2015 in volleyball
Overview of the events of 2015 in volleyball
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The following were the events of Volleyball for the year 2015 throughout the world.
Beach volleyball
- April 21 – November 13: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour[1]
Beach volleyball championships
- June 26 – July 5: 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships in the
Netherlands[2]
- Men's winners:
Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt[3]
- Women's winners:
Agatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas[4]
- Men's winners:
- July 28 – August 2: 2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships in
Klagenfurt[5]
- Men's winners:
Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs[6]
- Women's winners:
Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst[7]
- Men's winners:
- September 2 – 6: Aquece Rio Open 2015 in
Brazil (Olympic Test Event)[8]
- Men's winners:
Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs[9]
- Women's winners:
Larissa França / Talita Antunes[10]
- Men's winners:
- September 29 – October 4: 2015 World Tour Finals in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida[11]
- Men's winners:
Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt[12]
- Women's winners:
Larissa França / Talita Antunes[13]
- Men's winners:
BV Grand Slams
- May 26 – August 30: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Grand Slam
- May 26 – 31: Grand Slam #1 in
Moscow[14]
- Men's winners:
Pablo Herrera / Adrián Gavira[15]
- Women's winners:
Larissa França / Talita Antunes[16]
- Men's winners:
- June 16 – 21: Grand Slam #2 in
St. Petersburg, Florida[17]
- Men's winners:
Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson[18]
- Women's winners:
Agatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas[19]
- Men's winners:
- July 21 – 26: Grand Slam #3 in
Yokohama[20]
- Men's winners:
Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt[21]
- Women's winners:
Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst[22]
- Men's winners:
- August 18 – 23: Grand Slam #4 in
Long Beach, California[23]
- Men's winners:
Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt[24]
- Women's winners:
Larissa França / Talita Antunes[25]
- Men's winners:
- August 25 – 30: Grand Slam #5 (final) in
Olsztyn[26]
- Men's winners:
Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt[27]
- Women's winners:
Larissa França / Talita Antunes[28]
- Men's winners:
- May 26 – 31: Grand Slam #1 in
BV Majors
- June 2 – July 12: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Majors
- June 2 – 7: Major #1 in
Poreč[29]
- Men's Winners:
Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen[30]
- Women's Winners:
Larissa França / Talita Antunes[31]
- Men's Winners:
- June 9 – 14: Major #2 in
Stavanger[32]
- Men's Winners:
Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior / Pedro Solberg Salgado[33]
- Women's Winners:
Juliana Silva / Maria Antonelli[34]
- Men's Winners:
- July 7 – 12: Major #3 (final) in
Gstaad[35]
- Men's Winners:
Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt[36]
- Women's Winners:
Larissa França / Talita Antunes[37]
- Men's Winners:
- June 2 – 7: Major #1 in
BV Open
- April 21 – December 13: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Open
- April 21 – 26: Open #1 in
Fuzhou[38]
- Men's winners:
Markus Böckermann / Lars Flüggen[39]
- Women's winners:
Jamie Lynn Broder / Kristina Valjas[40]
- Men's winners:
- May 12 – 17: Open #2 in
Lucerne[41]
- Men's winners:
Alex Ranghieri / Marco Caminati[42]
- Women's winners:
Karla Borger / Britta Büthe[43]
- Men's winners:
- May 20 – 24: Open #3 in
Prague (women only)[44]
- Winners:
Ágatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas[45]
- Winners:
- September 8 – 13: Open #4 in
Sochi[46]
- Men's winners:
Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs[47]
- Women's winners:
Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth[48]
- Men's winners:
- September 22 – 27: Open #5 in
Xiamen[49]
- Men's winners:
Nicholas Lucena / Phil Dalhausser[50]
- Women's winners:
Nadine Zumkehr / Joana Heidrich[51]
- Men's winners:
- October 6 – 11: Open #6 in
Puerto Vallarta[52]
- Men's winners:
Nicholas Lucena / Phil Dalhausser[53]
- Women's winners:
Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst[54]
- Men's winners:
- October 20 – 25: Open #7 in
Antalya[55]
- Men's winners:
Alex Ranghieri / Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich[56]
- Women's winners:
Markéta Sluková / Barbora Hermannová[57]
- Men's winners:
- November 9 – 13: Open #8 (final) in
Doha (men only)[58]
- Winners:
Markus Böckermann / Lars Flüggen[59]
- Winners:
- April 21 – 26: Open #1 in
Volleyball
Events
Men's national teams
CAVB
- July 20 – 31: 2015 Men's African Volleyball Championship in Cairo, Egypt.
FIVB
- May 15 – July 19: 2015 FIVB Volleyball World League
- July 3 – 5: Group 3 Finals in
Bratislava
:
Egypt
:
Montenegro
:
Slovakia
- July 10 – 12: Group 2 Finals in
Varna
:
France
:
Bulgaria
:
Argentina
- July 15 – 19: Group 1 Finals in
Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
:
France
:
Serbia
:
United States
- July 3 – 5: Group 3 Finals in
- September 8 – 23: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup in Japan
:
United States (10 wins and 30 points) (second FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup title)
:
Italy (10 wins, 29 points, and set ratio of 3.750)
:
Poland (10 wins, 29 points, and set ratio of 2.818)
Club continental champions
Men
Region | Tournament | Defending Champion | Champion | Title | Last honor | Runner Up |
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African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) | 2015 African Clubs Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 11th | 2011 | ![]() |
CEV (Europe) | 2014–15 CEV Champions League | ![]() | ![]() | 3rd | 2011–12 | ![]() |
FIVB (Worldwide) | 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 2nd | 2013 | ![]() |
Women
Region | Tournament | Defending Champion | Champion | Title | Last honor | Runner Up |
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African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) | 2015 Women's African Clubs Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 6th | 2009 | ![]() |
CEV (Europe) | 2014–15 CEV Women's Champions League | ![]() | ![]() | 1st | — | ![]() |
FIVB (Worldwide) | 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 1st | — | ![]() |
Leagues
- June 26 – August 2: 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix[60]
- July 10 – 12: Group 3 Finals in
Canberra[61]
- July 31 – August 2: Group 2 Finals in
Lublin[62]
- The
Netherlands defeated
Poland, 3–0 in matches played, in the final.
Czech Republic took the bronze medal.
- The
- July 22 – 26: Group 1 Finals in
Omaha, Nebraska[63]
- The
United States win their sixth FIVB World Grand Prix title by winning all their matches.
Russia took the silver medal.
Brazil took the bronze medal.
- The
- July 10 – 12: Group 3 Finals in
- July 3 – August 14: 2015 Men's European Volleyball League
- July 30 – September 13: 2015 Women's European Volleyball League
World volleyball championships
- August 7 – 16: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship in
Lima[64]
Italy defeated the
United States, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship title.
China took the bronze medal.
- August 12 – 19: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship in
Ankara[65]
Brazil defeated
Turkey, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship title.
Dominican Republic took the bronze medal.
- August 14 – 23: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship in
Resistencia, Chaco and Corrientes[66]
- August 24 – 31: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship in
Dubai[67]
- September 11 – 19: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship in
Caguas, Puerto Rico[68]
- The
Dominican Republic defeated
Brazil, 3–2, in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship title.
Italy took the bronze medal.
- The
- September 11 – 20: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship in
Tijuana-Mexicali[69]
Russia defeated
Argentina, 3–2 in matches played, to win their tenth FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship title. This includes the 1977, 1981, 1985, and 1989 title wins, when it was part of the unified
Soviet Union.
China took the bronze medal.
Other volleyball events
- January 21 – 24: 2015 African Volleyball Championship U19 in
Kelibia
- February 27 – March 1: 2015 African Volleyball Championship U21 in
Cairo
- February 27 – March 1: 2015 Women's Junior African Volleyball Championship in
Cairo
- June 12 – 20: 2015 Women's African Volleyball Championship in
Nairobi
- October 25, 2014 – April 12, 2015: 2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
Bursa BBSK defeated
Uralochka–NTMK Yekaterinburg, 3–4 in matches played and on aggregate, along with the 15–11 golden set score, to win their first CEV Women's Challenge Cup title.
- November 4, 2014 – April 11, 2015: 2014–15 Men's CEV Cup
VC Dynamo Moscow defeated
Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino, 4–4 in matches played and on aggregate, with the 15–12 golden set score, to win their second Men's CEV Cup title.
- November 4, 2014 – April 12, 2015: 2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup
Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad defeated
S.L. Benfica, 5–4 in matches played and on aggregate, to win their first CEV Challenge Cup title.
- November 11, 2014 – April 11, 2015: 2014–15 Women's CEV Cup
Dinamo Krasnodar defeated
PGE Atom Trefl Sopot, 4–3 in matches played and on aggregate, with the 15–10 golden set score, to win their first Women's CEV Cup title.
- March 28 – April 5: 2015 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship in
Samokov and Plovdiv
- April 4 – 12: 2015 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship in
Kocaeli and Sakarya
- September 26 – October 4: 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship in the
Netherlands and
Belgium
Russia defeated the
Netherlands, 3–0 in matches played, to win their 19th Women's European Volleyball Championship title. This includes all the wins from being part of the
Soviet Union from 1949 to 1991.
Serbia took third place.
- October 9 – 18: 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship in
Bulgaria and
Italy
- February 4 – 8: 2015 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship in
São Paulo
Rexona Ades defeated fellow Brazilian team, Molico/Osasco, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship title.
Universidad de San Martín de Porres took third place.
- February 11 – 15: 2015 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship in
San Juan
UPCN San Juan defeated
Sada Cruzeiro, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship title.
Lomas took third place.
- September 24 – October 2: 2015 Women's South American Volleyball Championship in
Cartagena
- September 30 – October 4: 2015 Men's South American Volleyball Championship in
Maceió
- October 18 – 26: 2015 Boys' U17 South American Volleyball Championship in
Cali
- Event cancelled.
- December 9 – 12: 2015 Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship in
Tarapoto
Peru defeated
Bolivia, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship title.
Chile took third place.
- May 5 – 10: 2015 NORCECA Girls' Youth U18 Volleyball Final Four in
Lima[70]
Argentina defeated the
Dominican Republic, 3–2 in sets played, in the final.
Peru took third place.
- May 21 – 23: 2015 NORCECA Men's Champions Cup (Final Four) in
Detroit
Canada defeated the
United States, with 13 points, to win their first NORCECA Men's Champions Cup title.
Cuba took third place.
- June 5 – 7: 2015 NORCECA Women's Champions Cup (Final Four) in
Havana
- The
Dominican Republic defeated
Cuba, with 10 points, to win their first NORCECA Women's Champions Cup title.
Puerto Rico took third place.
- The
- October 5 – 10: 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship in
Córdoba, Veracruz
Canada defeated
Cuba, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
Puerto Rico took third place.
Joint CSV & NORCECA events
- March 17 – 22: 2015 Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup in
Havana
Argentina defeated the
Dominican Republic, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
Cuba took third place.
- April 17 – 25: 2015 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup in
Santo Domingo
- The
Dominican Republic defeated
Argentina, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
Chile took third place.
- The
- June 13 – 21: 2015 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in
Lima and Callao[71]
- The
United States defeated the
Dominican Republic, 3–0 in matches played, to win their fourth Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
Argentina took third place.
- The
- June 23 – 28: 2015 Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup in
Gatineau[72]
Brazil defeated the
United States, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
Canada took third place.
- August 12 – 17: 2015 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in
Reno, Nevada[73]
- May 1 – 9: 2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship in
Pasig (debut event)
- May 12 – 20: 2015 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship in
Naypyidaw (debut event)
Iran defeated
South Korea, 3–0 in matches played, to win the inaugural Asian U23 Men’s Volleyball Championship title.
Chinese Taipei took third place.
- May 20 – 28: 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in
Tianjin
China defeated
South Korea, 3–0 in matches played, to win their 13th Asian Women's Volleyball Championship title.
Thailand took third place.
- July 31 – August 8: 2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship in
Tehran
- August 13 – 21: 2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in
Taipei
Taichung Bank VC defeated
Al Arabi, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship title.
Paykan Tehran took third place.
- September 12 – 20: 2015 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in
Hà Nam Province
- Team
Bangkok Glass defeated Team
Hisamitsu Springs, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship title. Team
Zhejiang took third place.
- Team
Volleyball World Cups
- August 22 – September 6: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in
Japan
- Winner:
China (10 wins and 30 points) (fourth FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup title)
- Second:
Serbia (10 wins and 26 points)
- Third:
United States (9 wins and 28 points)
- Winner:
- Class of 2015:
References
- ^ 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Schedule
- ^ FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships The Netherlands 2015 Website
- ^ Netherlands 2015 Men's Final Results Page
- ^ Netherlands 2015 Women's Final Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships Website
- ^ 2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships Men's Final Results
- ^ 2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships Women's Final Results
- ^ Aquece Rio Open 2015 Page
- ^ Aquece Rio Open 2015 Men's Final Results
- ^ Aquece Rio Open 2015 Women's Final Results
- ^ FIVB's 2015 World Tour Finals Page
- ^ 2015 World Tour Finals Men's Final Results
- ^ 2015 World Tour Finals Women's Final Results
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Grand Slam #1 Page
- ^ FIVB's Moscow 2015 Men's Grand Slam Final Results
- ^ FIVB's Moscow 2015 Women's Grand Slam Final Results
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Grand Slam #2 Page
- ^ FIVB's St. Petersburg 2015 Men's Grand Slam Final Results
- ^ FIVB's St. Petersburg 2015 Women's Grand Slam Final Results
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Grand Slam #3 Page
- ^ FIVB's Yokohama 2015 Men's Grand Slam Final Results
- ^ FIVB's Yokohama 2015 Women's Grand Slam Final Results
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Grand Slam #4 Page
- ^ FIVB's Long Beach 2015 Men's Grand Slam Final Results
- ^ FIVB's Long Beach 2015 Women's Grand Slam Final Results
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Grand Slam #5 Page
- ^ FIVB's Olsztyn 2015 Men's Grand Slam Final Results
- ^ FIVB's Olsztyn 2015 Women's Grand Slam Final Results
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Poreč Major #1 Page
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Poreč Major #1 Men's Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Poreč Major #1 Women's Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Stavanger Major #2 Page
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Stavanger Major #2 Men's Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Stavanger Major #2 Women's Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Gstaad Major #3 Page
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Gstaad Major #3 Men's Results Page
- ^ FIVB's 2015 Gstaad Major #3 Women's Results Page
- ^ Fuzhou 2015 Open Page
- ^ FIVB's Fuzhou 2015 Men's Open Final Results
- ^ FIVB's Fuzhou 2015 Women's Open Final Results
- ^ Lucerne 2015 Open Page
- ^ Lucerne 2015 Men's Open Final Results
- ^ Lucerne 2015 Women's Open Final Results
- ^ Prague 2015 Open Page
- ^ Prague 2015 Women's Open Final Results
- ^ Sochi 2015 Open Page
- ^ Sochi 2015 Men's Open Final Results
- ^ Sochi 2015 Women's Open Final Results
- ^ Xiamen 2015 Open Page
- ^ Xiamen 2015 Men's Open Final Results
- ^ Xiamen 2015 Women's Open Final Results
- ^ Puerto Vallarta 2015 Open Page
- ^ Puerto Vallarta 2015 Men's Open Final Results
- ^ Puerto Vallarta 2015 Women's Open Final Results
- ^ Antalya 2015 Open Page
- ^ Antalya 2015 Men's Open Final Results
- ^ Antalya 2015 Women's Open Final Results
- ^ Doha 2015 Open Page
- ^ Doha 2015 Men's Open Final Results
- ^ FIVB's Volleyball World Grand Prix Page
- ^ 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 3 Finals Page
- ^ 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 2 Finals Page
- ^ 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 1 Finals Page
- ^ 2015 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship Page
- ^ 2015 FIVB Women's U23 Volleyball World Championship Page
- ^ 2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship Page
- ^ 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship Page
- ^ 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship Page
- ^ 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship Page
- ^ 2015 NORCECA Girls' Youth U18 Volleyball Final Four Website
- ^ 2015 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Website
- ^ 2015 Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup Results Page
- ^ 2015 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Website