1981 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

FIVB Women's U20 World Championship women 1981 Mexico October 16–26, 1981 15 1 Mexico City South Korea 2 1977 1985 The 1981 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Mexico City, Mexico from October 16 to 26, 1981. 15 teams participated in the tournament. Qualification A total of 15 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Mexico, who qualified automatically as the hosts, another 14 teams qualified via four separate continental tournament. Means of qualification Vacancies QualifiedHost country 1 20 MEX1980 Asian Junior Championship 4 20 KOR20 JPN20 IND20 AUS *1980 NORCECA Junior Championship2 20 CUB20 CAN1979 European Junior Championship2 20 URS20 ESP **1980 South American Championship 3 20 PER20 BRA20 ARGWild card 3 20 CHN ***20 PUR20 CRC20 BOL ****Total 15 * Australia replaced Singapore. ** Spain replaced East Germany. *** China didn't participate in Asian Championship because they did not maintain any relations with South Korea. Officially they were in War. **** Bolivia declined to participate. Pools composition First round Pool APool BPool CPool D20 MEX 20 ARG 20 AUS 20 IND20 CAN 20 CUB 20 KOR 20 SPA20 BRA 20 CRC 20 JPN 20 BOL *20 CHN 20 PER 20 PUR 20 URS 20 BOL declined to participate. Second round Pool A1Pool A2Pool B1Pool B220 ARG 20 BRA 20 JPN 20 MEX20 CHN 20 CUB 20 PER 20 KOR20 AUS 20 CRC 20 IND20 CAN 20 PUR 20 URS 20 SPA Preliminary round Pool A main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete MEX 20 MEX ARG 20 ARG AUS 20 AUS IND 20 IND 3 0 9 0 135 39 2 1 6 4 127 83 1 2 3 6 63 120 0 3 1 9 66 149 #ccffcc Pool A1 or A2 QA QA #ffcccc Pool B1 or B2 QB QB 16 Oct 20 MEX 3–0 20 ARG 15–10 15–7 15–7 45–24 16 Oct 20 AUS 3–0 20 IND 15–9 16–14 15–7 46–30 17 Oct 20 ARG 3–1 20 IND 13–15 15–6 15–3 15–3 58–27 17 Oct 20 MEX 3–0 20 AUS 15–0 15–3 15–3 45–6 18 Oct 20 ARG 3–0 20 AUS 15–6 15–2 15–3 45–11 18 Oct 20 MEX 3–0 20 IND 15–3 15–2 15–4 45–9 Pool B main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete KOR 20 KOR CUB 20 CUB CAN 20 CAN SPA 20 SPA 3 0 9 0 135 31 2 1 6 3 105 93 1 2 3 6 89 114 0 3 0 9 44 134 #ccffcc Pool A1 or A2 QA QA #ffcccc Pool B1 or B2 QB QB 16 Oct 20 KOR 3–0 20 SPA 15–2 15–4 15–1 45–7 16 Oct 20 CUB 3–0 20 CAN 15–7 15–13 16–14 46–34 17 Oct 20 CAN 3–0 20 SPA 15–6 15–5 15–12 45–23 17 Oct 20 KOR 3–0 20 CUB 15–2 15–7 15–5 45–14 18 Oct 20 KOR 3–0 20 CAN 15–3 15–6 15–1 45–10 18 Oct 20 CUB 3–0 20 SPA 15–5 15–4 15–5 45–14 Pool C main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete JPN 20 JPN BRA 20 BRA CRC 20 CRC 2 0 6 1 97 38 1 1 4 3 83 53 0 2 0 6 1 90 #ccffcc Pool A1 or A2 QA QA #ffcccc Pool B1 or B2 QB 16 Oct 20 BRA 3–0 20 CRC 15–1 15–0 15–0 45–1 17 Oct 20 JPN 3–0 20 CRC 15–0 15–0 15–0 45–0 18 Oct 20 JPN 3–1 20 BRA 15–10 15–7 7–15 15–6 52–38 Pool D main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete PER 20 PER CHN 20 CHN URS 20 URS PUR 20 PUR 3 0 9 2 148 67 2 1 7 5 145 122 1 2 6 6 130 118 0 3 0 9 19 135 #ccffcc Pool A1 or A2 QA QA #ffcccc Pool B1 or B2 QB QB 16 Oct 20 URS 3–0 20 PUR 15–3 15–3 15–0 45–6 16 Oct 20 PER 3–1 20 CHN 15–8 15–5 11–15 15–7 56–35 17 Oct 20 PER 3–0 20 PUR 15–0 15–1 15–3 45–4 17 Oct 20 CHN 3–2 20 URS 11–15 15–8 9–15 15–11 15–8 65–57 18 Oct 20 CHN 3–0 20 PUR 15–1 15–8 15–0 45–9 18 Oct 20 PER 3–0 20 URS 15–5 15–8 17–15 47–28 Second round Pool A1 (1st–8th) main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete JPN 20 JPN MEX 20 MEX BRA 20 BRA ARG 20 ARG 3 0 9 1 142 70 2 1 6 5 134 127 1 2 6 6 141 147 0 3 0 9 62 135 #ccffcc Semifinals QA QA #ffcccc 5th place playoff QB QB 20 Oct 20 MEX 3–2 20 BRA 10–15 15–12 15–8 12–15 15–8 67–58 20 Oct 20 JPN 3–0 20 ARG 15–4 15–4 15–2 45–10 21 Oct 20 JPN 3–0 20 MEX 15–9 15–9 15–4 45–22 21 Oct 20 BRA 3–0 20 ARG 15–12 15–11 15–5 45–28 Pool A2 (1st–8th) main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete KOR 20 KOR PER 20 PER CHN 20 CHN CUB 20 CUB 3 0 9 3 161 121 2 1 7 5 162 120 1 2 6 6 139 135 0 3 1 9 62 148 #ccffcc Semifinals QA QA #ffcccc 5th place playoff QB QB 20 Oct 20 PER 3–1 20 CUB 15–8 15–4 13–15 15–5 58–32 20 Oct 20 KOR 3–2 20 CHN 9–15 15–12 9–15 15–8 15–9 63–59 21 Oct 20 KOR 3–1 20 PER 15–12 8–15 15–8 15–13 53–48 21 Oct 20 CHN 3–0 20 CUB 15–3 15–11 15–2 45–16 Pool B1 (9th–16th) main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete AUS 20 AUS IND 20 IND CRC 20 CRC 2 0 6 0 91 54 1 1 3 3 75 57 0 2 0 6 35 90 #ccffcc 9th place playoff QA QA #ffcccc 13th place playoff QB 20 Oct 20 IND 3–0 20 CRC 15–4 15–4 15–3 45–11 21 Oct 20 AUS 3–0 20 CRC 15–7 15–5 15–12 45–24 Pool B2 (9th–16th) main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete URS 20 URS CAN 20 CAN PUR 20 PUR SPA 20 SPA 3 0 9 0 135 36 2 1 6 3 114 90 1 2 3 8 101 155 0 3 2 9 94 163 #ccffcc 9th place playoff QA QA #ffcccc 13th place playoff QB QB 20 Oct 20 CAN 3–0 20 PUR 15–7 15–8 15–7 45–22 20 Oct 20 URS 3–0 20 SPA 15–3 15–3 15–10 45–6 21 Oct 20 URS 3–0 20 CAN 15–13 15–10 15–1 45–24 21 Oct 20 PUR 3–2 20 SPA 17–15 13–15 15–11 13–15 15–9 73–65 Final round 13th–15th places 13th–15th places 13th place 15th place 20 SPA 3 20 CRC 0 20 PUR Bye 20 SPA 3 20 PUR 0 Classification 13th and 15th 24 Oct 20 SPA 3–0 20 CRC 15–3 15–9 15–12 45–24 Classification 13th 25 Oct 20 SPA 3–0 20 PUR 15–10 15–13 16–14 46–37 9th–12th places 9th–12th places 9th place 11th place 20 URS 3 20 IND 0 20 CAN 3 20 AUS 0 20 URS 3 20 CAN 0 20 IND 3 20 AUS 1 Classification 9th and 12th 24 Oct 20 URS 3–0 20 IND 15–6 15–7 15–2 45–15 24 Oct 20 CAN 3–0 20 AUS 15–4 15–4 15–5 45–13 Classification 11th 25 Oct 20 IND 3–1 20 AUS 15–12 11–15 15–13 15–5 56–45 Classification 9th 25 Oct 20 URS 3–0 20 CAN 15–3 15–10 15–9 45–22 5th–8th places 5th–8th places 5th place 7th place 20 CHN 3 20 ARG 0 20 BRA 3 20 CUB 0 20 CHN 3 20 BRA 0 20 ARG 1 20 CUB 3 Classification 5th and 8th 25 Oct 20 CHN 3–0 20 ARG 15–9 15–3 15–5 45–17 25 Oct 20 BRA 3–2 20 CUB 15–11 6–15 12–15 15–9 15–9 63–59 Classification 7th 26 Oct 20 CUB 3–1 20 ARG 15–3 15–7 8–15 15–7 63–32 Classification 5th 26 Oct 20 CHN 3–0 20 BRA 15–8 15–13 15–4 45–25 Championship round Semifinals Final Third place 20 KOR 3 20 MEX 0 20 PER 3 20 JPN 0 20 KOR 3 20 PER 1 20 MEX 0 20 JPN 3 Semifinals 25 Oct 20 PER 3–0 20 JPN 15–12 17–15 15–11 47–38 25 Oct 20 KOR 3–0 20 MEX 15–2 15–3 15–2 45–7 Bronze medal match 26 Oct 20 JPN 3–0 20 MEX 16–14 15–11 15–13 46–38 Gold medal match 26 Oct 20 KOR 3–1 20 PER 6–15 15–11 15–13 15–8 51–47 Final standing RankTeam20 KOR20 PER20 JPN420 MEX520 CHN620 BRA720 CUB820 ARG920 URS1020 CAN1120 IND1220 AUS1320 SPA1420 PUR1520 CRC vbwu 20 1981 FIVB Women's Junior World champions KOR 2nd External links Informational website. 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