The 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event was the 8th edition of this tournament . For the first time, the competition was held in Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina .[1] [2] The winners secure a ticket to the 2024 Summer Paralympics . Russia were the defending champions, but couldn't defend their title due to their suspension because of the war in Ukraine . Brazil won their first title, beating Canada, 3–2, in the final.[3] [4] [5]
Host selection
Originally, the tournament was supposed to be in Hangzhou , China on the 18–24 May.[6] But due to the COVID–19 pandemic , the tournament was postponed and China had to withdraw as hosts.
On 1 April 2022, the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo , was awarded the hosting rights in the new dates of 4–11 November.[1] [2]
Qualified teams
The teams who were invited to participate are as follows:[7]
After the revealing of the teams, China, Egypt, Japan and Netherlands all withdrew, but Poland was brought in. Despite Poland's inclusion, the number of teams went down to 13.
Seeding
Due to the Reduction of teams, there were only three groups. One with five teams and two with four. The numbers indicate their seeding.
Venue
The venue was the Arena Hotel Hills in Sarajevo .
Sarajevo
Arena Hotel Hills
Capacity: unknown
Broadcasting rights
Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT ) is the host broadcaster for the 2022 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships. Every game not broadcast is on YouTube.
Format
13 teams are split into three groups, one with five teams and 2 with four. Every team advances to the Knockout Stage. The three group winners advance straight to the Quarter Finals, while the other ten go into the Eighth Finals. The five winners in the Eighth Finals advance to the Quarter Finals, while the five losers play in a 9–13 classification group.
Group Stage
Pool A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Rwanda
4
4
0
11
12
4
3.000
361
286
1.262
Quarter-Finals
2
Ukraine
4
3
1
10
11
3
3.667
308
174
1.770
Eighth Finals
3
Poland
4
2
2
6
7
6
1.167
269
269
1.000
4
Hungary
4
1
3
3
4
9
0.444
227
289
0.785
5
Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)
4
0
4
0
0
12
0.000
131
300
0.437
Source: [8] (H) Host
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
4 Nov
18:45
Rwanda
3–1
Poland
26–24
23–25
25–15
25–17
99–81
[8]
5 Nov
11:30
Ukraine
3–0
Hungary
25–6
25–11
25–6
75–23
[8]
5 Nov
15:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0–3
Rwanda
10–25
9–25
5–25
24–75
[8]
6 Nov
11:30
Poland
0–3
Ukraine
8–25
18–25
12–25
38–75
[8]
6 Nov
16:30
Hungary
0–3
Poland
21–25
18–25
12–25
51–75
[8]
6 Nov
16:45
Ukraine
3–0
Bosnia and Herzegovina
25–2
25–9
25–11
75–22
[8]
7 Nov
09:00
Rwanda
3–2
Ukraine
10–25
25–23
25–21
16–25
15–9
91–103
[8]
7 Nov
09:15
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0–3
Hungary
11–25
12–25
20–25
43–75
[8]
7 Nov
18:45
Hungary
1–3
Rwanda
14–25
18–25
25–21
21–25
78–96
[8]
7 Nov
19:00
Poland
3–0
Bosnia and Herzegovina
25–19
25–11
25–14
75–44
[8]
Pool B
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
201
1.383
Quarter-Finals
2
Canada
3
2
1
7
8
5
1.600
283
256
1.105
Eighth Finals
3
Slovenia
3
1
2
3
4
7
0.571
227
256
0.887
4
Iran
3
0
3
0
3
9
0.333
215
290
0.741
Source: [8]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
4 Nov
19:00
United States
3–1
Iran
25–13
25–12
20–25
25–16
95–66
[8]
5 Nov
09:15
Canada
3–1
Slovenia
25–18
25–21
19–25
25–22
94–86
[8]
5 Nov
19:00
Iran
1–3
Slovenia
21–25
25–27
25–20
16–25
87–97
[8]
6 Nov
09:00
United States
3–2
Canada
22–25
25–22
21–25
25–12
15–7
108–91
[8]
6 Nov
19:30
Canada
3–1
Iran
25–10
25–14
23–25
25–13
98–62
[8]
7 Nov
11:30
Slovenia
0–3
United States
12–25
15–25
17–25
44–75
[8]
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
248
164
1.512
Quarter-Finals
2
Italy
3
2
1
6
7
4
1.750
242
206
1.175
Eighth Finals
3
Finland
3
1
2
3
3
7
0.429
171
224
0.763
4
Germany
3
0
3
0
2
9
0.222
198
265
0.747
Source: [8]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
5 Nov
09:00
Brazil
3–0
Germany
25–17
25–17
25–16
75–50
[8]
5 Nov
11:45
Italy
3–0
Finland
25–12
25–12
25–10
75–34
[8]
5 Nov
19:30
Germany
1–3
Finland
25–23
17–25
15–25
17–25
74–98
[8]
6 Nov
09:15
Brazil
3–1
Italy
25–17
23–25
25–12
25–21
98–75
[8]
6 Nov
19:45
Italy
3–1
Germany
25–18
17–25
25–12
25–19
92–74
[8]
7 Nov
11:45
Finland
0–3
Brazil
13–25
11–25
15–25
39–75
[8]
Knockout Stage
Bracket
Eighth Finals Quarterfinals Bronze Medal match Gold Medal match
8 November
Rwanda
9 November
Bye
Rwanda0
8 November
Slovenia3
Slovenia3
10 November
Finland0
Slovenia0
8 November
Canada3
Canada3
9 November
Hungary0
Canada3
8 November
Italy1
Italy3
11 November
Bosnia and Herzegovina0
Canada2
8 November
Brazil3
United States
9 November
Bye
United States3
8 November
Germany0
Poland0
10 November
Germany3
United States0
8 November
Brazil3
3rd place match
Brazil
9 November 11 November
Bye
Brazil3 Slovenia0
8 November
Ukraine0
United States3
Ukraine3
Iran1
Eighth Finals
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
8 Nov
09:00
Italy
3–0
Bosnia and Herzegovina
25–5
25–6
25–8
75–19
[8]
8 Nov
09:15
Canada
3–0
Hungary
25–8
25–11
25–12
75–31
[8]
8 Nov
11:30
Slovenia
3–0
Finland
25–17
25–14
25–15
75–46
[8]
8 Nov
11:45
Poland
0–3
Germany
12–25
24–26
20–25
56–76
[8]
8 Nov
15:30
Ukraine
3–1
Iran
26–24
21–25
25–23
25–20
97–92
[8]
Quarter Finals
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
9 Nov
09:00
Rwanda
0–3
Slovenia
20–25
8–25
24–26
52–76
[8]
9 Nov
11:30
Brazil
3–0
Ukraine
25–9
25–22
25–17
75–48
[8]
9 Nov
11:45
United States
3–0
Germany
25–10
25–14
25–9
75–33
[8]
9 Nov
15:30
Italy
1–3
Canada
26–24
22–25
17–25
14–25
79–99
[8]
Semi Finals
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
10 Nov
15:30
Slovenia
0–3
Canada
14–25
16–25
21–25
51–75
[8]
10 Nov
15:45
United States
0–3
Brazil
23–25
18–25
17–25
58–75
[8]
Bronze Medal match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
11 Nov
11:30
Slovenia
0–3
United States
8–25
14–20
10–25
32–70
[8]
Gold Medal match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
11 Nov
16:30
Canada
2–3
Brazil
23–25
25–18
25–21
17–25
6–15
96–104
[8]
Classification rounds
5–8th place bracket
5–8th place semifinals Fifth place
10 November
Rwanda0
11 November
Italy3
Italy3
10 November
Germany0
Ukraine1
Germany3
Seventh place
11 November
Rwanda0
Ukraine3
5–8 Semi Finals
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
10 Nov
11:30
Rwanda
0–3
Italy
17–25
8–25
8–25
33–75
[8]
10 Nov
11:45
Ukraine
1–3
Germany
20–25
25–18
22–25
29–31
96–99
[8]
7th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
11 Nov
09:00
Rwanda
0–3
Ukraine
18–25
18–25
27–29
63–79
[8]
5th place match
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
11 Nov
09:15
Italy
3–0
Germany
25–14
25–19
25–13
75–46
[8]
9–13th placement group
The five losers in the Eighth Finals 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
Iran
4
4
0
12
12
0
MAX
301
178
1.691
Ninth place
2
Finland
4
3
1
9
9
4
2.250
293
269
1.089
Tenth place
3
Hungary
4
2
2
6
6
7
0.857
282
280
1.007
Eleventh place
4
Poland
4
1
3
3
5
9
0.556
295
307
0.961
Twelfth place
5
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4
0
4
0
0
12
0.000
163
300
0.543
Thirteenth place
Source: [8]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
8 Nov
18:45
Hungary
0–3
Finland
25–27
19–25
21–25
65–77
[8]
9 Nov
09:15
Iran
3–0
Poland
25–10
25–15
25–21
75–46
[8]
9 Nov
18:45
Finland
0–3
Iran
16–25
21–25
19–25
56–75
[8]
9 Nov
19:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0–3
Hungary
13–25
11–25
10–25
34–75
[8]
10 Nov
09:00
Iran
3–0
Bosnia and Herzegovina
25–12
25–9
25–13
75–34
[8]
10 Nov
09:15
Poland
1–3
Finland
20–25
13–25
25–10
23–25
81–85
[8]
10 Nov
18:45
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0–3
Poland
9–25
15–25
23–25
47–75
[8]
10 Nov
19:00
Hungary
0–3
Iran
7–25
24–26
11–25
42–76
[8]
11 Nov
09:00
Poland
1–3
Hungary
29–31
25–19
19–25
20–25
93–100
[8]
11 Nov
09:15
Finland
3–0
Bosnia and Herzegovina
25–17
25–16
25–15
75–48
[8]
Final standing
Rank
Team
Brazil
Canada
United States
4
Slovenia
5
Italy
6
Germany
7
Ukraine
8
Rwanda
9
Iran
10
Finland
11
Hungary
12
Poland
13
Bosnia and Herzegovina
See also
External links
Official Website
World ParaVolley YouTube Channel
References
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