The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments are the three volleyball tournaments to be contested by 24 national teams.
The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournaments, alternatively the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup (for the tournament held in Japan) and also known as FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier, are the three volleyball tournaments to be contested by 24 women’s national teams of the FIVB. The top teams will earn a place in the 2024 Summer Olympics volleyball tournament.
Saturday will see Belgium take on Bulgaria in their quest to book their seat in Paris. The Belgium team is currently placed in the twenty-second position. In contrast, Bulgaria is ranked in the thirty-first position. The Bulgarians have hit a rough patch in the recent matches. While Belgium’s form has also been on and off. However, to secure qualification both teams have to put their heart and soul out to qualify.
The FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments (OQTs) include the 24 best-placed non-qualified teams. However, due to the ongoing Ukraine war, Russia has not been granted permission to participate. The rankings have been done on the basis of the FIVB World Rankings as of 18 September 2022. As the host nation, France has already secured its place in the women’s competitions. The other 11 quota places are allocated via a two-step qualification process that ensures the best volleyball nations can participate in the event while observing the principle of universality.
The first step process includes the allocation of six Olympic quota places. These are contested during the FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifiers. Out of this, the top 24 teams as per the World Ranking (WR) not yet qualified are split into three single round-robin pools of eight teams each. The top two teams of each pool qualify for Paris 2024. On the other hand, the remaining five places per gender are filled by selecting the top five not yet qualified teams in the WR. This will be decided at the end of the Preliminary Phase of Volleyball Nations League 2024. To guarantee the principle of universality, these teams are selected as per the following order of priority: 1) Teams from continents without qualified teams, and 2) Top teams not yet qualified.
Van Sas Elise (S), Herbots Britt (OH), Lemmens Nathalie (MB), Van Gestel Celine (OH), Grobelna Kaja (O), Demeyer Nel (L), Martin Pauline (O), Waelkens Anke (MB), Krenicky Charlotte (S), Janssens Marlies (MB), Meynckens Laura (O), Van De Vyver Jutta (S), Flament Laure (OH), Cos Kaat (OH), Rampelberg Britt (L), Van Avermaet Silke (MB), Straiger Manon (OH), Kohlberg Anna (MB), Debouck Noor (L), De Donder Sara (S), De Paepe Nikita (O)
Stanchulova Iveta (OH), Rachkovska Vangeliya (OH), Neykova Polina (S), Yordanova Maria (OH), Paskova-Kaneva Miroslava (OH), Barakova Petya (S), Becheva Elena (OH), Todorova Mira (MB), Krivoshiyska Mariya (MB), Pashkuleva Mila (L), Saykova Borislava (MB), Todorova Zhana (L), Shahpazova Mirela (S), Marinova Radostina (O), Milanova Aleksandra (OH), Kolarova Elena (MB), Stoyanova Mikaela (O), Koeva Viktoria (OH), Karabasheva Galina (L), Guncheva Margarita (S), Ivanova Dariya (OH), Dokova Yoana (L), Dudova Iva (O), Nikolova Merelin (O), Angelova Boryana (MB)
| Schedule | Timings (IST) |
| Belgium vs Bulgaria | 06:30 |
| Serbia vs Mexico | 07:30 |
| Turkey vs Puerto Rico | 09:30 |
| Dominican Republic vs Czech Republic | 10:30 |
| Brazil vs Argentina | 12:30 |
| Netherlands vs Canada | 13:30 |
| USA vs Colombia | 15:00 |
| Japan vs Peru | 15:55 |
| China vs Ukraine | 17:00 |
| Germany vs Thailand | 18:00 |
| Poland vs Slovenia | 21:00 |
The FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier starts on September 16, 2023 and ends on September 24, 2023.
The LIVE Streaming of the Olympics Volleyball Qualifiers Women will be available on Volleyball World TV (VBTV). However, one has to buy a premium subscription of $ 3.99/month to watch the important matches. It is also speculated that there will be a streaming on the official YouTube channel of the Volleyball World.
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