# 2003 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

The 2003 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the 12th edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. It was held in Tehran, Iran from August 23 to 31, 2003.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host country | 1 | Iran |
| 2002 NORCECA U21 Championship | 1 | Canada |
| 2002 South American U21 Championship | 2 | Brazil |
| 2002 South American U21 Championship | 2 | Venezuela |
| 2002 European U21 Championship | 1 | Italy |
| 2002 Asian U21 Championship | 3 | China |
| 2002 Asian U21 Championship | 3 | South Korea |
| 2002 Asian U21 Championship | 3 | India |
| 2002 African U21 Championship | 2 | Egypt |
| 2002 African U21 Championship | 2 | Tunisia |
| European Qualifier | 6 | Bulgaria |
| European Qualifier | 6 | Germany |
| European Qualifier | 6 | Russia |
| European Qualifier | 6 | Poland |
| European Qualifier | 6 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| European Qualifier | 6 | Slovakia |
| Total | 16 | |

## First round

* All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30)

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 283 | 268 | 1.056 | Second round |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 287 | 250 | 1.148 | Second round |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 239 | 271 | 0.882 | Second round |
| 4 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 296 | 316 | 0.937 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Aug 23 | 08:00 | Egypt | 3–2 | Venezuela | 25–21 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 25-19 | 15-11 | 107–101 | P2 |
| Aug 23 | 18:00 | Iran | 1–3 | South Korea | 26–28 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | 97–94 | P2 |
| Aug 24 | 15:00 | South Korea | 3–2 | Venezuela | 19–25 | 28–26 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 19–17 | 114–113 | P2 |
| Aug 24 | 17:30 | Egypt | 1–3 | Iran | 15–25 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 17–25 | | 74–95 | P2 |
| Aug 25 | 10:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–16 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | | 75–58 | P2 |
| Aug 25 | 17:00 | Iran | 3–1 | Venezuela | 20–25 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25-20 | | 95–82 | P2 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 161 | 1.398 | Second round |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 207 | 184 | 1.125 | Second round |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 178 | 211 | 0.844 | Second round |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 171 | 225 | 0.760 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| Aug 23 | 10:00 | India | 0–3 | Germany | 23–25 | 15–25 | 13–25 | 51-75 | P2 |
| Aug 23 | 14:00 | Russia | 3–0 | China | 25-17 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 75-52 | P2 |
| Aug 24 | 19:15 | China | 0–3 | Germany | 22–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | 58–75 | P2 |
| Aug 24 | 19:40 | Russia | 3–0 | India | 25–23 | 25–15 | 25–14 | 75–52 | P2 |
| Aug 25 | 17:15 | Germany | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 16–25 | 22–25 | 57-75 | P2 |
| Aug 25 | 19:15 | India | 3–0 | China | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 75–61 | P2 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 253 | 205 | 1.234 | Second round |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 243 | 222 | 1.095 | Second round |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 263 | 270 | 0.974 | Second round |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 184 | 247 | 0.745 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| Aug 23 | 10:00 | Tunisia | 1–3 | Canada | 12–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 12–25 | 70–97 | P2 |
| Aug 23 | 20:20 | Brazil | 3–0 | Poland | 25–21 | 30–28 | 25–17 | | 80–66 | P2 |
| Aug 24 | 10:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Canada | 25–16 | 22–25 | 26–24 | 25–18 | 98–83 | P2 |
| Aug 24 | 17:30 | Tunisia | 0–3 | Poland | 20–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | 58–75 | P2 |
| Aug 25 | 10:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–15 | | 75–56 | P2 |
| Aug 25 | 15:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Canada | 25–18 | 27–29 | 25–22 | 25-15 | 102–84 | P2 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 290 | 249 | 1.165 | Second round |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 213 | 199 | 1.070 | Second round |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 233 | 254 | 0.917 | Second round |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 215 | 249 | 0.863 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Aug 23 | 14:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–1 | Italy | 25–20 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 26–24 | | 98–91 | P2 |
| Aug 23 | 18:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 23–25 | 17–25 | 22–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 |
| Aug 24 | 10:00 | Italy | 0–3 | Slovakia | 19–25 | 24–26 | 23–25 | | | 66–76 | P2 |
| Aug 24 | 10:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–17 | 25–19 | 29–27 | | | 79–63 | P2 |
| Aug 25 | 15:00 | Italy | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 20–25 | 17–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 |
| Aug 25 | 19:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–2 | Slovakia | 25–16 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25-27 | 15-10 | 113–95 | P2 |

## Second round
### Play off - elimination group

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| Aug 27 | 10:00 | Poland | 3–1 | India | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 95–81 | P2 |
| Aug 27 | 17:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | 75–61 | P2 |
| Aug 27 | 19:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Canada | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 98–89 | P2 |
| Aug 27 | 19:15 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–18 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | 75–58 | P2 |

### Play off - seeding group

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Aug 27 | 10:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–19 | 26–24 | 25–19 | | | 76–62 | P2 |
| Aug 27 | 17:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Russia | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25-21 | | 96–84 | P2 |

## Final round

* All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30)
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| August 30 – Tehran | August 30 – Tehran |
| Germany | 2 |
| Germany | 2 | August 31 – Tehran | August 31 – Tehran |
| Iran | 3 | August 31 – Tehran | August 31 – Tehran |
| Iran | 3 | Iran | 0 |
| August 39 – Tehran | August 39 – Tehran | | Iran | 0 |
| August 39 – Tehran | August 39 – Tehran | Russia | 3 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | Russia | 3 |
| Russia | 3 | | |
| Russia | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | August 31 – Tehran | August 31 – Tehran |
| | | Germany | 0 |
| | | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Aug 30 | 10:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2–3 | Russia | 17–25 | 26–24 | 30–28 | 23–25 | 7-15 | 103–117 | P2 |
| Aug 30 | 17:00 | Germany | 2–3 | Iran | 22–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25-20 | 12-15 | 105–108 | P2 |

#### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Aug 31 | 9:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | Germany | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | | 75–60 | P2 |

#### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Aug 31 | 11:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Iran | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–58 | P2 |
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| August 29 – Tehran | August 29 – Tehran | | | |
| Poland | 3 | | | |
| Poland | 3 | August 30 – Tehran | August 30 – Tehran | | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | August 30 – Tehran | August 30 – Tehran | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | Poland | 3 | |
| August 29 – Tehran | August 29 – Tehran | | Poland | 3 | |
| August 29 – Tehran | August 29 – Tehran | Bulgaria | 1 | |
| Bulgaria | 3 | Bulgaria | 1 | |
| Bulgaria | 3 | | | | August 31 – Tehran | August 31 – Tehran |
| Russia | 1 | | | | August 31 – Tehran | August 31 – Tehran |
| Russia | 1 | | | | Poland | 3 |
| August 29 – Tehran | August 29 – Tehran | | | | | Poland | 3 |
| August 29 – Tehran | August 29 – Tehran | | | | Brazil | 2 |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | Brazil | 2 |
| South Korea | 3 | August 30 – Tehran | August 30 – Tehran | | | |
| Germany | 2 | August 30 – Tehran | August 30 – Tehran | | | |
| Germany | 2 | South Korea | 0 | | | |
| August 29 – Tehran | August 29 – Tehran | | South Korea | 0 | | | |
| August 29 – Tehran | August 29 – Tehran | Brazil | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Brazil | 3 | | | | August 31 – Tehran | August 31 – Tehran |
| Iran | 0 | | | | August 31 – Tehran | August 31 – Tehran |
| Iran | 0 | | | | Bulgaria | 3 |
| | | | | | South Korea | 0 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Aug 29 | 10:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 26–24 | 25–23 | 22–25 | – | | 95–95 | P2 |
| Aug 29 | 15:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Russia | 25–21 | 16–25 | 25–23 | 25-19 | | 91–88 | P2 |
| Aug 30 | 17:15 | South Korea | 3–2 | Germany | 24–26 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 112–102 | P2 |
| Aug 30 | 19:45 | Brazil | 3–0 | Iran | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | | 75–61 | P2 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Aug 23 | 15:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 27–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | 98–91 | P2 |
| Aug 23 | 19:45 | South Korea | 0–3 | Brazil | 18-25 | 20–25 | 19–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 |

#### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Aug 31 | 15:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | | 75–56 | P2 |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| Aug 31 | 19:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Brazil | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 15–11 | 107–107 | P2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Poland |
| | Brazil |
| | Bulgaria |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Russia |
| 6 | Iran |
| 7 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Canada |
| 9 | Egypt |
| 9 | India |
| 9 | Slovakia |
| 13 | Tunisia |
| 13 | China |
| 13 | Italy |
| 13 | Venezuela |
* 2003 Men's U21 World champions
* Poland 2nd title
* 12–man Roster
* Artur Augustyn, Marcel Gromadowski, Michał Kaczmarek, Marcin Kryś, Marcin Możdżonek, Bartłomiej Neroj, Arkadiusz Olejniczak, Michał Ruciak, Dariusz Szulik, Michał Winiarski (C), Mariusz Wlazły, Paweł Woicki
* Head coach
* Grzegorz Ryś