FIVB Opens Bidding Process for Relocated World Championship 2022
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Volleyball World has launched the accelerated bidding process for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2022 that was removed from Russia due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Volleyball World expects substantial interest for this opportunity to host the best men’s volleyball teams in the world, it said, adding that all National Federations and potential host nation(s) are invited to submit their bid to host the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2022.
The FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship will see 24 nations compete for the ultimate goal of becoming the world champion.
Following the approval of the FIVB Board of Administration and in consultation with media partners and key stakeholders, the competition formula for the event has been optimized. The new formula foresees maintaining the round robin format of the pool phase with six pools of four teams.
However, a total of sixteen teams – the top two teams of each pool and four best third-placed teams – will then qualify for the knockout phase of the competition. This knockout phase will feature the round of 16, quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals. As such, there will be a total of 52 matches played over the course of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship.
The adapted event formula allows for the consideration of multiple hosts for the pool phase, up to two hosts for the round of 16 and quarterfinals, and a maximum of one host for the semi-finals and finals.
