2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Bahrain
CityManama
Dates7–16 July 2023
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Bulgaria
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament awards
MVPIran Amir Mohammad Golzadeh
Best SetterIran Arshia Behnezhad
Best OHIran Mobin Nasri
Italy Mattia Orioli
Best MBItaly Filippo Bartolucci
Bulgaria Lazar Bouchkov
Best OPPIran Amir Mohammad Golzadeh
Best LiberoItaly Gabriele Laurenzano
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Attendance12,175 (190 per match)
Official website
FIVB Men's U21 World Championship

The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the 22nd edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, the biennial international junior volleyball championship contested by the men's national teams under the age of 21 of the members associations of the FIVB (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. It was held in Manama, Bahrain from 7 to 16 July 2023.[1]

Athletes must born on or after 1 January 2003.

Italy were the defending champions but failed to defend their title. Iran claimed their second title of U21 World Championship by defeating Italy 3–2 in the final match. Bulgaria hammered out a 3–0 shutout of Argentina to earn the bronze medals. Amir Mohammad Golzadeh from Iran was chosen to be the MVP of the tournament.[2][3]

Host selection

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On 2 June 2022, FIVB opened the bidding process for member associations whose countries were interested in hosting one of the four Age Group World Championships in 2023 (i.e., Boys' and Girls' U19 World Championships and Men's and Women's U21 World Championships).[4] The expression of interest of the member associations had to be submitted to FIVB by 29 July 2022, 18:00 CEST (UTC+2).[5]

FIVB announced the hosts for its four Age Group World Championship on 24 January 2023, with Bahrain being selected to host the 2023 Boys' U21 World Championship.[1] This will be the fourth time that Bahrain hosts the FIVB Boys' U21 World Championship having previously done so in 1987, 1997 and 2019.

Qualification

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A total of 16 national teams qualified for the final tournament.[6] In addition to Bahrain who qualified automatically as the host, 10 other teams qualified through five separate continental competitions which were required to be held by 31 December 2022 at the latest. The remaining 5 teams entered to the competition by the Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking among the teams not yet qualified.[5]

The slot allocation was setted as follow:[5]

  • AVC (Asia & Oceania): 2
  • CAVB (Africa): 2
  • CEV (Europe): 2
  • CSV (South America): 2
  • NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean): 2
  • Host: 1
  • Top teams not yet qualified as per Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking: 5
Confederation Qualifying tournament Team qualified Appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
AVC
(Asia & Oceania) 		2022 Asian Men's U20 Championship[7]
(Bahrain Riffa, 22–29 August) 		 Iran 14th 1993 2021 Champions (2019)
 India 8th 1981 2013 Fourth place (2009)
Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking  Thailand 3rd 1999 2021 Ninth place (1999)
Host nation  Bahrain 6th 1987 2021 Eighth place (1987, 2019)
CAVB
(Africa) 		2022 Men's U21 African Nations Championship
(Tunisia Tunis, 13–23 August) 		 Egypt 14th 1981 2021 Ninth place (2003)
 Tunisia 13th 1985 2019 Ninth place (1999, 2005)
CEV
(Europe) 		2022 Men's U20 European Championship
(Italy Montesilvano and Vasto, 17–25 September) 		 Italy 16th 1985 2021 Champions (2021)
 Poland 12th 1989 2021 Champions (1997, 2003, 2017)
Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking  Belgium 4th 2009 2021 Fifth place (2021)
 Bulgaria 10th 1985 2021 Champions (1991)
 Czech Republic 4th 2017 2021 Eighth place (2021)
CSV
(South America) 		2022 Men's Junior South American Championship
(Peru Tacna, 14–18 September) 		 Brazil 22nd 1977 2021 Champions (1993, 2001, 2007, 2009)
 Argentina 17th 1977 2021 Runners-up (2011, 2015)
NORCECA
(North, Central America
and Caribbean) 		2022 Men's Junior Pan-American Cup
(Cuba Havana, 1–8 October) 		 United States 10th 1977 2017 Fourth place (2011)
 Mexico 8th 1977 2015 Fourth place (1977)
Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking  Canada 13th 1977 2021 Fifth place (1999)

Pools composition

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The draw for the pools composition was held on 31 March 2023 at the FIVB headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.[8] The 16 teams were split into four pools of four. The hosts Bahrain and the top seven teams of the Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking in force at that time (as of 24 October 2022) were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system. FIVB reserved the right to seed the host team as head of pool A regardless of their position in the World Ranking. The remaining 8 teams were divided into three pots of four, according to their position in the same Boys' U19 FIVB World Ranking, in order to be drawn to complete the following two positions in each pool.[9]

Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking of each team as of 24 October 2022 are shown in brackets, except the hosts Bahrain who ranked 23rd.[10]

Seeded teams Teams to be drawn
Line 1 Line 2 Pot 1 (line 3) Pot 2 (line 4)

The draw procedure also followed the serpentine system and was as follows:[9]

  • Teams from pot 1 were drawn first and were placed in line 3 of each pool starting from pool A to pool D.
  • Teams from pot 2 were then drawn and placed in line 4 of each pool starting from pool D to pool A.

The pools composition after the draw was as follow:[11]

Pool A
Pos Team
A1  Bahrain
A2  Iran
A3  Thailand
A4  Tunisia
Pool B
Pos Team
B1  Italy
B2  Brazil
B3  Egypt
B4  Mexico
Pool C
Pos Team
C1  Poland
C2  Bulgaria
C3  Canada
C4  India
Pool D
Pos Team
D1  Argentina
D2  Belgium
D3  Czech Republic
D4  United States

Format

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Teams will play round-robin in each pool. The top two teams from each pool will advance to round-robin pools E and F of the second phase, while the rest will move to pools G and H to continue the battles for classification from eighth to 16th. The winners and runners-up of pools E and F will progress to the semifinals and eventually determine the medallists.[11]

Squads

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Main article: 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads

First round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 207 168 1.232 Pool E
2  Thailand 3 2 1 5 7 6 1.167 267 290 0.921
3  Bahrain 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 182 164 1.110 Pool G
4  Tunisia 3 0 3 1 3 9 0.333 245 279 0.878
Source: Match Results
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jul 17:00 Thailand  1–3  Iran 5–25 25–23 13–25 21–25   64–98 P2 Report
7 Jul 20:00 Tunisia  0–3  Bahrain 22–25 12–25 22–25     56–75 P2 Report
8 Jul 17:00 Iran  3–2  Tunisia 22–25 22–25 25–21 25–22 15–11 109–104 P2 Report
8 Jul 20:00 Bahrain  2–3  Thailand 24–26 25–21 25–21 21–25 12–15 107–108 P2 Report
9 Jul 17:00 Tunisia  1–3  Thailand 25–20 17–25 22–25 21–25   85–95 P2 Report
9 Jul 20:00 Iran  3–0  Bahrain 25–11 25–19 25–19     75–49 P2 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 147 183 0.803 Pool F
2  Italy 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 236 199 1.186
3  Egypt 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 188 223 0.843 Pool H
4  Mexico 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 179 245 0.731
Source: Match Results
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jul 11:00 Mexico  0–3  Italy 26–28 14–25 16–25     56–78 P2 Report
7 Jul 14:00 Egypt  0–3  Brazil 15–25 15–25 20–25     50–75 P2 Report
8 Jul 11:00 Egypt  0–3  Italy 18–25 16–25 12–25     46–75 P2 Report
8 Jul 14:00 Brazil  3–0  Mexico 25–12 25–17 25–21     75–50 P2 Report
9 Jul 11:00 Brazil  3–1  Italy 25–18 22–25 25–22 25–18   97–83 P2 Report
9 Jul 14:00 Mexico  1–3  Egypt 13–25 20–25 25–17 15–25   73–92 P2 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Bulgaria 3 3 0 8 9 4 2.250 312 270 1.156 Pool E
2  Poland 3 2 1 7 8 4 2.000 274 240 1.142
3  Canada 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 231 267 0.865 Pool G
4  India 3 0 3 0 3 9 0.333 253 293 0.863
Source: Match Results
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jul 11:00 India  1–3  Poland 17–25 14–25 25–20 19–25   75–95 P2 Report
7 Jul 14:00 Canada  1–3  Bulgaria 12–25 25–21 20–25 25–27   82–98 P2 Report
8 Jul 11:00 Canada  0–3  Poland 14–25 17–25 21–25     52–75 P2 Report
8 Jul 14:00 Bulgaria  3–1  India 25–19 22–25 29–27 25–13   101–84 P2 Report
9 Jul 11:00 Bulgaria  3–2  Poland 25–23 26–28 25–17 22–25 15–11 113–104 P2 Report
9 Jul 14:00 India  1–3  Canada 25–18 27–29 20–25 22–25   94–97 P2 Report

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 287 258 1.112 Pool F
2  Belgium 3 2 1 7 8 4 2.000 268 263 1.019
3  Czech Republic 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 252 265 0.951 Pool H
4  United States 3 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 243 264 0.920
Source: Match Results
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jul 17:00 United States  0–3  Argentina 22–25 19–25 23–25     64–75 P2 Report
7 Jul 20:00 Czech Republic  0–3  Belgium 20–25 20–25 22–25     62–75 P2 Report
8 Jul 17:00 Czech Republic  1–3  Argentina 26–24 18–25 25–27 23–25   92–101 P2 Report
8 Jul 20:00 Belgium  3–1  United States 25–23 16–25 25–22 25–20   91–90 P2 Report
9 Jul 17:00 Belgium  2–3  Argentina 25–18 30–28 15–25 23–25 9–15 102–111 P2 Report
9 Jul 20:00 United States  1–3  Czech Republic 19–25 25–23 23–25 22–25   89–98 P2 Report

Second round

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Pool E

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 248 196 1.265 Semifinals
2  Bulgaria 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 247 227 1.088
3  Poland 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 207 211 0.981 5th–8th semifinals
4  Thailand 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 157 225 0.698
Source: Match Results
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Jul 14:00 Iran  3–0  Poland 25–17 25–23 25–23     75–63 P2 Report
11 Jul 17:00 Bulgaria  3–0  Thailand 25–21 25–18 25–21     75–60 P2 Report
12 Jul 14:00 Bulgaria  3–0  Poland 25–18 35–33 25–18     85–69 P2 Report
12 Jul 17:00 Iran  3–0  Thailand 25–11 25–16 25–19     75–46 P2 Report
13 Jul 14:00 Thailand  0–3  Poland 16–25 17–25 18–25     51–75 P2 Report
13 Jul 17:00 Iran  3–1  Bulgaria 25–17 23–25 25–22 25–23   98–87 P2 Report

Pool F

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 278 248 1.121 Semifinals
2  Argentina 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 166 181 0.917
3  Brazil 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 195 191 1.021 5th–8th semifinals
4  Belgium 3 0 3 2 5 9 0.556 294 313 0.939
Source: Match Results
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Jul 17:00 Brazil  3–1  Belgium 25–23 25–21 22–25 25–23   97–92 P2 Report
11 Jul 20:00 Argentina  0–3  Italy 18–25 21–25 15–25     54–75 P2 Report
12 Jul 17:00 Brazil  1–3  Italy 23–25 29–31 25–18 21–25   98–99 P2 Report
12 Jul 20:00 Argentina  3–2  Belgium 21–25 25–21 23–25 28–26 15–9 112–106 P2 Report
13 Jul 17:00 Italy  3–2  Belgium 23–25 25–18 25–19 16–25 15–9 104–96 P2 Report
13 Jul 20:00 Brazil  0–3  Argentina 23–25 23–25 18–25     64–75 P2 Report

Pool G

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 9 9 3 3.000 286 251 1.139 9th–12th semifinals
2  India 3 1 2 4 6 6 1.000 262 257 1.019
3  Bahrain 3 1 2 3 6 8 0.750 298 207 1.440 13th–16th semifinals
4  Tunisia 3 1 2 2 4 8 0.500 238 269 0.885
Source: Match Results
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Jul 11:00 Canada  3–1  Tunisia 25–22 17–25 25–22 25–18   92–87 P2 Report
11 Jul 20:00 Bahrain  3–2  India 23–25 28–26 21–25 25–20 15–11 112–107 P2 Report
12 Jul 11:00 Canada  3–1  India 25–22 23–25 25–12 25–21   98–80 P2 Report
12 Jul 20:00 Bahrain  2–3  Tunisia 21–25 25–21 25–18 19–25 12–15 102–104 P2 Report
13 Jul 11:00 Tunisia  0–3  India 15–25 19–25 13–25     47–75 P2 Report
13 Jul 20:00 Bahrain  1–3  Canada 22–25 18–25 31–29 18–25   89–104 P2 Report

Pool H

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 242 185 1.308 9th–12th semifinals
2  Egypt 3 2 1 6 7 5 1.400 285 262 1.088
3  Mexico 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 233 271 0.860 13th–16th semifinals
4  United States 3 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 226 268 0.843
Source: Match Results
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Jul 11:00 Egypt  3–1  United States 25–20 25–20 22–25 25–20   97–85 P2 Report
11 Jul 14:00 Czech Republic  3–0  Mexico 25–16 25–14 25–22     75–52 P2 Report
12 Jul 11:00 Egypt  3–1  Mexico 25–12 25–15 22–25 35–33   107–85 P2 Report
12 Jul 14:00 Czech Republic  3–0  United States 25–19 25–16 25–17     75–52 P2 Report
13 Jul 11:00 Mexico  3–1  United States 25–18 26–24 20–25 25–22   96–89 P2 Report
13 Jul 14:00 Egypt  1–3  Czech Republic 13–25 18–25 25–15 25–27   81–92 P2 Report

Final round

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13th–16th places

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13th–16th semifinals13th place match
 
      
 
15 July
 
 
 Bahrain1
 
16 July
 
 United States3
 
 United States3
 
15 July
 
 Mexico0
 
 Mexico3
 
 
 Tunisia1
 
15th place match
 
 
16 July
 
 
 Bahrain3
 
 
 Tunisia0

13th–16th semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jul 11:00 Bahrain  1–3  United States 18–25 22–25 25–22 21–25   86–97 P2 Report
15 Jul 14:00 Mexico  3–1  Tunisia 25–21 22–25 25–21 25–22   97–89 P2 Report

15th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul 11:00 Bahrain  3–0  Tunisia 25–19 25–16 25–17     75–52 P2 Report

13th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul 14:00 United States  3–0  Mexico 25–15 25–21 25–18     75–54 P2 Report

9th–12th places

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9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
15 July
 
 
 Czech Republic3
 
16 July
 
 India1
 
 Czech Republic1
 
15 July
 
 Egypt3
 
 Canada1
 
 
 Egypt3
 
11th place match
 
 
16 July
 
 
 India0
 
 
 Canada3

9th–12th semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jul 17:00 Czech Republic  3–1  India 27–25 23–25 25–18 25–17   100–85 P2 Report
15 Jul 20:00 Canada  1–3  Egypt 27–25 22–25 23–25 15–25   87–100 P2 Report

11th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul 17:00 India  0–3  Canada 19–25 21–25 29–31     69–81 P2 Report

9th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul 20:00 Czech Republic  1–3  Egypt 23–25 25–22 18–25 14–25   80–97 P2 Report

5th–8th places

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5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
15 July
 
 
 Poland3
 
16 July
 
 Belgium0
 
 Poland3
 
15 July
 
 Brazil1
 
 Brazil3
 
 
 Thailand0
 
7th place match
 
 
16 July
 
 
 Belgium3
 
 
 Thailand0

5th–8th semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jul 11:00 Poland  3–0  Belgium 25–19 25–19 27–25     77–63 P2 Report
15 Jul 14:00 Brazil  3–0  Thailand 25–17 25–18 25–15     75–50 P2 Report

7th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul 11:00 Belgium  3–0  Thailand 27–25 25–21 25–16     77–62 P2 Report

5th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul 14:00 Poland  3–1  Brazil 25–22 21–25 25–17 25–22   96–86 P2 Report

Final four

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
15 July
 
 
 Italy3
 
16 July
 
 Bulgaria1
 
 Italy2
 
15 July
 
 Iran3
 
 Iran3
 
 
 Argentina1
 
3rd place match
 
 
16 July
 
 
 Bulgaria3
 
 
 Argentina0

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jul 17:00 Italy  3–1  Bulgaria 23–25 25–22 25–23 25–18   98–88 P2 Report
15 Jul 20:00 Iran  3–1  Argentina 23–25 25–21 25–21 25–20   98–87 P2 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul 17:00 Bulgaria  3–0  Argentina 25–22 28–26 25–19     78–67 P2 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul 20:00 Italy  2–3  Iran 20–25 25–23 25–23 16–25 9–15 95–111 P2 Report

Final standing

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Awards

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Dream Team of 2023 FIVB U21 World Championship

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hosts And Dates For The FIVB Volleyball Age Group World Championships 2023 Confirmed". FIVB. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Iran regain U21 throne after edging Italy in thrilling final". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Golzadeh honoured with well-earned MVP award". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  4. ^ "FIVB Opens Bidding Process For 2023 International Age-Group Events". FIVB. 2 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "FIVB VOLLEYBALL AGE GROUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 Expression of Interest and Organisational Conditions for Future Organisers" (PDF). FIVB. 2 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Participating Teams Revealed For FIVB Age Group World Championships 2023". FIVB. 24 March 2023.
  7. ^ Preechachan (30 August 2022). "IRAN RETAIN ASIAN MEN'S U20 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AFTER 3-1 TRIUMPH OVER INDIA". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Get ready for age-group World Championship draws next Friday". en.volleyballworld.com. FIVB. 25 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Drawing of Lots - FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship Bahrain 2023". FIVB. 31 March 2023 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "FIVB WORLD RANKING - BOYS' U21 As per 24 October 2022". FIVB. 24 October 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Exciting Match-Ups Drawn As Age Group World Championship Pools Determined". FIVB. 31 March 2023.
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