The 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the competition, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held from 31 October to 16 November 2006 in

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. The finals involved 24 teams, of which 22 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation and reign champion qualified automatically. Of the 32 teams, 16 had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2002, while

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and

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made their first appearances at a FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.

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won their sixth world title, defeating

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in five sets at the final.

won the 3rd place match and its first medal, defeating

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in straight sets. Yoshie Takeshita from Japan was selected as the MVP.

Qualification

Source:FIVB

Squads

Venues

Source:

Format

The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the , the 24 participants were divided in four groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the four best teams of each group (total of 16 teams) progressed to the next round. In the , the 16 teams were divided in two groups of eight 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 six best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round. In the , the 12 teams were allocated to semifinals for placement matches according to their group positions. First and second of each group played the semifinals, third and fourth played the 5th-8th semifinals and fifth and sixth played the 9th-12th semifinals. Winners and losers of each semifinals played a final placement match for 1st to 12th places. Source:FIVB

Pools composition

The drawing of lots for the qualified teams took place in

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on 29 November 2005.

Results

All times are

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( UTC+09:00).

First round

Pool A

Venue:

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Pool B

Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center,

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Pool C

Venue: Kobe Green Arena,

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Pool D

Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall,

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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,

Pool F

Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium,

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Final round

9th–12th place

Venue:

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=9th–12th semifinals

=11th place match

=9th place match

5th–8th place

Venues: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium (OMCG) and

(OPG), both in

=5th–8th semifinals

=7th place match

=5th place match

Finals

Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium,

=Semifinals

=3rd place match

=Final

Final standing

Awards

* Most valuable player *: Yoshie Takeshita * Best scorer *: Neslihan Darnel * Best spiker *: Rosir Calderón * Best blocker *:

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* Best server *: Yelena Godina * Best digger *: Chinese Taipei Volleyball Flag

Szu Hui-Fang * Best receiver *: Jaqueline Carvalho * Best setter *: Yoshie Takeshita * Best libero *: Suzana Ćebić

Statistics leaders

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill plus top scorers as of 16 November 2006.

Best Scorers

Best scorers determined by scored points from attack, block, and serve.

Best Spikers

Best attackers determined by successful attacks in percentage.

Best Blockers

Best blockers determined by the average of stuff blocks per set.

Best Servers

Best servers determined by the average of aces per set.

Best Setters

Best setters determined by the average of running sets per set.

Best Diggers

Best diggers determined by the average of successful digs per set.

Best Receivers

Best receivers determined by efficient receptions in percentage.

References

External links

Official website

Federation Internationale de Volleyball
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