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2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments

2023年女排奥运资格赛 FIVBパリ五輪予選/ワールドカップバレー2023 Turniej Kwalifikacyjny do Igrzysk Olimpijskich 2023
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Tournament details
Host nations	China  Japan  Poland
City	Ningbo Tokyo Łódź
Dates	16–24 September
Teams	24
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	84
Attendance	307,932 (3,666 per match)
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The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments were three big volleyball events. In these tournaments, 24 national women's teams from around the world competed. The main goal was for the top two teams from each tournament to win a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics! One of the tournaments, held in Japan, was also called the 2023 Volleyball Women's World Cup. These events were also known as the FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier.

Choosing the Host Countries

On October 16, 2022, the FIVB (the international volleyball federation) announced that Japan would host one of the tournaments for both men's and women's teams. The tournaments in Japan were also called the World Cup Japan 2023. Later, on March 8, 2023, the FIVB confirmed that China and Poland would host the other two women's tournaments. China also hosted a men's tournament.

How Teams Qualified

To play in these Olympic Qualification Tournaments, teams had to be among the best in the FIVB World Rankings. The 24 highest-ranked teams that hadn't already qualified for the Olympics were invited. Russia's team was not able to compete in these tournaments.

How Teams Were Grouped (Pools)

The 24 teams were divided into three groups, called "pools," with eight teams in each. The three host countries (China, Japan, and Poland) were placed in different pools based on their world ranking. The highest-ranked host went to Pool A, the middle-ranked to Pool B, and the lowest-ranked to Pool C. The other 21 teams were then sorted into groups based on their FIVB Women's World Rankings from January 1, 2023. A special drawing ceremony was held in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 17, 2023, to decide which teams went into which pool.

Final Groups

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C
CHN	JPN	POL
SRB	BRA	ITA
DOM	TUR	USA
NED	BEL	GER
CAN	BUL	THA
CZE	PUR	COL
MEX	ARG	KOR
UKR	PER	SLO

Game Locations

The tournaments were held in three different cities, each with a large arena.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C
Ningbo, China	Tokyo, Japan	Łódź, Poland
Beilun Gymnasium	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Atlas Arena
Capacity: 8,000	Capacity: 13,291	Capacity: 13,805
Beilun Gymnasium in Ningbo, China	Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan	Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland

How Teams Were Ranked

Teams in each pool were ranked based on these rules:

• The team with the most wins (matches won) was ranked highest.
• If teams had the same number of wins, points were used:

* Winning 3–0 or 3–1 gave 3 points to the winner and 0 to the loser. * Winning 3–2 gave 2 points to the winner and 1 point to the loser.

• If teams were still tied, they looked at the "set quotient." This means dividing the total sets won by the total sets lost. The higher the number, the better.
• If still tied, they looked at the "points quotient." This means dividing the total points scored by the total points lost. The higher the number, the better.
• If teams were still tied, the team that won the head-to-head match between them was ranked higher.

Team Rosters

Tournament Results

Pool A (Ningbo, China)

• All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
• The top two teams from this group earned a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics volleyball tournament.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	DOM	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	670	597	1.122	Qualified for the 2024 Olympics
2	SRB	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	576	507	1.136
3	CAN	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	615	600	1.025
4	CHN (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	620	544	1.140
5	NED	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	599	561	1.068
6	UKR	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	493	563	0.876
7	CZE	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	545	610	0.893
8	MEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	435	571	0.762

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Sep	10:00	Serbia	3–0	MEX	25–16	25–19	25–23			75–58	P2 Report
16 Sep	13:00	Dominican Republic	2–3	CZE	21–25	25–21	21–25	26–24	12–15	105–110	P2 Report
16 Sep	16:00	Netherlands	2–3	CAN	30–32	25–19	25–15	17–25	13–15	110–106	P2 Report
16 Sep	19:30	China	3–0	UKR	25–21	25–18	25–21			75–60	P2 Report
17 Sep	10:00	Netherlands	3–0	CZE	25–13	25–18	25–21			75–52	P2 Report
17 Sep	13:00	Dominican Republic	3–2	CAN	25–17	22–25	23–25	25–18	15–12	110–97	P2 Report
17 Sep	16:00	Serbia	3–0	UKR	25–18	25–18	25–16			75–52	P2 Report
17 Sep	19:30	China	3–0	MEX	25–14	25–18	25–7			75–39	P2 Report
19 Sep	10:00	Serbia	3–0	CAN	25–19	25–17	25–21			75–57	P2 Report
19 Sep	13:00	Dominican Republic	3–0	UKR	25–17	25–21	31–29			81–67	P2 Report
19 Sep	16:00	Netherlands	3–0	MEX	25–18	25–18	25–17			75–53	P2 Report
19 Sep	19:30	China	3–0	CZE	25–12	25–16	25–23			75–51	P2 Report
20 Sep	10:00	Netherlands	3–0	UKR	25–23	25–21	25–16			75–60	P2 Report
20 Sep	13:00	Dominican Republic	3–0	MEX	25–17	27–25	25–16			77–58	P2 Report
20 Sep	16:00	Serbia	3–1	CZE	25–20	25–22	30–32	25–20		105–94	P2 Report
20 Sep	19:30	China	2–3	CAN	26–28	25–15	23–25	25–22	15–17	114–107	P2 Report
22 Sep	10:00	Serbia	1–3	DOM	23–25	25–18	23–25	17–25		88–93	P2 Report
22 Sep	13:00	Canada	3–1	UKR	25–22	23–25	25–12	25–11		98–70	P2 Report
22 Sep	16:00	Czech Republic	3–1	MEX	25–17	25–19	18–25	29–27		97–88	P2 Report
22 Sep	19:30	China	2–3	NED	25–18	26–24	19–25	24–26	13–15	107–108	P2 Report
23 Sep	10:00	Czech Republic	1–3	UKR	25–12	23–25	18–25	15–25		81–87	P2 Report
23 Sep	13:00	Canada	3–0	MEX	25–22	25–22	25–17			75–61	P2 Report
23 Sep	16:00	Serbia	3–0	NED	25–19	25–16	25–20			75–55	P2 Report
23 Sep	19:30	China	1–3	DOM	23–25	25–21	14–25	14–25		76–96	P2 Report
24 Sep	10:00	Mexico	1–3	UKR	12–25	22–25	25–22	19–25		78–97	P2 Report
24 Sep	13:00	Canada	3–0	CZE	25–20	25–19	25–21			75–60	P2 Report
24 Sep	16:00	Dominican Republic	3–2	NED	25–20	20–25	25–19	23–25	15–12	108–101	P2 Report
24 Sep	19:30	China	3–1	SRB	23–25	25–22	25–14	25–22		98–83	P2 Report

Pool B (Tokyo, Japan)

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
• The top two teams from this group earned a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics volleyball tournament.
• The top team in this group was crowned the 2023 Women's Japan World Cup champion.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	TUR	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	603	468	1.288	Qualified for the 2024 Olympics
2	BRA	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	585	479	1.221
3	JPN (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	567	463	1.225
4	PUR	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	529	552	0.958
5	ARG	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	565	608	0.929
6	BEL	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	461	508	0.907
7	BUL	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	502	583	0.861
8	PER	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	424	575	0.737

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Sep	10:00	Belgium	3–0	BUL	25–19	26–24	25–21			76–64	P2 Report
16 Sep	13:00	Turkey	3–0	PUR	25–19	25–16	25–14			75–49	P2 Report
16 Sep	16:00	Brazil	3–0	ARG	25–17	25–20	25–22			75–59	P2 Report
16 Sep	19:25	Japan	3–0	PER	25–9	25–19	25–15			75–43	P2 Report
17 Sep	10:00	Belgium	1–3	PUR	25–20	23–25	19–25	19–25		86–95	P2 Report
17 Sep	13:00	Turkey	3–0	BUL	25–20	25–19	25–15			75–54	P2 Report
17 Sep	16:00	Brazil	3–0	PER	25–14	25–13	25–15			75–42	P2 Report
17 Sep	19:25	Japan	3–0	ARG	25–18	25–18	25–23			75–59	P2 Report
19 Sep	10:00	Belgium	0–3	ARG	21–25	20–25	18–25			59–75	P2 Report
19 Sep	13:00	Turkey	3–1	PER	25–18	25–27	25–17	29–27		104–89	P2 Report
19 Sep	16:00	Brazil	3–2	BUL	25–13	22–25	27–29	25–21	15–8	114–96	P2 Report
19 Sep	19:25	Japan	3–0	PUR	25–23	25–21	25–13			75–57	P2 Report
20 Sep	10:00	Belgium	3–0	PER	25–12	25–13	25–21			75–46	P2 Report
20 Sep	13:00	Turkey	3–1	ARG	25–16	22–25	25–15	25–15		97–71	P2 Report
20 Sep	16:00	Brazil	3–0	PUR	25–21	25–15	25–9			75–45	P2 Report
20 Sep	19:25	Japan	3–0	BUL	25–20	25–13	25–11			75–44	P2 Report
22 Sep	10:00	Puerto Rico	3–2	ARG	28–30	19–25	25–19	25–23	15–8	112–105	P2 Report
22 Sep	13:00	Bulgaria	3–0	PER	25–13	25–18	25–16			75–47	P2 Report
22 Sep	16:00	Brazil	0–3	TUR	21–25	27–29	19–25			67–79	P2 Report
22 Sep	19:25	Japan	3–0	BEL	28–26	25–18	25–14			78–58	P2 Report
23 Sep	10:00	Puerto Rico	3–0	PER	26–24	25–22	25–21			76–67	P2 Report
23 Sep	13:00	Bulgaria	2–3	ARG	14–25	25–14	20–25	25–19	16–18	100–101	P2 Report
23 Sep	16:00	Brazil	3–0	BEL	25–18	25–14	25–20			75–52	P2 Report
23 Sep	19:25	Japan	1–3	TUR	25–22	22–25	24–26	12–25		83–98	P2 Report
24 Sep	10:00	Bulgaria	1–3	PUR	14–25	25–20	18–25	12–25		69–95	P2 Report
24 Sep	13:00	Argentina	3–2	PER	20–25	25–12	10–25	25–18	15–10	95–90	P2 Report
24 Sep	16:00	Turkey	3–0	BEL	25–14	25–20	25–21			75–55	P2 Report
24 Sep	19:25	Japan	2–3	BRA	21–25	25–22	25–27	25–15	10–15	106–104	P2 Report

2023 Women's Japan World Cup champions
Turkey

14-woman roster

Gizem Örge, Simge Aköz, Cansu Özbay, Melissa Vargas, Ayça Aykaç, Kübra Akman, Hande Baladın, Derya Cebecioğlu, Elif Şahin, Eda Erdem (c), Zehra Güneş, Aslı Kalaç, İlkin Aydın, Ebrar Karakurt

Head coach

Daniele Santarelli

Pool C (Łódź, Poland)

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
• The top two teams from this group earned a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics volleyball tournament.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	USA	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	626	474	1.321	Qualified for the 2024 Olympics
2	POL (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	644	573	1.124
3	ITA	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	572	480	1.192
4	THA	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	538	549	0.980
5	GER	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	624	621	1.005
6	SLO	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	510	574	0.889
7	COL	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	520	623	0.835
8	KOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	488	628	0.777

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Sep	11:30	United States	3–0	COL	25–12	25–12	25–13			75–37	P2 Report
16 Sep	14:30	Germany	3–0	THA	25–22	25–22	25–20			75–64	P2 Report
16 Sep	17:30	Poland	3–0	SLO	25–18	25–15	25–22			75–55	P2 Report
16 Sep	20:45	Italy	3–0	KOR	25–11	25–20	25–17			75–48	P2 Report
17 Sep	11:30	Germany	3–1	COL	23–25	28–26	25–19	25–14		101–84	P2 Report
17 Sep	14:30	United States	3–0	THA	25–13	25–16	25–18			75–47	P2 Report
17 Sep	17:30	Poland	3–1	KOR	25–22	24–26	25–21	25–9		99–78	P2 Report
17 Sep	20:45	Italy	3–0	SLO	25–15	25–15	25–17			75–47	P2 Report
19 Sep	11:30	Germany	3–2	KOR	25–13	25–21	23–25	22–25	15–7	110–91	P2 Report
19 Sep	14:30	Italy	3–1	THA	25–19	21–25	25–22	25–18		96–84	P2 Report
19 Sep	17:30	Poland	3–0	COL	25–21	25–21	25–13			75–55	P2 Report
19 Sep	20:30	United States	3–1	SLO	25–13	25–13	20–25	25–13		95–64	P2 Report
20 Sep	11:30	Italy	3–0	COL	25–15	25–20	25–20			75–55	P2 Report
20 Sep	14:30	United States	3–1	KOR	20–25	25–17	25–19	25–17		95–78	P2 Report
20 Sep	17:30	Poland	2–3	THA	18–25	25–7	22–25	25–23	12–15	102–95	P2 Report
20 Sep	20:30	Germany	3–2	SLO	17–25	25–21	19–25	25–16	15–12	101–99	P2 Report
22 Sep	11:30	Colombia	3–2	KOR	25–12	14–25	20–25	25–20	15–9	99–91	P2 Report
22 Sep	14:30	Thailand	3–0	SLO	25–21	25–23	25–18			75–62	P2 Report
22 Sep	17:30	Poland	3–2	GER	20–25	27–25	25–21	22–25	15–12	109–108	P2 Report
22 Sep	20:45	Italy	1–3	USA	19–25	25–23	21–25	18–25		83–98	P2 Report
23 Sep	11:30	Colombia	2–3	SLO	17–25	25–19	26–24	18–25	11–15	97–108	P2 Report
23 Sep	14:30	Thailand	3–0	KOR	25–14	25–16	25–16			75–46	P2 Report
23 Sep	17:30	Poland	3–1	USA	27–25	16–25	25–23	25–16		93–89	P2 Report
23 Sep	20:45	Italy	3–0	GER	25–20	25–22	25–15			75–57	P2 Report
24 Sep	11:30	South Korea	0–3	SLO	13–25	20–25	23–25			56–75	P2 Report
24 Sep	14:30	Thailand	3–1	COL	25–19	20–25	25–23	28–26		98–93	P2 Report
24 Sep	17:30	United States	3–1	GER	24–26	25–21	25–9	25–16		99–72	P2 Report
24 Sep	20:30	Poland	3–1	ITA	15–25	26–24	25–23	25–21		91–93	P2 Report

Teams Going to the Summer Olympics

These teams successfully qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics through these tournaments:

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics
TUR	23 September 2023	2 (2012, 2020)
SRB	23 September 2023	4 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
DOM	24 September 2023	3 (2004, 2012, 2020)
BRA	24 September 2023	11 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
USA	24 September 2023	12 (1964, 1968, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
POL	24 September 2023	3 (1964, 1968, 2008)

See also

• 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments