Champions Russia (1st title) MVP Egor Kliuka Host nation United Arab Emirates | Dates 24 Aug 2015 – 31 Aug 2015 Teams 12 Venues 2 | |
Champion Russia men's national volleyball team Similar 2015 Asian Men's Volleyball, 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball, 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Le, 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's, 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's Wo | ||
The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 24 to 31 August 2015. This was the second edition of the tournament.
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Competition formula
The competition format will see the 12 teams split into two pools of six teams playing in round robin format. The semifinals will feature the top two teams from each pool.
Qualification
The FIVB Sports Events Council confirmed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships on 14 December 2013.
Pools composition
Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB U21 World Ranking as of December 2014. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the U21 World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except Hosts who ranked 72nd.
Pool standing procedure
- 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