# 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship statistics

The final tournament was held in Japan from 29 September to 20 October 2022. Serbia won their first world title, defeating Italy in five sets at the final.

## First round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 435 | 375 | 1.160 | Second round |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4.667 | 417 | 309 | 1.350 | Second round |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 401 | 351 | 1.142 | Second round |
| 4 | Mexico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 312 | 383 | 0.815 | Second round |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 308 | 363 | 0.848 | |
| 6 | Cameroon | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.231 | 294 | 386 | 0.762 | |
Total matches played : 15 Total sets played : 49 (3.27 per match) Total points played : 2,167 (145 per match)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 396 | 290 | 1.366 | Second round |
| 2 | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 407 | 342 | 1.190 | Second round |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 364 | 309 | 1.178 | Second round |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 361 | 383 | 0.943 | Second round |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 332 | 401 | 0.828 | |
| 6 | Cuba | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 279 | 414 | 0.674 | |
Total matches played : 15 Total sets played : 50 (3.33 per match) Total points played : 2,139 (143 per match)

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 454 | 387 | 1.173 | Second round |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 433 | 356 | 1.216 | Second round |
| 3 | Thailand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1.300 | 471 | 467 | 1.009 | Second round |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 393 | 383 | 1.026 | Second round |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 400 | 426 | 0.939 | |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 271 | 403 | 0.672 | |
Total matches played : 15 Total sets played : 57 (3.80 per match) Total points played : 2,422 (161 per match)

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 377 | 262 | 1.439 | Second round |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 360 | 259 | 1.390 | Second round |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 341 | 292 | 1.168 | Second round |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 318 | 344 | 0.924 | Second round |
| 5 | Kenya | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 231 | 366 | 0.631 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 271 | 375 | 0.723 | |
Total matches played : 15 Total sets played : 45 (3.00 per match) Total points played : 1,898 (127 per match)

## Second round
### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 4.333 | 756 | 634 | 1.192 | Third round |
| 2 | Japan | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 2.778 | 805 | 670 | 1.201 | Third round |
| 3 | Serbia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 3.667 | 669 | 532 | 1.258 | Third round |
| 4 | Brazil | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2.091 | 790 | 650 | 1.215 | |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 1.417 | 646 | 576 | 1.122 | |
| 6 | Germany | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 1.067 | 714 | 714 | 1.000 | |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0.526 | 615 | 678 | 0.907 | |
| 8 | Mexico | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0.250 | 569 | 724 | 0.786 | |
Total matches played : 16 Total sets played : 60 (3.75 per match) Total points played : 2,603 (163 per match)

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 9 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 9.000 | 738 | 538 | 1.372 | Third round |
| 2 | China | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 5.000 | 732 | 605 | 1.210 | Third round |
| 3 | United States | 9 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 2.000 | 743 | 658 | 1.129 | Third round |
| 4 | Russia | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 1.833 | 776 | 682 | 1.138 | |
| 5 | Turkey | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1.000 | 663 | 633 | 1.047 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 0.778 | 674 | 722 | 0.934 | |
| 7 | Thailand | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 0.727 | 776 | 826 | 0.939 | |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 0.364 | 630 | 706 | 0.892 | |
Total matches played : 16 Total sets played : 56 (3.50 per match) Total points played : 2,453 (153 per match)

## Third round
### Pool G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 173 | 148 | 1.169 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 194 | 202 | 0.960 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 164 | 181 | 0.906 | 5th place match |
Total matches played : 3 Total sets played : 12 (4.00 per match) Total points played : 531 (177 per match)

### Pool H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 202 | 177 | 1.141 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 183 | 201 | 0.910 | Semifinals |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 207 | 214 | 0.967 | 5th place match |
Total matches played : 3 Total sets played : 14 (4.67 per match) Total points played : 592 (197 per match)

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 19 October | 19 October |
| Serbia | 3 |
| Serbia | 3 | 20 October | 20 October |
| Netherlands | 1 | 20 October | 20 October |
| Netherlands | 1 | Serbia | 3 |
| 19 October | 19 October | | Serbia | 3 |
| 19 October | 19 October | Italy | 2 |
| China | 2 | Italy | 2 |
| Italy | 3 | | |
| Italy | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 20 October | 20 October |
| | | Netherlands | 0 |
| | | China | 3 |
Total matches played* : 5 Total sets played* : 21 (4.20 per match) Total points played* : 934 (187 per match) * (inc. 5th place match)

## Tournament statistics
### Host cities

* Japan : Yokohama, Sapporo, Kobe, Hamamatsu, Nagoya, Osaka

### Venues

* Yokohama : Yokohama Arena (12,000)
* Sapporo : Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (8,000)
* Kobe : Kobe Green Arena (6,000)
* Hamamatsu : Hamamatsu Arena (8,200)
* Nagoya : Nippon Gaishi Hall (10,000)
* Osaka : Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium (8,000)

### Attendance

* Matches played : 103
* Attendance (first round) (played 60) : 100,705 (1,678 per match)
* Attendance (second round) (played 32) : 53,410 (1,669 per match)
* Attendance (third round) (played 6) : 22,250 (3,708 per match)
* Attendance (final round) (played 5) : 48,050 (9,610 per match)
* Total attendance on tournament : 224,415 (2,179 per match)
* Most attendance : 11,500 - Japan v. United States, Yokohama Arena, Yokohama on 19 October 2018. 11,500 - Serbia v. Italy, Yokohama Arena, Yokohama on 20 October 2018.
* Fewest attendance : 160 - Bulgaria v. Azerbaijan, Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka on 11 October 2018.

### Matches

* Most matches wins : 11 - Serbia, Italy, China
* Fewest matches wins : 0 - Kazakhstan, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba
* Most matches lost : 8 - Mexico
* Fewest matches lost :2 - Serbia, Italy, China, Brazil
* Longest match played (duration) : 158 min. - Japan vs. Netherlands (2h,38m)
* Shortest match played (duration) : 58 min. - Dominican Republic vs. Kenya (0h,58m)

### Sets

* Total sets (first round) : 201 (3.35 per match)
* Total sets (second round) : 116 (3.63 per match)
* Total sets (third round) : 26 (4.33 per match)
* Total sets (final round) : 21 (4.20 per match)
* Total sets scored : 364 (3.53 per match)
* Most sets played : 49 - Italy
* Most sets wins : 36 - Italy, China
* Fewest sets wins : 0 - Kazakhstan
* Most sets lost : 24 - Mexico
* Fewest sets lost : 10 - Serbia
* Most 5 sets played : 4 - United States, Japan, Thailand
* Most 5 sets win : 2 - Italy, Netherlands, Brazil (2/1), United States (2/2)
* Most 5 sets lost : 3 - Japan, Thailand (1/3)
* Highest set ratio : 3.400 - Serbia (34/10)
* Lowest set ratio : 0.000 - Kazakhstan (0/15)

### Points

* Total points (first round) : 8,626 (144 per match)
* Total points (second round) : 5,056 (158 per match)
* Total points (third round) : 1,123 (187 per match)
* Total points (final round) : 934 (187 per match)
* Total points scored : 15,739 (153 per match)
* Most points wins : 1144 - Italy
* Fewest points wins : 231 - Kenya
* Most points lost : 1011 - Netherlands
* Fewest points lost : 363 - Argentina
* Most points played in match : 222 - China vs. Italy 2 : 3 (105/117)
* Fewest points played in match : 102 - Dominican Republic vs. Kenya 3 : 0 (75/27)
* Highest points score in set (excluding 5th set) : 62 - Germany vs. Netherlands (30/32), Germany vs. Brazil (32/30), Netherlands vs. United States (30/32)
* Lowest points score in set (excluding 5th set) : 27 - Dominican Republic vs. Kenya (75/27)
* Highest points ratio : 1.215 - Brazil (790/650)
* Lowest points ratio : 0.631 - Kenya (231/366)

## Squads
### Teams

Total teams : 24 Total players : 336 (14 per team)

### Players

* Appearance record: Karina Ocasio Puerto Rico participated in the World Championship for the fifth time.

### Multiple World Championships

| Name | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | Total |
| Karina Ocasio | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 5 |
| Bethania de la Cruz | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 4 |

## Final standing

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification or relegation |
| | Serbia | 13 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 3.400 | 1052 | 867 | 1.213 | Champions |
| | Italy | 13 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 2.769 | 1144 | 954 | 1.199 | Runners up |
| | China | 13 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 3.273 | 1114 | 954 | 1.168 | Third place |
| 4 | Netherlands | 13 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 31 | 17 | 1.824 | 1086 | 1011 | 1.074 | Fourth place |
| 5 | United States | 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 1.611 | 1048 | 959 | 1.093 | 5th place match |
| 6 | Japan | 12 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 18 | 1.556 | 1056 | 949 | 1.113 | 5th place match |
| 7 | Brazil | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2.091 | 790 | 650 | 1.215 | Eliminated in second round |
| 8 | Russia | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 1.833 | 776 | 682 | 1.138 | Eliminated in second round |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 1.417 | 646 | 576 | 1.122 | Eliminated in second round |
| 10 | Turkey | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1.000 | 663 | 633 | 1.047 | Eliminated in second round |
| 11 | Germany | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 1.067 | 714 | 714 | 1.000 | Eliminated in second round |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 0.778 | 674 | 722 | 0.934 | Eliminated in second round |
| 13 | Thailand | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 0.727 | 776 | 826 | 0.939 | Eliminated in second round |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0.526 | 615 | 678 | 0.907 | Eliminated in second round |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 0.364 | 630 | 706 | 0.892 | Eliminated in second round |
| 16 | Mexico | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0.250 | 569 | 724 | 0.786 | Eliminated in second round |
| 17 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 400 | 426 | 0.939 | Eliminated in first round |
| 18 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 332 | 401 | 0.828 | Eliminated in first round |
| 19 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 308 | 363 | 0.848 | Eliminated in first round |
| 20 | Kenya | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 231 | 366 | 0.631 | Eliminated in first round |
| 21 | Cameroon | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.231 | 294 | 386 | 0.762 | Eliminated in first round |
| 22 | Cuba | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 279 | 414 | 0.674 | Eliminated in first round |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 271 | 403 | 0.672 | Eliminated in first round |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 271 | 375 | 0.723 | Eliminated in first round |

## Statistics leaders

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill plus top scorers at the completion of the tournament.
Best Scorers :
| | Player | Spikes | Blocks | Serves | Total |
| 1 | Paola Egonu | 275 | 26 | 23 | 324 |
| 2 | Lonneke Slöetjes | 233 | 16 | 27 | 276 |
| 3 | Zhu Ting | 202 | 17 | 8 | 227 |
| 4 | Tijana Bošković | 176 | 11 | 6 | 193 |
| 5 | Sarina Koga | 156 | 8 | 7 | 171 |
Best Spikers :
| | Player | Spikes | Faults | Shots | Total | % |
| 1 | Tijana Bošković | 176 | 50 | 102 | 328 | 53.66 |
| 2 | Miriam Sylla | 141 | 22 | 121 | 284 | 49.65 |
| 3 | Paola Egonu | 275 | 83 | 205 | 563 | 48.85 |
| 4 | Lonneke Slöetjes | 233 | 68 | 186 | 487 | 47.84 |
| 5 | Brankica Mihajlović | 148 | 41 | 124 | 313 | 47.28 |
Best Blockers :
| | Player | Blocks | Faults | Rebounds | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Yan Ni | 42 | 17 | 91 | 150 | 0.89 |
| 2 | Anna Danesi | 41 | 28 | 109 | 178 | 0.84 |
| 3 | Milena Rašić | 35 | 34 | 58 | 127 | 0.80 |
| 4 | Yuan Xinyue | 30 | 21 | 99 | 150 | 0.64 |
| 5 | Cristina Chirichella | 31 | 21 | 79 | 131 | 0.63 |
Best Servers :
| | Player | Aces | Faults | Hits | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Lonneke Slöetjes | 27 | 24 | 103 | 154 | 0.56 |
| 2 | Paola Egonu | 23 | 42 | 130 | 195 | 0.47 |
| 3 | Yuan Xinyue | 18 | 7 | 159 | 184 | 0.38 |
| 4 | Maja Ognjenović | 15 | 13 | 147 | 175 | 0.34 |
| 5 | Li Yingying | 16 | 8 | 68 | 92 | 0.34 |
Best Setters :
| | Player | Running | Faults | Still | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Ofelia Malinov | 196 | 9 | 844 | 1049 | 4.00 |
| 2 | Ding Xia | 175 | 8 | 822 | 1005 | 3.72 |
| 3 | Laura Dijkema | 149 | 5 | 832 | 986 | 3.10 |
| 4 | Carli Lloyd | 127 | 6 | 799 | 932 | 2.70 |
| 5 | Kanami Tashiro | 124 | 6 | 1115 | 1245 | 2.70 |
Best Diggers :
| | Player | Digs | Faults | Receptions | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Silvija Popović | 142 | 6 | 46 | 194 | 3.23 |
| 2 | Kelsey Robinson | 150 | 13 | 34 | 197 | 3.19 |
| 3 | Monica De Gennaro | 151 | 12 | 48 | 211 | 3.08 |
| 4 | Lucia Bosetti | 121 | 9 | 24 | 154 | 2.47 |
| 5 | Kirsten Knip | 116 | 1 | 37 | 154 | 2.42 |
Best Receivers :
| | Player | Excellents | Faults | Serve | Total | % |
| 1 | Mako Kobata | 123 | 12 | 105 | 240 | 46.25 |
| 2 | Kelsey Robinson | 86 | 7 | 98 | 191 | 41.36 |
| 3 | Monica De Gennaro | 80 | 10 | 121 | 211 | 33.18 |
| 4 | Sarina Koga | 64 | 9 | 123 | 196 | 28.06 |
| 5 | Kimberly Hill | 80 | 16 | 145 | 241 | 26.56 |

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Tijana Bošković
* Best setter
    Ofelia Malinov
* Best outside spikers
    Miriam Sylla
    Zhu Ting
* Best middle blockers
    Yan Ni
    Milena Rašić
* Best opposite spiker
    Paola Egonu
* Best libero
    Monica De Gennaro