FIVB World Grand Prix 1999
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The 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix was the seventh women's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 tournament of its kind. It was held over three weeks in four cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Yu Xi
Yuxi
Yuxi is a prefecture-level city in the Yunnan province of the People's Republic of China. The administrative center of Yuxi is Hongta District. Yuxi is approximately 90 km south of Kunming.-Geography:...

, PR China, from 27 to 29 August 1999.

First round

  • Venue:   Macau
    Macau
    Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...

    • August 13, 1999
      3 – 0 25-20 25-17 25-20
      3 – 1 29-31 25-23 25-15 25-23
    • August 14, 1999
      3 – 0 25-18 25-20 25-18
      0 – 3 27-29 24-26 25-27
    • August 15, 1999
      3 – 1 25-20 26-24 22-25 25-21
      1 – 3 25-20 22-25 29-31 16-25

  • Venue:   Genting
    Genting
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    , Malaysia
    • August 13, 1999
      2 – 3 25-20 25-18 14-25 21-25 12-15
      2 – 3 26-24 21-25 17-25 25-14 13-15
    • August 14, 1999
      2 – 3 20-25 16-25 25-15 25-20 13-15
      3 – 0 25-16 15-13 25-17
    • August 15, 1999
      3 – 1 25-17 25-16 17-25 25-23
      3 – 2 23-25 22-25 25-19 25-22 15-13

Second round

  • Venue:   Fong San, Chinese Taipei
    Chinese Taipei
    Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...

    • August 20, 1999
      3 – 2 25-17 21-25 25-19 19-25 15-13
      3 – 1 25-20 25-14 16-25 25-20
    • August 21, 1999
      3 – 1 19-25 25-17 25-10 25-20
      3 – 1 25-23 25-18 21-25 30-28
    • August 22, 1999
      2 – 3 25-27 25-14 22-25 25-23 12-15
      1 – 3 18-25 16-25 25-23 16-25

  • Venue:   Manila
    Manila
    Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

    , Philippines
    Philippines
    The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

    • August 20, 1999
      3 – 0 25-21 25-19 25-22
      3 – 1 25-22 27-29 25-23 25-18
    • August 21, 1999
      1 – 3 21-25 25-22 23-25 25-27
      3 – 2 25-27 25-20 25-20 19-25 15-07
    • August 22, 1999
      3 – 2 13-25 22-25 26-24 25-14 15-10
      1 – 3 28-26 17-25 21-25 23-25

Preliminary ranking

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1. 12 6 6 0 18 5 3.600
2. 12 6 6 0 18 8 2.250
3. 9 6 3 3 11 12 0.916
4. 9 6 3 3 11 12 0.916
5. 8 6 2 4 13 13 1.000
6. 8 6 2 4 12 15 0.800
7. 7 6 1 5 9 17 0.529
8. 7 6 1 5 7 17 0.412

Semifinals

  • August 27, 1999
    1 – 3 16-25 25-16 24-26 22-25
    3 – 1 28-26 25-19 23-25 26-24

Finals

  • August 28, 1999 — Bronze medal match
    1 – 3 25-19 20-25 23-25 21-25

  • August 29, 1999 — Gold medal match
    0 – 3 23-25 22-25 20-25

Final ranking

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Individual awards

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  • Best Spiker:

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  • Best Blocker:

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  • Best Server:

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  • Best Digger:

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  • Best Setter:

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