# 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship was the 16th edition of the competition. It was held in Hangzhou, China. The tournament took place from 13 to 17 December 2023.
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul won their third title after defeating their archrivals VakıfBank Spor Kulubu in five-set match (3–2) in the final. VakıfBank Spor Kulubu settle for silver. Tianjin Bohai Bank claimed bronze and it's also their first medal of the tournament, defeating Dentil Praia Clube in four sets for the third place match. Tijana Bošković was named the MVP of the tournament.
This were Sport Center I first appearance at the Club World Championship.

## Qualification

| Team (Confederation) | Qualified as |
| Tianjin Bohai Bank (AVC) | Hosts |
| VakıfBank Spor Kulubu (CEV) | 2023 European Champions |
| Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul (CEV) | 2023 European runners-up |
| Gerdau Minas (CSV) | 2023 South American Champions |
| Dentil Praia Clube (CSV) | 2023 South American runners-up |
| Sport Center I (AVC) | 2023 Asian Champions |

## Venue

* All matches
* Hangzhou, China
* Yellow Dragon Sports Center
* Capacity: 8,000

## Format
### Preliminary round

Six teams are divided into two pools of three teams each in a round-robin match. The top two teams of each pool advance to the semifinals.

### Final round
#### Semifinals

    A1 vs. B2
    B1 vs. A2

#### Finals

    Gold match: SFW1 vs. SFW2
    Bronze march: SFL1 vs. SFL2

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul | VakıfBank Spor Kulubu |
| Tianjin Bohai Bank | Sport Center I |
| Gerdau Minas | Dentil Praia Clube |

## Pool standing procedure

Source:
* Number of victories
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams.
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner and 0 match point for the loser.
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner and 1 match point for the loser.

## Preliminary round

* All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 107 | 1.402 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 134 | 133 | 1.008 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Gerdau Minas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 106 | 150 | 0.707 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 13 Dec | 19:30 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3–0 | Gerdau Minas | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–20 | 75–58 | P2 Report |
| 14 Dec | 19:30 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul | 3–0 | Gerdau Minas | 25–19 | 25–11 | 25–18 | 75–48 | P2 Report |
| 15 Dec | 19:30 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 0–3 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul | 17–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 59–75 | P2 Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | VakıfBank Spor Kulubu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 87 | 1.724 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Dentil Praia Clube | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 126 | 132 | 0.955 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Sport Center I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 95 | 152 | 0.625 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 13 Dec | 14:00 | VakıfBank Spor Kulubu | 3–0 | Sport Center I | 25–10 | 25–15 | 25–13 | 75–38 | P2 Report |
| 14 Dec | 14:00 | Dentil Praia Clube | 3–0 | Sport Center I | 25–10 | 25–22 | 27–25 | 77–57 | P2 Report |
| 15 Dec | 14:00 | VakıfBank Spor Kulubu | 3–0 | Dentil Praia Clube | 25–16 | 25–14 | 25–19 | 75–49 | P2 Report |

## Final round

* All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 16 December | 16 December |
| Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul | 3 |
| Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul | 3 | 17 December | 17 December |
| Dentil Praia Clube | 1 | 17 December | 17 December |
| Dentil Praia Clube | 1 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul | 3 |
| 16 December | 16 December | | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul | 3 |
| 16 December | 16 December | VakıfBank Spor Kulubu | 2 |
| VakıfBank Spor Kulubu | 3 | VakıfBank Spor Kulubu | 2 |
| Tianjin Bohai Bank | 0 | | |
| Tianjin Bohai Bank | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 17 December | 17 December |
| | | Dentil Praia Clube | 1 |
| | | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Dec | 14:00 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul | 3–1 | Dentil Praia Clube | 25–16 | 25–12 | 25–27 | 25–22 | | 100–77 | P2 Report |
| 16 Dec | 19:30 | VakıfBank Spor Kulubu | 3–0 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–62 | P2 Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Dec | 14:00 | Dentil Praia Clube | 1–3 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 23–25 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 19–25 | | 87–92 | P2 Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Dec | 19:30 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul | 3–2 | VakıfBank Spor Kulubu | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 15–9 | 107–105 | P2 Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul |
| | VakıfBank Spor Kulubu |
| | Tianjin Bohai Bank |
| 4 | Dentil Praia Clube |
| 5 | Gerdau Minas |
| 6 | Sport Center I |
* 2023 Club World champions
* Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul Third title
* Team
* Tuna Aybüke Özel, Simge Şebnem Aköz, Tijana Bošković (c), Beyza Arıcı, Hande Baladın, Alexa Gray, Yaprak Erkek, Aydemir Akyol Naz, Elif Şahin, Jovana Stevanović, Irina Voronkova, Defne Başyolcu, Martyna Czyrniańska, Sinead Jack
* Coach
* Ferhat Akbaş

## Awards

Source:
* Most valuable player
    Tijana Bošković
* Best setter
    Elif Şahin
* Best outside spikers
    Gabriela Guimarães
    Li Yingying
* Best middle blockers
    Zehra Güneş
    Jovana Stevanović
* Best opposite spiker
    Tijana Bošković
* Best libero
    Ayça Aykaç