1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 3 to 12 November 1998 in Tokyo, Tokuyama, Matsumoto, Kagoshima, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Osaka, Japan.
Qualification
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Squads
Venues
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Format
The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the , the 16 participants were divided in four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position, the three best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round.
In the , the 12 teams were divided into two groups of six teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position, matches already played between teams in the were counted in this round. The four best teams of each group (total of 8 teams) progressed to the next round (group winners and runners-up to 1st–4th place semifinals and group thirds and fourths to 5th–8th place semifinals).
The was played in a single elimination format and consisted of two sets of semifinals and finals (one to determine 1st–4th places and the other for 5th–8th places).
For the tournament's final standings, teams which did not reach placement matches were allocated as:
The four teams finishing 4th in each pool were ranked 13th.
The two teams finishing 6th in each pool were ranked 11th.
The two teams finishing 5th in each pool were ranked 9th.
Pools composition
The drawing of lots took place on 20 April 1998 in Tokyo, Japan. Teams were seeded in the first two 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. The number after the team's name reflect its FIVB World Ranking in October 1998.
Results
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
First round
Pool A
Venue: National Yoyogi Stadium, Tokyo
Pool B
Venue: Tokuyama City Sports Center, Tokuyama
Pool C
Venue: Matsumoto City Gymnasium, Matsumoto
Pool D
Venue: Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima
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: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya
Pool F
Venue: Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Final round
Venue: Osaka Chuo Gymnasium, Osaka
5th–8th places
5th–8th semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Finals
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Awards
Most valuable player
Regla Torres
Best scorer
Barbara Jelic
Best spiker
Ana Fernández
Best blocker
Regla Torres
Best server
Elles Leferink
Best digger
Hiroko Tsukumo
Best setter
Fernanda Venturini
Best receiver
Hiroko Tsukumo
Best coach
Antonio Perdomo
Most Creative Coach
Nobuchika Kuzuwa
References
External links
Results - todor66
Results
Results - volleyball.org
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FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
November 1998 sports events in Asia
Women's volleyball in Japan