2025 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's event

For the equivalent men's tournament, see 2025 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event.
2025 Sitting Volleyball World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation United States
CityFort Wayne
Dates12–18 October
Teams6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions United States (3rd title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Italy
Fourth place Canada
Tournament awards
MVPUnited States Emma Schieck
Best SetterBrazil Gizele Dias
Best LiberoUnited States Bethany Zummo
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Best spikerUnited States Nicole Nieves
Best blockerItaly Sara Cirelli
Best serverCanada Heidi Amanda Peters
Best receiverNetherlands Anne Raben
Official website
Official website

The 2025 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's event was the 6th edition of the biannual secondary world championship, contested by the senior women's national sitting volleyball teams, sanctioned by World ParaVolley. It was held in Fort Wayne, United States from 12 to 18 October 2025, marking the first time the event is held in the country and first time it was held in the Americas.[1]

Six teams took part, four fewer than the previous edition.

The tournament acted as qualification for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Hangzhou, China, with two spots available.

China are the defending champions, after beating Canada 3–1 in the 2023 final in Cairo, but couldn't defend their title after not entering. United States won their third title after beating Brazil 3–2 in the final.[2]

Host selection

A call for the hosting rights was first said on 25 October 2024, with the deadline for submitting interest being on 30 November 2024.[3] On 3 February 2025, American city, Fort Wayne, was given the hosting rights.[4] This marks the first time the tournament will be in the United States and first time the event is in the Americas. The event is projected to generate $2.3 million for Allen County.[5]

Quotes

“We are honored to work alongside WPV and Visit Fort Wayne to welcome the global Sitting ParaVolley community to Fort Wayne. Beyond the intense competition, this event exemplifies the power of inclusive sport and provides a transformational experience for our community.”

— Mike Mushett, CEO of Turnstone.

“Fort Wayne continues to be a recognized leader in hosting events that have a lasting and meaningful impact for participants and guests. We’re thrilled to welcome athletes from across the globe for this milestone opportunity for our community. The success of our local partners in securing the World Cup speaks to our city’s growing reputation as an inclusive, world-class destination for sports.”

— Sharon Tucker, mayor of Fort Wayne.

Preparations

  • On 19 September 2025, tickets were released.[6] One-day ticket passes were $15 while a tournament pass was $75.
  • The deadline for obtaining media accreditation was 1 October 2025.

Teams

Six teams took part, four less than the previous edition. Teams had to submit an interest in entering by 1 July 2025.[7] On 14 August 2025, the teams were revealed.[8] Italy will make their debut while hosts United States return after not participating in the last edition. China, Egypt, Mongolia, Rwanda, Slovenia and Ukraine all didn't enter after taking part in 2023.

Team[9] Appearance(s) Previous best performance[a]
Total First Last Streak 2023
 Brazil 4th 2012 2023 4 3rd Third place (2016, 2023)
 Canada 3rd 2016 3 2nd Runners-up (2023)
 Germany 2nd 2023 2 4th Fourth place (2023)
 Italy 1st Debut
 Netherlands 4th 2008 2023 2 9th Champions (2008)
 United States (H) 4th 2008 2016 1 N/A Champions (2010, 2016)

Venue

The venue is the Plassman Athletic Center in Fort Wayne.[10] Two courts were used for the tournament.

Fort Wayne
Plassman Athletic Center
Capacity: Unknown

Squads

United States

Bethany Zummo[11] (L)
Alexis Patterson (S/L)
Maddy Ball (DS)
Tia Edwards (OH/MB)
Kari Ortiz (L)
Emma Schieck (OH)
Gia Cruz (S)
Kendra Hall
Nicky Nieves (MB/OH)
Jessie West (OH)
Courtney Baker (MH)
Annie Flood (S)
Raelene Elam (OH)

Format

The six teams all play each other in one group where the top four will advance to the semifinals. The fifth and sixth place teams play in the fifth place game.

Group stage

  • All times are local.
  • The top four teams qualify for the knockout stage.
  • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
  • Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Tiebreakers

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority is given to the team which won the match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2, 3 and 4 is made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 5 5 0 15 15 2 7.500 417 300 1.390 Semifinals
2  United States (H) 5 3 2 10 12 6 2.000 406 352 1.153
3  Canada 5 3 2 9 9 7 1.286 361 354 1.020
4  Italy 5 3 2 8 10 8 1.250 398 321 1.240
5  Germany 5 1 4 2 4 14 0.286 271 421 0.644 Fifth place match
6  Netherlands 5 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 297 402 0.739
Source: 2025 Sitting Volleyball World Cup
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 October 13:30 Canada  3–0  Germany 25–19 25–21 25–18     75–58 Report
12 October 15:30 Brazil  3–0  Netherlands 25–9 25–17 25–16     75–42 Report
12 October 15:30 United States  2–3  Italy 25–18 25–18 22–25 17–25 14–16 103–102 Report
13 October 13:30 United States  3–0  Netherlands 25–19 25–20 25–13     75–52 Report
13 October 15:30 Canada  3–1  Italy 25–20 19–25 25–21 26–24   95–90 Report
13 October 15:30 Brazil  3–1  Germany 21–25 25–16 25–15 25–13   96–69 Report
14 October 13:30 Germany  3–2  Netherlands 15–25 22–25 25–17 25–23 15–10 102–100 Report
14 October 15:30 United States  3–0  Canada 25–13 26–24 25–23     76–60 Report
14 October 15:30 Brazil  3–0  Italy 25–18 25–21 25–17     75–56 Report
15 October 13:30 Italy  3–0  Netherlands 25–13 25–12 25–23     75–48 Report
15 October 13:30 United States  3–0  Germany 25–18 25–14 25–10     75–42 Report
15 October 15:30 Canada  0–3  Brazil 23–25 16–25 17–25     56–75 Report
16 October 13:30 Canada  3–0  Netherlands 25–20 25–15 25–20     75–55 Report
16 October 15:30 United States  1–3  Brazil 14–25 23–25 25–21 15–25   77–96 Report
16 October 15:30 Italy  3–0  Germany 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 Report

Knockout stage

Fifth place match

 
Fifth place
 
  
 
17 October
 
 
 Germany3
 
 
 Netherlands1
 
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 October 11:00 Germany  3–1  Netherlands 25–17 23–25 26–24 25–23   99–89 Report

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 October
 
 
 Brazil3
 
18 October
 
 Italy0
 
 Brazil2
 
17 October
 
 United States3
 
 United States3
 
 
 Canada0
 
Third place
 
 
18 October
 
 
 Italy3
 
 
 Canada1

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 October 13:30 United States  3–0  Canada 25–17 25–14 25–22     75–53 Report
17 October 15:30 Brazil  3–0  Italy 25–14 25–15 25–7     75–36 Report

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 October 10:00 Canada  1–3  Italy 26–24 20–25 13–25 18–25   77–99 Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 October 17:00 United States  3–2  Brazil 24–26 20–25 25–18 25–20 15–12 109–101 Report

Final rankings

Despite two spots being on offer for the world championship, only Germany qualified via this championship as everyone else qualified through another route. Therefore, the vacant qualification spot was redistributed to being another spot via the world rankings. Brazil achieved their best result, placing second.

Rank Team
 United States
 Brazil
 Italy
4  Canada
5  Germany
6  Netherlands
Team Qualified for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships

Notes

  1. ^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.

See also

References

  1. ^ Tomas, Anna (October 12, 2025). "Fort Wayne welcomes the world as sitting volleyball's next chapter begins < World ParaVolley".
  2. ^ "U.S. Women's Sitting Team Pulls Off Reverse Sweep for Gold at 2025 World Cup".
  3. ^ "Deadline extended to 30 November: World ParaVolley launches Host City tender process for 2025 and 2027 World Cup events < World ParaVolley". October 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "2025 Sitting Volleyball World Cup announcement < World ParaVolley". February 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "2025 World ParaVolley World Cup to be Held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA – October 2025 < World ParaVolley". June 4, 2025.
  6. ^ Tomas, Anna (September 19, 2025). "Tickets now on sale for Sitting Volleyball World Cup in Fort Wayne < World ParaVolley".
  7. ^ "World ParaVolley Archives < Page 2 of 18 < World ParaVolley".
  8. ^ Tomas, Anna (August 14, 2025). "Full field set for 2025 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup in Fort Wayne < World ParaVolley".
  9. ^ "Major Competitions". June 20, 2014.
  10. ^ "2025 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Cup | Turnstone".
  11. ^ "U.S. Women's Sitting Team Ready for 2025 World Cup on Home Soil".
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