1999 FIVB Women's World Cup

The 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from November 2 to November 16, 1999 in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Sydney, Australia 2000.

Teams were made up as follows: hosts Japan, continental champions and vice-champions from Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, continental champion from Africa plus two wild-card teams nominated jointly by the FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a single-round robin format (66 games overall), in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The women played in Tokyo, Kanazawa, Okayama, Sendai, Toyama, Sapporo, Nagoya, and Osaka. Japan is the traditional host of the tournament since the second edition of the event in 1977.

Contents 1 Teams 2 Squads 3 First round 3.1 Site A 3.2 Site B 4 Second round 4.1 Site A 4.2 Site B 5 Third round 5.1 Site A 5.2 Site B 6 Fourth round 6.1 Site A 6.2 Site B 7 Ranking 8 Final ranking 9 Individual awards 10 External links

Teams

Japan — hosts  Tunisia — African Champions  China — Asian Champions  Russia — European Champions  Cuba — NORCECA Champions  Brazil — South American Champions

South Korea — Asian Vice-Champions  Croatia — European Vice-Champions  United States — NORCECA Vice-Champions  Argentina — South American Vice-Champions  Italy — wild-card  Peru — wild-card

Squads

First round

Site A

• Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo
  • Tuesday November 2

Russia	3 – 0	United States	25-20 25-17 25-19
Italy	0 – 3	South Korea	23-25 12-25 19-25
Japan	3 – 1	Argentina	23-25 25-15 25-13 25-19

• • Wednesday November 3

South Korea	1 – 3	Russia	16-25 20-25 25-23 23-25
Italy	3 – 1	Argentina	22-25 25-14 25-19 25-09
United States	2 – 3	Japan	25-20 25-23 23-25 17-25 13-15

• • Thursday November 4

Argentina	0 – 3	United States	25-27 22-25 17-25
Russia	3 – 0	Italy	25-22 27-25 25-23
Japan	0 – 3	South Korea	17-25 19-25 19-25

Site B

• Venue: Okayama General and Cultural Gymnasium in Okayama
  • Tuesday November 2

Brazil	3 – 0	Croatia	25-21 25-16 25-22
Cuba	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-13 25-08 25-08
China	3 – 1	Peru	27-29 25-15 25-20 25-18

• • Wednesday November 3

Brazil	3 – 0	Peru	25-17 25-15 25-16
Tunisia	0 – 3	Croatia	07-25 15-25 10-25
Cuba	3 – 1	China	27-25 25-18 21-25 25-21

• • Thursday November 4

Brazil	0 – 3	Cuba	27-29 21-25 14-25
Croatia	3 – 1	Peru	25-18 25-21 22-25 25-23
China	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-09 25-12 25-17

Second round

Site A

• Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo
  • Saturday November 6

South Korea	3 – 2	United States	16-25 25-13 25-21 24-26 18-16
Russia	3 – 1	Argentina	25-12 25-19 31-33 25-14
Japan	3 – 2	Italy	18-25 25-16 25-23 21-25 15-11

• • Sunday November 7

South Korea	3 – 0	Argentina	25-19 25-20 25-21
Italy	3 – 0	United States	25-21 25-21 25-19
Russia	3 – 1	Japan	25-15 25-22 23-25 25-18

Site B

• Venue: Toyama City Gymnasium in Toyama
  • Saturday November 6

Brazil	3 – 1	China	23-25 25-16 25-22 25-23
Peru	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-17 25-11 25-15
Cuba	3 – 1	Croatia	25-20 25-19 21-25 28-26

• • Sunday November 7

Brazil	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-10 25-14 25-16
Cuba	3 – 0	Peru	25-19 25-23 25-18
China	3 – 0	Croatia	25-22 27-25 26-24

Third round

Site A

• Venue: Sendai City Gymnasium in Sendai
  • Wednesday November 10

Russia	3 – 0	Peru	25-19 25-17 25-21
Italy	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-11 25-13 25-03
Japan	3 – 1	Croatia	27-25 25-19 34-36 25-22

• • Thursday November 11

Russia	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-13 25-18 25-12
Italy	3 – 1	Croatia	25-23 25-19 18-25 25-23
Japan	3 – 0	Peru	25-22 25-19 25-13

• • Friday November 12

Russia	3 – 0	Croatia	25-22 25-10 25-17
Italy	3 – 1	Peru	25-17 25-14 23-25 25-15
Japan	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-10 25-12 25-12

Site B

• Venue: Synthesis Gymnasium in Kanazawa
  • Wednesday November 10

Brazil	3 – 0	Argentina	25-22 25-15 25-17
Cuba	3 – 1	South Korea	19-25 35-33 25-19 25-15
China	3 – 0	United States	29-27 25-23 25-18

• • Thursday November 11

Brazil	3 – 1	United States	25-19 20-25 25-15 25-14
Cuba	3 – 0	Argentina	25-14 25-18 25-14
China	3 – 1	South Korea	25-23 25-22 25-16

• • Friday November 12

Brazil	3 – 0	South Korea	25-21 25-23 25-12
Cuba	3 – 1	United States	25-12 26-24 21-25 25-13
China	3 – 0	Argentina	25-17 25-15 25-16

Fourth round

Site A

• Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya
  • Sunday November 14

Brazil	3 – 0	Italy	25-22 25-12 25-17
Russia	3 – 1	China	25-23 15-25 25-13 25-17
Cuba	3 – 0	Japan	25-23 25-14 25-17

• • Monday November 15

Russia	3 – 2	Brazil	21-25 25-20 25-17 22-25 15-09
Cuba	3 – 1	Italy	25-17 25-21 17-25 25-17
Japan	3 – 0	China	25-17 25-22 25-18

• • Tuesday November 16

Cuba	3 – 0	Russia	25-19 25-15 25-19
China	3 – 1	Italy	25-20 26-24 18-25 25-21
Brazil	3 – 0	Japan	25-22 25-11 25-20

Site B

• Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka
  • Sunday November 14

United States	3 – 2	Peru	22-25 25-22 29-27 17-25 15-12
Argentina	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-09 25-23 25-11
South Korea	3 – 0	Croatia	25-20 25-20 25-22

• • Monday November 15

Croatia	3 – 2	United States	19-25 19-25 25-21 25-20 15-08
Peru	3 – 0	Argentina	25-16 25-18 25-20
South Korea	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-08 25-14 25-12

• • Tuesday November 16

United States	3 – 0	Tunisia	25-13 25-11 25-13
Croatia	3 – 0	Argentina	25-22 25-22 25-22
South Korea	3 – 0	Peru	25-18 25-15 25-20

Ranking

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	Cuba	22	11	0	33	5	6.600			1.295
2	Russia	21	10	1	30	9	3.333			1.214
3	Brazil	20	9	2	29	9	3.625			1.219
4	South Korea	18	7	4	24	14	1.714			1.104
5	China	18	7	4	24	15	1.600			1.084
6	Japan	18	7	4	22	18	1.222			1.051
7	Italy	16	5	6	19	21	0.905			1.060
8	Croatia	15	4	7	15	24	0.625			0.981
9	United States	14	3	8	17	26	0.653			0.940
10	Peru	13	2	9	11	28	0.392			0.890
11	Argentina	12	1	10	7	30	0.233			0.796
12	Tunisia	11	0	11	0	33	0.000			0.890

• Cuba, Russia and Brazil qualified for the Women's Volleyball Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Final ranking

Place Team 1.  Cuba 2.  Russia 3.  Brazil 4.  South Korea 5.  China 6.  Japan 7.  Italy 8.  Croatia 9.  United States 10.  Peru 11.  Argentina 12.  Tunisia

1999 FIVB Women's World Cup  Cuba Fourth title

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player:  Taismary Agüero (CUB)

• Best Scorer:  Barbara Jelić (CRO)

• Best Spiker:  Lioubov Sokolova (RUS)

• Best Server:  Taismary Agüero (CUB)

• Best Receiver:  Lioubov Sokolova (RUS)

• Best Setter:  Elena Vassilevskaya (RUS)

• Best Digger:  Hiroko Tsukumo (JPN)

• Best Blocker:  Mirka Francia (CUB)

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