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Qualification
12 Men's and 12 Women’s teams will participate: |
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- The five
2007 Continental Champions: Asia, Africa,
Europe, Norceca and South America.
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The four 2007 best Continental Vice-Champions, according to the FIVB World
Ranking (October 1st,
2007).
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- Two Wild
Cards; the FIVB and the Organising Committee
will chose the remaining two teams under the
condition that they took part in the
corresponding Continental championship and
have enrolled for Olympic Qualification for
the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The name of the teams chosen
to receive a wild card will be released after
the last Continental Championship.
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Remark: In case
Japan is continental champion or vice-champion,
the third ranked team from the continental
championship will participate. Only teams not
yet qualified for Olympic Games can compete in
the World Cup 2007. |
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Competition System
The competition system of the
2007 World Cups
for Men & Women is the single Round-Robin
system. Each team plays once against each of
the 11 remaining teams. Points are accumulated
during the whole tournament, and the final
ranking is determined by the total points
gained.
Rounds 1 + 2 (30 matches, 5 days): 12 participating
teams will be divided in 2 groups (Site A &
Site B)
Rounds 3 + 4 (36 matches, 6 days): teams
continue to play against the remaining teams
of the other groups.
The match schedule will be released by the
Organiser after approval
of FIVB.
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 Olympic Games
The top three teams in the
2007 World Cups for
Men & Women (not yet qualified) will be
qualified to participate in the 2008 Olympic
Games in Beijing. |
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Order of Matches and Organiser’s rights
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The order of matches in Sites A and B in the
rounds 1 and 2 is assigned in accordance with
the Berger Table. The Organiser has the right
to chose two matches in each site A and B.
The order of matches in the round 3 and 4 is
decided by the Organiser after approval of
FIVB.
The daily timetable of matches is fixed by the
FIVB considering a proposal by the Organiser.
The Organiser has the right to change the
timetable and order of the matches for TV
broadcasting needs and with the approval of
the FIVB Control Committee. Each team must be
informed of the timetable changes at least 24
hours before the competition. |
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Distribution of Points
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Winner = 2 points
Loser = 1 point
Forfeit = 0 point |
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Competition Formula