2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Men's event

2022 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Men's event
Tournament details
Host nation Bosnia and Herzegovina
CitySarajevo
Dates4–11 November
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Iran (8th title)
Runners-up Bosnia and Herzegovina
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Egypt
Official website
Sarajevo 2022
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The 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Men's event was the 13th edition of this tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2] The winners secure a ticket to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Iran were the defending champions and successfully defended their title triumphing over Bosnia and Herzegovina in straight sets.[3][4][5]

Host selection

  •  China, (Hangzhou) (original hosts but withdrew)
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)

Originally, the tournament was supposed to be in Hangzhou, China on the 18–24 May.[6] But due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed and China had to withdraw as hosts.

On 1 April 2022, the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, was awarded the hosting rights in the new dates of 4–11 November.[1][2]

Qualified teams

The teams who were invited to participate are as follows, the numbers next to the countries are their world rankings prior to the tournament:[7]

Africa (2)

  •  Egypt (5)
  •  Rwanda (14)

Americas (3)

  •  Brazil (4)
  •  Canada (13)
  •  United States (10)

Asia (4)

  •  Kazakhstan (9)
  •  Iran (1)
  •  Iraq[a] (17)
  •  Japan (11)

Europe (7)

  1. ^ Iraq replaced China, who withdrew due to the COVID–19 pandemic.

Seeding

The seeding and groups were as follows:

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
 United States (8)
 Japan (9)
 Serbia (16)

 Iran (2)
 Kazakhstan (7)
 Croatia (10)
 Iraq (15)

 Brazil (3)
 Germany (6)
 Canada (11)
 Poland (14)

 Egypt (4)
 Ukraine (5)
 Rwanda (12)
 Netherlands (13)

Venue

The venue was the Arena Hotel Hills in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo
Arena Hotel Hills
Capacity: unknown

Broadcasting rights

Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) is the host broadcaster for the 2022 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships. The games involving Bosnia and Herzegovina were broadcast on (BHRT), while every game not broadcast is on YouTube.

Format

16 teams are split into four groups of four, where every team advances to the Round of 16. In the Round of 16, teams who finished 1st play the teams that finished fourth, and the teams who finished 2nd play the teams that finished third. The eight winners advance to the Quarter Finals, while the eight losers play in a 9–16 classification bracket.

Group stage

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 249 160 1.556
2  United States 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 227 199 1.141
3  Serbia 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 171 205 0.834
4  Japan 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 140 225 0.622
Source: [8]
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Nov 15:30 Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Serbia 25–17 25–7 25–22     75–46 [8]
4 Nov 17:30 United States  3–0  Japan 25–19 25–15 25–14     75–48 [8]
5 Nov 09:00 Serbia  3–0  Japan 25–14 25–18 25–23     75–55 [8]
5 Nov 19:30 Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–1  United States 25–17 25–13 24–26 25–21   99–77 [8]
6 Nov 09:15 Japan  0–3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8–25 14–25 15–25     37–75 [8]
6 Nov 15:45 United States  3–0  Serbia 25–17 25–22 25–13     75–52 [8]

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Iran 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 129 1.744
2  Kazakhstan 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 187 190 0.984
3  Iraq 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 184 224 0.821
4  Croatia 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 189 242 0.781
Source: [8]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Nov 15:45 Iran  3–0  Iraq 25–11 25–17 25–15     75–43 [8]
4 Nov 17:30 Kazakhstan  3–0  Croatia 25–21 25–22 25–23     75–66 [8]
5 Nov 09:15 Iraq  3–1  Croatia 25–16 25–12 17–25 25–21   92–74 [8]
5 Nov 18:45 Iran  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–12 25–18 25–7     75–37 [8]
6 Nov 18:45 Kazakhstan  3–0  Iraq 25–13 25–17 25–19     75–49 [8]
6 Nov 19:00 Croatia  0–3  Iran 18–25 15–25 16–25     49–75 [8]

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Brazil 3 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 255 188 1.356
2  Germany 3 2 1 7 8 3 2.667 247 210 1.176
3  Canada 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 183 211 0.867
4  Poland 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 149 225 0.662
Source: [8]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Nov 15:30 Germany  3–0  Canada 25–15 25–22 25–15     75–52 [8]
4 Nov 17:30 Brazil  3–0  Poland 25–16 25–8 25–11     75–35 [8]
5 Nov 11:30 Poland  0–3  Canada 23–25 16–25 22–25     61–75 [8]
5 Nov 15:45 Brazil  3–2  Germany 23–25 25–19 17–25 25–18 15–10 105–97 [8]
6 Nov 11:30 Germany  3–0  Poland 25–18 25–16 25–19     75–53 [8]
6 Nov 11:45 Canada  0–3  Brazil 23–25 14–25 19–25     56–75 [8]

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Egypt 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 249 177 1.407
2  Ukraine 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 231 184 1.255
3  Netherlands 3 1 2 2 3 8 0.375 207 158 1.310
4  Rwanda 3 0 3 1 2 9 0.222 206 163 1.264
Source: [8]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Nov 17:45 Egypt  3–0  Netherlands 25–11 25–19 25–19     75–49 [8]
4 Nov 19:45 Ukraine  3–0  Rwanda 25–20 25–15 25–22     75–57 [8]
5 Nov 11:45 Netherlands  3–2  Rwanda 20–25 25–20 25–22 23–25 15–11 108–103 [8]
5 Nov 15:30 Egypt  3–1  Ukraine 25–15 24–26 25–17 25–23   99–81 [8]
6 Nov 09:00 Rwanda  0–3  Egypt 19–25 15–25 12–25     46–75 [8]
6 Nov 15:30 Ukraine  3–0  Netherlands 25–18 25–17 25–15     75–50 [8]

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsBronze Medal matchGold Medal match
 
              
 
7 November
 
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina3
 
8 November
 
 Croatia0
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina3
 
7 November
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
9 November
 
 Serbia0
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina3
 
7 November
 
 Egypt0
 
 Egypt3
 
8 November
 
 Poland0
 
 Egypt3
 
7 November
 
 Germany1
 
 Germany3
 
11 November
 
 Netherlands0
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina0
 
7 November
 
 Iran3
 
 Iran3
 
8 November
 
 Japan0
 
 Iran3
 
7 November
 
 United States0
 
 United States3
 
9 November
 
 Iraq2
 
 Iran3
 
7 November
 
 Brazil0 3rd place match
 
 Brazil3
 
8 November11 November
 
 Rwanda0
 
 Brazil3 Egypt1
 
7 November
 
 Ukraine0  Brazil3
 
 Ukraine3
 
 
 Canada1
 

Classification rounds

5–8th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
9 November
 
 
 Kazakhstan1
 
10 November
 
 Germany3
 
 Germany3
 
9 November
 
 United States0
 
 United States3
 
 
 Ukraine1
 
Seventh place
 
 
10 November
 
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
 
 Ukraine2
9–16th place bracket
 
9–16th place quarterfinals9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
          
 
8 November
 
 
 Serbia0
 
9 November
 
 Croatia3
 
 Croatia3
 
8 November
 
 Poland0
 
 Netherlands2
 
10 November
 
 Poland3
 
 Croatia1
 
8 November
 
 Iraq3
 
 Iraq3
 
9 November
 
 Japan0
 
 Iraq3
 
8 November
 
 Canada0 Eleventh place
 
 Canada3
 
10 November
 
 Rwanda1
 
 Poland2
 
 
 Canada3
 
13–16th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
9 November
 
 
 Serbia1
 
10 November
 
 Netherlands3
 
 Netherlands0
 
9 November
 
 Rwanda3
 
 Japan0
 
 
 Rwanda3
 
15th place
 
 
10 November
 
 
 Serbia3
 
 
 Japan1

Results

Round of 16

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Nov 09:00 Iran  3–0  Japan 25–5 25–18 25–9     75–32 [8]
7 Nov 09:15 Brazil  3–0  Rwanda 25–21 25–14 25–10     75–45 [8]
7 Nov 11:30 United States  3–2  Iraq 25–20 25–21 16–25 21–25 15–9 102–100 [8]
7 Nov 11:45 Ukraine  3–1  Canada 25–21 25–23 23–25 26–24   99–93 [8]
7 Nov 15:30 Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Croatia 25–18 25–17 25–19     75–54 [8]
7 Nov 15:45 Egypt  3–0  Poland 25–1 25–11 25–12     75–24 [8]
7 Nov 18:45 Kazakhstan  3–0  Serbia 25–19 25–10 25–15     75–44 [8]
7 Nov 19:00 Germany  3–0  Netherlands 25–10 25–10 25–14     75–34 [8]

Quarter Finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 09:00 Iran  3–0  United States 25–18 25–15 25–17     75–50 [8]
8 Nov 11:30 Brazil  3–0  Ukraine 25–14 25–16 25–23     75–53 [8]
8 Nov 15:30 Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–12 26–24 25–18     76–54 [8]
8 Nov 19:00 Egypt  3–1  Germany 27–25 16–25 25–11 25–16   93–77 [8]

Semi Finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Nov 15:30 Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Egypt 25–13 25–19 25–20     75–52 [8]
9 Nov 19:00 Iran  3–0  Brazil 25–20 25–20 25–15     75–55 [8]

Bronze Medal match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 11:45 Egypt  1–3  Brazil 21–25 25–20 23–25 24–26   93–96 [8]

Gold Medal match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 20:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–3  Iran 24–26 30–32 12–25     66–83 [8]

Classification round

5–8 Semi Finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Nov 15:45 Ukraine  1–3  United States 25–22 17–25 15–25 8–25   65–97 [8]
9 Nov 18:45 Kazakhstan  2–3  Germany 17–25 25–20 25–23 17–25 9–15 93–108 [8]

7th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Nov 15:30 Kazakhstan  3–2  Ukraine 25–21 23–25 25–13 23–25 19–17 115–101 [8]

5th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Nov 15:45 Germany  3–0  United States 25–8 25–16 25–21     75–45 [8]

9–16 Classification games

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 09:15 Japan  0–3  Iraq 15–25 18–25 20–25     53–75 [8]
8 Nov 11:45 Rwanda  1–3  Canada 25–20 27–29 12–25 22–25   86–99 [8]
8 Nov 15:45 Poland  3–2  Netherlands 25–22 25–22 22–25 23–25 15–8 110–102 [8]
8 Nov 18:45 Croatia  3–0  Serbia 25–13 25–12 25–23     75–48 [8]

9–12 Semi Finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Nov 11:30 Croatia  3–0  Poland 25–18 25–23 25–17     75–58 [8]
9 Nov 11:45 Canada  0–3  Iraq 17–25 22–25 19–25     58–75 [8]

9th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Nov 11:45 Croatia  1–3  Iraq 25–18 23–25 21–25 23–25   92–93 [8]

11th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Nov 11:30 Poland  2–3  Canada 26–24 26–24 14–25 17–25 14–16 97–114 [8]

13–16 Semi Finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Nov 09:00 Serbia  1–3  Netherlands 15–25 25–17 20–25 23–25   83–92 [8]
9 Nov 09:15 Rwanda  3–0  Japan 25–22 25–22 25–21     75–65 [8]

13th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Nov 09:15 Netherlands  0–3  Rwanda 22–25 19–25 27–29     68–79 [8]

15th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Nov 09:00 Serbia  3–1  Japan 28–26 21–25 25–19 25–23   99–93 [8]

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Iran
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Bosnia and Herzegovina
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Brazil
4  Egypt
5  Kazakhstan
6  Ukraine
7  Germany
8  United States
9  Iraq
10  Croatia
11  Canada
12  Poland
13  Rwanda
14  Netherlands
15  Serbia
16  Japan
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics

See also

External links

  • Official Website
  • World ParaVolley YouTube Channel

References

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  2. ^ a b "Sarajevo to host rearranged 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. April 3, 2022.
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  5. ^ "Iran Wins Eighth Men's Title at Sitting Volleyball World Championships - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency.
  6. ^ "China to host 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships > World ParaVolley". November 27, 2020.
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