The 2018 Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the

Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship The Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national women's volleyball teams with players under 19 years, currently held biannually and organized by the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV), the ...

, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the

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(CSV). The tournament will be held in

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from 8 to 12 July 2018. A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2002 eligible to participate. Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CSV qualifiers for the

FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 19 organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' ( FIVB). It was held in U18 age group until 2021. The fir ...

. The top three teams qualified for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship as the CSV representatives.

Competing nations

The following national teams participated: * * * * * * * *

Preliminary round

*All times are local ( UTC−5).

Pool A

Pool B

Final rounds

5–8th-place classification

5–8th semifinals

Seventh-place match

Fifth-place match

Championship

Semifinals

Third-place match

Final

Final standing

All-Star Team

*Most valuable player ** *Best Outside Hitters ** ** *Best setter ** *Best Middle Blockers ** ** *Best Opposite ** *Best libero **

References

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International volleyball competitions hosted by Colombia