
77–98
P2 P3
17 Sep
14:00
China
3–0
Canada
25–16
25–16
25–21
75–53
P2 P3
17 Sep
19:00
Russia
3–0
Italy
25–20
28–26
25–16
78–62
P2 P3
Pool G
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
United States
3
3
0
8
9
3
3.000
278
254
1.094
9th–12th semifinals
2
Iran
3
2
1
7
8
4
2.000
276
250
1.104
3
Japan
3
1
2
3
5
6
0.833
256
238
1.076
13th–16th semifinals
4
Mexico
3
0
3
0
0
9
0.000
157
225
0.698
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
15 Sep
14:00
United States
3–2
Iran
25–19
21–25
25–22
24–26
16–14
111–106
P2 P3
15 Sep
19:00
Mexico
0–3
Japan
20–25
16–25
15–25
51–75
P2 P3
16 Sep
17:00
Japan
1–3
Iran
25–27
25–18
19–25
21–25
90–95
P2 P3
16 Sep
19:00
Mexico
0–3
United States
23–25
17–25
17–25
57–75
P2 P3
17 Sep
12:00
United States
3–1
Japan
25–23
17–25
25–20
25–23
92–91
P2 P3
17 Sep
17:00
Iran
3–0
Mexico
25–19
25–14
25–16
75–49
P2 P3
Pool H
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Poland
3
3
0
8
9
4
2.250
312
275
1.135
9th–12th semifinals
2
France
3
2
1
6
7
4
1.750
251
245
1.024
3
Cuba
3
1
2
4
6
7
0.857
292
290
1.007
13th–16th semifinals
4
Egypt
3
0
3
0
2
9
0.222
225
270
0.833
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
15 Sep
12:00
Poland
3–2
Cuba
25–20
30–32
16–25
25–20
15–12
111–109
P2 P3
15 Sep
17:00
Egypt
0–3
France
15–25
19–25
22–25
56–75
P2 P3
16 Sep
12:00
France
3–1
Cuba
25–23
25–22
19–25
25–16
94–86
P2 P3
16 Sep
15:00
Egypt
1–3
Poland
25–23
21–25
21–25
17–25
84–98
P2 P3
17 Sep
14:00
Cuba
3–1
Egypt
25–18
25–21
22–25
25–21
97–85
P2 P3
17 Sep
17:00
Poland
3–1
France
25–16
25–17
28–30
25–19
103–82
P2 P3
Final round
Classification 13th–16th
13th–16th semifinals
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
19 Sep
12:00
Japan
3–1
Egypt
25–18
27–29
25–21
25–20
102–88
P2 P3
19 Sep
14:00
Cuba
3–0
Mexico
25–19
25–23
25–22
75–64
P2 P3
15th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
20 Sep
10:00
Egypt
3–0
Mexico
27–25
25–19
25–21
77–65
P2 P3
13th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
20 Sep
12:00
Japan
0–3
Cuba
21–25
19–25
16–25
56–75
P2 P3
Classification 9th–12th
9th–12th semifinals
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
19 Sep
17:00
United States
1–3
France
22–25
20–25
25–16
21–25
88–91
P2 P3
19 Sep
19:00
Poland
3–1
Iran
21–25
25–21
25–22
25–19
96–87
P2 P3
11th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
20 Sep
15:00
United States
3–2
Iran
25–18
25–18
21–25
12–25
15–10
98–96
P2 P3
9th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
20 Sep
17:00
France
0–3
Poland
20–25
28–30
19–25
67–80
P2 P3
Classification 5th–8th
5th–8th semifinals
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
19 Sep
12:00
Canada
0–3
Turkey
23–25
14–25
16–25
53–75
P2 P3
19 Sep
14:00
Italy
3–1
Slovenia
25–20
25–16
19–25
25–20
94–81
P2 P3
7th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
20 Sep
10:00
Canada
1–3
Slovenia
25–23
18–25
18–25
11–25
72–98
P2 P3
5th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
20 Sep
12:00
Turkey
0–3
Italy
22–25
17–25
16–25
55–75
P2 P3
Final four
Semifinals
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
19 Sep
17:00
Argentina
3–0
China
25–22
26–24
25–14
76–60
P2 P3
19 Sep
19:00
Russia
3–1
Brazil
25–23
25–21
18–25
25–21
93–90
P2 P3
3rd place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
20 Sep
15:00
China
3–1
Brazil
25–19
25–21
27–29
25–21
102–90
P2 P3
Final
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
20 Sep
17:00
Argentina
2–3
Russia
25–20
25–18
16–25
21–25
11–15
98–103
P2 P3
Final standing
2015 Men's U21 World champions
Russia 10th title
12–man roster
Pavel Pankov (c ), Kirill Ursov, Sergei Pirainen, Evgenii Andreev, Aleksandr Melnikov, Maxim Belogortcev, Alexander Goncharov, Roman Zhos, Aleksandr Kimerov, Dmitry Volkov , Mikhail Morov, Denis Bogdan
Head coach
Nikolaev Mikhail
Awards
Source:[7]
Most valuable player
Best scorer
Best setter
Best outside spikers
Best middle blockers
Best opposite spiker
Caio Olivera (BRA )
Best libero
See also
References
^ "Russia keep the crown and extend their hegemony". FIVB. Retrieved 21 September 2015 .
^ "Pavel Pankov is the MVP of FIVB Men's U21 WCH". FIVB. Retrieved 21 September 2015 .
^ "Four year volleyball calendar approved by Sports Events Council". FIVB . 14 December 2013.
^ a b "FIVB World Ranking - Men U21 (as of December 2014)". FIVB . December 2014.
^ "FIVB – SPORTS REGULATIONS – Volleyball" (PDF) . FIVB . 15 May 2015. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 25 June 2015 .
^ "Draw maps out U21 World Championship". FIVB . 26 June 2015.
^ "World Championships U21 2015 » player awards :". Volleybox . Retrieved 2023-03-26 .
External links
Official website
Final Standing
Statistics
FIVB Volleyball Junior World Championship
Men Women