Thailand
Poland
Egypt
Tunisia
Puerto Rico
China
Serbia
Japan
Argentina
Greece
Brazil
USA
Dominican Rep.
Algeria
Slovenia
Italy
Turkey
Peru
Mexico
Chinese TaipeiPress release
Tough draw for China at FIVB Girls’ U18 World Championship
FIVB representative Ramon Suzara (with microphone) and FIVB Board of Administration member Shanrit Wongprasert conduct the draw in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand, May 9, 2013 – Three-time world champions
China have been handed a difficult draw for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U18 World
Championship. The Chinese will face pool matches
against two-time world champions Japan, and a Serbian side who won bronze at
the last tournament in 2011.
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The draw for the pool phrase, which took place at the Imperial
Queen’s Park Hotel, was conducted by FIVB representative Ramon Suzara and FIVB
Board of Administration member Shanrit Wongprasert. Hosts Thailand and the top
seven FIVB ranked teams were seeded. The 20 teams were divided into four pools
of five, which will play round-robin preliminaries.
In Pool A, Thailand were drawn with European champions
Poland, African champions Egypt, Pan-Am Cup
champions Puerto Rico and Tunisia.
In Pool B, favourites China – who won silver at the 2011
tournament – face up to Serbia, regional rivals Japan, Argentina and Greece.
In Pool C, highly rated three-time world champions Brazil will play USA, Dominican Republic, Algeria and Slovenia.
In Pool D, 2011 tournament winners Turkey, also have a strong group, comprising of a powerful Italy, South
American champions Peru, Mexico and Chinese
Taipei.
The tournament will take place in Nakhon Ratchasima,
Thailand between July 26 to August 4, and will feature a record 20 teams.
Pool A and C clashes will be held at Chartchai Gym,
while the adjacent Liptapanlop Gym will host Pool B and D matches. Thailand face
Egypt in the opening fixture on July 26. The lowest-ranked team in each group
after the preliminaries will be eliminated, with the top four teams advancing to
the second round.
This year’s tournament will be the 13th edition of the
Girls’ U18 World Championship, which is held every two years. Thailand has
hosted the tournament twice previously – in 1997, and 2009.
Nakhon Ratchasima’s governor, Vinai Buapradit, said the
region was well prepared. “We are greatly honoured to host the World Championship
and I would like to confirm that we are ready for the tournament. Nakhon
Ratchasima’s residents look forward to welcoming you and all foreign guests
during the meet,” he said.
Thailand’s coach, Apichart Kongsawat, was optimistic of
home success. “Most teams in our pool are Africans and I think we have almost
the same standard,” he said. “Pool B might be the toughest draw. I’m upbeat
that playing on home soil and with long-term preparation, we should advance to
the second round without much effort.”
Pool Composition
Pool A
Thailand, Poland, Egypt, Tunisia, Puerto Rico
Pool B
China, Serbia, Japan, Argentina, Greece
Pool C
Brazil, USA, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Slovenia
Pool D
Italy, Turkey, Peru, Mexico, Chinese Taipei
Match
schedule
Preliminaries
July 26
Pool A:
Tunisia v Poland, Egypt v Thailand
Pool B:
Japan v China, Serbia v Greece
Pool C:
Slovenia v Algeria, Brazil v Dominican Republic
Pool D:
Turkey v Italy, Peru v Mexico
July 27
Pool A:
Poland v Egypt, Puerto Rico v Tunisia
Pool B:
China v Serbia, Argentina v Japan
Pool C:
Algeria v Brazil, USA v Slovenia
Pool D:
Italy v Peru, Chinese Taipei v Turkey
July 28
Pool A:
Egypt v Puerto Rico, Thailand v Poland
Pool B:
Serbia v Argentina, Greece v China
Pool C:
Brazil v USA, Dominican Republic v Algeria
Pool D:
Peru v Chinese Taipei, Mexico v Italy
July 29
Pool A:
Puerto Rico v Thailand, Tunisia v Egypt
Pool B:
Argentina v Greece, Japan v Serbia
Pool C:
USA v Dominican Republic, Slovenia v Brazil
Pool D:
Chinese Taipei v Mexico, Turkey v Peru
July 30
Pool A:
Thailand v Tunisia, Poland v Puerto Ric
Pool B:
Greece v Japan, China v Argentina
Pool C:
Dominican Republic v Slovenia, Algeria v USA
Pool D:
Mexico v Turkey, Italy v Chinese Taipei
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