USA vs Slovenia, Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 Women: Live Stream, Schedule, Squads

The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments are the three volleyball tournaments to be contested by 24 national teams.

USA women's volleyball team became the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion (Image Credits - Team USA)
By Soumya | Sep 18, 2023 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

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 United States take on Ukraine in a bid to board the train to Paris. The USA is currently ranked in the second place. While Slovenia is ranked twenty-seventh. The Americans are in scintillating form in the ongoing tournament. They thrashed Thailand 3-0 in a dominating game. However, there are worrying signs for Slovenia as they will enter the match on the back of a 3-0 defeat against Italy. Let us see who will walk away with a win on Wednesday.

What is the format of the Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 Women?

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.

USA vs Slovenia: Squads of both teams

USA

Micha Hancock (S), Kendall White (L), Justine Wong-Orantes (L), Alexandra Frantti (OH), Morgan Hentz (L), Lauren Carlini (S), Brionne Butler (MB), Jordan Larson (OH), Andrea Drews (O), Jordan Thompson (O), Anna Stevenson (MB), Haleigh Washington (MB), Dana Rettke (MB), Jenna Gray (S), Danielle Cuttino (O), Simone Lee (OH), Kathryn Plummer (OH), Kelsey Robinson (OH), Chiaka Ogbogu (MB), Avery Skinner (OH), Ashley Evans (S), Khalia Lanier (OH), Stephanie Samedy (O), Madeleine Gates (MB), Zoe Fleck (L)

Slovenia

Mlakar Iza (O), Pogacar Eva (S), Pucelj Maša (OH), Lorber Fijok Lorena (OH), Zatkovic Eva (O), Šiftar Mija (OH), Najdič Sara (S), Velikonja Grbac Mirta (MB), Milošič Nika (MB), Mazej Anja (L), Planinšec Saša (MB), Kukman Naja (MB), Banko Katja (L), Ramić Isa (OH)

Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 Women Schedule

Schedule (20.08.23)Timings (IST)
USA vs Slovenia00:00
Belgium vs Peru06:30
Netherlands vs Ukraine07:30
Turkey vs Argentina09:30
Dominican Republic vs Mexico10:30
Brazil vs Puerto Rico12:30
Serbia vs Czech Republic13:30
Italy vs Colombia15:00
Japan vs Bulgaria15:55
China vs Canada17:00
USA vs South Korea18:00
Poland vs Thailand21:00

When is the Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 Women?

The Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 Women starts on September 16, 2023 and ends on September 24, 2023.

Where to watch the Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 Women?

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.

Read more:

  1. Poland vs Colombia, Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 Women: Live Stream, Schedule, Squads
  2. Italy vs Thailand, Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 Women: Live Stream, Schedule, Squads
  3. China vs Czech Republic, Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 Women: Live Stream, Schedule, Squads

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