1998 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

1998 FIVB World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nation	Hong Kong (Group 1 Final)
Dates	21 August–13 September
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Brazil (3rd title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Leila Barros
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Last updated May 16, 2023

The 1998 FIVB World Grand Prix was the sixth women's volleyball tournament of its kind, played by eight countries from 21 August to 13 September 1998. The final round was staged in Hong Kong.

Preliminary rounds

Ranking

The best four teams from the overall ranking are qualified for the final round.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cuba	9	8	1	17	25	6	4.167	424	318	1.333	Final round
2	Russia	9	7	2	16	24	9	2.667	452	347	1.303
3	China	9	7	2	16	21	9	2.333	402	297	1.354
4	Brazil	9	6	3	15	22	12	1.833	451	349	1.292
5	Italy	9	4	5	13	14	21	0.667	415	462	0.898
6	South Korea	9	2	7	11	11	24	0.458	394	470	0.838
7	Japan	9	2	7	11	10	23	0.435	334	443	0.754
8	United States	9	0	9	9	4	27	0.148	255	441	0.578

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First round

Group A

Venue: Macau

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
21 Ago	Russia	3–0	Japan	15–6	15–8	15–10			45–24
21 Ago	Italy	3–2	Brazil	15–13	15–11	2–15	12–15	15–13	59–67
22 Ago	Russia	3–0	Italy	15–11	15–10	15–8			45–29
22 Ago	Japan	3–2	Brazil	9–15	8–15	15–6	15–10	15–13	62–59
23 Ago	Italy	3–1	Japan	8–15	15–3	16–14	16–14		55–46
23 Ago	Russia	3–0	Brazil	15–13	15–7	15–9			45–29

Group B

Venue: Chongqing, China

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
21 Ago	Cuba	3–0	United States	15–6	15–8	15–6		45–20
21 Ago	China	3–0	South Korea	17–15	15–13	15–5		47–33
22 Ago	Cuba	3–0	South Korea	15–8	15–11	15–12		45–31
22 Ago	China	3–0	United States	15–6	15–8	15–9		45–23
23 Ago	South Korea	3–1	United States	8–15	15–12	15–7	15–6	53–40
23 Ago	Cuba	3–0	China	15–10	16–14	15–13		46–37

Second round

Group C

Venue: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
28 Ago	Cuba	3–0	South Korea	16–14	15–10	15–5			46–29
28 Ago	Brazil	3–0	Japan	15–3	15–4	15–8			45–15
29 Ago	Cuba	3–0	Japan	15–10	15–9	15–7			45–26
29 Ago	Brazil	3–2	South Korea	15–13	8–15	15–12	7–15	15–6	60–61
30 Ago	South Korea	3–2	Japan	8–15	15–7	17–15	14–16	15–12	69–65
30 Ago	Brazil	3–1	Cuba	15–9	11–15	15–10	15–6		56–40

Group D

Venue: Bangkok, Thailand

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
28 Ago	Russia	3–0	Italy	15–12	15–9	15–10			45–31
28 Ago	China	3–0	United States	15–2	15–4	15–5			45–11
29 Ago	Russia	3–2	United States	13–15	15–11	15–6	8–15	15–11	66–58
29 Ago	China	3–1	Italy	15–10	15–13	13–15	15–7		50–53
30 Ago	Italy	3–1	United States	7–15	15–13	15–13	15–7		52–48
30 Ago	China	3–1	Russia	5–15	15–7	15–10	15–12		50–44

Third round

Group E

Venue: Chennai, India

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
4 Sep	Russia	3–1	South Korea	15–9	16–14	12–15	15–8		58–46
4 Sep	Cuba	3–1	Italy	16–14	15–9	10–15	15–10		56–48
5 Sep	Cuba	3–0	South Korea	15–5	15–2	15–5			45–12
5 Sep	Russia	3–0	Italy	15–7	15–7	15–10			45–24
6 Sep	Italy	3–2	South Korea	13–15	15–8	6–15	15–12	15–10	64–60
6 Sep	Cuba	3–2	Russia	8–15	15–4	15–12	3–15	15–13	56–59

Group F

Venue: Shanghai, China

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
4 Sep	China	3–1	Japan	11–15	15–7	15–2	15–6	56–30
4 Sep	Brazil	3–0	United States	15–6	15–7	15–6		45–19
5 Sep	Brazil	3–0	Japan	15–3	15–12	15–6		45–21
5 Sep	China	3–0	United States	15–8	15–1	15–3		45–12
6 Sep	Japan	3–0	United States	15–5	15–12	15–7		45–24
6 Sep	Brazil	3–0	China	15–6	15–8	15–13		45–27

Final round

Venue: Hong Kong

Final four

Semifinals		Final

12 September

Cuba	1
		13 September
Brazil	3
		Brazil	3
12 September
		Russia	0
China	2

Russia	3
		3rd place match

		13 September

		Cuba	3

		China	1

Semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
12 Sep	Cuba	1–3	Brazil	6–15	16–17	15–11	15–17		52–60
12 Sep	China	2–3	Russia	15–4	11–15	13–15	15–10	13–15	67–59

3rd place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Sep	Cuba	3–1	China	3–15	15–8	15–9	15–7		48–39

Final

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Sep	Brazil	3–0	Russia	15–11	15–13	15–9			45–33

Final standings

Place	Team
	Brazil
	Russia
	Cuba
4	China
5	Italy
6	South Korea
7	Japan
8	United States

1998 FIVB World Grand Prix winners
Brazil Third title

Team roster

Leila Barros, Janina Conceição, Raquel Silva, Fofão, Virna Dias, Ana Paula Connelly, Karin Rodrigues, Gisele Florentino, Sandra Suruagy, Hilma Caldeira, Fernanda Doval and Ana Flavia Sanglard.

Head coach

Bernardo Rezende

Individual awards

Most valuable player:
- Leila Barros (BRA)
Best scorer:
- Lyubov Sokolova (RUS)
Best spiker:
- Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)
Best blocker:
- Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)
Best server:
- Raquel Silva (BRA)
Best setter:
- Eleonora Lo Bianco (ITA)
Best receiver:
- Yumilka Ruiz (CUB)

Dream Team

Setter:
- Yelena Vasilevskaya (RUS)
Middle Blockers:
- Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)
- Regla Torres (CUB)
Outside hitters:
- Yelena Godina (RUS)
- Ana Moser (BRA)
Opposite hitter:
- Qiu Aihua (CHN)

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