The 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB . It was held from 30 August to 15 September 2002 in Berlin , Bremen , Dresden , Münster , Schwerin , Riesa , Leipzig , and Stuttgart , Germany . The tournament saw the discontinuation of Cuba 's historic eight consecutive world titles , as the team finished fifth after being eliminated by the United States in the quarterfinals.
Qualification
1.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 3rd appearance as Germany.
2.^ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986; 2nd appearance as Czech Republic.
3.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 3rd appearance as Russia.
Source: FIVB [1]
Squads
Venues
Pool E, Final round
Pool B
Final round
Bremen
Schwerin
Berlin
Stadthalle Bremen
Sport/Congresshalle
Max-Schmeling-Halle
Capacity: 3,500
Capacity: 5,200
Capacity: 10,000
Pool D
Pool C, G
Pool C
Leipzig
Riesa
Dresden
Mehrzwecksporthalle
Sachsen Arena
Mehrzweckhalle
Capacity: 7,000
Capacity: 5,500
Capacity: 3,000
Pool A
Pool F, Final round
Münster
Stuttgart
Halle Münsterland
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
Capacity: 7,000
Capacity: 15,000
Source:[2]
Format
The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the First round , the 24 participants were divided in four groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the three best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round.
In the Second round , the 12 teams were divided in three groups of four teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the two best teams of each group and the two best third places (total of 8 teams) progressed to the next round.
The Final round was played in a single elimination format , with placement matches determining the top eight positions. Starting at the quarterfinals, winners advanced to the semifinals while losers advanced to the placement matches (5th-8th semifinal). Winners and losers of each semifinals played a final placement match for 1st to 8th places.
For the tournament's final standings, teams which did not reach placement matches were allocated as:
All four teams finishing 6th in each First round pool were ranked 21st.
All four teams finishing 5th in each First round pool were ranked 17th.
All four teams finishing 4th in each First round pool were ranked 13th.
All three teams finishing 4th in each Second round pool were ranked 10th.
The team finishing 3rd in the Second round pool which did not progress to the Final round was ranked 9th.
Source: FIVB [3]
Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking . FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines.[1] [3]
Results
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00 ).
First round
Pool A
Venue: Halle Münsterland , Münster
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Italy
5
5
0
10
15
0
MAX
382
288
1.326
Second round
2
Bulgaria
5
3
2
8
10
6
1.667
368
339
1.086
3
Germany
5
3
2
8
9
9
1.000
429
403
1.065
4
Japan
5
2
3
7
8
10
0.800
402
401
1.002
5
Czech Republic
5
2
3
7
8
12
0.667
435
464
0.938
6
Mexico
5
0
5
5
2
15
0.133
294
415
0.708
Pool B
Venue: Sport/Congresshalle , Schwerin
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
South Korea
5
5
0
10
15
3
5.000
425
334
1.272
Second round
2
Cuba
5
4
1
9
14
5
2.800
436
356
1.225
3
Netherlands
5
3
2
8
9
7
1.286
373
336
1.110
4
Romania
5
2
3
7
8
9
0.889
383
376
1.019
5
Canada
5
1
4
6
5
12
0.417
339
377
0.899
6
Egypt
5
0
5
5
0
15
0.000
198
375
0.528
Pool C
Venues: Sachsen Arena , Riesa and Mehrzweckhalle, Dresden
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
United States
5
5
0
10
15
2
7.500
408
334
1.222
Second round
2
Russia
5
4
1
9
14
4
3.500
424
296
1.432
3
Puerto Rico
5
3
2
8
9
9
1.000
364
404
0.901
4
Dominican Republic
5
2
3
7
7
9
0.778
350
369
0.949
5
Argentina
5
1
4
6
5
12
0.417
348
387
0.899
6
Kenya
5
0
5
5
1
15
0.067
290
394
0.736
Pool D
Venue: Mehrzwecksporthalle , Leipzig
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Brazil
5
4
1
9
13
3
4.333
389
320
1.216
Second round
2
China
5
4
1
9
12
5
2.400
407
336
1.211
3
Greece
5
4
1
9
12
6
2.000
412
400
1.030
4
Poland
5
2
3
7
8
9
0.889
383
388
0.987
5
Thailand
5
1
4
6
4
13
0.308
343
397
0.864
6
Australia
5
0
5
5
2
15
0.133
324
417
0.777
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
30 Aug
14:00
Poland
0–3
Brazil
18–25
19–25
18–25
55–75
Report
30 Aug
17:30
China
3–0
Australia
25–12
25–18
25–16
75–46
Report
30 Aug
20:00
Thailand
0–3
Greece
19–25
18–25
23–25
60–75
Report
31 Aug
14:30
Brazil
1–3
China
23–25
25–23
17–25
23–25
88–98
Report
31 Aug
17:30
Thailand
0–3
Poland
23–25
23–25
17–25
63–75
Report
31 Aug
20:00
Greece
3–1
Australia
25–18
25–20
19–25
25–19
94–82
Report
1 Sep
14:00
China
3–1
Thailand
25–20
25–16
21–25
25–9
96–70
Report
1 Sep
17:00
Australia
0–3
Brazil
19–25
17–25
24–26
60–76
Report
1 Sep
20:00
Poland
2–3
Greece
31–33
25–16
23–25
27–25
14–16
120–115
Report
2 Sep
14:00
Greece
0–3
Brazil
18–25
12–25
23–25
53–75
Report
2 Sep
17:30
Thailand
3–1
Australia
25–18
21–25
25–17
25–16
96–76
Report
2 Sep
20:00
Poland
0–3
China
20–25
19–25
18–25
57–75
Report
3 Sep
14:00
Brazil
3–0
Thailand
25–22
25–13
25–19
75–54
Report
3 Sep
17:30
China
0–3
Greece
20–25
22–25
21–25
63–75
Report
3 Sep
20:00
Australia
0–3
Poland
24–26
22–25
14–25
60–76
Report
Second round
Pool E
Venue: Stadthalle , Bremen
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Russia
3
3
0
6
9
3
3.000
285
239
1.192
Final round
2
Cuba
3
2
1
5
7
5
1.400
270
277
0.975
3
Italy
3
1
2
4
6
6
1.000
275
263
1.046
4
Greece
3
0
3
3
1
9
0.111
196
247
0.794
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
6 Sep
16:00
Cuba
3–1
Greece
19–25
25–21
25–15
25–18
94–79
Report
6 Sep
18:30
Italy
2–3
Russia
18–25
26–24
17–25
25–21
13–15
99–110
Report
7 Sep
14:00
Greece
0–3
Russia
21–25
26–28
17–25
64–78
Report
7 Sep
16:30
Cuba
3–1
Italy
32–30
17–25
25–22
26–24
100–101
Report
8 Sep
14:00
Italy
3–0
Greece
25–14
25–23
25–16
75–53
Report
8 Sep
16:30
Russia
3–1
Cuba
22–25
25–19
25–15
25–17
97–76
Report
Pool F
Venue: Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle , Stuttgart
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
South Korea
3
2
1
5
7
3
2.333
231
206
1.121
Final round
2
China
3
2
1
5
6
3
2.000
216
172
1.256
3
Bulgaria
3
2
1
5
6
4
1.500
228
204
1.118
4
Puerto Rico
3
0
3
3
0
9
0.000
132
225
0.587
Pool G
Venue: Sachsen Arena , Riesa
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
United States
3
3
0
6
9
2
4.500
260
231
1.126
Final round
2
Brazil
3
2
1
5
6
4
1.500
233
221
1.054
3
Netherlands
3
1
2
4
6
7
0.857
271
288
0.941
4
Germany
3
0
3
3
1
9
0.111
227
251
0.904
Final round
Venues: Stadthalle , Bremen and Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle , Stuttgart and Max-Schmeling-Halle , Berlin
Quarterfinals
Date
Time
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
11 Sep
18:00
Bremen
Russia
3–0
Bulgaria
25–13
25–21
25–19
75–53
Report
11 Sep
18:00
Stuttgart
South Korea
0–3
Italy
20–25
22–25
19–25
61–75
Report
11 Sep
20:30
Bremen
United States
3–0
Cuba
25–22
25–15
25–21
75–58
Report
11 Sep
20:30
Stuttgart
China
3–2
Brazil
25–19
21–25
23–25
25–15
15–9
109–93
Report
5th–8th places
5th–8th Semifinals
Date
Time
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
12 Sep
20:30
Bremen
Bulgaria
2–3
Cuba
26–24
29–27
16–25
26–28
9–15
106–119
Report
12 Sep
20:30
Stuttgart
South Korea
3–2
Brazil
25–23
19–25
25–22
21–25
15–8
105–103
Report
7th place match
Date
Time
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
14 Sep
15:00
Berlin
Bulgaria
0–3
Brazil
22–25
22–25
21–25
65–75
Report
5th place match
Date
Time
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
15 Sep
12:00
Berlin
Cuba
3–2
South Korea
21–25
25–19
25–11
22–25
15–10
108–90
Report
Finals
Semifinals
Date
Time
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
13 Sep
15:00
Berlin
Russia
2–3
United States
25–21
23–25
20–25
25–21
8–15
101–107
Report
13 Sep
18:00
Berlin
Italy
3–1
China
25–21
25–20
21–25
25–23
96–89
Report
3rd place match
Date
Time
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
14 Sep
18:00
Berlin
Russia
3–1
China
25–20
21–25
25–23
25–16
96–84
Report
Final
Date
Time
Venue
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
15 Sep
15:00
Berlin
United States
2–3
Italy
25–18
18–25
16–25
25–22
11–15
95–105
Report
Final standing
2002 Women's World champions
Italy 1st title
Team roster
Simona Rinieri , Elisa Togut , Manuela Leggeri , Sara Anzanello , Paola Paggi , Darina Mifkova , Francesca Piccinini , Rachele Sangiuliano , Eleonora Lo Bianco , Valentina Borrelli , Anna Vania Mello and Paola Cardullo
Head coach
Marco Bonitta
Awards
References
^ a b "Pools composition - Qualification". FIVB Women's World Championship Germany 2002 . FIVB . Retrieved 12 October 2017 .
^ "Cities and competitions hall". FIVB Women's World Championship Germany 2002 . FIVB . Retrieved 12 October 2017 .
^ a b "General info". FIVB Women's World Championship Germany 2002 . FIVB . Retrieved 12 October 2017 .
External links
Results
Federation Internationale de Volleyball