# 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification

24 teams competed in the 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, with two places allocated for the hosts, Germany and the titleholder, Cuba. In the qualification process for the 2002 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Appearance in finals |
| Germany | CEV | Host | | 11th |
| Cuba | NORCECA | 1998 World Championship Winner | 12 November 1998 | 9th |
| Netherlands | CEV | CEV Pool E Winner | 19 June 2001 | 10th |
| Czech Republic | CEV | CEV Pool G Winner | 24 June 2001 | 10th |
| Russia | CEV | CEV Pool H Winner | 24 June 2001 | 13th |
| Poland | CEV | CEV Pool F Winner | 26 June 2001 | 8th |
| Japan | AVC | AVC Pool C Winner | 8 July 2001 | 12th |
| Thailand | AVC | AVC Pool C Runner-up | 8 July 2001 | 2nd |
| Brazil | CSV | CSV Pool M Winner | 8 July 2001 | 12th |
| Argentina | CSV | CSV Pool M Runner-up | 8 July 2001 | 4th |
| Dominican Republic | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool K Winner | 14 July 2001 | 4th |
| Canada | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool K Runner-up | 14 July 2001 | 6th |
| Kenya | CAVB | CSV Pool A Winner | 15 July 2001 | 3rd |
| Italy | CEV | CEV Pool I Winner | 15 July 2001 | 7th |
| United States | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool L Winner | 15 July 2001 | 12th |
| Puerto Rico | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool L Runner-up | 15 July 2001 | 3rd |
| Egypt | CAVB | CSV Pool B Winner | 5 August 2001 | 2nd |
| Greece | CEV | CEV Pool J Winner | 29 August 2001 | 1st |
| Bulgaria | CEV | CEV Pools E-J Best runner-up | 29 August 2001 | 10th |
| Romania | CEV | CEV Pools E-J Second best runner-up | 29 August 2001 | 7th |
| China | AVC | AVC Pool D Winner | 2 September 2001 | 10th |
| South Korea | AVC | AVC Pool D Runner-up | 2 September 2001 | 9th |
| Australia | AVC | AVC Pool D Third | 2 September 2001 | 2nd |
| Mexico | NORCECA | CSV / NORCECA Playoff Winner | 9 September 2001 | 5th |
    1.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 3rd appearance as Germany.
    2.^ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986; 2nd appearance as Czech Republic.
    3.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 3rd appearance as Russia.

## Confederation qualification processes

The distribution by confederation for the 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was:
* Asia and Oceania (AVC): 5 places
* Africa (CAVB): 2 places
* Europe (CEV): 8 places (+ Germany qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 9 places)
* South America (CSV) 2.5 places
* North, Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA): 4.5 places (+ Cuba qualified automatically as the defending champions for a total of 5.5 places)

## Africa

9 national teams entered qualification. (South Africa and Ghana later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–7 automatically qualified for the second round.
| Sub Pool A | Pool A | Pool B |
| Namibia  South Africa | Tunisia  Cameroon  Kenya 1st Sub Pool A | Egypt  Nigeria  Morocco  Ghana |

### Pool A

* Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
* Dates: July 13–15, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 228 | 131 | 1.740 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 222 | 155 | 1.432 |
| 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 169 | 177 | 0.955 |
| 4 | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 69 | 225 | 0.307 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 13 Jul | Tunisia | 3–0 | Cameroon | 25–15 | 25–14 | 25–22 | 75–51 |
| 13 Jul | Kenya | 3–0 | Namibia | 25–5 | 25–4 | 25–7 | 75–16 |
| 14 Jul | Namibia | 0–3 | Tunisia | 8–25 | 3–25 | 15–25 | 26–75 |
| 14 Jul | Cameroon | 0–3 | Kenya | 15–25 | 14–25 | 14–25 | 43–75 |
| 15 Jul | Namibia | 0–3 | Cameroon | 5–25 | 12–25 | 10–25 | 27–75 |
| 15 Jul | Kenya | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–23 | 28–26 | 25–23 | 78–72 |

### Pool B

* Venue: Cairo, Egypt
* Dates: August 3–5, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Egypt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 189 | 170 | 1.112 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 187 | 179 | 1.045 |
| 3 | Morocco | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 175 | 202 | 0.866 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 03 Aug | Egypt | 3–1 | Morocco | 19–25 | 28–26 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | 97–88 |
| 04 Aug | Morocco | 2–3 | Nigeria | 25–21 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 12–25 | 9–15 | 87–105 |
| 05 Aug | Egypt | 3–1 | Nigeria | 17–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–13 | | 92–82 |

## Asia and Oceania

9 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–6 automatically qualified for the second round.
| Sub Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Kazakhstan  Uzbekistan  Sri Lanka | Thailand  Japan  Chinese Taipei 2nd Sub Pool B | China  South Korea  Australia 1st Sub Pool B |

### Sub Pool B

* Venue: Colombo, Sri Lanka
* Dates: January 18–20, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 165 | 131 | 1.260 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 158 | 146 | 1.082 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 104 | 150 | 0.693 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 18 Jan | Uzbekistan | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 25–15 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 83–90 |
| 19 Jan | Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | 75–56 |
| 20 Jan | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | 25–11 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | 75–48 |

### Pool C

* Venue: Bangkok, Thailand
* Dates: July 6–8, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 129 | 1.744 |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 187 | 177 | 1.056 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 190 | 195 | 0.974 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 124 | 225 | 0.551 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 06 Jul | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Japan | 19–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 56–75 |
| 06 Jul | Thailand | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–19 | 25–13 | 25–11 | 75–43 |
| 07 Jul | Thailand | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–20 | 75–59 |
| 07 Jul | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Japan | 13–25 | 14–25 | 9–25 | 36–75 |
| 08 Jul | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 75–45 |
| 08 Jul | Japan | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–13 | 25–14 | 25–10 | 75–37 |

### Pool D

* Venue: Macau
* Dates: August 31 – September 2, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 252 | 171 | 1.474 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 238 | 200 | 1.190 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 221 | 256 | 0.863 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 185 | 269 | 0.688 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 31 Aug | Australia | 0–3 | South Korea | 20–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | | | 52–75 |
| 31 Aug | China | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–16 | 25–6 | 25–11 | | | 75–33 |
| 01 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–13 | 25–22 | 25–11 | | | 75–46 |
| 01 Sep | China | 3–0 | Australia | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–12 | | | 75–50 |
| 02 Sep | Australia | 3–2 | Kazakhstan | 22–25 | 25–11 | 23–25 | 32–30 | 17–15 | 119–106 |
| 02 Sep | China | 3–1 | South Korea | 27–29 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | 102–88 |

## Europe

25 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–23 automatically qualified for the second round.
| Sub Pool C | Pool E | Pool F | Pool G |
| Azerbaijan  Israel | Netherlands  Turkey  France 1st Sub Pool C | Poland  Latvia  Yugoslavia  Slovenia | Portugal  Czech Republic  Spain  Norway |
| Pool H | Pool I | Pool J | |
| Russia  Ukraine  Austria  Denmark | Italy  Romania  Hungary  Switzerland | Croatia  Bulgaria  Greece  Finland | |

### Sub Pool C

* Venue: Baku, Azerbaijan
* Dates: February 2–3, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 195 | 174 | 1.121 |
| 2 | Israel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 174 | 195 | 0.892 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 02 Feb | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Israel | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | | 75–59 |
| 03 Feb | Azerbaijan | 3–2 | Israel | 32–34 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 120–115 |

### Pool E

* Venue: 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
* Dates: June 17–19, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 295 | 276 | 1.069 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 281 | 255 | 1.102 |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 301 | 325 | 0.926 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 241 | 262 | 0.920 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 17 Jun | Turkey | 3–2 | France | 23–25 | 17–25 | 28–26 | 25–20 | 19–17 | 112–113 |
| 17 Jun | Netherlands | 3–2 | Azerbaijan | 24–26 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 15–12 | 106–108 |
| 18 Jun | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 26–24 | | 98–86 |
| 18 Jun | France | 0–3 | Netherlands | 20–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | | 65–75 |
| 19 Jun | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | France | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | | 75–63 |
| 19 Jun | Netherlands | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–16 | 28–30 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 15–12 | 114–103 |

### Pool F

* Venue: Opole, Poland
* Dates: June 24–26, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 163 | 1.380 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 251 | 222 | 1.131 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 191 | 200 | 0.955 |
| 4 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 185 | 267 | 0.693 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 24 Jun | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | | 75–53 |
| 24 Jun | Poland | 3–0 | Latvia | 25–16 | 25–10 | 25–15 | | | 75–41 |
| 25 Jun | Latvia | 0–3 | Slovenia | 12–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | | 50–75 |
| 25 Jun | Poland | 3–0 | Yugoslavia | 25–23 | 25–15 | 25–21 | | | 75–59 |
| 26 Jun | Yugoslavia | 3–2 | Latvia | 23–25 | 25–18 | 29–31 | 25–12 | 15–8 | 117–94 |
| 26 Jun | Slovenia | 0–3 | Poland | 19–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | | 63–75 |

### Pool G

* Venue: Lisbon, Portugal
* Dates: June 22–24, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 261 | 194 | 1.345 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 272 | 238 | 1.143 |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 218 | 237 | 0.920 |
| 4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 189 | 271 | 0.697 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 22 Jun | Norway | 1–3 | Spain | 16–25 | 25–22 | 13–25 | 8–25 | | 62–97 |
| 22 Jun | Portugal | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 9–25 | 24–26 | 20–25 | | | 53–76 |
| 23 Jun | Spain | 2–3 | Czech Republic | 25–23 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 11–15 | 99–110 |
| 23 Jun | Norway | 1–3 | Portugal | 25–22 | 13–25 | 22–25 | 25–27 | | 85–99 |
| 24 Jun | Portugal | 0–3 | Spain | 22–25 | 24–26 | 20–25 | | | 66–76 |
| 24 Jun | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Norway | 25–15 | 25–12 | 25–15 | | | 75–42 |

### Pool H

* Venue: Novy Urengoy, Russia
* Dates: June 22–24, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 228 | 147 | 1.551 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 211 | 142 | 1.486 |
| 3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 168 | 209 | 0.804 |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 116 | 225 | 0.516 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 22 Jun | Ukraine | 3–0 | Austria | 25–6 | 25–4 | 25–7 | 75–17 |
| 22 Jun | Russia | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–13 | 25–21 | 25–12 | 75–46 |
| 23 Jun | Denmark | 3–0 | Austria | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 75–59 |
| 23 Jun | Russia | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–19 | 28–26 | 25–16 | 78–61 |
| 24 Jun | Ukraine | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–12 | 25–18 | 25–17 | 75–47 |
| 24 Jun | Austria | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 12–25 | 9–25 | 40–75 |

### Pool I

* Venue: Urbino, Italy
* Dates: July 13–15, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 246 | 153 | 1.608 |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 223 | 196 | 1.138 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 173 | 196 | 0.883 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 128 | 225 | 0.569 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 13 Jul | Italy | 3–0 | Switzerland | 25–18 | 25–9 | 25–10 | | 75–37 |
| 13 Jul | Hungary | 0–3 | Romania | 18–25 | 22–25 | 15–25 | | 55–75 |
| 14 Jul | Romania | 3–0 | Switzerland | 25–17 | 25–15 | 25–13 | | 75–45 |
| 14 Jul | Italy | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–9 | | 75–43 |
| 15 Jul | Switzerland | 0–3 | Hungary | 21–25 | 13–25 | 12–25 | | 46–75 |
| 15 Jul | Italy | 3–1 | Romania | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–13 | 25–17 | 96–73 |

### Pool J

* Venue: Dubrovnik, Croatia
* Dates: August 27–29, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 294 | 268 | 1.097 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 243 | 210 | 1.157 |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 242 | 254 | 0.953 |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 218 | 265 | 0.823 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Aug | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Greece | 25–15 | 15–25 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 9–15 | 93–99 |
| 27 Aug | Croatia | 3–1 | Finland | 21–25 | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 96–78 |
| 28 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Finland | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | | 75–59 |
| 28 Aug | Croatia | 1–3 | Greece | 33–35 | 25–15 | 12–25 | 24–26 | | 94–101 |
| 29 Aug | Finland | 1–3 | Greece | 19–25 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 17–25 | | 81–94 |
| 29 Aug | Croatia | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 18–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | | 52–75 |

### Second placed teams

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 243 | 210 | 1.157 |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 223 | 196 | 1.138 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 211 | 142 | 1.486 |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 272 | 238 | 1.143 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 281 | 255 | 1.102 |
| 6 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 251 | 222 | 1.131 |

## North, Central America and Caribbean

10 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–7 automatically qualified for the second round.
| Sub Pool D | Pool K | Pool L |
| Aruba  Jamaica  Netherlands Antilles | Dominican Republic  Canada  Barbados 1st Sub Pool D | Puerto Rico  United States  Mexico  Costa Rica |

### Sub Pool D

* Venue: Oranjestad, Aruba
* Dates: June 14–16, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 168 | 167 | 1.006 |
| 2 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 185 | 181 | 1.022 |
| 3 | Aruba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 155 | 160 | 0.969 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Jun | Aruba | 0–3 | Jamaica | 26–28 | 22–25 | 16–25 | | | 64–78 |
| 15 Jun | Jamaica | 2–3 | Netherlands Antilles | 25–18 | 19–25 | 13–25 | 25–20 | 8–15 | 90–103 |
| 16 Jun | Aruba | 3–1 | Netherlands Antilles | 15–25 | 25–17 | 25–16 | 26–24 | | 91–82 |

### Pool K

* Venue: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
* Dates: July 12–14, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 247 | 129 | 1.915 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 228 | 177 | 1.288 |
| 3 | Barbados | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 178 | 239 | 0.745 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 147 | 255 | 0.576 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 12 Jul | Canada | 3–0 | Jamaica | 25–13 | 25–14 | 25–12 | | | 75–39 |
| 12 Jul | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Barbados | 25–8 | 25–12 | 25–12 | | | 75–32 |
| 13 Jul | Canada | 3–0 | Barbados | 25–11 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | | 75–41 |
| 13 Jul | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Jamaica | 25–12 | 25–6 | 25–1 | | | 75–19 |
| 14 Jul | Barbados | 3–2 | Jamaica | 25–10 | 14–25 | 26–28 | 25–21 | 15–5 | 105–89 |
| 14 Jul | Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Canada | 25–13 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | 97–78 |

### Pool L

* Venue: San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Dates: July 13–15, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 125 | 1.800 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 225 | 191 | 1.178 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 183 | 225 | 0.813 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 133 | 225 | 0.591 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 13 Jul | Mexico | 0–3 | United States | 9–25 | 17–25 | 12–25 | | 38–75 |
| 13 Jul | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–23 | 25–10 | 25–13 | | 75–46 |
| 14 Jul | United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–13 | 25–10 | 25–11 | | 75–34 |
| 14 Jul | Mexico | 1–3 | Puerto Rico | 25–22 | 16–25 | 15–25 | 14–25 | 70–97 |
| 15 Jul | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Mexico | 16–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | 53–75 |
| 15 Jul | United States | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–14 | | 75–53 |

### Third placed teams

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 183 | 225 | 0.813 |
| 2 | Barbados | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 178 | 239 | 0.745 |

## South America

6 national teams entered qualification. (Uruguay and Chile later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–3 automatically qualified for the second round.
| Sub Pool E | Pool M |
| Venezuela  Uruguay  Chile | Argentina  Brazil  Peru 1st Sub Pool E |

### Pool M

* Venue: Santa Fe, Argentina
* Dates: July 6–8, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 228 | 153 | 1.490 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 211 | 169 | 1.249 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 191 | 228 | 0.838 |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 157 | 237 | 0.662 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 06 Jul | Brazil | 3–0 | Peru | 25–14 | 25–9 | 25–13 | | 75–36 |
| 06 Jul | Argentina | 3–0 | Venezuela | 25–16 | 25–14 | 25–18 | | 75–48 |
| 07 Jul | Venezuela | 3–1 | Peru | 25–23 | 12–25 | 25–11 | 25–19 | 87–78 |
| 07 Jul | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | 28–26 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | 78–61 |
| 08 Jul | Venezuela | 0–3 | Brazil | 23–25 | 21–25 | 12–25 | | 56–75 |
| 08 Jul | Argentina | 3–0 | Peru | 25–16 | 25–13 | 25–14 | | 75–43 |

## Playoff

* Venue: Monterrey, Mexico
* Dates: September 7–9, 2001
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 257 | 256 | 1.004 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 256 | 257 | 0.996 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 07 Sep | Venezuela | 3–0 | Mexico | 26–24 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | | 76–66 |
| 08 Sep | Mexico | 3–2 | Venezuela | 26–24 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 29–27 | 16–14 | 112–115 |
| 09 Sep | Mexico | 3–0 | Venezuela | 25–18 | 29–27 | 25–20 | | | 79–65 |