2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
20th edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship will be the twentieth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, contested by the women's national teams under the age of 20 of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held in Mexico from 12 to 21 July 2019. Mexico played hosts for this event for the fourth time.[1]
Campeonato Mundial de Femenino Sub-20 México 2019 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host nation | Mexico |
Dates | 12–21 July |
Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Champions | Japan (1st title) |
Runners-up | Italy |
Third place | Russia |
Fourth place | Turkey |
Tournament awards | |
MVP | Mayu Ishikawa |
Best Setter | Tsukasa Nakagawa |
Best OH | Haruna Soga Mayu Ishikawa |
Best MB | Yulia Brovkina Merve Atlier |
Best OPP | Terry Enweonwu |
Best Libero | Ni Feifan |
Official website | |
u20.women.2019.volleyball.fivb.com | |
The finals involved 16 teams, of which 15 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation qualified automatically. Of the 16 teams, 15 had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2017, while Rwanda made its first appearances at an FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.
China is the defending champions, having won their third title in Mexico.