# 2001 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

The 2001 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from September 1 to 9, 2001. 16 teams participated in the tournament.

## Qualification process

| Confederation | Method of Qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| FIVB | Host | | | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| NORCECA | 2000 NORCECA Junior Championship | August 3 – 11, 2000 | Havana, Cuba | 2 | Cuba United States |
| CEV | 2000 European Junior Championship | August 5 – 12, 2000 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | 1 | Czech Republic |
| AVC | 2000 Asian Junior Championship | September 12 – 17, 2000 | Dagupan, Philippines | 3 | China South Korea Chinese Taipei* |
| CSV | 2000 South American Junior Championship | October 5 – 10, 2000 | Medellin, Colombia | 3 | Brazil Argentina Venezuela |
| CAVB | African election | | | 1 | Algeria |
| CEV | 2001 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship Qualification | May 24 – 27, 2001 | Osijek, Croatia | 5 | Italy Croatia** |
| CEV | 2001 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship Qualification | May 24 – 27, 2001 | Spala, Poland | 5 | Poland |
| CEV | 2001 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship Qualification | May 24 – 27, 2001 | Moscow, Russia | 5 | Turkey |
| CEV | 2001 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship Qualification | May 24 – 27, 2001 | Schwerin, Germany | 5 | Germany |
| Total | | | | 16 | |
* * Chinese Taipei replaced Japan.
* ** Croatia qualified as the best second place of the 2001 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship Qualification's groups.

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Italy  Algeria  Dominican Republic  Venezuela | Croatia  Argentina  Cuba  Turkey | Germany  Brazil  Czech Republic  United States | China  South Korea  Poland  Chinese Taipei |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 120 | 1.875 | Second round |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 215 | 209 | 1.029 | Second round |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 163 | 229 | 0.712 | Second round |
| 4 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 208 | 253 | 0.822 | 13th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 1 Sep | Italy | 3–0 | Venezuela | 25–14 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | 75–47 |
| 1 Sep | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–20 | | 75–52 |
| 2 Sep | Algeria | 3–1 | Venezuela | 10–25 | 25–20 | 25–13 | 25–21 | 85–79 |
| 2 Sep | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Italy | 17–25 | 19–25 | 11–25 | | 47–75 |
| 3 Sep | Italy | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–7 | 25–13 | 25–6 | | 75–26 |
| 3 Sep | Venezuela | 1–3 | Dominican Republic | 19–25 | 17–25 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 82–93 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 289 | 274 | 1.055 | Second round |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 299 | 265 | 1.128 | Second round |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 239 | 270 | 0.885 | Second round |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 294 | 312 | 0.942 | 13th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 1 Sep | Croatia | 3–1 | Argentina | 20–25 | 25–12 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | 95–75 |
| 1 Sep | Cuba | 2–3 | Turkey | 25–19 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 26–28 | 10–15 | 109–109 |
| 2 Sep | Turkey | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–59 |
| 2 Sep | Cuba | 1–3 | Croatia | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 15–25 | | 85–98 |
| 3 Sep | Croatia | 2–3 | Turkey | 24–26 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 106–105 |
| 3 Sep | Argentina | 3–2 | Cuba | 25–23 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 25–16 | 15–11 | 105–100 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 149 | 1.510 | Second round |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 232 | 223 | 1.040 | Second round |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 223 | 218 | 1.023 | Second round |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 135 | 225 | 0.600 | 13th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 1 Sep | United States | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 8–25 | 21–25 | 12–25 | | | 41–75 |
| 1 Sep | Germany | 0–3 | Brazil | 18–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | | 55–75 |
| 2 Sep | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 18–25 | 25–13 | 26–24 | 12–15 | 101–102 |
| 2 Sep | United States | 0–3 | Brazil | 9–25 | 16–25 | 22–25 | | | 47–75 |
| 3 Sep | Germany | 3–0 | United States | 25–13 | 25–19 | 25–15 | | | 75–47 |
| 3 Sep | Brazil | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–12 | | | 75–47 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 155 | 1.452 | Second round |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 202 | 180 | 1.122 | Second round |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 183 | 197 | 0.929 | Second round |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 147 | 225 | 0.653 | 13th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 1 Sep | China | 3–0 | Poland | 25–9 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 75–46 |
| 1 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–11 | 75–51 |
| 2 Sep | China | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 75–57 |
| 2 Sep | Poland | 0–3 | South Korea | 19–25 | 14–25 | 21–25 | 54–75 |
| 3 Sep | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Poland | 25–13 | 25–14 | 25–20 | 75–47 |
| 3 Sep | South Korea | 0–3 | China | 18–25 | 11–25 | 23–25 | 52–75 |

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

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 5 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | South Korea | 27–25 | 25–21 | 28–30 | 18–25 | 10–15 | 108–116 |
| Sep 5 | Germany | 2–3 | Chinese Taipei | 25–20 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 11–15 | 105–104 |
| Sep 5 | Algeria | 0–3 | Croatia | 15–25 | 14–25 | 17–25 | | | 46–75 |
| Sep 5 | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Argentina | 26–28 | 22–25 | 18–25 | | | 66–78 |

### Play off – seeding group

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 5 | China | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–16 | 23–25 | 25–13 | 25–15 | | 98–69 |
| Sep 5 | Italy | 3–2 | Brazil | 25–27 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 18–16 | 111–111 |

## Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| September 7 – Santo Domingo | September 7 – Santo Domingo | | | |
| Turkey | 2 | | | |
| Turkey | 2 | September 8 – Santo Domingo | September 8 – Santo Domingo | | |
| South Korea | 3 | September 8 – Santo Domingo | September 8 – Santo Domingo | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 3 | |
| September 7 – Santo Domingo | September 7 – Santo Domingo | | South Korea | 3 | |
| September 7 – Santo Domingo | September 7 – Santo Domingo | Italy | 1 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | Italy | 1 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | September 9 – Santo Domingo | September 9 – Santo Domingo |
| Italy | 3 | | | | September 9 – Santo Domingo | September 9 – Santo Domingo |
| Italy | 3 | | | | South Korea | 0 |
| September 7 – Santo Domingo | September 7 – Santo Domingo | | | | | South Korea | 0 |
| September 7 – Santo Domingo | September 7 – Santo Domingo | | | | Brazil | 3 |
| China | 3 | | | | Brazil | 3 |
| China | 3 | September 8 – Santo Domingo | September 8 – Santo Domingo | | | |
| Croatia | 0 | September 8 – Santo Domingo | September 8 – Santo Domingo | | | |
| Croatia | 0 | China | 2 | | | |
| September 7 – Santo Domingo | September 7 – Santo Domingo | | China | 2 | | | |
| September 7 – Santo Domingo | September 7 – Santo Domingo | Brazil | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Argentina | 0 | Brazil | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Argentina | 0 | | | | September 9 – Santo Domingo | September 9 – Santo Domingo |
| Brazil | 3 | | | | September 9 – Santo Domingo | September 9 – Santo Domingo |
| Brazil | 3 | | | | Italy | 0 |
| | | | | | China | 3 |
| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| September 8 – Santo Domingo | September 8 – Santo Domingo |
| Turkey | 0 |
| Turkey | 0 | September 9 – Santo Domingo | September 9 – Santo Domingo |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | September 9 – Santo Domingo | September 9 – Santo Domingo |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| September 8 – Santo Domingo | September 8 – Santo Domingo | | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| September 8 – Santo Domingo | September 8 – Santo Domingo | Croatia | 3 |
| Croatia | 3 | Croatia | 3 |
| Argentina | 1 | | |
| Argentina | 1 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | September 9 – Santo Domingo | September 9 – Santo Domingo |
| | | Argentina | 3 |
| | | Turkey | 0 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 7 | Turkey | 2–3 | South Korea | 25–21 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 11–15 | 102–106 |
| Sep 7 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Italy | 23–25 | 20–25 | 17–25 | | | 60–75 |
| Sep 7 | China | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–16 | | | 75–56 |
| Sep 7 | Argentina | 0–3 | Brazil | 19–25 | 18–25 | 13–25 | | | 50–75 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 8 | Croatia | 3–1 | Argentina | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | 98–90 |
| Sep 8 | Turkey | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 19–25 | 11–25 | 23–25 | | | 53–75 |

### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 8 | China | 2–3 | Brazil | 22–25 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 8–15 | 101–106 |
| Sep 8 | South Korea | 3–1 | Italy | 17–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 30–28 | | 97–97 |

### 7th place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 9 | Argentina | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–23 | 25–16 | 27–25 | | | 77–64 |

### 5th place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 9 | Croatia | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–21 | | | 75–51 |

### 3rd place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 9 | Italy | 0–3 | China | 24–26 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | | 68–76 |

### Final

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Sep 9 | Brazil | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–13 | | | 75–47 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | South Korea |
| | China |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Croatia |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei |
| 7 | Argentina |
| 8 | Turkey |
| 9 | Algeria |
| 9 | Czech Republic |
| 9 | Dominican Republic |
| 9 | Germany |
| 13 | Cuba |
| 13 | Poland |
| 13 | United States |
| 13 | Venezuela |
* 2001 FIVB Women's Junior World champions
* Brazil 3rd title
* 12–woman Roster
* Juliana Costa, Paula Barros, Fabíola de Souza, Paula Pequeno, Ana Cristina Porto, Cecília Menezes, Veridiana Fonseca, Welissa Gonzaga, Juliana Saracuza, Jaqueline Carvalho, Andréia Laurence and Sheilla Castro
* Head coach
* Antonio Rizola

## Individual awards

* MVP: Jaqueline Carvalho
* Best scorer: Han Yoo-Mi
* Best spiker: Zhang Ping
* Best blocker: Dragana Marinkovic
* Best server: Francesca Ferretti
* Best setter: Zhou Yuenan
* Best receiver: Liu Li Frang
* Best digger: Sandra Ferrero
* Best libero: Ramona Puerari