2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship

2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship
The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the international volleyball tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 18, organized by the sport's world governing body, FIVB. The tournament was hosted by Argentina in the cities of Rosario and Santa Fe from 18 to 27 August 2017. 20 teams from the 5 confederations competed in the tournament.
Italy won its second title in the competition, after also winning the previous edition, defeating Dominican Republic in the final. Russia defeated Turkey for the bronze medal. Elena Pietrini from Italy was elected the MVP.
Qualification
The FIVB Sports Events Council revealed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships.
Pools composition
The drawing of lots was held in Rosario, Argentina on 10 May 2017. Argentina as a host country team were seeded in the top position of pool A, And the top seven teams from World ranking as per January 2017 were seed in serpentine system in first two rows. the twelve remaining teams were drawn in next three rows under the condition that there were not too much country in the same confederation were drawn in the same pool. Numbers in brackets denote the World ranking.
Squads
Venues
Referees
AVC (4)
Carla Hoorweg
Wang Ziling
Kang Joo-Hee
Maissaa Hachem
CAVB (2)
Marthe Clémence Eyike
Waleed El Kheshen
CEV (5)
Olivier Guillet
Sonja Simonovska
Sokol Katarzyna
Kozlova Nadezhda
Mykhaylo Medvid
CSV (5)
Concia Pedro Fabia
Silvio Silveira
Jorge Ernesto Erazo Maldonado
Rocio Aida Huarcaya Lopez
Denis Fabián Carbajal Mozzo
NORCECA (4)
Lourdes Perez Perez
Daniel Gonzalez
Brian Charles
Patricia Rolf
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 Argentina Standard Time (UTC−03:00).
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Final round
All times are Argentina Standard Time (UTC−03:00).
Championship bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
5th–8th places
5th–8th semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
9th–16th places
9th–16th quarterfinals
13th–16th semifinals
9th–12th semifinals
15th place match
13th place match
11th place match
9th place match
17th–20th places
Final standing
Awards
Most valuable player
Elena Pietrini
Best setter
Rachele Morello
Best outside spikers
Madeline Guillen
Ebrar Karakurt
Best middle blockers
Victoriia Pushina
Sarah Fahr
Best opposite spiker
Terry Enweonwu
Best libero
Yaneirys Rodríguez
See also
2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
References
External links
Official website
FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship
FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship
International volleyball competitions hosted by Argentina
2017 in Argentine sport
August 2017 sports events in South America