# 2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

The 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship was the sixteenth edition of the competition. Like the previous tournament, the 2010 edition also was held from 29 October to 14 November 2010 in Japan, though the range of venues and locations was modified slightly (Matsumoto and Hamamatsu replaced Sapporo and Kobe in 2010). Twenty-four teams participated in the tournament.
The tournament was won by Russia, who finished with a perfect record, defeating Brazil in the intense final game. Japan defeated the United States for the third place, winning their first bronze medal in the tournament history, and the first medal since 1978, having so far three gold and three silver already to their name. Russia won its second straight title, while Brazil was prevented from achieving a volleyball double of winning both the men's championship and the women's championship in the same year.
Russia's towering outside hitter Yekaterina Gamova was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.

## Qualification

| Team | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Appearance in finals |
| Japan | AVC | Host | 0116 November 2006 | 14th |
| Russia | CEV | 2006 World Championship Winner | 0216 November 2006 | 15th |
| Dominican Republic | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool H Winner | 0314 June 2009 | 6th |
| Cuba | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool F Winner | 0423 June 2009 | 11th |
| China | AVC | AVC Pool D Winner | 054 July 2009 | 12th |
| Thailand | AVC | AVC Pool D Runner-up | 064 July 2009 | 3rd |
| United States | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool G Winner | 078 July 2009 | 14th |
| Puerto Rico | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool I Winner | 089 July 2009 | 5th |
| Kenya | CAVB | CAVB Pool C Winner | 0912 July 2009 | 5th |
| Germany | CEV | CEV Pool K Winner | 1018 July 2009 | 13th |
| Netherlands | CEV | CEV Pool K Runner-up | 1118 July 2009 | 12th |
| Turkey | CEV | CEV Pool J Winner | 1218 July 2009 | 2nd |
| Poland | CEV | CEV Pool J Runner-up | 1318 July 2009 | 10th |
| Serbia | CEV | CEV Pool I Winner | 1418 July 2009 | 3rd |
| Croatia | CEV | CEV Pool I Runner-up | 1518 July 2009 | 2nd |
| Italy | CEV | CEV Pool H Winner | 1619 July 2009 | 9th |
| Czech Republic | CEV | CEV Pool H Runner-up | 1719 July 2009 | 11th |
| Algeria | CAVB | CAVB Pool D Winner | 1824 July 2009 | 1st |
| Brazil | CSV | CSV Pool B Winner | 1925 July 2009 | 14th |
| Peru | CSV | CSV Pool B Runner-up | 2025 July 2009 | 12th |
| South Korea | AVC | AVC Pool E Winner | 2130 August 2009 | 11th |
| Kazakhstan | AVC | AVC Pool E Runner-up | 2230 August 2009 | 2nd |
| Canada | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool J Winner | 2330 August 2009 | 7th |
| Costa Rica | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool J Runner-up | 2430 August 2009 | 2nd |
    1.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 5th appearance as Russia.
    2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 5th appearance as Germany.
    3.^ Competed as Yugoslavia for 1978 and Serbia and Montenegro for 2006; 1st appearance as Serbia.
    4.^ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986; 3rd appearance as Czech Republic.

## Venues

The tournament was played at six venues in five cities.
| Pool C | Pool A, E, Final round | Final round | YoyogiMetropolitanclass=notpageimage| Host venues in Tokyo |
| Matsumoto | Tokyo | Tokyo | | YoyogiMetropolitanclass=notpageimage| Host venues in Tokyo |
| Matsumoto City Gymnasium | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | YoyogiMetropolitanclass=notpageimage| Host venues in Tokyo |
| Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | YoyogiMetropolitanclass=notpageimage| Host venues in Tokyo |
| Pool D | Pool F | Pool B | HamamatsuMatsumotoNagoyaOsakaTokyoclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Japan |
| Osaka | Nagoya | Hamamatsu | HamamatsuMatsumotoNagoyaOsakaTokyoclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Japan |
| Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium | Nippon Gaishi Hall | Hamamatsu Arena | HamamatsuMatsumotoNagoyaOsakaTokyoclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Japan |
| Capacity: 8,200 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 8,000 | HamamatsuMatsumotoNagoyaOsakaTokyoclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Japan |

## Format

The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the First round, the 24 participants were divided in four groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the four best teams of each group (total of 16 teams) progressed to the next round.
In the Second round, the 16 teams were divided in two groups of eight teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, matches already played between teams in the First round were counted in this round. The six best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round.
In the Final round, the 12 teams were allocated to semifinals for placement matches according to their Second round group positions. First and second of each group played the semifinals, third and fourth played the 5th-8th semifinals and fifth and sixth played the 9th-12th semifinals. Winners and losers of each semifinals played a final placement match for 1st to 12th places.
Source:FIVB

## Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking. The drawing was held in November 2009. The rankings displayed in this table are from August 2010.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Japan (5) Host | Brazil (1) | United States (2) | China (3) |
| Serbia (8) | Italy (4) | Cuba (6) | Russia (7) |
| Poland (9) | Netherlands (10) | Germany (15) | South Korea (21) |
| Peru (17) | Kenya (35) | Kazakhstan (16) | Dominican Republic (11) |
| Algeria (14) | Puerto Rico (13) | Thailand (12) | Turkey (22) |
| Costa Rica (31) | Czech Republic (38) | Croatia (45) | Canada (24) |

## Results

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

### First round
#### Pool A

Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 461 | 351 | 1.313 | Second round |
| 2 | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 441 | 378 | 1.167 | Second round |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 429 | 336 | 1.277 | Second round |
| 4 | Peru | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 379 | 398 | 0.952 | Second round |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 282 | 381 | 0.740 | |
| 6 | Algeria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 227 | 375 | 0.605 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Oct | 12:30 | Peru | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–16 | 25–12 | 25–18 | | | 75–46 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Oct | 15:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | | 75–47 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Oct | 18:45 | Poland | 2–3 | Japan | 28–26 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 12–15 | 108–112 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Oct | 12:30 | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–10 | | | 75–49 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Oct | 15:00 | Serbia | 3–1 | Poland | 19–25 | 27–25 | 26–24 | 25–22 | | 97–96 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Oct | 19:00 | Japan | 3–1 | Peru | 25–15 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–14 | | 97–71 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Oct | 12:30 | Peru | 1–3 | Serbia | 21–25 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 18–25 | | 85–91 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Oct | 15:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–15 | | | 75–41 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Oct | 18:00 | Algeria | 0–3 | Japan | 18–25 | 7–25 | 14–25 | | | 39–75 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Nov | 13:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–15 | 25–12 | 25–21 | | | 75–48 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Nov | 15:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Peru | 25–10 | 25–15 | 25–16 | | | 75–41 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Nov | 18:45 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Japan | 9–25 | 13–25 | 8–25 | | | 30–75 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Nov | 12:30 | Peru | 3–1 | Costa Rica | 25–18 | 25–18 | 32–34 | 25–19 | | 107–89 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Nov | 15:00 | Algeria | 0–3 | Poland | 17–25 | 16–25 | 12–25 | | | 45–75 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 3–1 | Serbia | 28–26 | 29–27 | 18–25 | 27–25 | | 102–103 | P2 P3 |

#### Pool B

Venue: Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 410 | 294 | 1.395 | Second round |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 386 | 316 | 1.222 | Second round |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 417 | 389 | 1.072 | Second round |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 428 | 402 | 1.065 | Second round |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 268 | 362 | 0.740 | |
| 6 | Kenya | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 229 | 375 | 0.611 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Oct | 13:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–15 | 25–16 | 25–11 | | | 75–42 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Oct | 16:15 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Netherlands | 24–26 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | | 58–76 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Oct | 18:45 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Italy | 20–25 | 11–25 | 18–25 | | | 49–75 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Oct | 13:00 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Brazil | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 9–15 | 101–110 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Oct | 15:35 | Kenya | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 20–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Oct | 18:00 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Italy | 25–18 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 28–26 | 12–15 | 109–109 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Oct | 13:00 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 14–25 | 14–25 | 17–25 | | | 45–75 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Oct | 15:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–9 | 25–7 | 25–21 | | | 75–37 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Oct | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Nov | 13:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Nov | 16:15 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–8 | 25–14 | 25–11 | | | 75–33 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Nov | 18:45 | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Italy | 25–27 | 27–29 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 17–15 | 119–116 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Nov | 13:00 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Netherlands | 12–25 | 13–25 | 16–25 | | | 41–75 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Nov | 15:30 | Kenya | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 20–25 | 15–25 | 20–25 | | | 55–75 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Nov | 18:00 | Italy | 0–3 | Brazil | 16–25 | 19–25 | 7–25 | | | 42–75 | P2 P3 |

#### Pool C

Venue: Matsumoto City Gymnasium, Matsumoto
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 426 | 350 | 1.217 | Second round |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 366 | 293 | 1.249 | Second round |
| 3 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 430 | 433 | 0.993 | Second round |
| 4 | Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 360 | 375 | 0.960 | Second round |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 320 | 356 | 0.899 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 335 | 430 | 0.779 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Oct | 13:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Oct | 16:15 | United States | 3–1 | Thailand | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | 98–80 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Oct | 19:00 | Croatia | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–23 | 34–32 | 25–21 | | | 84–76 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Oct | 13:00 | United States | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–16 | 25–13 | 25–23 | | | 75–52 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Oct | 15:30 | Thailand | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 25–16 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–16 | | 95–75 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Oct | 18:00 | Cuba | 0–3 | Germany | 24–26 | 17–25 | 23–25 | | | 64–76 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Oct | 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 2–3 | Cuba | 25–20 | 15–25 | 25–27 | 25–23 | 10–15 | 100–110 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Oct | 15:45 | Croatia | 0–3 | Thailand | 15–25 | 14–25 | 17–25 | | | 46–75 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Oct | 18:00 | Germany | 0–3 | United States | 23–25 | 24–26 | 17–25 | | | 64–76 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Nov | 13:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Germany | 24–26 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | | 63–76 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Nov | 16:15 | Thailand | 0–3 | Cuba | 19–25 | 27–29 | 25–27 | | | 71–81 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Nov | 18:45 | United States | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–55 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Nov | 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Croatia | 19–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Nov | 15:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–14 | 25–15 | 25–10 | | | 75–39 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Nov | 18:00 | Cuba | 1–3 | United States | 28–30 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | | 99–102 | P2 P3 |

#### Pool D

Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 440 | 329 | 1.337 | Second round |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 411 | 389 | 1.057 | Second round |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1.091 | 493 | 464 | 1.063 | Second round |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 352 | 336 | 1.048 | Second round |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0.462 | 377 | 445 | 0.847 | |
| 6 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 318 | 428 | 0.743 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Oct | 13:30 | Russia | 3–1 | Dominican Republic | 21–25 | 25–9 | 25–17 | 25–11 | | 96–62 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Oct | 16:15 | Canada | 0–3 | South Korea | 19–25 | 19–25 | 14–25 | | | 52–75 | P2 P3 |
| 29 Oct | 18:45 | Turkey | 3–1 | China | 19–25 | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | 94–76 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Oct | 13:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–27 | 25–22 | 25–11 | 25–17 | | 100–77 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Oct | 15:30 | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | South Korea | 27–29 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | | 70–79 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Oct | 18:00 | China | 3–0 | Canada | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–10 | | | 75–45 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Oct | 13:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Dominican Republic | 25–20 | 25–14 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 17–15 | 113–99 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Oct | 15:45 | Canada | 0–3 | Russia | 13–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 P3 |
| 31 Oct | 18:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | China | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–68 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Nov | 13:30 | Turkey | 3–2 | Canada | 19–25 | 20–25 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 15–8 | 104–89 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Nov | 16:15 | Russia | 3–1 | South Korea | 25–18 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 25–22 | | 94–82 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Nov | 28:45 | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | China | 12–25 | 21–25 | 14–25 | | | 47–75 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Nov | 13:00 | Canada | 1–3 | Dominican Republic | 25–21 | 26–28 | 11–25 | 20–25 | | 82–99 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Nov | 15:30 | South Korea | 3–2 | Turkey | 16–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 15–13 | 100–105 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Nov | 18:00 | China | 0–3 | Russia | 22–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 P3 |

### Second round

The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round.

#### Pool E

Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 7.000 | 600 | 448 | 1.339 | Finals |
| 2 | Japan | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 1.545 | 644 | 616 | 1.045 | Finals |
| 3 | Serbia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 1.083 | 556 | 577 | 0.964 | 5th–8th places |
| 4 | Turkey | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 1.077 | 598 | 583 | 1.026 | 5th–8th places |
| 5 | Poland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 | 612 | 604 | 1.013 | 9th–12th places |
| 6 | China | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 0.846 | 543 | 549 | 0.989 | 9th–12th places |
| 7 | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 | 569 | 600 | 0.948 | |
| 8 | Peru | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 0.143 | 442 | 587 | 0.753 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 6 Nov | 10:30 | Serbia | 0–3 | Turkey | 19–25 | 16–25 | 20–25 | | | 55–75 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Nov | 12:45 | Peru | 0–3 | Russia | 15–25 | 15–25 | 20–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Nov | 15:00 | Poland | 3–2 | South Korea | 12–25 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 17–15 | 101–100 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 1–3 | China | 23–25 | 23–25 | 29–27 | 12–25 | | 87–102 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Nov | 10:30 | Peru | 1–3 | South Korea | 26–24 | 15–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | | 82–99 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Nov | 12:45 | Serbia | 3–1 | China | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 96–89 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Nov | 15:00 | Poland | 0–3 | Russia | 17–25 | 21–25 | 31–33 | | | 69–83 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–13 | | 98–76 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Nov | 11:15 | Serbia | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 8–25 | 12–25 | | | 39–75 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Nov | 13:30 | Peru | 0–3 | Turkey | 15–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Nov | 15:45 | Poland | 0–3 | China | 21–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Nov | 18:45 | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Nov | 11:15 | Peru | 0–3 | China | 17–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | | 60–75 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Nov | 13:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–16 | | | 75–55 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Nov | 15:45 | Poland | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–23 | 24–26 | 27–25 | 25–22 | | 101–96 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Nov | 18:45 | Japan | 1–3 | Russia | 21–25 | 14–25 | 25–23 | 13–25 | | 73–98 | P2 P3 |

#### Pool F

Venue: Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 5.250 | 607 | 461 | 1.317 | Finals |
| 2 | United States | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2.125 | 605 | 555 | 1.090 | Finals |
| 3 | Germany | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1.300 | 514 | 475 | 1.082 | 5th–8th places |
| 4 | Italy | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 1.231 | 668 | 629 | 1.062 | 5th–8th places |
| 5 | Cuba | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 | 604 | 660 | 0.915 | 9th–12th places |
| 6 | Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 0.625 | 553 | 573 | 0.965 | 9th–12th places |
| 7 | Thailand | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 0.412 | 470 | 577 | 0.815 | |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 0.350 | 555 | 646 | 0.859 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 06 Nov | 11:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Cuba | 25–12 | 22–25 | 25–12 | 25–20 | | 97–69 | P2 P3 |
| 06 Nov | 13:15 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | United States | 20–25 | 20–25 | 13–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 P3 |
| 06 Nov | 15:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | | 75–54 | P2 P3 |
| 06 Nov | 18:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Germany | 22–25 | 32–30 | 25–8 | 25–15 | | 104–78 | P2 P3 |
| 07 Nov | 11:00 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Thailand | 15–25 | 23–25 | 25–15 | 24–26 | | 87–91 | P2 P3 |
| 07 Nov | 13:15 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Germany | 8–25 | 17–25 | 16–25 | | | 41–75 | P2 P3 |
| 07 Nov | 15:30 | Brazil | 3–1 | Cuba | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | 98–76 | P2 P3 |
| 07 Nov | 18:00 | Italy | 3–1 | United States | 25–16 | 24–26 | 27–25 | 27–25 | | 103–92 | P2 P3 |
| 09 Nov | 11:45 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Cuba | 22–25 | 30–28 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | 97–103 | P2 P3 |
| 09 Nov | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Germany | 25–16 | 25–13 | 25–21 | | | 75–50 | P2 P3 |
| 09 Nov | 16:15 | Italy | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–13 | 25–12 | 25–19 | | | 75–44 | P2 P3 |
| 09 Nov | 18:30 | Netherlands | 0–3 | United States | 17–25 | 22–25 | 18–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Nov | 11:45 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Thailand | 25–16 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | 86–91 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Nov | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | United States | 25–19 | 24–26 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | 99–87 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Nov | 16:15 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Germany | 12–25 | 14–25 | 25–19 | 25–27 | | 76–96 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Nov | 18:30 | Italy | 2–3 | Cuba | 25–16 | 24–26 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 22–24 | 119–112 | P2 P3 |

### Final round
#### 9th–12th place

Venues: Yoyogi National Gymnasium (YNG) and Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (TMG), both in Tokyo
| 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th place | 9th place |
| 13 November | 13 November |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 14 November | 14 November |
| Netherlands | 2 | 14 November | 14 November |
| Netherlands | 2 | Poland | 3 |
| 13 November | 13 November | | Poland | 3 |
| 13 November | 13 November | China | 0 |
| Cuba | 1 | China | 0 |
| China | 3 | | |
| China | 3 | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | 14 November | 14 November |
| | | Netherlands | 3 |
| | | Cuba | 0 |

##### 9th–12th semifinals

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Nov | 12:30 | YNG | Poland | 3–2 | Netherlands | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 15–9 | 108–104 | 108–104 |
| 13 Nov | 13:00 | TMG | Cuba | 1–3 | China | 25–16 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | 88–91 | 88–91 |

##### 11th place match

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Nov | 13:00 | TMG | Netherlands | 3–0 | Cuba | 32–30 | 25–23 | 25–17 | | | 82–70 | 82–70 |

##### 9th place match

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Nov | 14:00 | YNG | Poland | 3–0 | China | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | | 75–66 | 75–66 |

#### 5th–8th place

Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| 13 November | 13 November |
| Serbia | 0 |
| Serbia | 0 | 14 November | 14 November |
| Italy | 3 | 14 November | 14 November |
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 3 |
| 13 November | 13 November | | Italy | 3 |
| 13 November | 13 November | Turkey | 0 |
| Germany | 2 | Turkey | 0 |
| Turkey | 3 | | |
| Turkey | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 14 November | 14 November |
| | | Serbia | 1 |
| | | Germany | 3 |

##### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Nov | 15:30 | Germany | 2–3 | Turkey | 23–25 | 18–25 | 25–14 | 25–20 | 11–15 | 102–99 | P2 P3 |
| 13 Nov | 18:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | Italy | 20–25 | 15–25 | 22–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 P3 |

##### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Nov | 15:30 | Serbia | 1–3 | Germany | 25–20 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | 91–95 | P2 P3 |

##### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Nov | 18:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–64 | P2 P3 |

#### Finals

Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 13 November | 13 November |
| Russia | 3 |
| Russia | 3 | 14 November | 14 November |
| United States | 1 | 14 November | 14 November |
| United States | 1 | Russia | 3 |
| 13 November | 13 November | | Russia | 3 |
| 13 November | 13 November | Brazil | 2 |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 2 |
| Japan | 2 | | |
| Japan | 2 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 14 November | 14 November |
| | | United States | 2 |
| | | Japan | 3 |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Nov | 15:00 | Russia | 3–1 | United States | 25–16 | 13–25 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 88–81 | P2 P3 |
| 13 Nov | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–2 | Japan | 22–25 | 33–35 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 15–11 | 120–115 | P2 P3 |

##### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Nov | 17:00 | United States | 2–3 | Japan | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 8–15 | 100–104 | P2 P3 |

##### Final

The final was a repeat of the 2006 final, between Russia and Brazil. Both teams had cruised through the group stages undefeated, though Brazil got to the final after winning a tough five-set semifinal match with Japan the day before.
Russia was forced to rally from a set down twice, winning in five sets (21–25, 25–17, 20–25, 25–14, 15–11). Russia's 2.02 meter tall Yekaterina Gamova led all scorers with a tournament-high 35 points, while Sheilla Castro led Brazil with 26.
The match was played at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo in front of a crowd of 12,000.
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Nov | 19:45 | Russia | 3–2 | Brazil | 21–25 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 25–14 | 15–11 | 106–92 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Russia |
| | Brazil |
| | Japan |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Turkey |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Serbia |
| 9 | Poland |
| 10 | China |
| 11 | Netherlands |
| 12 | Cuba |
| 13 | South Korea |
| 13 | Thailand |
| 15 | Czech Republic |
| 15 | Peru |
| 17 | Costa Rica |
| 17 | Croatia |
| 17 | Dominican Republic |
| 17 | Puerto Rico |
| 21 | Algeria |
| 21 | Canada |
| 21 | Kazakhstan |
| 21 | Kenya |
* 2010 Women's World champions
* Russia 7th title
* Team roster
* Maria Borodakova, Lesya Makhno, Maria Perepelkina, Elena Murtazaeva, Lioubov Shashkova, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Nataliya Goncharova, Olga Fateeva, Ekaterina Gamova, Vera Ulyakina, Evgeniya Startseva, Ekaterina Kabeshova, Tatiana Kosheleva, Yulia Merkulova
* Head coach
* Vladimir Kuzyutkin

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Yekaterina Gamova
* Best scorer
    Neslihan Darnel
* Best spiker
    Tatiana Kosheleva
* Best blocker
    Christiane Fürst
* Best server
    Maret Grothues
* Best digger
    Stacy Sykora
* Best receiver
    Logan Tom
* Best setter
    Wei Qiuyue
* Best libero
    Stacy Sykora