2001 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix was the ninth women's volleyball tournament of its kind.

Preliminary round

First round

Group A

• Venue: Suphanburi, Thailand

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
3 Ago	Germany	0–3	Template:Vbw	17–25	18–25	21–25			56–75
3 Ago	United States	0–3	Template:Vbw	17–25	23–25	23–25			63–75
4 Ago	United States	3–0	Template:Vbw	28–26	25–19	25–16			78–61
4 Ago	South Korea	0–3	Template:Vbw	23–25	12–25	13–25			48–75
5 Ago	Germany	3–2	Template:Vbw	25–19	22–25	25–23	20–25	22–20	114–112
5 Ago	United States	3–0	Template:Vbw	25–23	25–23	25–17			75–63

Group B

• Venue: Kowloon, Hong Kong

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
3 Ago	China	0–3	Template:Vbw	19–25	28–30	23–25			70–80
3 Ago	Cuba	2–3	Template:Vbw	25–16	18–25	25–22	13–25	7–15	88–103
4 Ago	Cuba	1–3	Template:Vbw	23–25	25–16	16–25	21–25		85–91
4 Ago	China	3–2	Template:Vbw	26–28	26–24	25–22	27–29	15–8	119–111
5 Ago	Japan	3–0	Template:Vbw	25–21	26–24	25–17			76–62
5 Ago	China	3–0	Template:Vbw	25–20	25–17	25–22			75–59

Second round

Group C

• Venue: Harbin, China

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
10 Ago	China	3–1	Template:Vbw	21–25	25–17	25–11	25–19		96–72
10 Ago	Germany	2–3	Template:Vbw	20–25	25–27	25–17	25–22	8–15	103–106
11 Ago	China	3–0	Template:Vbw	25–22	26–24	25–17			76–63
11 Ago	Japan	1–3	Template:Vbw	25–18	23–25	18–25	26–28		92–96
12 Ago	Germany	1–3	Template:Vbw	25–27	17–25	28–26	22–25		92–103
12 Ago	China	3–1	Template:Vbw	25–21	25–18	23–25	25–15		98–79

Group D

• Venue: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
10 Ago	Russia	3–0	Template:Vbw	25–22	25–23	25–16			75–61
10 Ago	United States	2–3	Template:Vbw	17–25	25–22	25–21	23–25	11–15	101–108
11 Ago	Russia	2–3	Template:Vbw	20–25	25–17	22–25	25–20	13–15	105–102
11 Ago	Cuba	3–1	Template:Vbw	25–20	25–27	25–17	25–18		100–82
12 Ago	United States	3–2	Template:Vbw	28–26	23–25	25–19	19–25	15–8	110–103
12 Ago	Cuba	3–1	Template:Vbw	16–25	25–22	26–24	25–22		92–93

Third round

Group E

• Venue: Harbin, China

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
17 Ago	Cuba	3–0	Template:Vbw	25–19	25–23	25–23			75–65
17 Ago	China	3–1	Template:Vbw	25–18	22–25	25–16	25–14		97–73
18 Ago	China	3–1	Template:Vbw	25–19	18–25	25–19	25–22		93–85
18 Ago	Cuba	1–3	Template:Vbw	18–25	25–27	26–24	18–25		87–101
19 Ago	Germany	0–3	Template:Vbw	22–25	19–25	19–25			60–75
19 Ago	China	3–1	Template:Vbw	25–23	25–10	23–25	28–26		101–84

Group F

• Venue: Tokyo, Japan

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
17 Ago	Brazil	3–1	Template:Vbw	25–19	18–25	25–20	25–19		93–83
17 Ago	Japan	1–3	Template:Vbw	25–23	22–25	18–25	31–33		96–106
18 Ago	South Korea	0–3	Template:Vbw	21–25	14–25	15–25			50–75
18 Ago	Japan	1–3	Template:Vbw	19–25	16–25	25–20	18–25		78–95
19 Ago	Russia	2–3	Template:Vbw	25–15	22–25	22–25	25–22	11–15	105–102
19 Ago	South Korea	0–3	Template:Vbw	20–25	22–25	20–25			62–75

Final round

• Venue: Macau

Pool play

Group A

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
22 Ago	Russia	3–2	Template:Vbw	25–22	25–14	19–25	21–25	15–7	105–93
22 Ago	China	3–0	Template:Vbw	25–20	26–24	25–18			76–62
23 Ago	Russia	3–0	Template:Vbw	25–15	25–16	25–13			75–44
23 Ago	China	3–2	Template:Vbw	25–10	26–24	22–25	25–27	15–10	113–96
24 Ago	Japan	3–1	Template:Vbw	25–21	25–19	18–25	25–23		93–88
24 Ago	Russia	3–1	Template:Vbw	25–20	25–22	23–25	25–18		98–85

Group B

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
22 Ago	Brazil	2–3	Template:Vbw	21–25	29–27	22–25	25–21	15–17	112–115
22 Ago	United States	3–1	Template:Vbw	27–25	18–25	25–16	25–14		95–80
23 Ago	United States	0–3	Template:Vbw	24–26	13–25	20–25			57–76
23 Ago	Brazil	3–0	Template:Vbw	25–20	25–19	27–25			77–64
24 Ago	Cuba	3–0	Template:Vbw	25–22	25–17	25–15			75–54
24 Ago	United States	3–1	Template:Vbw	31–29	23–25	25–13	25–20		104–87

Final four

Semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
25 Ago	United States	3–2	Template:Vbw	25–22	28–26	21–25	25–27	15–9	114–109
25 Ago	China	3–1	Template:Vbw	18–25	25–21	25–22	25–23		93–91

7th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
25 Ago	South Korea	3–1	Template:Vbw	23–25	25–21	25–20	25–18		98–84

5th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
25 Ago	Brazil	3–2	Template:Vbw	22–25	19–25	25–23	25–11	15–8	106–92

3rd place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Ago	Russia	3–0	Template:Vbw	25–18	25–11	25–20			75–49

Final

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Ago	United States	3–1	Template:Vbw	26–28	25–20	25–21	25–11		101–80

Final ranking

Place	Team
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2001 FIVB World Grand Prix winners
Second title

Team roster

Sarah Butler, Danielle Scott, Stacy Sykora, Elisabeth Bachman, Heather Bown, Charlene Tagaloa, Therese Crawford, Nicole Branagh, Robyn Ah Mow, Tara Cross-Battle, Logan Tom and Sarah Noriega.

Head coach

Toshiaki Yoshida

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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References

• FIVB
• Volleyball Almanac