2006 Volleyball World Championship for women
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The 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship was held in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, from October 31 to November 16, 2006. This was the 15th edition of the FIVB World Championship, and the FIVB
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball , commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for the sport of indoor, beach and grass volleyball.. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland and its current president is Wei Jizhong .- History :The FIVB was founded...

 decided to host both men´s and women's championships in the same country.

Like the previous edition, 24 teams participated in the Tournament.

Competing nations

The following national teams have qualified:
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D














































Japan qualified as the host country, and Italy qualified as defending champions. The draw for the 2006 Championship was held in Tokyo on 29 November 2005.

Venues

The first round games of the 2006 World Championship have taken place in four cities:
  • Yoyogi National Gymnasium
    Yoyogi National Gymnasium
    is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...

    , Tokyo
    Tokyo
    , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

     - Group A
  • Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo - Group B
  • Kobe Green Arena
    Kobe Green Arena
    Kobe Green Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Kobe, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 6,000 people. It hosted some of the group games for the FIVB World Grand Prix 2008. The USA, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Japan will be playing there.-See also:...

    , Kobe
    Kobe
    , pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...

     - Group C
  • Nagoya Rainbow Hall
    Nagoya Rainbow Hall
    is an indoor sports arena, located in Nagoya, Japan. From April 1, 2007, its name was changed to Nippon Gaishi Hall, to reflect the sponsorship of the NGK Insulators. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 people....

    , Nagoya - Group D and E
  • Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium
    Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium
    is an indoor sporting arena located in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 8,200 people. It has hosted several of the group matches for the 2006 Volleyball World Championship. It currently serves as the home court for the Osaka Evessa, a professional basketball team in the bj...

    , Osaka
    Osaka
    is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

     - Group F and Final Round

Pool A (Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

)

Team Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA Ratio
10 5 5 0 15 4 455 371 1.226
9 5 4 1 13 5 437 354 1.234
8 5 3 2 11 10 483 455 1.062
7 5 2 3 11 9 458 404 1.134
6 5 1 4 4 14 303 425 0.713
5 5 0 5 3 15 311 438 0.710


October 31, 2006
3–0 25-16, 25-15, 25-17
3–1 25-15, 25-17, 20-25, 25-20
3–1 18-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-23


November 1, 2006
0–3 13-25, 9-25, 27-29
2–3 21-25, 25-23, 24-26, 25-23, 12-15
0–3 9-25, 11-25, 14-25


November 3, 2006
3–2 26-24, 16-25, 29-27, 24-26, 15-10
3–1 25-17, 20-25, 25-11, 25-14
3–0 25-15, 25-17, 25-10


November 4, 2006
3–2 19-25, 23-25, 25-16, 32-30, 15-9
1–3 19-25, 18-25, 25-23, 23-25
1–3 21-25, 25-21, 21-25, 22-25


November 5, 2006
3–0 25-10, 25-18, 25-12
0–3 13-25, 13-25, 12-25
3–1 25-22, 30-28, 26-28, 25-18

Pool B (Sapporo)

Team Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA Ratio
10 5 5 0 15 4 451 371 1.249
9 5 4 1 13 4 413 354 1.167
8 5 3 2 11 7 413 378 1.093
7 5 2 3 8 10 406 381 1.038
6 5 1 4 5 12 348 392 0.888
5 5 0 5 0 15 210 375 0.587


October 31, 2006
0–3 17-25, 16-25, 21-25
0–3 8-25, 11-25, 10-25
3–1 25-23, 24-26, 25-16, 25-22


November 1, 2006
1–3 19-25, 21-25, 25-19, 20-25
3–0 25-18, 25-21, 25-19
3–0 25-19, 25-17, 25-23


November 3, 2006
1–3 25-21, 21-25, 21-25, 14-25
3–1 25-22, 25-21, 17-25, 25-23
0–3 20-25, 10-25, 12-25


November 4, 2006
1–3 25-20, 23-25, 17-25, 12-25
0–3 25-27, 18-25, 20-25
3–0 25-20, 25-19, 25-12


November 5, 2006
3–1 20-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-23
0–3 14-25, 10-25, 16-25
3–1 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 25-19

Pool C (Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...

)

Team Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA Ratio
10 5 5 0 15 2 411 287 1.432
9 5 4 1 12 7 430 373 1.153
8 5 3 2 13 8 466 440 1.059
7 5 2 3 6 10 334 381 0.876
6 5 1 4 8 12 420 442 0.950
5 5 0 5 0 15 237 375 0.632


October 31, 2006
3–0 25-21, 25-15, 25-18
3–0 25-16, 25-17, 25-18
3–2 19-25, 25-19, 25-19, 26-28, 16-14


November 1, 2006
0–3 17-25, 13-25, 16-25
0–3 17-25, 23-25, 20-25
2–3 19-25, 22-25, 29-27, 25-20, 7-15


November 3, 2006
3–2 25-18, 23-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-9
3–1 25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23
3–0 25-17, 25-18, 25-11


November 4, 2006
0–3 23-25, 21-25, 13-25
0–3 20-25, 13-25, 12-25
3–0 30-28, 25-17, 25-18


November 5, 2006
3–0 25-13, 25-14, 25-8
0–3 14-25, 16-25, 15-25
2–3 18-25, 29-27, 18-25, 25-22, 13-15

Pool D (Nagoya)

Team Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA Ratio
10 5 5 0 15 4 464 388 1.196
9 5 4 1 13 4 415 315 1.317
8 5 3 2 11 8 432 388 1.113
7 5 2 3 6 11 368 359 1.025
6 5 1 4 9 12 419 447 0.937
5 5 0 5 0 15 174 374 0.464


October 31, 2006
3–0 25-19, 25-6, 25-13
0–3 20-25, 25-27, 21-25
1–3 18-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-27


November 1, 2006
0–3 11-25, 13-25, 8-25
3–1 25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23
3–0 25-15, 25-16, 25-14


November 3, 2006
2–3 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 16-25, 23-25
3–0 25-9, 25-9, 25-15
0–3 23-25, 17-25, 14-25


November 4, 2006
3–0 25-9, 25-13, 25-15
2–3 27-25, 18-25, 25-21, 19-25, 9-15
3–1 25-27, 25-19, 25-21, 25-19


November 5, 2006
0–3 25-27, 22-25, 15-25
3–2 22-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-16, 15-10
0–3 17-25, 7-25, 10-25

Pool E (Nagoya)

Team Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA Ratio
13 7 6 1 19 4 568 448 1.268
13 7 6 1 20 7 628 563 1.115
12 7 5 2 17 7 578 532 1.086
11 7 4 3 14 14 652 644 1.012
10 7 3 4 12 16 574 636 0.903
9 7 2 5 7 16 493 540 0.913
8 7 1 6 8 18 552 592 0.932
8 7 1 6 5 20 524 614 0.853


November 8, 2006
0–3 23-25, 19-25, 22-25
0–3 19-25, 22-25, 13-25
1–3 25-22, 23-25, 22-25, 22-25
1–3 17-25, 16-25, 25-21, 17-25


November 9, 2006
0–3 18-25, 19-25, 13-25
0–3 15-25, 22-25, 14-25
3–1 30-28, 22-25, 25-21, 25-17
0–3 21-25, 20-25, 14-25


November 11, 2006
0–3 19-25, 14-25, 22-25
0–3 18-25, 22-25, 19-25
3–2 18-25, 22-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-11
0–3 15-25, 13-25, 14-25


November 12, 2006
3–0 25-14, 25-13, 25-22
0–3 18-25, 26-28, 23-25
0–3 17-25, 26-28, 23-25
2–3 22-25, 26-24, 25-19, 15-25, 13-15

Pool F (Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

)

Team Pts Pld W L SF SA PF PA Ratio
14 7 7 0 21 5 628 517 1.215
13 7 6 1 19 6 596 512 1.164
11 7 4 3 16 13 620 646 0.960
10 7 3 4 15 14 648 642 1.009
10 7 3 4 14 13 609 606 1.005
10 7 3 4 12 16 605 608 0.995
9 7 2 5 8 17 549 585 0.938
7 7 0 7 0 21 394 533 0.739


November 8, 2006
0–3 19-25, 21-25, 23-25
3–1 20-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-17
2–3 25-23, 21-25, 23-25, 25-23, 14-16
3–0 25-16, 25-10, 25-20


November 9, 2006
3–2 25-19, 16-25, 25-22, 25-27, 15-13
2–3 26-24, 25-20, 21-25, 16-25, 17-19
3–0 25-23, 25-22, 25-22
3–0 25-17, 25-18, 25-16


November 11, 2006
0–3 24-26, 22-25, 24-26
3–0 28-26, 25-14, 25-22
0–3 16-25, 22-25, 15-25
3–0 25-20, 25-21, 25-17


November 12, 2006
3–0 25-21, 25-18, 25-18
2–3 25-21, 25-17, 23-25, 22-25, 12-15
2–3 27-25, 23-25, 25-19, 24-26, 11-15
1–3 29-27, 14-25, 25-27, 22-25

Final round

Semi finals

November 15, 2006
0–3 19-25, 16-25, 20-25
1–3 17-25, 14-25, 25-21, 20-25

3rd Place

November 16, 2006
0–3 22-25, 22-25, 21-25

Final

November 16, 2006
3–2 15-25, 25-23, 25-18, 20-25, 15-13



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5-8th Place

November 15, 2006
1–3 24-26, 21-25, 28-26, 20-25
3–1 25-21, 25-27, 25-21, 25-21

7th Place

November 16, 2006
3–0 25-22, 25-16, 25-23

5th Place

November 16, 2006
3–0 25-19, 25-22, 25-22



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9-12th Place

November 15, 2006
0–3 15-25, 20-25, 21-25
3–1 23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 27-25

11th Place

November 16, 2006
0–3 15-25, 19-25, 15-25

9th Place

November 16, 2006
3–1 25-22, 23-25, 25-17, 25-16

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Team Roster

Marina Akulova
Marina Akulova
Marina Akulova is a female volleyball player from Russia, playing as a setter. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship.-References:*...

, Maria Borodakova
Maria Borodakova
Maria Borodakova is a female volleyball player from Russia, playing as a middle-blocker. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship...

, Maria Bruntseva
Maria Bruntseva
Maria Bruntseva is a female volleyball player from Russia, who played in several positions. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship.-References:*...

, Yekaterina Gamova, Yelena Godina, Svetlana Kryuchkova
Svetlana Kryuchkova
-Selected filmography:-Awards and nominations:*Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress in Похороните меня за плинтусом — nominated- External links :...

, Natalia Kulikova, Yulia Merkulova
Yulia Merkulova
Yulia Merkulova is a Russian volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, she plays as a middle blocker. On club level, she plays for Dinamo Krasnodar, and is also a current player of the Russian national team.-External links:*...

, Natalia Safronova, Lioubov Shashkova, Marina Sheshenina
Marina Sheshenina
Marina Igorevna Sheshenina is a female volleyball player from Russia, who plays as a setter. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, claiming the silver...

, and Olga Zhitova
Olga Zhitova
Olga Zhitova is a female volleyball player from Russia, who plays in different positions. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship.-References:*...

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Head Coach: Giovanni Caprara.


Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player:
  • Best Scorer:
  • Best Spiker:
  • Best Blocker:
  • Best Server:
  • Best Digger:
  • Best Receiver:
  • Best Setter:
  • Best Libero:

External links

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