2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League

2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
Arlington, host city of the final round
Tournament details
Host nation United States
CityArlington, Texas (final round)
Dates30 May – 16 July
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Champions Turkey (1st title)
Runners-up China
Third place Poland
Fourth place United States
Tournament awards
MVPTurkey Melissa Vargas
Best SetterChina Diao Linyu
Best OHChina Li Yingying
Poland Martyna Łukasik
Best MBTurkey Zehra Güneş
China Yuan Xinyue
Best OPPTurkey Melissa Vargas
Best LiberoTurkey Gizem Örge
Tournament statistics
Matches played104
Attendance344,618 (3,314 per match)
Official website
Volleyball Nations League

The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League was the fifth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, an annual Women's international volleyball tournament. The competition was held between 30 May to 16 July 2023,[1] and the final round took place at College Park Center, Arlington, Texas, United States.[2]

Following the results of 2022 Nations League and 2022 Challenger Cup, Belgium were replaced by debutants Croatia in this edition.[3]

Turkey claimed their first VNL title after defeating China in four sets. China took the silver medal, which is their best result in this tournament. Poland won their first medal of the tournament, claiming the bronze after defeating finals hosts the United States in five sets. Melissa Vargas of Turkey named as the MVP of the tournament.

Qualification[edit]

Sixteen teams qualified for the competition. Eleven of them qualified as core teams which cannot face relegation. Five other teams were selected as challenger teams which could be relegated from the tournament.[4][5] Croatia replaced Belgium after winning the 2022 Challenger Cup.[3]

Country Confederation Designation Previous appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
 Brazil CSV Core team 4 2018 2022 Runners-up (2019, 2021, 2022)
 Bulgaria CEV Challenger team 2 2019 2022 14th place (2022)
 Canada NORCECA Challenger team 2 2021 2022 12th place (2022)
 China AVC Core team 4 2018 2022 3rd place (2018, 2019)
 Croatia CEV Challenger team 0 None None
 Dominican Republic NORCECA Challenger team 4 2018 2022 6th place (2021)
 Germany CEV Core team 4 2018 2022 10th place (2019, 2021, 2022)
 Italy CEV Core team 4 2018 2022 Champions (2022)
 Japan AVC Core team 4 2018 2022 4th place (2021)
 Netherlands CEV Core team 4 2018 2022 5th place (2018)
 Poland CEV Challenger team 4 2018 2022 5th place (2019)
 Serbia CEV Core team 4 2018 2022 3rd place (2022)
 South Korea AVC Core team 4 2018 2022 12th place (2018)
 Thailand AVC Core team 4 2018 2022 8th place (2022)
 Turkey CEV Core team 4 2018 2022 Runners-up (2018)
 United States NORCECA Core team 4 2018 2022 Champions (2018, 2019, 2021)

Format[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

The format of play is the same as edition 2022. The new format will see 16 women's teams competing in pools of 8 teams during the pool phase. Each team plays 12 matches during the pool stage. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition.[5]

Final round[edit]

The VNL Finals will see the top eight teams moving directly to the knockout phase which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches.[5]

Final 8 direct elimination formula:

  • The first ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the eighth ranked team, the second ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the seventh ranked team, the third ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the sixth ranked team, the fourth ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the fifth ranked team.
  • The national team of the hosting territory of the event will have a guaranteed berth for the Final round. If the host nation does not finish in the top eight in Preliminary round, they will replace the eighth place team and play as the eighth seed.

Pool composition[edit]

The overview of pools was released on 11 November 2022.[1][6]

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3
Pool 1
Turkey 		Pool 2
Japan 		Pool 3
Hong Kong, China 		Pool 4
Brazil 		Pool 5
South Korea 		Pool 6
Thailand

 Turkey
 Canada
 Italy
 Poland
 South Korea
 Serbia
 Thailand
 United States

 Japan
 Brazil
 Bulgaria
 China
 Croatia
 Dominican Republic
 Germany
 Netherlands

 China
 Bulgaria
 Canada
 Dominican Republic
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Turkey

 Brazil
 Croatia
 Germany
 Japan
 South Korea
 Serbia
 Thailand
 United States

 South Korea
 Bulgaria
 China
 Dominican Republic
 Germany
 Poland
 Serbia
 United States

 Thailand
 Brazil
 Canada
 Croatia
 Italy
 Japan
 Netherlands
 Turkey

Venues[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Week 1
Pool 1 Pool 2
Antalya, Turkey Nagoya, Japan
Antalya Sports Hall Nippon Gaishi Hall
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 10,000
Week 2
Pool 3 Pool 4
Hong Kong, China Brasilia, Brazil
Hong Kong Coliseum Nilson Nelson Gymnasium
Capacity: 12,500 Capacity: 11,105
Week 3
Pool 5 Pool 6
Suwon, South Korea Bangkok, Thailand
Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena Indoor Stadium Huamark
Capacity: 4,407 Capacity: 8,000

Final round[edit]

All matches
Arlington, Texas, USA
College Park Center
Capacity: 7,000

Competition schedule[edit]

● Preliminary round ● Final round
Week 1
30 May – 4 Jun 		Week 2
13–18 Jun 		Week 3
27 Jun – 2 Jul 		Week 4
12–16 Jul
32 matches 32 matches 32 matches 8 matches

Pool standing procedure[edit]

Advancement out of pool play is decided by the following:

  • Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)

In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply:

  • The teams will be ranked by the most points gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  • If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
  1. Sets quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all sets won by the number of all sets lost.
  2. Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the sets quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
  3. If the tie persists based on the points quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Squads[edit]

Main article: 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League squads

Preliminary round[edit]

Ranking[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1  Poland 12 10 2 29 32 13 2.462 1069 962 1.111 Final round
2  United States[a] 12 10 2 28 34 16 2.125 1099 1004 1.095 Final round
3  Turkey 12 9 3 29 31 11 2.818 1008 850 1.186 Final round
4  Brazil 12 8 4 24 28 18 1.556 1065 987 1.079
5  China 12 8 4 24 29 19 1.526 1089 993 1.097
6  Italy 12 8 4 21 29 23 1.261 1129 1106 1.021
7  Japan 12 7 5 21 27 20 1.350 1058 969 1.092
8  Germany 12 7 5 20 26 23 1.130 1077 1069 1.007
9  Serbia 12 6 6 19 27 27 1.000 1154 1121 1.029
10  Canada 12 6 6 18 24 24 1.000 1031 1044 0.988
11  Dominican Republic 12 6 6 14 25 28 0.893 1151 1119 1.029
12  Netherlands 12 5 7 18 23 22 1.045 1023 997 1.026
13  Bulgaria 12 2 10 9 14 31 0.452 853 1013 0.842
14  Thailand 12 2 10 8 11 30 0.367 837 981 0.853
15  Croatia 12 2 10 6 8 30 0.267 734 910 0.807 2023 Challenger Cup
16  South Korea 12 0 12 0 3 36 0.083 730 982 0.743
Source: VNL 2023 Preliminary Phase
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as hosts

Week 1[edit]

Pool 1[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 May 17:00 Italy  3–2  Thailand 24–26 25–17 27–29 30–28 15–11 121–111 P2 Report
30 May 20:15 Poland  3–2  Canada 20–25 25–23 20–25 25–23 15–13 105–109 P2 Report
31 May 17:00 Serbia  2–3  United States 20–25 25–19 25–21 21–25 12–15 103–105 P2 Report
31 May 20:00 South Korea  0–3  Turkey 14–25 17–25 24–26     55–76 P2 Report
1 Jun 14:00 Canada  0–3  Thailand 17–25 24–26 21–25     62–76 P2 Report
1 Jun 17:00 Poland  3–1  Italy 21–25 25–20 25–14 25–18   96–77 P2 Report
1 Jun 20:00 Turkey  3–1  Serbia 24–26 25–17 25–15 25–21   99–79 P2 Report
2 Jun 14:00 Thailand  0–3  Poland 20–25 16–25 15–25     51–75 P2 Report
2 Jun 17:00 Canada  3–0  South Korea 25–17 25–16 25–18     75–51 P2 Report
2 Jun 20:00 United States  3–2  Italy 25–16 14–25 22–25 25–20 15–9 101–95 P2 Report
3 Jun 14:00 Poland  3–0  Serbia 25–18 25–22 30–28     80–68 P2 Report
3 Jun 17:00 United States  3–0  South Korea 25–16 27–25 25–11     77–52 P2 Report
3 Jun 20:00 Turkey  3–0  Italy 25–19 26–24 25–19     76–62 P2 Report
4 Jun 14:00 Thailand  3–0  South Korea 25–17 28–26 25–21     78–64 P2 Report
4 Jun 17:00 Canada  3–2  Serbia 18–25 28–26 25–23 18–25 15–12 104–111 P2 Report
4 Jun 20:00 United States  3–2  Turkey 25–22 25–22 22–25 11–25 15–9 98–103 P2 Report

Pool 2[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 May 16:10 Germany  3–1  Netherlands 25–21 25–22 20–25 25–22   95–90 P2 Report
30 May 19:40 Japan  3–1  Dominican Republic 25–23 25–18 22–25 25–15   97–81 P2 Report
31 May 15:00 Croatia  0–3  Bulgaria 12–25 17–25 19–25     48–75 P2 Report
31 May 18:00 China  3–2  Brazil 25–23 22–25 25–20 20–25 15–12 107–105 P2 Report
1 Jun 12:00 Croatia  0–3  Germany 18–25 23–25 23–25     64–75 P2 Report
1 Jun 15:00 Bulgaria  2–3  Dominican Republic 25–22 16–25 25–16 14–25 11–15 91–103 P2 Report
1 Jun 18:00 Brazil  3–0  Netherlands 25–23 25–23 25–21     75–67 P2 Report
2 Jun 13:10 China  3–0  Germany 25–19 25–20 25–22     75–61 P2 Report
2 Jun 16:10 Dominican Republic  3–2  Netherlands 25–18 22–25 25–18 21–25 15–11 108–97 P2 Report
2 Jun 19:40 Croatia  0–3  Japan 17–25 19–25 20–25     56–75 P2 Report
3 Jun 12:40 Brazil  3–1  Dominican Republic 27–25 20–25 25–21 27–25   99–96 P2 Report
3 Jun 15:40 China  3–1  Netherlands 27–25 23–25 25–22 25–20   100–92 P2 Report
3 Jun 19:10 Bulgaria  0–3  Japan 20–25 17–25 19–25     56–75 P2 Report
4 Jun 12:40 Croatia  0–3  Brazil 24–26 18–25 8–25     50–76 P2 Report
4 Jun 15:40 Germany  3–2  Bulgaria 18–25 25–20 23–25 26–24 15–10 107–104 P2 Report
4 Jun 19:10 Japan  0–3  China 18–25 25–27 25–27     68–79 P2 Report

Week 2[edit]

Pool 3[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jun 17:00 Dominican Republic  1–3  Poland 23–25 28–30 25–23 17–25   93–103 P2 Report
13 Jun 20:30 China  3–0  Canada 25–14 25–18 29–27     79–59 P2 Report
14 Jun 17:00 Italy  3–0  Bulgaria 25–17 25–19 25–23     75–59 P2 Report
14 Jun 20:30 Netherlands  0–3  Turkey 29–31 21–25 15–25     65–81 P2 Report
15 Jun 13:30 Bulgaria  0–3  Canada 15–25 13–25 15–25     43–75 P2 Report
15 Jun 17:00 Poland  3–0  Turkey 25–22 25–20 30–28     80–70 P2 Report
15 Jun 20:30 Dominican Republic  2–3  Italy 16–25 25–16 25–21 22–25 10–15 98–102 P2 Report
16 Jun 13:30 Turkey  3–0  Canada 25–15 25–22 25–20     75–57 P2 Report
16 Jun 17:00 Poland  0–3  Netherlands 22–25 21–25 26–28     69–78 P2 Report
16 Jun 20:30 Bulgaria  1–3  China 25–20 7–25 10–25 15–25   57–95 P2 Report
17 Jun 13:30 Dominican Republic  3–2  Canada 22–25 25–13 25–17 23–25 15–10 110–90 P2 Report
17 Jun 17:00 Netherlands  2–3  Italy 25–22 22–25 20–25 25–18 17–19 109–109 P2 Report
17 Jun 20:30 Poland  3–0  China 25–20 25–23 25–22     75–65 P2 Report
18 Jun 13:30 Bulgaria  0–3  Netherlands 24–26 17–25 17–25     58–76 P2 Report
18 Jun 17:00 Dominican Republic  1–3  Turkey 23–25 19–25 25–23 20–25   87–98 P2 Report
18 Jun 20:30 Italy  3–2  China 23–25 25–23 18–25 25–22 15–12 106–107 P2 Report

Pool 4[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jun 17:30 Croatia  1–3  United States 25–17 22–25 18–25 15–25   80–92 P2 Report
13 Jun 21:00 Japan  2–3  Serbia 25–16 20–25 25–16 20–25 10–15 100–97 P2 Report
14 Jun 17:30 Germany  3–1  Thailand 25–20 25–13 19–25 25–23   94–81 P2 Report
14 Jun 21:00 Brazil  3–0  South Korea 31–29 25–16 25–16     81–61 P2 Report
15 Jun 14:00 Thailand  0–3  United States 21–25 18–25 16–25     55–75 P2 Report
15 Jun 17:30 Japan  3–0  South Korea 25–18 25–13 25–19     75–50 P2 Report
15 Jun 21:00 Brazil  3–2  Serbia 23–25 25–22 21–25 25–12 15–11 109–95 P2 Report
16 Jun 14:00 Japan  2–3  Germany 23–25 25–14 22–25 25–20 8–15 103–99 P2 Report
16 Jun 17:30 South Korea  0–3  Croatia 23–25 21–25 14–25     58–75 P2 Report
16 Jun 21:00 Serbia  3–2  Thailand 24–26 22–25 25–17 25–12 16–14 112–94 P2 Report
17 Jun 14:00 Brazil  3–1  Germany 25–22 25–18 22–25 25–17   97–82 P2 Report
17 Jun 17:30 Japan  3–2  United States 23–25 25–23 25–19 23–25 15–6 111–98 P2 Report
17 Jun 21:00 Serbia  3–1  Croatia 25–16 25–11 23–25 25–17   98–69 P2 Report
18 Jun 10:00 Brazil  0–3  United States 22–25 19–25 22–25     63–75 P2 Report
18 Jun 14:00 Thailand  0–3  Croatia 17–25 21–25 20–25     58–75 P2 Report
18 Jun 17:30 Germany  3–1  South Korea 25–19 25–17 25–27 25–12   100–75 P2 Report

Week 3[edit]

Pool 5[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun 15:30 Germany  3–1  Dominican Republic 25–19 25–18 18–25 25–21   93–83 P2 Report
27 Jun 19:00 Bulgaria  3–1  South Korea 25–22 25–18 24–26 25–15   99–81 P2 Report
28 Jun 15:30 United States  3–2  Poland 17–25 25–15 27–25 28–30 16–14 113–109 P2 Report
28 Jun 19:00 China  1–3  Serbia 13–25 25–17 23–25 20–25   81–92 P2 Report
29 Jun 12:00 Poland  3–2  Germany 15–25 25–19 25–19 19–25 17–15 101–103 P2 Report
29 Jun 15:30 United States  3–0  Bulgaria 25–15 25–17 25–17     75–49 P2 Report
29 Jun 19:30 Dominican Republic  3–0  South Korea 25–18 25–18 25–16     75–52 P2 Report
30 Jun 12:00 Bulgaria  1–3  Poland 28–26 19–25 16–25 15–25   78–101 P2 Report
30 Jun 15:30 Germany  1–3  Serbia 17–25 25–23 16–25 28–30   86–103 P2 Report
30 Jun 19:00 China  2–3  Dominican Republic 25–20 20–25 25–22 20–25 13–15 103–107 P2 Report
1 Jul 10:30 Serbia  2–3  Dominican Republic 25–22 15–25 25–23 19–25 10–15 94–110 P2 Report
1 Jul 14:00 South Korea  1–3  China 13–25 21–25 25–21 15–25   74–96 P2 Report
1 Jul 17:30 Germany  1–3  United States 22–25 25–18 22–25 13–25   82–93 P2 Report
2 Jul 10:30 Serbia  3–2  Bulgaria 20–25 25–16 25–14 17–25 15–4 102–84 P2 Report
2 Jul 14:00 Poland  3–0  South Korea 25–23 25–18 25–16     75–57 P2 Report
2 Jul 17:30 China  3–2  United States 18–25 25–19 19–25 25–20 15–8 102–97 P2 Report

Pool 6[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun 17:00 Croatia  0–3  Canada 21–25 21–25 26–28     68–78 P2 Report
27 Jun 20:30 Thailand  0–3  Netherlands 26–28 18–25 20–25     64–78 P2 Report
28 Jun 17:00 Japan  3–2  Turkey 25–23 25–23 21–25 16–25 15–9 102–105 P2 Report
28 Jun 20:30 Brazil  3–2  Italy 26–28 25–20 19–25 25–21 15–10 110–104 P2 Report
29 Jun 13:00 Croatia  0–3  Netherlands 20–25 11–25 15–25     46–75 P2 Report
29 Jun 17:00 Brazil  2–3  Canada 30–28 22–25 23–25 25–21 15–17 115–116 P2 Report
29 Jun 20:30 Thailand  0–3  Turkey 15–25 15–25 20–25     50–75 P2 Report
30 Jun 13:00 Canada  2–3  Italy 25–22 23–25 14–25 26–24 10–15 98–111 P2 Report
30 Jun 17:00 Netherlands  3–1  Japan 25–22 25–17 21–25 25–20   96–84 P2 Report
30 Jun 20:30 Brazil  0–3  Turkey 22–25 16–25 22–25     60–75 P2 Report
1 Jul 13:00 Italy  3–0  Croatia 25–14 25–17 25–17     75–48 P2 Report
1 Jul 17:00 Netherlands  2–3  Canada 27–25 16–25 25–18 23–25 9–15 100–108 P2 Report
1 Jul 20:30 Thailand  0–3  Japan 18–25 22–25 20–25     60–75 P2 Report
2 Jul 13:00 Croatia  0–3  Turkey 14–25 23–25 18–25     55–75 P2 Report
2 Jul 17:00 Italy  3–1  Japan 25–23 25–23 17–25 25–22   92–93 P2 Report
2 Jul 20:30 Thailand  0–3  Brazil 20–25 16–25 23–25     59–75 P2 Report

Final round[edit]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
12 July
 
 
 Poland3
 
15 July
 
 Germany1
 
 Poland0
 
13 July
 
 China3
 
 Brazil1
 
16 July
 
 China3
 
 China1
 
12 July
 
 Turkey3
 
 United States3
 
15 July
 
 Japan1
 
 United States1
 
13 July
 
 Turkey3 3rd place match
 
 Turkey3
 
16 July
 
 Italy0
 
 Poland3
 
 
 United States2
 

Quarterfinals[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jul 16:00 Poland  3–1  Germany 25–12 21–25 25–21 26–24   97–82 P2 Report
12 Jul 19:30 United States  3–1  Japan 25–23 25–21 18–25 25–18   93–87 P2 Report
13 Jul 10:30 Brazil  1–3  China 21–25 20–25 25–20 23–25   89–95 P2 Report
13 Jul 14:00 Turkey  3–0  Italy 25–20 25–15 25–18     75–53 P2 Report

Semifinals[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jul 16:00 Poland  0–3  China 18–25 23–25 23–25     64–75 P2 Report
15 Jul 19:30 United States  1–3  Turkey 21–25 14–25 26–24 25–27   86–101 P2 Report

3rd place match[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul 14:00 Poland  3–2  United States 25–15 16–25 25–19 18–25 17–15 101–99 P2 Report

Final[edit]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul 17:30 China  1–3  Turkey 22–25 25–22 19–25 16–25   82–97 P2 Report

Final standing[edit]

Awards[edit]

Statistics leaders[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Statistics leaders correct as of Week 3 of preliminary round.[7]

Final round[edit]

Statistics leaders correct as of final round.[8]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Best scorers determined by scored points from spike, block and serve.
  2. ^ a b Best attackers determined by successful spikes.
  3. ^ a b Best blockers determined by the stuff blocks, faults and rebounds.
  4. ^ a b Best servers determined by aces, faults and hits.
  5. ^ a b Best setters determined by running setts, faults and still sets.
  6. ^ a b Best diggers determined by successful digs, faults and receptions.
  7. ^ a b Best receivers determined by efficient receptions, faults and serve receptions.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Volleyball's Best Ready To Grace Venues Across The Globe As Arenas Confirmed For VNL 2023". FIVB. 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ Volleyball World. "United States and Poland to host Volleyball Nations League Finals in 2023". Volleyball World. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Croatia and Cuba secure Volleyball Challenger Cup titles". Volleyball World. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ volleyballworld.com. "VNL Qualification System". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "VNL 2023 Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Host cities and pools". Volleyball World. 11 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Women's Statistics – FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2023". volleyballworld. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's Finals Statistics – FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2023". volleyballworld. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

External links[edit]

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