The 2013
FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 23 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball ( FIVB).
The first edition was staged in 2013 in Mexicali an ...
was held in
Tijuana
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Mexicali
Mexicali (; ) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California. The city, seat of the Mexicali Municipality, has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the Calexico–Mexicali metropolitan area is home to 1,000, ...
,
Mexico
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, for seven days from 5 to 12 October 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament.
China won the tournament and
Yao Di was selected Most Valuable Player.
Competition Formula
The competition format saw the 12 teams split into two pools of six teams playing in round robin format. The semifinals featured the top two teams from each pool. The FIVB Volleyball Women’s U23 World Championship featured two countries per confederation plus the host Mexico and the highest country in the world rankings not already selected by their confederation, in this case USA.
Qualified teams
Each Confederation was allowed to enter two teams into the competition. The qualification criteria were left to the discretion of each continental confederation.
*Germany was invited as Wild Card after Algeria from the African Confederation withdrew from the competition.
Pool Composition
First six teams were seeded according to their Senior World Ranking number as of October 2013, the other 6 were seeded by draw.
Venues
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High Performance Sports Center of Baja California
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Tijuana
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Mexico
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– Pool A and Final Round
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Auditorio del Estado
Auditorio del Estado is an indoor arena in Mexicali, Mexico. It is primarily used for basketball and is the home arena of the Soles de Mexicali. It can seat 4,426 people. It is located in the "Ciudad Deportiva" of Mexicali, known as the sport ...
,
Mexicali
Mexicali (; ) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California. The city, seat of the Mexicali Municipality, has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the Calexico–Mexicali metropolitan area is home to 1,000, ...
,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
– Pool B and Final Round
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
5th to 8th bracket
Classification 5th and 8th
Classification 7th
Classification 5th
Championship bracket
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standing
All-star team
*Most valuable player
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*Best setter
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*Best Outside Hitters
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*Best Opposite
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*Best Middle Blockers
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*Best libero
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References
External links
{{FIVB Volleyball U23 World Championship
FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship
2013 in Mexican sports
International volleyball competitions hosted by Mexico
2013 in volleyball
2017 in Mexican women's sports
2013 in women's volleyball