2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

Volleyball competition held in Japan Women's World Cup World 2015 22 August – 6 September 12 6 6 CHN 4 SRB USA CHN Zhu Ting 2011 2019 The 2015 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from August 22 to September 6 in Japan. The tournament was a qualification process for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The top two ranked teams, China and Serbia, qualified for the Olympics,FIVB signs World Cup deal with Japan for 2015 and 2019 http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=37459&Language=en#.VBMscJR_uSo FIVB 14 December 2013 and joined Brazil as they had already secured a berth as the host country. Information The FIVB Volleyball World Cup began with signing a contract between Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) for hosting the tournament on 31 January 2013. In this event, Fuji TV had the right to broadcast the tournament. Moreover, the FIVB released the qualification process of the tournament: Host country 2014 World champions 2 teams per Continental confederation considered by World ranking, Continental ranking, or Continental championship But, on 10 March 2015, the FIVB announced a change of the continental events following each continental confederation's agreement. AVC used the World ranking as of 1 January 2015. CAVB used the African Championship. CEV used the European ranking as of 1 January 2015. CSV held a qualification tournament. NORCECA used the 2015 NORCECA Champion Cup (Final Four). Changes Olympics places Only the winners and runners-up of the competition could secure the berths in the 2016 Olympic Games. It was different from last edition which three medalists teams joined the Olympics. Qualification format The 2015 World Cup changed the format of the competition following the information above. There were not 2 wild card teams like 2011 edition. One of these spots belonged to the World champions, the other one belonged to the 2nd place of a continental event (2011 edition gave tickets to 4 of 5 continents, but 2015 edition gave tickets to all 5 continents). Competition format Competition rounds decreased from 4 in 2011 to 3. Combining rounds 1 (3 days) and 2 (2 days) in 2011 to 1 round of 5 days. The hosts also reduced the venues from 8 to 6. Pool ranking criteria In 2011 edition, match points was the first criterion, but 2015 changed it to number of matches won. All criteria are shown in section Pool standing procedure.Change in 2015 World Cup http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=52000&Language=en#.Ve3U3NKeDGd FIVB 8 September 2015 Net touch In this edition, players can not touch the whole net and antennas, not just the white band like in 2011 edition.New net touch rule approved http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=50229&Language=en#.Ve3WMNKeDGc FIVB 8 September 2015 Roster All 14 players (maximum 12 regular players and maximum 2 liberos) can play in every match and be named in score sheets. Individual awards Individual awards were given to players by positions, unlike previous editions when awards were given to players by volleyball skills. Attribution of points FIVB approved the proposal that in case the team hosting the Olympic Games participated in a previous World Cup then they would keep the World Ranking points gained at the previous World Cup. Referee It was the first time in the competition when there was a challenge referee. In each match, there was a referee who controlled the challenge system. Qualification 12 teams participated in the World Cup.World Cup 2015 qualification process confirmed http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=50810&Language=en FIVB 10 March 2015 Only teams who had not yet qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games could compete in the tournament. Means of qualification Date Venue Qualified Host country 31 January 2013 SUI Lausanne JPN 2014 World Championship 23 Sep – 12 Oct 2014 ITA Italy USA World Ranking for Asian Team 13 October 2014 THA Bangkok CHN KOR European RankingEuropean Ranking http://www.cev.lu/Rankings/Women.aspx CEV 10 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160423093221/http://www.cev.lu/Rankings/Women.aspx 23 April 2016 dead 15 October 2014 LUX Luxembourg RUS SRB South American Qualifier 3–7 June 2015 ARG Comodoro Rivadavia ARG PER 2015 NORCECA Champions Cup 5–7 June 2015 CUB Havana DOM CUB 2015 African Championship 12–20 June 2015 KEN Nairobi KEN ALG Total 12 Squads Maximum of 12 regular players and maximum of 2 liberos can be selected to play in the tournament. The rosters of 14 players of each team can be seen in the article below. 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup squads Venues Site First round Second round Third round Japan center 320 Japan 36.233333 137.966667 Matsumoto left Japan 34.65 133.916667 Okayama left Japan 35.689506 139.6917 Tokyo right Japan 35.283333 136.916667 Komaki left Japan 35.181456 136.906386 Nagoya right Japan 38.266667 140.866667 Sendai right A Tokyo Sendai Nagoya Yoyogi National Gymnasium Sendai Gymnasium Nippon Gaishi Hall Capacity: 13,291 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 10,000 200px 200px 200px B Matsumoto Okayama Komaki Matsumoto City Gymnasium Momotaro ArenaPark Arena Komaki Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 11,000 Capacity: 5,000 200px 200px 200px Format Group 1 Group 2 JPN (Host) USA (1) DOM (6) CHN (3) RUS (7) SRB (8) ARG (14) KOR (10) KEN (19) PER (23) CUB (26) ALG (25) The competition system of the 2015 World Cup for women is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 11 remaining teams. The teams were divided into 2 groups of 6 teams each. In round 1, total 30 matches in 5 days, each team plays against the other teams from the same group. For rounds 2 and 3, total 36 matches in 6 days, each teams play against the teams from another group. The pools composition followed the Serpentine system based on the World ranking where the host team was at the top position. Numbers in brackets denoted the FIVB World Ranking as of 13 October 2014 except the hosts who ranked 4th.Drawing of lots http://worldcup.2015.women.fivb.com/en/news/usa-and-china-to-renew-rivalry-at?id=53429 FIVB 18 September 2015 Pool standing procedure Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio Result of the last match between the tied teams Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Results main Volleyball Q points complete CHN CHN SRB SRB USA USA RUS RUS JPN JPN KOR KOR DOM DOM ARG ARG CUB CUB KEN KEN PER PER ALG ALG 10 0 1 0 30 7 900 658 6 4 1 0 31 11 964 739 9 0 1 1 29 7 839 617 8 1 1 1 30 8 889 702 6 1 2 2 27 14 922 779 5 0 5 1 18 19 816 787 5 0 5 1 18 21 835 859 3 1 6 1 15 23 738 819 3 1 7 0 13 25 740 876 1 1 9 0 7 29 683 844 1 0 8 2 9 30 732 899 0 0 11 0 0 33 326 825 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). First round Site A 22 Aug 12:10 DOM 0–3 RUS 15–25 18–25 18–25 P2 P3 22 Aug 14:40 CUB 3–1 KEN 27–25 25–23 12–25 25–22 P2 P3 22 Aug 19:20 ARG 0–3 JPN 16–25 19–25 12–25 P2 P3 23 Aug 12:10 KEN 0–3 DOM 26–28 24–26 17–25 P2 P3 23 Aug 15:10 ARG 3–0 CUB 25–15 25–21 25–23 P2 P3 23 Aug 19:20 JPN 2–3 RUS 25–12 18–25 21–25 25–23 13–15 P2 P3 24 Aug 12:10 DOM 3–1 ARG 25–21 25–22 19–25 25–15 P2 P3 24 Aug 15:10 RUS 3–0 KEN 25–16 25–21 25–21 P2 P3 24 Aug 19:20 CUB 0–3 JPN 15–25 12–25 16–25 P2 P3 26 Aug 12:10 ARG 0–3 RUS 10–25 10–25 16–25 P2 P3 26 Aug 15:10 CUB 1–3 DOM 22–25 22–25 25–18 23–25 P2 P3 26 Aug 19:20 JPN 3–0 KEN 25–15 25–20 25–12 P2 P3 27 Aug 12:10 RUS 3–0 CUB 25–19 25–13 25–18 P2 P3 27 Aug 15:10 KEN 0–3 ARG 12–25 17–25 20–25 P2 P3 27 Aug 19:20 DOM 2–3 JPN 18–25 25–20 32–30 15–25 13–15 P2 P3 Site B 22 Aug 12:10 USA 3–0 KOR 25–15 25–22 25–15 P2 P3 22 Aug 15:10 SRB 1–3 CHN 25–19 23–25 15–25 19–25 P2 P3 22 Aug 18:40 PER 3–0 ALG 25–16 25–13 25–16 P2 P3 23 Aug 12:10 KOR 3–0 PER 25–19 25–18 25–18 P2 P3 23 Aug 15:10 CHN 3–0 ALG 25–5 25–11 25–8 P2 P3 23 Aug 18:40 SRB 3–2 USA 25–20 22–25 18–25 25–19 15–6 P2 P3 24 Aug 12:10 ALG 0–3 KOR 8–25 9–25 19–25 P2 P3 24 Aug 15:10 PER 0–3 SRB 10–25 17–25 10–25 P2 P3 24 Aug 18:40 USA 3–0 CHN 25–23 25–17 25–23 P2 P3 26 Aug 12:10 USA 3–0 PER 25–17 25–15 25–12 P2 P3 26 Aug 15:10 SRB 3–0 ALG 25–7 25–11 25–3 P2 P3 26 Aug 18:40 CHN 3–1 KOR 23–25 25–15 25–20 25–23 P2 P3 27 Aug 12:10 ALG 0–3 USA 7–25 2–25 5–25 P2 P3 27 Aug 15:10 PER 0–3 CHN 11–25 18–25 17–25 P2 P3 27 Aug 18:40 KOR 0–3 SRB 16–25 19–25 16–25 P2 P3 Second round Site A 30 Aug 12:10 DOM 0–3 SRB 18–25 22–25 22–25 P2 P3 30 Aug 15:10 RUS 3–0 KOR 25–20 26–24 25–22 P2 P3 30 Aug 19:20 JPN 3–0 PER 25–19 25–21 25–15 P2 P3 31 Aug 12:10 DOM 3–1 PER 25–18 25–19 22–25 25–17 P2 P3 31 Aug 15:10 RUS 2–3 SRB 25–22 25–22 14–25 23–25 12–15 P2 P3 31 Aug 19:20 JPN 3–0 KOR 25–17 26–24 25–17 P2 P3 1 Sep 12:10 RUS 3–0 PER 25–14 25–10 25–20 P2 P3 1 Sep 15:10 DOM 1–3 KOR 25–18 17–25 23–25 18–25 P2 P3 1 Sep 19:20 JPN 2–3 SRB 26–24 17–25 14–25 25–21 9–15 P2 P3 Site B 30 Aug 12:10 ARG 3–0 ALG 25–11 25–8 25–11 P2 P3 30 Aug 15:10 KEN 0–3 USA 15–25 16–25 13–25 P2 P3 30 Aug 18:40 CUB 0–3 CHN 19–25 10–25 14–25 P2 P3 31 Aug 12:10 CUB 3–0 ALG 25–17 25–16 25–14 P2 P3 31 Aug 15:10 ARG 0–3 USA 16–25 19–25 14–25 P2 P3 31 Aug 18:40 KEN 0–3 CHN 7–25 15–25 14–25 P2 P3 1 Sep 12:10 KEN 3–0 ALG 25–14 25–11 25–11 P2 P3 1 Sep 15:10 ARG 0–3 CHN 14–25 15–25 20–25 P2 P3 1 Sep 18:40 CUB 0–3 USA 15–25 11–25 15–25 P2 P3 Third round Site A 4 Sep 12:10 DOM 0–3 CHN 16–25 17–25 19–25 P2 P3 4 Sep 15:10 RUS 3–0 USA 25–17 31–29 25–23 P2 P3 4 Sep 19:20 JPN 3–0 ALG 25–8 25–10 25–6 P2 P3 5 Sep 12:10 DOM 3–0 ALG 25–11 25–12 25–7 P2 P3 5 Sep 15:10 RUS 1–3 CHN 23–25 15–25 25–23 20–25 P2 P3 5 Sep 19:20 JPN 1–3 USA 25–20 23–25 20–25 10–25 P2 P3 6 Sep 12:10 RUS 3–0 ALG 25–5 25–6 25–8 P2 P3 6 Sep 15:10 DOM 0–3 USA 10–25 19–25 17–25 P2 P3 6 Sep 19:20 JPN 1–3 CHN 17–25 25–22 21–25 22–25 P2 P3 Site B 4 Sep 12:10 ARG 3–2 PER 16–25 25–20 21–25 25–22 15–12 P2 P3 4 Sep 15:10 CUB 0–3 SRB 22–25 19–25 15–25 P2 P3 4 Sep 18:40 KEN 0–3 KOR 16–25 16–25 19–25 P2 P3 5 Sep 12:10 CUB 3–1 PER 13–25 25–16 25–18 25–19 P2 P3 5 Sep 15:10 KEN 0–3 SRB 11–25 14–25 19–25 P2 P3 5 Sep 18:40 ARG 0–3 KOR 21–25 17–25 20–25 P2 P3 6 Sep 11:10 KEN 3–2 PER 23–25 29–27 25–27 25–23 15–13 P2 P3 6 Sep 14:10 ARG 2–3 SRB 16–25 19–25 25–20 25–23 4–15 P2 P3 6 Sep 17:10 CUB 3–2 KOR 25–22 18–25 16–25 30–28 15–13 P2 P3 Final standing Rank Team CHN SRB USA 4 RUS 5 JPN 6 KOR 7 DOM 8 ARG 9 CUB 10 KEN 11 PER 12 ALG Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics vbw 2015 Women's World Cup champions CHN 4th Team roster Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Shen Jingsi, Yang Junjing, Wei Qiuyue, Zeng Chunlei (c), Zhang Changning, Zhang Xiaoya, Lin Li, Ding Xia, Yan Ni, Wang Mengjie, Liu Yanhan, Liu Xiaotong Head coach Lang Ping Awards 18em Most valuable player CHN Zhu Ting Best Setter DOM Niverka Marte Best Outside Hitters SRB Brankica Mihajlović RUS Tatiana Kosheleva Best Middle Blockers CUB Daymara Lescay USA TeTori Dixon Best Opposite Hitter RUS Nataliya Obmochaeva Best libero DOM Brenda Castillo Statistics leaders Best Scorers Rank Name Points 1 KOR Kim Yeon-koung 197 2 RUS Nataliya Obmochaeva 161 3 SRB Tijana Bošković 159 4 JPN Miyu Nagaoka 156 5 JPN Sarina Koga 150 6 KEN Mercy Moim 146 7 SRB Brankica Mihajlovic 142 7 RUS Tatiana Kosheleva 142 9 CHN Zhu Ting 141 10 KOR Kim Hee-jin 136 Best Spikers Rank Name %Succ 1 CHN Zhu Ting 52.07 2 SRB Brankica Mihajlovic 51.60 3 RUS Tatiana Kosheleva 50.43 4 USA Nicole Fawcett 50.00 5 SRB Tijana Bošković 48.70 6 RUS Nataliya Obmochaeva 48.58 7 CHN Zhang Changning 46.05 8 KOR Kim Yeon-koung 45.64 9 DOM Yonkaira Peña 45.57 10 CHN Zeng Chunlei 44.10 Best Blockers Rank Name Avg/set 1 CUB Alena Rojas 0.74 2 CUB Daymara Lescay 0.74 3 CHN Zhu Ting 0.68 4 USA TeTori Dixon 0.61 5 RUS Irina Fetisova 0.61 6 RUS Tatiana Kosheleva 0.61 7 ARG Emilce Sosa 0.58 8 USA Nicole Fawcett 0.58 9 KEN Ruth Jepngetich 0.58 10 SRB Milena Rašić 0.57 Best Servers Rank Name Avg/set 1 CHN Zhang Changning 0.57 2 JPN Miyu Nagaoka 0.44 3 PER Katherine Regalado 0.41 4 JPN Sarina Koga 0.39 5 JPN Haruka Miyashita 0.37 6 DOM Prisilla Rivera 0.36 7 CHN Yan Ni 0.35 8 USA Foluke Akinradewo 0.31 9 SRB Jovana Stevanović 0.31 10 SRB Milena Rašić 0.29 Best Setters Rank Name Avg/set 1 DOM Niverka Marte 7.67 2 JPN Haruka Miyashita 6.98 3 RUS Ekaterina Kosianenko 6.68 4 SRB Maja Ognjenović 6.67 5 USA Alisha Glass 6.56 6 CHN Shen Jingsi 5.89 7 PER Zoila La Rosa 5.51 8 ARG Yael Castiglione 5.24 9 CUB Yamila Hernández 4.76 10 USA Molly Kreklow 4.47 Best Diggers Rank Name Avg/set 1 DOM Brenda Castillo 5.15 2 ARG Tatiana Rizzo 3.71 3 PER Susan Egoavil 3.64 4 RUS Anna Malova 3.08 5 KEN Brackcides Khadambi 2.50 6 CUB Emily Borrell 2.45 7 USA Kayla Banwarth 2.44 8 PER Katherinne Olemar 2.44 9 ALG Ryma Mebarki 2.27 10 JPN Miyu Nagaoka 2.17 Best Receivers Rank Name %Eff 1 JPN Sarina Koga 57.78 2 JPN Saori Kimura 56.68 3 RUS Anna Malova 54.31 4 KOR Kim Yeon-koung 53.89 5 SRB Tijana Malešević 51.79 6 PER Katherinne Olemar 48.07 7 USA Kimberly Hill 45.83 8 RUS Yana Shcherban 44.09 9 DOM Yonkaira Peña 40.65 10 PER Karla Ortiz 40.31 References External links Player statistics 2015 Women FIVB World Cup Women FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup Category:International volleyball competitions hosted by Japan Category:Volleyball qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:August 2015 sports events in Japan Category:September 2015 sports events in Japan Category:Women's volleyball in Japan Vol