All 28 teams of the 2015 edition directly qualified.
Africa
Asia and Oceania
Europe
North America
South America
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Format
Intercontinental round
Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top five ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
Group 2, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 3 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
Group 3, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round.
Final round
Group 1, the 6 teams in the final round will be divided in 2 pools determined by the serpentine system. The host team will be at the top position and the other teams will be allocated by their rankings in the preliminary round. The top 2 teams from each pool will play in the semifinals. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals.
Group 2 and Group 3, the host team will face the last ranked team among the qualified teams in the semifinals. The other 2 teams will play against each other in the other semifinal. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals and a chance for promotion.
Pools composition
The pools composition was announced on 19 August 2015.
Competition schedule
Week 1 3–5 Jun
Week 2 9–12 Jun
Week 3 17–19 Jun
Week 4 24–26 Jun
Week 5 1–3 Jul
Week 6 6–10 Jul
Group 1
18 matches
18 matches
18 matches
11 matches
Group 2
12 matches
12 matches
4 matches
Group 3
12 matches
12 matches
4 matches
Squads
There are 21 players in team rosters. Maximum of 12 regular players and maximum of 2 liberos can be selected to play in each week. The full rosters of 21 players of each team can be seen in the article below.
Pool standing procedure
Number of matches won
Match points
Sets ratio
Points ratio
If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
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 by group plus top scorers as of 26 June 2016.
Best scorers
Best scorers determined by scored points from spike, block and serve.
Best spikers
Best spikers determined by successful spikes in percentage.
Best blockers
Best blockers determined by the average of stuff blocks per set.
Best servers
Best servers determined by the average of aces per set.
Best setters
Best setters determined by the average of running sets per set.
Best diggers
Best diggers determined by the average of successful digs per set.
Best receivers
Best receivers determined by efficient receptions in percentage.
