Women’s Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao Presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group

Basic Information

Title: Women’s Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao Presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group

Venue: Galaxy Arena

Date:28 May 2024 (Tuesday) to 2 June (Sunday)

Organizers:

Sports Bureau of the Macao SAR Government

Galaxy Entertainment Group

Volleyball Association of Macao, China

Sanctioned by: Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)

About the Competition

Introduction

Since 2018, the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League has become the new world-class annual volleyball competition of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) in place of the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix^{TM. The 6th edition of the competition will be held from 14 May to 23 June 2024, with preliminary (qualification) matches spanning across 3 weeks from 14 May to 16 June and each week will feature 2 groups of 8 teams. The finals will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 20 to 23 June.}

The 11 core teams include: Brazil, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey and the United States, whereas the 5 challenger teams include: Bulgaria, Canada, Dominican Republic, France and Poland.

Teams Competing in Macao

Brazil, China, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Thailand, Dominican Republic and France

Competition Format

A total of 16 national teams, including 11 core teams and 5 challenger teams, will compete in 6 cities across the globe over the 3-week Preliminary Phase. Two legs of preliminary matches are scheduled each week, and 5 days of matches among 8 national teams will be held in each leg, equalling a total of 96 matches in the 3-week Preliminary Phase. Macao will host one of the legs of the Preliminary Phase.

The top eight teams as per the Teams Ranking System at the end of the Preliminary Phase will advance to the quarterfinals of the Final Phase (the national team of the hosting territory of the event will have a guaranteed berth to the Final Phase), from which the winning teams will enter the semi-finals by direct elimination. The winning teams of the semi-finals will then compete in the finals for the champion title of the FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League.

Admission Rules:

1.No flash during Competition

2.Spectators over 1.2 meters in height should purchase tickets. Children under 1.2 meters in height who do not occupy a seat and accompanied by a paying adult can be admitted free of charge. Each adult could only bring in one free-admission child each time.