2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

The 2014 FIVB Women's World Championship was the seventeenth edition of the competition, contested by the 24 senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held from 23 September to 12 October 2014 in Italy.

2014 FIVB Women's World Championship
Campionato Mondiale Di Pallavolo Femminile
Italia 2014
Tournament details
Host nation Italy
Dates23 September – 12 October
Teams24
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Officially opened byGiorgio Napolitano
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up China
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Italy
Tournament awards
MVPUnited States Kimberly Hill
Best SetterUnited States Alisha Glass
Best OHChina Zhu Ting
United States Kimberly Hill
Best MBBrazil Thaísa Menezes
China Yang Junjing
Best OPPBrazil Sheilla Castro
Best LiberoItaly Monica De Gennaro
Official website
2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

The United States won their first world title, defeating China in four sets at the final.[1][2] Reigning Olympic champions Brazil won the 3rd place match, defeating Italy in five sets. Kimberly Hill was selected Most Valuable Player.[3]

Qualification

The regional qualification stage determined the 24 teams competing in the championship competition. Hosts Italy were granted automatic qualification. Regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 23 spots. Africa was granted two, Asia and Oceania four, North, Central America and Caribbean six, South America two, and Europe ten places (including hosts).[4]

Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances
Total* First Last
 ItalyCEVHost0125 November 200910th19782010
 ThailandAVCAVC Pool A Runner-up027 September 20134th19982010
 JapanAVCAVC Pool A Winner037 September 201315th19602010
 RussiaCEV2013 CEV Championship Winner0413 September 201316th119522010
 GermanyCEV2013 CEV Championship Runner-up0513 September 201314th219562010
 BrazilCSV2013 CSV Championship Winner0621 September 201315th19562010
 ChinaAVCAVC Pool B Winner0730 September 201313th19562010
 KazakhstanAVCAVC Pool B Runner-up081 October 20133rd20062010
 ArgentinaCSVCSV Qualification Tournament Winner0920 October 20135th19602002
 TurkeyCEVCEV Pool I Winner105 January 20143rd20062010
 BulgariaCEVCEV Pool M Winner115 January 201411th19522002
 AzerbaijanCEVCEV Pool J Winner125 January 20143rd19942006
 BelgiumCEVCEV Pool K Winner135 January 20143rd19561978
 CroatiaCEVCEV Pool L Winner145 January 20143rd19982010
 SerbiaCEVCEV Third Round Best Runner-up155 January 20144th319782010
 NetherlandsCEVCEV Third Round Second Best Runner-up165 January 201413th19562010
 TunisiaCAVBCAVB Pool U Winner1722 February 20143rd19781986
 CameroonCAVBCAVB Pool T Winner181 March 20142nd20062006
 CubaNORCECANORCECA Pool Q Winner1917 May 201412th19702010
 United StatesNORCECANORCECA Pool O Winner2018 May 201415th19562010
 Dominican RepublicNORCECANORCECA Pool P Winner2118 May 20147th19742010
 CanadaNORCECANORCECA Pool S Winner2219 May 20148th19742010
 Puerto RicoNORCECANORCECA Pool R Winner2325 May 20146th19742010
 MexicoNORCECANORCECA Playoff Winner2420 July 20147th19702006
* Total (including 2014 edition).
1.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 6th appearance as Russia.
2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 6th appearance as Germany.
3.^ Competed as Yugoslavia for 1978 and Serbia and Montenegro for 2006; 2nd appearance as Serbia.

Squads

Venues

The tournament was played at six venues in six cities.[5]

Pool G, H, Final round Pool A Pool B, E
Milan Rome Trieste
Mediolanum Forum PalaLottomatica PalaTrieste
Capacity: 12,657 Capacity: 10,710 Capacity: 6,943
Pool C, F Pool F Pool D, E
Verona Modena Bari
PalaOlimpia PalaPanini PalaFlorio
Capacity: 6,200 Capacity: 4,990 Capacity: 5,080

Format

The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and third rounds). In the First round, the 24 participants were divided in four groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the four best teams of each group (total of 16 teams) progressed to the next round.

In the Second round, the 16 teams were divided in two groups of eight teams (four teams from groups A and D in one group, and four teams from groups B and C in the other group). A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, matches already played between teams in the First round were counted in this round. The three best teams of each group (total of 6 teams) progressed to the next round.

In the Third round, the 6 teams were divided in two groups of three teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the two best teams of each group (total of 4 teams) progressed to the semifinals.

Group standing criteria
1. Ranking points (3 points for a 3–0 or 3–1 win; 2 points for a 3–2 win; 1 point for a 2–3 loss; 0 points for a 1–3 or 0–3 loss)
2. Number of wins
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. Head to head

Source: FIVB[6]

Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking.[7] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking. The drawing was held in Parma, Italy on 10 March 2014. Because NORCECA qualification were in progress on 10 March 2014, FIVB used the best world rankings of NORCECA when the draw was made. Ranking shown in brackets except Hosts which rank 4th.[8]

Pool APool BPool CPool D
 Italy (Host) Brazil (1) United States (2) Japan (3)
 Dominican Republic (8) Serbia (7) Russia (6) China (5)
 Germany (9) Turkey (11) Thailand (12) Puerto Rico (17)
 Argentina (18) Canada (20) Netherlands (18) Cuba (21)
 Croatia (24) Cameroon (26) Kazakhstan (23) Belgium (22)
 Tunisia (27) Bulgaria (35) Mexico (28) Azerbaijan (37)

Results

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Pool A

Venue: PalaLottomatica, Rome

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 5 4 1 13 14 4 3.500 416 299 1.391 Second round
2  Dominican Republic 5 5 0 12 15 7 2.143 492 422 1.166
3  Croatia 5 3 2 9 11 10 1.100 442 444 0.995
4  Germany 5 2 3 8 11 9 1.222 431 363 1.187
5  Argentina 5 1 4 3 5 12 0.417 328 404 0.812
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 219 396 0.553
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep10:30Argentina 1–3 Croatia17–2528–2624–2619–25 88–102P2 P3
23 Sep17:00Dominican Republic 3–2 Germany22–2525–2125–2124–2615–13111–106P2 P3
23 Sep20:00Italy 3–0 Tunisia25–1125–1325–8  75–32P2 P3
24 Sep10:30Dominican Republic 3–0 Tunisia25–1425–1925–10  75–43P2 P3
24 Sep17:00Germany 3–0 Argentina25–1225–1325–14  75–39P2 P3
24 Sep20:00Croatia 0–3 Italy24–2615–2511–25  50–76P2 P3
25 Sep10:30Germany 3–0 Tunisia25–725–1225–7  75–26P2 P3
25 Sep17:00Croatia 2–3 Dominican Republic22–2513–2525–2226–2417–19103–115P2 P3
25 Sep20:00Argentina 0–3 Italy17–2517–2516–25  50–75P2 P3
27 Sep10:30Tunisia 1–3 Croatia6–2525–2116–2513–25 60–96P2 P3
27 Sep17:00Dominican Republic 3–1 Argentina25–1325–2019–2525–18 94–76P2 P3
27 Sep20:00Italy 3–1 Germany21–2525–1725–1025–18 96–70P2 P3
28 Sep10:30Tunisia 0–3 Argentina19–2518–2521–25  58–75P2 P3
28 Sep17:00Croatia 3–2 Germany17–2525–239–2525–2115–1191–105P2 P3
28 Sep20:00Italy 2–3 Dominican Republic15–2525–1621–2525–168–1594–97P2 P3

Pool B

Venue: PalaTrieste, Trieste

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 5 5 0 14 15 3 5.000 428 333 1.285 Second round
2  Serbia 5 4 1 11 13 7 1.857 467 405 1.153
3  Bulgaria 5 3 2 9 11 8 1.375 417 396 1.053
4  Turkey 5 2 3 8 11 9 1.222 436 396 1.101
5  Canada 5 1 4 3 4 13 0.308 296 392 0.755
6  Cameroon 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 274 396 0.692
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep10:30Canada 3–1 Cameroon25–1225–1520–2525–14 95–66P2 P3
23 Sep17:00Serbia 3–1 Turkey25–1520–2525–1925–22 95–81P2 P3
23 Sep20:00Brazil 3–0 Bulgaria25–1925–2225–16  75–57P2 P3
24 Sep10:30Turkey 3–0 Canada25–1025–1225–17  75–39P2 P3
24 Sep17:00Cameroon 0–3 Brazil14–2515–2518–25  47–75P2 P3
24 Sep20:00Serbia 3–2 Bulgaria25–1923–2525–1918–2515–12106–100P2 P3
25 Sep10:30Canada 0–3 Brazil14–258–2518–25  40–75P2 P3
25 Sep17:00Cameroon 0–3 Serbia17–2513–2524–26  54–76P2 P3
25 Sep20:00Turkey 2–3 Bulgaria25–2023–2518–2527–2512–15105–110P2 P3
27 Sep10:30Bulgaria 3–0 Cameroon25–1625–2025–23  75–59P2 P3
27 Sep17:00Serbia 3–1 Canada25–726–2825–2125–15 101–71P2 P3
27 Sep20:00Brazil 3–2 Turkey17–2522–2525–1925–2115–10104–100P2 P3
28 Sep10:30Cameroon 0–3 Turkey18–2518–2512–25  48–75P2 P3
28 Sep17:00Bulgaria 3–0 Canada25–1725–1625–18  75–51P2 P3
28 Sep20:00Brazil 3–1 Serbia24–2625–2125–1925–23 99–89P2 P3

Pool C

Venue: PalaOlimpia, Verona

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 15 15 2 7.500 437 357 1.224 Second round
2  Russia 5 4 1 12 13 4 3.250 427 354 1.206
3  Netherlands 5 3 2 9 10 6 1.667 377 358 1.053
4  Kazakhstan 5 2 3 6 6 9 0.667 316 331 0.955
5  Thailand 5 1 4 3 3 12 0.250 323 383 0.843
6  Mexico 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 318 415 0.766
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep10:30Netherlands 3–0 Kazakhstan25–2125–1725–21  75–59P2 P3
23 Sep17:00Russia 3–0 Thailand25–1825–1925–22  75–59P2 P3
23 Sep20:00United States 3–1 Mexico19–2525–1125–2025–14 94–70P2 P3
24 Sep10:30Kazakhstan 0–3 United States20–2515–2522–25  57–75P2 P3
24 Sep17:00Russia 3–0 Mexico25–1725–2225–13  75–52P2 P3
24 Sep20:00Thailand 0–3 Netherlands20–2522–2518–25  60–75P2 P3
25 Sep10:30Thailand 3–0 Mexico27–2536–3426–24  89–83P2 P3
25 Sep17:00Kazakhstan 0–3 Russia13–2521–2516–25  50–75P2 P3
25 Sep20:00Netherlands 0–3 United States27–2921–2518–25  66–79P2 P3
27 Sep10:30Mexico 0–3 Kazakhstan12–2516–2521–25  49–75P2 P3
27 Sep17:00Russia 3–1 Netherlands19–2525–1327–2525–16 96–79P2 P3
27 Sep20:00United States 3–0 Thailand25–1525–2325–20  75–58P2 P3
28 Sep10:30Mexico 0–3 Netherlands30–3217–2517–25  64–82P2 P3
28 Sep17:00Kazakhstan 3–0 Thailand25–1525–2225–20  75–57P2 P3
28 Sep20:00United States 3–1 Russia34–3225–1929–3126–24 114–106P2 P3

Pool D

Venue: PalaFlorio, Bari

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China 5 5 0 14 15 2 7.500 408 309 1.320 Second round
2  Japan 5 3 2 11 13 7 1.857 444 426 1.042
3  Belgium 5 3 2 9 10 6 1.667 377 325 1.160
4  Azerbaijan 5 3 2 7 9 11 0.818 410 449 0.913
5  Puerto Rico 5 1 4 4 5 12 0.417 364 399 0.912
6  Cuba 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 308 403 0.764
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep10:30China 3–0 Puerto Rico25–2325–1825–20  75–61P2 P3
23 Sep17:00Japan 2–3 Azerbaijan25–1720–2525–2021–259–15100–102P2 P3
23 Sep20:00Cuba 0–3 Belgium15–2512–2516–25  43–75P2 P3
24 Sep10:30China 3–0 Azerbaijan25–1325–1625–17  75–46P2 P3
24 Sep17:00Belgium 1–3 Japan22–2525–2220–2523–25 90–97P2 P3
24 Sep20:00Puerto Rico 3–0 Cuba25–2227–2525–19  77–66P2 P3
25 Sep10:30Puerto Rico 2–3 Azerbaijan20–2526–2424–2625–1615–17110–108P2 P3
25 Sep17:00Cuba 0–3 Japan19–2524–2623–25  66–76P2 P3
25 Sep20:00Belgium 0–3 China21–2522–2519–25  62–75P2 P3
27 Sep10:30Azerbaijan 0–3 Belgium21–2512–2521–25  54–75P2 P3
27 Sep17:00Japan 3–0 Puerto Rico25–2125–2025–19  75–60P2 P3
27 Sep20:00China 3–0 Cuba25–1525–1125–18  75–44P2 P3
28 Sep10:30Azerbaijan 3–1 Cuba25–2025–2725–2025–22 100–89P2 P3
28 Sep17:00Japan 2–3 China16–2525–1827–2517–2511–1596–108P2 P3
28 Sep20:00Belgium 3–0 Puerto Rico25–2025–1725–19  75–56P2 P3

Second round

The results and points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round were taken into account for the second round.

Pool E

Venues: PalaFlorio, Bari and PalaTrieste, Trieste

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 7 6 1 19 20 6 3.333 610 509 1.198 Third round
2  China 7 6 1 16 19 7 2.714 599 504 1.188
3  Dominican Republic 7 5 2 13 19 15 1.267 734 686 1.070
4  Japan 7 3 4 10 15 17 0.882 670 693 0.967
5  Germany 7 2 5 9 13 15 0.867 597 591 1.010
6  Belgium 7 2 5 7 9 16 0.563 534 563 0.948
7  Croatia 7 2 5 5 10 19 0.526 556 670 0.830
8  Azerbaijan 7 2 5 5 8 18 0.444 519 603 0.861
Source:
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct17:00BariDominican Republic  3–2  Belgium 25–1725–2222–2522–2515–6109–95P2 P3
1 Oct17:10TriesteCroatia  3–2  Japan 18–2525–2325–2725–2015–8108–103P2 P3
1 Oct20:00BariItaly  3–1  Azerbaijan 25–1925–2121–2525–23 96–88P2 P3
1 Oct20:00TriesteGermany  0–3  China 16–2523–2523–25  62–75P2 P3
2 Oct17:00BariDominican Republic  3–1  Azerbaijan 23–2525–1125–2125–17 98–74P2 P3
2 Oct17:10TriesteGermany  2–3  Japan 25–2324–2619–2525–1611–15104–105P2 P3
2 Oct20:00BariItaly  3–0  Belgium 25–1825–2225–18  75–58P2 P3
2 Oct20:00TriesteCroatia  0–3  China 12–2515–2515–25  42–75P2 P3
4 Oct17:00BariDominican Republic  2–3  China 19–2519–2525–2225–2010–1598–107P2 P3
4 Oct17:00TriesteGermany  3–0  Belgium 25–2025–1525–21  75–56P2 P3
4 Oct20:00BariItaly  3–0  Japan 25–2325–2025–19  75–62P2 P3
4 Oct20:00TriesteCroatia  1–3  Azerbaijan 25–2323–2513–2523–25 84–98P2 P3
5 Oct17:00TriesteGermany  3–0  Azerbaijan 25–1525–2325–19  75–57P2 P3
5 Oct17:10BariDominican Republic  2–3  Japan 21–2523–2525–1925–2312–15106–107P2 P3
5 Oct20:00BariItaly  3–1  China 22–2525–1826–2425–17 98–84P2 P3
5 Oct20:00TriesteCroatia  1–3  Belgium 12–2523–2525–2318–25 78–98P2 P3

Pool F

Venues: PalaOlimpia, Verona and PalaPanini, Modena

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 7 7 0 20 21 5 4.200 628 539 1.165 Third round
2  United States 7 6 1 18 18 5 3.600 586 506 1.158
3  Russia 7 4 3 13 16 11 1.455 653 600 1.088
4  Serbia 7 4 3 11 13 12 1.083 565 549 1.029
5  Turkey 7 3 4 10 15 15 1.000 654 640 1.022
6  Bulgaria 7 2 5 6 10 17 0.588 565 611 0.925
7  Netherlands 7 2 5 6 9 16 0.563 542 591 0.917
8  Kazakhstan 7 0 7 0 0 21 0.000 368 525 0.701
Source:
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct17:00VeronaSerbia  3–0  Netherlands 25–2225–2325–23  75–68P2 P3
1 Oct17:00ModenaTurkey  1–3  United States 29–2719–2523–2515–25 86–102P2 P3
1 Oct20:00VeronaBrazil  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–2225–2225–18  75–62P2 P3
1 Oct20:00ModenaBulgaria  1–3  Russia 23–2515–2528–2619–25 85–101P2 P3
2 Oct17:00VeronaSerbia  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–1325–1525–20  75–48P2 P3
2 Oct17:00ModenaTurkey  3–2  Russia 19–2525–2725–2225–2215–13109–109P2 P3
2 Oct20:00VeronaBrazil  3–1  Netherlands 23–2525–2025–1625–16 98–77P2 P3
2 Oct20:00ModenaBulgaria  0–3  United States 17–2519–2516–25  52–75P2 P3
4 Oct17:00VeronaSerbia  0–3  United States 22–2520–2522–25  64–75P2 P3
4 Oct17:00ModenaTurkey  3–1  Netherlands 23–2525–1725–1625–20 98–78P2 P3
4 Oct20:00VeronaBrazil  3–1  Russia 25–1725–2725–1927–25 102–88P2 P3
4 Oct20:00ModenaBulgaria  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–2225–1525–13  75–50P2 P3
5 Oct17:00VeronaSerbia  0–3  Russia 26–2818–2517–25  61–78P2 P3
5 Oct17:00ModenaTurkey  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–1525–1325–14  75–42P2 P3
5 Oct20:00VeronaBrazil  3–0  United States 25–2325–2225–21  75–66P2 P3
5 Oct20:00ModenaBulgaria  1–3  Netherlands 26–2421–2523–2516–25 86–99P2 P3

Third round

Second round pool winners were placed in each third round pool, while the second and third placed teams were drawn.

Venue: Mediolanum Forum, Milan

Pool G

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 2 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 162 142 1.141 Final round
2  United States 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 155 165 0.939
3  Russia 2 0 2 0 2 6 0.333 167 177 0.944
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Oct20:00Italy 3–0 United States25–2325–2225–20  75–65P2 P3
9 Oct20:00United States 3–1 Russia25–1925–2315–2525–23 90–90P2 P3
10 Oct20:00Italy 3–1 Russia25–1225–1712–2525–23 87–77P2 P3

Pool H

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 107 1.402 Final round
2  China 2 1 1 2 3 5 0.600 160 183 0.874
3  Dominican Republic 2 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 165 185 0.892
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Oct17:30Brazil 3–0 China25–1925–1625–15  75–50P2 P3
9 Oct17:30China 3–2 Dominican Republic22–2523–2525–2325–2315–12110–108P2 P3
10 Oct17:30Brazil 3–0 Dominican Republic25–1925–2125–17  75–57P2 P3

Final round

Venue: Mediolanum Forum, Milan

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
11 October
 
 
 Italy 1
 
12 October
 
 China 3
 
 China 1
 
11 October
 
 United States 3
 
 United States 3
 
 
 Brazil 0
 
3rd place
 
 
12 October
 
 
 Italy 2
 
 
 Brazil 3

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Oct17:30United States 3–0 Brazil25–1829–2725–20  79–65P2 P3
11 Oct20:45Italy 1–3 China21–2520–2525–2028–30 94–100P2 P3

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Oct17:30Italy 2–3 Brazil15–2513–2525–2225–227–1585–109P2 P3

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Oct20:00China 1–3 United States25–2720–2525–1624–26 94–94P2 P3

Final standing

Awards

See also

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