The 2015
FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 21 organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' ( FIVB).
The first tournament was staged in 1977 in Braz ...
was the eighteenth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, which was hosted by
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
from 11 to 19 September 2015 in the cities of
Caguas
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,
Gurabo,
Juncos and
Maunabo.
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
defeated
Brazil
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3-2 in the final to claim their first title.
This marked the first world title for Dominican Republic at any age group.
Brayelin Martínez
Brayelin Elizabeth Martínez (born September 11, 1996, in Santo Domingo) is a Dominican volleyball player who won the bronze medal in the Volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament, 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the ...
was elected the
Most Valuable Player
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.
Qualification
The FIVB Sports Events Council confirmed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships on 14 December 2013.
* withdrew from the tournament.
Pools composition
The drawing of lots was held in
Carolina,
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
on 1 July 2015.
Numbers in brackets denote the
World ranking
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as of December 2014.
Squads
Venues
Pool standing procedure
# Number of matches won
# Match points
# Sets ratio
# Points ratio
# Result of the last match between the tied teams
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
First round
*All times are
Atlantic Standard Time
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(
UTC−04:00).
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Second round
*All times are
Atlantic Standard Time
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(
UTC−04:00).
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Final round
*All times are
Atlantic Standard Time
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(
UTC−04:00).
Classification 13th–16th
13th–16th semifinals
15th place match
13th place match
Classification 9th–12th
9th–12th semifinals
11th place match
9th place match
Classification 5th–8th
5th–8th semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Final four
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Awards
*Most valuable player
**
*Best setter
**
*Best outside spikers
**
**
*Best middle blockers
**
**
*Best Opposite
**
*Best libero
**
See also
*
2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the eighteenth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, which was hosted by Mexico from 11 to 20 September 2015 in the cities of Mexicali and Tijuana.
Russia, won the ...
References
External links
{{FIVB Volleyball Junior World Championship
FIVB Women's U20 Volleyball World Championship
FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 21 organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' ( FIVB).
The first tournament was staged in 1977 in Braz ...
FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 21 organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' ( FIVB).
The first tournament was staged in 1977 in Braz ...
International volleyball competitions hosted by Puerto Rico
2015 in youth sport