# 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship

The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 24 to 31 August 2015. This was the second edition of the tournament.

## Competition formula

The competition format will see the 12 teams split into two pools of six teams playing in round robin format. The semifinals will feature the top two teams from each pool.

## Qualification

The FIVB Sports Events Council confirmed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships on 14 December 2013.
| Method of Qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host country | 11 November 2014 | Lausanne | 1 | United Arab Emirates |
| U20 European Ranking | 18 September 2014 | Luxembourg | 2 | Russia |
| U20 European Ranking | 18 September 2014 | Luxembourg | 2 | Italy |
| 2014 U23 Pan-American Cup | 5–10 October 2014 | Havana | 2 | Cuba |
| 2014 U23 Pan-American Cup | 5–10 October 2014 | Havana | 2 | Mexico |
| 2014 U23 South American Championship | 8–12 October 2014 | Saquarema | 2 | Brazil |
| 2014 U23 South American Championship | 8–12 October 2014 | Saquarema | 2 | Argentina |
| 2014 U23 African Championship | 7–12 November 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh | 2 | Tunisia |
| 2014 U23 African Championship | 7–12 November 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh | 2 | Egypt |
| 2015 Asian U23 Championship | 12–20 May 2015 | Naypyidaw | 2 | Iran |
| 2015 Asian U23 Championship | 12–20 May 2015 | Naypyidaw | 2 | South Korea |
| U21 World Ranking | December 2014 | Lausanne | 1 | Turkey |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## Pools composition

Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB U21 World Ranking as of December 2014. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the U21 World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 72nd.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| United Arab Emirates (Hosts) | Russia (1) |
| Italy (3) | Brazil (2) |
| Iran (5) | Argentina (6) |
| Cuba (13) | Turkey (7) |
| South Korea (16) | Mexico (22) |
| Egypt (26) | Tunisia (25) |

## Venues

| Pool A and Final round | Pool B |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Hamdan Sports Complex | Sheikh Rashid Bin Maktoum Sports Hall |
| Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 3,000 |

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* 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, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

## Preliminary round

* All times are UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cuba | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 443 | 397 | 1.116 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 477 | 410 | 1.163 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Iran | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 475 | 417 | 1.139 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 405 | 412 | 0.983 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Egypt | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 401 | 449 | 0.893 | |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 284 | 400 | 0.710 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Aug | 14:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Egypt | 22–25 | 25–14 | 25–16 | 25–19 | | 97–74 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Aug | 16:30 | Cuba | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | | 75–64 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Aug | 20:50 | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | Iran | 16–25 | 16–25 | 20–25 | | | 52–75 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Aug | 14:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Aug | 16:30 | Iran | 3–1 | South Korea | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | 97–86 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Aug | 19:15 | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | Italy | 20–25 | 13–25 | 12–25 | | | 45–75 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Aug | 14:00 | Iran | 1–3 | Cuba | 31–33 | 23–25 | 25–15 | 24–26 | | 103–99 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Aug | 17:00 | Italy | 3–1 | South Korea | 25–15 | 29–31 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | 104–86 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Aug | 19:45 | United Arab Emirates | 1–3 | Egypt | 14–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 12–25 | | 72–97 | P2 P3 |
| 28 Aug | 14:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Iran | 25–23 | 15–25 | 25–17 | 26–24 | | 91–89 | P2 P3 |
| 28 Aug | 16:30 | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | Cuba | 22–25 | 26–28 | 16–25 | | | 64–78 | P2 P3 |
| 28 Aug | 19:00 | South Korea | 3–1 | Egypt | 25–20 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–22 | | 94–85 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Aug | 14:00 | Italy | 2–3 | Cuba | 27–25 | 25–23 | 24–26 | 25–27 | 9–15 | 110–116 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Aug | 16:30 | Iran | 3–2 | Egypt | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–12 | 24–26 | 15–9 | 111–89 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Aug | 20:00 | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | South Korea | 17–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | | 51–75 | P2 P3 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2.500 | 484 | 415 | 1.166 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 429 | 406 | 1.057 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 462 | 427 | 1.082 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 483 | 464 | 1.041 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 399 | 439 | 0.909 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 273 | 379 | 0.720 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Aug | 12:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–15 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | 97–80 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Aug | 14:30 | Argentina | 1–3 | Turkey | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 19–25 | | 84–97 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Aug | 17:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–14 | 25–15 | 25–16 | | | 75–45 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Aug | 14:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–14 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Aug | 16:30 | Argentina | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | | 75–50 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Aug | 19:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Brazil | 26–24 | 17–25 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | 93–86 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Aug | 14:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–22 | 28–26 | 25–12 | | | 78–60 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Aug | 16:30 | Russia | 3–2 | Argentina | 23–25 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 15–9 | 110–102 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Aug | 19:20 | Brazil | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 97–87 | P2 P3 |
| 28 Aug | 14:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | Tunisia | 22–25 | 21–25 | 24–26 | | | 67–76 | P2 P3 |
| 28 Aug | 16:30 | Russia | 3–2 | Turkey | 21–25 | 25–15 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 15–8 | 109–96 | P2 P3 |
| 28 Aug | 19:35 | Brazil | 2–3 | Argentina | 18–25 | 18–25 | 33–31 | 25–23 | 13–15 | 107–119 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Aug | 14:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–22 | 25–12 | 25–17 | | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Aug | 16:30 | Brazil | 3–1 | Turkey | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 97–83 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Aug | 19:10 | Argentina | 3–2 | Tunisia | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 15–6 | 103–100 | P2 P3 |

## Final round

* All times are UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00).

### 5th–8th places

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 30 August | 30 August |
| Iran | 1 |
| Iran | 1 | 31 August | 31 August |
| Argentina | 3 | 31 August | 31 August |
| Argentina | 3 | Argentina | 1 |
| 30 August | 30 August | | Argentina | 1 |
| 30 August | 30 August | Brazil | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 3 |
| South Korea | 0 | | |
| South Korea | 0 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 31 August | 31 August |
| | | Iran | 3 |
| | | South Korea | 1 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 12:00 | Iran | 1–3 | Argentina | 17–25 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 86–91 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Aug | 14:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Aug | 12:00 | Iran | 3–1 | South Korea | 25–23 | 25–20 | 17–25 | 25–15 | | 92–83 | P2 P3 |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Aug | 14:30 | Argentina | 1–3 | Brazil | 19–25 | 18–25 | 32–30 | 22–25 | | 91–105 | P2 P3 |

### Final four

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 30 August | 30 August |
| Cuba | 0 |
| Cuba | 0 | 31 August | 31 August |
| Turkey | 3 | 31 August | 31 August |
| Turkey | 3 | Turkey | 1 |
| 30 August | 30 August | | Turkey | 1 |
| 30 August | 30 August | Russia | 3 |
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 3 |
| Italy | 0 | | |
| Italy | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 31 August | 31 August |
| | | Cuba | 1 |
| | | Italy | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 16:30 | Cuba | 0–3 | Turkey | 19–25 | 18–25 | 25–27 | | | 62–77 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Aug | 19:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Italy | 25–20 | 25–18 | 27–25 | | | 77–63 | P2 P3 |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Aug | 17:10 | Cuba | 1–3 | Italy | 22–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 91–93 | P2 P3 |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Aug | 19:50 | Turkey | 1–3 | Russia | 24–26 | 25–16 | 18–25 | 24–26 | | 91–93 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Russia |
| | Turkey |
| | Italy |
| 4 | Cuba |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | Argentina |
| 7 | Iran |
| 8 | South Korea |
| 9 | Tunisia |
| 9 | Egypt |
| 11 | Mexico |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates |
* 2015 Men's U23 World champions
* Russia 1st title
* 12–man roster
* Pavel Pankov, Ivan Demakov, Egor Feoktistov (c), Ilya Petrushov, Ivan Podrebinkin, Roman Zhos, Aleksandr Kimerov, Dmitry Volkov, Maxim Maximenko, Egor Kliuka, Sergei Nikitin, Sergey Ershov
* Head coach
* Mikhail Nikolaev

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Egor Kliuka
* Best setter
    Murat Yenipazar
* Best outside spikers
    Egor Kliuka
    Gökhan Gökgöz
* Best middle blockers
    Ivan Demakov
    Samet Güneş
* Best opposite spiker
    Metin Toy
* Best libero
    Yonder Garcia