# 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event

The 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event was the 8th edition of this tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winners secure a ticket to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Russia were the defending champions, but couldn't defend their title due to their suspension because of their invasion of Ukraine. Brazil won their first title, beating Canada, 3–2, in the final.

## Host selection

* China, (Hangzhou) (original hosts but withdrew)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)
Originally, the tournament was supposed to be in Hangzhou, China on the 18–24 May. But due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed and China had to withdraw as hosts.
On 1 April 2022, the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, was awarded the hosting rights in the new dates of 4–11 November.

## Qualified teams

The teams who were invited to participate are as follows:
After the revealing of the teams, China, Egypt, Japan and Netherlands all withdrew, but Poland was brought in. Despite Poland's inclusion, the number of teams went down to 13.

## Seeding

Due to the Reduction of teams, there were only three groups. One with five teams and two with four. The numbers indicate their seeding.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)  Rwanda (6)  Ukraine (7)  Hungary (12)  Poland (13) | United States (2)  Canada (5)  Slovenia (8)  Iran (11) | Brazil (3)  Italy (4)  Finland (9)  Germany (10) |

## Venue

The venue was the Arena Hotel Hills in Sarajevo.
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | Sarajevo |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | Arena Hotel Hills |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | Capacity: unknown |

## Broadcasting rights

Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) is the host broadcaster for the 2022 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships. Every game not broadcast is on YouTube.

## Format

13 teams are split into three groups, one with five teams and 2 with four. Every team advances to the Knockout Stage. The three group winners advance straight to the Quarter Finals, while the other ten go into the Eighth Finals. The five winners in the Eighth Finals advance to the Quarter Finals, while the five losers play in a 9–13 classification group.

## Group Stage
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Rwanda | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 361 | 286 | 1.262 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2 | Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3.667 | 308 | 174 | 1.770 | Eighth Finals |
| 3 | Poland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 269 | 269 | 1.000 | Eighth Finals |
| 4 | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 227 | 289 | 0.785 | Eighth Finals |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 131 | 300 | 0.437 | Eighth Finals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 4 Nov | 18:45 | Rwanda | 3–1 | Poland | 26–24 | 23–25 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | 99–81 |
| 5 Nov | 11:30 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–6 | 25–11 | 25–6 | | | 75–23 |
| 5 Nov | 15:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | Rwanda | 10–25 | 9–25 | 5–25 | | | 24–75 |
| 6 Nov | 11:30 | Poland | 0–3 | Ukraine | 8–25 | 18–25 | 12–25 | | | 38–75 |
| 6 Nov | 16:30 | Hungary | 0–3 | Poland | 21–25 | 18–25 | 12–25 | | | 51–75 |
| 6 Nov | 16:45 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–2 | 25–9 | 25–11 | | | 75–22 |
| 7 Nov | 09:00 | Rwanda | 3–2 | Ukraine | 10–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 15–9 | 91–103 |
| 7 Nov | 09:15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | Hungary | 11–25 | 12–25 | 20–25 | | | 43–75 |
| 7 Nov | 18:45 | Hungary | 1–3 | Rwanda | 14–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | | 78–96 |
| 7 Nov | 19:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–19 | 25–11 | 25–14 | | | 75–44 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 278 | 201 | 1.383 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 283 | 256 | 1.105 | Eighth Finals |
| 3 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 227 | 256 | 0.887 | Eighth Finals |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 215 | 290 | 0.741 | Eighth Finals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 4 Nov | 19:00 | United States | 3–1 | Iran | 25–13 | 25–12 | 20–25 | 25–16 | | 95–66 |
| 5 Nov | 09:15 | Canada | 3–1 | Slovenia | 25–18 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–22 | | 94–86 |
| 5 Nov | 19:00 | Iran | 1–3 | Slovenia | 21–25 | 25–27 | 25–20 | 16–25 | | 87–97 |
| 6 Nov | 09:00 | United States | 3–2 | Canada | 22–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–12 | 15–7 | 108–91 |
| 6 Nov | 19:30 | Canada | 3–1 | Iran | 25–10 | 25–14 | 23–25 | 25–13 | | 98–62 |
| 7 Nov | 11:30 | Slovenia | 0–3 | United States | 12–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | | | 44–75 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 164 | 1.512 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 242 | 206 | 1.175 | Eighth Finals |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 171 | 224 | 0.763 | Eighth Finals |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 198 | 265 | 0.747 | Eighth Finals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 5 Nov | 09:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Germany | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–16 | | 75–50 |
| 5 Nov | 11:45 | Italy | 3–0 | Finland | 25–12 | 25–12 | 25–10 | | 75–34 |
| 5 Nov | 19:30 | Germany | 1–3 | Finland | 25–23 | 17–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | 74–98 |
| 6 Nov | 09:15 | Brazil | 3–1 | Italy | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–12 | 25–21 | 98–75 |
| 6 Nov | 19:45 | Italy | 3–1 | Germany | 25–18 | 17–25 | 25–12 | 25–19 | 92–74 |
| 7 Nov | 11:45 | Finland | 0–3 | Brazil | 13–25 | 11–25 | 15–25 | | 39–75 |

## Knockout Stage
### Bracket

| Eighth Finals | Eighth Finals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Bronze Medal match | Bronze Medal match | | Gold Medal match | Gold Medal match |
| | | 9 November | 9 November | | | | | |
| | | Rwanda | 0 | | | | |
| 8 November | 8 November | | Rwanda | 0 | | | | |
| 8 November | 8 November | Slovenia | 3 | | | | |
| Slovenia | 3 | Slovenia | 3 | | | | |
| Slovenia | 3 | | | | 10 November | 10 November | | |
| Finland | 0 | | | | 10 November | 10 November | |
| Finland | 0 | | | | Slovenia | 0 | |
| 8 November | 8 November | | | | | Slovenia | 0 | |
| 8 November | 8 November | | | | Canada | 3 | |
| Canada | 3 | | | | Canada | 3 | |
| Canada | 3 | 9 November | 9 November | | | | | |
| Hungary | 0 | 9 November | 9 November | | | | |
| Hungary | 0 | Canada | 3 | | | | |
| 8 November | 8 November | | Canada | 3 | | | | |
| 8 November | 8 November | Italy | 1 | | | | |
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 1 | | | | |
| Italy | 3 | | | | | | | 11 November | 11 November |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | | | | | | | 11 November | 11 November |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | | | | | | | Canada | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Brazil | 3 |
| | | 9 November | 9 November | | | | | | |
| | | United States | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 November | 8 November | | United States | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 November | 8 November | Germany | 0 | | | | | | |
| Poland | 0 | Germany | 0 | | | | | | |
| Poland | 0 | | | | 10 November | 10 November | | | | |
| Germany | 3 | | | | 10 November | 10 November | | | |
| Germany | 3 | | | | United States | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | Brazil | 3 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 9 November | 9 November | | | | | 11 November | 11 November |
| | | Brazil | 3 | | | | | Slovenia | 0 |
| 8 November | 8 November | | Brazil | 3 | | | | | Slovenia | 0 |
| 8 November | 8 November | Ukraine | 0 | | | | | United States | 3 |
| Ukraine | 3 | Ukraine | 0 | | | | | United States | 3 |
| Iran | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### Eighth Finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 8 Nov | 09:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–5 | 25–6 | 25–8 | | 75–19 |
| 8 Nov | 09:15 | Canada | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–8 | 25–11 | 25–12 | | 75–31 |
| 8 Nov | 11:30 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–15 | | 75–46 |
| 8 Nov | 11:45 | Poland | 0–3 | Germany | 12–25 | 24–26 | 20–25 | | 56–76 |
| 8 Nov | 15:30 | Ukraine | 3–1 | Iran | 26–24 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 97–92 |

### Quarter Finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 9 Nov | 09:00 | Rwanda | 0–3 | Slovenia | 20–25 | 8–25 | 24–26 | | 52–76 |
| 9 Nov | 11:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–9 | 25–22 | 25–17 | | 75–48 |
| 9 Nov | 11:45 | United States | 3–0 | Germany | 25–10 | 25–14 | 25–9 | | 75–33 |
| 9 Nov | 15:30 | Italy | 1–3 | Canada | 26–24 | 22–25 | 17–25 | 14–25 | 79–99 |

### Semi Finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Nov | 15:30 | Slovenia | 0–3 | Canada | 14–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | | | 51–75 | |
| 10 Nov | 15:45 | United States | 0–3 | Brazil | 23–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | | 58–75 | |

### Bronze Medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Nov | 11:30 | Slovenia | 0–3 | United States | 8–25 | 14–20 | 10–25 | | | 32–70 | |

### Gold Medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Nov | 16:30 | Canada | 2–3 | Brazil | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 6–15 | 96–104 | |

### Classification rounds
#### 5–8th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 10 November | 10 November |
| Rwanda | 0 |
| Rwanda | 0 | 11 November | 11 November |
| Italy | 3 | 11 November | 11 November |
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 3 |
| 10 November | 10 November | | Italy | 3 |
| 10 November | 10 November | Germany | 0 |
| Ukraine | 1 | Germany | 0 |
| Germany | 3 | | |
| Germany | 3 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 11 November | 11 November |
| | | Rwanda | 0 |
| | | Ukraine | 3 |

### 5–8 Semi Finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Nov | 11:30 | Rwanda | 0–3 | Italy | 17–25 | 8–25 | 8–25 | | | 33–75 | |
| 10 Nov | 11:45 | Ukraine | 1–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 29–31 | | 96–99 | |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Nov | 09:00 | Rwanda | 0–3 | Ukraine | 18–25 | 18–25 | 27–29 | | | 63–79 | |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Nov | 09:15 | Italy | 3–0 | Germany | 25–14 | 25–19 | 25–13 | | | 75–46 | |

### 9–13th placement group

The five losers in the Eighth Finals all play each other in a five team group to decide the places 9–13.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 301 | 178 | 1.691 | Ninth place |
| 2 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 293 | 269 | 1.089 | Tenth place |
| 3 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 282 | 280 | 1.007 | Eleventh place |
| 4 | Poland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 295 | 307 | 0.961 | Twelfth place |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 163 | 300 | 0.543 | Thirteenth place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 8 Nov | 18:45 | Hungary | 0–3 | Finland | 25–27 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | 65–77 |
| 9 Nov | 09:15 | Iran | 3–0 | Poland | 25–10 | 25–15 | 25–21 | | 75–46 |
| 9 Nov | 18:45 | Finland | 0–3 | Iran | 16–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 56–75 |
| 9 Nov | 19:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | Hungary | 13–25 | 11–25 | 10–25 | | 34–75 |
| 10 Nov | 09:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–12 | 25–9 | 25–13 | | 75–34 |
| 10 Nov | 09:15 | Poland | 1–3 | Finland | 20–25 | 13–25 | 25–10 | 23–25 | 81–85 |
| 10 Nov | 18:45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | Poland | 9–25 | 15–25 | 23–25 | | 47–75 |
| 10 Nov | 19:00 | Hungary | 0–3 | Iran | 7–25 | 24–26 | 11–25 | | 42–76 |
| 11 Nov | 09:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Hungary | 29–31 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 20–25 | 93–100 |
| 11 Nov | 09:15 | Finland | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–17 | 25–16 | 25–15 | | 75–48 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Canada |
| | United States |
| 4 | Slovenia |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Germany |
| 7 | Ukraine |
| 8 | Rwanda |
| 9 | Iran |
| 10 | Finland |
| 11 | Hungary |
| 12 | Poland |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* Qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics