2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

2015 Women's World Cup
Official website
2015 World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation  Japan
Dates 22 August – 6 September
Teams 12
Venues 6 (in 6 host cities)
Champions  China (4th title)
MVP China Zhu Ting
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The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup was played from August 22 to September 6 in Japan. The tournament was a qualification process for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The top two ranked teams, China and Serbia, qualified for the Olympics,[1] and joined Brazil as they had already secured a berth as the host country. China secured the country's fourth title with 10 victories and only 1 loss. Zhu Ting was elected the Most Valuable Player.

Information

The FIVB Volleyball World Cup began with signing a contract between Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) for hosting the tournament on 31 January 2013. In this event, Fuji TV had the right to broadcast the tournament. Moreover, the FIVB released the qualification process of the tournament:[1]

  1. Host country
  2. 2014 World champions
  3. 2 teams per Continental confederation considered by World ranking, Continental ranking, or Continental championship

But, on 10 March 2015, the FIVB announced a change of the continental events following each continental confederation's agreement.[2]

  1. AVC used the World ranking as of 1 January 2015.
  2. CAVB used the African Championship.
  3. CEV used the European ranking as of 1 January 2015.
  4. CSV held a qualification tournament.
  5. NORCECA used the 2015 NORCECA Champion Cup (Final Four).

Changes

  1. Olympics places
    Only the winners and runners-up of the competition could secure the berths in the 2016 Olympics games. It was different from last edition which three medalists teams joined the Olympics games.
  2. Qualification format
    The 2015 World Cup changed the format of the competition following the information above. There were not 2 wild card teams like 2011 edition. One of these spots belonged to the World champions, the other one belonged to the 2nd place of a continental event (2011 edition gave tickets to 4 of 5 continents, but 2015 edition gave tickets to all 5 continents).
  3. Competition format
    Competition rounds decreased from 4 in 2011 to 3. Combining rounds 1 (3 days) and 2 (2 days) in 2011 to 1 round of 5 days. The hosts also reduced the venues from 8 to 6.
  4. Pool ranking criteria
    In 2011 edition, match points was the first criterion, but 2015 changed it to number of matches won. All criteria are shown in section Pool standing procedure.[3]
  5. Net touch
    In this edition, players can not touch the whole net and antennas, not just the white band like in 2011 edition.[4]
  6. Roster
    All 14 players (maximum 12 regular players and maximum 2 liberos) can play in every match and be named in score sheets.
  7. Individual awards
    Individual awards were given to players by positions, unlike previous editions when awards were given to players by volleyball skills.
  8. Attribution of points
    FIVB approved the proposal that in case the team hosting the Olympic Games participated in a previous World Cup then they would keep the World Ranking points gained at the previous World Cup.[3]
  9. Referee
    It was the first time in the competition when there was a challenge referee. In each match, there was a referee who controlled the challenge system.

Qualification

12 teams participated in the World Cup.[2] Only teams who had not yet qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games could compete in the tournament.

Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host Country 31 January 2013 Switzerland Lausanne1  Japan
2014 World Championship23 Sep–12 Oct 2014Italy Italy1 United States
World Ranking for Asian Team13 October 2014 Thailand Bangkok2 China
 South Korea
European Ranking[5]15 October 2014 Luxembourg Luxembourg2 Russia
 Serbia
South American Qualifier3–7 June 2015 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia2 Argentina
 Peru
2015 NORCECA Champions Cup5–7 June 2015 Cuba Havana2 Dominican Republic
 Cuba
2015 African Championship12–20 June 2015 Kenya Nairobi2 Kenya
 Algeria
Total 12

Format

The competition system of the 2015 World Cup for women is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 11 remaining teams.
The teams were divided into 2 groups of 6 teams each. In round 1, total 30 matches in 5 days, each teams play against the other teams from the same group. For rounds 2 and 3, total 36 matches in 6 days, each teams play against the teams from the another group.
The pools composition followed the Serpentine system based on the World ranking where the host team was at the top position. Numbers in brackets denoted the FIVB World Ranking as of 13 October 2014 except the hosts who ranked 4th.[6]
Group 1Group 2
 Japan (Host) United States (1)
 Dominican Republic (6) China (3)
 Russia (7) Serbia (8)
 Argentina (14) South Korea (10)
 Kenya (19) Peru (23)
 Cuba (26) Algeria (25)

Squads

Maximum of 12 regular players and maximum of 2 liberos can be selected to play in the tournament. The rosters of 14 players of each team can be seen in the article below.

Venues

Site First Round Second Round Third Round
A TokyoSendaiNagoya
Yoyogi National GymnasiumSendai GymnasiumNippon Gaishi Hall
Capacity: 13,291Capacity: 7,000Capacity: 10,000
B MatsumotoOkayamaKomaki
Matsumoto City GymnasiumMomotaro ArenaPark Arena Komaki
Capacity: 6,000Capacity: 11,000Capacity: 5,000

Pool standing procedure

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Results

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  China 10 1 30 30 7 4.286 900 658 1.368
2  Serbia 10 1 26 31 11 2.818 964 739 1.304
3  United States 9 2 28 29 7 4.143 839 617 1.360
4  Russia 9 2 27 30 8 3.750 889 702 1.266
5  Japan 7 4 22 27 14 1.929 922 779 1.184
6  South Korea 5 6 16 18 19 0.947 816 787 1.037
7  Dominican Republic 5 6 16 18 21 0.857 835 859 0.972
8  Argentina 4 7 12 15 23 0.652 738 819 0.901
9  Cuba 4 7 11 13 25 0.520 740 876 0.845
10  Kenya 2 9 5 7 29 0.241 683 844 0.809
11  Peru 1 10 5 9 30 0.300 732 899 0.814
12  Algeria 0 11 0 0 33 0.000 326 825 0.395

First round

Site A

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Aug 12:10 Dominican Republic  0–3  Russia 15–25 18–25 18–25     51–75 P2 P3
22 Aug 14:40 Cuba  3–1  Kenya 27–25 25–23 12–25 25–22   89–95 P2 P3
22 Aug 19:20 Argentina  0–3  Japan 16–25 19–25 12–25     47–75 P2 P3
23 Aug 12:10 Kenya  0–3  Dominican Republic 26–28 24–26 17–25     67–79 P2 P3
23 Aug 15:10 Argentina  3–0  Cuba 25–15 25–21 25–23     75–59 P2 P3
23 Aug 19:20 Japan  2–3  Russia 25–12 18–25 21–25 25–23 13–15 102–100 P2 P3
24 Aug 12:10 Dominican Republic  3–1  Argentina 25–21 25–22 19–25 25–15   94–83 P2 P3
24 Aug 15:10 Russia  3–0  Kenya 25–16 25–21 25–21     75–58 P2 P3
24 Aug 19:20 Cuba  0–3  Japan 15–25 12–25 16–25     43–75 P2 P3
26 Aug 12:10 Argentina  0–3  Russia 10–25 10–25 16–25     36–75 P2 P3
26 Aug 15:10 Cuba  1–3  Dominican Republic 22–25 22–25 25–18 23–25   92–93 P2 P3
26 Aug 19:20 Japan  3–0  Kenya 25–15 25–20 25–12     75–47 P2 P3
27 Aug 12:10 Russia  3–0  Cuba 25–19 25–13 25–18     75–50 P2 P3
27 Aug 15:10 Kenya  0–3  Argentina 12–25 17–25 20–25     49–75 P2 P3
27 Aug 19:20 Dominican Republic  2–3  Japan 18–25 25–20 32–30 15–25 13–15 103–115 P2 P3

Site B

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Aug 12:10 United States  3–0  South Korea 25–15 25–22 25–15     75–52 P2 P3
22 Aug 15:10 Serbia  1–3  China 25–19 23–25 15–25 19–25   82–94 P2 P3
22 Aug 18:40 Peru  3–0  Algeria 25–16 25–13 25–16     75–45 P2 P3
23 Aug 12:10 South Korea  3–0  Peru 25–19 25–18 25–18     75–55 P2 P3
23 Aug 15:10 China  3–0  Algeria 25–5 25–11 25–8     75–24 P2 P3
23 Aug 18:40 Serbia  3–2  United States 25–20 22–25 18–25 25–19 15–6 105–95 P2 P3
24 Aug 12:10 Algeria  0–3  South Korea 8–25 9–25 19–25     36–75 P2 P3
24 Aug 15:10 Peru  0–3  Serbia 10–25 17–25 10–25     37–75 P2 P3
24 Aug 18:40 United States  3–0  China 25–23 25–17 25–23     75–63 P2 P3
26 Aug 12:10 United States  3–0  Peru 25–17 25–15 25–12     75–44 P2 P3
26 Aug 15:10 Serbia  3–0  Algeria 25–7 25–11 25–3     75–21 P2 P3
26 Aug 18:40 China  3–1  South Korea 23–25 25–15 25–20 25–23   98–83 P2 P3
27 Aug 12:10 Algeria  0–3  United States 7–25 2–25 5–25     14–75 P2 P3
27 Aug 15:10 Peru  0–3  China 11–25 18–25 17–25     46–75 P2 P3
27 Aug 18:40 South Korea  0–3  Serbia 16–25 19–25 16–25     51–75 P2 P3

Second round

Site A

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Aug 12:10 Dominican Republic  0–3  Serbia 18–25 22–25 22–25     62–75 P2 P3
30 Aug 15:10 Russia  3–0  South Korea 25–20 26–24 25–22     76–66 P2 P3
30 Aug 19:20 Japan  3–0  Peru 25–19 25–21 25–15     75–55 P2 P3
31 Aug 12:10 Dominican Republic  3–1  Peru 25–18 25–19 22–25 25–17   97–79 P2 P3
31 Aug 15:10 Russia  2–3  Serbia 25–22 25–22 14–25 23–25 12–15 99–109 P2 P3
31 Aug 19:20 Japan  3–0  South Korea 25–17 26–24 25–17     76–58 P2 P3
1 Sep 12:10 Russia  3–0  Peru 25–14 25–10 25–20     75–44 P2 P3
1 Sep 15:10 Dominican Republic  1–3  South Korea 25–18 17–25 23–25 18–25   83–93 P2 P3
1 Sep 19:20 Japan  2–3  Serbia 26–24 17–25 14–25 25–21 9–15 91–110 P2 P3

Site B

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Aug 12:10 Argentina  3–0  Algeria 25–11 25–8 25–11     75–30 P2 P3
30 Aug 15:10 Kenya  0–3  United States 15–25 16–25 13–25     44–75 P2 P3
30 Aug 18:40 Cuba  0–3  China 19–25 10–25 14–25     43–75 P2 P3
31 Aug 12:10 Cuba  3–0  Algeria 25–17 25–16 25–14     75–47 P2 P3
31 Aug 15:10 Argentina  0–3  United States 16–25 19–25 14–25     49–75 P2 P3
31 Aug 18:40 Kenya  0–3  China 7–25 15–25 14–25     36–75 P2 P3
1 Sep 12:10 Kenya  3–0  Algeria 25–14 25–11 25–11     75–36 P2 P3
1 Sep 15:10 Argentina  0–3  China 14–25 15–25 20–25     49–75 P2 P3
1 Sep 18:40 Cuba  0–3  United States 15–25 11–25 15–25     41–75 P2 P3

Third round

Site A

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Sep 12:10 Dominican Republic  0–3  China 16–25 17–25 19–25     52–75 P2 P3
4 Sep 15:10 Russia  3–0  United States 25–17 31–29 25–23     81–69 P2 P3
4 Sep 19:20 Japan  3–0  Algeria 25–8 25–10 25–6     75–24 P2 P3
5 Sep 12:10 Dominican Republic  3–0  Algeria 25–11 25–12 25–7     75–30 P2 P3
5 Sep 15:10 Russia  1–3  China 23–25 15–25 25–23 20–25   83–98 P2 P3
5 Sep 19:20 Japan  1–3  United States 25–20 23–25 20–25 10–25   78–95 P2 P3
6 Sep 12:10 Russia  3–0  Algeria 25–5 25–6 25–8     75–19 P2 P3
6 Sep 15:10 Dominican Republic  0–3  United States 10–25 19–25 17–25     46–75 P2 P3
6 Sep 19:20 Japan  1–3  China 17–25 25–22 21–25 22–25   85–97 P2 P3

Site B

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Sep 12:10 Argentina  3–2  Peru 16–25 25–20 21–25 25–22 15–12 102–104 P2 P3
4 Sep 15:10 Cuba  0–3  Serbia 22–25 19–25 15–25     56–75 P2 P3
4 Sep 18:40 Kenya  0–3  South Korea 16–25 16–25 19–25     51–75 P2 P3
5 Sep 12:10 Cuba  3–1  Peru 13–25 25–16 25–18 25–19   88–78 P2 P3
5 Sep 15:10 Kenya  0–3  Serbia 11–25 14–25 19–25     44–75 P2 P3
5 Sep 18:40 Argentina  0–3  South Korea 21–25 17–25 20–25     58–75 P2 P3
6 Sep 11:10 Kenya  3–2  Peru 23–25 29–27 25–27 25–23 15–13 117–115 P2 P3
6 Sep 14:10 Argentina  2–3  Serbia 16–25 19–25 25–20 25–23 4–15 89–108 P2 P3
6 Sep 17:10 Cuba  3–2  South Korea 25–22 18–25 16–25 30–28 15–13 104–113 P2 P3

Final standing

Rank Team
1st  China
2nd  Serbia
3rd  United States
4  Russia
5  Japan
6  South Korea
7  Dominican Republic
8  Argentina
9  Cuba
10  Kenya
11  Peru
12  Algeria
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics

 2015 Women's World Cup 

China
4th title
14–woman Roster
Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Shen Jingsi, Yang Junjing, Wei Qiuyue, Zeng Chunlei, Zhang Changning, Zhang Xiaoya, Lin Li, Ding Xia, Yan Ni, Wang Mengjie, Liu Yanhan, Liu Xiaotong
Head Coach
Lang Ping

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player
China Zhu Ting
  • Best Setter
Dominican Republic Niverka Marte
  • Best Middle Blockers
Cuba Daymara Lescay
United States TeTori Dixon
  • Best Outside Hitters
Serbia Brankica Mihajlović
Russia Tatiana Kosheleva
  • Best Opposite Hitter
Russia Nataliya Obmochaeva
  • Best Libero
Dominican Republic Brenda Castillo

Statistics leaders

Best Scorers
Rank Name Points
1 South Korea Kim Yeon-koung197
2 Russia Nataliya Obmochaeva161
3 Serbia Tijana Bošković159
4 Japan Miyu Nagaoka156
5 Japan Sarina Koga150
6 Kenya Mercy Moim146
7 Serbia Brankica Mihajlovic142
7 Russia Tatiana Kosheleva142
9 China Zhu Ting141
10 South Korea Kim Hee-jin136
Best Spikers
Rank Name %Succ
1 China Zhu Ting52.07
2 Serbia Brankica Mihajlovic51.60
3 Russia Tatiana Kosheleva50.43
4 United States Nicole Fawcett50.00
5 Serbia Tijana Bošković48.70
6 Russia Nataliya Obmochaeva48.58
7 China Zhang Changning46.05
8 South Korea Kim Yeon-koung45.64
9 Dominican Republic Yonkaira Peña45.57
10 China Zeng Chunlei44.10
Best Blockers
Rank Name Avg/set
1 Cuba Alena Rojas0.74
2 Cuba Daymara Lescay0.74
3 China Zhu Ting0.68
4 United States TeTori Dixon0.61
5 Russia Irina Fetisova0.61
6 Russia Tatiana Kosheleva0.61
7 Argentina Emilce Sosa0.58
8 United States Nicole Fawcett0.58
9 Kenya Ruth Jepngetich0.58
10 Serbia Milena Rašić0.57

Best Servers
Rank Name Avg/set
1 China Zhang Changning0.57
2 Japan Miyu Nagaoka0.44
3 Peru Katherine Regalado0.41
4 Japan Sarina Koga0.39
5 Japan Haruka Miyashita0.37
6 Dominican Republic Prisilla Rivera0.36
7 China Yan Ni0.35
8 United States Foluke Akinradewo0.31
9 Serbia Jovana Stevanović0.31
10 Serbia Milena Rašić0.29
Best Setters
Rank Name Avg/set
1 Dominican Republic Niverka Marte7.67
2 Japan Haruka Miyashita6.98
3 Russia Ekaterina Kosianenko6.68
4 Serbia Maja Ognjenović6.67
5 United States Alisha Glass6.56
6 China Shen Jingsi5.89
7 Peru Zoila La Rosa5.51
8 Argentina Yael Castiglione5.24
9 Cuba Yamila Hernández4.76
10 United States Molly Kreklow4.47

Best Diggers
Rank Name Avg/set
1 Dominican Republic Brenda Castillo5.15
2 Argentina Tatiana Rizzo3.71
3 Peru Susan Egoavil3.64
4 Russia Anna Malova3.08
5 Kenya Brackcides Khadambi2.50
6 Cuba Emily Borrell2.45
7 United States Kayla Banwarth2.44
8 Peru Katherinne Olemar2.44
9 Algeria Ryma Mebarki2.27
10 Japan Miyu Nagaoka2.17
Best Receivers
Rank Name %Eff
1 Japan Sarina Koga57.78
2 Japan Saori Kimura56.68
3 Russia Anna Malova54.31
4 South Korea Kim Yeon-Koung53.89
5 Serbia Tijana Malešević51.79
6 Peru Katherinne Olemar48.07
7 United States Kimberly Hill45.83
8 Russia Yana Shcherban44.09
9 Dominican Republic Yonkaira Peña40.65
10 Peru Karla Ortiz40.31

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "FIVB signs World Cup deal with Japan for 2015 and 2019". FIVB. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 "World Cup 2015 qualification process confirmed". FIVB. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Change in 2015 World Cup". FIVB. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "New net touch rule approved". FIVB. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "European Ranking". CEV. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Drawing of lots". FIVB. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

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