# 1987 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

The 1987 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Seoul and Pusan, South Korea from September 2 to 13, 1987. 13 teams participated in the tournament.

## Qualification process

| Confederation | Method of Qualification | Venue | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
| FIVB | Host | | | 1 | South Korea |
| NORCECA | NORCECA Election | | | 2 | Canada Puerto Rico Cuba * |
| CSV | 1986 South American Junior Championship | São Paulo, Brazil | August 2 – 9, 1986 | 3 | Peru Brazil Argentina |
| CEV | 1986 European Junior Championship | Sofia, Bulgaria | August 17 – 24, 1986 | 3 | Soviet Union Bulgaria Greece ** |
| AVC | 1986 Asian Junior Championship | Bangkok, Thailand | October 18 – 25, 1986 | 3 | Japan China Chinese Taipei *** |
| FIVB | Wild card | | | 1 | France |
| Total | | | | 13 | |
* * Cuba declined to participate because their players lost to many school days when participating in the Panamerican Games.
* ** Greece replaced East Germany.
* *** Chinese Taipei replaced Thailand.

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| South Korea  Brazil  Canada  Chinese Taipei  France  Soviet Union  Cuba * | Argentina  Bulgaria  China  Greece  Japan  Peru  Puerto Rico |
* Cuba declined to participate.

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 262 | 161 | 1.627 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 238 | 166 | 1.434 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 258 | 174 | 1.483 | 5th place playoff |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 158 | 181 | 0.873 | 5th place playoff |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 126 | 190 | 0.663 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 | France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 55 | 225 | 0.244 | 9th place playoff |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 2 Sep | Brazil | 3–2 | Soviet Union | 15–17 | 6–15 | 15–6 | 15–13 | 15–13 | 66–64 |
| 2 Sep | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | France | 15–3 | 15–3 | 15–3 | | | 45–9 |
| 2 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Canada | 15–5 | 16–14 | 15–8 | | | 46–27 |
| 3 Sep | South Korea | 3–1 | Brazil | 15–3 | 14–16 | 15–11 | 15–7 | | 59–37 |
| 3 Sep | Canada | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 15–11 | 15–6 | 16–14 | | | 46–31 |
| 4 Sep | Brazil | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 15–6 | 15–2 | 15–3 | | | 45–11 |
| 4 Sep | Canada | 3–0 | France | 15–1 | 15–4 | 15–9 | | | 45–14 |
| 5 Sep | South Korea | 3–2 | Soviet Union | 15–11 | 12–15 | 10–15 | 15–7 | 15–11 | 67–59 |
| 5 Sep | Brazil | 3–0 | France | 15–3 | 15–1 | 15–3 | | | 45–7 |
| 7 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 15–5 | 15–8 | 15–2 | | | 45–15 |
| 7 Sep | Brazil | 3–0 | Canada | 15–10 | 15–4 | 15–11 | | | 45–25 |
| 8 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 15–7 | 15–9 | 15–8 | | | 45–24 |
| 8 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | France | 15–5 | 15–0 | 15–6 | | | 45–11 |
| 9 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | France | 15–1 | 15–5 | 15–8 | | | 45–14 |
| 9 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Canada | 15–5 | 15–8 | 15–2 | | | 45–15 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 5.333 | 224 | 121 | 1.851 | Semifinals |
| 2 | China | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 4.250 | 293 | 181 | 1.619 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Peru | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2.500 | 287 | 156 | 1.840 | 5th place playoff |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 207 | 227 | 0.912 | 5th place playoff |
| 5 | Greece | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 169 | 195 | 0.867 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 | Argentina | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 132 | 246 | 0.537 | 9th place playoff |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0.000 | 84 | 270 | 0.311 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 2 Sep | Peru | 3–0 | Greece | 15–3 | 15–2 | 15–3 | | | 45–8 |
| 2 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 15–0 | 15–0 | 15–6 | | | 45–6 |
| 2 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–7 | 15–4 | 15–7 | | | 45–18 |
| 3 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–4 | 15–3 | 15–3 | | | 45–10 |
| 3 Sep | China | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–6 | 15–3 | 15–3 | | | 45–12 |
| 3 Sep | Greece | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 15–10 | 15–0 | 15–8 | | | 45–18 |
| 4 Sep | China | 3–1 | Japan | 15–7 | 12–15 | 15–8 | 15–11 | | 57–41 |
| 4 Sep | Peru | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 15–2 | 15–4 | 15–3 | | | 45–9 |
| 4 Sep | Greece | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–7 | 15–11 | 15–11 | | | 45–29 |
| 5 Sep | China | 3–0 | Greece | 15–10 | 15–10 | 15–8 | | | 45–28 |
| 5 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–5 | 15–4 | 15–12 | | | 45–21 |
| 5 Sep | Peru | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–0 | 15–1 | 15–8 | | | 45–9 |
| 7 Sep | Peru | 3–2 | China | 11–15 | 15–6 | 15–12 | 13–15 | 15–8 | 69–56 |
| 7 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Greece | 13–15 | 15–11 | 15–9 | 15–8 | | 58–43 |
| 7 Sep | Argentina | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 15–9 | 15–6 | 15–6 | | | 45–21 |
| 8 Sep | Peru | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 11–15 | 15–6 | 15–5 | 15–0 | | 56–26 |
| 8 Sep | China | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 15–3 | 15–4 | 15–3 | | | 45–10 |
| 8 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | Greece | | | | | | |
| 9 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | Peru | 15–2 | 15–9 | 18–16 | | | 48–27 |
| 9 Sep | China | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–1 | 15–13 | 15–7 | | | 45–21 |
| 9 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–4 | | | 45–20 |

## Final round
### 9th–12th places

| 9th–12th places | 9th–12th places | 9th place | 9th place |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Argentina | 0 | | |
| Argentina | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| | | Greece | 0 |
| Greece | 3 | Greece | 0 |
| France | 0 | | |
| France | 0 | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | Argentina | 3 |
| | | France | 0 |

### Classification 9th and 12th

| Date | Game | Game | Game |
| 12 Sep | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Argentina |
| 12 Sep | Greece | 3–0 | France |

### Classification 11th

| Date | Game | Game | Game |
| 13 Sep | Argentina | 3–0 | France |

### Classification 9th

| Date | Game | Game | Game |
| 13 Sep | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Greece |

### 5th–8th places

| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| Soviet Union | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | | |
| Bulgaria | 0 | Soviet Union | 3 |
| | | Peru | 1 |
| Peru | 3 | Peru | 1 |
| Canada | 0 | | |
| Canada | 0 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | Bulgaria | 3 |
| | | Canada | 0 |

### Classification 5th and 8th

| Date | Game | Game | Game |
| 12 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bulgaria |
| 12 Sep | Peru | 3–0 | Canada |

### Classification 7th

| Date | Game | Game | Game |
| 13 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Canada |

### Classification 5th

| Date | Game | Game | Game | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 13 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Peru | 15–10 | 10–15 | 15–8 | 15–6 | | 55–39 |

### Championship round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Japan | 1 | | |
| Japan | 1 | Brazil | 3 |
| | | South Korea | 0 |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 0 |
| China | 0 | | |
| China | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Japan | 2 |
| | | China | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Game | Game | Game | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 12 Sep | Brazil | 3–1 | Japan | 6–15 | 15–8 | 15–10 | 15–13 | | 51–46 |
| 12 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | China | 15–3 | 15–11 | 15–9 | | | 45–23 |

### Bronze medal match

| Date | Game | Game | Game | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 03 Aug | China | 3–2 | Japan | 7–15 | 15–7 | 15–9 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 59–53 |

### Gold medal match

| Date | Game | Game | Game | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 13 Sep | Brazil | 3–0 | South Korea | 17–15 | 15–4 | 16–14 | | | 48–33 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | South Korea |
| | China |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 | Soviet Union |
| 6 | Peru |
| 7 | Bulgaria |
| 8 | Canada |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei |
| 10 | Greece |
| 11 | Argentina |
| 12 | France |
| 13 | Puerto Rico |
* 1987 FIVB Women's Junior World champions
* Brazil 1st title
* 12–woman Roster
* Kerly Santos, Ana Moser, Denise Souza, Karla Costa, Simone Storm, Ana Lima, Ana Maria Volponi, Fatima dos Santos, Marcia Fu, Cilene Drewnick, Fernanda Venturini and Ingrid Gomes
* Head coach
* Marco Aurelio Motta

## Individual awards

* MVP: Ana Moser
* Best attacker: Gabriela Perez del Solar
* Best rookie: Ana Moser
* Best blocker: Kerly Santos
* Best server: Marcia Fu
* Best setter: Simone Storm
* Best coach: Marco Aurelio Motta