2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

2003 Women's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation	Japan
Dates	November 01–15
Teams	12
Venues	(in 7 host cities)
Champions	China (3rd title)
MVP	Małgorzata Glinka
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The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from November 1 to November 15, 2003, 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 Athens, Greece, 2004.

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, Kagoshima, Nagoya, Toyama, Sapporo, Sendai and Osaka. Japan is the traditional host of the tournament since the second edition of the event in 1977.

Teams

Japan — hosts  Egypt — African Champions  China — Asian Champions  Poland — European Champions  United States — NORCECA Champions  Brazil — South American Champions

South Korea — Asian bronze medalists  Turkey — European Vice-Champions  Cuba — NORCECA Vice-Champions  Argentina — South American Vice-Champions  Italy — wild-card  Dominican Republic — wild-card

Squads

First round

Site A

• Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo
  • Saturday Noviembre 1

South Korea	2 – 3	United States	21-25 19-25 25-21 25-22 13-15
Italy	3 – 0	Egypt	25-13 25-11 25-13
Argentina	0 – 3	Japan	16-25 20-25 23-25

• • Sunday November 2

Italy	3 – 0	South Korea	25-14 25-19 25-17
United States	3 – 0	Argentina	25-11 25-14 25-14
Japan	3 – 0	Egypt	25-10 25-15 25-21

• • Monday November 3

United States	3 – 0	Italy	25-22 25-22 25-19
Egypt	0 – 3	Argentina	14-25 13-25 16-25
Japan	3 – 2	South Korea	23-25 25-21 26-28 25-15 15-12

Site B

• Venue: Kagoshima Arena in Kagoshima
  • Saturday November 1

Dominican R.	1 – 3	Cuba	15-25 17-25 25-22 19-25
Brazil	1 – 3	China	25-14 18-25 19-25 16-25
Turkey	2 – 3	Poland	28-26 25-27 25-20 11-25 12-15

• • Sunday November 2

Dominican R.	3 – 1	Poland	25-21 25-17 25-27 25-21
China	3 – 0	Cuba	25-20 25-17 25-19
Brazil	3 – 1	Turkey	27-29 25-19 25-23 25-10

• • Monday November 3

China	3 – 0	Dominican R.	25-12 25-12 25-15
Poland	0 – 3	Brazil	19-25 18-25 18-25
Cuba	2 – 3	Turkey	25-22 25-22 20-25 23-25 14-16

Second round

Site A

• Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya
  • Wednesday November 5

United States	3 – 0	Egypt	25-16 25-17 25-20
South Korea	3 – 0	Argentina	25-21 25-16 25-16
Italy	3 – 1	Japan	25-22 25-19 15-25 25-11

• • Thursday November 6

Egypt	0 – 3	South Korea	10-25 11-25 13-25
Argentina	0 – 3	Italy	12-25 16-25 18-25
Japan	0 – 3	United States	15-25 22-25 19-25

Site B

• Venue: Sendai City Gymnasium in Sendai
  • Wednesday November 5

Cuba	3 – 0	Poland	25-19 27-25 27-25
Brazil	3 – 2	Dominican R.	17-25 25-18 24-26 26-24 15-07
China	3 – 1	Turkey	25-10 24-26 25-21 25-21

• • Thursday November 6

Poland	0 – 3	China	16-25 19-25 17-25
Turkey	3 – 0	Dominican R.	25-22 25-18 25-23
Cuba	2 – 3	Brazil	23-25 16-25 39-37 28-26 09-15

Third round

Site A

• Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo
  • Friday November 8

United States	2 – 3	Poland	21-25 29-31 25-22 25-21 12-15
Italy	3 – 0	Dominican R.	25-13 25-15 25-17
Japan	3 – 0	Turkey	25-21 25-16 25-16

• • Saturday November 9

Italy	3 – 0	Poland	25-15 25-17 25-22
United States	3 – 2	Turkey	24-26 25-22 26-24 22-25 15-10
Japan	3 – 1	Dominican R.	25-17 23-25 25-19 26-24

• • Sunday November 10

United States	3 – 0	Dominican R.	25-17 25-22 25-21
Italy	3 – 1	Turkey	20-25 25-18 25-21 25-20
Japan	3 – 2	Poland	25-22 25-20 22-25 23-25 15-11

Site B

• Venue: Toyama City Gymnasium in Toyama
  • Friday November 8

Cuba	3 – 0	Argentina	25-15 25-16 25-19
Brazil	3 – 0	Egypt	25-14 25-08 25-18
China	3 – 0	South Korea	25-10 25-19 25-14

• • Saturday November 9

Cuba	3 – 0	Egypt	25-15 25-10 25-16
China	3 – 0	Argentina	25-16 25-15 25-19
Brazil	3 – 0	South Korea	25-18 25-21 26-24

• • Sunday November 10

Cuba	3 – 2	South Korea	23-25 25-18 18-25 25-17 15-13
Brazil	3 – 0	Argentina	25-18 25-19 25-12
China	3 – 0	Egypt	25-11 25-16 25-11

Fourth round

Site A

• Venue: Namihaya Dome in Osaka
  • Wednesday November 13

Italy	0 – 3	Cuba	22-25 22-25 22-25
United States	2 – 3	China	20-25 25-20 26-24 20-25 11-15
Japan	0 – 3	Brazil	21-25 21-25 23-25

• • Thursday November 14

United States	0 – 3	Brazil	15-25 23-25 20-25
Italy	0 – 3	China	24-26 18-25 20-25
Japan	3 – 2	Cuba	15-25 25-19 21-25 25-21 15-13

• • Friday November 15

Italy	1 – 3	Brazil	20-25 12-25 25-23 19-25
United States	3 – 0	Cuba	25-23 25-18 25-17
Japan	0 – 3	China	18-25 18-25 13-25

Site B

• Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka
  • Wednesday November 13

Dominican R.	0 – 3	South Korea	20-25 21-25 16-25
Poland	3 – 0	Argentina	25-16 25-18 25-21
Turkey	3 – 0	Egypt	25-20 25-15 25-08

• • Thursday November 14

Poland	3 – 0	South Korea	25-19 27-25 25-21
Turkey	3 – 0	Argentina	25-14 25-18 25-21
Dominican R.	3 – 0	Egypt	25-14 25-15 25-19

• • Friday November 15

Turkey	3 – 0	South Korea	25-22 25-18 25-17
Dominican R.	3 – 1	Argentina	25-17 25-22 18-25 26-24
Poland	3 – 0	Egypt	25-16 25-15 25-10

Ranking

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	China	22	11	0	33	4	8.250	898	608	1.477
2	Brazil	21	10	1	31	7	4.429	932	691	1.349
3	United States	19	8	3	28	13	2.154	942	837	1.125
4	Italy	18	7	4	22	14	1.571	827	717	1.153
5	Japan	18	7	4	22	19	1.158	896	865	1.036
6	Cuba	17	6	5	24	18	1.333	946	889	1.064
7	Turkey	16	5	6	22	20	1.100	914	856	1.068
8	Poland	16	5	6	18	22	0.818	873	888	0.983
9	South Korea	14	3	8	15	24	0.625	805	850	0.947
10	Dominican R.	14	3	8	11	26	0.423	592	868	0.682
11	Argentina	12	1	10	4	30	0.133	617	812	0.760
12	Egypt	11	0	11	0	33	0.000	464	825	0.562

• China, Brazil and United States qualified for the women's volleyball competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Final ranking

Place Team 1.  China 2.  Brazil 3.  United States 4.  Italy 5.  Japan 6.  Cuba 7.  Turkey 8.  Poland 9.  South Korea 10.  Dominican Republic 11.  Argentina 12.  Egypt

2003 FIVB Women's World Cup  China Third title Team roster Feng Kun , Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Li Shan Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Zhang Yuehong, Chen Jing, Song Nina, Wang Lina, Zhang Na, Zhang Ping Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe.

Awards

• Most Valuable Player:  Małgorzata Glinka (POL)

• Best Scorer:  Małgorzata Glinka (POL)

• Best Spiker:  Zhao Ruirui (CHN)

• Best Blocker:  Valeska Menezes (BRA)

• Best Server:  Zoila Barros (CUB)

• Best Receiver:  Zhou Suhong (CHN)

• Best Libero:  Arlene Xavier (BRA)

• Best Setter:  Feng Kun (CHN)

• Special Award:  Yoshie Takeshita (JPN)

External links

• FIVB 2003 World Cup

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