1998 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

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1998 FIVB World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (Group 1 Final)
Dates21 August–13 September
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (3rd title)
Tournament awards
MVP Flag of Brazil.svg Leila Barros

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.

Contents

Preliminary round

Ranking

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

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 981172564.1674243181.333 Final round
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 972162492.6674523471.303
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 972162192.3334022971.354
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 9631522121.8334513491.292
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9451314210.6674154620.898
6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 9271111240.4583944700.838
7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 9271110230.4353344430.754
8Flag of the United States.svg  United States 90994270.1482554410.578
Source: [ citation needed ]

First round

Group A

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
21 Ago Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15–615–815–10  45–24
21 Ago Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15–1315–112–1512–1515–1359–67
22 Ago Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15–1115–1015–8  45–29
22 Ago Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 9–158–1515–615–1015–1362–59
23 Ago Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8–1515–316–1416–14 55–46
23 Ago Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15–1315–715–9  45–29

Group B

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
21 Ago Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–615–815–6  45–20
21 Ago China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 17–1515–1315–5  47–33
22 Ago Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 15–815–1115–12  45–31
22 Ago China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–615–815–9  45–23
23 Ago South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8–1515–1215–715–6 53–40
23 Ago Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 15–1016–1415–13  46–37

Second round

Group C

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
28 Ago Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 16–1415–1015–5  46–29
28 Ago Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15–315–415–8  45–15
29 Ago Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15–1015–915–7  45–26
29 Ago Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 15–138–1515–127–1515–660–61
30 Ago South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8–1515–717–1514–1615–1269–65
30 Ago Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 15–911–1515–1015–6 56–40

Group D

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
28 Ago Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15–1215–915–10  45–31
28 Ago China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–215–415–5  45–11
29 Ago Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13–1515–1115–68–1515–1166–58
29 Ago China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15–1015–1313–1515–7 50–53
30 Ago Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7–1515–1315–1315–7 52–48
30 Ago China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5–1515–715–1015–12 50–44

Third round

Group E

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
4 Sep Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 15–916–1412–1515–8 58–46
4 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16–1415–910–1515–10 56–48
5 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 15–515–215–5  45–12
5 Sep Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15–715–715–10  45–24
6 Sep Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 13–1515–86–1515–1215–1064–60
6 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8–1515–415–123–1515–1356–59

Group F

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
4 Sep China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 11–1515–715–215–6 56–30
4 Sep Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–615–715–6  45–19
5 Sep Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15–315–1215–6  45–21
5 Sep China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–815–115–3  45–12
6 Sep Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15–515–1215–7  45–24
6 Sep Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 15–615–815–13  45–27

Final round

Final four

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
12 September
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1
 
13 September
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
12 September
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 
3rd place match
 
 
13 September
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1

Semifinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
12 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg1–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6–1516–1715–1115–17 52–60
12 Sep China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 15–411–1513–1515–1013–1567–59

3rd place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
13 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3–1515–815–915–7 48–39

Final

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
13 Sep Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 15–1115–1315–9  45–33

Final standings

Individual awards

Dream Team

References