2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification (CEV) explained

The CEV qualification for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship saw member nations compete for nine places at the finals in Italy.[1] The two best-ranked teams from the 2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship, plus seven teams from the qualification tournaments qualify for the World Championship.

European Championship

See main article: 2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship.

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Eliminated in third qualification round
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Draw

41 CEV national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the CEV Senior Women's Confederation Rankings as of 1 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Pools composition was determined by taking into consideration – as far as possible – the geographical location of the various countries. Teams ranked 1–12 do not compete in the first and second rounds, and automatically qualify for the third round.[2] (Russia and Germany later qualified through European Championship)

First round
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Second round
Pool H
First round Pool A runner-up
First round Pool B runner-up
First round Pool C runner-up
First round Pool D runner-up
First round Pool E runner-up
First round Pool F runner-up
Third round

The twenty remaining teams were distributed according to their position in the CEV Senior Women's Confederation Rankings as of 1 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets)

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First round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Second round

Pool H

Third round

Pool I

Pool J

Pool K

Pool L

Pool M

Second placed teams

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 World Championships – 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Playoff Round Tournaments. FIVB. 26 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Qualification process for 2014 World Champs split into three rounds. 8 February 2013. CEV. 9 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002040237/http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=14194&ID=5. 2 October 2013. dead.