# 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship

The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship was the 22nd edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship, contested by the women's national teams under the age of 20 of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. It was held in Mexico from 17 to 26 August 2023.
This was the first edition with under-21 national teams after FIVB decided, in March 2022, to move the age category of the women's U20 championship to U21 in order to align it with the Men's U21 World Championship.
Italy were the defending champions but failed to defend their title. China claimed their fourth title of U21 World Championship by defeating Italy 3–2 in the final match.

## Host selection

On 2 June 2022, FIVB opened the bidding process for member associations whose countries were interested in hosting one of the four Age Group World Championships in 2023 (i.e., U19 Boys' and Girls' World Championships and U21 Men's and Women's World Championships). The expression of interest of the member associations had to be submitted to FIVB by 29 July 2022, 18:00 CEST (UTC+2).
FIVB announced the hosts for its four Age Group World Championship on 24 January 2023, with Mexico being selected to host the 2023 Women's U21 World Championship. This will be the fifth time that Mexico hosts the FIVB Women's U21 World Championship having previously done so in 1981, 2009, 2017 and 2019.

## Qualification

A total of 16 national teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Mexico who qualified automatically as the host, 10 other teams qualified through five separate continental competitions which were required to be held by 31 December 2022 at the latest. The remaining 5 teams entered via the Women's U21 FIVB World Ranking among the teams not yet qualified.
The slot allocation was setted as follow:
* AVC (Asia & Oceania): 2
* CAVB (Africa): 2
* CEV (Europe): 2
* CSV (South America): 2
* NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean): 2
* Host: 1
* Top teams not yet qualified as per Women's U21 FIVB World Ranking: 5
| Confederation | Qualifying tournament | Team qualified | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Previous best performance |
| Confederation | Qualifying tournament | Team qualified | Total | First | Last | Previous best performance |
| AVC (Asia & Oceania) | 2022 Asian Women's U20 Championship ( Nur-Sultan, 4–11 July) | Japan | 18th | 1977 | 2019 | Champions (2019) |
| AVC (Asia & Oceania) | 2022 Asian Women's U20 Championship ( Nur-Sultan, 4–11 July) | China | 21st | 1977 | 2019 | Champions (1995, 2013, 2017) |
| AVC (Asia & Oceania) | Women's U21 FIVB World Ranking | Thailand | 7th | 1995 | 2021 | Eighth place (2007) |
| CAVB (Africa) | 2022 Women's U21 African Nations Championship ( Tunis, 26 August–4 September) | Egypt | 9th | 2005 | 2021 | Eleventh place (2005) |
| CAVB (Africa) | 2022 Women's U21 African Nations Championship ( Tunis, 26 August–4 September) | Tunisia | 3rd | 1995 | 2011 | Thirteenth place (1995) |
| CEV (Europe) | 2022 Women's U19 European Championship ( Skopje, 27 August–4 September) | Italy | 17th | 1985 | 2021 | Champions (2011, 2021) |
| CEV (Europe) | 2022 Women's U19 European Championship ( Skopje, 27 August–4 September) | Serbia | 10th | 1997 | 2021 | Runners-up (2005, 2021) |
| CEV (Europe) | Women's U21 FIVB World Ranking | Netherlands | 5th | 1995 | 2021 | Fourth place (2003, 2021) |
| CEV (Europe) | Women's U21 FIVB World Ranking | Poland | 12th | 1991 | 2021 | Third place (2003) |
| CEV (Europe) | Women's U21 FIVB World Ranking | Turkey | 11th | 1999 | 2021 | Fourth place (2017, 2019) |
| CSV (South America) | 2022 Women's U21 South American Championship ( Cajamarca, 17–21 August) | Brazil | 22nd (all) | 1977 | 2021 | Champions (1987, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) |
| CSV (South America) | 2022 Women's U21 South American Championship ( Cajamarca, 17–21 August) | Argentina | 13th | 1977 | 2021 | Seventh place (2001) |
| NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean) | 2022 Women's Junior Pan-American Cup ( La Paz, 7–12 July) | United States | 12th | 1977 | 2021 | Fourth place (2007, 2011) |
| NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean) | 2022 Women's Junior Pan-American Cup ( La Paz, 7–12 July) | Cuba | 15th | 1981 | 2019 | Champions (1985, 1993) |
| NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean) | Host nation | Mexico | 12th | 1977 | 2019 | Fourth place (1981) |
| NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean) | Women's U21 FIVB World Ranking | Dominican Republic | 13th | 1995 | 2021 | Champions (2015) |

## Format

Teams will play round-robin in each pool. The top two teams from each pool will advance to round-robin pools E and F of the second phase, while the rest will move to pools G and H to continue the battles for classification from 9th to 16th. The winners and runners-up of pools E and F will progress to the semifinals and eventually determine the medallists.

## First round

* All times are Central Time Zone (UTC−06:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 254 | 202 | 1.257 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 222 | 200 | 1.110 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 271 | 278 | 0.975 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 179 | 246 | 0.728 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Aug | 17:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | Thailand | 21–25 | 25–13 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | 96–80 | P2 Report |
| 17 Aug | 20:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | Japan | 19–25 | 12–25 | 22–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 Report |
| 18 Aug | 17:00 | Egypt | 2–3 | Japan | 17–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 16–25 | 12–15 | 95–104 | P2 Report |
| 18 Aug | 20:00 | Mexico | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–15 | 25–16 | 25–14 | | | 75–45 | P2 Report |
| 19 Aug | 17:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Japan | 13–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 Report |
| 19 Aug | 20:00 | Mexico | 3–1 | Egypt | 25–22 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–15 | | 94–80 | P2 Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 168 | 1.476 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 239 | 170 | 1.406 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 154 | 208 | 0.740 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 130 | 225 | 0.578 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 17 Aug | 11:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–15 | 25–8 | 25–16 | | 75–39 | P2 Report |
| 17 Aug | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–13 | | 75–39 | P2 Report |
| 18 Aug | 11:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–16 | 25–11 | 25–13 | | 75–40 | P2 Report |
| 18 Aug | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–9 | 25–9 | 25–15 | | 75–33 | P2 Report |
| 19 Aug | 11:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Brazil | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 98–89 | P2 Report |
| 19 Aug | 14:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | 75–58 | P2 Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 219 | 183 | 1.197 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 264 | 254 | 1.039 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 217 | 237 | 0.916 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 216 | 242 | 0.893 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 17 Aug | 11:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | China | 26–24 | 25–21 | 26–24 | | 77–69 | P2 Report |
| 17 Aug | 14:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–17 | 27–25 | 25–23 | | 77–65 | P2 Report |
| 18 Aug | 11:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Argentina | 24–26 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 90–97 | P2 Report |
| 18 Aug | 14:00 | Poland | 0–3 | China | 18–25 | 15–25 | 19–25 | | 52–75 | P2 Report |
| 19 Aug | 11:00 | Serbia | 3–1 | Poland | 25–21 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 97–88 | P2 Report |
| 19 Aug | 14:00 | Argentina | 0–3 | China | 15–25 | 22–25 | 17–25 | | 54–75 | P2 Report |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 283 | 231 | 1.225 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 250 | 232 | 1.078 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 253 | 263 | 0.962 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 168 | 228 | 0.737 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Aug | 17:00 | United States | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–23 | 25–14 | 25–21 | | | 75–58 | P2 Report |
| 17 Aug | 20:00 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Turkey | 26–24 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 98–111 | P2 Report |
| 18 Aug | 17:00 | United States | 1–3 | Turkey | 17–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 14–25 | | 79–97 | P2 Report |
| 18 Aug | 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Cuba | 28–26 | 25–16 | 25–14 | | | 78–56 | P2 Report |
| 19 Aug | 17:00 | United States | 3–1 | Netherlands | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | 96–77 | P2 Report |
| 19 Aug | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–14 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | | 75–54 | P2 Report |

## Second round

* All times are Central Time Zone (UTC−06:00).

### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 281 | 209 | 1.344 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 272 | 284 | 0.958 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 272 | 275 | 0.989 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 193 | 250 | 0.772 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Aug | 17:00 | Japan | 3–2 | Serbia | 25–19 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 15–13 | 106–104 | P2 Report |
| 21 Aug | 20:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | China | 14–25 | 11–25 | 24–26 | | | 49–76 | P2 Report |
| 22 Aug | 17:00 | Japan | 1–3 | China | 15–25 | 11–25 | 25–21 | 16–25 | | 67–96 | P2 Report |
| 22 Aug | 20:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | Serbia | 23–25 | 17–25 | 20–25 | | | 60–75 | P2 Report |
| 23 Aug | 17:00 | China | 3–2 | Serbia | 19–25 | 25–18 | 25–11 | 25–27 | 15–12 | 109–93 | P2 Report |
| 23 Aug | 20:00 | Japan | 3–1 | Mexico | 25–17 | 25–20 | 24–26 | 25–21 | | 99–84 | P2 Report |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 284 | 213 | 1.333 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 229 | 206 | 1.112 | Semifinals |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 230 | 271 | 0.849 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 192 | 245 | 0.784 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 21 Aug | 17:00 | Italy | 3–1 | United States | 25–19 | 25–10 | 32–34 | 25–17 | 107–80 | P2 Report |
| 21 Aug | 20:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–15 | 25–21 | 25–13 | | 75–49 | P2 Report |
| 22 Aug | 17:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–6 | 29–27 | 25–21 | | 79–54 | P2 Report |
| 22 Aug | 20:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | United States | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | 75–59 | P2 Report |
| 23 Aug | 17:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Brazil | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 26–24 | 98–79 | P2 Report |
| 23 Aug | 20:00 | Turkey | 1–3 | United States | 23–25 | 25–16 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 89–91 | P2 Report |

### Pool G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 258 | 238 | 1.084 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 205 | 184 | 1.114 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 277 | 266 | 1.041 | 13th–16th semifinals |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 205 | 257 | 0.798 | 13th–16th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Aug | 11:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Poland | 16–25 | 14–25 | 21–25 | | | 51–75 | P2 Report |
| 21 Aug | 14:00 | Egypt | 3–2 | Argentina | 25–19 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 31–29 | 15–6 | 116–104 | P2 Report |
| 22 Aug | 11:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Argentina | 27–29 | 22–25 | 19–25 | | | 68–79 | P2 Report |
| 22 Aug | 14:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | Poland | 24–26 | 17–25 | 17–25 | | | 58–76 | P2 Report |
| 23 Aug | 11:00 | Poland | 0–3 | Argentina | 20–25 | 16–25 | 18–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 Report |
| 23 Aug | 14:00 | Egypt | 3–2 | Thailand | 22–25 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 25–9 | 15–11 | 103–86 | P2 Report |

### Pool H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 158 | 1.424 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 240 | 243 | 0.988 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 236 | 256 | 0.922 | 13th–16th semifinals |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 220 | 264 | 0.833 | 13th–16th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 21 Aug | 11:00 | Dominican Republic | 1–3 | Cuba | 25–17 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 86–92 | P2 Report |
| 21 Aug | 14:00 | Tunisia | 0–3 | Netherlands | 15–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | 49–75 | P2 Report |
| 22 Aug | 11:00 | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Netherlands | 15–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | 52–75 | P2 Report |
| 22 Aug | 14:00 | Tunisia | 1–3 | Cuba | 25–16 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | 82–91 | P2 Report |
| 23 Aug | 11:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–19 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 98–89 | P2 Report |
| 23 Aug | 14:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | 75–57 | P2 Report |

## Final round

* All times are Central Time Zone (UTC−06:00).

### 13th–16th places

| 13th–16th semifinals | 13th–16th semifinals | 13th place match | 13th place match |
| 25 August | 25 August |
| Egypt | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | 26 August | 26 August |
| Tunisia | 1 | 26 August | 26 August |
| Tunisia | 1 | Egypt | 3 |
| 25 August | 25 August | | Egypt | 3 |
| 25 August | 25 August | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| Thailand | 0 | | |
| Thailand | 0 | 15th place match | 15th place match |
| | | 26 August | 26 August |
| | | Tunisia | 0 |
| | | Thailand | 3 |

#### 13th–16th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Aug | 11:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–23 | 24–26 | 25–13 | 25–14 | | 99–76 | P2 Report |
| 25 Aug | 14:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | | 75–66 | P2 Report |

#### 15th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Aug | 11:00 | Tunisia | 0–3 | Thailand | 24–26 | 13–25 | 20–25 | | | 57–76 | P2 Report |

#### 13th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Aug | 14:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–14 | | | 75–58 | P2 Report |

### 9th–12th places

| 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| 25 August | 25 August |
| Argentina | 3 |
| Argentina | 3 | 26 August | 26 August |
| Cuba | 1 | 26 August | 26 August |
| Cuba | 1 | Argentina | 3 |
| 25 August | 25 August | | Argentina | 3 |
| 25 August | 25 August | Netherlands | 0 |
| Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | 0 |
| Poland | 1 | | |
| Poland | 1 | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| | | 26 August | 26 August |
| | | Cuba | 1 |
| | | Poland | 3 |

#### 9th–12th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Aug | 17:00 | Argentina | 3–1 | Cuba | 25–20 | 24–26 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | 99–82 | P2 Report |
| 25 Aug | 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Poland | 19–25 | 25–21 | 31–29 | 25–20 | | 100–95 | P2 Report |

#### 11th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Aug | 17:00 | Cuba | 1–3 | Poland | 25–21 | 17–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | 80–96 | P2 Report |

#### 9th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Aug | 20:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–12 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | | 75–54 | P2 Report |

### 5th–8th places

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 25 August | 25 August |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 | 26 August | 26 August |
| Turkey | 3 | 26 August | 26 August |
| Turkey | 3 | Turkey | 3 |
| 25 August | 25 August | | Turkey | 3 |
| 25 August | 25 August | United States | 1 |
| United States | 3 | United States | 1 |
| Mexico | 2 | | |
| Mexico | 2 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 26 August | 26 August |
| | | Serbia | 3 |
| | | Mexico | 2 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Aug | 11:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Turkey | 25–22 | 24–26 | 14–25 | 22–25 | | 85–98 | P2 Report |
| 25 Aug | 20:00 | United States | 3–2 | Mexico | 23–25 | 25–21 | 27–25 | 24–26 | 15–11 | 114–108 | P2 Report |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Aug | 11:00 | Serbia | 3–2 | Mexico | 19–25 | 24–26 | 25–18 | 25–13 | 16–14 | 109–96 | P2 Report |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Aug | 14:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | United States | 26–28 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | 101–85 | P2 Report |

### Final four

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 25 August | 25 August |
| China | 3 |
| China | 3 | 26 August | 26 August |
| Brazil | 2 | 26 August | 26 August |
| Brazil | 2 | China | 3 |
| 25 August | 25 August | | China | 3 |
| 25 August | 25 August | Italy | 2 |
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 2 |
| Japan | 0 | | |
| Japan | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 26 August | 26 August |
| | | Brazil | 3 |
| | | Japan | 0 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Aug | 14:00 | China | 3–2 | Brazil | 27–25 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 19–25 | 15–6 | 106–98 | P2 Report |
| 25 Aug | 17:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Japan | 25–22 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | | 75–53 | P2 Report |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Aug | 17:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Japan | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–14 | | | 75–51 | P2 Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Aug | 20:00 | China | 3–2 | Italy | 19–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 15–8 | 107–103 | P2 Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | China |
| | Italy |
| | Brazil |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 | Turkey |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Serbia |
| 8 | Mexico |
| 9 | Argentina |
| 10 | Netherlands |
| 11 | Poland |
| 12 | Cuba |
| 13 | Egypt |
| 14 | Dominican Republic |
| 15 | Thailand |
| 16 | Tunisia |
* 2023 Women's U21 World champions
* China 4th title
* 12–woman Roster
* Zhuang Yushan (C), Zhu Xingchen, Zhao Yalun, Wang Yifan, Wan Ziyue, Zeng Jieya, Tang Xin, Yin Xiaolan, Wang Yindi, Yang Jia, Xie Shengyan. Shan Linqian
* Head coach
* Qi Kuang

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Zhuang Yushan
* Best setter
    Valentina Bartolucci
* Best outside spikers
    Zhuang Yushan
    Stella Nervini
* Best middle blockers
    Wan Ziyue
    Luzia Nezzo
* Best opposite spiker
    Anna Adelusi
* Best libero
    Zhu Xingchen