The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup

Volleyball World Cup

The FIVB World Cup is a men's and women's volleyball competition. Created in 1965 and 1973 , it is an international qualification event for the Olympic Games...

 was held from November 1 to November 15, 2003, in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament

Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

thumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...

 in Athens, Greece, 2004.

Teams were made up as follows: hosts Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, continental champions and vice-champions from Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, continental champion from Africa plus two wild-card teams nominated jointly by the FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a single-round robin format (66 games overall), in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The women played in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Kagoshima, Nagoya, Toyama

Toyama, Toyama

is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about 200 km north of the city of Nagoya and 300 km northwest of Tokyo....

, Sapporo, Sendai and Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

. Japan is the traditional host of the tournament since the second edition of the event in 1977.

Teams

— hosts — African Champions — Asian Champions — European Champions — NORCECA Champions — South American Champions
— Asian bronze medalists — European Vice-Champions — NORCECA Vice-Champions — South American Vice-Champions — wild-card — wild-card

Site A

• Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...
  
   in Tokyo
  Tokyo
  , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
  
  
  • Saturday November 1

    	2 – 3		21-25 19-25 25-21 25-22 13-15
    	3 – 0		25-13 25-11 25-13
    	0 – 3		16-25 20-25 23-25

• • Sunday November 2

    	3 – 0		25-14 25-19 25-17
    	3 – 0		25-11 25-14 25-14
    	3 – 0		25-10 25-15 25-21

• • Monday November 3

    	3 – 0		25-22 25-22 25-19
    	0 – 3		14-25 13-25 16-25
    	3 – 2		23-25 25-21 26-28 25-15 15-12

Site B

• Venue: Kagoshima Arena
  Kagoshima Arena
  Kagoshima Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Kagoshima, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 and was opened in 1992. It hosted some matches for the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup.- External links :*...
  
   in Kagoshima
  • Saturday November 1

    	1 – 3		15-25 17-25 25-22 19-25
    	1 – 3		25-14 18-25 19-25 16-25
    	2 – 3		28-26 25-27 25-20 11-25 12-15

• • Sunday November 2

    	3 – 1		25-21 25-17 25-27 25-21
    	3 – 0		25-20 25-17 25-19
    	3 – 1		27-29 25-19 25-23 25-10

• • Monday November 3

    	3 – 0		25-12 25-12 25-15
    	0 – 3		19-25 18-25 18-25
    	2 – 3		25-22 25-22 20-25 23-25 14-16

Site A

• Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall
  Nagoya Rainbow Hall
  is an indoor sports arena, located in Nagoya, Japan. From April 1, 2007, its name was changed to Nippon Gaishi Hall, to reflect the sponsorship of the NGK Insulators. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 people....
  
   in Nagoya
  • Wednesday November 5

    	3 – 0		25-16 25-17 25-20
    	3 – 0		25-21 25-16 25-16
    	3 – 1		25-22 25-19 15-25 25-11

• • Thursday November 6

    	0 – 3		10-25 11-25 13-25
    	0 – 3		12-25 16-25 18-25
    	0 – 3		15-25 22-25 19-25

Site B

• Venue: Sendai City Gymnasium
  Sendai Gymnasium
  is an indoor sporting arena located in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000. It hosted preliminary round games for the Basketball World Championship 2006, and is also the home arena of the Sendai 89ers of the Japan professional basketball Bj league.The gymnasium is also the...
  
   in Sendai
  • Wednesday November 5

    	3 – 0		25-19 27-25 27-25
    	3 – 2		17-25 25-18 24-26 26-24 15-07
    	3 – 1		25-10 24-26 25-21 25-21

• • Thursday November 6

    	0 – 3		16-25 19-25 17-25
    	3 – 0		25-22 25-18 25-23
    	2 – 3		23-25 16-25 39-37 28-26 09-15

Site A

• Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo
  • Friday November 8

    	2 – 3		21-25 29-31 25-22 25-21 12-15
    	3 – 0		25-13 25-15 25-17
    	3 – 0		25-21 25-16 25-16

• • Saturday November 9

    	3 – 0		25-15 25-17 25-22
    	3 – 2		24-26 25-22 26-24 22-25 15-10
    	3 – 1		25-17 23-25 25-19 26-24

• • Sunday November 10

    	3 – 0		25-17 25-22 25-21
    	3 – 1		20-25 25-18 25-21 25-20
    	3 – 2		25-22 25-20 22-25 23-25 15-11

Site B

• Venue: Toyama City Gymnasium
  Toyama City Gymnasium
  Toyama City Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Toyama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people. It hosted some of the group games for the 2003 Volleyball World Cup....
  
   in Toyama
  Toyama, Toyama
  is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about 200 km north of the city of Nagoya and 300 km northwest of Tokyo....
  
  
  • Friday November 8

    	3 – 0		25-15 25-16 25-19
    	3 – 0		25-14 25-08 25-18
    	3 – 0		25-10 25-19 25-14

• • Saturday November 9

    	3 – 0		25-15 25-10 25-16
    	3 – 0		25-16 25-15 25-19
    	3 – 0		25-18 25-21 26-24

• • Sunday November 10

    	3 – 2		23-25 25-18 18-25 25-17 15-13
    	3 – 0		25-18 25-19 25-12
    	3 – 0		25-11 25-16 25-11

Site A

• Venue: Namihaya Dome
  Namihaya Dome
  is an indoor sporting arena located in Kadoma city in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan.Construction was completed in early 1996. The primary architect was Mamoru Kawaguchi, founder of the firm Kawaguchi & Engineers....
  
   in Osaka
  Osaka
  is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
  
  
  • Wednesday November 13

    	0 – 3		22-25 22-25 22-25
    	2 – 3		20-25 25-20 26-24 20-25 11-15
    	0 – 3		21-25 21-25 23-25

• • Thursday November 14

    	0 – 3		15-25 23-25 20-25
    	0 – 3		24-26 18-25 20-25
    	3 – 2		15-25 25-19 21-25 25-21 15-13

• • Friday November 15

    	1 – 3		20-25 12-25 25-23 19-25
    	3 – 0		25-23 25-18 25-17
    	0 – 3		18-25 18-25 13-25

Site B

• Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka
  Osaka
  is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
  
  
  • Wednesday November 13

    	0 – 3		20-25 21-25 16-25
    	3 – 0		25-16 25-18 25-21
    	3 – 0		25-20 25-15 25-08

• • Thursday November 14

    	3 – 0		25-19 27-25 25-21
    	3 – 0		25-14 25-18 25-21
    	3 – 0		25-14 25-15 25-19

• • Friday November 15

    	3 – 0		25-22 25-18 25-17
    	3 – 1		25-17 25-22 18-25 26-24
    	3 – 0		25-16 25-15 25-10

Ranking

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1		22	11	0	33	4	8.250	898	608	1.477
2		21	10	1	31	7	4.429	932	691	1.349
3		19	8	3	28	13	2.154	942	837	1.125
4		18	7	4	22	14	1.571	827	717	1.153
5		18	7	4	22	19	1.158	896	865	1.036
6		17	6	5	24	18	1.333	946	889	1.064
7		16	5	6	22	20	1.100	914	856	1.068
8		16	5	6	18	22	0.818	873	888	0.983
9		14	3	8	15	24	0.625	805	850	0.947
10		14	3	8	11	26	0.423	592	868	0.682
11		12	1	10	4	30	0.133	617	812	0.760
12		11	0	11	0	33	0.000	464	825	0.562

• China, Brazil and United States qualified for the women's volleyball competition
  Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  thumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
  
   at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  2004 Summer Olympics
  The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
  
   in Athens, Greece.

Final ranking

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Team roster
Feng Kun

Feng Kun

Feng Kun was the China women's national volleyball team setter and captain. She was awarded MVP and Best Setter award at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where China won the gold medal in volleyball.-Notes:*Position: Setter...

 , Yang Hao, Liu Yanan

Liu Yanan

Liu Yanan is a Chinese volleyball player. She currently plays club ball for Liaoning, and has played for the national team during many of its recent successes.-Notes:*Position: middle blocker*Height: 1.86 m...

, Li Shan Zhou Suhong

Zhou Suhong

Zhou Suhong is a Chinese volleyball player, who was a member of the Chinese women's national team that won the gold medal at both the World Cup and the Athens Olympic Games. She is an opposite hitter. She is married to former Chinese men's national volleyball team memberm Tang Miao. She wears...

, Zhao Ruirui

Zhao Ruirui

Zhao Ruirui is a Chinese volleyball player who competed on the 2003 Volleyball World Cup winning side and made an initial appearance with the 2004 gold medal winning side before refracturing her right leg.-Notes:*Position: middle blocker...

, Zhang Yuehong

Zhang Yuehong

Zhang Yuehong is a female volleyball player from Liaoning, China.-Clubs: Liaoning RC Cannes Liaoning Toray Arrows -National team:*China 2000-2008-References:*...

, Chen Jing

Chen Jing

Chen Jing is a table tennis player and Olympic champion for China, and later Olympic medalist for Chinese Taipei.She received a golden medal in singles and a silver medal in doubles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....

, Song Nina

Song Nina

Song Nina is a Chinese volleyball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 she was a member of the Chinese team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...

, Wang Lina, Zhang Na, Zhang Ping

Zhang Ping (volleyball)

Zhang Ping is a Chinese volleyball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 she was a member of the Chinese team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...

 Head Coach: Chen Zhonghe.

Awards

• Most Valuable Player:

• Best Scorer:

• Best Spiker:

• Best Blocker:

• Best Server:

• Best Receiver:

• Best Libero:

• Best Setter:

• Special Award:

External links

• FIVB 2003 World Cup