The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the international volleyball tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 18, organized by the sport's world governing body, FIVB. The tournament was hosted by Argentina in the cities of Rosario and Santa Fe from 18 to 27 August 2017. 20 teams from the 5 confederations competed in the tournament.
Italy won its second title in the competition, after also winning the previous edition, defeating Dominican Republic in the final. Russia defeated Turkey for the bronze medal. Elena Pietrini from Italy was elected the MVP.
Qualification The FIVB Sports Events Council revealed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships.
Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualifierHost country2 February 2016 Lausanne12016 South American Championship24–28 August 2016 Lima22016 NORCECA Championship2–7 September 2016 San Juan22017 Asian Championship5–13 March 2017 Chongqing42017 Pan-American Cupfor CSV28 March – 2 April 2017 Havana1for NORCECA22017 European Championship1–9 April 2017 Arnhem6World RankingAs per 1 January 2017 Lausanne2Total20
Pools composition
The drawing of lots was held in Rosario, Argentina on 10 May 2017. Argentina as a host country team were seeded in the top position of pool A, And the top seven teams from World ranking as per January 2017 were seed in serpentine system in first two rows. the twelve remaining teams were drawn in next three rows under the condition that there were not too much country in the same confederation were drawn in the same pool. Numbers in brackets denote the World ranking. Pool APool BPool CPool D (10) (1) (2) (3) (7) (6) (5) (4) (37) (45) (15) (8) (18) (9) (22) (14) (29) (16) (16) (12)
Squads
Venues Pool C, D and Final roundPool A, B and Final round Rosario, Argentina Santa Fe, ArgentinaEstadio Cubierto Newell's Old BoysEstadio Universidad Tecnológica de Santa FeCapacity: 7,500Capacity: 5,000
Referees
AVC (4) Carla Hoorweg Wang Ziling Kang Joo-Hee Maissaa Hachem
CAVB (2) Marthe Clémence Eyike Waleed El Kheshen
CEV (5) Olivier Guillet Sonja Simonovska Sokol Katarzyna Kozlova Nadezhda Mykhaylo Medvid
CSV (5) Concia Pedro Fabia Silvio Silveira Jorge Ernesto Erazo Maldonado Rocio Aida Huarcaya Lopez Denis Fabián Carbajal Mozzo
NORCECA (4) Lourdes Perez Perez Daniel Gonzalez Brian Charles Patricia Rolf
Pool standing procedure Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other. 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
Preliminary round All times are Argentina Standard Time (UTC−03:00).
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Final round All times are Argentina Standard Time (UTC−03:00).
Championship bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
5th–8th places
5th–8th semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
9th–16th places
9th–16th quarterfinals
13th–16th semifinals
9th–12th semifinals
15th place match
13th place match
11th place match
9th place match
17th–20th places
Final standing
RankTeam4567891011121314151617181920
12–woman rosterTerry Enweonwu, Valeria Battista, Marina Lubian, Sarah Fahr, Fatime Kone, Elena Pietrini, Alessia Populini (c), Sara Panetoni, Francesca Scola, Alice Tanase, Rachele Morello, Virginia PeruzzoHead coachMarco Mencarelli
Awards
Most valuable player Elena Pietrini Best setter Rachele Morello Best outside spikers Madeline Guillen Ebrar Karakurt Best middle blockers Victoriia Pushina Sarah Fahr Best opposite spiker Terry Enweonwu Best libero Yaneirys Rodríguez
See also 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
References
External links Official website