The 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event was the 8th edition of this tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winners secure a ticket to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Russia were the defending champions, but couldn't defend their title due to their suspension because the war in Ukraine. Brazil won their first title, beating Canada, 3–2, in the final.
Host selection
, (Hangzhou) (original hosts but withdrew) (Sarajevo)
Originally, the tournament was supposed to be in Hangzhou, China on the 18–24 May. But due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed and China had to withdraw as hosts.
On 1 April 2022, the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, was awarded the hosting rights in the new dates of 4–11 November.
Qualified teams
The teams who were invited to participate are as follows:
Africa (1)
(withdrew) (7)
Americas (3)
(4) (6) (1)
Asia (1)
(withdrew) (14) (withdrew)
Europe (8)
(H) (unranked) (11) (12) (16) (5) (withdrew) (23) (10) (8)
After the revealing of the teams, China, Egypt, Japan and Netherlands all withdrew, but Poland was brought in. Despite Poland's inclusion, the number of teams went down to 13.
Seeding
Due to the Reduction of teams, there were only three groups. One with five teams and two with four. The numbers indicate their seeding.
Venue
The venue was the Arena Hotel Hills in Sarajevo.
Broadcasting rights
Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) is the host broadcaster for the 2022 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships. Every game not broadcast is on YouTube.
Format
13 teams are split into three groups, one with five teams and 2 with four. Every team advances to the Knockout Stage. The three group winners advance straight to the Quarter Finals, while the other ten go into the Eighth Finals. The five winners in the Eighth Finals advance to the Quarter Finals, while the five losers play in a 9–13 classification group.
Group Stage
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Knockout Stage
Bracket
Eighth Finals
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
Classification rounds
5–8th place bracket
5–8 Semi Finals
7th place match
5th place match
9–13th placement group
The five losers in the Eighth Finals all play each other in a five team group to decide the places 9–13.