The volleyball matches of the 2011 26th Universiade
1. Matches schedule
Men: August 12 － 17, 2011; August 19 － 22
Women: August 14 － 16, 2011; August 18 － 21
2. Competition venues
Shenzhen Gym (the Finals), Gym of Shenzhen University Town Sports Center, Yuanping Gym of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Polytechnic Gym, Multi-Purpose Sports Gym of Yantian District
3. Program introduction
Volleyball is a team event, with each team 6 players. The playing area includes the playing court and the free zone. The playing court is rectangle measuring 18mx9m, surrounded by the free zone which is 3m wide on all sides. The free playing space shall measure a minimum of 7m in height from the playing surface. The net height for men is 2.43m and 2.24m for women.
The match is planed to be held five sets, the one wins three sets wins the match. The match adopts the ball-score system. The team who scores a point also get the serve chance, and the players adjust their position in order in regulated-clock way. A set (except the deciding, 5th set) is won by the team which first scores 25 points with a minimum lead of 2 points. In the case of a 24-24 tie, play is continued. In the case of a 2-2 tie, the deciding set (5th set) is played to 15 points with a minimum lead of two points.
Source： Official Website Editor： 薛建华