2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Pool F
Pool F is one of eight pools of the preliminary round of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. It consists of China, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Mexico.[1] Each team will play each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all to be played at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Chiang Mai. The top two teams will advance to the final round.[2]
Teams
[edit]The following four teams will compete in Pool F for the tournament, listed by the position in the pool.
| Position | Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | ||||||
| F1 |  China
|
AVC | 2023 Asian runners-up | 5 September 2023 | 15 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (1982, 1986) |
| F2 |  Dominican Republic
|
NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA champions | 2 September 2023 | 9 | 1974 | 2022 | 5th place (2014) |
| F3 |  Colombia
|
CSV | 2023 South American 3rd placers | 22 August 2023 | 1 | 2022 | 21st place (2022) | |
| F4 |  Mexico
|
NORCECA | 11th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 8 | 1970 | 2018 | 10th place (1974) |
World Rankings
[edit]The following four teams are ranked in the FIVB World Rankings at the draw, the beginning and the final day of the tournament.
| Position | Country | FIVB World Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawα | Beforeβ | Afterγ | ||
| F1 | China
|
5 (350.30) | ||
| F2 | Dominican Republic
|
11 (260.54) | ||
| F3 | Colombia
|
21 (152.37) | ||
| F4 | Mexico
|
25 (138.42) | ||
- Notes
- α The FIVB World Ranking at the end of August 2024.[3]
- β The FIVB World Ranking before the first game on 22 August 2025.
- γ The FIVB World Ranking after the final game on 7 September 2025.
Standings
[edit]The following four teams are ranked according to the pool standing procedure.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to final round |
| 2 | Dominican Republic
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Colombia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Mexico
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
- The winners of Pool F will advance to play the runners-up of Pool C.
- The runners-up of Pool F will advance to play the winners of Pool C.
Matches
[edit]The following six matches of Pool C will play at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Chiang Mai.
Dominican Republic vs Colombia
[edit]The teams recently faced each other in the 2022 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, where the Dominican Republic won 3–1. They also met again in the 2024 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, where Colombia won 3–1. However, as the Dominican Republic competed in the FIVB world tournaments, matches from other annual event organized by continental confederation are not considered for the World Ranking, except for those played in 2022, where the Dominican Republic used the same squad as in the FIVB tournaments. This is the first game between the Dominican Republic and Colombia in the World Championship.
| Dominican Republic
|
v | Colombia
|
CMECC, Chiang Mai | |
China vs Mexico
[edit]The teams recently faced each other in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, where China won 3–0. This is the second game between China and Mexico in the World Championship with China winning in their first meeting in 2006.
| China
|
v | Mexico
|
CMECC, Chiang Mai | |
Dominican Republic vs Mexico
[edit]The teams recently faced each other in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, where the Dominican Republic won 3–0. They also have the potential to meet again in the 2025 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup ahead of the tournament. If the Dominican Republic used the same squad as in the FIVB tournaments, the match between them would be considered for the World Rankings. This is the third game between the Dominican Republic and Mexico in the World Championship. The Dominican Republic has won all two of their previous meetings in 2006 and 2018.
| Dominican Republic
|
v | Mexico
|
CMECC, Chiang Mai | |
Colombia and Mexico
[edit]The teams recently faced each other in the 2024 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, where Colombia won 3–1. They also have the potential to meet again in the 2025 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup ahead of the tournament. This is the first game between Colombia and Mexico in the World Championship.
| Colombia
|
v | Mexico
|
CMECC, Chiang Mai | |
China vs Dominican Republic
[edit]The teams will face each other in the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League ahead of the tournament. This is the fifth game between China and the Dominican Republic in the World Championship. China has won all four of their previous meetings in 2006, 2010, and both the second and third rounds of 2014.
| China
|
v | Dominican Republic
|
CMECC, Chiang Mai | |
References
[edit]- ^ "2025 Women's World Championship pool-play duels determined". Volleyball World (Press release). 17 December 2024. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "FIVB Volleyball Women's World Champ 2025 Competition Format". Volleyball World. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "FIVB Women's Volleyball World Ranking". Volleyball World. 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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