The CSV

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for the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship saw member nations compete for two places at the finals in

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Draw

8 of the 12 CSV national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings as of 5 January 2008 using the

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for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–2 did not compete in the second round, and automatically qualified for the third round. ;Second round ;Third round

Second round

Pool A

*Venue: Centro Cultural y Deportivo,

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*Dates: May 31 – June 4, 2009 *All times are

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( UTC−03:00)

Third round

Pool B

*Venue: Ginásio Poliesportivo do Riacho,

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and Divino Braga,

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*Dates: July 22–26, 2009 *All times are

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( UTC−03:00)

Preliminary round

Final round

=Semifinals

=3rd place

=Final

Final standing

References

External links

2010 World Championship Qualification
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