Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be the 15th edition of the event at an Olympic Games, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan from 25 July to 8 August 2021.
| Women's volleyball at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Ariake Arena |
| Date | 25 July – 8 August |
| Competitors | from 12 nations |
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| Qualification | men | women |
| Tournament | men | women |
| Rosters | men | women |
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| Qualification | men | women |
| Tournament | men | women |
It was originally scheduled to take place from 26 July to 9 August 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on 24 March 2020 that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed to 2021.[1]
Competition schedule
| P | Preliminary round | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sun 8 | ||||
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| P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||||||
Qualification
| Event | Dates | Venue(s) | Quota | Qualifier(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country[2] | 7 September 2013 |  Buenos Aires |
1 |  Japan | |
| Intercontinental Qualifier | Pool A | 1–4 August 2019 |  Wrocław |
1 |  Serbia |
| Pool B |  Ningbo |
1 | China | ||
| Pool C |  Bossier City |
1 | United States | ||
| Pool D |  Uberlândia |
1 | Brazil | ||
| Pool E |  Kaliningrad |
1 | Russia | ||
| Pool F |  Catania |
1 | Italy | ||
| African Qualifier | 5–9 January 2020 |  Yaoundé |
1 |  Kenya | |
| South American Qualifier | 7–9 January 2020 |  Bogotá |
1 | Argentina | |
| Asian Qualifier | 7–12 January 2020 |  Nakhon Ratchasima |
1 |  South Korea | |
| European Qualifier | 7–12 January 2020 |  Apeldoorn |
1 |  Turkey | |
| North American Qualifier | 10–12 January 2020 |  Santo Domingo |
1 | Dominican Republic | |
| Total | 12 | ||||
Pools composition
Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 29 September 2019.[3] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 7th.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Japan (Hosts) |
China (1) |
| Serbia (3) |
United States (2) |
| Brazil (4) |
Russia (5) |
| South Korea (9) |
Italy (8) |
| Dominican Republic (10) |
Argentina (11) |
| Kenya (19) |
Turkey (12) |
Venue
| All matches |
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| Tokyo, Japan |
| Ariake Arena |
| Capacity: 15,000 |
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Format
The preliminary round is a competition between the twelve teams divided into two pools of six teams. This round, the teams will compete in a single round-robin format. The four highest ranked teams in each group advance to the knockout stage (quarter-finals). The sixth placed teams in each pool will be ranked eleventh in this competition. The fifth placed teams in each pool will be ranked ninth.[4]
The knockout stage will follow the single-elimination format. The losers of the quarter-finals will be eliminated and ranked fifth. The quarter-final winners will play in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals will compete for gold medals and the losers will play for bronze medals.[4]
Pool standing procedure
In order to establish the ranking of teams after the group stage, the following criteria should be implemented:[5]
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- 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
Preliminary round
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[6]
- The top four teams in each pool qualified for the quarterfinals.
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Serbia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Brazil |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | South Korea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Dominican Republic |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Kenya |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 July 2021 14:20 v |
Serbia |
v | Dominican Republic |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 25 July 2021 19:40 v |
Japan |
v | Kenya |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 25 July 2021 21:45 v |
Brazil |
v | South Korea |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 27 July 2021 14:20 v |
Japan |
v | Serbia |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 27 July 2021 19:40 v |
Brazil |
v | Dominican Republic |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 27 July 2021 21:45 v |
South Korea |
v | Kenya |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 29 July 2021 11:05 v |
South Korea |
v | Dominican Republic |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 29 July 2021 14:20 v |
Serbia |
v | Kenya |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 29 July 2021 19:40 v |
Japan |
v | Brazil |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 31 July 2021 09:00 v |
Dominican Republic |
v | Kenya |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 31 July 2021 16:25 v |
Serbia |
v | Brazil |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 31 July 2021 19:40 v |
Japan |
v | South Korea |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 2 August 2021 09:00 v |
Serbia |
v | South Korea |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 2 August 2021 19:40 v |
Japan |
v | Dominican Republic |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 2 August 2021 21:45 v |
Brazil |
v | Kenya |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Russia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Argentina |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 July 2021 09:00 v |
Russia |
v | Italy |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 25 July 2021 11:05 v |
United States |
v | Argentina |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 25 July 2021 16:25 v |
China |
v | Turkey |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 27 July 2021 09:00 v |
Russia |
v | Argentina |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 27 July 2021 11:05 v |
China |
v | United States |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 27 July 2021 16:25 v |
Italy |
v | Turkey |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 29 July 2021 09:00 v |
Italy |
v | Argentina |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 29 July 2021 16:25 v |
China |
v | Russia |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 29 July 2021 21:45 v |
United States |
v | Turkey |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 31 July 2021 11:05 v |
United States |
v | Russia |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 31 July 2021 14:20 v |
Argentina |
v | Turkey |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 31 July 2021 21:45 v |
China |
v | Italy |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 2 August 2021 11:05 v |
United States |
v | Italy |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 2 August 2021 14:20 v |
Russia |
v | Turkey |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 2 August 2021 16:25 v |
China |
v | Argentina |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
Knockout stage
- The first ranked teams of both pools played against the fourth ranked teams of the other pool. The second ranked teams faced the second or third ranked teams of the other pool, determined by drawing of lots. The drawing of lots was held after the last match in the preliminary round.[4]
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| Bronze medal | ||||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 4 August 2021 09:00 v |
TBD | v | TBD | Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 4 August 2021 13:00 v |
TBD | v | TBD | Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 4 August 2021 17:00 v |
TBD | v | TBD | Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 4 August 2021 21:30 v |
TBD | v | TBD | Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
Semi-finals
| 6 August 2021 13:00 v |
WQF1 | v | WQF2 | Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
| 6 August 2021 21:00 v |
WQF3 | v | WQF4 | Ariake Arena, Tokyo |
References
- "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". olympic.org. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Host city election for the Olympic Summer Games 2020". IOC. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women (as of 29 September 2019)". FIVB. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- "Formula". FIVB. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Pools Ranking Criteria". FIVB. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Tokyo 2020 schedule confirmed for 2021". FIVB. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
External links
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