1999 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

International women's volleyball tournament FIVB World Grand Prix World women 1999 (Group 1 Final) 27–29 August 8 1 1 Russia 2 BRA Virna Dias 1998 2000 The 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix was the seventh women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over three weeks in four cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Yu Xi, PR China, from 27 to 29 August 1999. Preliminary rounds Ranking The best four teams from the overall ranking are qualified for the final round. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete BRA BRA RUS RUS CHN CHN ITA ITA CUB CUB KOR KOR JPN JPN NED NED 6 0 18 5 563 485 6 0 18 8 585 493 3 3 11 12 539 546 3 3 11 12 524 540 2 4 13 13 568 570 2 4 12 15 548 568 1 5 9 17 532 579 1 5 7 17 493 571 #ccffcc Final round A A A A First round Group A Venue: Macau 13 Ago BRA 3–0 ITA 25–20 25–17 25–20 75–57 13 Ago CHN 3–1 NED 29–31 25–23 25–15 25–23 104–92 14 Ago BRA 3–0 NED 25–18 25–20 25–18 75–56 14 Ago CHN 0–3 ITA 27–29 24–26 25–27 76–82 15 Ago ITA 3–1 NED 25–20 26–24 22–25 25–21 98–90 15 Ago CHN 1–3 BRA 25–20 22–25 29–31 16–25 92–101 Group B Venue: Genting, Malaysia 13 Ago KOR 2–3 RUS 25–20 25–18 14–25 21–25 12–15 97–103 13 Ago CUB 2–3 JPN 26–24 21–25 17–25 25–14 13–15 102–103 14 Ago CUB 2–3 KOR 20–25 16–25 25–15 25–20 13–15 99–100 14 Ago RUS 3–0 JPN 25–16 15–13 25–17 75–46 15 Ago KOR 3–1 JPN 25–17 25–16 17–25 25–23 92–81 15 Ago RUS 3–2 CUB 23–25 22–25 25–19 25–22 15–13 110–104 Second round Group C Venue: Kaohsiung, Taiwan 20 Ago RUS 3–2 JPN 25–17 21–25 25–19 19–25 15–13 105–99 20 Ago CHN 3–1 NED 25–20 25–14 16–25 25–20 91–79 21 Ago RUS 3–1 NED 19–25 25–17 25–10 25–20 94–72 21 Ago CHN 3–1 JPN 25–23 25–18 21–25 30–28 101–94 22 Ago JPN 2–3 NED 25–27 25–14 22–25 25–23 12–15 109–104 22 Ago CHN 1–3 RUS 18–25 16–25 25–23 16–25 75–98 Group D Venue: Manila, Philippines 20 Ago CUB 3–0 KOR 25–21 25–19 25–22 75–62 20 Ago BRA 3–1 ITA 25–22 27–29 25–23 25–18 102–92 21 Ago ITA 1–3 CUB 21–25 25–22 23–25 25–27 94–99 21 Ago BRA 3–2 KOR 25–27 25–20 25–20 19–25 15–7 109–99 22 Ago ITA 3–2 KOR 13–25 22–25 26–24 25–14 15–10 101–98 22 Ago CUB 1–3 BRA 28–26 17–25 21–25 23–25 89–101 Final round Venue: Yuxi, China Final four Semifinals Final 3rd place match 27 August BRA 3 ITA 1 27 August CHN 1 RUS 3 28 August BRA 0 RUS 3 28 August ITA 1 CHN 3 Semifinals 27 Ago BRA 3–1 ITA 28–26 25–19 23–25 26–24 102–94 27 Ago CHN 1–3 RUS 16–25 25–16 24–26 22–25 87–92 3rd place match 28 Ago ITA 1–3 CHN 25–19 20–25 23–25 21–25 89–94 Final 28 Ago BRA 0–3 RUS 23–25 22–25 20–25 65–75 Final ranking Place TeamRUSBRACHN4ITA5CUB6KOR7JPN8NED vbw 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix winners RUS Second Team rosterIrina Tebenikhina, Natalia Morozova, Anastasia Belikova, Lyubov Sokolova, Elena Godina, Natalia Safronova, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Yelizaveta Tishchenko, Yelena Vasilevskaya, Ekaterina Gamova, Yelena Plotnikova and Elena Sennikova.Head coachNikolay Karpol Individual awards 20em Most valuable player: Virna Dias BRA Best scorer: Virna Dias BRA Best spiker: Evguenia Artamonova RUS Best blocker: Elena Godina RUS Best server: Lioubov Sokolova RUS Best digger: Ricarda Lima BRA Best setter: Helia Souza BRA Best receiver: Virna Dias BRA Statistics leaders Only players whose teams advanced to the final four are ranked. Best scorers Rank Name Points 1 BRA Virna Dias 117 2 RUS Evguenia Artamonova 114 3 CUB Yumilka Ruiz 105 4 BRA Ana Moser 101 5 ITA Francesca Piccinini 97 Best spikers Rank Name %Eff 1 RUS Evguenia Artamonova 44.87 2 ITA Elisa Togut 38.65 3 BRA Leila Barros 36.19 4 ITA Francesca Piccinini 34.14 5 CUB Regla Bell 33.88 Best blockers Rank Name Avg 1 RUS Yelena Godina 1.15 2 ITA Eleonora Lo Bianco 1.02 3 CUB Ana Ibis Fernandez 0.98 4 RUS Elizaveta Tichtenko 0.93 5 BRA Janina Conceicao 0.87 Best servers Rank Name Avg 1 RUS Liuobov Sokolova 0.50 2 BRA Ana Moser 0.47 3 RUS Yelena Godina 0.45 4 CUB Regla Bell 0.39 5 ITA Elisa Togut 0.36 Best setters Rank Name Avg %Succ 1 BRA Helia Souza 10.54 47.67 2 CUB Taismary Aguero 9.92 43.65 3 ITA Maurizia Cacciatori 8.85 442.34 4 RUS Elena Vassilevskaia 5.76 41.18 5 CUB Marlenis Costa 5.73 40.55 References Volleyball AlmanacDecember 2010 AnomieBOT FIVB World Grand Prix Category:1999 in Chinese women's sport Category:International volleyball competitions hosted by China 1999 Category:Sport in Yunnan Category:Yuxi Category:Women's volleyball in China Category:August 1999 sports events in Asia