Men's U21 Volleyball World Championship Japan National Team Members, Match Schedule, Participating Countries, and Streaming Information

Location

Jiangmen (China)

Jiangmen Sports Center

period

August 21st (Thursday) to August 31st (Sunday)

Participating countries

Asia (AVC): China, Iran, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Thailand

Africa (CAVB): Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco

Europe (CEV): France, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Italy, Ukraine, Türkiye, Poland

South America (CSV): Brazil, Colombia, Argentina

North and Central America (NORCECA): United States, Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico

All 24 teams

Match Schedule

*Times are in Japan time (GMT+9)

Group qualifying (Pool C)

August 21st (Thursday)
12:00~ Bulgaria vs Cuba
15:00~ Japan vs Brazil
18:00~ Czech Republic vs Colombia

August 22 (Friday)
12:00~ Japan vs. Bulgaria
15:00~ Brazil vs Colombia
18:00~ Czech Republic vs Cuba

Saturday, August 23rd
12:00~ Bulgaria vs Colombia
15:00~ Brazil vs Czech Republic
18:00~ Japan vs Cuba

Monday, August 25th
12:00~ Bulgaria vs Czech Republic
15:00~ Brazil vs. Cuba
18:00~ Japan vs Colombia

August 26th (Tuesday)
12:00~ Japan vs Czech Republic
15:00~ Bulgaria vs Brazil
18:00~ Colombia vs Cuba

*The top four teams from each pool will advance to the final tournament, and the bottom two teams will play in a ranking tournament for 17th to 24th place.

Final Round

Wednesday, August 27th Round of 16

August 29th (Friday) Quarterfinals

August 30th (Sat) Semi-finals

August 31st (Sunday) Final and 3rd place match

U21 Japan National Team Members

1 Yuuki Nakamura S 187cm 2007 Chuo University

2 Takuma Kawano OP/OH 197cm 2006 Waseda University ※

3 Takematsu Kairi S 187cm 2005 Kokushikan University ※

4 Yu Kanzaki MB 190cm 2006 Chuo University

5. Retsu Nakagami OP/OH 190cm 2005 Waseda University

6. Kai Yamamoto OP 188cm 2006 University of Tsukuba

7 Takashi Yamashita MB 200cm 2005 University of Tsukuba

8 Daiki Shirano OH 188cm 2006 Juntendo University

9 Shunta Ono OH 185cm 2005 Waseda University

11 Yuzuki Akimoto MB 191cm 2005 Chuo University

12 Taro Isaka OH 185cm 2005 Aichi Gakuin University

13 Etsuji Tanimoto L 172cm 2006 University of Tsukuba

*2025 Japan Men's National Team Registered Members (Senior)

Director: Kazuji Ueda (Aichi Gakuin University)

Distribution information

Live streaming on VBTV or Volleyball World's YouTube channel ▼

https://www.youtube.com/@volleyballworld/featured

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