1999 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

1999 FIVB World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nation	China (Group 1 Final)
Dates	27–29 August
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Russia (2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Virna Dias

The 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix was the seventh women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over three weeks in four cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Yu Xi, PR China, from 27 to 29 August 1999.

First round

Venue: Macau
- August 13, 1999


Brazil	3 – 0	Italy	25-20 25-17 25-20
China	3 – 1	Netherlands	29-31 25-23 25-15 25-23

- August 14, 1999


Brazil	3 – 0	Netherlands	25-18 25-20 25-18
China	0 – 3	Italy	27-29 24-26 25-27

- August 15, 1999


Italy	3 – 1	Netherlands	25-20 26-24 22-25 25-21
China	1 – 3	Brazil	25-20 22-25 29-31 16-25

Venue: Genting, Malaysia
- August 13, 1999


South Korea	2 – 3	Russia	25-20 25-18 14-25 21-25 12-15
Cuba	2 – 3	Japan	26-24 21-25 17-25 25-14 13-15

- August 14, 1999


Cuba	2 – 3	South Korea	20-25 16-25 25-15 25-20 13-15
Russia	3 – 0	Japan	25-16 15-13 25-17

- August 15, 1999


South Korea	3 – 1	Japan	25-17 25-16 17-25 25-23
Russia	3 – 2	Cuba	23-25 22-25 25-19 25-22 15-13

Second round

Venue: Fong San, Chinese Taipei
- August 20, 1999


Russia	3 – 2	Japan	25-17 21-25 25-19 19-25 15-13
China	3 – 1	Netherlands	25-20 25-14 16-25 25-20

- August 21, 1999


Russia	3 – 1	Netherlands	19-25 25-17 25-10 25-20
China	3 – 1	Japan	25-23 25-18 21-25 30-28

- August 22, 1999


Japan	2 – 3	Netherlands	25-27 25-14 22-25 25-23 12-15
China	1 – 3	Russia	18-25 16-25 25-23 16-25

Venue: Manila, Philippines
- August 20, 1999


Cuba	3 – 0	South Korea	25-21 25-19 25-22
Brazil	3 – 1	Italy	25-22 27-29 25-23 25-18

- August 21, 1999


Italy	1 – 3	Cuba	21-25 25-22 23-25 25-27
Brazil	3 – 2	South Korea	25-27 25-20 25-20 19-25 15-07

- August 22, 1999


Italy	3 – 2	South Korea	13-25 22-25 26-24 25-14 15-10
Cuba	1 – 3	Brazil	28-26 17-25 21-25 23-25

Preliminary ranking

	Team	Points	G	W	L	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Brazil	12	6	6	0	18	5	3.600
2.	Russia	12	6	6	0	18	8	2.250
3.	China	9	6	3	3	11	12	0.916
4.	Italy	9	6	3	3	11	12	0.916
5.	Cuba	8	6	2	4	13	13	1.000
6.	South Korea	8	6	2	4	12	15	0.800
7.	Japan	7	6	1	5	9	17	0.529
8.	Netherlands	7	6	1	5	7	17	0.412

Final four

Venue: Yu Xi, PR China

Semifinals

August 27, 1999


China	1 – 3	Russia	16-25 25-16 24-26 22-25
Brazil	3 – 1	Italy	28-26 25-19 23-25 26-24

Finals

August 28, 1999 — Bronze medal match


Italy	1 – 3	China	25-19 20-25 23-25 21-25

August 29, 1999 — Gold medal match


Brazil	0 – 3	Russia	23-25 22-25 20-25

Final ranking

Place	Team
01 !	Russia
02 !	Brazil
03 !	China
4	Italy
5	Cuba
6	South Korea
7	Japan
8	Netherlands

1999 FIVB World Grand Prix winners
Russia Second title

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player:
- Virna Dias (BRA)
Best Scorer:
- Virna Dias (BRA)
Best Spiker:
- Elizaveta Tichtchenko (RUS)
Best Blocker:
- Elena Godina (RUS)

Best Server:
- Lioubov Sokolova (RUS)
Best Digger:
- Ricarda Lima (BRA)
Best Setter:
- Hélia Souza (BRA)
Best Receiver:
- Virna Dias (BRA)

References

Volleyball Almanac

FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
Seasons	Hong Kong 1993 Shanghai 1994 Shanghai 1995 Shanghai 1996 Kobe 1997 Hong Kong 1998 Yuxi 1999 Quezon City 2000 Macau 2001 Hong Kong 2002 Andria 2003 Reggio Calabria 2004 Sendai 2005 Reggio Calabria 2006 Ningbo 2007 Yokohama 2008 Tokyo 2009 Ningbo 2010 Macau 2011 Ningbo 2012 Sapporo 2013 Tokyo 2014 Omaha 2015 Bangkok 2016 Nanjing 2017
Squads	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix statistics

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