The 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix was the ninth women's volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 tournament of its kind. Brazil, South Korea, PR China, USA, Russia, Japan, Germany and Cuba battled for their share of the US $1 million in prize money. The 2001 event was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Hong Kong, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Japan, cumulating with the final round in Macau

Macau

Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...

 from 22 to 26 August 2001.

First round

• Venue:   Suphanburi
  Suphanburi
  Suphan Buri is a town in central Thailand, capital of the Suphan Buri Province. It covers the whole tambon Tha Philiang and parts of the tambon Rua Yai and Tha Rahat, all within the Mueang Suphan Buri district...
  
  , Thailand
  Thailand
  Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
  
  
  • August 3, 2001

    	0 – 3		17-25 18-25 21-25
    	0 – 3		17-25 23-25 23-25

  • August 4, 2001

    	3 – 0		28-26 25-19 25-16
    	0 – 3		23-25 12-25 13-25

  • August 5, 2001

    	3 – 2		25-19 22-25 25-23 20-25 22-20
    	3 – 0		25-23 25-23 25-17

• Venue:   Hong Kong
  Hong Kong
  Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
  
  
  • August 3, 2001

    	0 – 3		19-25 28-30 23-25
    	2 – 3		25-16 18-25 25-22 13-25 07-15

  • August 4, 2001

    	1 – 3		23-25 25-16 16-25 21-25
    	3 – 2		26-28 26-24 25-22 27-29 15-08

  • August 5, 2001

    	3 – 0		25-21 26-24 25-17
    	3 – 0		25-20 25-17 25-22

Second round

• Venue:   Harbin
  Harbin
  Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
  
  , PR China
  • August 10, 2001

    	3 – 1		21-25 25-17 25-11 25-19
    	2 – 3		20-25 25-27 25-17 25-22 08-15

  • August 11, 2001

    	3 – 0		25-22 26-24 25-17
    	1 – 3		25-18 23-25 18-25 26-28

  • August 12, 2001

    	1 – 3		25-27 17-25 28-26 22-25
    	3 – 1		25-21 25-18 23-25 25-15

• Venue:   Fong San, Chinese Taipei
  Chinese Taipei
  Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
  
  
  • August 10, 2001

    	3 – 0		25-22 25-23 25-16
    	2 – 3		17-25 25-22 25-21 23-25 11-15

  • August 11, 2001

    	2 – 3		20-25 25-17 22-25 25-20 13-15
    	3 – 1		25-20 25-27 25-17 25-18

  • August 12, 2001

    	3 – 2		28-26 23-25 25-19 19-25 15-08
    	3 – 1		16-25 25-22 26-24 25-22

Third round

• Venue:   Harbin
  Harbin
  Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
  
  , PR China
  • August 17, 2001

    	3 – 0		25-19 25-23 25-23
    	3 – 1		25-18 22-25 25-16 25-14

  • August 18, 2001

    	3 – 1		25-19 18-25 25-19 25-22
    	1 – 3		18-25 25-27 26-24 18-25

  • August 19, 2001

    	0 – 3		22-25 19-25 19-25
    	3 – 1		25-23 25-10 23-25 28-26

• Venue:   Tokyo, Japan
  • August 17, 2001

    	3 – 1		25-19 18-25 25-20 25-19
    	1 – 3		25-23 22-25 18-25 31-33

  • August 18, 2001

    	0 – 3		21-25 14-25 15-25
    	1 – 3		19-25 16-25 25-20 18-25

  • August 19, 2001

    	0 – 3		20-25 22-25 20-25
    	2 – 3		15-25 25-22 25-22 22-25 11-15

Preliminary ranking

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		17	9	8	1	825	706	1.1693	24	10	2.400
2.		15	9	6	3	778	759	1.025	21	14	1.500
3.		15	9	6	3	847	842	1.006	21	18	1.167
4.		14	9	5	4	772	682	1.132	20	13	1.538
5.		14	9	5	4	763	764	0.999	19	14	1.357
6.		13	9	4	5	778	812	0.958	17	19	0.895
7.		10	9	1	8	676	780	0.867	9	24	0.375
8.		10	9	1	8	699	793	0.881	7	26	0.269

Group A

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0				9	3	3.000
2.		5	3	2	1				7	5	1.400
3.		4	3	1	2				7	7	1.000
4.		3	3	0	3				1	9	0.111

• August 22, 2001

  	3 – 2		25-22 25-14 19-25 21-25 15-07
  	3 – 0		25-20 26-24 25-18

• August 23, 2001

  	3 – 0		25-15 25-16 25-13
  	3 – 2		25-10 26-24 22-25 25-27 15-10

• August 24, 2001

  	3 – 1		25-21 25-19 18-25 25-23
  	3 – 1		25-20 25-22 23-25 25-18

Group B

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0				9	2	4.500
2.		5	3	2	1				6	5	1.200
3.		4	3	1	2				6	6	1.000
4.		3	3	0	3				1	9	0.111

• August 22, 2001

  	3 – 1		27-25 18-25 25-16 25-14
  	2 – 3		21-25 29-27 22-25 25-21 15-17

• August 23, 2001

  	0 – 3		24-26 13-25 20-25
  	3 – 0		25-20 25-19 27-25

• August 24, 2001

  	3 – 0		25-22 25-17 25-15
  	3 – 1		31-29 23-25 25-13 25-20

Semifinals

• August 25, 2001

  	3 – 2		25-22 28-26 21-25 25-27 15-09
  	3 – 1		18-25 25-21 25-22 25-23

Finals

• August 25, 2001 — Seventh place match

  	3 – 1		23-25 25-21 25-20 25-18

• August 25, 2001 — Fifth place match

  	3 – 2		22-25 19-25 25-23 25-11 15-08

• August 26, 2001 — Bronze medal match

  	3 – 0		25-18 25-11 25-20

• August 26, 2001 — Gold medal match

  	3 – 1		26-28 25-20 25-21 25-11

Final ranking

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Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player:

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• Best Scorer:

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• Best Spiker:

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• Best Blocker:

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• Best Server:

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• Best Digger:

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• Best Setter:

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• Best Receiver:

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