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.
Wednesday will see the Netherlands lock horns with Ukraine to book a seat for the Paris Olympics. The Netherlands is ranked ninth in the world rankings. While Ukraine is ranked nineteenth in the world rankings. The Dutch team had a rocky start when they lost a hard-fought match against Canada (2-3). However, since then the Netherlands have thrashed both Mexico (3-0) and Czech Republic (3-0). On the other hand, Ukraine has been butchered mercilessly by China (3-0), Serbia (3-0) and the Dominican Republic (3-0). Already chances are very bleak for Ukraine’s qualification. However, to put any realistic bids for Paris, they must first overcome the Dutch challenge.
The FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments (OQTs) include the 24 best-placed non-qualified teams. However, Russia has not been granted permission to participate due to the ongoing Ukraine war. 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.
Knip Kirsten (L), Plak Celeste (O), Knollema Jolien (OH), Lohuis Juliet (MB), van Aalen Sarah (S), Bongaerts Britt (S), Dijkema Laura (S), Baijens Indy (MB), Jasper Marrit (OH), Daalderop Nika (OH), Timmerman Eline (MB), Reesink Florien (L), Dambrink Elles (O), Marring Nova (OH)
Milenko Oleksandra (OH), Meliushkyna Diana (MB), Zhylinska Kateryna (MB), Lutsenko Alika (L), Niemtseva Krystyna (L), Dorsman Svitlana (MB), Viktoriia Oliinyk (S), Boyko Yuliya (OH), Sharhorodska Daria (S), Maievska Anastasiia (MB), Khober Yevheniia (OH), Vasylieva Kateryna (L), Danchak Viktoriia (O), Dymar Yuliia (OH), Kraiduba Anastasiia (O), Kotar Uliana (MB), Puhach Kseniia (MB), Kodola Nadiia (OH), Dziuba Polina (OH), Parfonova Stanislava (S), Artyshuk Anna (O), Rykhliuk Olesia (O), Huseinova Kateryna (S), Kaplanska Mariia (OH)
| Schedule (20.08.23) | Timings (IST) |
| USA vs Slovenia | 00:00 |
| Belgium vs Peru | 06:30 |
| Netherlands vs Ukraine | 07:30 |
| Turkey vs Argentina | 09:30 |
| Dominican Republic vs Mexico | 10:30 |
| Brazil vs Puerto Rico | 12:30 |
| Serbia vs Czech Republic | 13:30 |
| Italy vs Colombia | 15:00 |
| Japan vs Bulgaria | 15:55 |
| China vs Canada | 17:00 |
| USA vs South Korea | 18:00 |
| Poland vs Thailand | 21:00 |
The Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 Women starts on September 16, 2023 and ends on September 24, 2023.
The LIVE Streaming of the Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 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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