| Competition: | FIVB Men's U23 World Championship |
| Other Titles: | بطولة العالم للكرة الطائرة للرجال تحت 23 عاما 2015 دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة |
| Continent: | World |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Size: | 280 |
| Dates: | 24–31 August |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | RUS |
| Title Number: | 1 |
| Second: | TUR |
| Third: | ITA |
| Fourth: | CUB |
| Mvp: |  Egor Kliuka |
| Outside Spikers: | Egor Kliuka Gökhan Gökgöz |
| Opposite Spiker: | Metin Toy |
| Middle Blockers: | Ivan Demakov Samet Güneş |
| Setter: | Murat Yenipazar |
| Libero: |  Yonder Garcia |
| Matches: | 38 |
| Website: | 2015 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship |
| Last: | 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship |
| Next: | 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship |
The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 24 to 31 August 2015. This was the second edition of the tournament.[1]
The competition format will see the 12 teams split into two pools of six teams playing in round robin format. The semifinals will feature the top two teams from each pool.
The FIVB Sports Events Council confirmed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships on 14 December 2013.[2]
| width=28% | Method of Qualification! | width=19% | Date ! | width=19% | Venue ! | width=5% | Vacancies ! | width=21% | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 11 November 2014 | Lausanne | 1 | ||||||
| U20 European Ranking | 18 September 2014[3] |  Luxembourg | 2 | ||||||
| 2014 U23 Pan-American Cup | 5–10 October 2014 | Havana | 2 | ||||||
| 2014 U23 South American Championship | 8–12 October 2014 |  Saquarema | 2 | ||||||
| 2014 U23 African Championship | 7–12 November 2014 |  Sharm El Sheikh | 2 | ||||||
| 2015 Asian U23 Championship | 12–20 May 2015 | Naypyidaw | 2 | ||||||
| U21 World Ranking | December 2014[4] | Lausanne | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 12 | ||||||||
Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB U21 World Ranking as of December 2014. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the U21 World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 72nd.
| width=50% | Pool A | width=50% | Pool B |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Hosts) | (1) | ||
| (3) | (2) | ||
| (5) | (6) | ||
| (13) | (7) | ||
| (16) | (22) | ||
| (26) | (25) |
See main article: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads.
| width=50% | Pool A and Final round | width=50% | Pool B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Hamdan Sports Complex | Sheikh Rashid Bin Maktoum Sports Hall | ||
| Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 3,000 |
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
| width=40 | Rank | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 12–man roster | |
| Pavel Pankov, Ivan Demakov, Egor Feoktistov (c), Ilya Petrushov, Ivan Podrebinkin, Roman Zhos, Aleksandr Kimerov, Dmitry Volkov, Maxim Maximenko, Egor Kliuka, Sergei Nikitin, Sergey Ershov | |
| Head coach | |
| Mikhail Nikolaev |
Ivan Demakov
Samet Güneş