# 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event

The 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event was the 6th edition of this tournament (3rd using the World Cup moniker) and was, for the first time, held in Cairo, Egypt. The winners or highest ranked team not yet qualified, will advance to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The defending champions are Iran, and successfully defended their title, overcoming Egypt 3–0 in the final.

## Host selection

Originally, Cairo was chosen as the replacement venue for the 2020 edition in Hangzhou, China after the Chinese withdrew because of the Covid-19 pandemic (the competition dates were 24–30 April). However, on 12 March, it was confirmed the event would be postponed until further notice. The tournament was going to commence on 10–15 December 2021. Although, for a second time, the event was postponed. After multiple postponements, Cairo, Egypt was given the hosting rights on the 13 September 2022 for the 2023 edition. This marks Egypt's first time organising the event.

## Teams

Host (1)
* Egypt
Participating teams (12)
* Algeria
* Brazil
* China
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* India
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Ukraine
* ↑ Nigeria originally entered, but withdrew right before the tournament started. They were originally placed in Group C.

## Venue

The venue was the New Capital Sports Hall in the New Administrative Capital, near Cairo. Despite the tournament being held just outside of Cairo, the event was still called Cairo 2023.
| New Capital | New Capital | New Administrative Capital |
| New Capital | New Capital | New Capital Sports Hall |
| New Capital | New Capital | Capacity: 7,500 |

## Broadcasting rights

Every game was broadcast on the World ParaVolley YouTube channel.

## Squads

Squads ranged from 8 to 14 players for the tournament.

## Format

13 teams are divided into three groups of three and a group of four. The top two in each group plays in the quarterfinals, while the eliminated teams plays in the classification group.

## Group stage
### Group A

* All times are local.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 102 | 1.471 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Iraq | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 156 | 181 | 0.862 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Rwanda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 157 | 180 | 0.872 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 11 Nov | 18:30 | Iraq | 0–3 | Egypt | 17–25 | 11–25 | 23–25 | | | 51–75 |
| 12 Nov | 10:00 | Rwanda | 2–3 | Iraq | 22–25 | 25–16 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 13–15 | 106–105 |
| 14 Nov | 10:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Rwanda | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | | 75–51 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 73 | 2.055 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 149 | 155 | 0.961 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Algeria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 105 | 176 | 0.597 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 12 Nov | 11:30 | Japan | 3–1 | Algeria | 26–28 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–13 | 101–80 |
| 13 Nov | 10:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Japan | 25–13 | 25–14 | 25–21 | | 75–48 |
| 14 Nov | 11:30 | Algeria | 0–3 | Iran | 5–25 | 10–25 | 10–25 | | 25–75 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 168 | 90 | 1.867 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 141 | 130 | 1.085 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 61 | 150 | 0.407 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 12 Nov | 13:30 | China | 3–0 | India | 25–4 | 25–8 | 25–12 | | 75–24 |
| 13 Nov | 12:00 | Brazil | 1–3 | China | 25–18 | 17–25 | 10–25 | 14–25 | 66–93 |
| 14 Nov | 13:30 | India | 0–3 | Brazil | 7–25 | 18–25 | 12–25 | | 37–75 |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 109 | 2.064 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 198 | 169 | 1.172 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 185 | 223 | 0.830 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 140 | 247 | 0.567 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 12 Nov | 15:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Great Britain | 25–9 | 25–6 | 25–8 | | 75–23 |
| 12 Nov | 17:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | France | 25–19 | 25–10 | 25–21 | | 75–50 |
| 13 Nov | 14:00 | Great Britain | 1–3 | France | 25–22 | 17–25 | 17–25 | 14–25 | 73–97 |
| 13 Nov | 15:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–13 | 25–13 | 25–22 | | 75–48 |
| 14 Nov | 15:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Great Britain | 25–14 | 25–18 | 25–12 | | 75–44 |
| 14 Nov | 17:00 | France | 0–3 | Germany | 8–25 | 16–25 | 14–25 | | 38–75 |
| 13 Nov | 14:00 | Great Britain | 1–3 | France | 25–22 | 17–25 | 17–25 | 14–25 | 73–97 |
| 13 Nov | 15:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–13 | 25–13 | 25–22 | | 75–48 |
| 14 Nov | 15:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Great Britain | 25–14 | 25–18 | 25–12 | | 75–44 |
| 14 Nov | 17:00 | France | 0–3 | Germany | 8–25 | 16–25 | 14–25 | | 38–75 |

## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 15 November | 15 November | | | |
| Egypt | 3 | | | |
| Egypt | 3 | 16 November | 16 November | | |
| Japan | 0 | 16 November | 16 November | |
| Japan | 0 | Egypt | 3 | |
| 15 November | 15 November | | Egypt | 3 | |
| 15 November | 15 November | Germany | 1 | |
| Germany | 3 | Germany | 1 | |
| Germany | 3 | | | | 18 November | 18 November |
| Brazil | 1 | | | | 18 November | 18 November |
| Brazil | 1 | | | | Egypt | 0 |
| 15 November | 15 November | | | | | Egypt | 0 |
| 15 November | 15 November | | | | Iran | 3 |
| Iran | 3 | | | | Iran | 3 |
| Iran | 3 | 16 November | 16 November | | | |
| Iraq | 0 | 16 November | 16 November | | | |
| Iraq | 0 | Iran | 3 | | | |
| 15 November | 15 November | | Iran | 3 | | | |
| 15 November | 15 November | Ukraine | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| China | 1 | Ukraine | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| China | 1 | | | | 18 November | 18 November |
| Ukraine | 3 | | | | 18 November | 18 November |
| Ukraine | 3 | | | | Germany | 3 |
| | | | | | Ukraine | 2 |

### 5–8 classification bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 17 November | 17 November |
| Japan | 1 |
| Japan | 1 | 18 November | 18 November |
| Brazil | 3 | 18 November | 18 November |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 3 |
| 17 November | 17 November | | Brazil | 3 |
| 17 November | 17 November | China | 1 |
| Iraq | 0 | China | 1 |
| China | 3 | | |
| China | 3 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 18 November | 18 November |
| | | Japan | 1 |
| | | Iraq | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 15 Nov | 11:30 | Egypt | 3–0 | Japan | 25–12 | 25–19 | 25–9 | | 75–40 |
| 15 Nov | 13:30 | Iran | 3–0 | Iraq | 25–12 | 25–14 | 25–13 | | 75–39 |
| 15 Nov | 15:00 | China | 1–3 | Ukraine | 20–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 85–97 |
| 15 Nov | 17:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Brazil | 25–20 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 95–85 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Nov | 13:30 | Iran | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–12 | 25–10 | 25–22 | | | 75–44 | |
| 16 Nov | 15:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | Germany | 25–20 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–18 | | 98–83 | |

### Third place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Nov | 13:30 | Germany | 3–2 | Ukraine | 25–16 | 24–26 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 15–5 | 111–90 | |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Nov | 18:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | Iran | 21–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | | | 57–75 | |

### 5–8 Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Nov | 10:00 | Iraq | 0–3 | China | 14–25 | 13–25 | 9–25 | | | 36–75 | |
| 16 Nov | 11:30 | Japan | 1–3 | Brazil | 25–21 | 12–25 | 6–25 | 16–25 | | 59–96 | |

### Seventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Nov | 10:00 | Japan | 1–3 | Iraq | 26–24 | 14–25 | 21–25 | 13–25 | | 74–99 | |

### Fifth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Nov | 11:30 | China | 1–3 | Brazil | 21–25 | 22–25 | 28–26 | 20–25 | | 91–101 | |

### 9–13th placement group

The five teams who failed to make quarterfinals 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 | Rwanda | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 300 | 169 | 1.775 | Ninth place |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 306 | 282 | 1.085 | Tenth place |
| 3 | Algeria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 287 | 268 | 1.071 | Eleventh place |
| 4 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 255 | 295 | 0.864 | Twelfth place |
| 5 | India | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 166 | 300 | 0.553 | Thirteenth place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 15 Nov | 10:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | Great Britain | 25–21 | 25–17 | 26–24 | | 76–62 |
| 15 Nov | 17:30 | Rwanda | 3–0 | France | 25–11 | 25–8 | 25–21 | | 75–40 |
| 15 Nov | 19:00 | Great Britain | 3–0 | India | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–12 | | 75–50 |
| 16 Nov | 10:30 | Rwanda | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | 75–51 |
| 16 Nov | 17:00 | India | 0–3 | France | 11–25 | 11–25 | 19–25 | | 41–75 |
| 16 Nov | 18:30 | Great Britain | 0–3 | Rwanda | 9–25 | 17–25 | 11–25 | | 37–75 |
| 17 Nov | 10:00 | France | 3–1 | Algeria | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–17 | 97–85 |
| 17 Nov | 11:30 | India | 0–3 | Rwanda | 8–25 | 14–25 | 19–25 | | 41–75 |
| 17 Nov | 15:00 | France | 3–1 | Great Britain | 25–14 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 94–81 |
| 17 Nov | 17:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | India | 25–15 | 25–8 | 25–11 | | 75–34 |

## Final rankings

Since Iran qualified for the Paralympics via winning the world championship, and Egypt qualified due to winning the African championship, Germany took the ticket to the Paralympics.
| Rank | Team |
| | Iran |
| | Egypt |
| | Germany |
| 4 | Ukraine |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | China |
| 7 | Iraq |
| 8 | Japan |
| 9 | Rwanda |
| 10 | France |
| 11 | Algeria |
| 12 | Great Britain |
| 13 | India |
* Team Qualified for the 2024 Paralympics

## Awards

The awards were as follows:
MVP
* Davoud Alipourian
Best Setter
* Davoud Alipourian
Best Attacker
* Hesham Salahadeen Abdel Maksod
Best Receiver
* Meisam Ali Pour
Best Server
* Elsayed Moussa Saad Moussa
Best Blocker
* Dominik Marcel Albrecht
Best Libero
* Abdelnaby Hassan Ahmed Abdellatif