Date 6–20 August 2016 Venue Maracanãzinho | Competitors 144 from 12 nations | |
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Location Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
2016 women s volleyball olympic qualifier
The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the event at an Olympic Games, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6 to 20 August 2016.
Contents
- 2016 women s volleyball olympic qualifier
- Pools composition
- Format
- Pool standing procedure
- Referees
- Preliminary round
- Knockout stage
- Statistics leaders
- References
China won their third gold by defeating Serbia in the final. The United States won bronze by winning against the Netherlands.
The medals were presented by Yu Zaiqing, Anita DeFrantz and Chang Ung IOC members from China, United States and North Korea respectively and by Ary Graça, Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz and Aleksandar Boričić, President and Executive Vice-Presidents of the FIVB.
Pools composition
Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of October 2015. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except Hosts who ranked 1st. The pools were confirmed on 23 May 2016.
Format
The preliminary round was a competition between the twelve teams divided into two pools of six teams. This round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The four highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage (quarter-finals). The sixth placed teams in each pool was ranked eleventh in this competition. The fifth placed teams in each pool was ranked ninth.
The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated and ranked fifth. The quarter-final winners played in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals competed for gold medals and the losers played for bronze medals.
Pool standing procedure
In order to establish the ranking of teams after the group stage, the following criteria should be implemented:
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Set ratio
- Setpoint ratio
- Results between tied teams (head-to-head record)
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
Referees
The following referees were selected for the tournament.
Preliminary round
All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
Knockout stage
All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
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.
Statistics leaders
Source: FIVB.org