# 2017 in volleyball

The following were the events of Volleyball for the year 2017 throughout the world.

## Beach volleyball
### World and continental beach volleyball events

* June 15 – 18: 2017 European U22 Beach Volleyball Championships in Baden bei Wien
** Winners: Russia (Oleg Stoyanovskiy & Artem Yarzutkin) (m) / Russia (Svetlana Kholomina & Nadezda Makroguzova) (f)
* July 11 – 16: 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in Nanjing
** Winners: Brazil (Adrielson dos Santos Silva & Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho) (m) / Brazil (Eduarda Santos Lisboa & Ana Patricia Silva Ramos) (f)
* July 28 – August 6: 2017 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Vienna
** Winners: Brazil (André Stein & Evandro Oliveira) (m) / Germany (Laura Ludwig & Kira Walkenhorst) (f)
* August 16 – 20: 2017 European Beach Volleyball Championships in Jūrmala
** Winners: Italy (Daniele Lupo & Paolo Nicolai) (m) / Germany (Nadja Glenzke & Julia Großner) (f)
* August 22 – 27: 2017 Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals in Hamburg
** Winners: United States (Phil Dalhausser & Nick Lucena) (m) / Germany (Laura Ludwig & Kira Walkenhorst) (f)
* August 24 – 27: 2017 European U18 Beach Volleyball Championships in Kazan
** Winners: Russia (Pavel Shustrov & Alexey Gusev) (m) / Russia (Maria Voronina & Mariia Bocharova) (f)
* September 7 – 10: 2017 European U20 Beach Volleyball Championships in Vulcano
** Winners: Russia (Vasilii Ivanov & Sergey Gorbenko) (m) / Russia (Maria Voronina & Mariia Bocharova) (f)

### FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

* February 7 – October 23: 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

#### 2017 Swatch Major Series (Five Star BV events)

* February 7 – 12: Major #1 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
** Winners: Brazil (Saymon Barbosa Santos & Álvaro Morais Filho) (m) / Brazil (Larissa França & Talita Antunes) (f)
* June 27 – July 2: Major #2 in Poreč
** Winners: Brazil (Gustavo Albrecht Carvalhaes & Pedro Solberg Salgado) (m) / Canada (Sarah Pavan & Melissa Humana-Paredes) (f)
* July 4 – 9: Major #3 (final) in Gstaad
** Winners: United States (Phil Dalhausser & Nick Lucena) (m) / Germany (Julia Sude & Chantal Laboureur) (f)

#### 2017 Four Star BV events

* May 18 – 21: Four Star #1 in Rio de Janeiro
** Winners: Brazil (Alison Cerutti & Bruno Oscar Schmidt) (m) / Brazil (Ágatha Bednarczuk & Eduarda Santos Lisboa) (f)
* May 23 – 28: Four Star #2 in Lucerne
** Event cancelled, due to financial issues.
* July 19 – 23: Four Star #3 (final) in Olsztyn
** Winners: Germany (Markus Böckermann & Lars Flüggen) (m) / Brazil (Larissa França & Talita Antunes) (f)

#### 2017 Three Star BV events

* February 15 – 18: Three Star #1 in Kish Island (men only)
** Winners: Russia (Nikita Lyamin & Viacheslav Krasilnikov)
* April 19 – 23: Three Star #2 in Xiamen
** Winners: Netherlands (Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen) (m) / Brazil (Bárbara Seixas & Fernanda Alves) (f)
* May 31 – June 4: Three Star #3 in Moscow
** Winners: United States (Phil Dalhausser & Nick Lucena) (m) / Brazil (Larissa França & Talita Antunes) (f)
* June 15 – 18: Three Star #4 in The Hague
** Winners: Russia (Nikita Lyamin & Viacheslav Krasilnikov) (m) / Brazil (Carolina Solberg Salgado & Maria Elisa Antonelli) (f)
* October 11 – 15: Three Star #5 (final) in Qinzhou
** Winners: Russia (Maxim Sivolap & Igor Velichko) (m) / Australia (Mariafe Artacho & Taliqua Clancy) (f)

#### 2017 Two Star BV events

* March 17 – 19: Two Star #1 in Sydney #1 (women only)
** Winners: Canada (Julie Gordon & Camille Saxton)
* June 16 – 18: Two Star #2 in Nanjing (women only)
** Winners: United States (Kelley Larsen & Betsi Flint)
* June 23 – 25: Two Star #3 in Nantong (women only)
** Winners: China (Wen Shuhui & Xia Xinyi)
* July 28 – 30: Two Star #4 in Espinho, Portugal (men only)
** Winners: Brazil (George Souto Maior Wanderley & Vitor Gonçalves Felipe)
* November 22 – 26: Two Star #5 (final) in Sydney #2
** Winners: Canada (Ben Saxton & Grant O'Gorman) (m) / Australia (Mariafe Artacho del Solar & Taliqua Clancy) (f)

#### 2017 One Star BV events

* March 4 & 5: One Star #1 in Shepparton
** Winners: Australia (Christopher McHugh & Damien Schumann) (m) / Canada (Julie Gordon & Camille Saxton) (f)
* April 15 & 16: One Star #2 in Langkawi
** Winners: Cuba (Diaz Gomez Nivaldo Nadir & Sergio González) (m) / United States (Emily Stockman & Kimberly Dicello) (f)
* June 17 & 18: One Star #3 in Monaco (women only)
** Winners: Brazil (Juliana Silva & Carolina Horta Maximo)
* June 23 & 24: One Star #4 in Pacific Harbour
** Note 1: This event was postponed from the January 12 – 14 dates, following heavy rainfall and flooding in Fiji.
** Note 2: This event was officially cancelled, due to financial difficulties.
* July 14 – 16: One Star #5 in Daegu (women only)
** Winners: Japan (Miki Ishii & Megumi Murakami)
* July 20 – 22: One Star #6 in Ulsan (women only)
** Winners: United States (Betsi Flint & Kelley Larsen)
* July 21 – 23: One Star #7 in Agadir
** Winners: France (Youssef Krou & Quincy Aye) (m) / Switzerland (Nicole Eiholzer & Dunja Gerson) (f)
* September 7 – 9: One Star #8 in Montpellier (men only)
** Winners: Slovenia (Jan Pokeršnik & Nejc Zemljak)
* October 25 – 29: One Star #9 (final) in Aalsmeer
** Winners: Italy (Enrico Rossi & Marco Caminati) (m) / Netherlands (Joy Stubbe & Madelein Meppelink) (f)

## Indoor Volleyball
### National team competitions

World Championships / Cups :
| Date | Host nation (City) | Tournament | Champions | Runner-up | Bronze medalists | Result (Matches played) |
| May 8 – 14 | Japan (Kobe) | 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship | Vakıfbank Istanbul (2nd title) | Rexona-Sesc Rio | Voléro Zürich | 3–0 |
| June 23 – July 2 | Czech Republic (Brno & České Budějovice) | 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship | Poland (3rd title) | Cuba | Russia | 3–0 |
| July 14 – 23 | Mexico (Boca del Río & Córdoba) | 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship | China (3rd title) | Russia | Japan | 3–0 |
| August 18 – 25 | Egypt (Cairo) | 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship | Argentina (1st title) | Russia | Cuba | 4–2 |
| August 18 – 27 | Argentina (Rosario, Santa Fe) | 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship | Italy (2nd title) | Dominican Republic | Russia | 3–1 |
| August 18 – 27 | Bahrain (Riffa & Isa Town) | 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship | Iran (2nd title) | Russia | Japan | 3–1 |
| September 5 – 10 | Japan (Tokyo & Nagoya) | 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup | China (2nd title) | Brazil | United States | 5–0 record |
| September 10 – 17 | Slovenia (Ljubljana) | 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship | Turkey (1st title) | Slovenia | Bulgaria | 4–0 |
| September 12 – 17 | Japan (Nagoya & Osaka) | 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup | Brazil (5th title) | Italy | Iran | 4–1 (Sets Ratio: 2.800) (Points Ratio: 1.135) |
| December 11 – 17 | Poland (Opole, Łódź, & Kraków) | 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship | Zenit-Kazan (1st title) | Cucine Lube Civitanova | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–0 |

### 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League

* June 17 & 18: Group 3 Finals in León
** Estonia defeated Spain, 3–0 in matches played, in the final. Germany took third place.
* June 24 & 25: Group 2 Finals in Gold Coast
** Slovenia defeated Japan, 3–0 in matches played, in the final. Australia took third place.
* July 4 – 8: Group 1 Finals in Curitiba
** France defeated Brazil, 3–2 in matches played, in the final. Canada took third place.

### 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

* July 22 & 23: Group 3 Finals in Canberra
** Hungary defeated Australia, 3–0 in matches played, in the final. France took third place.
* July 29 & 30: Group 2 Finals in Ostrava
** Poland defeated South Korea, 3–0 in matches played, in the final. Germany took third place.
* August 2 – 6: Group 1 Finals in Nanjing
** Brazil defeated Italy, 3–2 in matches played, in the final. Serbia took third place.

### CEV

* October 18, 2016 – April 23, 2017: 2016–17 CEV Women's Champions League
** Vakıfbank Istanbul defeated Imoco Volley Conegliano, 3–0 in matches played, to win their third CEV Women's Champions League title.
** Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul took third place.
** Note: Both Vakibank and Imoco Volley have qualified to compete at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship event.
* November 2, 2016 – April 30, 2017: 2016–17 CEV Champions League
** VC Zenit-Kazan defeated Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia, 3–0 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and fifth overall CEV Champions League title.
** Cucine Lube Civitanova took third place.
* November 8, 2016 – April 16, 2017: 2016–17 CEV Challenge Cup
** Fakel Novy Urengoy defeated Chaumont Volleyball 52, 6–2 in matches played, to win their first CEV Challenge Cup title.
* December 6, 2016 – April 15, 2017: 2016–17 Men's CEV Cup
** Tours VB defeated Diatec Trentino, 15–13 in the golden set, to win their first Men's CEV Cup title.
* December 13, 2016 – April 15, 2017: 2016–17 Women's CEV Cup
** Dynamo Kazan defeated Futura Volley Busto Arsizio, 6–3 in matches played, to win their first Women's CEV Cup title.
* December 13, 2016 – April 15, 2017: 2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
** Bursa BBSK defeated Olympiacos Piraeus, 5–3 in matches played, to win their second CEV Women's Challenge Cup title.
* April 1 – 9: 2017 Girls' U18 Volleyball European Championship in Arnhem
** Russia defeated Italy, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and third overall Girls' U18 Volleyball European Championship title.
** Belarus took third place.
** Note: Along with the three national teams mentioned above, Serbia, Slovenia, and Germany all qualified to compete in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.
* April 22 – 30: 2017 Boys' U19 Volleyball European Championship in Győr and Púchov
** The Czech Republic defeated Italy, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Boys' U19 Volleyball European Championship title.
** Turkey took third place.
** Note: Along the three teams mentioned here, Russia, Poland, and France all qualified to compete at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.
* August 24 – September 3: 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship in Poland
** Russia defeated Germany, 3–2 in matches played, to win their 14th Men's European Volleyball Championship title.
** Serbia took third place.
* September 20 – October 1: 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Baku / Quba and Tbilisi
** Serbia defeated the Netherlands, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Women's European Volleyball Championship title.
** Turkey took third place.

### AVC

Asia Championships :
| Date | Host nation (City) | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Bronze medalists | Results (Matches played) |
| March 5–13 | China (Chongqing) | 2017 Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship | Japan (7th title) | China | South Korea | 3–0 |
| March 28–April 5 | Myanmar (Naypyidaw) | 2017 Asian Boys' U19 Volleyball Championship | Japan (1st title) | South Korea | China | 3–0 |
| May 1–9 | Iran (Ardabil) | 2017 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship | Iran (2nd title) | Japan | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 |
| May 13–21 | Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima) | 2017 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship | Japan (1st title) | Thailand | Vietnam | 3–2 |
| May 23–31 | Kazakhstan (Ust-Kamenogorsk) | 2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship | Supreme Chonburi (1st title) | Hisamitsu Springs | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3–1 |
| June 28–July 6 | Vietnam (Ninh Bình & Nam Định) | 2017 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran (2nd title) | Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza | Al Arabi | 3–0 |
| July 24–August 1 | Indonesia (Surabaya) | 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship | Japan (9th title) | Kazakhstan | South Korea | 3–1 |
| August 9–17 | Philippines (Biñan and Muntinlupa) | 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship | Japan (4th title) | Thailand | South Korea | 3–2 |

### NORCECA

* September 26 – October 1: 2017 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Colorado Springs, Colorado
** The United States defeated the Dominican Republic, 3–0 in matches played, to win their ninth Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
** Canada took third place.
** Note: All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.
* September 26 – October 1: 2017 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship (Group B) in Langley, British Columbia
** Champions: Canada; Second: Cuba; Third: Nicaragua; Fourth: Saint Lucia
** Note: Canada and Cuba have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
* October 11 – 16: 2017 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship (Group A) in Santo Domingo
** Champions: Dominican Republic; Second: Puerto Rico; Third: Guatemala; Fourth: Jamaica
** Note: The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
* October 11 – 16: 2017 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship (Group C) in Trinidad and Tobago
** Champions: Mexico; Second: Trinidad and Tobago; Third: Costa Rica; Fourth: Dominica
** Note: Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.

### CSV

* February 12 – 19: 2017 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship in Uberlândia
** Rexona Sesc defeated fellow Brazilian team, Dentil/Praia Clube, 3–1 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship title.
** Universidad San Martín took third place.
** Note: Rexona Sesc has qualified to compete at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.
* February 19 – 26: 2017 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship in Montes Claros
** Sada Cruzeiro defeated Personal Bolívar, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship title.
** UPCN San Juan took third place.
** Note: Sada Cruzeiro has qualified to compete at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.
* August 5 – 12: 2017 Men's South American Volleyball Championship in Santiago
** Brazil defeated Venezuela, 3–0 in matches played, to win their 31st Men's South American Volleyball Championship title.
** Argentina took third place.
** Note: Brazil has qualified to compete at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.
* August 15 – 19: 2017 Women's South American Volleyball Championship in Cali
** Champions: Brazil; Second: Colombia; Third: Peru
** Note: Brazil has qualified to compete at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
* October 11 – 15: 2017 Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship in Asunción
** Argentina defeated Peru, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship title.
** Chile took third place.

### NORCECA and CSV

* March 18 – 26: 2017 Boys' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Monterrey
** Mexico defeated Chile, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Boys' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
** Puerto Rico took third place.
** Note: All three teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.
* March 26 – April 3: 2017 Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Havana
** Colombia defeated Cuba, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
** The Dominican Republic took third place.
** Note: Along with Colombia and Cuba, Mexico have qualified to compete at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.
* May 6 – 14: 2017 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup in San José, Costa Rica
** The United States defeated Argentina, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
** Cuba took third place.
** Note: Both the United States and Argentina have qualified to compete at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.
* May 14 – 22: 2017 Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Fort McMurray
** Brazil defeated Cuba, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second consecutive Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
** Canada took third place.
* June 15 – 26: 2017 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Lima & Cañete
** The United States defeated the Dominican Republic, 3–1 in matches played, to win their fifth Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
** Puerto Rico took third place.
* July 23 – 31: 2017 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Gatineau
** Argentina defeated Puerto Rico, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
** Cuba took third place.

### CAVB

* March 17 – 27: 2017 African Clubs Championship in Tunis
** Al Ahly defeated Étoile du Sahel, 3–1 in matches played, to win their 12th African Clubs Championship title.
** Bourj Bouaririj took third place.
* April 6 – 16: 2017 Women's African Clubs Championship in Monastir, Tunisia
** Carthage defeated Shams, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Women's African Clubs Championship title.
** Prisons took third place.
* October 7 – 14: 2017 Women's African Volleyball Championship in Yaoundé
** Cameroon defeated Kenya, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Women's African Volleyball Championship title.
** Egypt took third place.
** Note: Cameroon and Kenya both qualified to compete at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
* October 22 – 29: 2017 Men's African Volleyball Championship in Cairo
** Tunisia defeated Egypt, 3–0 in matches played, to win their ninth Men's African Volleyball Championship title.
** Cameroon took third place.
** Note: The three teams mentioned above all qualified to compete at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.