2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

The 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup was played from November 4 to November 18 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined Great Britain as they had already secured a berth as the host country.

2011 Women's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
DatesNovember 4–18
Teams12
Venue(s)7 (in 6 host cities)
Champions Italy (2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVP Carolina Costagrande
Official website

Qualification summary

12 teams participated in the World Cup:

  • The host nation's team.
  • The five champions of their respective continental championships in 2011.
  • Four highest-ranked second-place teams of their respective continental championships in 2011 (according to the FIVB World Ranking as of January 15, 2011).
  • Two wild cards chosen from among the participants of the continental championships in 2011.
CompetitionDateVenueQualified
Host Nation—— Japan
2011 African ChampionshipAugust 17–24, 2011 Nairobi, Kenya Kenya
 Algeria
2011 NORCECA ChampionshipSeptember 12–17, 2011 Caguas, Puerto Rico United States
 Dominican Republic
2011 Asian ChampionshipSeptember 15–23, 2011 Taipei, Chinese Taipei China
 South Korea
2011 European ChampionshipSep. 24 – Oct. 2, 2011 Serbia
Italy		 Serbia
 Germany
2011 South American ChampionshipSep. 28 – Oct. 2, 2011 Callao, Peru Brazil
Wild Card[1]October 5, 2011 Tokyo, Japan Italy
 Argentina
Total12

Four highest-ranked second-place teams

FIVB World Ranking for second-place teams (as of January 15, 2011) [2]

RankTeamContinent
10 GermanyEurope
13 Dominican RepublicNORCECA
15 AlgeriaAfrica
18 South KoreaAsia
25 ArgentinaSouth America

Venues
roundsSite ASite B
1stHiroshima Sun Plaza, HiroshimaWhite Ring, Nagano
2ndHiroshima Sun Plaza, HiroshimaToyama City Gymnasium, Toyama
3rdHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, SapporoMomotaro Arena, Okayama
4thYoyogi National Gymnasium, TokyoTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

Pool standing procedure

1. Match points
2. Numbers of matches won
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio

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

Squads

Competition System

The competition system of the 2011 World Cup for Women is the single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the 11 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final ranking was determined by the total points gained.

The teams were divided into 2 groups of 6 teams each.

Rounds 1 + 2 (30 matches, 5 days): Teams played against teams in the same group

Rounds 3 + 4 (36 matches, 6 days): Teams played against teams in the other group.

Standings
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Italy 28 10 1 31 8 3.875 931 721 1.291
2  United States 26 9 2 27 10 2.700 892 726 1.229
3  China 26 8 3 30 13 2.308 997 821 1.214
4  Japan 24 8 3 27 11 2.455 889 739 1.203
5  Brazil 21 8 3 25 16 1.563 941 808 1.165
6  Germany 20 6 5 25 17 1.471 944 871 1.084
7  Serbia 18 5 6 22 19 1.158 926 877 1.056
8  Dominican Republic 12 5 6 17 25 0.680 861 927 0.929
9  South Korea 11 3 8 13 24 0.542 709 838 0.846
10  Argentina 9 3 8 9 26 0.346 686 809 0.848
11  Algeria 3 1 10 4 31 0.129 544 854 0.637
12  Kenya 0 0 11 3 33 0.091 561 890 0.630
Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics

Results

Site A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Nov 11:00 China  3–0  Algeria 25–13 25–14 25–19     75–46 P2 P3
4 Nov 14:30 Dominican Republic  1–3  Argentina 25–18 17–25 18–25 22–25   82–93 P2 P3
4 Nov 18:20 Italy  3–1  Japan 25–20 23–25 25–18 25–15   98–78 P2 P3
5 Nov 11:00 Algeria  0–3  Dominican Republic 7–25 15–25 20–25     42–75 P2 P3
5 Nov 15:00 Italy  3–2  China 25–20 22–25 21–25 25–21 15–12 108–103 P2 P3
5 Nov 18:20 Japan  3–0  Argentina 25–19 25–11 25–20     75–50 P2 P3
6 Nov 11:00 Dominican Republic  0–3  Italy 26–28 13–25 12–25     51–78 P2 P3
6 Nov 15:00 Argentina  3–1  Algeria 25–18 25–12 20–25 25–16   95–71 P2 P3
6 Nov 18:20 China  3–2  Japan 20–25 25–19 20–25 25–23 15–13 105–105 P2 P3

Site B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Nov 11:00 Serbia  3–0  South Korea 27–25 25–22 25–22     77–69 P2 P3
4 Nov 14:30 Kenya  0–3  Germany 19–25 14–25 8–25     41–75 P2 P3
4 Nov 18:20 United States  3–1  Brazil 25–22 17–25 27–25 25–19   94–91 P2 P3
5 Nov 11:00 South Korea  0–3  Germany 20–25 16–25 15–25     51–75 P2 P3
5 Nov 15:00 Serbia  0–3  United States 16–25 25–27 20–25     61–77 P2 P3
5 Nov 18:20 Brazil  3–0  Kenya 25–15 25–16 25–9     75–40 P2 P3
6 Nov 11:00 Kenya  1–3  Serbia 25–19 22–25 11–25 11–25   69–94 P2 P3
6 Nov 15:00 Germany  1–3  Brazil 21–25 25–23 23–25 21–25   90–98 P2 P3
6 Nov 18:20 United States  3–0  South Korea 25–10 25–12 25–13     75–35 P2 P3

Site A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 11:00 China  3–1  Dominican Republic 23–25 25–13 25–19 25–18   98–75 P2 P3
8 Nov 15:00 Italy  3–0  Argentina 25–19 25–10 25–19     75–48 P2 P3
8 Nov 18:20 Japan  3–0  Algeria 25–8 25–10 25–17     75–35 P2 P3
9 Nov 11:00 Argentina  0–3  China 10–25 18–25 23–25     51–75 P2 P3
9 Nov 15:00 Algeria  0–3  Italy 14–25 14–25 15–25     43–75 P2 P3
9 Nov 18:20 Dominican Republic  0–3  Japan 20–25 19–25 16–25     55–75 P2 P3

Site B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 11:00 United States  3–0  Kenya 25–16 25–13 25–21     75–50 P2 P3
8 Nov 15:00 South Korea  2–3  Brazil 25–22 18–25 25–18 13–25 8–15 89–105 P2 P3
8 Nov 18:20 Serbia  2–3  Germany 22–25 26–24 23–25 25–23 11–15 107–112 P2 P3
9 Nov 11:00 Kenya  0–3  South Korea 21–25 15–25 14–25     50–75 P2 P3
9 Nov 15:00 Brazil  3–2  Serbia 21–25 21–25 25–18 25–19 15–12 107–99 P2 P3
9 Nov 18:20 Germany  3–0  United States 32–30 25–19 26–24     83–73 P2 P3

Site A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 11:00 Italy  3–0  South Korea 25–15 25–12 25–17     75–44 P2 P3
11 Nov 15:00 China  2–3  Brazil 23–25 27–25 25–21 20–25 15–17 110–113 P2 P3
11 Nov 19:20 Japan  0–3  Serbia 22–25 20–25 21–25     63–75 P2 P3
12 Nov 11:00 Italy  3–0  Brazil 25–23 25–16 25–22     75–61 P2 P3
12 Nov 15:00 China  3–1  Serbia 21–25 25–19 25–23 25–23   96–90 P2 P3
12 Nov 18:20 Japan  3–0  South Korea 25–21 25–18 25–17     75–56 P2 P3
13 Nov 11:00 Italy  3–0  Serbia 29–27 25–19 25–20     79–66 P2 P3
13 Nov 15:00 China  3–0  South Korea 25–12 25–8 25–16     75–36 P2 P3
13 Nov 18:20 Japan  3–0  Brazil 26–24 25–19 25–23     76–66 P2 P3

Site B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Nov 11:00 Dominican Republic  3–1  Kenya 25–18 25–14 26–28 25–19   101–79 P2 P3
11 Nov 15:00 Algeria  0–3  Germany 10–25 8–25 19–25     37–75 P2 P3
11 Nov 18:20 Argentina  0–3  United States 12–25 15–25 19–25     46–75 P2 P3
12 Nov 11:00 Dominican Republic  3–2  Germany 30–28 22–25 25–14 18–25 15–12 110–104 P2 P3
12 Nov 15:00 Argentina  3–0  Kenya 26–24 25–13 25–16     76–53 P2 P3
12 Nov 18:20 Algeria  0–3  United States 12–25 12–25 9–25     33–75 P2 P3
13 Nov 11:00 Argentina  0–3  Germany 22–25 17–25 18–25     57–75 P2 P3
13 Nov 15:00 Algeria  3–1  Kenya 19–25 25–20 25–16 25–23   94–84 P2 P3
13 Nov 18:20 Dominican Republic  0–3  United States 21–25 19–25 14–25     54–75 P2 P3

Site A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Nov 11:00 China  2–3  United States 21–25 29–31 25–18 25–19 10–15 110–108 P2 P3
16 Nov 15:00 Italy  3–2  Germany 22–25 22–25 25–21 25–13 15–13 109–97 P2 P3
16 Nov 18:20 Japan  3–0  Kenya 25–11 25–10 25–9     75–30 P2 P3
17 Nov 11:00 China  3–0  Kenya 25–7 25–15 25–10     75–32 P2 P3
17 Nov 15:00 Italy  1–3  United States 23–25 15–25 25–22 21–25   84–97 P2 P3
17 Nov 18:20 Japan  3–2  Germany 25–20 23–25 25–27 25–17 15–12 113–101 P2 P3
18 Nov 11:00 Italy  3–0  Kenya 25–6 25–10 25–17     75–33 P2 P3
18 Nov 15:00 China  3–0  Germany 25–18 25–18 25–21     75–57 P2 P3
18 Nov 18:20 Japan  3–0  United States 29–27 25–23 25–18     79–68 P2 P3

Site B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Nov 11:00 Dominican Republic  3–2  Serbia 14–25 19–25 25–23 25–22 15–12 98–107 P2 P3
16 Nov 15:00 Algeria  0–3  South Korea 17–25 21–25 15–25     53–75 P2 P3
16 Nov 18:20 Argentina  0–3  Brazil 20–25 19–25 9–25     48–75 P2 P3
17 Nov 11:00 Dominican Republic  3–2  South Korea 25–19 25–17 26–28 21–25 15–12 112–101 P2 P3
17 Nov 15:00 Algeria  0–3  Brazil 18–25 8–25 13–25     39–75 P2 P3
17 Nov 18:20 Argentina  0–3  Serbia 15–25 18–25 23–25     56–75 P2 P3
18 Nov 11:00 Algeria  0–3  Serbia 19–25 14–25 18–25     51–75 P2 P3
18 Nov 14:00 Dominican Republic  0–3  Brazil 21–25 10–25 17–25     48–75 P2 P3
18 Nov 17:00 Argentina  0–3  South Korea 17–25 26–28 23–25     66–78 P2 P3

Individual awards

See also

References
  1. "FIVB – World Cup wild cards announced". FIVB. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women, As per January 15, 2011". FIVB. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  3. MVP Carolina Costagrande (Image)
  4. Awarding Ceremony (Image)
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