2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

2002 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Germany
Dates	30 August – 15 September
Teams	24
Venues	9 (in 8 host cities)
Champions	Italy (1st title)
MVP	Elisa Togut
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The 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Berlin, Bremen, Dresden, Münster, Schwerin, Riesa, Leipzig and Stuttgart, Germany, from 30 August to 15 September 2002.

Qualification

Teams

Group A  Bulgaria  Czech Republic  Germany  Italy  Japan  Mexico

Group B  Cuba  Canada  Egypt  Netherlands  Romania  South Korea

Group C  Argentina  Dominican Republic  Kenya  Puerto Rico  Russia  United States

Group D  Australia  Brazil  China  Greece  Poland  Thailand

Squads

Venues

• Halle Münsterland (Münster) – pool A
• Sport/Congresshalle (Schwerin) – pool B
• Sachsen Arena (Riesa) – pool C
• Mehrzweckhalle (Dresden) – pool C
• Mehrzwecksporthalle (Leipzig) – pool D
• Stadthalle (Bremen) – pool E and final round
• H.M. Schleyer-Halle (Stuttgart) – pool F and final round
• Erdgas Arena (Riesa) – pool G
• Max-Schmeling-Halle (Berlin) – final round

Preliminary round

Group A (Münster)

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Italy	10	5	5	0	382	288	1.326	15	0	MAX
2.	Bulgaria	8	5	3	2	368	339	1.086	10	6	1.667
3.	Germany	8	5	3	2	429	403	1.065	9	9	1.000
4.	Japan	7	5	2	3	402	401	1.002	8	10	0.800
5.	Czech Republic	7	5	2	3	435	464	0.938	8	12	0.667
6.	Mexico	5	5	0	5	294	415	0.708	2	15	0.133

• 30 August

Italy	3 – 0	Japan	25-11, 26-24, 25-21
Czech Republic	2 – 3	Germany	20-25, 30-28, 22-25, 27-25, 13-15
Mexico	0 – 3	Bulgaria	22-25, 16-25, 17-25

• 31 August

Japan	1 – 3	Germany	21-25, 19-25, 27-25, 21-25
Italy	3 – 0	Mexico	25-17, 25-13, 25-19
Bulgaria	3 – 0	Czech Republic	25-19, 25-22, 25-9

• 1 September

Mexico	0 – 3	Japan	13-25, 16-25, 11-25
Germany	0 – 3	Bulgaria	24-26, 23-25, 20-25
Czech Republic	0 – 3	Italy	18-25, 21-25, 22-25

• 2 September

Japan	3 – 1	Bulgaria	16-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-22
Mexico	2 – 3	Czech Republic	25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 18-25, 17-19
Italy	3 – 0	Germany	25-18, 31-29, 25-22

• 3 September

Czech Republic	3 – 1	Japan	25-23, 21-25, 25-21, 25-23
Bulgaria	0 – 3	Italy	18-25, 16-25, 19-25
Germany	3 – 0	Mexico	25-13, 25-14, 25-19

Group B (Schwerin)

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	South Korea	10	5	5	0	425	334	1.272	15	3	5.000
2.	Cuba	9	5	4	1	436	356	1.225	14	5	2.800
3.	Netherlands	8	5	3	2	373	336	1.110	9	7	1.286
4.	Romania	7	5	2	3	383	376	1.019	8	9	0.889
5.	Canada	6	5	1	4	339	377	0.899	5	12	0.417
6.	Egypt	5	5	0	5	198	375	0.528	0	15	0.000

• 30 August

Netherlands	3 – 1	Romania	25-22, 25-19, 27-29, 25-16
Egypt	0 – 3	Canada	9-25, 23-25, 12-25
Cuba	2 – 3	South Korea	20-25, 25-18, 25-20, 21-25, 12-15

• 31 August

Netherlands	3 – 0	Egypt	25-12, 25-13, 25-13
Canada	2 – 3	Cuba	25-22, 22-25, 25-21, 14-25, 10-15
Romania	1 – 3	South Korea	17-25, 21-25, 25-22, 22-25

• 1 September

Cuba	3 – 0	Netherlands	25-19, 25-19, 25-20
South Korea	3 – 0	Canada	25-11, 25-19, 25-15
Egypt	0 – 3	Romania	14-25, 13-25, 14-25

• 2 September

Netherlands	0 – 3	South Korea	23-25, 18-25, 22-25
Egypt	0 – 3	Cuba	11-25, 13-25, 13-25
Romania	3 – 0	Canada	25-21, 25-18, 25-22

• 3 September

South Korea	3 – 0	Egypt	25-13, 25-10, 25-15
Cuba	3 – 0	Romania	25-18, 25-21, 25-23
Canada	0 – 3	Netherlands	18-25, 21-25, 23-25

Group C (Riesa/Dresden)

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	United States	10	5	5	0	408	334	1.222	15	2	7.500
2.	Russia	9	5	4	1	424	296	1.432	14	4	3.500
3.	Puerto Rico	8	5	3	2	364	404	0.901	9	9	1.000
4.	Dominican Republic	7	5	2	3	350	369	0.949	7	9	0.778
5.	Argentina	6	5	1	4	348	387	0.899	5	12	0.417
6.	Kenya	5	5	0	5	290	394	0.736	1	15	0.067

• 30 August

Kenya	1 – 3	Puerto Rico	18-25, 25-19, 14-25, 23-25
Argentina	0 – 3	United States	21-25, 23-25, 21-25
Russia	3 – 1	Dominican Republic	25-11, 21-25, 25-20, 25-18

• 31 August

Kenya	0 – 3	Argentina	14-25, 22-25, 20-25
United States	3 – 2	Russia	22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 19-25, 15-8
Puerto Rico	3 – 0	Dominican Republic	25-19, 28-26, 25-22

• 1 September

Argentina	2 – 3	Puerto Rico	25-23, 23-25, 19-25, 25-17, 13-15
Dominican Republic	0 – 3	United States	22-25, 17-25, 21-25
Russia	3 – 0	Kenya	25-14, 25-15, 25-15

• 2 September

Kenya	0 – 3	Dominican Republic	20-25, 20-25, 21-25
Argentina	0 – 3	Russia	16-25, 10-25, 18-25
Puerto Rico	0 – 3	United States	13-25, 25-27, 19-25

• 3 September

United States	3 – 0	Kenya	25-19, 25-17, 25-13
Russia	3 – 0	Puerto Rico	25-9, 25-13, 25-8
Dominican Republic	3 – 0	Argentina	25-20, 26-24, 25-15

Group D (Leipzig)

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Brazil	9	5	4	1	389	320	1.216	13	3	4.333
2.	China	9	5	4	1	407	336	1.211	12	5	2.400
3.	Greece	9	5	4	1	412	400	1.030	12	6	2.000
4.	Poland	7	5	2	3	383	388	0.987	8	9	0.889
5.	Thailand	6	5	1	4	343	397	0.864	4	13	0.308
6.	Australia	5	5	0	5	324	417	0.777	2	15	0.133

• 30 August

Poland	0 – 3	Brazil	18-25, 19-25, 18-25
China	3 – 0	Australia	25-12, 25-18, 25-16
Thailand	0 – 3	Greece	19-25, 18-25, 23-25

• 31 August

Brazil	1 – 3	China	23-25, 25-23, 17-25, 23-25
Thailand	0 – 3	Poland	23-25, 23-25, 17-25
Greece	3 – 1	Australia	25-18, 25-20, 19-25, 25-19

• 1 September

China	3 – 1	Thailand	25-20, 25-16, 21-25, 25-9
Australia	0 – 3	Brazil	19-25, 17-25, 24-26
Poland	2 – 3	Greece	31-33, 25-16, 23-25, 27-25, 14-16

• 2 September

Greece	0 – 3	Brazil	18-25, 12-25, 23-25
Thailand	3 – 1	Australia	25-18, 21-25, 25-17, 25-16
Poland	0 – 3	China	20-25, 19-25, 18-25

• 3 September

Brazil	3 – 0	Thailand	25-22, 25-13, 25-19
China	0 – 3	Greece	20-25, 22-25, 21-25
Australia	0 – 3	Poland	24-26, 22-25, 14-25

Second round

Group E (Bremen/Münster)

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Russia	6	3	3	0	285	239	1.192	9	3	3.000
2.	Cuba	5	3	2	1	270	277	0.975	7	5	1.400
3.	Italy	4	3	1	2	275	263	1.046	6	6	1.000
4.	Greece	3	3	0	3	196	247	0.794	1	9	0.111

• 6 September

Cuba	3 – 1	Greece	19-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-18
Italy	2 – 3	Russia	18-25, 26-24, 17-25, 25-21, 13-15

• 7 September

Greece	0 – 3	Russia	21-25, 26-28, 17-25
Cuba	3 – 1	Italy	32-30, 17-25, 25-22, 26-24

• 8 September

Italy	3 – 0	Greece	25-14, 25-23, 25-16
Russia	3 – 1	Cuba	22-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-17

Group F (Stuttgart)

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	South Korea	5	3	2	1	231	206	1.121	7	3	2.333
2.	China	5	3	2	1	216	172	1.256	6	3	2.000
3.	Bulgaria	5	3	2	1	228	204	1.118	6	4	1.500
4.	Puerto Rico	3	3	0	3	132	225	0.587	0	9	0.000

• 6 September

Bulgaria	0 – 3	China	22-25, 15-25, 19-25
South Korea	3 – 0	Puerto Rico	25-14, 25-12, 25-17

• 7 September

China	3 – 0	Puerto Rico	25-13, 25-14, 25-14
Bulgaria	3 – 1	South Korea	19-25, 28-26, 25-14, 25-16

• 8 September

Puerto Rico	0 – 3	Bulgaria	15-25, 16-25, 17-25
South Korea	3 – 0	China	25-22, 25-21, 25-23

Group G (Riesa)

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	United States	6	3	3	0	260	231	1.126	9	2	4.500
2.	Brazil	5	3	2	1	233	221	1.054	6	4	1.500
3.	Netherlands	4	3	1	2	271	288	0.941	6	7	0.857
4.	Germany	3	3	0	3	227	251	0.904	1	9	0.111

• 6 September

Brazil	0 – 3	United States	20-25, 21-25, 24-26
Germany	1 – 3	Netherlands	25-18, 26-28, 17-25, 23-25

• 7 September

Brazil	3 – 0	Germany	25-20, 25-23, 25-22
United States	3 – 2	Netherlands	25-15, 18-25, 25-17, 21-25, 15-13

• 8 September

Netherlands	1 – 3	Brazil	17-25, 25-17, 24-26, 14-25
Germany	0 – 3	United States	26-28, 20-25, 25-27

Final round

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	11 September - Bremen
	Russia	3
					13 September - Berlin
	Bulgaria	0
					Russia	2
	11 September - Bremen
					United States	3
	United States	3
									15 September - Berlin
	Cuba	0
									United States	2
	11 September - Stuttgart
									Italy	3
	South Korea	0
					13 September - Berlin
	Italy	3
					Italy	3			3rd place
	11 September - Stuttgart
					China	1
	China	3							Russia	3
	Brazil	2							China	1
									14 September - Berlin

Quarterfinals

• 11 September

Russia	3 – 0	Bulgaria	25-13, 25-21, 25-19
United States	3 – 0	Cuba	25-22, 25-15, 25-21
South Korea	0 – 3	Italy	20-25, 22-25, 19-25
China	3 – 2	Brazil	25-19, 21-25, 23-25, 25-15, 15-9

Semifinals

• 13 September

Russia	2 – 3	United States	25-21, 23-25, 20-25, 25-21, 8-15
Italy	3 – 1	China	25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23

3rd Place

• 14 September

Russia	3 – 1	China	25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 25-16

Final

• 15 September

United States	2 – 3	Italy	25-18, 18-25, 16-25, 25-22, 11-15

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	5-8th place				5th place
	12 September - Bremen
	Cuba	3
	Bulgaria	2
					15 September - Berlin
					Cuba	3
					South Korea	2
					7th place
	12 September - Stuttgart			14 September - Berlin
	South Korea	3		Bulgaria	0
	Brazil	2			Brazil	3

5-8th Place

• 12 September

Cuba	3 – 2	Bulgaria	24-26, 27-29, 25-16, 28-26, 15-9
South Korea	3 – 2	Brazil	25-23, 19-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-8

7th Place

• 14 September

Bulgaria	0 – 3	Brazil	22-25, 22-25, 21-25

5th Place

• 15 September

Cuba	3 – 2	South Korea	21-25, 25-19, 25-11, 22-25, 15-10

Final standings

Place Team 1.  Italy 2.  United States 3.  Russia 4.  China 5.  Cuba 6.  South Korea 7.  Brazil 8.  Bulgaria 9.  Netherlands 10.  Germany 11.  Greece 12.  Puerto Rico 13.  Dominican Republic 14.  Japan 15.  Poland 16.  Romania 17.  Argentina 18.  Canada 19.  Czech Republic 20.  Thailand 21.  Australia 22.  Egypt 23.  Kenya 24.  Mexico

2002 FIVB Women's World Champions  Italy First title Team roster Simona Rinieri, Elisa Togut, Manuela Leggeri, Sara Anzanello, Paola Paggi, Darina Mifkova, Francesca Piccinini, Rachele Sangiuliano, Eleonora Lo Bianco, Valentina Borrelli, Anna Vania Mello and Paola Cardullo. Head Coach: Marco Bonitta.

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player:  Elisa Togut (ITA) Fair Play Award:  Paola Cardullo (ITA) Best Spiker:  Elizaveta Tichtchenko (RUS) Best Scorer:  Yumilka Ruíz (CUB) Best Blocker:  Danielle Scott (USA)

Best Setter:  Marcelle Rodrigues (BRA) Best Digger:  Koo Ki-Lan (KOR) Best Receiver:  Koo Ki-Lan (KOR) Best Server:  Nancy Carrillo (CUB)

References

• Results
• Federation Internationale de Volleyball

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