The 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's event was for the first time held in
Cairo,
Egypt.
The winners or highest ranked team not yet qualified, will advance to the
2024 Summer Paralympics. The reigning champions are
United States, but they didn't enter this time around.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
won the title, dispatching
Canada 3–1 in the final.
History
# 2008 Intercontinental Cup
# 2010 World Cup
# 2012 Intercontinental Cup
# 2016 Intercontinental Cup
# 2023 World Cup
Host selection
Originally,
Cairo was chosen as the replacement venue for the 2020 edition in
Hangzhou,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
after the Chinese withdrew because of the
Covid-19 pandemic (the competition dates were 24–30 April). However, on 12 March, it was confirmed the event would be postponed until further notice. The tournament was going to commence on 10–15 December 2021. Although, for a second time, the event was postponed. After multiple postponements,
Cairo,
Egypt was given the hosting rights on the 13 September 2022 for the 2023 edition.
This marks Egypt's first time organising the event.
Teams
Host (1)
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Participating teams (9)
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Venue
The venue was the
New Capital Sports Hall in the
New Administrative Capital, near
Cairo.
Despite the tournament being held just outside of Cairo, the event was still called Cairo 2023.
Broadcasting rights
Every game was broadcast on the World ParaVolley YouTube channel.
Squads
Squads ranged from 7 to 14 players for the tournament.
Format
10 teams are split into two group of five. The top four in each group plays in the Quarterfinals, while the bottom team in each group plays in the classification match.
Group stage
Group A
*All times are local.
Group B
Knockout stage
5–8 classification bracket
Ninth place match
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Classification rounds
Ninth place match
5–8 Semifinals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Final rankings
Awards
The awards were as follows:
MVP
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Heidi Amanda Peters
Best Setter
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Sarah Anne Melenka
Best Attacker
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Xu Yixiao
Best Receiver
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Su Limei
Best Server
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Heidi Amanda Peters
Best Blocker
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Janaina Petit Cunha
Best Libero
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Gizele Maria Da Costa Dias
See also
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2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event
The 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event was the 6th edition of this tournament (3rd using the World Cup moniker) and was, for the first time, held in Cairo, Egypt. The winners or highest ranked team not yet qualified, will advance ...
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2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event
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2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Men's event
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. The winners secure a ticket to the 2024 Summer Paralymp ...
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2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event
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2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event
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2023 Asia and Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships
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2023 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships
The 2023 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships decided who took the Americas spot in the Sitting Volleyball tournament at the Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, 2024 Paralympics, after Sitting Volleyball was taken out of th ...
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2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men's tournament
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2024 Paralympic Final Qualification Tournament – Men's tournament
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2024 World ParaVolley Women's Super 6
The 2024 World ParaVolley Women's Super 6 was held in Nancy, France, Nancy, France. United States women's sitting national volleyball team, United States are the defending champions.
United States women's sitting national volleyball team, United ...
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Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France will take place between 29 August and 7 September 2024. It will include two team events: one for men and one for women.
Qualification Qualification summary
Men
Women
Medalists
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References
External links
Official websiteWorld ParaVolley YouTube channel
{{World championships in 2023
European Sitting Volleyball
2023 in volleyball
November 2023 sports events in Africa
Women in Cairo