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2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship

2015 Women's U23 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Turkey
Dates 12 – 19 August 2015
Teams 12
Venues (in 1 host city)
Champions  Brazil (1st title)
MVP  Juma Silva (BRA)
Official website
Official Website

The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was held in Ankara, Turkey, from 12 to 19 August 2015. This was the second edition of the tournament.

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.

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.

The pool composition was drawn by Serpentine system based on U20 World ranking. Number in the blacket denote the World ranking except the host who ranked 4th.

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


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