The draws for both tournaments at the World Championships in Fukuoka have been made in Athens today.
There will be a lot of exciting games. It seems that both tournaments will be more balanced than before. There are a lot of favorites for the title in the men’s competition.
The latest results in the World League and the World Cup show that the female team of the USA isn’t invincible and as dominant as before.
The national teams of Spain will feature in both derbies that will open the tournaments.
The highlight of Day 1 in the men’s tournament will be the clash between Spain, the world champion, and Serbia, the Olympic champion. Even though many of the players who won the gold with Serbia at the 2021 Olympic Games retired, it should be an interesting clash.
Spain and the Netherlands will face off in the derby of Day 1 in the female competition.
Men’s World Championships, Schedule (July 17 – 29)
All times are local (CET + 7) Daily schedules are subject to change due to requests of the hosting country
Group A
Participating teams: Greece USA, Australia, Kazakhstan
Day 1 (July 17): Kazakhstan – USA (09:00), Australia – Greece (10:30)
Day 2 (July 19): Greece – Kazakhstan (19:00), USA – Australia (20:30)
Day 3 (July 21): USA – Greece (16:00), Australia – Kazakhstan (17:30)
Group B
Participating teams : Italy, Canada, France, China.
Day 1 (July 17): Canada – China (12:00), France – Italy (13:00
Day 2 (July 19): Italy – Canada (09:00), China – France (10:30)
Day 3 (July 21): China – Italy (19:00), France – Canada (20:30)
Group C
Participating teams: Croatia, Hungary, Brazil, Japan
Day 1 (July 17): Brazil – Croatia (16:00), Hungary – Japan (17:30)
Day 2 (July 19): Japan – Brazil (12:00), Croatia – Hungary (13:30)
Day 3 (July 21): Croatia – Japan (09:00), Hungary – Brazil (10:30)
Group D
Participating teams: Spain, Serbia, Montenegro, South Africa.
Day 1 (July 17): Montenegro – South Africa (19:00), Serbia – Spain (20:30)
Day 2 (July 19): Spain – Montenegro (16:00), South Africa – Serbia (17:30)
Day 3 (July 21): South Africa – Spain (12:00), Serbia – Montenegro (13:30)
Crossover matches (July 23)
Classification 13th – 16th
Match 25: 4A – 4B (09:00)
Match 26: 4C – 4D (10:30)
Eighth finals
Match 27: 2A – 3B (14:00)
Match 28: 3A – 2B (15:30)
Match 29: 2C – 3D (17:00)
Match 30: 3C – 2D (18:30)
Quarterfinal round (July 25)
For 15th place: Losers Match 25 – 26 (09:00)
For 13th place: Winners Match 25 – 26 (10:30)
Classification 9th – 12th place
Match 33: Losers matches 27 – 29 (12:00)
Match 34: Losers Matches 28 – 30 (13:30)
Quarterfinals
Match 35: 1A – Winner M29 (15:00)
Match 36: 1B – Winner M30 (16:30)
Match 37: 1C – Winner M27 (18:00)
Match 38: 1D – Winner M28 (19:30)
Semifinal round (July 26)
For 11th place: Losers Matches 33 – 34 (09:00)
For 9th place: Winners Matches 33 – 34 (10:30)
Semifinals 5th – 8th place
Match 41: losers Matches 35 – 36 (14:00)
Match 42: Losers Matches 37 – 38 (15:30)
Semifinals
Match 43: Winners Matches 35 – 36 (17:00)
Match 44: Winners Matches 37 – 38 (18:30)
Final day (July 29)
For 7th place: Losers Matches 41 – 42 (11:30)
Bronze medal match: Losers Matches 43 – 44 (13:00)
For 5th place: winners Matches 41 – 42 (16:30)
FINAL: Winners Matches 43 – 44 (18:00)
Women’s World Championships, Schedule (July 16 – 28)
All times are local (CET + 7). Daily schedules are subject to change due to requests of the hosting country
Group A
Participating teams: USA, Australia, France, China.
Day 1 (July 16): USA – China (09:00), France – Australia (10:30)
Day 2 (July 18): Australia – USA (19:00), China – France (20:30)
Day 3 (July 20): China – Australia (16:00), France – USA (17:30)
Group B
Participating teams: Spain, Israel, Netherlands, Kazakhstan.
Day 1 (July 16): Netherlands – Spain (12:00), Israel – Kazakhstan (13:00)
Day 2 (July 18): Kazakhstan – Netherlands (09:00), Spain – Israel (10:30)
Day 3 (July 20): Spain – Kazakhstan (19:00), Israel – Netherlands (20:30)
Group C
Participating teams: Italy, Greece, Brazil, South Africa.
Day 1 (July 16): Italy – Brazil (16:00), Greece – South Africa (17:30)
Day 2 (July 18): South Africa – Italy (12:00), Brazil – Greece (13:30)
Day 3 (July 20): Brazil – South Africa (09:00), Greece – Italy (10:30)
Group D
Day 1 (July 16): Hungary – Canada (19:00), New Zealand – Japan (20:30)
Day 2 (July 18): Japan – Hungary (16:00), Canada – New Zealand (17:30)
Day 3 (July 20): Canada – Japan (12:00), New Zealand – Hungary (13:30)
Crossover matches (July 22)
Classification 13th – 16th
Match 25: 4A – 4B (09:00)
Match 26: 4C – 4D (10:30)
Eighth-finals
Match 27: 2A – 3B (14:00)
Match 28: 3A – 2B (15:30)
Match 29: 2C – 3D (17:00)
Match 30: 3C – 2D (18:30)
Quarterfinal round(July 24)
For 15th place: Losers Match 25 – 26 (09:00)
For 13th place: Winners Match 25 – 26 (10:30)
Classification 9th – 12th place
Match 33: Losers matches 27 – 29 (12:00)
Match 34: Losers Matches 28 – 30 (13:30)
Quarterfinals
Match 35: 1A – Winner M29 (15:00)
Match 36: 1B – Winner M30 (16:30)
Match 37: 1C – Winner M27 (18:00)
Match 38: 1D – Winner M28 (19:30)
Semifinal round (July 26)
For 11th place: Losers Matches 33 – 34 (09:00)
For 9th place: Winners Matches 33 – 34 (10:30)
Semifinals 5th – 8th place
Match 41: losers Matches 35 – 36 (14:00)
Match 42: Losers Matches 37 – 38 (15:30)
Semifinals
Match 43: Winners Matches 35 – 36 (17:00)
Match 44: Winners Matches 37 – 38 (18:30)
Final Day (July 28)
For 7th place: Losers Matches 41 – 42 (11:30)
Bronze medal match: Losers Matches 43 – 44 (13:00)
For 5th place: Winners Matches 41 – 42 (16:30)
FINAL: Winners Matches 43 – 44 (18:00)
