2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

The 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the 21st edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, contested by the men's national teams under the age of 21 of the members of the FIVB, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held in Italy and Bulgaria from 23 September to 3 October 2021.[1] For the first time, the tournament was jointly hosted by more than one country.

2021 Men's U21 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nations Italy
 Bulgaria
Dates23 September – 3 October
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions Italy (1st title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place Poland
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament awards
MVP Alessandro Michieletto
Best Setter Paolo Porro
Best OH Manuel Armoa
Tommaso Rinaldi
Best MB Karol Urbanowicz
Nicola Ciancotta
Best OPP Roman Murashko
Best Libero Damiano Catania
Official website
FIVB Men's U21 World Championship

Iran were the defending champions, having won their first title in Bahrain.

Players must have been born on or after 1 January 2001.

Qualification

A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Italy and Bulgaria who qualified automatically as hosts, another 10 teams qualified via five separate continental tournaments while the remaining 4 teams qualified via the FIVB U21 World Ranking.[2] But, South Korea and China later withdrew and were replaced by Thailand and Poland respectively. In addition, Cameroon withdrew just before the beginning of the tournament. All of Cameroon's matches were forfeited and Cameroon were ranked in last place in the final standing.[3]

Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualifier
Host Countries13 October 2020 Lausanne2 Italy
 Bulgaria
2018 Asian Championship121–28 July 2018 Riffa2 Iran
 South Korea
 Thailand
NORCECA Ranking2January 2020 Santo Domingo2 Cuba
 Canada
2020 European Championship26 September – 4 October 2020 Brno & Kuřim2 Russia
 Belgium4
2020 African Championship20–24 February 2021 Cairo2 Egypt
 Cameroon
World Ranking for CSV31 March 2021[4] Rio de Janeiro2 Brazil
 Argentina
World Ranking1 March 2021 Lausanne4 China
 Poland
 Morocco
 Bahrain
 Czech Republic
Total16
1.^ On 14 December 2020, AVC announced that the 2020 Asian Championship which was originally the AVC qualifier for the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the top two teams of the 2018 Asian Championship qualified as the AVC representatives.[5]
2.^ On 30 November 2020, NORCECA announced that the 2020 NORCECA Championship which was originally the NORCECA qualifier for the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the top two teams of the NORCECA Ranking as of January 2020[6] qualified as the NORCECA representatives.[7]
3.^ 2020 South American Championship which was originally the CSV qualifier for the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the top two CSV teams of the World Ranking as of 1 March 2021 qualified as the CSV representatives.
4.^ With European runners-up Italy hosting the tournament together with Bulgaria, European 3rd place Belgium joined the field for the tournament as well.[8]

Pools composition

First round

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB U21 World Ranking as of 1 March 2021.[4] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pools A and B regardless of the U21 World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the U21 World Ranking.[9] The draw was held on 15 June 2021.[10] Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts Italy and Bulgaria who ranked 1st and 27th respectively.

Seeded teams Pot 1 Pot 2

 Italy (Hosts)
 Bulgaria (Hosts)
 Iran (2)
 Russia (2)

 Brazil (4)
 Argentina (5)
 Cuba (6)
 Egypt (8)

 Morocco (10)
 Bahrain (11)
 Czech Republic (12)
 Cameroon (13)

 Poland (14)
 Belgium (15)
 Canada (18)
 Thailand (47)

Draw
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Italy  Bulgaria  Iran  Russia
 Egypt  Cuba  Argentina  Brazil
 Czech Republic  Bahrain  Morocco  Cameroon
 Thailand  Poland  Belgium  Canada

Second round
Final eight 9th–16th places
Pool E Pool F Pool G Pool H
1A Italy 1B Poland 3A Thailand 3B Cuba
1C Belgium 1D Russia 3C Iran 3D Canada
2A Czech Republic 2B Bulgaria 4A Egypt 4B Bahrain
2C Argentina 2D Brazil 4C Morocco 4D Cameroon

Squads

Venues
Pool A, E and Final four Pool B, D, F, H,
13th–16th places and 9th–12th places		 Pool C, G and 5th–8th places
Cagliari, Italy Sofia, Bulgaria Carbonia, Italy
PalaPirastu Levski Sofia Sports Hall Palazzetto dello Sport
Capacity: 2,266 Capacity: 1,700 Capacity: 1,560
2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship (Sardinia)
2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship (Bulgaria)

Pool standing procedure
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. 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

First round
 Qualified for the Final eight (Pools E and F)
 Qualified for the 9th–16th places (Pools G and H)

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Italy 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 140 1.607
2  Czech Republic 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 230 212 1.085
3  Thailand 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 182 245 0.743
4  Egypt 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 234 274 0.854
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep16:00Czech Republic  3–1  Egypt 25–2025–1629–3125–23 104–90P2
23 Sep19:00Thailand  0–3  Italy 12–2515–2513–25  40–75P2
24 Sep16:00Czech Republic  3–0  Thailand 25–1625–1625–15  75–47P2
24 Sep19:00Egypt  0–3  Italy 13–2522–2514–25  49–75P2
25 Sep16:00Egypt  1–3  Thailand 25–1823–2522–2525–27 95–95P2
25 Sep19:10Italy  3–0  Czech Republic 25–1625–1525–20  75–51P2

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 3 0 9 9 2 4.500 270 231 1.169
2  Bulgaria 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 240 231 1.039
3  Cuba 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 237 252 0.940
4  Bahrain 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 211 244 0.865
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep13:00Cuba  1–3  Poland 16–2519–2525–1819–25 79–93P2
23 Sep19:00Bulgaria  3–0  Bahrain 25–2125–2125–23  75–65P2
24 Sep16:00Poland  3–0  Bahrain 25–2125–2025–21  75–62P2
24 Sep19:00Cuba  0–3  Bulgaria 21–2522–2521–25  64–75P2
25 Sep13:00Bahrain  1–3  Cuba 25–1920–2518–2521–25 84–94P2
25 Sep19:00Poland  3–1  Bulgaria 29–2725–1923–2525–19 102–90P2

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Belgium 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 290 232 1.250
2  Argentina 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 269 256 1.051
3  Iran 1 2 5 7 6 1.167 288 271 1.063
4  Morocco 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 137 225 0.609
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep16:00Argentina  3–0  Morocco 25–1325–1625–23  75–52P2
23 Sep19:00Belgium  3–2  Iran 25–2025–2326–2826–2815–8117–107P2
24 Sep16:00Morocco  0–3  Belgium 16–2512–2516–25  44–75P2
24 Sep19:00Argentina  3–2  Iran 25–2020–2524–2625–1819–17113–106P2
25 Sep16:00Argentina  1–3  Belgium 19–2517–2525–2320–25 81–98P2
25 Sep19:15Iran  3–0  Morocco 25–525–2125–15  75–41P2

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia 2 0 5 6 3 2.000 200 184 1.087
2  Brazil 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 177 165 1.073
3  Canada 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 143 171 0.836
4  Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 MAX 0 0 MAX
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep16:00Russia  3–2  Brazil 16–2525–2223–2525–2115–9104–102P2
24 Sep13:00Canada  0–3  Brazil 22–2521–2518–25  61–75P2
25 Sep16:00Canada  1–3  Russia 13–2522–2525–2122–25 82–96P2

Second round
 Qualified for the Semifinals
 Qualified for the 5th–8th semifinals
 Qualified for the 9th–12th semifinals
 Qualified for the 13th–16th semifinals

Pool E
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Italy 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 228 183 1.246
2  Argentina 2 1 5 6 6 1.000 273 264 1.034
3  Czech Republic 1 2 3 5 8 0.625 255 287 0.889
4  Belgium 0 3 1 3 9 0.333 254 276 0.920
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Sep16:00Czech Republic  3–2  Belgium 14–2522–2525–2325–1815–12101–103P2
27 Sep19:00Italy  3–0  Argentina 25–2226–2425–20  76–66P2
28 Sep16:00Belgium  1–3  Argentina 21–2525–2319–2521–25 86–98P2
28 Sep19:10Italy  3–0  Czech Republic 25–1925–1825–15  75–52P2
29 Sep16:00Czech Republic  2–3  Argentina 25–2222–2517–2525–2213–15102–109P2
29 Sep19:20Italy  3–0  Belgium 25–1725–2327–25  77–65P2

Pool F
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 250 223 1.121
2  Poland 2 1 5 7 6 1.167 292 295 0.990
3  Brazil 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 247 231 1.069
4  Bulgaria 0 3 1 2 9 0.222 219 259 0.846
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Sep13:00Poland  3–1  Brazil 28–2625–2319–2525–23 97–97P2
27 Sep19:00Bulgaria  0–3  Russia 21–2522–2519–25  62–75P2
28 Sep13:00Russia  3–0  Brazil 27–2525–2131–29  83–75P2
28 Sep19:00Poland  3–2  Bulgaria 21–2523–2525–2225–2215–12109–106P2
29 Sep13:00Poland  1–3  Russia 23–2525–1718–2520–25 86–92P2
29 Sep19:00Bulgaria  0–3  Brazil 14–2522–2515–25  51–75P2

Pool G
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Iran 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 153 1.471
2  Thailand 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 220 218 1.009
3  Egypt 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 256 243 1.053
4  Morocco 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 160 247 0.648
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Sep16:00Thailand  3–0  Morocco 25–1225–1525–22  75–49P2
27 Sep19:00Egypt  0–3  Iran 22–2523–2520–25  65–75P2
28 Sep16:00Iran  3–0  Morocco 25–925–1425–13  75–36P2
28 Sep19:00Thailand  3–1  Egypt 25–2325–2318–2525–23 93–94P2
29 Sep16:00Egypt  3–1  Morocco 22–2525–1225–1925–19 97–75P2
29 Sep19:00Thailand  0–3  Iran 18–2512–2522–25  52–75P2

Pool H
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Canada 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 119 1.261
2  Cuba 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 162 172 0.942
3  Bahrain 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 157 178 0.882
4  Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 MAX 0 0 MAX
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Sep16:00Bahrain  0–3  Canada 22–2521–2517–25  60–75P2
28 Sep16:00Cuba  3–1  Bahrain 26–2825–2127–2525–23 103–97P2
29 Sep16:00Cuba  0–3  Canada 21–2521–2517–25  59–75P2

Final round

13th–16th places
 
13th–16th semifinals13th place match
 
      
 
2 October
 
 
 Egypt3
 
3 October
 
 Cameroon0
 
 Egypt3
 
2 October
 
 Bahrain2
 
 Bahrain3
 
 
 Morocco0
 
15th place match
 
 
3 October
 
 
 Cameroon0
 
 
 Morocco3

13th–16th semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Oct13:00Bahrain  3–0  Morocco 25–2125–1325–22  75–56P2

13th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Oct10:00Egypt  3–2  Bahrain 26–2826–2422–2525–1615–9114–102P2

9th–12th places
 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
2 October
 
 
 Canada3
 
3 October
 
 Thailand0
 
 Canada1
 
2 October
 
 Iran3
 
 Iran3
 
 
 Cuba1
 
11th place match
 
 
3 October
 
 
 Thailand1
 
 
 Cuba3

9th–12th semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Oct16:00Canada  3–0  Thailand 25–2025–1625–17  75–53P2
2 Oct19:00Iran  3–1  Cuba 25–1525–1917–2525–23 92–82P2

11th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Oct13:10Thailand  1–3  Cuba 37–3518–2516–2523–25 94–110P2

9th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Oct16:00Canada  1–3  Iran 17–2521–2527–2515–25 80–100P2

5th–8th places
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
2 October
 
 
 Czech Republic1
 
3 October
 
 Bulgaria3
 
 Bulgaria1
 
2 October
 
 Belgium3
 
 Brazil1
 
 
 Belgium3
 
7th place match
 
 
3 October
 
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 
 Brazil3

5th–8th semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Oct16:00Czech Republic  1–3  Bulgaria 26–2422–2522–2523–25 93–99P2
2 Oct19:00Brazil  1–3  Belgium 25–1924–2621–2523–25 93–95P2

7th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Oct16:00Czech Republic  0–3  Brazil 13–2521–2515–25  49–75P2

5th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Oct19:00Bulgaria  1–3  Belgium 25–1922–2520–2523–25 90–94P2

Final four
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
2 October
 
 
 Russia3
 
3 October
 
 Argentina0
 
 Russia0
 
2 October
 
 Italy3
 
 Italy3
 
 
 Poland2
 
3rd place match
 
 
3 October
 
 
 Argentina0
 
 
 Poland3

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Oct16:00Russia  3–0  Argentina 27–2528–2625–17  80–68P2
2 Oct19:00Italy  3–2  Poland 20–2520–2525–1125–2015–12105–93P2

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Oct16:00Argentina  0–3  Poland 16–2514–2519–25  49–75P2

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Oct19:00Russia  0–3  Italy 19–2522–2520–25  61–75P2

Final standing

Awards

See also

References
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