1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

1991 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Czechoslovakia
Dates	July 26 – August 4, 1991
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in Brno host cities)
Champions	Soviet Union (1st title)
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The 1991 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Brno, Czechoslovakia from July 26 to August 4, 1991. 16 teams participated in the tournament.

Qualification process[]

Confederation	Method of Qualification	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
FIVB	Host		1	Czechoslovakia
NORCECA	NORCECA Election		1	Cuba
CEV		Salzburg, Austria	6	Soviet Union  Germany  Italy  Romania  Bulgaria  Poland*
AVC	1996 Asian Junior Championship	Chiang Mai, Thailand	4	Japan    China
CSV		Tucuman, Argentina	4	Brazil  Peru  Argentina
Total			16

• * Poland replaced Turkey.

Pools composition[]

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Czechoslovakia  Bulgaria	Brazil  China  Germany  Romania	Peru  Poland    Soviet Union	Argentina  Cuba  Italy  Japan

Preliminary round[]

Pool A[]

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Czechoslovakia	5	2	1	0	0	MAX	8	4	2.000
2		5	2	1	0	0	MAX	7	5	1.400
3	Bulgaria	5	2	1	0	0	MAX	8	6	1.333
4		3	0	3	0	0	MAX	1	9	0.111

Date	Game
26 Jul	Czechoslovakia	3–0
26 Jul		3–2	Bulgaria
27 Jul	Bulgaria	3–1
27 Jul	Czechoslovakia	3–1
28 Jul		3–0
28 Jul	Bulgaria	3–2	Czechoslovakia

Pool B[]

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	China	6	3	0	0	0	MAX	9	2	4.500
2	Brazil	5	2	1	0	0	MAX	6	3	2.000
3	Germany	4	1	2	0	0	MAX	5	6	0.833
4	Romania	3	0	3	0	0	MAX	0	9	0.000

Date	Game
26 Jul	China	3–2	Germany
26 Jul	Brazil	3–0	Romania
27 Jul	China	3–0	Romania
27 Jul	Brazil	3–0	Germany
28 Jul	Germany	3–0	Romania
28 Jul	China	3–0	Brazil

Pool C[]

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Soviet Union	6	3	0	0	0	MAX	9	0	MAX
2		5	2	1	0	0	MAX	6	3	2.000
3	Peru	4	1	2	0	0	MAX	3	6	0.500
4	Poland	3	0	3	0	0	MAX	0	9	0.000

Date	Game
26 Jul	Soviet Union	3–0	Poland
26 Jul		3–0	Peru
27 Jul	Soviet Union	3–0
27 Jul	Peru	3–0	Poland
28 Jul		3–0	Poland
28 Jul	Soviet Union	3–0	Peru

Pool D[]

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Japan	6	3	0	0	0	MAX	9	0	MAX
2	Italy	5	2	1	0	0	MAX	6	3	2.000
3	Argentina	4	1	2	0	0	MAX	3	8	0.375
4	Cuba	3	0	3	0	0	MAX	2	9	0.222

Date	Game
26 Jul	Japan	3–0	Cuba
26 Jul	Italy	3–0	Argentina
27 Jul	Argentina	3–2	Cuba
27 Jul	Japan	3–0	Italy
28 Jul	Japan	3–0	Argentina
28 Jul	Italy	3–0	Cuba

Second round[]

Play off – elimination group[]

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
30 Jul	Soviet Union	3–0	Czechoslovakia	15–8	15–12	15–12			45–32
30 Jul	Japan	3–2	China	17–16	13–15	17–16	8–15	15–12	70–74

Play off – seeding group[]

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
30 Jul	Brazil	3–0	Argentina	15–6	15–3	16–1			45–10
30 Jul		3–0	Bulgaria	15–5	15–1	15–4			45–10
30 Jul	Japan	3–0	Peru	15–10	15–6	15–8			45–24
30 Jul	Germany	3–0		15–5	16–14	15–7			46–26

Final round[]

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	August 2 – Brno
	Soviet Union	3
					August 3 – Brno
	Italy	0
					Soviet Union	3
	August 2 – Brno
					China	2
	China	3
									August 4 – Brno
		0
									Soviet Union	3
	August 2 – Brno
									Brazil	0
	Brazil	3
					August 3 – Brno
	Czechoslovakia	0
					Brazil	3
	August 2 – Brno
					Japan	2			3rd place
	Japan	3
									August 4 – Brno
	Germany	0
									China	1
									Japan	3

	5th–8th places				5th place
	August 3 – Brno
	Italy	0
					August 4 – Brno
		3
						3
	August 3 – Brno
					Czechoslovakia	1
	Czechoslovakia	3
	Germany	0
					7th place
					August 4 – Brno
					Italy	3
					Germany	0

Quarterfinals[]

Date	Game
02 Aug	Soviet Union	3–0	Italy
02 Aug	China	3–0
02 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Czechoslovakia
02 Aug	Japan	3–0	Germany

5th–8th semifinals[]

Date	Game
03 Aug	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Germany
03 Aug		3–0	Italy

Semifinals[]

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
03 Aug	Soviet Union	3–2	China	9–15	15–9	15–8	3–15	15–6	57–53
03 Aug	Brazil	3–2	Japan	8–15	15–6	8–15	15–10	15–10	61–56

7th place[]

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
04 Aug	Italy	3–0	Germany	17–15	15–11	15–9			47–35

5th place[]

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
04 Aug		3–1	Czechoslovakia	15–12	11–15	15–11	15–9		56–47

3rd place[]

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
04 Aug	Japan	3–1	China	15–2	9–15	16–14	17–15		57–48

Final[]

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
04 Aug	Soviet Union	3–0	Brazil	15–9	15–12	15–11			45–32

Final standing[]

External links[]

• Informative website.