2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Pool F
Pool F was one of eight pools of the preliminary round of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. The pool consisted of China as well as the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Mexico.[1][2] Teams are playinh one another in a round-robin, where the top two teams advancing to the final round.[3][4]
It took place from 23 to 27 August 2025, with rest days on 24 and 26 August. Each matchday features two games, held at 16:00 and 19:30. As the seeded team, China would play all its matches at 19:30.[5][6]
Teams
The following four teams are competing in Pool F for the tournament, listed by their position in the pool.
| Position | Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | ||||||
| F1 | China | AVC | 2023 Asian runners-up | 5 September 2023 | 15 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (1982, 1986) |
| F2 | Dominican Republic | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA champions | 2 September 2023 | 9 | 1974 | 2022 | 5th place (2014) |
| F3 | Colombia | CSV | 2023 South American 3rd placers | 22 August 2023 | 1 | 2022 | 21st place (2022) | |
| F4 | Mexico | NORCECA | 11th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 8 | 1970 | 2018 | 10th place (1974) |
World Rankings
The following four teams are ranked in the FIVB World Rankings at the draw, the beginning and the final day of the tournament.
| Position | Country | FIVB World Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawα | Beforeβ | Afterγ | ||
| F1 | China | 5 (350.30) | 4 (348.60) | 6 (337.02) |
| F2 | Dominican Republic | 11 (260.54) | 10 (248.35) | 11 (254.68) |
| F3 | Colombia | 21 (152.37) | 19 (172.34) | 22 (157.31) |
| F4 | Mexico | 25 (138.42) | 24 (150.55) | 23 (152.56) |
- Notes
- α The FIVB World Ranking at the end of August 2024.[7]
- β The FIVB World Ranking before the first game on 22 August 2025.
- γ The FIVB World Ranking after the final game on 7 September 2025.
Standings
The following four teams are ranked based on the pool standing procedure.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 271 | 201 | 1.348 | Final round |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 203 | 173 | 1.173 | |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 234 | 280 | 0.836 | |
| 4 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 224 | 278 | 0.806 |
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
- The winners of Pool F will advance to play the runners-up of Pool C.
- The runners-up of Pool F will advance to play the winners of Pool C.
Matches
The following six matches of Pool C will play at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Chiang Mai.
Dominican Republic vs Colombia
The teams recently faced each other twice in the 2025 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, where the Dominican Republic won both matches 3–1 and 3–0. This is the first game between the Dominican Republic and Colombia in the World Championship.
| 23 August 2025 16:00 |
Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Colombia | CMECC, Chiang Mai Attendance: 1,781 Referees: Ksenija Jurkovic (CRO), Lourdes Perez Perez (CUB) |
| (25–15, 25–18, 25–13) P2 Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Martínez (20/40) | Total | Olaya (11/38) | ||
| Martínez (17/28) | Attack | Olaya (11/27) | ||
| Martínez (3/4) | Block | Rangel (3/9) | ||
| Gaila (4/18) | Serve | Marín (1/8) | ||
China vs Mexico
The teams recently faced each other in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, where China won 3–0. This is the second game between China and Mexico in the World Championship with China winning in their first meeting in 2006.
| 23 August 2025 19:30 |
China | 3–1 | Mexico | CMECC, Chiang Mai Attendance: 3,090 Referees: Ebrahim Firouzi (IRI), Agnieszka Michlic (POL) |
| (22–25, 26–24, 25–10, 25–18) P2 Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Zhuang Y.S. (23/59) | Total | Maldonado (22/68) | ||
| Zhuang Y.S. (20/40) | Attack | Maldonado (21/53) | ||
| Wang Y.Y. (4/12) | Block | Urías (2/10) | ||
| Gong X.Y. (1/14) | Serve | Parra (1/17) | ||
Dominican Republic vs Mexico
The teams recently faced each other in the 2025 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, where the Dominican Republic won 3–1. This is the third game between the Dominican Republic and Mexico in the World Championship. The Dominican Republic has won both of their previous meetings in 2006 and 2018.
| 25 August 2025 16:00 |
Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Mexico | CMECC, Chiang Mai Attendance: 1,449 Referees: Ksenija Jurkovic (CRO), Lourdes Perez Perez (CUB) |
| (25–15, 25–17, 25–20) P2 Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| B. Martínez (22/50) | Total | Maldonado (13/50) | ||
| B. Martínez (18/26) | Attack | Maldonado (13/39) | ||
| B. Martínez (3/9) | Block | Urías (2/17) | ||
| J. Martínez (1/7) | Serve | Flores (1/5) | ||
China vs Colombia
The teams recently faced each other in the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, where China won 3–0. This is the second game between China and Colombia in the World Championship.
| 25 August 2025 19:30 |
China | 3–1 | Colombia | CMECC, Chiang Mai Attendance: 3,128 Referees: Ebrahim Firouzi (IRI), Stanislava Simic (SRB) |
| (25–16, 23–25, 25–14, 25–16) P2 Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Zhuang Y.S. (17/60) | Total | Olaya (21/58) | ||
| Gong X.Y. (13/28) | Attack | Olaya (19/43) | ||
| Zhuang Y.S. (5/12) | Block | Rangel (3/12) | ||
| Gao Y. (1/9) | Serve | Pascua (2/15) | ||
Colombia and Mexico
The teams recently faced each other in the 2024 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, where Colombia won 3–1. This is the first game between Colombia and Mexico in the World Championship.
| 27 August 2025 16:00 |
Colombia | 2–3 | Mexico | CMECC, Chiang Mai Attendance: 1,924 Referees: Paul Catalin Szabo Alexi (ROU), Ebrahim Firouz (IRI) |
| (22–25, 25–22, 23–25, 25–18, 12–15) P2 Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Olaya (27/83) | Total | Maldonado (34/84) | ||
| Olaya (25/61) | Attack | Maldonado (31/59) | ||
| Rangel (3/16) | Block | Urías (9/25) | ||
| Carabalí (2/15) | Serve | Topete (1/3) | ||
China vs Dominican Republic
The teams recently faced each other in the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, where China won 3–2. This is the fifth game between China and the Dominican Republic in the World Championship. China has won all four of their previous meetings in 2006, 2010, and both the second and third rounds of 2014.
| 27 August 2025 19:30 |
China | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | CMECC, Chiang Mai Attendance: 3,413 Referees: Ksenija Jurkovic (CRO), Lourdes Perez Perez (CUB) |
| (25–15, 25–21, 25–17) P2 Report | ||||
| Scoring leaders | ||||
| Wu M.J. (16/48) | Total | Martínez (15/46) | ||
| Wu M.J. (15/34) | Attack | Tapia (13/33) | ||
| Wang Y.Y. (5/22) | Block | Rangel (2/8) | ||
| Zhuang Y.S. (1/12) | Serve | González (1/4) | ||
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