2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

2010 FIVB Women's World Championship
バレーボール女子世界選手権
日本 2010
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
Dates29 October - 14 November
Teams24
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Officially opened byAkihito
Champions Russia (7th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Japan
Fourth place United States
Tournament awards
MVPRussia Ekaterina Gamova
Best SetterChina Wei Qiuyue
Best OHRussia Tatiana Kosheleva
Best MBGermany Christiane Fürst
Best LiberoUnited States Stacy Sykora
Best ScorerTurkey Neslihan Darnel
Best ServerNetherlands Maret Grothues
Best DiggerUnited States Stacy Sykora
Best ReceiverUnited States Logan Tom
Official website
2010 Women's World Championship

The 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship was the sixteenth edition of the competition. Like the previous tournament, the 2010 edition also was held from 29 October to 14 November 2010 in Japan, though the range of venues and locations was modified slightly (Matsumoto and Hamamatsu replaced Sapporo and Kobe in 2010). Twenty-four teams participated in the tournament.

The tournament was won by Russia, who finished with a perfect record, defeating Brazil in the intense final game.[1] Japan defeated the United States for the third place, winning their first bronze medal in the tournament history, and the first medal since 1978, having so far three gold and three silver already to their name.[2] Russia won its second straight title,[3] while Brazil was prevented from achieving a volleyball double of winning both the men's championship and the women's championship in the same year.

Russia's towering outside hitter Yekaterina Gamova was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.[4]

  1. ^ Russia repeat as world champions fivb.org
  2. ^ Japan upset USA to win bronze[permanent dead link] fivb.org
  3. ^ Gamova powers Russia over Brazil to capture second straight world championship fivb.org
  4. ^ "2010 FIVB Volleyball World Championship - Italy".