# 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

The 1999 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Edmonton, Canada from August 28 to September 4, 1999. 16 teams participated in the tournament. This tournament had to be played at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Due to hurricane was transferred to Canada.

## Qualification process

| Confederation | Method of Qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| FIVB | Host | | | 1 | Canada * |
| NORCECA | 1998 NORCECA Junior Championship | July 22 – 27, 1998 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | 2 | United States Mexico |
| CEV | 1998 European Junior Championship | August 22 – 30, 1998 | Vilvoorde, Belgium | 6 | Italy Russia Czech Republic Poland Yugoslavia Turkey** |
| AVC | 1998 Asian Junior Championship | September 22 – 29, 1998 | Trang, Thailand | 3 | China South Korea Japan |
| CSV | 1998 South American Junior Championship | September 23 – 28, 1998 | Santa Fe, Argentina | 3 | Brazil Argentina Venezuela*** |
| CAVB | 1998 African Junior Championship | | | 1 | Nigeria |
| Total | | | | 16 | |
* * Canada replaced Dominican Republic due to hurricane's effects.
* ** Turkey replaced Belgium.
* *** Venezuela replaced Peru.

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| United States  Czech Republic  Canada  Turkey | Russia  South Korea  Mexico  Nigeria | China  Japan  Poland  Venezuela | Brazil  Italy  Yugoslavia  Argentina |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 155 | 1.452 | Seeding group |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 208 | 177 | 1.175 | Elimination group |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 213 | 254 | 0.839 | Elimination group |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 207 | 267 | 0.775 | Eliminated |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Aug | United States | 3–0 | Canada | 25–20 | 25–14 | 25–13 | | | 75–47 |
| 28 Aug | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–14 | | | 75–53 |
| 29 Aug | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Canada | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–12 | | | 75–49 |
| 29 Aug | United States | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–10 | | | 75–50 |
| 30 Aug | Canada | 3–2 | Turkey | 28–30 | 24–26 | 25–23 | 25–16 | 15–9 | 117–104 |
| 30 Aug | United States | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | | 75–58 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 245 | 149 | 1.644 | Seeding group |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 237 | 174 | 1.362 | Elimination group |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 162 | 203 | 0.798 | Elimination group |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 107 | 225 | 0.476 | Eliminated |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 28 Aug | South Korea | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–13 | 25–17 | 25–15 | | 75–45 |
| 28 Aug | Russia | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–9 | 25–3 | 25–8 | | 75–20 |
| 29 Aug | Mexico | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–12 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | 75–53 |
| 29 Aug | Russia | 3–1 | South Korea | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 26–24 | 95–87 |
| 30 Aug | South Korea | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–12 | 25–13 | 25–9 | | 75–34 |
| 30 Aug | Russia | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–13 | 25–16 | 25–13 | | 75–42 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 239 | 168 | 1.423 | Seeding group |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 230 | 204 | 1.127 | Elimination group |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 228 | 227 | 1.004 | Elimination group |
| 4 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 127 | 225 | 0.564 | Eliminated |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 28 Aug | Poland | 3–0 | Venezuela | 25–20 | 25–11 | 25–9 | | 75–40 |
| 28 Aug | China | 3–0 | Japan | 25–23 | 25–14 | 25–20 | | 75–57 |
| 29 Aug | Japan | 3–0 | Venezuela | 25–15 | 25–13 | 25–19 | | 75–47 |
| 29 Aug | China | 3–1 | Poland | 14–25 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–13 | 89–71 |
| 30 Aug | China | 3–0 | Venezuela | 25–11 | 25–11 | 25–18 | | 75–40 |
| 30 Aug | Japan | 3–1 | Poland | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–12 | 98–82 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 228 | 170 | 1.341 | Seeding group |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 209 | 182 | 1.148 | Elimination group |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 212 | 257 | 0.825 | Elimination group |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 213 | 253 | 0.842 | Eliminated |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Aug | Italy | 3–0 | Yugoslavia | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | | 75–57 |
| 28 Aug | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–59 |
| 29 Aug | Yugoslavia | 3–2 | Argentina | 25–17 | 13–25 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 17–15 | 103–104 |
| 29 Aug | Brazil | 3–0 | Italy | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | | 75–59 |
| 30 Aug | Brazil | 3–0 | Yugoslavia | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–15 | | | 78–52 |
| 30 Aug | Italy | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–15 | | | 75–50 |

## Second round
### Play off – elimination group

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 31 Aug | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | 75–64 |
| 31 Aug | Poland | 3–1 | Italy | 22–25 | 27–25 | 26–24 | 25–22 | 100–96 |
| 31 Aug | Japan | 3–1 | Yugoslavia | 25–19 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 96–82 |
| 31 Aug | South Korea | 3–0 | Canada | 25–12 | 25–11 | 25–11 | | 75–34 |

### Play off – seeding group

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 31 Aug | China | 3–0 | United States | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–53 |
| 31 Aug | Russia | 3–2 | Brazil | 27–25 | 24–26 | 15–25 | 25–20 | 15–13 | 106–109 |

## Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| September 2 – Edmonton | September 2 – Edmonton | | | |
| Russia | 3 | | | |
| Russia | 3 | September 3 – Edmonton | September 3 – Edmonton | | |
| Japan | 0 | September 3 – Edmonton | September 3 – Edmonton | |
| Japan | 0 | Russia | 3 | |
| September 2 – Edmonton | September 2 – Edmonton | | Russia | 3 | |
| September 2 – Edmonton | September 2 – Edmonton | South Korea | 1 | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 1 | |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | September 4 – Edmonton | September 4 – Edmonton |
| United States | 1 | | | | September 4 – Edmonton | September 4 – Edmonton |
| United States | 1 | | | | Russia | 3 |
| September 2 – Edmonton | September 2 – Edmonton | | | | | Russia | 3 |
| September 2 – Edmonton | September 2 – Edmonton | | | | Brazil | 0 |
| Brazil | 3 | | | | Brazil | 0 |
| Brazil | 3 | September 3 – Edmonton | September 3 – Edmonton | | | |
| Poland | 0 | September 3 – Edmonton | September 3 – Edmonton | | | |
| Poland | 0 | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| September 2 – Edmonton | September 2 – Edmonton | | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| September 2 – Edmonton | September 2 – Edmonton | China | 1 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| China | 3 | China | 1 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| China | 3 | | | | September 4 – Edmonton | September 4 – Edmonton |
| Czech Republic | 0 | | | | September 4 – Edmonton | September 4 – Edmonton |
| Czech Republic | 0 | | | | South Korea | 3 |
| | | | | | China | 2 |
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| September 3 – Edmonton | September 3 – Edmonton |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | September 4 – Edmonton | September 4 – Edmonton |
| Czech Republic | 0 | September 4 – Edmonton | September 4 – Edmonton |
| Czech Republic | 0 | Poland | 3 |
| September 3 – Edmonton | September 3 – Edmonton | | Poland | 3 |
| September 3 – Edmonton | September 3 – Edmonton | Japan | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 2 |
| United States | 1 | | |
| United States | 1 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | September 4 – Edmonton | September 4 – Edmonton |
| | | Czech Republic | 3 |
| | | United States | 1 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| Sep 2 | China | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–15 | | 75–54 |
| Sep 2 | South Korea | 3–1 | United States | 25–20 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 28–26 | 97–92 |
| Sep 2 | Brazil | 3–0 | Poland | 25–19 | 26–24 | 25–17 | | 76–60 |
| Sep 2 | Russia | 3–0 | Japan | 25–18 | 25–14 | 25–21 | | 75–53 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 3 | Poland | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–61 |
| Sep 3 | Japan | 3–1 | United States | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | | 97–85 |

### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 3 | Brazil | 3–1 | China | 25–23 | 25–13 | 20–25 | 25–20 | | 95–81 |
| Sep 3 | South Korea | 3–1 | United States | 29–27 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 27–25 | | 101–96 |

### 7th place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 4 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | United States | 16–25 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 27–25 | | 93–88 |

### 5th place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 4 | Poland | 3–2 | Japan | 26–24 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 15–13 | 101–106 |

### 3rd place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 4 | South Korea | 3–2 | China | 18–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 17–25 | 15–10 | 100–97 |

### Final

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 4 | Russia | 3–0 | Brazil | 32–30 | 25–12 | 25–20 | | | 82–62 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Russia |
| | Brazil |
| | South Korea |
| 4 | China |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | Czech Republic |
| 8 | United States |
| 9 | Canada |
| 9 | Italy |
| 9 | Mexico |
| 9 | Yugoslavia |
| 13 | Argentina |
| 13 | Nigeria |
| 13 | Turkey |
| 13 | Venezuela |
* 1999 FIVB Women's Junior World champions
* Russia 3rd title
* 12–woman Roster
* Anna Artamonova, Olga Chukanova, Anjela Gourieva, Ekaterina Gamova, Elena Konstantinova, Valeria Pouchnenkova, Tatiana Gorchkova, Olga Konovalova, Olessia Makarova, Anna Velikanova, Ekaterina Shitselova and Evguenia Kuzianina

## Individual awards

* MVP: Erika Coimbra
* Best scorer: Ekaterina Gamova
* Best spiker: Valeria Pouchnenkova
* Best blocker: Sherisa Livingston
* Best server: Barbora Novakova
* Best setter: Song Nina
* Best receiver: Eun-Young An
* Best libero: Sun-Ja Son