The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was held in Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico, 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. ConfederationMethod of QualificationVacancies Qualified Host1 CSV 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup2 NORCECA 2 CEV FIVB Junior and Youth Ranking2 AVC FIVB Senior Ranking2 CAVB FIVB Senior Ranking1 Best ranked team1 Wild Card1 *
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. Pool APool B
Venues High Performance Sports Center of Baja California, Tijuana, Mexico – Pool A and Final Round Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico – 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
RankTeam456789101112
12–woman RosterZhang Yichan, Yang Jie, Liu Yanhan, Yang Zhou, Zhang Xiaoya, Qiao Ting, Gu Xinwei, Wang Qi, Cheng Long, Yao Di (c), Wang Lin and Shan DannaHead coachXu Jiande
All-star team
Most valuable player
Best setter
Best Outside Hitters
Best Opposite
Best Middle Blockers
Best libero
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