# 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

The 2018 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the 12th edition of the tournament. It was held in Shaoxing, China from 4 to 9 December. Eight teams will compete in the tournament, including four wild cards.

## Qualification

| Team | Qualified as |
| Zhejiang WVC | Hosts |
| Supreme Chonburi | 2017 Asian Champions |
| Vakıfbank İstanbul | 2017–18 European Champions |
| Minas Tênis Clube | 2018 South American Champions |
| Eczacıbaşı VitrA İstanbul | Wild Card |
| Volero Le Cannet | Wild Card |
| Praia Clube | Wild Card |
| Altay VC | Wild Card |

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Vakıfbank İstanbul | Eczacıbaşı VitrA İstanbul |
| Minas Tênis Clube | Praia Clube |
| Zhejiang WVC | Supreme Chonburi |
| Volero Le Cannet | Altay VC |

## Venue

* All rounds
* Shaoxing, China
* Shaoxing Olympic Sports Center

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
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 China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
* Qualified for the Semifinals
* Qualified for the

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 230 | 168 | 1.369 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Minas Tênis Clube | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 265 | 243 | 1.091 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Zhejiang WVC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 211 | 278 | 0.759 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 4 | Volero Le Cannet | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 260 | 277 | 0.939 | Classification 5th–8th |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Dec | 14:00 | Minas Tênis Clube | 3–2 | Volero Le Cannet | 17–25 | 25–20 | 25–16 | 17–25 | 16–14 | 100–100 | P2 |
| 4 Dec | 20:00 | Zhejiang WVC | 0–3 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 20–25 | 13–25 | 13–25 | | | 46–75 | P2 |
| 5 Dec | 14:00 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3–0 | Volero Le Cannet | 25–21 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | | 75–53 | P2 |
| 5 Dec | 20:00 | Zhejiang WVC | 1–3 | Minas Tênis Clube | 11–25 | 25–21 | 10–25 | 17–25 | | 63–96 | P2 |
| 7 Dec | 17:00 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3–0 | Minas Tênis Clube | 25–23 | 30–28 | 25–18 | | | 80–69 | P2 |
| 7 Dec | 20:00 | Zhejiang WVC | 3–2 | Volero Le Cannet | 16–25 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 26–24 | 16–14 | 102–107 | P2 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA İstanbul | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 250 | 159 | 1.572 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Praia Clube | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 230 | 199 | 1.156 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Supreme Chonburi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 187 | 235 | 0.796 | |
| 4 | Altay VC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 168 | 242 | 0.694 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 4 Dec | 10:00 | Supreme Chonburi | 0–3 | Praia Clube | 22–25 | 16–25 | 14–25 | | 52–75 | P2 |
| 4 Dec | 17:00 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA İstanbul | 3–0 | Altay VC | 25–10 | 25–11 | 25–15 | | 75–36 | P2 |
| 5 Dec | 10:00 | Praia Clube | 3–0 | Altay VC | 25–14 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | 75–47 | P2 |
| 5 Dec | 17:00 | Supreme Chonburi | 0–3 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA İstanbul | 15–25 | 11–25 | 17–25 | | 43–75 | P2 |
| 7 Dec | 10:00 | Supreme Chonburi | 3–1 | Altay VC | 25–23 | 25–20 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 92–85 | P2 |
| 7 Dec | 14:00 | Praia Clube | 1–3 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA İstanbul | 27–25 | 21–25 | 11–25 | 21–25 | 80–100 | P2 |

## Classification round

* All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Classification 5th–8th | Classification 5th–8th | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 8 December | 8 December |
| Zhejiang WVC | 2 |
| Zhejiang WVC | 2 | 9 December | 9 December |
| Altay VC | 3 | 9 December | 9 December |
| Altay VC | 3 | Altay VC | 3 |
| 8 December | 8 December | | Altay VC | 3 |
| 8 December | 8 December | Volero Le Cannet | 0 |
| Supreme Chonburi | 1 | Volero Le Cannet | 0 |
| Volero Le Cannet | 3 | | |
| Volero Le Cannet | 3 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 9 December | 9 December |
| | | Zhejiang WVC | 3 |
| | | Supreme Chonburi | 1 |

### Classification 5th–8th

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Dec | 10:00 | Zhejiang WVC | 2–3 | Altay VC | 14–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 9–15 | 96–106 | P2 |
| 8 Dec | 14:00 | Supreme Chonburi | 1–3 | Volero Le Cannet | 17–25 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | | 83–98 | P2 |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Dec | 10:00 | Zhejiang WVC | 3–1 | Supreme Chonburi | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–13 | 25–19 | | 95–79 | P2 |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Dec | 14:00 | Altay VC | 3–0 | Volero Le Cannet | 26–24 | 25–14 | 25–13 | | | 76–51 | P2 |

## Final round

* All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 8 December | 8 December |
| Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 2 |
| Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 2 | 9 December | 9 December |
| Minas Tênis Clube | 3 | 9 December | 9 December |
| Minas Tênis Clube | 3 | Minas Tênis Clube | 0 |
| 8 December | 8 December | | Minas Tênis Clube | 0 |
| 8 December | 8 December | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3 |
| Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3 |
| Praia Clube | 1 | | |
| Praia Clube | 1 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 9 December | 9 December |
| | | Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 3 |
| | | Praia Clube | 0 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Dec | 17:00 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA İstanbul | 2–3 | Minas Tênis Clube | 25–22 | 24–26 | 13–25 | 25–23 | 12–15 | 99–111 | P2 |
| 8 Dec | 20:00 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3–1 | Praia Clube | 25–21 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–18 | | 97–85 | P2 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Dec | 17:00 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA İstanbul | 3–0 | Praia Clube | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–53 | P2 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Dec | 20:00 | Minas Tênis Clube | 0–3 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 23–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | | 63–75 | P2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Vakıfbank İstanbul |
| | Minas Tênis Clube |
| | Eczacıbaşı VitrA İstanbul |
| 4 | Praia Clube |
| 5 | Altay VC |
| 6 | Volero Le Cannet |
| 7 | Zhejiang WVC |
| 8 | Supreme Chonburi |
* 2018 Women's Club World Champions
* Vakıfbank İstanbul 3rd title
* 14–player roster
* Gizem Örge, Cansu Özbay, Zhu Ting, Kübra Akman, Kelsey Robinson, Melis Gürkaynak (c), Ayça Aykaç, Lonneke Slöetjes, Buket Gülübay, Derya Cebecioğlu, Ebrar Karakurt, Milena Rašić, Tuğba Şenoğlu, Zehra Güneş
* Head coach
* Giovanni Guidetti

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Zhu Ting (Vakıfbank İstanbul)
* Best Opposite
    Tijana Bošković (Eczacıbaşı VitrA)
* Best outside spikers
    Gabriela Guimarães (Minas Tênis Clube)
    Zhu Ting (Vakıfbank İstanbul)
* Best middle blockers
    Mayany de Souza (Minas Tênis Clube)
    Milena Rašić (Vakıfbank İstanbul)
* Best setter
    Macris Carneiro (Minas Tênis Clube)
* Best libero
    Gizem Örge (Vakıfbank İstanbul)