Volleyball at the 2025 Summer World University Games

Volleyball
at the Universiade
Venuevarious
DatesJuly 16, 2025 (2025-07-16) – July 24, 2025 (2025-07-24)
Teams15 (men) and 16 (women)

Volleyball at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Berlin was played between July 16 and July 24, 2025. A total of 31 volleyball teams participated in the tournament.[1]

Qualification

Following the current FISU regulations, The maximum of 16 teams in 2 volleyball events where the number of entries is larger than the authorised participation level will be selected by [2]

  • The entry and the payment of guarantee.
  • "A change compared to the previous edition is that, in both the men's and women's tournaments, the top 8 teams from the previous edition automatically qualify for this edition. However, if any team withdraws, the next best-ranked team from the previous edition will be invited to take the spot.
  • As four teams finishing in the bottom rankings of the previous edition will be replaced by new four applying teams.

This rule, which was not applied in the last edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returns to be in effect starting from this edition.If a team with a better FIVB ranking is among the challengers, a fifth team may be relegated.

  • The host country is always automatically qualified.
  • If there are remaining spots, FISU may invite additional teams, taking into account criteria such as geographical representation, continental diversity, and FIVB rankings.

Qualified teams

Men's competition

Means of qualification Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 1  Germany
Top nine of previous edition July 29 to August 7, 2023 China Chengdu 8  Italy
 Poland
 China
 Iran
 Argentina
 Portugal
 South Korea
 Brazil
 Ukraine
Continental Quotas 4  Australia
 Czech Republic
 Japan
 United States
 Chinese Taipei
Wild Cards 3  Colombia
 Chile
 Philippines
Total 15

Women's competition

Means of qualification Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 1  Germany
Top 8 of previous edition 30 July – 6 August China Chengdu 8  China
 Japan
 Poland
 Brazil
 Italy
 Czech Republic
 Chinese Taipei
 Argentina
 Hong Kong
 Colombia
Continental Quotas 5  Australia
 Chile
 Mongolia
 France
 United States
Wildcards 2  Spain
 India
Total 16

Draw

The draw was held on April 2025 at the Airship Hangar Mülheim.[3]

Men's competition

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Portugal  Japan  Poland  Germany
 Brazil  Czech Republic  Argentina  Italy
 Chinese Taipei  Chile  Colombia  South Korea
 Australia  Philippines  United States

Women's competition

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Germany  Japan  Poland  Italy
 China  Czech Republic  Brazil  Chinese Taipei
 Argentina  France  India  United States
 Mongolia  Chile  Spain  Australia

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Germany)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy1012
2 Poland1001
3 Brazil0112
4 Japan0101
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medal summary

Medal events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men[4]
 Poland
Seweryn Lipiński
Daniel Popiela
Dawid Pawlun
Aliaksei Nasevich
Remigiusz Kapica
Piotr Śliwka
Maciej Czyrek
Kajetan Kubicki
Jordan Zaleszczyk
Michał Gierżot
Marcel Hendzelewski
Antoni Kwasigroch
 Brazil
Samuel Neufeld
Gabriel Ostapechen
Guilherme Souza
Luiz Ricardo da Silva
Gabriel Bieler
Geovane Kuhnen
Leonardo Lukas Leodolter
Guilherme Alexandre
Gustavo Cardoso
Matheus Pedrosa
Paulo Vinicios da Silva
Pietro Santos
 Italy
Damiano Catania
Giulio Magalini
Tommaso Guzzo
Nicola Cianciotta
Tommaso Barotto
Francesco Sani
Alessandro Fanizza
Francesco Comparoni
Mattia Orioli
Andrea Truocchio
Federico Crosato
Mattia Bonifante
Women[5]
 Italy
Benedetta Sartori
Giorgia Frosini
Beatrice Gardini
Chidera Eze
Oghosasere Omoruyi
Martina Armini
Alice Nardo
Katja Eckl
Alice Tanase
Adhuoljok Malual
Rachele Morello
Matilde Munarini
 Japan
Ameze Miyabe
Haruka Oyama
Saki Ishikura
Rina Yamaji
Natsumi Kodama
Rin Honda
Emili Iiyama
Ayaka Sato
Rino Takizawa
Akane Abe
Niina Kumagai
Satsuki Nakagawa
 Brazil
Ana Luiza Bento
Mariana Brambilla
Rosely Nogueira
Sabrina Groth
Kenya Malachias
Camila Mesquita
Larissa Besen
Carolina Grossi
Geovanna Rodrigues
Kelly de Souza
Lanna Machado
Emanuelle de Moura

References

  1. ^ "Volleyball". rhine-ruhr2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ^ "REGULATIONS–Volleyball" (PDF). FISU.
  3. ^ "Noch 100 Tage, Mannschaftssportarten sind ausgelost!" (in German). Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Volleyball Men's | Medallists" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Volleyball Women's | Medallists" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. Retrieved 30 July 2025.