The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the nineteenth 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 Brno and Ceské Budejovice , Czech Republic from 23 June to 2 July 2017.[1] 16 teams participated.
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1997.
Poland defeated Cuba in the final to capture their third title in the competition.[2] Russia , which won the previously three editions of the tournament, won the bronze medal after defeating Brazil in the 3rd place match.[3] Jakub Kochanowski from Poland was elected the MVP .[4]
Qualification [ ]
The FIVB Sports Events Council revealed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships.[5]
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 January 2017.[6] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A 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.[7] The draw was held in Brno , Czech Republic on 31 May 2017.[8] Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 35th.
Draw
Second round [ ]
Squads [ ]
Venues [ ]
Pool A, B, E, F, 5th–8th places and Final four
Pool C, D, G, H, 13th–16th places and 9th–12th places
Brno , Czech Republic
České Budějovice , Czech Republic
DRFG Arena
Budvar Arena
Capacity: 7,700
Capacity: 6,421
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
First round [ ]
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00 ).
Pool A [ ]
Rank
Team
Matches
Pts
Sets
Points
W
L
W
L
Ratio
W
L
Ratio
1
Poland
3
0
9
9
0
MAX
235
174
1.351
2
Canada
2
1
5
6
5
1.200
248
245
1.012
3
Czech Republic
1
2
4
5
6
0.833
240
235
1.021
4
0
3
0
0
9
0.000
156
225
0.693
Pool B [ ]
Rank
Team
Matches
Pts
Sets
Points
W
L
W
L
Ratio
W
L
Ratio
1
Russia
3
0
9
9
0
MAX
232
181
1.282
2
Cuba
2
1
5
6
5
1.200
246
242
1.017
3
Turkey
1
2
4
5
6
0.833
235
246
0.955
4
United States
0
3
0
0
9
0.000
186
230
0.809
Pool C [ ]
Rank
Team
Matches
Pts
Sets
Points
W
L
W
L
Ratio
W
L
Ratio
1
Iran
3
0
7
9
4
2.250
289
268
1.078
2
Argentina
2
1
7
8
4
2.000
274
258
1.062
3
Italy
1
2
2
4
8
0.500
260
264
0.985
4
Ukraine
0
3
2
4
9
0.444
253
286
0.885
Pool D [ ]
Rank
Team
Matches
Pts
Sets
Points
W
L
W
L
Ratio
W
L
Ratio
1
Brazil
3
0
9
9
0
MAX
225
173
1.301
2
China
2
1
6
6
5
1.200
247
231
1.069
3
Japan
1
2
3
4
7
0.571
244
263
0.928
4
Egypt
0
3
0
2
9
0.222
218
267
0.816
Second round [ ]
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00 ).
Pool E [ ]
Rank
Team
Matches
Pts
Sets
Points
W
L
W
L
Ratio
W
L
Ratio
1
Poland
3
0
7
9
4
2.250
293
254
1.154
2
Cuba
2
1
5
6
6
1.000
257
273
0.941
3
Iran
1
2
4
7
8
0.875
318
310
1.026
4
China
0
3
2
5
9
0.556
285
316
0.902
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Jun
12:30
Poland
3–2
China
25–13
18–25
23–25
25–18
15–8
106–89
P2 P3
27 Jun
17:55
Cuba
3–2
Iran
25–22
25–23
19–25
13–25
15–8
97–103
P2 P3
28 Jun
12:30
Iran
3–2
China
25–17
23–25
26–24
20–25
15–10
109–101
P2 P3
28 Jun
17:45
Poland
3–0
Cuba
25–17
25–22
25–20
75–59
P2 P3
29 Jun
12:30
Cuba
3–1
China
25–21
25–23
24–26
27–25
101–95
P2 P3
29 Jun
18:10
Poland
3–2
Iran
27–29
25–21
20–25
25–20
15–11
112–106
P2 P3
Pool F [ ]
Rank
Team
Matches
Pts
Sets
Points
W
L
W
L
Ratio
W
L
Ratio
1
Russia
3
0
8
9
4
2.250
317
286
1.108
2
Brazil
2
1
7
8
4
2.000
282
257
1.097
3
Canada
1
2
2
5
8
0.625
275
302
0.911
4
Argentina
0
3
1
3
9
0.333
257
286
0.899
Pool G [ ]
Rank
Team
Matches
Pts
Sets
Points
W
L
W
L
Ratio
W
L
Ratio
1
Italy
3
0
8
9
2
4.500
265
226
1.173
2
Egypt
2
1
6
6
4
1.500
234
224
1.045
3
United States
1
2
2
4
8
0.500
261
272
0.960
4
Czech Republic
0
3
2
4
9
0.444
261
299
0.873
Pool H [ ]
Rank
Team
Matches
Pts
Sets
Points
W
L
W
L
Ratio
W
L
Ratio
1
Turkey
2
1
6
7
4
1.750
257
242
1.062
2
Ukraine
2
1
6
7
4
1.750
256
244
1.049
3
Japan
2
1
6
7
5
1.400
279
272
1.026
4
0
3
0
1
9
0.111
213
247
0.862
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Jun
15:00
Turkey
3–1
Ukraine
19–25
25–20
25–17
25–20
94–82
P2 P3
27 Jun
20:00
1–3
Japan
19–25
20–25
25–22
21–25
85–97
P2 P3
28 Jun
15:00
Japan
1–3
Ukraine
23–25
14–25
26–24
21–25
84–99
P2 P3
28 Jun
20:30
Turkey
3–0
25–21
25–23
25–18
75–62
P2 P3
29 Jun
15:05
0–3
Ukraine
21–25
22–25
23–25
66–75
P2 P3
29 Jun
20:15
Turkey
1–3
Japan
21–25
22–25
25–23
20–25
88–98
P2 P3
Final round [ ]
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00 ).
13th–16th places [ ]
13th–16th semifinals [ ]
15th place match [ ]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
2 Jul
10:00
1–3
Czech Republic
25–19
23–25
19–25
20–25
87–94
P2 P3
13th place match [ ]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
2 Jul
12:30
United States
1–3
Japan
25–23
23–25
15–25
20–25
83–98
P2 P3
9th–12th places [ ]
9th–12th semifinals [ ]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
1 Jul
17:50
Turkey
3–1
Egypt
25–21
20–25
28–26
31–29
104–101
P2 P3
1 Jul
20:30
Italy
3–0
Ukraine
25–18
25–14
25–18
75–50
P2 P3
11th place match [ ]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
2 Jul
15:00
Egypt
2–3
Ukraine
24–26
22–25
25–22
25–21
11–15
107–109
P2 P3
9th place match [ ]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
2 Jul
17:45
Turkey
0–3
Italy
23–25
20–25
19–25
62–75
P2 P3
5th–8th places [ ]
5th–8th semifinals [ ]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
1 Jul
12:30
Iran
3–2
Argentina
25–23
15–25
18–25
25–22
15–10
98–105
P2 P3
1 Jul
15:30
Canada
2–3
China
27–25
24–26
25–21
26–28
9–15
111–115
P2 P3
7th place match [ ]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
2 Jul
11:00
Argentina
3–2
Canada
22–25
30–28
25–20
20–25
15–11
112–109
P2 P3
5th place match [ ]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
2 Jul
14:00
Iran
3–0
China
25–19
25–20
25–21
75–60
P2 P3
Final four [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
1 Jul
18:30
Russia
1–3
Cuba
15–25
18–25
25–16
23–25
81–91
P2 P3
1 Jul
20:55
Poland
3–2
Brazil
25–21
25–19
21–25
23–25
15–12
109–102
P2 P3
3rd place match [ ]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
2 Jul
16:00
Russia
3–0
Brazil
25–16
25–16
25–19
75–51
P2 P3
Final [ ]
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
2 Jul
18:30
Cuba
0–3
Poland
20–25
10–25
19–25
49–75
P2 P3
Final standing [ ]
2017 Men's U21 World Champions
Poland 3rd title
12–man Roster
Bartosz Kwolek , Jakub Kochanowski (c ), Łukasz Kozub , Radosław Gil , Szymon Jakubiszak , Jędrzej Gruszczyński , Jakub Ziobrowski , Damian Domagała , Mateusz Masłowski , Norbert Huber , Jarosław Mucha , Tomasz Fornal
Head Coach
Awards [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
FIVB Volleyball Junior World Championship
Men Women