Volleyball at the 2025 Summer World University Games
| Volleyball at the Universiade | |
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| Venue | various |
| Dates | July 16, 2025 – July 24, 2025 |
| Teams | 15 (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
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| Top nine of previous edition | July 29 to August 7, 2023 |  Chengdu |
8 |  Italy Poland China Iran Argentina.svg.png){kind=small} Portugal South Korea Brazil Ukraine | |
| Continental Quotas | — | — | 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia Czech Republic  Japan  United States Chinese Taipei
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| Wild Cards | — | — | 3 |  Colombia Chile Philippines
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| Total | 15 | ||||
Women's competition
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | — | — | 1 | Germany
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| Top 8 of previous edition | 30 July – 6 August | Chengdu |
8 | China Japan Poland Brazil Italy Czech Republic Chinese Taipei Argentina Hong Kong Colombia |
| Continental Quotas | — | — | 5 | Australia Chile  Mongolia  France United States
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| Wildcards | — | — | 2 |  Spain  India
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| 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
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Japan
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Poland
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Germany
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| Brazil
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Czech Republic
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Argentina
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Italy
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| Chinese Taipei
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Chile
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Colombia
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South Korea
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| Australia
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Philippines
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United States
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Women's competition
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany
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Japan
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Poland
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Italy
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| China
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Czech Republic
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Brazil
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Chinese Taipei
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| Argentina
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France
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India
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United States
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| Mongolia
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Chile
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Spain
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Australia
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Medal table
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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
- ^ "Volleyball". rhine-ruhr2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "REGULATIONS–Volleyball" (PDF). FISU.
- ^ "Noch 100 Tage, Mannschaftssportarten sind ausgelost!" (in German). Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Volleyball Men's | Medallists" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Volleyball Women's | Medallists" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
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