2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification

The 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification is a series of tournaments to decide teams which will play in the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. The 2018 World Championship will feature 24 teams. Two places were allocated to the hosts, Japan and the titleholder, United States. The remaining 22 places will be determined by a qualification process in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations will compete.[1]

Qualified teams

Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances
Total First Last
 Japan AVC Host Country 25 August 2014 15 1960 2014
 United States NORCECA Defending Champions 12 October 2014 15 1956 2014
 Serbia1 CEV CEV Second Round Pool B Winners 28 May 2017 4 1978 2014
 Russia2 CEV CEV Second Round Pool A Winners 3 June 2017 16 1952 2014
 Azerbaijan CEV CEV Second Round Pool E Winners 3 June 2017 3 1994 2014
 Turkey CEV CEV Second Round Pool C Winners 4 June 2017 3 2006 2014
 Italy CEV CEV Second Round Pool D Winners 4 June 2017 10 1978 2014
 Germany3 CEV CEV Second Round Pool F Winners 4 June 2017 15 1956 2014
 Brazil CSV CSV Championship Winners 19 August 2017 15 1956 2014
 Netherlands CEV CEV Third Round Pool G Winners 26 August 2017 13 1956 2014
 Bulgaria CEV CEV Third Round Pool G Runners-up 26 August 2017 11 1952 2014
 China AVC AVC Second Round Pool A Winners 23 September 2017 13 1956 2014
 South Korea AVC AVC Second Round Pool B Winners 23 September 2017 11 1967 2010
 Thailand AVC AVC Second Round Pool B Runners-up 23 September 2017 4 1998 2014
 Kazakhstan AVC AVC Second Round Pool A Runners-up 24 September 2017 3 2006 2014
 Canada NORCECA NORCECA Championship Pool B Winners 29 September 2017 8 1974 2014
 Cuba NORCECA NORCECA Championship Pool B Runners-up 29 September 2017 12 1970 2014
 Cameroon CAVB CAVB Championship Winners 13 October 2017 2 2006 2014
 Kenya CAVB CAVB Championship Runners-up 13 October 2017 5 1994 2010
 Dominican Republic NORCECA NORCECA Championship Pool A Winners 14 October 2017 7 1974 2014
 Mexico NORCECA NORCECA Championship Pool C Winners 14 October 2017 7 1970 2014
 Puerto Rico NORCECA NORCECA Championship Pool A Runners-up 14 October 2017 6 1974 2014
 Trinidad and Tobago NORCECA NORCECA Championship Pool C Runners-up 14 October 2017 0 – –
 Argentina CSV CSV Qualifier Winners 15 October 2017 5 1960 2014
Notes
1 Competed as SFR Yugoslavia in 1978 and as Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) in 2006; 3rd appearance as Serbia.
2 Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 7th appearance as Russia.
3 Competed separately as East and West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 7th appearance as Unified Germany.

Qualification process

The distribution by confederation for the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship will be:[1]

  • Asia and Oceania (AVC): 4 places (Japan qualified automatically as host nations for a total of 5 places)
  • Africa (CAVB): 2 places
  • Europe (CEV): 8 places
  • South America (CSV): 2 places
  • North America (NORCECA): 6 places (United States qualified automatically as the reigning champions for a total of 7 places)

Summary of qualification

Confederation Teams started Teams that have qualified Qualifier start date Qualifier end date
AVC 12+1 4+1 27 January 2017 24 September 2017
CAVB 16 2 29 April 2017 13 October 2017
CEV 42 8 23 May 2016 27 August 2017
CSV 7 2 15 August 2017 15 October 2017
NORCECA 38+1 6+1 6 August 2016 15 October 2017
Total 115+2 22+2 23 May 2016 15 October 2017

Note: AVC total includes +1 for Japan as hosts.
Note: NORCECA total includes +1 for United States as reigning champions.

Pool standing procedure

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

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.

NORCECA only

Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser

Confederation qualification

AVC (Asia and Oceania)

Main article: 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification (AVC)
Format
  • First round: The bottom ranked teams of Asia were divided into three groups of three zonal association. The group winners advanced to the second round of FIVB World Championship qualification.
  • Second round: A total of 10 teams (teams ranked 1–7 and three first round winners) were divided into two groups of five teams. The top two teams of each group qualified for the 2018 FIVB World Championship.

Teams

Withdrawal
Suspension

Final positions (second round)

The draw for the second round was held on 19 March 2017, at the Dusit Princess Srinakarin Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship

CAVB (Africa)

Main article: 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CAVB)
Format
  • First round: The bottom ranked tean of Africa were divided into seven groups of seven zonal association, later six groups of six zonal association. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the second round of FIVB World Championship qualification and CAVB Championship in Cameroon.
  • Second round (CAVB Championship): A total of 13 teams (hosts, teams ranked 1–2 of Africa, nine first round winners and two wildcard teams), later 9 teams were divided into two groups. The top two teams of each group advanced to the play-offs. The winners of play-offs will qualified for the 2018 FIVB World Championship.

Teams

  •  Algeria (first round → CAVB Championship)
  •  Botswana (first round → CAVB Championship)
  •  Cameroon (CAVB Championship → Qualified)
  •  Cape Verde (first round → CAVB Championship)
  •  DR Congo (first round → CAVB Championship)
  •  Egypt (first round → CAVB Championship)
  •  Ghana (first round → CAVB Championship)
  •  Ivory Coast (first round)
  •  Kenya (CAVB Championship → Qualified)
  •  Mozambique (first round → CAVB Championship)
  •  Nigeria (first round → CAVB Championship)
  •  Rwanda (first round)
  •  Senegal (first round → CAVB Championship)
  •  Eswatini (first round)
  •  Tunisia (first round → CAVB Championship)
  •  Uganda (first round)
Withdrawal
  •  Burundi (First Round)
  •  Chad (CAVB Championship)
  •  Central African Republic (First Round)
  •  Gabon (First Round)
  •  Gambia (First Round)
  •  Lesotho (First Round)
  •  Libya (First Round)
  •  Madagascar (First Round)
  •  Malawi (First Round)
  •  Mauritius (First Round)
  •  Namibia (First Round)
  •  Niger (First Round)
  •  Seychelles (First Round)
  •  Sudan (First Round)
  •  Tanzania (First Round)
  •  Zambia (CAVB Championship)
  •  Zimbabwe (First Round)

Final positions (CAVB Championship)

Main article: 2017 Women's African Volleyball Championship
Preliminary round
  Qualification to Play-offs
Play-offs

Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Oct 16:00 Kenya  3–0  Egypt 25–23 25–22 25–19        
13 Oct 18:00 Cameroon  3–0  Senegal 25–19 25–20 27–25        

CEV (Europe)

Main article: 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CEV)

Teams

Final positions (second round)

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
  Qualification to Third round

Third round

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
Pool G
Rank Team Pld W Pts
1  Netherlands 5 5 15
2  Bulgaria 5 4 12
3  Belgium 5 3 8
4  Czech Republic 5 2 6
5  Slovenia 5 1 3
6  Greece 5 0 1

CSV (South America)

Main article: 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CSV)

Teams

  •  Argentina (CSV Championship → CSV Qualifier → Qualified)
  •  Brazil (CSV Championship → Qualified)
  •  Chile (CSV Championship)
  •  Colombia (CSV Championship → CSV Qualifier)
  •  Peru (CSV Championship → CSV Qualifier)
  •  Uruguay (CSV Qualifier)
  •  Venezuela (CSV Championship)

Final positions (CSV Championship)

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
CSV Championship
Rank Team Pld W Pts
1  Brazil 5 5 15
2  Colombia 5 4 11
3  Peru 5 3 9
4  Argentina 5 2 7
5  Venezuela 5 1 3
6  Chile 5 0 0

CSV Qualifier

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
CSV Qualifier
Rank Team Pld W Pts
1  Argentina 3 3 9
2  Colombia 3 2 6
3  Peru 3 1 3
4  Uruguay 3 0 0

NORCECA

Main article: 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification (NORCECA)

Teams

  •  Anguilla (first round)
  •  Antigua and Barbuda (first round → Second Round)
  •  Aruba (first round)
  •  Bahamas (first round → Second Round)
  •  Barbados (first round)
  •  Bermuda (first round → Second Round)
  •  Bonaire (first round)
  •  British Virgin Islands (first round)
  •  Canada (NORCECA Championship → Qualified)
  •  Cayman Islands (first round)
  •  Costa Rica (NORCECA Championship)
  •  Cuba (NORCECA Championship → Qualified)
  •  Curaçao (first round → Second Round)
  •  Dominica (second round → NORCECA Championship)
  •  Dominican Republic (NORCECA Championship → Qualified)
  •  El Salvador (first round)
  •  Grenada (first round → Second Round)
  •  Guadeloupe (first round → Second Round)
  •  Guatemala (first round → NORCECA Championship)
  •  Jamaica (second round → NORCECA Championship)
  •  Haiti (first round)
  •  Honduras (first round)
  •  Martinique (first round → Second Round)
  •  Mexico (NORCECA Championship → Qualified)
  •  Nicaragua (first round → NORCECA Championship)
  •  Panama (first round)
  •  Puerto Rico (NORCECA Championship → Qualified)
  •  Saba (first round)
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis (first round → Second Round)
  •  Saint Lucia (second round → NORCECA Championship)
  •  Saint Martin (first round → Second Round)
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (first round )
  •  Sint Eustatius (first round)
  •  Sint Maarten (first round → Second Round)
  •  Suriname (first round → Second Round)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (second round → NORCECA Championship → Qualified)
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands (first round)
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands (first round → Second Round)

Final positions (NORCECA Continental Championship)

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
Pool C
Rank Team Pld W Pts
1  Mexico 3 3 13
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 12
3  Costa Rica 3 1 5
4  Dominica 3 0 0

References

  1. ^ a b "World Championships qualification process to be confirmed by Confederations". FIVB. 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Results of drawing of lots for 2018 FIVB World Championship QT revealed". AVC. 19 March 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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