2011 World Cup (W)

London, Here They Come!

Congratulations to ITALY, USA & CHINA for finishing in the Top 3 at the World Cup which means they have qualified for the 2012 London Olympics! We’re really proud of them and also to the other teams who competed for making the 2011 World Cup one of the most exciting tourneys ever!

We can’t for the 2012 Olympics!

Final Ranking:

Gold: Italy
Silver: USA
Bronze: China

4th: Japan
5th: Brazil
6th: Germany
7th: Serbia
8th: Dominican Republic
9th: Korea
10th: Argentina
11th: Algeria
12th: Kenya

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Best Players:

Most Valuable Player: Carolina Costagrande

Best Spiker: Destinee Hooker
Best Blocker: Christiane Furst
Best Server: Bethania Dela Cruz
Best Receiver: Fabi
Best Libero: Jie-Youn Nam
Best Setter: Yoshie Takeshita
Best Scorer: Bethania Dela Cruz

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FIVB Says…

The FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup returns in 2011, marking the first step in the qualification proces for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The tournament will run from November 4 to18 and will see the top three teams qualify for the Olympics. They will join Great Britain as they have already secured a berth as the host country.

A total of 12 teams will take part in the contest, all of which will have qualified for the tournament through their respective continental competitions, either as the champions or as one of the four best runners-up from around the world. Additionally, two wildcards were selected with hosts Japan also set to compete.

Last time around it was Italy who clinched their first ever title, equalling the men’s achievement in 1995. They denied Brazil a first gold as the South American side had to be content with a third silver medal in four tournaments. USA completed the podium with bronze matching their highest position in the tournament after they finished third in 2003. Cuba won the World Cup the most times, claiming four in a row from 1989-99. However they haven’t won another medal since then.

The 12 Qualified Teams:

Brazil (South American Champions)

USA (NORCECA Champions)

Japan (Hosts)

Serbia (European Champions)

China (Asia Champions)

Italy (Wild Card)

Germany (European runner-up)

Korea (Asian bronze medalist)

Dominican Republic (NORCECA runner-up)

Kenya (African Champions)

Algeria (African runnerup)

Argentina (Wild Card)

VIDEO GALLERY:

USA vs Japan

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Serbia vs Argentina

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Italy vs Germany

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Brazil vs Algeria

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Brazil vs Argentina

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Dominican Republic vs Serbia

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Brazil vs Japan

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China vs Serbia:

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Serbia vs Japan

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Brazil vs China

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Germany vs USA

Serbia vs Brazil

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USA vs Brazil

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Complete Results of the 2011 FIVB World Cup:

First Round Site A (at Hiroshima Sun Plaza)
Nov. 4: China def. Algeria 25-13, 25-14, 25-19
Nov. 4: Argentina def. Dominican Republic 18-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-22
Nov. 4: Italy def. Japan 25-20, 23-25, 25-18, 25-15
Nov. 5: Dominican Republic def. Algeria 25-7, 25-15, 25-20
Nov. 5: Italy def. China 25-20, 22-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-12
Nov. 5: Japan def. Argentina 25-19, 25-11, 25-20
Nov. 6: Italy def. Dominican Republic 28-26, 25-13, 25-12
Nov. 6: Argentina def. Algeria 25-18, 25-12, 20-25, 25-16
Nov. 6: China def. Japan 20-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13

First Round Site B (at Nagano White Ring)
Nov. 4: Serbia def. Korea 27-25, 25-22, 25-22
Nov. 4: Germany def. Kenya 25-19, 25-14, 25-8
Nov. 4: USA def. Brazil 25-22, 17-25, 27-25, 25-19
Nov. 5: Germany def. Korea 25-20, 25-16, 25-15
Nov. 5: USA def. Serbia 25-16, 27-25, 25-20
Nov. 5: Brazil def. Kenya 25-15, 25-16, 25-9
Nov. 6: Serbia def. Kenya 19-25, 25-22, 25-11, 25-11
Nov. 6: Brazil def. Germany 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21
Nov. 6: USA def. Korea 25-10, 25-12, 25-13

Second Round Site A (at Hiroshima Sun Plaza)
Nov. 8: China def. Dominican Republic 23-25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-18
Nov. 8: Italy def. Argentina 25-19, 25-10, 25-19
Nov. 8: Japan def. Algeria 25-8, 25-10, 25-17
Nov. 9: China def. Argentina 25-10, 25-18, 25-23
Nov. 9: Italy def. Algeria 25-14, 25-14, 25-15
Nov. 9: Japan def. Dominican Republic 25-20, 25-19, 25-16

Second Round Site B (at Toyama City Gymnasium)
Nov. 8: USA def. Kenya 25-16, 25-13, 25-21
Nov. 8: Brazil def. Korea 22-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-13, 15-8
Nov. 8: Germany def. Serbia 25-22, 24-26, 25-23, 23-25, 15-11
Nov. 9: Korea def. Kenya 25-21, 25-15, 25-14
Nov. 9: Brazil def. Serbia 21-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-12
Nov. 9: Germany def. USA 32-30, 25-19, 26-24

Third Round Site A (Sapporo Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center)
Nov. 11: Italy def. Korea 25-15, 25-12, 25-17
Nov. 11: Brazil def. China 25-23, 25-27, 21-25, 25-20, 17-15
Nov. 11: Serbia def. Japan 25-22, 25-20, 25-21
Nov. 12: Italy def. Brazil 25-23, 25-16, 25-22
Nov. 12: China def. Serbia 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-23
Nov. 12: Japan def. Korea 25-21, 25-18, 25-17
Nov. 13: Italy def. Serbia 29-27, 25-19, 25-20
Nov. 13: China def. Korea 25-12, 25-8, 25-16
Nov. 13: Japan def. Brazil 26-24, 25-19, 25-23

Third Round Site B (at Okayama Momotaro Arena)
Nov. 11: Dominican Republic def. Kenya 25-18, 25-14, 26-28, 25-19
Nov. 11: Germany def. Algeria 25-10, 25-8, 25-19
Nov. 11: USA def. Argentina 25-12, 25-15, 25-19
Nov. 12: Dominican Republic def. Germany 30-28, 22-25, 25-14, 18-25, 15-12
Nov. 12: Argentina def. Kenya 26-24, 25-13, 25-16
Nov. 12: USA def. Algeria 25-12, 25-12, 25-9
Nov. 13: Germany def. Argentina 25-22, 25-17, 25-18
Nov. 13: Algeria def. Kenya 19-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-23
Nov. 13: USA def. Dominican Republic 25-21, 25-19, 25-14

Fourth Round Site A (at Tokyo Yoyogi National Stadium)
Nov. 16: USA def. China 25-21, 31-29, 18-25, 19-25, 15-10
Nov. 16: Italy def. Germany 22-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-13, 15-13
Nov. 16: Japan def. Kenya 25-11, 25-10, 25-9
Nov. 17: China def. Kenya 25-9, 25-15, 25-10
Nov. 17: USA def. Italy 25-23, 25-15, 22-25, 25-21
Nov. 17: Japan vs. Germany 25-20, 23-25, 25-27, 25-17, 15-12
Nov. 18: Italy vs. Kenya 25-6, 25-10, 25-17
Nov. 18: China vs. Germany 25-18, 25-18, 25-21
Nov. 18: USA vs. Japan 27-29, 23-25, 18-25

Fourth Round Site B (at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)
Nov. 16: Dominican Republic def. Serbia 14-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-12
Nov. 16: Korea def. Algeria 25-17, 25-21, 25-15
Nov. 16: Brazil def. Argentina 25-20, 25-19, 25-9
Nov. 17: Dominican Republic def. Korea 25-19, 25-17, 26-28, 21-25, 15-12
Nov. 17: Brazil def. Algeria 25-18, 25-8, 25-13
Nov. 17: Argentina vs. Serbia 15-25,18-25, 23-25
Nov. 18: Algeria vs. Serbia 19-25, 14-25, 18-25
Nov. 18: Dominican Republic vs Brazil 21-25, 10-25, 17-25
Nov. 18: Argentina vs. Korea 17-25, 26-28, 23-25