1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
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The 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 3 to 12 November 1998 in
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, Tokuyama, Matsumoto, Kagoshima,
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, Fukuoka, and Osaka,
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Qualification

Source:Official website


Squads


Venues

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Format

The tournament was played in three different stages (the first, second, and final rounds). In the , the 16 participants were divided into four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position; the three best teams of each group (a total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round.   In the , the 12 teams were divided into two groups of six teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position; matches already played between teams in the were counted in this round. The four best teams of each group (a total of 8 teams) progressed to the next round (group winners and runners-up to 1st–4th place semifinals and group thirds and fourths to 5th–8th place semifinals).   The was played in a single elimination format and consisted of two sets of semifinals and finals (one to determine 1st–4th places and the other for 5th–8th places).   For the tournament's final standings, teams that did not reach placement matches were allocated as: * The four teams finishing 4th in each pool were ranked 13th. * The two teams finishing 6th in each pool were ranked 11th. * The two teams finishing 5th in each pool were ranked 9th.


Pools composition

The drawing of lots took place on 20 April 1998 in
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,
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. Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines. The number after the team's name reflect its FIVB World Ranking in October 1998.  


Results

All times are
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First round


Pool A

Venue: National Yoyogi Stadium,
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Pool B

Venue: Tokuyama City Sports Center, Tokuyama


Pool C

Venue: Matsumoto City Gymnasium, Matsumoto


Pool D

Venue: Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima


Second round

The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round.


Pool E

Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall,
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Pool F

Venue: Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka


Final round

Venue: Osaka Chuo Gymnasium, Osaka


5th–8th places


=5th–8th semifinals

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=7th place match

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=5th place match

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Finals


=Semifinals

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=3rd place match

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=Final

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Final standing


Awards

* Most valuable player *: Regla Torres * Best scorer *: Barbara Jelic * Best spiker *: Ana Fernández * Best blocker *: Regla Torres * Best server *: Elles Leferink * Best digger *: Hiroko Tsukumo * Best setter *: Maurizia Cacciatori * Best receiver *: Hiroko Tsukumo * Best coach *: Antonio Perdomo * Most Creative Coach *: Nobuchika Kuzuwa


References


External links


Results - todor66





Federation Internationale de Volleyball
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