2000 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
# 2000 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix was the eighth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Hong Kong, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia, cumulating with the final round at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines, from 24 to 27 August 2000.

## Preliminary rounds

### Ranking

The best four teams from the overall ranking are qualified for the final round.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cuba | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 6.750 | 746 | 607 | 1.229 | Final round |
| 2 | Russia | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 2.400 | 770 | 675 | 1.141 | Final round |
| 3 | Brazil | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2.875 | 745 | 658 | 1.132 | Final round |
| 4 | China | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 1.059 | 777 | 756 | 1.028 | Final round |
| 5 | United States | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 0.789 | 745 | 775 | 0.961 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 0.750 | 753 | 772 | 0.975 | |
| 7 | Italy | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 0.231 | 631 | 753 | 0.838 | |
| 8 | Japan | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 0.111 | 574 | 745 | 0.770 | |

### First round

**Group A**

* Venue: Macau

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Ago | Brazil | 3–0 | United States | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–15 | | | 75–54 |
| 4 Ago | China | 3–0 | Japan | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | | 75–50 |
| 5 Ago | Brazil | 3–0 | Japan | 37–35 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | | 87–74 |
| 5 Ago | China | 3–1 | United States | 25–27 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | 100–79 |
| 6 Ago | United States | 3–0 | Japan | 25–18 | 25–17 | 26–24 | | | 76–59 |
| 6 Ago | Brazil | 3–2 | China | 25–22 | 27–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 16–14 | 109–111 |

**Group B**

* Venue: Yala, Thailand

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Ago | Cuba | 3–2 | Italy | 25–18 | 16–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 15–12 | 104–101 |
| 4 Ago | Russia | 3–2 | South Korea | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–11 | 25–27 | 15–10 | 110–95 |
| 5 Ago | Russia | 3–0 | Italy | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–61 |
| 5 Ago | Cuba | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 75–54 |
| 6 Ago | Cuba | 3–0 | Russia | 25–18 | 25–22 | 25–16 | | | 75–56 |
| 6 Ago | South Korea | 3–0 | Italy | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | | 75–57 |

### Second round

**Group C**

* Venue: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 Ago | Brazil | 3–0 | Japan | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | | 76–58 |
| 11 Ago | Russia | 3–0 | Italy | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–16 | | | 75–49 |
| 12 Ago | Russia | 3–0 | Japan | 25–16 | 25–11 | 25–20 | | | 75–47 |
| 12 Ago | Brazil | 3–0 | Italy | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | | 75–58 |
| 13 Ago | Italy | 3–2 | Japan | 19–25 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–15 | 17–15 | 110–103 |
| 13 Ago | Russia | 3–0 | Brazil | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–65 |

**Group D**

* Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 Ago | China | 3–1 | United States | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 97–90 |
| 11 Ago | Cuba | 3–1 | South Korea | 19–25 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | 94–84 |
| 12 Ago | Cuba | 3–0 | United States | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–16 | | | 75–62 |
| 12 Ago | South Korea | 3–2 | China | 21–25 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 15–10 | 109–96 |
| 13 Ago | United States | 3–1 | South Korea | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | 95–91 |
| 13 Ago | Cuba | 3–0 | China | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 75–59 |

### Third round

**Group E**

* Venue: Yuxi, China

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 Ago | United States | 3–2 | China | 26–28 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 15–12 | 113–103 |
| 18 Ago | Cuba | 3–0 | Japan | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–50 |
| 19 Ago | China | 3–0 | Japan | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | | 75–56 |
| 19 Ago | Cuba | 3–1 | United States | 25–15 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–17 | | 98–80 |
| 20 Ago | Cuba | 3–0 | China | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–61 |
| 20 Ago | United States | 3–1 | Japan | 21–25 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | 96–77 |

**Group F**

* Venue: Quezon City, Philippines

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 Ago | Brazil | 3–0 | Italy | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–55 |
| 18 Ago | Russia | 3–2 | South Korea | 25–21 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 15–13 | 102–103 |
| 19 Ago | Russia | 3–1 | Italy | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–14 | 25–19 | | 95–76 |
| 19 Ago | Brazil | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–17 | 25–22 | 29–27 | | | 79–66 |
| 20 Ago | South Korea | 3–0 | Italy | 25–23 | 25–17 | 26–24 | | | 76–64 |
| 20 Ago | Russia | 3–2 | Brazil | 25–18 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 19–17 | 107–104 |

## Final round

* Venue: Quezon City, Philippines

### 5th–8th place

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 24 August | 24 August |
| United States | 3 |
| United States | 3 | 25 August | 25 August |
| Japan | 0 | 25 August | 25 August |
| Japan | 0 | United States | 0 |
| 24 August | 24 August | | United States | 0 |
| 24 August | 24 August | South Korea | 3 |
| Italy | 1 | South Korea | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 | | |
| South Korea | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 25 August | 25 August |
| | | Japan | 1 |
| | | Italy | 3 |

**5th–8th semifinals**

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Ago | United States | 3–0 | Japan | 27–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | | 77–70 |
| 24 Ago | Italy | 1–3 | South Korea | 20–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | 81–99 |

**7th place match**

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 Ago | Japan | 1–3 | Italy | 25–19 | 21–25 | 11–25 | 19–25 | | 76–94 |

**5th place match**

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 Ago | United States | 0–3 | South Korea | 23–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | | 65–75 |

### Final four

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 26 August | 26 August |
| Cuba | 3 |
| Cuba | 3 | 27 August | 27 August |
| China | 1 | 27 August | 27 August |
| China | 1 | Cuba | 3 |
| 26 August | 26 August | | Cuba | 3 |
| 26 August | 26 August | Russia | 1 |
| Brazil | 0 | Russia | 1 |
| Russia | 3 | | |
| Russia | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 27 August | 27 August |
| | | China | 1 |
| | | Brazil | 3 |

**Semifinals**

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 Ago | Cuba | 3–1 | China | 25–19 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 35–33 | | 101–98 |
| 26 Ago | Brazil | 0–3 | Russia | 20–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | | 65–75 |

**3rd place match**

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 Ago | China | 1–3 | Brazil | 25–12 | 13–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | 75–87 |

**Final**

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 Ago | Cuba | 3–1 | Russia | 21–25 | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | 96–84 |

## Final standings

| Place | Team |
| - | - |
| | Cuba |
| | Russia |
| | Brazil |
| 4 | China |
| 5 | South Korea |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Japan |

* 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix winners
* Cuba Second title
* Team roster
* Yumilka Ruiz, Marlenis Costa, Mireya Luis, Raisa O'Farrill Bolanos, Regla Bell, Indira Mestre, Regla Torres, Taismary Aguero, Ana Fernández, Mirka Francia, Marta Sánchez and Zoila Barros.
* Head coach
* Luis Calderon

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player:
   * Lyubov Sokolova (RUS)
* Best scorer:
   * Barbara Jelic (CRO)
* Best spiker:
   * Valle Ana Fernandez (CUB)
* Best blocker:
   * Ekaterina Gamova (RUS)
* Best server:
   * Érika Coimbra (BRA)
* Best setter:
   * Hélia Souza (BRA)
* Best receiver:
   * Stacy Sykora (USA)
* Best libero:
   * Li Yan (CHN)

## Dream Team

* Setter:
   * Robyn Ah Mow (USA)
* Middle Blockers:
   * Danielle Scott (USA)
   * Regla Torres (CUB)
* Outside hitters:
   * Barbara Jelic (CRO)
   * Yevgeniya Artamonova (RUS)
* Opposite Spiker:
   * Leila Barros (BRA)
