Seeding – Men
BIH, as host nation is seeded no. 1.
The next teams are seeded according to the World ParaVolley ranking.
Competition System – Men
Phase 1
The teams shall play a Preliminary Round Robin, in Pool A, B, C and D of matches to determine their ranking.
All teams are allocated to the Pools based on their WPV Ranking.
Phase 2
The 1st ranked teams shall play 1/8-finals against the 4th ranked teams.
The 2nd ranked teams shall play 1/8-finals against the 3rd ranked teams.
Phase 3
Winning teams from Phase 2 shall play Quarter Finals
Phase 4
Winning teams from Phase 3 shall play Semi-Finals
Phase 5
Losing teams from Phase 4 shall play Bronze Final
Winning teams from Phase 4 shall play Gold Final
Determining system
Losing teams from Phase 2 shall play to determine the ranking from 9 to 16 as described for the winning teams in Phase 3 to 5.
Losing teams from Phase 3 shall play to determine the ranking from 5 to 8 as described for the winning teams in Phase 4 and 5.
Seeding – Women
BIH, as host nation is seeded no. 1.
The next teams are seeded according to the World ParaVolley ranking.
Competition System – Women
Phase 1
The teams shall play a Preliminary Round Robin, in Pool A, B, and C of matches to determine their ranking.
All teams are allocated to the Pools based on their WPV Ranking.
Phase 2
The 1st ranked teams from Phase 1 have Walkover in Phase 2.
The 2nd to 4th (Pool B and C) / 5th (Pool A) ranked teams shall play 1/8-finals (5 matches).
Phase 3
The 1st ranked teams from Phase 1 shall play Quarter Finals.
Winning teams from Phase 2 shall play Quarter Finals
Phase 4
Winning teams from Phase 3 shall play Semi-Finals
Phase 5
Losing teams from Phase 4 shall play Bronze Final
Winning teams from Phase 4 shall play Gold Final
Determining system
Losing teams from Phase 2 shall play Round Robin to determine the ranking from 9 to 13.
They will constitute a new pool (E pool)
The loser of game 23 will be renamed E1
The loser of game 24 will be renamed E2
The loser of game 25 will be renamed E3
The loser of game 26 will be renamed E4
The loser of game 27 will be renamed E5
Losing teams from Phase 3 shall play to determine the ranking from 5 to 8 as described for the winning teams in Phase 4 and 5.