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2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

Volleyball competition held in Japan

Field	Value
competition	FIVB Women's World Championship
other_titles	バレーボール女子世界選手権
日本 2006
gender	women
continent	World
year	2006
logo	Japan 2006 WCH.png
size	140
host
dates	31 October – 16 November
opened	Akihito
teams	24
venues	6
cities	5
champions	RUS
title_number	6
second	BRA
third	SCG
fourth	ITA
mvp	JPN Yoshie Takeshita
setter	JPN Yoshie Takeshita
outside_spikers	CUB Rosir Calderón
middle_blockers	GER Christiane Fürst
libero	SCG Suzana Ćebić
best_scorer_(a)	TUR Neslihan Darnel
best_server_(a)	RUS Yelena Godina
best_digger_(a)	TPE Szu Hui-Fang
best_receiver_(a)	BRA Jaqueline Carvalho
website	2006 World Championship
last	2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship
next	2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

日本 2006 | best_scorer_(a) = TUR Neslihan Darnel | best_server_(a) = RUS Yelena Godina | best_digger_(a) = TPE Szu Hui-Fang | best_receiver_(a)= BRA Jaqueline Carvalho

The 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the competition, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held from 31 October to 16 November 2006 in Japan.

The finals involved 24 teams, of which 22 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation and reign champion qualified automatically. Of the 32 teams, 16 had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2002, while Cameroon, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Serbia and Montenegro made their first appearances at a FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.

Russia won their sixth world title, defeating Brazil in five sets at the final. Serbia and Montenegro won the 3rd place match and its first medal, defeating Italy in straight sets. Yoshie Takeshita from Japan was selected as the MVP.

Qualification

Main article: 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification

Source:FIVB

Squads

Main article: 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship squads

Venues

Pool A	Pool F, Final round	Final round	Pool C	Pool D, E	Pool B
{{Location map+	Japan	border=	caption=Host cities in Japan	float=center	width=360	places=
Tokyo	Osaka
Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Capacity: 12,000	Capacity: 8,200	Capacity: 5,000
[[File:Yoyogi-National-First-Gymnasium-01.jpg	150px]]	[[File:Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium.jpg	150px]]	[[File:Namba9.jpg	150px]]
Kobe	Nagoya	Sapporo
Kobe Green Arena	Nagoya Rainbow Hall	Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 8,000	Capacity: 7,000
[[File:Green Areana Kobe.JPG	150px]]	[[File:Nagoya City Sports Complex 01.JPG	150px]]	[[File:KITAYELL(1).jpg	150px]]

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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 four best teams of each group (total of 16 teams) progressed to the next round.

In the Second round, the 16 teams were divided in two groups of eight teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, matches already played between teams in the First round were counted in this round. The six best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round.

In the Final round, the 12 teams were allocated to semifinals for placement matches according to their Second round group positions. First and second of each group played the semifinals, third and fourth played the 5th-8th semifinals and fifth and sixth played the 9th-12th semifinals. Winners and losers of each semifinals played a final placement match for 1st to 12th places.

Source:FIVB

Pools composition

The drawing of lots for the qualified teams took place in Tokyo, Japan on 29 November 2005.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D

Results

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

First round

Pool A

Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

Pool B

Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo

Pool C

Venue: Kobe Green Arena, Kobe

Pool D

Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya

Second round

The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round.

Pool E

Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya

Pool F

Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka

Final round

9th–12th place

Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka

| 15 November | | 0 | **** | 3 | 15 November | | 1 | **** | 3 | 16 November | **** | 3 | | 1 | 16 November | | 0 | **** | 3

9th–12th semifinals

11th place match

9th place match

5th–8th place

Venues: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium (OMCG) and Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (OPG), both in Osaka

| 15 November | | 1 | **** | 3 | 15 November | | 1 | **** | 3 | 16 November | **** | 3 | | 0 | 16 November | **** | 3 | | 0

5th–8th semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

Finals

Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka

|team-width=180 | 15 November | | 0 | **** | 3 | 15 November | **** | 3 | | 1 | 16 November | **** | 3 | | 2 | 16 November | | 0 | **** | 3

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
15
17
21

Awards

Most valuable player
: JPN Yoshie Takeshita
Best scorer
: TUR Neslihan Darnel
Best spiker
: CUB Rosir Calderón
Best blocker
: GER Christiane Fürst
Best server
: RUS Yelena Godina
Best digger
: [[File:Chinese Taipei Volleyball Flag.svg|23px]] Szu Hui-Fang
Best receiver
: BRA Jaqueline Carvalho
Best setter
: JPN Yoshie Takeshita
Best libero
: SCG Suzana Ćebić

Statistics leaders

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill plus top scorers as of 16 November 2006.

Best Scorers

Best scorers determined by scored points from attack, block, and serve.

Player	Attacks	Blocks	Serves	Total
1	TUR Neslihan Darnel	190	21	14
2	GER Angelina Grün	176	31	13
3	CHN Wang Yimei	165	17	20
4	RUS Ekaterina Gamova	152	32	6
5	USA Nancy Metcalf	160	16	9

Best Spikers

Best attackers determined by successful attacks in percentage.

Player	Spikes	Faults	Shots	Total	%
1	CUB Rosir Calderon Diaz	148	35	65	248
2	RUS Lioubov Shashkova	150	27	88	265
3	CUB Nancy Carrillo De La Paz	126	29	70	225
4	CUB Yumilka Ruiz Luaces	123	33	89	245
5	ITA Simona Rinieri-Dennis	93	24	71	188

Best Blockers

Best blockers determined by the average of stuff blocks per set.

Player	Blocks	Faults	Rebounds	Total	Avg
1	GER Christiane Fürst	35	45	98	178
2	BRA Oliveira Walewska	34	40	76	150
3	RUS Ekaterina Gamova	32	27	47	106
4	GER Angelina Grün	31	38	46	115
5	USA Heather Bown	32	39	87	158

Best Servers

Best servers determined by the average of aces per set.

Player	Aces	Faults	Hits	Total	Avg
1	RUS Elena Godina	28	26	133	187
2	CHN Wang Yimei	20	24	134	178
3	CHN Yang Hao	15	12	143	170
4	TUR Neslihan Darnel	14	27	105	146
5	GER Angelina Grün	13	13	115	141

Best Setters

Best setters determined by the average of running sets per set.

Player	Running	Faults	Still	Total	Avg
1	JPN Yoshie Takeshita	436	2	644	1082
2	CHN Feng Kun	389	9	552	950
3	TUR Elif Agca	307	17	578	902
4	USA Robyn Ah Mow-Santos	323	4	681	1008
5	ITA Eleonora Lo Bianco	262	2	548	812

Best Diggers

Best diggers determined by the average of successful digs per set.

Player	Digs	Faults	Receptions	Total	Avg
1	TPE Szu Hui Fang	116	73	102	291
2	TUR Gulden Kayalar	105	57	62	224
3	ITA Paola Cardullo	91	35	58	184
4	BRA Fabiana Alvim de Oliveira	106	55	108	269
5	JPN Sugayama Kaoru	106	60	68	234

Best Receivers

Best receivers determined by efficient receptions in percentage.

Player	Excellents	Faults	Serve	Total	%
1	BRA Jaqueline Carvalho	149	4	58	211
2	CHN Zhou Suhong	215	11	92	318
3	RUS Lioubov Shashkova	128	7	55	190
4	BRA Welissa Gonzaga	120	3	62	185
5	ITA Francesca Piccinini	112	6	51	169

References

"Qualified teams". [[FIVB]].
"Host cities". 2006vball.jp.
"Competition formula". [[FIVB]].
"2006 FIVB Women's World Championship-Final Standings".
(16 November 2006). "Statistics". [[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball.

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