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2022 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships
  • Host City

    Host City

    Sarajevo, the heart of the Balkans and the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the city where East and West meet with its long and rich history of religious and cultural diversity.

    It is the political, financial, social and cultural centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina and sometimes called the ‘Jerusalem of Europe’ or Jerusalem of the Balkans’. Sarajevo offers incredible authenticity in terms of arts and culture, entertainment and lifestyle, and sports.

    Sarajevo  Sarajevo  Sarajevo

    Competition Venue

    Arena Hotel Hills is located within the Hills Hotel in Sarajevo and is a state-of-the-art multi-purpose facility for various types of sports, cultural and entertainment events. It has hosted various types of team and individual sports, including sitting volleyball events.

    Arena Hotel Hills

    Address: Butmirska cesta 18, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Phone: +387 33 947 947
    Website: hotelhills.ba

    Arena Hotel Hills  Arena Hotel Hills  Arena Hotel Hills

  • About the Competition

    Seeding – Men

    BIH, as host nation is seeded no. 1.

    The next teams are seeded according to the World ParaVolley ranking.

    Competition System – Men

    Phase 1
    The teams shall play a Preliminary Round Robin, in Pool A, B, C and D of matches to determine their ranking.
    All teams are allocated to the Pools based on their WPV Ranking.

    Phase 2
    The 1st ranked teams shall play 1/8-finals against the 4th ranked teams.
    The 2nd ranked teams shall play 1/8-finals against the 3rd ranked teams.

    Phase 3
    Winning teams from Phase 2 shall play Quarter Finals

    Phase 4
    Winning teams from Phase 3 shall play Semi-Finals

    Phase 5
    Losing teams from Phase 4 shall play Bronze Final
    Winning teams from Phase 4 shall play Gold Final

    Determining system
    Losing teams from Phase 2 shall play to determine the ranking from 9 to 16 as described for the winning teams in Phase 3 to 5.
    Losing teams from Phase 3 shall play to determine the ranking from 5 to 8 as described for the winning teams in Phase 4 and 5.


    Seeding – Women

    BIH, as host nation is seeded no. 1.

    The next teams are seeded according to the World ParaVolley ranking.


    Competition System – Women

    Phase 1
    The teams shall play a Preliminary Round Robin, in Pool A, B, and C of matches to determine their ranking.
    All teams are allocated to the Pools based on their WPV Ranking.

    Phase 2
    The 1st ranked teams from Phase 1 have Walkover in Phase 2.
    The 2nd to 4th (Pool B and C) / 5th (Pool A) ranked teams shall play 1/8-finals (5 matches).

    Phase 3
    The 1st ranked teams from Phase 1 shall play Quarter Finals.
    Winning teams from Phase 2 shall play Quarter Finals

    Phase 4
    Winning teams from Phase 3 shall play Semi-Finals

    Phase 5
    Losing teams from Phase 4 shall play Bronze Final
    Winning teams from Phase 4 shall play Gold Final

    Determining system
    Losing teams from Phase 2 shall play Round Robin to determine the ranking from 9 to 13.
    They will constitute a new pool (E pool)
    The loser of game 23 will be renamed E1
    The loser of game 24 will be renamed E2
    The loser of game 25 will be renamed E3
    The loser of game 26 will be renamed E4
    The loser of game 27 will be renamed E5
    Losing teams from Phase 3 shall play to determine the ranking from 5 to 8 as described for the winning teams in Phase 4 and 5.

  • History

    World ParaVolley’s premier event – the Sitting Volleyball World Championships – has a long and distinguished history.

    The first ever edition (for men) was held in Delten in the Netherlands in 1983 while the first ever women’s Sitting Volleyball World Championship took place in 1994 in Bottrop, Germany.

    The Netherlands won both those first editions and is the country with the second most number of medals across both genders in the tournament.

    Iran lead the way with 10 medals in total – all won in the men’s competition – with seven gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

    Bosnia and Herzegovina sit third on overall medal tally with six medals – three gold, two silver and a bronze – all won in the men’s competition including three gold in the last five editions.

    The Netherlands also the country with the most number of appearances having played in all 13 men’s tournaments (including the 2022 edition), alongside Germany, and all eight women’s editions, along with Ukraine.

    Hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina will be making their first appearance in the women’s competition.

    Men 1983-1989

    Year1983198519861989
    Host CityDelten, NEDKristiansand, NORPecs, HUNLas Vegas, USA
    1NetherlandsIranIranNetherlands
    2GermanyYugoslaviaHungaryHungary
    3FinlandNetherlandsNetherlandsGermany
    4SwedenSwedenYugoslaviaNorway
    5YugoslaviaNorwayNorwayFinland
    6NorwayHungaryGermanyIraq
    7HungaryGermanyFinlandGreat Britain
    8AustriaFinlandSwedenSwitzerland
    9DenmarkAustriaAustriaUnited States
    10Great BritainCzechoslovakia
    11Egypt
    12United States
    13Great Britain

    Men 1990-2002

    Year1990199419982002
    Host CityAssen, NEDBottrop, GERTehran, IRICairo, EGY
    1IranIranIranBosnia and Herzegovina
    2NetherlandsNorwayFinlandGermany
    3YugoslaviaNetherlandsBosnia and HerzegovinaIran
    4HungaryFinlandNetherlandsEgypt
    5GermanyHungaryGermanyNetherlands
    6NorwayGermanyNorwayIraq
    7SwedenSloveniaEgyptHungary
    8FinlandSwedenKazakhstanJapan
    9Great BritainIraqMorocco
    10SloveniaUnited States
    11Japan
    12Australia

    Men 2006-2018

    Year2006201020142018
    Host CityRoermond, NEDOklahoma, USAElblag, POLArnhem, NED
    1Bosnia and HerzegovinaIranBosnia and HerzegovinaIran
    2IranBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBosnia and Herzegovina
    3EgyptEgyptIranBrazil
    4GermanyRussiaEgyptUkraine
    5RussiaUkraineRussiaRussia
    6ChinaGermanyGermanyEgypt
    7CroatiaChinaUkraineChina
    8NetherlandsBrazilChinaUnited States
    9United StatesCroatiaNetherlandsKazakhstan
    10IraqUnited StatesUnited StatesGermany
    11BrazilSerbia CroatiaNetherlands
    12JapanNetherlandsPolandPoland
    13KazakhstanIraqCroatia
    14MoroccoKazakhstanIraq
    15HungaryMoroccoJapan
    16CanadaAlgeriaRwanda
    17Great Britain
    18Libya
    19South Korea
    20Rwanda
    21India

    Women 1994-2006

    Year1994200020022006
    Host CityBottrop, GERMaastricht, NEDKamnik, SLORoermond, NED
    1NetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlands
    2LatviaFinlandSloveniaChina
    3LithuaniaSloveniaFinlandSlovenia
    4RussiaGermanyChinaLithuania
    5GermanyJapanLithuaniaUnited States
    6UkraineMongoliaJapanUkraine
    7UkraineUkraineJapan
    8IranIranBrazil

    Women 2010-2018

    Year201020142018
    Host CityOklahoma, USAElblag, POLArnhem, NED
    1ChinaChinaRussia
    2United StatesUnited StatesUnited States
    3UkraineRussiaChina
    4NetherlandsNetherlandsItaly
    5SloveniaUkraineBrazil
    6GermanyBrazilUkraine
    7RussiaSloveniaCanada
    8LithuaniaFinlandNetherlands
    9BrazilJapanIran
    10JapanGermanyJapan
    11Great BritainGreat BritainRwanda
    12CanadaPolandFinland
    13Slovenia
    14Hungary
    15Egypt
    16Croatia

    Honours

    Men

    RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
    1Iran71210
    2Bosnia and Herzegovina3216
    3Netherlands2136
    4Germany0213
    5Hungary0202
    6Brazil0112
    Finland0112
    Yugoslavia0112
    7Norway0101
    8Egypt0022
    Total12121236

    Women

    RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
    1Netherlands4004
    2China2114
    3Russia1012
    4United States0303
    5Slovenia0123
    6Finland0112
    7Latvia0101
    8Lithuania0011
    Ukraine0011
    Total77721

  • Teams

    Men's Teams
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1GodinjakIsmetGODINJAK17/02/1973161153
    2MankoAdnanMANKO16/01/1977156147
    3CrnobrnjaStefanCRNOBRNJA21/02/1984157150
    4ŠehičArminSEHIC11/05/1994161153
    5MedićAsimMEDIC03/08/1969158151
    6DuranMirzetDURAN13/10/1986163155
    7ČančarNizamCANCAR17/09/1975171160
    8HamzićDževadHAMZIC04/09/1968160152
    9BrkićJasminBRKIC24/03/1991148140
    10AlibašićSafetALIBASIC21/12/1982161154
    11 - CDelalićSabahudinDELALIC17/08/1972153145
    12JusufovicErminJUSUFOVIC31/05/1981165156
    13ĐinoEdinDJINO30/08/1992159150
    14MrkaljevićAsmirMRKALJEVIC28/05/1985148140

    Head coach: IFET MAHMUTOVIC

    World ranking: 2

  • Brazil

    Brazil

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1Lourenço da SilvaGilbertoGIBA22/12/1978158153
    2Cesar GomesLevi LEVI07/01/1973163158
    3Fernandes da SilvaJoelisonNINÃO15/08/1985195190
    5Costa dos Santos RochaThiagoTHIAGO19/06/2000162157
    6Pereira WitkovskiAlexALEX28/03/1983156151
    7de OliveiraLuis FabianoLUIS25/11/1975162157
    8 YoshisawaDanielDANI14/03/1986151147
    9Borges dos SantosMarcioMARCIO18/08/1983155151
    10 - CLeite de OliveiraRenatoRENATO11/08/1982152148
    11Conceição de OliveiraWescleyWESCLEY14/11/1983162157
    12RebouçasDiogoDIOGO24/10/1983157153
    14Rodrigues dos SantosAndersonANDERSON07/09/1983163159

    Head coach: FERNANDO LAGES GUIMARÃES

    World ranking: 4

  • Canada

    Canada

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    2BartholdyMikaelBARTHOLDY24/02/1982142138
    3HincheyAustin DouglasHINCHEY15/10/1991146146
    5ChowdhuryNasifCHOWDHURY03/03/2003139137
    6FosterBryce AndrewFOSTER16/10/2000147144
    7 - CLearoydDouglasLEAROYD12/06/1990161157
    9TuckerAndrew DejeanTUCKER09/12/1990nana
    10BirdChristopher IanBIRD29/07/1985165160
    11RebeloJoséREBELO09/03/1972149147
    13SymonowiczDariuszSYMONOWICZ07/04/1996162157
    14ComptonConnor JaredCOMPTON08/08/1996156154
    19BeamanJason AndrewBEAMAN01/05/1973149148

    Head coach: JEFFREY LANE SMITH

    World ranking: 13

  • Croatia

    Croatia

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    2KasapDamirKASAP23/10/1969150145
    4DžekoDubravkoDŽEKO17/11/1967155150
    5IlibašićNenadILIBAŠIĆ31/05/1969158151
    6MašićRobertMAŠIĆ26/01/1971162156
    7HorvatHrvojeHORVAT26/02/1986149145
    8MartinovićIvoMARTINOVIĆ07/11/1981159151
    9KerepVilijemKEREP05/09/1978161155
    10 - CĆosićIvanĆOSIĆ18/01/1988163158
    23ZdionicaEdvinZDIONICA25/12/1989163160
    44RadošHrvojeRADOŠ12/04/1995165161

    Head coach: MATO DRAGIČEVIĆ

    World ranking: 12

  • Egypt

    Egypt

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1 - CElshwikhHeshamELSHWIKH02/02/1975135145
    3HassanHamadaHAMADA12/07/1984118137
    4KhaterShaabanKHATER01/04/1978120133
    6SolimanAhmed KHAMIS12/04/1987125147
    7AmerAhmedFADLE03/01/1985125142
    8MassoudHossamMASSOUD13/06/1979117125
    9MoussaElsayed MOUSSA28/05/1979130139
    10ZikryAhmedELZIKRY28/07/1999122147
    11AyoubZakareiaZICO24/12/1988120139
    12AbouelyazeidMohamedELHENAWY29/03/1979134141
    14AbouelkhirMetawa ABOUELKHIR20/10/1976119140
    16AbdelrahmanAnwarRAMADAN20/09/1992120135

    Head coach: MOHAMED SALAMA

    World ranking: 5

  • Germany

    Germany

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1SchifflerAlexanderSCHIFFLER20/01/1982159155
    2VollmerSebastianVOLLMER03/03/1986147142
    4WiesenthalHeikoWIESENTHAL12/02/1975153150
    5 - CHähnleinStefan Klaus HansHÄHNLEIN12/06/1990174167
    6AlbrechtDominik MarcelALBRECHT12/04/1987154150
    7SingerFlorian HorstSINGER27/06/1998154148
    8VogelMartinVOGEL08/03/1972149147
    9SchrappJürgenSCHRAPP27/07/1974169161
    10TonleuTatang FrancisTONLEU31/03/1977154148
    11SchiwyLukasSCHIWY21/10/1994154150
    12TiglerMathisTIGLER20/01/1996158155
    13FischerMagnusFISCHER05/12/1990157154
    14SchieweTorbenSCHIEWE11/03/1985147143
    22SchlorfPeterSCHLORF04/06/1986147142

    Head coach: MICHAEL CHRISTIAN WILHELM MERTEN

    World ranking: 8

  • Iran

    Iran

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1AbbasifeshkiHamidrezaH.ABBASI11/12/2000153151
    2MehrzadselakjaniMortezaM.MEHRZAD17/09/1987199197
    3Ali PourMeisamM.ALIPOUR13/06/1989160156
    4 - CAlipourianDavoudD.ALIPOURIAN06/05/1985157152
    5NazariJamalJ.NAZARI31/12/1997167164
    6Hosseini JedSeyedmohammadhosseinM.HOSEINI JAD19/09/1986158153
    7BigdeliSadeghS.BIGDELI26/02/1984165159
    8LashkarisanamiMajidM.LASHKARI06/08/1979156150
    9GolestaniHosseinH.GOLESTANI26/02/1992167157
    10NematiMohammadM.NEMATI19/08/1998165156
    11SalehihajikolaeiRamezanR.SALEHI11/03/1979143140
    12BabadiMahdiM.BABADI25/03/1991164158

    Head coach: HADI REZAEIGHAREKANI

    World ranking: 1

  • Iraq

    Iraq

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1 - CAl-GhuraibawiAbbasABBAS04/06/1989158152
    2Al-NafaieSaifSAIF01/06/1991154150
    3JeburFouadFOUAD13/03/1989157153
    4Al-LamiMohammedMOHAMMED06/04/1989136142
    5Al-DuhaimiAhmedAHMED-R05/09/1996161155
    6KaabMahdiMAHDI01/01/1989145141
    7AlrubaeaAliALI15/02/1990157153
    8DahashAhmedAHMED -D10/02/1990157153
    9Al-NawfaliHusseinHUSSEIN01/07/1999156153
    10HattabMuayadMUAYAD01/12/1986155151
    11Al-NaqeebRaheemRAHEEM01/04/2001156153
    12Al-Ab0DAhmed AHMED -H03/11/1989165163

    Head coach: MOHAMMAD REZA RAHIMI

    World ranking: 17

  • Japan

    Japan

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1KawanamiJunKAWANAMI25/10/1997148145.5
    3MurataTomohiroMURATA20/12/1971144147
    4MinakawaTetsuoMINAKAWA04/04/1981142140
    6 - CTazawaJunTAZAWA04/03/1993142140
    8TakasagoSusumuTAKASAGO29/11/1973140139
    9TanakaKojiTANAKA26/08/1967147145
    10YanagiTakashiYANAGI01/04/1989146145
    11IikuraYoshihiroIIKURA07/03/1965146145
    14SasakiKazunariSASAKI07/06/1985144142

    Head coach: KUBO YOSHIHIRO

    World ranking: 11

  • Kazakhstan

    Kazakhstan

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    2TazhikovKuanyshTAZHIKOV23/11/1986143140
    3ImangaliyevRassulIMANGALIYEV09/10/1982140133
    4SartayevBauyrzhanSARTAYEV09/04/1988149143
    5 - CNamuratovPerdebayNAMURATOV29/09/1989151147
    6ShikibayevAkylbekSHIKIBAYEV15/08/1986156154
    8MukanbetkaliyevNurtauMUKANBETKALIYEV12/06/1983152146
    10IzmaganbetovBerikIZMAGANBETOV07/01/1985153146
    11SuieuovZhangaliSUIEUOV08/06/1983157150
    13BitemirovYerlanBITEMIROV12/12/1991152146
    14MedeuovShyngysMEDEUOV09/07/1992142135
    15KaskabayevErikKASKABAYEV23/03/1986148143
    18Altayev YerbolatALTAYEV12/12/1986157150
    19Abdibek ErassylABDIBEK20/11/2005151147

    Head coach: TAKHAUOV BAUYRZHAN

    World ranking: 9

  • Netherlands

    Netherlands

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    2PoortmanTom DylanPOORTMAN23/02/1995150146
    4NkomeziYvesNKOMEZI12/08/1991153143
    5Nasari ZadeRezaNASARI ZADE27/03/1979167162
    7 - CHendrixLoek Wilhelmus CarolaHENDRIX15/09/1985158154
    8Van Den EndThijsVAN DEN END08/09/1993158152
    9Van Den HeuvelGerardus Josephus MariaVAN DEN HEUVEL31/05/1974153148
    10GoethalsWard EmielGOETHALS18/02/2006151149
    11VillagranAlexis FabianVIILAGRAN10/09/1989164160
    12BreunesseRobert JelleBREUNESSE08/07/1976161159
    14Van DammeRobinVAN DAMME02/09/1991145142
    15TimmermanEdwinTIMMERMAN11/11/1972159154
    16HulzeboschRobert JanHULZEBOSCH05/01/1992152147
    18MarseilleTobias RutgerMARSEILLE20/11/1994160157

    Head coach: GERARDUS VAN HEUGTEN

    World ranking: 15

  • Poland

    Poland

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1WyderaRobert SzymonWYDERA18/04/1997150144
    2 - CTruszkowskiPiotr PawełTRUSZKOWSKI05/02/1979150146
    3GrellTomaszGRELL21/12/1999165162
    4SicinskiPiotr JózefSICINSKI03/03/1972155152
    5WojtowiczRafal JerzyWOJTOWICZ04/02/1992153150
    6LabochaTomasz MichałLABOCHA25/09/1985157154
    8TomczakJacekTOMCZAK28/08/1988160158
    11KolodziejDawid ZbigniewKOLODZIEJ14/04/2001151145
    15PolakMarcin KrzysztofPOLAK27/12/1993165162
    16LibichMarek WłodzimierzLIBICH26/06/1988154152
    17CegielkaDariuszCEGIELKA23/01/1986154152

    Head coach: ABADZIJEW BOZYDAR

    World ranking: 16

  • Rwanda

    Rwanda

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1Rutagengwa VitusVITUS24/08/1986149146
    3NsanzimanaTirasTIRAS03/04/1994148144
    4NdayisabaJean BaptisteNDAYISABA01/01/1994143139
    6Murema Jean BaptisteBAPTISTE30/06/1982158154
    7Twagirayezu CallixteCALLIXTE28/08/1975151149
    8NdahiroJean ClaudeCLAUDE05/05/1994157151
    9UwizeyimanaCallixteCALLIXTE25/11/2001161155
    10HagenimanaFulgenceFULGENCE05/05/1990160154
    12Semana JeanJEAN01/01/1992156149
    13NgizwenimanaJean BoscoBOSCO01/01/1983148146
    15 - CVuningaboEmile CadetEMILE10/09/1986157154
    16Niyitegeka InnocentINNOCENT01/01/1997156150

    Head coach: MOSSAD ELAIUTY

    World ranking: 14

  • Serbia

    Serbia

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    2GajicBorislavGAJIĆ17/08/1978138128
    4BojicRadomirBOJIĆ18/10/1970148140
    5BajicMiodragBAJIĆ17/12/1971155145
    6PopovicDraganPOPOVIĆ03/08/1974160150
    7 - CRisticGoranRISTIĆ01/06/1992138130
    8BrandicDragisaBRANDIĆ02/11/1973148138
    9Ljubicic AleksandarLJUBIČIĆ22/11/1983158148
    13SavicZeljkoSAVIĆ21/04/1969140130
    14UzelacDuskoUZELAC25/10/1982148138

    Head coach: DRAKULA SINISA

    World ranking: 21

  • Ukraine

    Ukraine

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    4SikalskyiAndriiSIKALSKYI08/02/1986155153
    5 - CBytchenkoDenysBYTCHENKO19/03/1988164159
    7PetrenchukMaksymPETRENCHUK25/05/1992158154
    8Pryshchepa RomanPRYSHCHEPA R.12/05/1989150147
    9Pryshchepa AndriiPRYSHCHEPA A.11/09/1990150148
    11DrapakOleksandrDRAPAK26/07/1981155152
    13MelnykDmytroMELNYK05/07/1979154150
    14AndrusenkoAnatoliiANDRUSENKO19/07/1964145143
    17KharlamovOleksiiKHARLAMOV05/06/1978155152

    Head coach: MYKHLYK PAVLO

    World ranking: 7

  • United States

    United States

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1RicksTravisRICKS27/02/1980145141
    2ReganDanielREGAN11/02/1972158152
    3DadgostarNicholasDADGOSTAR10/11/1981146142
    4AmanBenjaminAMAN26/03/1992158154
    5DudaEricDUDA08/04/1981157151
    8StuckJamesSTUCK14/01/1984157150
    11 - CGreenRoderickGREEN16/03/1979158152
    12YoungPatrickYOUNG11/02/1970161152
    15SeilkopChrisSEILKOP08/11/1969160153
    17UppZacharyUPP02/02/2000161153
    21KremerJohnKREMER12/11/1983146142
    49SurowiecSamuelSUROWIEC10/07/1973156153

    Head coach: GREGORY WALKER

    World ranking: 10

  • Women's Teams
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1 - CDizdarevićSabiraDIZDAREVIC27/02/2000129139
    2HodžićMinelaHODZIC10/12/2003110130
    3PurićSelmaPURIC26/02/1996127131
    9ZulićMirelaZULIĆ17/08/1986122130
    10ReđićSanelaREĐIĆ14/09/1977132140
    11ĆolomanArnelaČOLOMAN03/01/1993102122
    13SpahićAsmiraSPAHIĆ18/09/1981112118

    Head coach: MUAMER CERIMIC

    World ranking: –

  • Brazil

    Brazil

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    2De Oliveira DiasEdwardaDUDA22/04/1999139136
    3Da Costa DiasGizele MariaGIZELE29/10/1977128125
    4Jesus Da SilvaAdriaADRIA01/06/1983143140
    5PereiraPamelaPAMELA25/04/1988135132
    6Godoy Brito MarinhoAgataAGATA02/10/1997128125
    7 - CDe Lima SilvaNathalie FilomenaNATHALIE13/04/1990139136
    8DellangelicaSuellen CristineSUELLEN04/11/1989140138
    9Freitas BatistaJaniJANI13/08/1986139136
    10Nascimento LimaBrunaBRUNA15/01/1990142139
    11Almeida SilvaNuryaNURYA26/04/1991128125
    12SantosAndressa LuziaANDRESSA24/01/1986140138
    18Guisso FioreseLuizaLUIZA13/07/1997143140
    20Petit CunhaJanainaJANAINA16/07/1977144142

    Head coach: FERNANDO LAGES GUIMARÃES

    World ranking: 4

  • Canada

    Canada

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    2KozunJulie AnneKOZUN23/12/1999141128
    3 - CEllisDanielle Liza-JeanELLIS17/11/1991150148
    4OakesJennifer GerilynOAKES04/02/1998143142
    5OlsenPayden FaithOLSEN29/09/1998132127
    6DolezarAngelena RaeDOLEZAR12/06/1985125126
    7FergussonAnne MargaretFERGUSSON11/10/1995133133
    8WongJolan JaneWONG20/01/1990129128
    9MelenkaSarah AnneMELENKA09/11/1998139138
    10LeppJayme LynneLEPP05/11/1980141139
    11PetersHeidi AmandaPETERS12/10/1994140141
    15Voss-ShafiqFelicia ShanaazVOSS-SHAFIQ25/04/1980138134
    16MccreeshJennifer LynnMCCREESH16/05/1984146143
    17LangAllison ElizabethLANG03/09/1993143142

    Head coach: NICOLE MONIQUE BAN

    World ranking: 6

  • Finland

    Finland

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1Viitala MariaVIITALA20/07/1982135141
    5 - CJäätteenmäkiAnnukkaJÄÄTTEENMÄKI08/07/1969137145
    6HalmeKaroliinaHALME04/04/1996135141
    7VirtaSariVIRTA19/01/1966120125
    8MöllerRaisaMÖLLER26/06/1956124126
    10Haaranen LauraHAARANEN23/02/1994129136
    11Pakarinen PetraPAKARINEN10/07/1979137143
    12MäkiAnneMÄKI22/11/1979128135

    Head coach: TÄHTINEN MAARIT

    World ranking: 11

  • Germany

    Germany

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1 - CDreblowMarliesDREBLOW25/02/1962136135
    5SchifflerMichelleSCHIFFLER20/03/1983149146
    6KrosseTanja Anna-MarieKROSSE22/10/1990154151
    7CierpkaDanielaCIERPKA13/01/1991146143
    8SchmöldersRonjaSCHMÖLDERS21/10/1991138136
    9ScholtenSonjaSCHOLTEN17/02/1988140140
    14BerndtAnneBERNDT04/02/1987130129
    17SeifertJosefineSEIFERT03/03/1989138136

    Head coach: CHRISTOPH HERZOG

    World ranking: 12

  • Hungary

    Hungary

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    2KovácsAdriennKOVÁCS09/12/1973115115
    5BaraEszterBARA07/09/1974110111
    7Molnár NikolettaMOLNÁR04/031991106108
    9 - CSzabóné SiposÉvaSZABÓNÉ21/02/1956106108
    10NebehajBarbaraNEBEHAJ15/08/1985115117
    12SztankóÉvaSZTANKÓ24/05/1970117118

    Head coach: WERKMANN VIKTÓRIA

    World ranking: 16

  • Iran

    Iran

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1 - CZarei BaroutiMasoumehM.ZAREI27/05/1981138135
    2Maleki DizichehZeinabZ.MALEKI01/11/1992141139
    3HeidariFarzanehF.HEIDARI27/10/1996149146
    4Khalilzadeh FarsangiBatoulB.KHALILZADEH12/05/1993139136
    5Fallahi DaryakenariMehriM.FALLAHI13/07/1993137134
    6AbbasiFatemehF.ABBASI23/05/2000135134
    7FarhadiNasrinN.FARHADI07/11/1975136132
    8PanjehbashiNedaN.PANJEHBASHI25/02/1993147140
    10JafarivardanjaniTayebehT.JAFARI21/03/1978142138
    11DanayetousZahraZ.DANA23/08/1983137135
    12JahaniFatemehF.JAHANI29/05/2003140134
    13LotfiZahraZ.LOTFI10/01/1999132129

    Head coach: MARYAM IRANMANESH

    World ranking: 14

  • Italy

    Italy

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1BellandiGiuliaBELLANDI04/05/1990136131
    4PedrelliRobertaPEDRELLI04/01/1979141140
    5 - CBosioFrancescaBOSIO04/01/1994145141
    6CeccatelliEvaCECCATELLI02/05/1974141135
    7CirelliSaraCIRELLI20/04/1991145142
    8BarigelliFlaviaBARIGELLI25/01/1991139137
    9BattagliaRaffaelaBATTAGLIA27/05/1990135128
    10DesiniSaraDESINI30/11/1998139137
    11SpediacciElisaSPEDIACCI12/07/1990131125
    12AringhieriGiuliaARINGHIERI31/05/1987145143
    13Sarzi Amade'AsiaSARZI AMADE'28/06/2001145144
    15VitaleAlessandraVITALE15/12/1971132126
    18 BiasiSilviaBIASI11/04/1988133128

    Head coach: AMAURI RIBEIRO

    World ranking: 5

  • Poland

    Poland

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1Wojciechowicz Ewa JoannaWOJCIECHOWICZ18/11/1983138138
    2KubicaHalina KatarzynaKUBICA30/10/1979136136
    4PrusickaKatarzynaPRUSICKA27/07/1989132132
    5 - CSwiderska Joanna LidiaSWIDERSKA05/11/1983146146
    6GlowinskaMagdalenaGLOWINSKA04/03/1989135135
    7DzierzaAnnaDZIERZA24/09/1989145145
    8BednarzEwa MariaBEDNARZ30/05/1982135134
    10BujokDanutaBUJOK23/03/1988135135
    11MajewskaMagdalenaMAJEWSKA12/11/1988140141

    Head coach: MALIK ADAM

    World ranking: 23

  • Rwanda

    Rwanda

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1NyiranshimiyimanaAgnesAGNES01/01/1976154150
    2MugirwanakeLouiseLOUISE01/01/1992142138
    3MurebwayireClaudineCLAUDINE01/01/1990139137
    4NyirambarushimanaSandrineSANDRINE01/01/1997139138
    5MusabyemariyaAliceALICE01/12/1996138136
    7BazubagiraClaudineCLAUDINE01/05/1995143139
    9NikuzeZaninkaZANINKA02/01/1994136133
    11NyiranezaSolangeSOLANGE28/06/1996135130
    13UmutoniClementineCLEMENTINE18/02/1984143139
    14MulisaHosianeHOSINAE07/04/1993133130
    15 - CMukobwankaweLilianeLILIANE01/01/1989141137
    16Mutuyimana ChantalCHANTAL25/02/1992138134

    Head coach: MOSSAD ELAIUTY

    World ranking: 7

  • Slovenia

    Slovenia

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1FerjanJanaFERJAN28/02/1979139138
    3JelerSentaJELER25/06/1994132131
    4JakinBogomiraJAKIN22/10/1957133132
    5CenceljMarinkaCENCELJ22/01/1964133132
    6OcepekSuzanaOCEPEK24/11/1985134134
    7VrabičKlaraVRABIČ22/05/2002143141
    11 - CGabrščekLenaGABRŠČEK12/06/1994140139
    12BrikValentinaBRIK31/08/1985152150
    14VrhovnikTijaVRHOVNIK10/11/1999133132

    Head coach: SIMON BOŽIČ

    World ranking: 10

  • Ukraine

    Ukraine

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1LakatoshYaroslavaLAKATOSH23/12/1999140136
    2VladychynskaAnastasiiaVLADYCHYNSKA10/08/2000143140
    3FilonAnastasiiaFILON02/03/1999147145
    5DimitrishynaKarolinaDIMITRISHYNA06/06/1999149147
    6LozkoLiudmylaLOZKO30/05/2002150147
    8 - CPodliesnaOleksandraPODLIESNA12/11/1996150147
    10DolynaAndrianaDOLYNA13/12/2005140137

    Head coach: MALOIVAN YAROSLAV

    World ranking: 8

  • United States

    United States

    No.SurnameNameShirt NameDate of BirthSpike ReachBlock Reach
    1WebsterLoraWEBSTER26/08/1986154150
    2ZummoBethanyZUMMO15/02/1993137136
    3ShifflettAlexisSHIFFLETT12/05/1996139133
    4BallMadelynBALL24/12/2000136132
    6EricksonHeatherERICKSON09/05/1993153149
    7 - CMatthewsMoniqueMATTHEWS11/08/1989151147
    8DostyWhitneyDOSTY25/02/1988158153
    9EdwardsTiaEDWARDS08/04/1995138137
    10SatchellSydneySATCHELL23/04/1992132124
    12SchieckEmmaSCHIECK06/08/2001148145
    14KanaheleKaleoKANAHELE11/06/1996143137
    16NievesNicoleNIEVES06/10/1989154153

    Head coach: WILLIAM HAMITER

    World ranking: 1

  • Men's Schedule and Results

    ROUNDDATETIMEMATCH NO.POOLCOURTTEAM ATEAM BRESULTS
    1Nov 415:301A1 BIH SRB3-0 (25-17, 25-7, 25-22)
    1Nov 415:307C3 GER CAN3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-15)
    1Nov 415:452B2 IRI IRQ3-0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-15)
    1Nov 415:456B4 KAZ CRO3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-23)
    1Nov 417:305A1 USA JPN3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-14)
    1Nov 417:454D2 EGY NED3-0 (25-11, 25-19, 25-19)
    1Nov 419:303C1 BRA POL3-0 (25-16, 25-8, 25-11)
    1Nov 419:458D2 UKR RWA3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-22)
    2Nov 509:009A1 SRB JPN3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-23)
    2Nov 509:1510B2 IRQ CRO3-1 (25-16, 25-12, 17-25, 25-21)
    2Nov 511:3011C1 POL CAN0-3 (23-25, 16-25, 22-25)
    2Nov 511:4512D2 NED RWA3-2 (20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 15-11)
    2Nov 515:3016D1 EGY UKR3-1 (25-15, 24-26, 25-17, 25-23)
    2Nov 515:4515C2 BRA GER3-2 (23-25, 25-19, 17-25, 25-18, 15-10)
    2Nov 518:4514B2 IRI KAZ3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-7
    2Nov 519:3013A1 BIH USA3-1 (25-17, 25-13, 24-26, 25-21)
    3Nov 609:0024D2 RWA EGY0-3 (19-25, 15-25, 12-25)
    3Nov 609:1521A1 JPN BIH0-3 (8-25, 14-25, 15-25)
    3Nov 611:3019C1 GER POL3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-19)
    3Nov 611:4523C2 CAN BRA0-3 (23-25, 14-25, 19-25)
    3Nov 615:3020D1 UKR NED3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-15)
    3Nov 615:4517A2 USA SRB3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-13)
    3Nov 618:4518B2 KAZ IRQ3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-19)
    3Nov 619:0022B1 CRO IRI0-3 (18-25, 15-25, 16-25)
    8F2Nov 709:00261 IRI JPN3-0 (25-5, 25-18, 25-9)
    8F3Nov 709:15272 BRA RWA3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-10)
    8F8Nov 711:30321 USA IRQ3-2 (25-20, 25-21, 16-25, 21-25, 15-9)
    8F5Nov 711:45292 UKR CAN3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 26-24)
    8F1Nov 715:30251 BIH CRO3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-19)
    8F4Nov 715:45282 EGY POL3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-12)
    8F7Nov 718:45312 KAZ SRB3-0 (25-19, 25-10, 25-15)
    8F6Nov 719:00301 GER NED3-0 (25-10, 25-10, 25-14)
    QF4Nov 809:00361 IRI USA3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-17)
    QF 9-16Nov 809:15402 JPN IRQ0-3 (15-25, 18-25, 20-25)
    QF3Nov 811:30351 BRA UKR3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-23)
    QF 9-16Nov 811:45392 RWA CAN1-3 (25-20, 27-29, 12-25, 22-25)
    QF1Nov 815:30331 BIH KAZ3-0 (25-12, 26-24, 25-18)
    QF 9-16Nov 815:45382 POL NED3-2 (25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 22-25, 15-8)
    QF 9-16Nov 818:45372 CRO SRB3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-23)
    QF2Nov 819:00341 EGY GER3-1 (27-25, 16-25, 25-11, 25-16)
    13-16Nov 909:00411 SRB NED1-3 (15-25, 25-17, 20-25, 23-25)
    13-16Nov 909:15422 RWA JPN3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-21)
    9-12Nov 911:30431 CRO POL3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-17)
    9-12Nov 911:45442 CAN IRQ0-3 (17-25, 22-25, 19-25)
    SemifinalNov 915:30471 BIH EGY3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-20)
    5-8Nov 915:45462 UKR USA1-3 (25-22, 17-25, 15-25, 8-25)
    5-8Nov 918:45452 KAZ GER2-3 (17-25, 25-20, 25-23, 17-25, 9-15)
    SemifinalNov 919:00481 BRA IRI0-3 (20-25, 20-25, 15-25)
    15-16Nov 1009:00491 SRB JPN3-1 (28-26, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23)
    13-14Nov 1009:15502 NED RWA0-3 (22-25, 19-25, 27-29)
    11-12Nov 1011:30511 POL CAN2-3 (26-24, 26-24, 14-25, 17-25, 14-16)
    9-10Nov 1011:45522 CRO IRQ1-3 (25-18, 23-25, 21-25, 23-25)
    7-8Nov 1015:30531 KAZ UKR3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 25-13, 23-25, 19-17)
    5-6Nov 1015:45542 GER USA3-0 (25-8, 25-16, 25-21)
    BRONZENov 1111:45551 EGY BRA1-3 (21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 24-26)
    GOLDNov 1120:00561 BIH IRI0-3 (24-26, 30-32, 12-25)

  • Women's Schedule and Results

    ROUNDDATETIMEMATCH NO.POOLCOURTTEAM ATEAM BRESULTS
    1Nov 418:451A3 RWA POL3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17)
    1Nov 419:002B4 USA IRI3-1 (25-13, 25-12, 20-25, 25-16)
    1Nov 509:003C3 BRA GER3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-16)
    1Nov 509:155B4 CAN SLO3-1 (25-18, 25-21, 19-25, 25-22)
    1Nov 511:304A3 UKR HUN3-0 (25-6, 25-11, 25-6)
    1Nov 511:456C4 ITA FIN3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-10)
    2Nov 515:307A3 BIH RWA0-3 (10-25, 9-25, 9-25)
    2Nov 519:008B4 IRI SLO1-3 (21-25, 25-27, 25-20, 16-25)
    2Nov 519:309C3 GER FIN1-3 (25-23, 17-25, 15-25, 17-25)
    2Nov 609:0011B3 USA CAN3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-12, 15-7)
    2Nov 609:1512C4 BRA ITA3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-12, 25-21)
    2Nov 611:3010A3 POL UKR0-3 (8-25, 18-25, 12-25)
    3Nov 616:3016A4 HUN POL0-3 (21-25, 18-25, 12-25)
    3Nov 616:4513A3 UKR BIH3-0 (25-2, 25-9, 25-11)
    3Nov 619:3014B3 CAN IRI3-1 (25-10, 25-14, 23-25, 25-13)
    3Nov 619:4515C4 ITA GER3-1 (25-18, 17-25, 25-12, 25-19)
    4Nov 709:0019A3 RWA UKR3-2 (10-25, 25-23, 25-21, 16-25, 15-9)
    4Nov 709:1520A4 BIH HUN0-3 (11-25, 12-25, 20-25)
    3Nov 711:3017B3 SLO USA0-3 (12-25, 15-25, 17-25)
    3Nov 711:4518C4 FINBRA0-3 (13-25, 11-25, 15-25)
    4Nov 718:4521A3 HUN RWA1-3 (14-25, 18-25, 25-21, 21-25)
    4Nov 719:0022A4 POL BIH3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-14)
    8F1Nov 809:00233 ITA BIH3-0 (25-5, 25-6, 25-8)
    8F2Nov 809:15244 CAN HUN3-0 (25-8, 25-11, 25-12)
    8F5Nov 811:30273 SLO FIN3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-15)
    8F4Nov 811:45264 POL GER0-3 (12-25, 24-26, 20-25)
    8F3Nov 815:30253 UKR IRI3-1 (26-24, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20)
    Playoff 9-13Nov 818:4532E3 HUN FIN0-3 (25-27, 19-25, 21-25)
    QF1Nov 909:00283 RWA SLO0-3 (20-25, 8-25, 24-26)
    Playoff 9-13Nov 909:1533E4 IRI POL3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-21)
    QF3Nov 911:30303BRA UKR3-0 (25-9, 25-22, 25-17)
    QF4Nov 911:45314 USA GER3-0 (25-10, 25-14, 25-9)
    QF2Nov 915:30294 ITA CAN1-3 (26-24, 22-25, 17-25, 14-25)
    Playoff 9-13Nov 918:4535E4 FIN IRI0-3 (16-25, 21-25, 19-25)
    Playoff 9-13Nov 919:0034E3 BIH HUN0-3 (13-25, 11-25, 10-25)
    Playoff 9-13Nov 1009:0036E3 IRI BIH3-0 (25-12, 25-9, 25-13)
    Playoff 9-13Nov 1009:1537E4 POL FIN1-3 (20-25, 13-25, 25-10, 23-25)
    Semifinal 5-8Nov 1011:30383 RWA ITA0-3 (17-25, 8-25, 8-25)
    Semifinal 5-8Nov 1011:45394 UKR GER1-3 (20-25, 25-18, 22-25, 29-31)
    SemifinalNov 1015:30403 SLO CAN0-3 (14-25, 16-25, 21-25)
    SemifinalNov 1015:45414BRA USA3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-17)
    Playoff 9-13Nov 1018:4543E4 BIH POL0-3 (9-25, 15-25, 23-25)
    Playoff 9-13Nov 1019:0042E3 HUN IRI0-3 (7-25, 24-26, 11-25)
    Playoff 9-13Nov 1109:0044E1 POL HUN1-3 (29-31, 25-19, 19-25, 20-25)
    Playoff 9-13Nov 1109:1545E2 FIN BIH3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-15)
    7-8Nov 1109:00463 RWA UKR0-3 (18-25, 18-25, 27-29)
    5-6Nov 1109:15474 ITA GER3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-13)
    BRONZENov 1111:30482 SLO USA0-3 (8-25, 14-25, 10-25)
    GOLDNov 1116:30492 CANBRA2-3 (23-25, 25-18, 25-21, 17-25, 6-15)

  • Final Standings

    MEN

    1. Iran
    2. Bosnia and Herzegovina
    3. Brazil
    4. Egypt
    5. Germany
    6. United States
    7. Kazakhstan
    8. Ukraine
    9. Iraq
    10. Croatia
    11. Canada
    12. Poland
    13. Rwanda
    14. Netherlands
    15. Serbia
    16. Japan

    WOMEN

    1. Brazil
    2. Canada
    3. United States
    4. Slovenia
    5. Italy
    6. Germany
    7. Ukraine
    8. Rwanda
    9. Iran
    10. Finland
    11. Hungary
    12. Poland
    13. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Daily Bulletins
  • Where to Watch

    Bosnia and Herzegovina Radio and Television (BHRT) is the Host Broadcaster for the 2022 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships. Live signal for Bosnian national team matches (All times local GMT+1):

    • Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Serbia – Friday, November 4, 2022 – 15:30 CET
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina vs USA – Saturday, November 5, 2022 – 19:30 CET
    • Japan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sunday, November 6, 2022 – 09:15 CET
    • Round of 16 (Match with Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team) – Monday, November 7, 2022 – 15:30 CET
    • Quarter Finals (Match with Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team) – Tuesday, November 8, 2022 – 15:30 CET
    • Semi-Finals (Match with Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team) – Wednesday, November 9, 2022 – 15:30 CET
    • Final match (Match with Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team) – Friday, November 11, 2022 – 20:00 CET

     

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