| Competition: | WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event |
| Gender: | svbw |
| Continent: | World |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Size: | 275 |
| City: | Sarajevo |
| Dates: | 4–11 November |
| Teams: | 13 |
| Confederations: | 4 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | BRA |
| Title Number: | 1 |
| Second: | CAN |
| Third: | USA |
| Fourth: | SLO |
| Website: | Sarajevo 2022 |
| Last: | 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event |
| Next: | 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event |
The 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event was the 8th edition of this tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] [2] The winners secure a ticket to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Russia were the defending champions, but couldn't defend their title due to their suspension because of their invasion of Ukraine. Brazil won their first title, beating Canada, 3–2, in the final.[3] [4] [5]
Originally, the tournament was supposed to be in Hangzhou, China on the 18–24 May.[6] But due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed and China had to withdraw as hosts.
On 1 April 2022, the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, was awarded the hosting rights in the new dates of 4–11 November.[1] [2]
The teams who were invited to participate are as follows:[7]
Africa (1)
Americas (3)
Asia (1)
Europe (8)
After the revealing of the teams, China, Egypt, Japan and Netherlands all withdrew, but Poland was brought in. Despite Poland's inclusion, the number of teams went down to 13.
Due to the Reduction of teams, there were only three groups. One with five teams and two with four. The numbers indicate their seeding.
| width=33% | Pool A | width=33% | Pool B | width=33% | Pool C |
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| (1) (6) (7) (12) (13) | (2) (5) (8) (11) | (3) (4) (9) (10) |
The venue was the Arena Hotel Hills in Sarajevo.
| Sarajevo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arena Hotel Hills | ||
| Capacity: unknown | ||
Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) is the host broadcaster for the 2022 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships. Every game not broadcast is on YouTube.
13 teams are split into three groups, one with five teams and 2 with four. Every team advances to the Knockout Stage. The three group winners advance straight to the Quarter Finals, while the other ten go into the Eighth Finals. The five winners in the Eighth Finals advance to the Quarter Finals, while the five losers play in a 9–13 classification group.
The five losers in the Eighth Finals all play each other in a five team group to decide the places 9–13.
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| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics |