| Years in volleyball | 
| 
 2015 in sports  | 
|---|
  | 
The following were the events of Volleyball for the year 2015 throughout the world.
Beach volleyball
- April 21 – November 13: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour[1]
 
Beach volleyball championships
- June 26 – July 5: 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships in the 
 Netherlands[2]
- Men's winners: 
 Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt[3] - Women's winners: 
 Agatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas[4] 
 - Men's winners: 
 - July 28 – August 2: 2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships in 
 Klagenfurt[5]
- Men's winners: 
 Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs[6] - Women's winners: 
 Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst[7] 
 - Men's winners: 
 - September 2 – 6: Aquece Rio Open 2015 in 
 Brazil (Olympic Test Event)[8]
- Men's winners: 
 Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs[9] - Women's winners: 
 Larissa França / Talita Antunes[10] 
 - Men's winners: 
 - September 29 – October 4: 2015 World Tour Finals in 
 Fort Lauderdale, Florida[11]
 
BV Grand Slams
- May 26 – August 30: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Grand Slam
- May 26 – 31: Grand Slam #1 in 
 Moscow[14]
- Men's winners: 
 Pablo Herrera / Adrián Gavira[15] - Women's winners: 
 Larissa França / Talita Antunes[16] 
 - Men's winners: 
 - June 16 – 21: Grand Slam #2 in 
 St. Petersburg, Florida[17]
- Men's winners: 
 Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson[18] - Women's winners: 
 Agatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas[19] 
 - Men's winners: 
 - July 21 – 26: Grand Slam #3 in 
 Yokohama[20]
 - August 18 – 23: Grand Slam #4 in 
 Long Beach, California[23]
 - August 25 – 30: Grand Slam #5 (final) in 
 Olsztyn[26]
 
 - May 26 – 31: Grand Slam #1 in 
 
BV Majors
- June 2 – July 12: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Majors
- June 2 – 7: Major #1 in 
 Poreč[29]
- Men's Winners: 
 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen[30] - Women's Winners: 
 Larissa França / Talita Antunes[31] 
 - Men's Winners: 
 - June 9 – 14: Major #2 in 
 Stavanger[32]
- Men's Winners: 
 Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior / Pedro Solberg Salgado[33] - Women's Winners: 
 Juliana Silva / Maria Antonelli[34] 
 - Men's Winners: 
 - July 7 – 12: Major #3 (final) in 
 Gstaad[35]
 
 - June 2 – 7: Major #1 in 
 
BV Open
- April 21 – December 13: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Open
- April 21 – 26: Open #1 in 
 Fuzhou[38]
 - May 12 – 17: Open #2 in 
 Lucerne[41]
- Men's winners: 
 Alex Ranghieri / Marco Caminati[42] - Women's winners: 
 Karla Borger / Britta Büthe[43] 
 - Men's winners: 
 - May 20 – 24: Open #3 in 
 Prague (women only)[44]
- Winners: 
 Ágatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas[45] 
 - Winners: 
 - September 8 – 13: Open #4 in 
 Sochi[46]
- Men's winners: 
 Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs[47] - Women's winners: 
 Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth[48] 
 - Men's winners: 
 - September 22 – 27: Open #5 in 
 Xiamen[49]
- Men's winners: 
 Nicholas Lucena / Phil Dalhausser[50] - Women's winners: 
 Nadine Zumkehr / Joana Heidrich[51] 
 - Men's winners: 
 - October 6 – 11: Open #6 in 
 Puerto Vallarta[52]
 - October 20 – 25: Open #7 in 
 Antalya[55]
- Men's winners: 
 Alex Ranghieri / Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich[56] - Women's winners: 
 Markéta Sluková / Barbora Hermannová[57] 
 - Men's winners: 
 - November 9 – 13: Open #8 (final) in 
 Doha (men only)[58]
- Winners: 
 Markus Böckermann / Lars Flüggen[59] 
 - Winners: 
 
 - April 21 – 26: Open #1 in 
 
Volleyball
Events
Men's national teams
CAVB
- July 20 – 31: 2015 Men's African Volleyball Championship in Cairo, Egypt.
 
FIVB
- May 15 – July 19: 2015 FIVB Volleyball World League
- July 3 – 5: Group 3 Finals in 
 Bratislava 
: 
 Egypt
: 
 Montenegro
: 
 Slovakia- July 10 – 12: Group 2 Finals in 
 Varna 
: 
 France
: 
 Bulgaria
: 
 Argentina- July 15 – 19: Group 1 Finals in 
 Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event) 
: 
 France
: 
 Serbia
: 
 United States
 - July 3 – 5: Group 3 Finals in 
 - September 8 – 23: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup in Japan
: 
 United States (10 wins and 30 points) (second FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup title)
: 
 Italy (10 wins, 29 points, and set ratio of 3.750)
: 
 Poland (10 wins, 29 points, and set ratio of 2.818)
 
Club continental champions
Men
| Region | Tournament | Defending Champion | Champion | Title | Last honor | Runner Up | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) | 2015 African Clubs Championship | 11th | 2011 | |||
| CEV (Europe) | 2014–15 CEV Champions League | 3rd | 2011–12 | |||
| FIVB (Worldwide) | 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship | 2nd | 2013 | 
Women
| Region | Tournament | Defending Champion | Champion | Title | Last honor | Runner Up | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) | 2015 Women's African Clubs Championship | 6th | 2009 | |||
| CEV (Europe) | 2014–15 CEV Women's Champions League | 1st | — | |||
| FIVB (Worldwide) | 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship | 1st | — | 
Leagues
- June 26 – August 2: 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix[60]
- July 10 – 12: Group 3 Finals in 
 Canberra[61]
 - July 31 – August 2: Group 2 Finals in 
 Lublin[62]
- The 
 Netherlands defeated 
 Poland, 3–0 in matches played, in the final. 
 Czech Republic took the bronze medal. 
 - The 
 - July 22 – 26: Group 1 Finals in 
 Omaha, Nebraska[63]
- The 
 United States win their sixth FIVB World Grand Prix title by winning all their matches. 
 Russia took the silver medal. 
 Brazil took the bronze medal.
 - The 
 
 - July 10 – 12: Group 3 Finals in 
 - July 3 – August 14: 2015 Men's European Volleyball League
 - July 30 – September 13: 2015 Women's European Volleyball League
 
World volleyball championships
- August 7 – 16: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship in 
 Lima[64]
 Italy defeated the 
 United States, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship title. 
 China took the bronze medal.
 - August 12 – 19: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship in 
 Ankara[65]
 Brazil defeated 
 Turkey, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship title. 
 Dominican Republic took the bronze medal.
 - August 14 – 23: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship in 
 Resistencia, Chaco and Corrientes[66]
 - August 24 – 31: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship in 
 Dubai[67]
 - September 11 – 19: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship in 
 Caguas, Puerto Rico[68]
- The 
 Dominican Republic defeated 
 Brazil, 3–2, in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship title. 
 Italy took the bronze medal. 
 - The 
 - September 11 – 20: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship in 
 Tijuana-Mexicali[69]
 Russia defeated 
 Argentina, 3–2 in matches played, to win their tenth FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship title. This includes the 1977, 1981, 1985, and 1989 title wins, when it was part of the unified 
 Soviet Union. 
 China took the bronze medal.
 
Other volleyball events
African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB)
- January 21 – 24: 2015 African Volleyball Championship U19 in 
 Kelibia
 - February 27 – March 1: 2015 African Volleyball Championship U21 in 
 Cairo
 - February 27 – March 1: 2015 Women's Junior African Volleyball Championship in 
 Cairo
 - June 12 – 20: 2015 Women's African Volleyball Championship in 
 Nairobi
 
European Volleyball Confederation (CEV)
- October 25, 2014 – April 12, 2015: 2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
 Bursa BBSK defeated 
 Uralochka–NTMK Yekaterinburg, 3–4 in matches played and on aggregate, along with the 15–11 golden set score, to win their first CEV Women's Challenge Cup title.
 - November 4, 2014 – April 11, 2015: 2014–15 Men's CEV Cup
 VC Dynamo Moscow defeated 
 Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino, 4–4 in matches played and on aggregate, with the 15–12 golden set score, to win their second Men's CEV Cup title.
 - November 4, 2014 – April 12, 2015: 2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup
 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad defeated 
 S.L. Benfica, 5–4 in matches played and on aggregate, to win their first CEV Challenge Cup title.
 - November 11, 2014 – April 11, 2015: 2014–15 Women's CEV Cup
 Dinamo Krasnodar defeated 
 PGE Atom Trefl Sopot, 4–3 in matches played and on aggregate, with the 15–10 golden set score, to win their first Women's CEV Cup title.
 - March 28 – April 5: 2015 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship in 
 Samokov and Plovdiv
 - April 4 – 12: 2015 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship in 
 Kocaeli and Sakarya
 - September 26 – October 4: 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship in the 
 Netherlands and 
 Belgium
 Russia defeated the 
 Netherlands, 3–0 in matches played, to win their 19th Women's European Volleyball Championship title. This includes all the wins from being part of the 
 Soviet Union from 1949 to 1991. 
 Serbia took third place.
 - October 9 – 18: 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship in 
 Bulgaria and 
 Italy
 
Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV)
- February 4 – 8: 2015 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship in 
 São Paulo
 Rexona Ades defeated fellow Brazilian team, Molico/Osasco, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship title. 
 Universidad de San Martín de Porres took third place.
 - February 11 – 15: 2015 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship in 
 San Juan
 UPCN San Juan defeated 
 Sada Cruzeiro, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship title. 
 Lomas took third place.
 - September 24 – October 2: 2015 Women's South American Volleyball Championship in 
 Cartagena
 - September 30 – October 4: 2015 Men's South American Volleyball Championship in 
 Maceió
 - October 18 – 26: 2015 Boys' U17 South American Volleyball Championship in 
 Cali
- Event cancelled.
 
 - December 9 – 12: 2015 Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship in 
 Tarapoto
 Peru defeated 
 Bolivia, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship title. 
 Chile took third place.
 
North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA)
- May 5 – 10: 2015 NORCECA Girls' Youth U18 Volleyball Final Four in 
 Lima[70]
 Argentina defeated the 
 Dominican Republic, 3–2 in sets played, in the final. 
 Peru took third place.
 - May 21 – 23: 2015 NORCECA Men's Champions Cup (Final Four) in 
 Detroit
 Canada defeated the 
 United States, with 13 points, to win their first NORCECA Men's Champions Cup title. 
 Cuba took third place.
 - June 5 – 7: 2015 NORCECA Women's Champions Cup (Final Four) in 
 Havana
- The 
 Dominican Republic defeated 
 Cuba, with 10 points, to win their first NORCECA Women's Champions Cup title. 
 Puerto Rico took third place. 
 - The 
 - October 5 – 10: 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship in 
 Córdoba, Veracruz
 Canada defeated 
 Cuba, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship title. 
 Puerto Rico took third place.
 
Joint CSV & NORCECA events
- March 17 – 22: 2015 Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup in 
 Havana
 Argentina defeated the 
 Dominican Republic, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. 
 Cuba took third place.
 - April 17 – 25: 2015 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup in 
 Santo Domingo
- The 
 Dominican Republic defeated 
 Argentina, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. 
 Chile took third place. 
 - The 
 - June 13 – 21: 2015 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in 
 Lima and Callao[71]
- The 
 United States defeated the 
 Dominican Republic, 3–0 in matches played, to win their fourth Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. 
 Argentina took third place. 
 - The 
 - June 23 – 28: 2015 Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup in 
 Gatineau[72]
 Brazil defeated the 
 United States, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. 
 Canada took third place.
 - August 12 – 17: 2015 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in 
 Reno, Nevada[73]
 
Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC)
- May 1 – 9: 2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship in 
 Pasig (debut event)
 - May 12 – 20: 2015 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship in 
 Naypyidaw (debut event)
 Iran defeated 
 South Korea, 3–0 in matches played, to win the inaugural Asian U23 Men’s Volleyball Championship title. 
 Chinese Taipei took third place.
 - May 20 – 28: 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in 
 Tianjin
 China defeated 
 South Korea, 3–0 in matches played, to win their 13th Asian Women's Volleyball Championship title. 
 Thailand took third place.
 - July 31 – August 8: 2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship in 
 Tehran
 - August 13 – 21: 2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in 
 Taipei
 Taichung Bank VC defeated 
 Al Arabi, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship title. 
 Paykan Tehran took third place.
 - September 12 – 20: 2015 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in 
 Hà Nam Province
- Team 
 Bangkok Glass defeated Team 
 Hisamitsu Springs, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship title. Team 
 Zhejiang took third place. 
 - Team 
 
Volleyball World Cups
- August 22 – September 6: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in 
 Japan
- Winner: 
 China (10 wins and 30 points) (fourth FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup title) - Second: 
 Serbia (10 wins and 26 points) - Third: 
 United States (9 wins and 28 points) 
 - Winner: 
 
Volleyball Hall of Fame
- Class of 2015:
 
References
- ↑ 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Schedule
 - ↑ FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships The Netherlands 2015 Website
 - ↑ Netherlands 2015 Men's Final Results Page
 - ↑ Netherlands 2015 Women's Final Results Page
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships Website
 - ↑ 2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships Men's Final Results
 - ↑ 2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships Women's Final Results
 - ↑ Aquece Rio Open 2015 Page
 - ↑ Aquece Rio Open 2015 Men's Final Results
 - ↑ Aquece Rio Open 2015 Women's Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 World Tour Finals Page
 - ↑ 2015 World Tour Finals Men's Final Results
 - ↑ 2015 World Tour Finals Women's Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Grand Slam #1 Page
 - ↑ FIVB's Moscow 2015 Men's Grand Slam Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's Moscow 2015 Women's Grand Slam Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Grand Slam #2 Page
 - ↑ FIVB's St. Petersburg 2015 Men's Grand Slam Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's St. Petersburg 2015 Women's Grand Slam Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Grand Slam #3 Page
 - ↑ FIVB's Yokohama 2015 Men's Grand Slam Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's Yokohama 2015 Women's Grand Slam Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Grand Slam #4 Page
 - ↑ FIVB's Long Beach 2015 Men's Grand Slam Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's Long Beach 2015 Women's Grand Slam Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Grand Slam #5 Page
 - ↑ FIVB's Olsztyn 2015 Men's Grand Slam Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's Olsztyn 2015 Women's Grand Slam Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Poreč Major #1 Page
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Poreč Major #1 Men's Results Page
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Poreč Major #1 Women's Results Page
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Stavanger Major #2 Page
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Stavanger Major #2 Men's Results Page
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Stavanger Major #2 Women's Results Page
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Gstaad Major #3 Page
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Gstaad Major #3 Men's Results Page
 - ↑ FIVB's 2015 Gstaad Major #3 Women's Results Page
 - ↑ Fuzhou 2015 Open Page
 - ↑ FIVB's Fuzhou 2015 Men's Open Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's Fuzhou 2015 Women's Open Final Results
 - ↑ Lucerne 2015 Open Page
 - ↑ Lucerne 2015 Men's Open Final Results
 - ↑ Lucerne 2015 Women's Open Final Results
 - ↑ Prague 2015 Open Page
 - ↑ Prague 2015 Women's Open Final Results
 - ↑ Sochi 2015 Open Page
 - ↑ Sochi 2015 Men's Open Final Results
 - ↑ Sochi 2015 Women's Open Final Results
 - ↑ Xiamen 2015 Open Page
 - ↑ Xiamen 2015 Men's Open Final Results
 - ↑ Xiamen 2015 Women's Open Final Results
 - ↑ Puerto Vallarta 2015 Open Page
 - ↑ Puerto Vallarta 2015 Men's Open Final Results
 - ↑ Puerto Vallarta 2015 Women's Open Final Results
 - ↑ Antalya 2015 Open Page
 - ↑ Antalya 2015 Men's Open Final Results
 - ↑ Antalya 2015 Women's Open Final Results
 - ↑ Doha 2015 Open Page
 - ↑ Doha 2015 Men's Open Final Results
 - ↑ FIVB's Volleyball World Grand Prix Page
 - ↑ 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 3 Finals Page
 - ↑ 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 2 Finals Page
 - ↑ 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Group 1 Finals Page
 - ↑ 2015 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship Page
 - ↑ 2015 FIVB Women's U23 Volleyball World Championship Page
 - ↑ 2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship Page
 - ↑ 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship Page
 - ↑ 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship Page
 - ↑ 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship Page
 - ↑ 2015 NORCECA Girls' Youth U18 Volleyball Final Four Website
 - ↑ 2015 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Website
 - ↑ 2015 Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup Results Page
 - ↑ 2015 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Website
 
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.