Tournament details | |
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Host nation | China |
City | Nanjing (final round) |
Dates | 21 May – 7 July |
Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 21 (in 21 host cities) |
Champions | United States (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Brazil |
Third place | China |
Fourth place | Turkey |
Tournament awards | |
MVP | Andrea Drews |
Best Setter | Macris Carneiro |
Best OH | |
Best MB | |
Best OPP | Ebrar Karakurt |
Best Libero | Megan Courtney |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 130 |
Attendance | 399,575 (3,074 per match) |
Official website | |
Volleyball Nations League | |
The 2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League was the second edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, an annual international women's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams.[1] The competition was held between May and July 2019, and for the second time, the final round took place in the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing, China.[2]
United States won their second title in the competition, defeating Brazil in five sets on the final, after being 0–2 down.[3][4] China defeated Turkey in four sets for the bronze medal.[5][6] Andrea Drews from USA was elected the MVP.[7]
Following the results of the 2018 Nations League and 2018 Challenger Cup, Argentina was replaced by debutants Bulgaria in this edition.[8] Accordingly, following the results of this edition of the Nations League and the 2019 Challenger Cup, Bulgaria was replaced by newcomers Canada in the 2021 edition.[9]