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. Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Pool standing procedure. Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser