2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship statistics

The final tournament was held in Japan from 29 September to 20 October 2022.^[1] Serbia won their first world title, defeating Italy in five sets at the final.^[2]^[3]

First round

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Pool A

Rank	Team	Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Netherlands	5	0	14	15	3	5.000	435	375	1.160
2	Japan	4	1	13	14	3	4.667	417	309	1.350
3	Germany	3	2	9	10	6	1.667	401	351	1.142
4	Mexico	1	4	3	4	12	0.333	312	383	0.815
5	Argentina	1	4	3	3	12	0.250	308	363	0.848
6	Cameroon	1	4	3	3	13	0.231	294	386	0.762

Total matches played : 15
Total sets played : 49 (3.27 per match)
Total points played : 2,167 (145 per match)

Pool B

Rank	Team	Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Italy	5	0	15	15	1	15.000	396	290	1.366
2	China	4	1	12	13	4	3.250	407	342	1.190
3	Turkey	3	2	9	9	7	1.286	364	309	1.178
4	Bulgaria	2	3	6	7	10	0.700	361	383	0.943
5	Canada	1	4	3	4	13	0.308	332	401	0.828
6	Cuba	0	5	0	2	15	0.133	279	414	0.674

Total matches played : 15
Total sets played : 50 (3.33 per match)
Total points played : 2,139 (143 per match)

Pool C

Rank	Team	Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	United States	5	0	13	15	5	3.000	454	387	1.173
2	Russia	4	1	12	14	5	2.800	433	356	1.216
3	Thailand	3	2	10	13	10	1.300	471	467	1.009
4	Azerbaijan	2	3	6	7	10	0.700	393	383	1.026
5	South Korea	1	4	4	7	12	0.583	400	426	0.939
6	Trinidad and Tobago	0	5	0	1	15	0.067	271	403	0.672

Total matches played : 15
Total sets played : 57 (3.80 per match)
Total points played : 2,422 (161 per match)

Pool D

Rank	Team	Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Serbia	5	0	15	15	0	MAX	377	262	1.439
2	Brazil	4	1	12	12	3	4.000	360	259	1.390
3	Dominican Republic	3	2	9	9	6	1.500	341	292	1.168
4	Puerto Rico	2	3	6	6	9	0.667	318	344	0.924
5	Kenya	1	4	3	3	12	0.250	231	366	0.631
6	Kazakhstan	0	5	0	0	15	0.000	271	375	0.723

Total matches played : 15
Total sets played : 45 (3.00 per match)
Total points played : 1,898 (127 per match)

Second round

	Advanced to third round

Pool E

Rank	Team	Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Netherlands	8	1	24	26	6	4.333	756	634	1.192
2	Japan	7	2	22	25	9	2.778	805	670	1.201
3	Serbia	7	2	21	22	6	3.667	669	532	1.258
4	Brazil	7	2	20	23	11	2.091	790	650	1.215
5	Dominican Republic	5	4	16	17	12	1.417	646	576	1.122
6	Germany	5	4	14	16	15	1.067	714	714	1.000
7	Puerto Rico	3	6	9	10	19	0.526	615	678	0.907
8	Mexico	1	8	3	6	24	0.250	569	724	0.786

Total matches played : 16
Total sets played : 60 (3.75 per match)
Total points played : 2,603 (163 per match)

Pool F

Rank	Team	Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Italy	9	0	27	27	3	9.000	738	538	1.372
2	China	8	1	24	25	5	5.000	732	605	1.210
3	United States	7	2	19	22	11	2.000	743	658	1.129
4	Russia	6	3	18	22	12	1.833	776	682	1.138
5	Turkey	5	4	15	15	15	1.000	663	633	1.047
6	Bulgaria	4	5	11	14	18	0.778	674	722	0.934
7	Thailand	3	6	11	16	22	0.727	776	826	0.939
8	Azerbaijan	2	7	6	8	22	0.364	630	706	0.892

Total matches played : 16
Total sets played : 56 (3.50 per match)
Total points played : 2,453 (153 per match)

Third round

	Advanced to final round semifinals
	Advanced to final round 5th place match

Pool G

Rank	Team	Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Serbia	2	0	6	6	1	6.000	173	148	1.169
2	Italy	1	1	2	4	5	0.800	194	202	0.960
3	Japan	0	2	1	2	6	0.333	164	181	0.906

Total matches played : 3
Total sets played : 12 (4.00 per match)
Total points played : 531 (177 per match)

Pool H

Rank	Team	Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	China	2	0	5	6	3	2.000	202	177	1.141
2	Netherlands	1	1	2	4	5	0.800	183	201	0.910
3	United States	0	2	2	4	6	0.667	207	214	0.967

Total matches played : 3
Total sets played : 14 (4.67 per match)
Total points played : 592 (197 per match)

Final round

Semifinals		Final

19 October

Serbia	3
		20 October
Netherlands	1
		Serbia	3
19 October
		Italy	2
China	2

Italy	3
		3rd place match

		20 October

		Netherlands	0

		China	3

Total matches played* : 5
Total sets played* : 21 (4.20 per match)
Total points played* : 934 (187 per match)
* (inc. 5th place match)

Tournament statistics

Host cities

Japan : Yokohama, Sapporo, Kobe, Hamamatsu, Nagoya, Osaka

Venues

Yokohama : Yokohama Arena (12,000)
Sapporo : Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (8,000)
Kobe : Kobe Green Arena (6,000)
Hamamatsu : Hamamatsu Arena (8,200)
Nagoya : Nippon Gaishi Hall (10,000)
Osaka : Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium (8,000)

Attendance

Matches played : 103
Attendance (first round) (played 60) : 100,705 (1,678 per match)
Attendance (second round) (played 32) : 53,410 (1,669 per match)
Attendance (third round) (played 6) : 22,250 (3,708 per match)
Attendance (final round) (played 5) : 48,050 (9,610 per match)
Total attendance on tournament : 224,415 (2,179 per match)
Most attendance :
11,500 - Japan v. United States, Yokohama Arena, Yokohama on 19 October 2018.
11,500 - Serbia v. Italy, Yokohama Arena, Yokohama on 20 October 2018.
Fewest attendance :
160 - Bulgaria v. Azerbaijan, Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka on 11 October 2018.

Matches

Most matches wins : 11 - Serbia, Italy, China
Fewest matches wins : 0 - Kazakhstan, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba
Most matches lost : 8 - Mexico
Fewest matches lost :2 - Serbia, Italy, China, Brazil
Longest match played (duration) : 158 min. - Japan vs. Netherlands (2h,38m)
Shortest match played (duration) : 58 min. - Dominican Republic vs. Kenya (0h,58m)

Sets

Total sets (first round) : 201 (3.35 per match)
Total sets (second round) : 116 (3.63 per match)
Total sets (third round) : 26 (4.33 per match)
Total sets (final round) : 21 (4.20 per match)
Total sets scored : 364 (3.53 per match)
Most sets played : 49 - Italy
Most sets wins : 36 - Italy, China
Fewest sets wins : 0 - Kazakhstan
Most sets lost : 24 - Mexico
Fewest sets lost : 10 - Serbia
Most 5 sets played : 4 - United States, Japan, Thailand
Most 5 sets win : 2 - Italy, Netherlands, Brazil (2/1), United States (2/2)
Most 5 sets lost : 3 - Japan, Thailand (1/3)
Highest set ratio : 3.400 - Serbia (34/10)
Lowest set ratio : 0.000 - Kazakhstan (0/15)

Points

Total points (first round) : 8,626 (144 per match)
Total points (second round) : 5,056 (158 per match)
Total points (third round) : 1,123 (187 per match)
Total points (final round) : 934 (187 per match)
Total points scored : 15,739 (153 per match)
Most points wins : 1144 - Italy
Fewest points wins : 231 - Kenya
Most points lost : 1011 - Netherlands
Fewest points lost : 363 - Argentina
Most points played in match : 222 - China vs. Italy 2 : 3 (105/117)
Fewest points played in match : 102 - Dominican Republic vs. Kenya 3 : 0 (75/27)
Highest points score in set (excluding 5th set) : 62 - Germany vs. Netherlands (30/32), Germany vs. Brazil (32/30), Netherlands vs. United States (30/32)
Lowest points score in set (excluding 5th set) : 27 - Dominican Republic vs. Kenya (75/27)
Highest points ratio : 1.215 - Brazil (790/650)
Lowest points ratio : 0.631 - Kenya (231/366)

Squads

Teams

Total teams : 24^[4]
Total players : 336 (14 per team)

Players

Appearance record: Karina Ocasio Puerto Rico participated in the World Championship for the fifth time.

Multiple World Championships

Name	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Total
Karina Ocasio	✔					5
Bethania de la Cruz		✔				4

Final standing

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

Rank	Team	Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
	Serbia	11	2	32	34	10	3.400	1052	867	1.213
	Italy	11	2	32	36	13	2.769	1144	954	1.199
	China	11	2	33	36	11	3.273	1114	954	1.168
4	Netherlands	9	4	26	31	17	1.824	1086	1011	1.074
5th place match
5	United States	8	4	24	29	18	1.611	1048	959	1.093
6	Japan	7	5	23	28	18	1.556	1056	949	1.113
Teams eliminated in second round
7	Brazil	7	2	20	23	11	2.091	790	650	1.215
8	Russia	6	3	18	22	12	1.833	776	682	1.138
9	Dominican Republic	5	4	16	17	12	1.417	646	576	1.122
10	Turkey	5	4	15	15	15	1.000	663	633	1.047
11	Germany	5	4	14	16	15	1.067	714	714	1.000
12	Bulgaria	4	5	11	14	18	0.778	674	722	0.934
13	Thailand	3	6	11	16	22	0.727	776	826	0.939
14	Puerto Rico	3	6	9	10	19	0.526	615	678	0.907
15	Azerbaijan	2	7	6	8	22	0.364	630	706	0.892
16	Mexico	1	8	3	6	24	0.250	569	724	0.786
Teams eliminated in first round
17	South Korea	1	4	4	7	12	0.583	400	426	0.939
18	Canada	1	4	3	4	13	0.308	332	401	0.828
19	Argentina	1	4	3	3	12	0.250	308	363	0.848
20	Kenya	1	4	3	3	12	0.250	231	366	0.631
21	Cameroon	1	4	3	3	13	0.231	294	386	0.762
22	Cuba	0	5	0	2	15	0.133	279	414	0.674
23	Trinidad and Tobago	0	5	0	1	15	0.067	271	403	0.672
24	Kazakhstan	0	5	0	0	15	0.000	271	375	0.723

Source: WCH 2018 final standings

Statistics leaders

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill plus top scorers at the completion of the tournament.^[5]

Best Scorers
	Player	Spikes	Blocks	Serves	Total
1	Paola Egonu	275	26	23	324
2	Lonneke Slöetjes	233	16	27	276
3	Zhu Ting	202	17	8	227
4	Tijana Bošković	176	11	6	193
5	Sarina Koga	156	8	7	171

Best Spikers
	Player	Spikes	Faults	Shots	Total	%
1	Tijana Bošković	176	50	102	328	53.66
2	Miriam Sylla	141	22	121	284	49.65
3	Paola Egonu	275	83	205	563	48.85
4	Lonneke Slöetjes	233	68	186	487	47.84
5	Brankica Mihajlović	148	41	124	313	47.28

Best Blockers
	Player	Blocks	Faults	Rebounds	Total	Avg
1	Yan Ni	42	17	91	150	0.89
2	Anna Danesi	41	28	109	178	0.84
3	Milena Rašić	35	34	58	127	0.80
4	Yuan Xinyue	30	21	99	150	0.64
5	Cristina Chirichella	31	21	79	131	0.63

Best Servers
	Player	Aces	Faults	Hits	Total	Avg
1	Lonneke Slöetjes	27	24	103	154	0.56
2	Paola Egonu	23	42	130	195	0.47
3	Yuan Xinyue	18	7	159	184	0.38
4	Maja Ognjenović	15	13	147	175	0.34
5	Li Yingying	16	8	68	92	0.34

Best Setters
	Player	Running	Faults	Still	Total	Avg
1	Ofelia Malinov	196	9	844	1049	4.00
2	Ding Xia	175	8	822	1005	3.72
3	Laura Dijkema	149	5	832	986	3.10
4	Carli Lloyd	127	6	799	932	2.70
5	Kanami Tashiro	124	6	1115	1245	2.70

Best Diggers
	Player	Digs	Faults	Receptions	Total	Avg
1	Silvija Popović	142	6	46	194	3.23
2	Kelsey Robinson	150	13	34	197	3.19
3	Monica De Gennaro	151	12	48	211	3.08
4	Lucia Bosetti	121	9	24	154	2.47
5	Kirsten Knip	116	1	37	154	2.42

Best Receivers
	Player	Excellents	Faults	Serve	Total	%
1	Mako Kobata	123	12	105	240	46.25
2	Kelsey Robinson	86	7	98	191	41.36
3	Monica De Gennaro	80	10	121	211	33.18
4	Sarina Koga	64	9	123	196	28.06
5	Kimberly Hill	80	16	145	241	26.56

Awards

Most Valuable Player^[6]

Tijana Bošković

Best Setter

Ofelia Malinov

Best Outside Spikers

Miriam Sylla

Zhu Ting

Best Middle Blockers

Yan Ni

Milena Rašić

Best Opposite Spiker

Paola Egonu

Best Libero

Monica De Gennaro

References

^ "Japan to host FIVB Women's World Championship 2018". worldofvolley.com. 26 August 2014.
^ "Boskovic shines as Serbia beats Italy in five-set thriller to win World Championship". FIVB. 20 October 2018.
^ "Serbia conquer the peak in historic World Championship". FIVB. 20 October 2018.
^ "STATS REVIEW: A PHENOMENAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN NUMBERS". FIVB. 22 October 2018.
^ "Statistics". FIVB.org. 20 October 2018.
^ "BOSKOVIC LEADS 2018 WORLD CHAMPS DREAM TEAM AS MVP". FIVB. 20 October 2018.

External links

Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website
2018 Women's World Championship – official website
Teams
Competition Formula
History
Honours
Previous Editions

[1] "Japan to host FIVB Women's World Championship 2018". worldofvolley.com. 26 August 2014.

[2] "Boskovic shines as Serbia beats Italy in five-set thriller to win World Championship". FIVB. 20 October 2018.

[3] "Serbia conquer the peak in historic World Championship". FIVB. 20 October 2018.

[4] "STATS REVIEW: A PHENOMENAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN NUMBERS". FIVB. 22 October 2018.

[5] "Statistics". FIVB.org. 20 October 2018.

[6] "BOSKOVIC LEADS 2018 WORLD CHAMPS DREAM TEAM AS MVP". FIVB. 20 October 2018.

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