# 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's event

The 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's event 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 reigning champions are United States, but they didn't enter this time around. China won the title, dispatching Canada 3–1 in the final.

## History

* 2008 Intercontinental Cup
* 2010 World Cup
* 2012 Intercontinental Cup
* 2016 Intercontinental Cup
* 2023 World Cup

## 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 (9)
* Brazil
* Canada
* China
* Germany
* Mongolia
* Netherlands
* Rwanda
* Slovenia
* Ukraine

## 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 7 to 14 players for the tournament.

## Format

10 teams are split into two group of five. The top four in each group plays in the Quarterfinals, while the bottom team in each group plays in the classification match.

## Group stage
### Group A

* All times are local.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 300 | 93 | 3.226 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 264 | 215 | 1.228 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Rwanda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 235 | 210 | 1.119 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Egypt (H) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.300 | 179 | 296 | 0.605 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Mongolia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 156 | 320 | 0.488 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 12 Nov | 10:30 | China | 3–0 | Mongolia | 25–3 | 25–7 | 25–4 | | 75–14 |
| 12 Nov | 12:00 | Rwanda | 0–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | 61–75 |
| 12 Nov | 17:30 | Mongolia | 0–3 | Rwanda | 11–25 | 7–25 | 10–25 | | 28–75 |
| 13 Nov | 10:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | China | 9–25 | 4–25 | 3–25 | | 16–75 |
| 13 Nov | 15:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Mongolia | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–13 | | 75–43 |
| 13 Nov | 17:00 | Rwanda | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–6 | 25–16 | 25–10 | | 75–32 |
| 14 Nov | 14:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | Germany | 10–25 | 8–25 | 18–25 | | 36–75 |
| 14 Nov | 15:30 | China | 3–0 | Rwanda | 25–7 | 25–6 | 25–11 | | 75–24 |
| 15 Nov | 10:30 | Germany | 0–3 | China | 13–25 | 8–25 | 18–25 | | 39–75 |
| 15 Nov | 12:00 | Mongolia | 1–3 | Egypt | 13–25 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 15–25 | 71–95 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 333 | 253 | 1.316 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 313 | 215 | 1.456 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 295 | 305 | 0.967 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 256 | 304 | 0.842 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 180 | 300 | 0.600 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 12 Nov | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–15 | 25–14 | 25–15 | | | 75–44 |
| 12 Nov | 15:30 | Slovenia | 3–2 | Ukraine | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 15–9 | 105–95 |
| 13 Nov | 11:30 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Slovenia | 13–25 | 16–25 | 13–25 | | | 42–75 |
| 13 Nov | 13:30 | Canada | 3–1 | Brazil | 15–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | 90–88 |
| 14 Nov | 10:30 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Canada | 21–25 | 17–25 | 25–18 | 14–25 | | 77–93 |
| 14 Nov | 12:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–13 | 25–13 | 25–23 | | | 75–49 |
| 14 Nov | 17:30 | Canada | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–13 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | | 75–43 |
| 14 Nov | 19:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–16 | 25–9 | 25–13 | | | 75–38 |
| 15 Nov | 14:00 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Brazil | 9–25 | 23–25 | 11–25 | | | 43–75 |
| 15 Nov | 15:30 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Canada | 20–25 | 17–25 | 8–25 | | | 45–75 |

## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 16 November | 16 November | | | |
| China | 3 | | | |
| China | 3 | 17 November | 17 November | | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 17 November | 17 November | |
| Ukraine | 0 | China | 3 | |
| 16 November | 16 November | | China | 3 | |
| 16 November | 16 November | Brazil | 0 | |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 0 | |
| Brazil | 3 | | | | 18 November | 18 November |
| Rwanda | 0 | | | | 18 November | 18 November |
| Rwanda | 0 | | | | China | 3 |
| 16 November | 16 November | | | | | China | 3 |
| 16 November | 16 November | | | | Canada | 1 |
| Canada | 3 | | | | Canada | 1 |
| Canada | 3 | 17 November | 17 November | | | |
| Egypt | 0 | 17 November | 17 November | | | |
| Egypt | 0 | Canada | 3 | | | |
| 16 November | 16 November | | Canada | 3 | | | |
| 16 November | 16 November | Germany | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 3 | Germany | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 3 | | | | 18 November | 18 November |
| Slovenia | 1 | | | | 18 November | 18 November |
| Slovenia | 1 | | | | Brazil | 3 |
| | | | | | Germany | 0 |

### 5–8 classification bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 17 November | 17 November |
| Ukraine | 3 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 18 November | 18 November |
| Rwanda | 0 | 18 November | 18 November |
| Rwanda | 0 | Ukraine | 3 |
| 17 November | 17 November | | Ukraine | 3 |
| 17 November | 17 November | Slovenia | 0 |
| Egypt | 0 | Slovenia | 0 |
| Slovenia | 3 | | |
| Slovenia | 3 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 18 November | 18 November |
| | | Rwanda | 3 |
| | | Egypt | 0 |

### Ninth place match

| 9th place | 9th place |
| 17 November | 17 November |
| Mongolia | 0 |
| Netherlands | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 16 Nov | 12:00 | China | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–11 | 25–15 | 25–14 | | 75–40 |
| 16 Nov | 14:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Slovenia | 12–25 | 27–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 89–88 |
| 16 Nov | 15:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Rwanda | 25–15 | 27–25 | 25–14 | | 77–54 |
| 16 Nov | 17:30 | Canada | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–11 | 25–5 | 25–18 | | 75–34 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Nov | 12:00 | China | 3–0 | Brazil | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | | 75–67 | |
| 17 Nov | 14:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Germany | 25–13 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | | 75–53 | |

### Third place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Nov | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Germany | 25–13 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | | 75–48 | |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Nov | 16:00 | China | 3–1 | Canada | 25–23 | 25–16 | 17–25 | 25–20 | | 92–84 | |

### Ninth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Nov | 10:30 | Mongolia | 0–3 | Netherlands | 20–25 | 25–27 | 18–25 | – | – | 63–77 | |

### 5–8 Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Nov | 15:30 | Rwanda | 1–3 | Ukraine | 25–18 | 9–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | 76–93 | |
| 17 Nov | 17:30 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–14 | | | 75–47 | |

### Seventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Nov | 10:00 | Rwanda | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–14 | | | 75–47 | |

### Fifth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Nov | 12:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–62 | |

## Final rankings

| Rank | Team |
| | China |
| | Canada |
| | Brazil |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Ukraine |
| 6 | Slovenia |
| 7 | Rwanda |
| 8 | Egypt |
| 9 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Mongolia |
* Team Qualified for the 2024 Paralympics

## Awards

The awards were as follows:
MVP
* Heidi Amanda Peters
Best Setter
* Sarah Anne Melenka
Best Attacker
* Xu Yixiao
Best Receiver
* Su Limei
Best Server
* Heidi Amanda Peters
Best Blocker
* Janaina Petit Cunha
Best Libero
* Gizele Maria Da Costa Dias