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Africa
Women’s Continental Tournament winner – Algeria
Men’s Continental Tournament winner – Tunisia
Europe
Women’s Continental Tournament winner – Turkey
Best two European women’s teams on world ranking yet to qualify – Serbia and Russia
Men’s Continental Tournament winner – Italy
Best three European men’s teams on world ranking yet to qualify – Serbia, France and Czech Republic (not counting Bulgaria and Germany who were confirmed as hosts)
NORCECA
Women’s Continental Tournament winner – Dominican Republic
Best NORCECA women’s team on world ranking yet to qualify – Cuba
Men’s Continental Tournament winner – USA
Best two NORCECA men’s team on world ranking yet to qualify – Cuba, Puerto Rico
CSV
Women’s Continental Tournament winner – Brazil
Best CSV women’s team on world ranking yet to qualify – Peru
Men’s Continental Tournament winner – Argentina
Best CSV men’s team on world ranking yet to qualify– Venezuela
AVC
Women’s winner To be determined from May 19-27
Men’s winner To be determined from June 1-10