2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

2019 Women's World Cup
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日本 2019
Official logo
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
CityYokohama, Hamamatsu, Sapporo, Toyama, Osaka
Dates14–29 September
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Champions China (5th title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Russia
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament awards
MVP Zhu Ting
Best Setter Ding Xia
Best OH Zhu Ting
Kelsey Robinson
Best MB Irina Koroleva
Yan Ni
Best OPP Andrea Drews
Best Libero Wang Mengjie
Tournament statistics
Matches played66
Attendance219,802 (3,330 per match)
Best scorer Nataliya Goncharova
Ana Bjelica (209 points)
Best spiker Zhu Ting (54.64%)
Best blocker Irina Koroleva (1.00 Avg)
Best server Yamila Nizetich (0.53 Avg)
Best setter Miya Sato (6.83 Avg)
Best digger Kim Hae-ran (3.95 Avg)
Best receiver Kelsey Robinson (33.13%)
Official website
FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2019

The 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup was the 13th edition of the event, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held from 14 to 29 September 2019 in Japan.[1] This was the first time that the FIVB did not distribute Olympics places since 1991 due to Japan hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, but points for the FIVB World Rankings were given.

China won their historic fifth title, following titles from 1981, 1985, 2003, and 2015. China surpassed Cuba's earlier record of four titles in the history of the competition. Defending their title as the reigning champions in 2015, China reigned to sweep all eleven matches in Yokohama, Sapporo and Osaka. USA and Russia complete the 2019 podium as silver medallists and bronze medallists respectively.[2]

Zhu Ting, outside hitter and captain of the Chinese women's volleyball national team, was selected as the World Cup's MVP, retaining her title from 2015.[3] Zhu was joined in the Dream Team by three members of the gold medal-winning Chinese side – Yan Ni as Best Middle Blocker, Wang Mengjie as Best Libero, and Ding Xia as Best Setter. Two members of the USA squad that finished second to the Chinese Team also made the Dream Team, as Kelsey Robinson and Andrea Drews won the Best Outside Spiker and Best Opposite awards, respectively. Russia's Irina Koroleva also won as Best Blocker.

  1. ^ "FIVB World Cup to return to Japan in 2019 ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympics". FIVB. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ "China Crowned World Cup Champions Anew". FIVB. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ "President XI Congratulates China on Historic Win". FIVB. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.