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.
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.
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. On 3 February 2025, American city, Fort Wayne, was given the hosting rights. 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.
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Preparations On 19 September 2025, tickets were released. 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. On 14 August 2025, the teams were revealed. 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.
TeamAppearance(s)Previous best performance 43rd 32nd 24th 1stDebut 29th (H) 1N/A
Venue The venue is the Plassman Athletic Center in Fort Wayne. Two courts were used for the tournament. Fort WaynePlassman Athletic CenterCapacity: Unknown
Squads United States Bethany Zummo (L)Alexis Patterson (S/L)Maddy Ball (DS)Tia Edwards (OH/MB)Kari Ortiz (L)Emma Schieck (OH)Gia Cruz (S)Kendra HallNicky 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 Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio 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.
Knockout stage Fifth place match
Bracket
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
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. RankTeam456
Team Qualified for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
Notes
See also 2025 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event
References
External links
Official website Official playlist Official PDF Official opening ceremony replay