1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

The 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from November 2 to November 16, 1999 in Japan. The winner received a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament.

1999 Women's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nationJapan
DatesNovember 2–16
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 8 host cities)
Champions Cuba (4th title)
Tournament awards
MVP Taismary Agüero

Twelve women's national teams played at several venues across Japan. the teams were the hosts Japan, continental and vice-champions from Asia, Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, the African continental champion, and two wild-card teams created by the FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association.

Teams played a 66-game single-round robin format match, in two groups (site A and site B).

Teams

Squads

First round

Site A
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
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
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 – 0  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
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 6.600 944 729 1.295
2  Russia 21 10 1 30 9 3.333 930 766 1.214
3  Brazil 20 9 2 29 8 3.625 903 741 1.219
4  South Korea 18 7 4 24 14 1.714 851 771 1.104
5  China 18 7 4 24 15 1.600 888 819 1.084
6  Japan 18 7 4 22 18 1.222 888 845 1.051
7  Italy 16 5 6 19 21 0.905 883 833 1.060
8  Croatia 15 4 7 15 24 0.625 873 890 0.981
9  United States 14 3 8 17 26 0.654 895 952 0.940
10  Peru 13 2 9 11 28 0.393 827 929 0.890
11  Argentina 12 1 10 7 30 0.233 709 891 0.796
12  Tunisia 11 0 11 0 33 0.000 400 825 0.485

Final ranking

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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