2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
Hangzhou, China
18–24 May 2022
The World ParaVolley Technical Commission is pleased to provide an update on the qualification for the 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships.
The following Table confirms the teams that are qualified.
| Men and Women – 16 Teams each |
No. |
M |
M |
M |
F |
F |
F |
| Host Nation |
1 |
CHN |
– |
– |
CHN |
– |
– |
| Tokyo Paralympics Gold Medallist |
1 |
IRI |
– |
– |
USA |
– |
– |
| Host 2024 Paralympics |
1 |
FRA |
– |
– |
FRA |
– |
– |
| PVE – European Championships |
3 |
BIH |
RPC* |
GER |
RPC* |
ITA |
GER |
| PVPA – Pan America by ranking |
2 |
BRA |
USA |
– |
BRA |
CAN |
– |
| PVAO – Asia Oceania by ranking |
2 |
KAZ |
JPN |
– |
JPN |
IRI |
– |
| PVA – Africa by ranking |
2 |
EGY |
RWA |
– |
RWA |
EGY |
– |
| World Cup positions – any Zone |
1 |
UKR |
– |
– |
UKR |
– |
– |
| Final Qualifier positions – any Zone |
1 |
CRO |
– |
– |
SLO |
– |
– |
| Next world ranked positions – any Zone |
2 |
CAN |
NED |
– |
FIN |
NED |
– |
* RPC = Russian Paralympic Committee
Key dates
• Expression of Interest due (non–binding): 18 January
• Final Agreement to Participate (with Team Entry Fee of EUR1,200): 18 February
• Preliminary Team Entry Form (up to 20 players): 18 March
• Final Team Entry Form (up to 14 players): 18 April
• All fees for the LOC due: 18 April
• Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) due: 18 April
• Evidence of Anti–Doping online training due: 18 April
• Team arrivals: 13 May to meet Chinese government health requirements (subject to change with a later arrival time if possible)
• Classification and Preliminary Inquiry: 15–17 May
• General Technical Meeting: 17 May
• Competition Dates: 18 to 24 May
• Team departures: 25 May
Additional Information:
World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball ranking points as of 30 November 2021
The following principles applied in the allocation of slots:
If any of the above events are not held, slots will be allocated as follows:
• Paralympic Games – the highest world ranked team as at 31 December 2021
• Zone Championships – next highest Zone ranked teams from the respective Zone only (not a world ranking) as of 31 December 2021 (provided the team formally entered and therefore has demonstrated an attempt to participate in the respective Zone Championships)
• Final Qualifier – next highest world ranked team not already qualified as at 31 December 2021
• World Cup – next highest world ranked team not already qualified as at 31 December 2021