2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The Volleyball Women's World Cup 2010 took place from October 29 to November 14 in Japan. Russia became world champion again with a 3-2 victory in the final against Brazil.
- 4.1 Europe
- 4.2 Africa
- 4.3 Asia
- 4.4 North and Central America
- 4.5 South America
Mode
The tournament began with a preliminary round in four groups of six teams. The draw was held in Tokyo on November 24, 2009. The four best teams from each group reached the second round, which was played in two groups of eight participants. The top six teams in each group of the second round contest the classification matches to the ranks of one to twelve.
For a victory, there were two points, one for a loss, on points of ball - quotient points about the placement decision.
Schedule
First round
Second Round
The game results against teams from the first round were taken in the second round. Germany just missed the semi-finals as a group of third parties.
Placement matches
The placement Games were held in Tokyo on 13 and 14 November. As in 2006, won the Russians in the final with a 3-2 victory over Brazil.
Germany finished seventh and played with: Kathleen White, Heike Beier, Maren Brinker, Lenka Dürr, Denise Hanke, Christiane Fürst, Corina Ssuschke, Saskia Hippe, Margareta Kozuch, Anne Matthes, Kathy Radzuweit, Nadja Schaus, Lisa Thomsen and Kerstin Tzscherlich. Coach Giovanni Guidetti was.
Individual Awards
Qualification
The continental qualifying matches were held from December 2008 to July 2009.
Europe
In addition to defending champion Russia eight other European participants were determined. In the first round there were three groups of four. The group winners Hungary, Israel and Moldova, as well as the group Second Slovenia reached the second round, which was held in two fours and two groups of five. From the two groups of four teams came on, namely Belarus and Azerbaijan, Croatia and Belgium. In the other groups the first three places, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania and Spain, France and Slovenia ranged occupied. In the third round, there were four groups of four teams, of which the group winners and runners qualified for Japan. Italy and the Czech Republic prevailed against Belarus and Bulgaria; Serbia and Croatia were successful against Romania and Spain; Turkey and Poland occupied the first places ahead of Belgium and France. The German team was group winners ahead of the Netherlands, Azerbaijan and Slovenia.
Africa
The African qualification in which it went up two places, began with a group of four and a group of five in the second round. Cameroon and Senegal, and Mauritius, and South Africa reached the third round with two groups of four, the winner is qualified for the tournament in Japan. Kenya won against Tunisia, Senegal and Cameroon. Algeria was successful against Egypt, Mauritius and South Africa.
Asia
In the first round of Asian qualifying, when the teams battled for four seats next to host Japan, began with a group of four. New Zealand and Fiji reached the second round with a triple and a group of four. There only difference from Bangladesh. The third round was played in two groups of four from which the top two teams qualified for the World Cup. China and Thailand won against Uzbekistan and Fiji. South Korea and Kazakhstan took the top places in front of Taiwan and New Zealand.
North and Central America
The qualification of the Association of NORCECA, the six places tion states, began in the first round with a five - and a group of four, the winners of Bermuda and St. Lucia reached the second round. There were three groups of six, of which three teams progressed: Trinidad / Tobago, Netherlands Antilles and U.S. Virgin Islands; Barbados, Jamaica and the Bahamas; Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama. The group winners of the four groups of four teams in the third round (Cuba, USA, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico) qualified directly for Japan. The runners contested a playoff round in which Canada and Costa Rica to Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago interspersed.
South America
The South American qualifying, where it went up two places, began in the second round with a groups of six. Argentina and Venezuela reached the third round. In a group of four they lost against Brazil and Peru.