2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments
The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, alternatively the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup (for the tournament held in Japan) and also known as FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier, are the three volleyball tournaments to be contested by 24 men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), where the top teams will earn a place in the 2024 Summer Olympics volleyball tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nations |  Brazil Japan  China |
| Dates | 30 September – 8 October |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Hosts selection
On 16 October 2022, FIVB announced that Japan will host one of three tournaments for both men's and women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments (OQTs). The men's and women's OQTs held in Japan will traditionally known as World Cup in Japan.[1][2] Later, on 8 March 2023, FIVB confirmed that Brazil and China will host the remaining two tournaments for men's OQTs. China will host the women's OQTs also.[3]
Qualification
The FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments (OQTs) include the 24 best-placed non-qualified teams (except Russia who is ineligible to compete in the OQTs due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[4]) from the FIVB World Rankings as of 12 September 2022.[5][6]
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | ||||
 Poland |
CEV | 1st World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | Qualified (2019) |
 Italy |
CEV | 2nd World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | Qualified (2019) |
| Brazil |
CSV | 4th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | Qualified (2019) |
 United States |
NORCECA | 6th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | Qualified (2019) |
| Japan |
AVC | 7th World ranked non-qualified team | 0 | None | None | |
 Argentina |
CSV | 8th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | Qualified (2019) |
 Slovenia |
CEV | 9th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 13th place (2019) |
 Iran |
AVC | 10th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 7th place (2019) |
 Serbia |
CEV | 11th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 7th place (2019) |
 Cuba |
NORCECA | 12th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 13th place (2019) |
 Netherlands |
CEV | 13th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 7th place (2019) |
 Turkey |
CEV | 14th World ranked non-qualified team | 0 | None | None | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
NORCECA | 15th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 7th place (2019) |
 Ukraine |
CEV | 16th World ranked non-qualified team | 0 | None | None | |
 Germany |
CEV | 17th World ranked non-qualified team | 0 | None | None | |
 Mexico |
NORCECA | 18th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 19th place (2019) |
 Tunisia |
CAVB | 19th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 19th place (2019) |
 Egypt |
CAVB | 20th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 13th place (2019) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
CEV | 21st World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 13th place (2019) |
 Czech Republic |
CEV | 22nd World ranked non-qualified team | 0 | None | None | |
 Bulgaria |
CEV | 23rd World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 7th place (2019) |
 Finland |
CEV | 24th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 19th place (2019) |
 Qatar |
AVC | 25th World ranked non-qualified team | 0 | None | None | |
| China |
AVC | 26th World ranked non-qualified team | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 13th place (2019) |
Pools composition
According to the qualification system, the twenty-four teams were placed into three pools of eight teams. For the first position of each pool, FIVB reserved the right to the three hosts with the top-ranked hosted team allocated to pool A, the middle-ranked hosted team allocated to pool B, and the last-ranked hosted team allocated to pool C. The remaining twenty-one teams were allocated into seven pots of three teams based on the FIVB Men's World Rankings of 1 January 2023. The order of drawing was applied with the serpentine system. The teams for the even-number position (Pot 1, Pot 3, Pot 5, Pot 7) were drawn and then placed starting from pool C to pool A. The teams for the odd-number position (Pot 2, Pot 4, Pot 6) were drawn and then placed starting from pool A to pool C.[5]
The draw of lots ceremony will be held at the FIVB headquarter "Château Les Tourelles" in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 17 March 2023, 13:00 CET.[3]
| Hosts | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil (4) (A1) Japan (7) (B1) China (26) (C1) |
Poland (1) Italy (2) United States (6) |
Argentina (8) Slovenia (9) Iran (10) |
Serbia (11) Cuba (12) Netherlands (13) |
| Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 | Pot 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey (14) Canada (15) Ukraine (16) |
Germany (17) Mexico (18) Tunisia (19) |
Egypt (20) Belgium (21) Czech Republic (22) |
Bulgaria (23) Finland (24) Qatar (25) |
- Draw
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil (H) |
Japan (H) |
China (H) |
| Italy |
United States |
Poland |
| Iran |
Slovenia |
Argentina |
| Cuba |
Serbia |
Netherlands |
| Ukraine |
Turkey |
Canada |
| Germany |
Tunisia |
Mexico |
| Czech Republic |
Egypt |
Belgium |
| Qatar |
Finland |
Bulgaria |
- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
- (H): Qualification group hosts
Pool A (Brazil)
- All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
- The top two teams in this pool qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics volleyball tournament.
Result
| Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
| 1 | Brazil |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 2 | Cuba |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 4 | Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 5 | Iran |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 6 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 7 | Qatar |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 8 | Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Final standing
| Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics volleyball tournament |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
Pool B (Japan)
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
- The top two teams in this pool qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics volleyball tournament.
- The top team in this pool reigns over the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup.[2][7]
Result
| Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
| 1 | Egypt |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 2 | Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 3 | Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 4 | Serbia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 5 | Slovenia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 6 | Tunisia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 7 | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 8 | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pool C (China)
- All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
- The top two teams in this pool qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics volleyball tournament.
Result
| Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |||
| 1 | Argentina |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 2 | Belgium |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 4 | Canada |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 5 | China |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 6 | Mexico |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 7 | Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| 8 | Poland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Final standing
| Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics volleyball tournament |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
References
- "FIVBパリ五輪予選/ワールドカップバレー2023 日本開催決定のお知らせ" [FIVB Paris Olympics Qualifiers / World Cup Volleyball 2023 Announcement of holding in Japan] (in Japanese). JVA. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- "Japan unveiled as first hosts of Olympic Qualification Tournaments". FIVB. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- "Olympic Qualifier Tournament Host Countries Revealed". FIVB. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "Teams invited for men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments as volleyball's road to Paris 2024 gets underway". IOC. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- "Paris 2024 Volleyball qualification" (PDF). FIVB. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- "How to qualify for volleyball at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". IOC. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- FIVBパリ五輪予選開催国および組合せ抽選会日程決定のお知らせ [Announcement of FIVB Paris Olympic qualifier host country and combination draw schedule decision]. Japan Volleyball Association. 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.