2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

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.

2006 FIVB Women's World Championship
バレーボール女子世界選手権
日本 2006
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
Dates31 October – 16 November
Teams24
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Officially opened byAkihito
Champions Russia (6th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Serbia and Montenegro
Fourth place Italy
Tournament awards
MVPJapan Yoshie Takeshita
Best SetterJapan Yoshie Takeshita
Best OHCuba Rosir Calderón
Best MBGermany Christiane Fürst
Best LiberoSerbia and Montenegro Suzana Ćebić
Best ScorerTurkey Neslihan Darnel
Best ServerRussia Yelena Godina
Best DiggerChinese Taipei Szu Hui-Fang
Best ReceiverBrazil Jaqueline Carvalho
Official website
2006 World Championship

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 Volleyball Women's 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 edit

TeamConfederationQualified asQualified onAppearance
in finals
 JapanAVCHost13th
 ItalyCEV2002 World Championship Winner18 September 20028th
 EgyptCAVBCAVB Pool A Winner19 March 20053rd
 CameroonCAVBCAVB Pool C Winner24 April 20051st
 GermanyCEVCEV Pool I Winner19 June 200512th1
 Serbia and MontenegroCEVCEV Pool I Runner-up19 June 20052nd2
 AzerbaijanCEVCEV Pool G Winner2 July 20052nd
 RussiaCEVCEV Pool G Runner-up2 July 200514th3
 KenyaCAVBCAVB Pool B Winner24 July 20054th
 South KoreaAVCAVC Pool B Winner4 August 200510th
 KazakhstanAVCAVC Pool B Runner-up4 August 20051st
 ChinaAVCAVC Pool A Winner6 August 200511th
 Chinese TaipeiAVCAVC Pool A Runner-up6 August 20052nd
 NetherlandsCEVCEV Pool H Winner6 August 200511th
 TurkeyCEVCEV Pool H Runner-up6 August 20051st
 United StatesNORCECANORCECA Pool D Winner18 August 200513th
 Puerto RicoNORCECANORCECA Pool D Runner-up18 August 20054th
 MexicoNORCECANORCECA Pool D Third19 August 20056th
 PolandCEVCEV Playoff round Winner21 August 20059th
 Dominican RepublicNORCECANORCECA Pool E Runner-up26 August 20055th
 CubaNORCECANORCECA Pool E Winner27 August 200510th
 Costa RicaNORCECANORCECA Pool E Third28 August 20051st
 BrazilCSVCSV Pool A Winner28 August 200513th
 PeruCSVCSV Pool A Runner-up28 August 200511th
1.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 4th appearance as Germany.
2.^ Competed as Yugoslavia from 1978 to 1990; 1st appearance as Serbia and Montenegro.
3.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 4th appearance as Russia.

Source:FIVB[1]

Squads edit

Venues edit

Pool APool F, Final roundFinal round
TokyoOsaka
Yoyogi National GymnasiumOsaka Municipal Central GymnasiumOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 8,200Capacity: 5,000
Pool CPool D, EPool B
KobeNagoyaSapporo
Kobe Green ArenaNagoya Rainbow HallHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
Capacity: 6,000Capacity: 8,000Capacity: 7,000

Source:[2]

Format edit

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[3]

Pools composition edit

The drawing of lots for the qualified teams took place in Tokyo, Japan on 29 November 2005.[1]

Pool APool BPool CPool D
 Chinese Taipei  Azerbaijan  Brazil  Cuba
 Costa Rica  China  Cameroon  Egypt
 Japan  Dominican Republic  Kazakhstan  Italy
 Kenya  Germany  Netherlands  Peru
 Poland  Mexico  Puerto Rico  Serbia and Montenegro
 South Korea  Russia  United States  Turkey

Results edit

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

First round edit

Pool A edit

Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Chinese Taipei550101543.7504553711.226Second round
2  Japan54191352.6004373541.234
3  Poland532811101.1004834551.062
4  South Korea52371191.2224584041.134
5  Costa Rica51464140.2863034250.713
6  Kenya50553150.2003114380.710
Source: [citation needed]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
31 Oct12:00South Korea  3–0  Costa Rica25–1625–1525–17  75–48P2 P3
31 Oct14:00Poland  3–1  Kenya25–1525–1720–2525–20 95–77P2 P3
31 Oct18:00Chinese Taipei  3–1  Japan18–2525–1825–1925–23 93–85P2 P3
1 Nov13:00Kenya  0–3  Chinese Taipei13–259–2527–29  49–79P2 P3
1 Nov15:00South Korea  2–3  Poland21–2525–2324–2625–2312–15107–112P2 P3
1 Nov18:00Costa Rica  0–3  Japan9–2511–2514–25  34–75P2 P3
3 Nov13:00Chinese Taipei  3–2  South Korea26–2416–2529–2724–2615–10110–112P2 P3
3 Nov15:35Poland  3–1  Costa Rica25–1720–2525–1125–14 95–67P2 P3
3 Nov18:00Japan  3–0  Kenya25–1525–1725–10  75–42P2 P3
4 Nov13:00Costa Rica  3–2  Kenya19–2523–2525–1632–3015–9114–105P2 P3
4 Nov15:35Poland  1–3  Chinese Taipei19–2518–2525–2323–25 85–98P2 P3
4 Nov18:05South Korea  1–3  Japan21–2525–2121–2522–25 89–96P2 P3
5 Nov13:00Chinese Taipei  3–0  Costa Rica25–1025–1825–12  75–40P2 P3
5 Nov15:00Kenya  0–3  South Korea13–2513–2512–25  38–75P2 P3
5 Nov18:00Japan  3–1  Poland25–2230–2826–2825–18 106–96P2 P3

Pool B edit

Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Russia550101543.7504513611.249Second round
2  Germany54191343.2504133541.167
3  China53281171.5714133781.093
4  Azerbaijan52378100.8004063911.038
5  Dominican Republic51465120.4173483920.888
6  Mexico50550150.0002203750.587
Source: [citation needed]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
31 Oct14:00Dominican Republic  0–3  Germany17–2516–2521–25  54–75P2 P3
31 Oct16:00Mexico  0–3  Russia8–2511–2510–25  29–75P2 P3
31 Oct18:00China  3–1  Azerbaijan25–2324–2625–1625–22 99–87P2 P3
1 Nov14:00Azerbaijan  1–3  Russia19–2521–2525–1920–25 85–94P2 P3
1 Nov16:20Germany  3–0  Mexico25–1825–2125–19  75–58P2 P3
1 Nov18:10China  3–0  Dominican Republic25–1925–1725–23  75–59P2 P3
3 Nov14:00Dominican Republic  1–3  Azerbaijan25–2121–2521–2514–25 81–96P2 P3
3 Nov16:20Russia  3–1  Germany25–2225–2117–2525–23 92–91P2 P3
3 Nov18:45Mexico  0–3  China20–2510–2512–25  42–75P2 P3
4 Nov14:00China  1–3  Russia25–2023–2517–2512–25 77–95P2 P3
4 Nov16:15Azerbaijan  0–3  Germany25–2718–2520–25  63–77P2 P3
4 Nov18:00Dominican Republic  3–0  Mexico25–2025–1925–12  75–51P2 P3
5 Nov14:00Germany  3–1  China20–2525–1825–2125–23 95–87P2 P3
5 Nov16:25Mexico  0–3  Azerbaijan14–2510–2516–25  40–75P2 P3
5 Nov18:00Russia  3–1  Dominican Republic25–1720–2525–1825–19 95–79P2 P3

Pool C edit

Venue: Kobe Green Arena, Kobe

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Brazil550101527.5004112871.432Second round
2  United States54191271.7144303731.153
3  Netherlands53281381.6254664401.059
4  Puerto Rico52376100.6003343810.877
5  Kazakhstan51468120.6674204420.950
6  Cameroon50550150.0002373750.632
Source: [citation needed]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
31 Oct14:00Brazil  3–0  Puerto Rico25–2125–1525–18  75–54P2 P3
31 Oct16:00Netherlands  3–0  Cameroon25–1625–1725–18  75–51P2 P3
31 Oct18:00United States  3–2  Kazakhstan19–2525–1925–1926–2816–14111–105P2 P3
1 Nov14:00Kazakhstan  0–3  Brazil17–2513–2516–25  46–75P2 P3
1 Nov16:00Cameroon  0–3  Puerto Rico17–2523–2520–25  60–75P2 P3
1 Nov18:00Netherlands  2–3  United States19–2522–2529–2725–207–15102–112P2 P3
3 Nov14:00Brazil  3–2  Netherlands25–1823–2523–2525–1815–9111–95P2 P3
3 Nov16:25Puerto Rico  3–1  Kazakhstan25–2322–2525–2025–23 97–91P2 P3
3 Nov18:40United States  3–0  Cameroon25–1725–1825–11  75–46P2 P3
4 Nov14:00United States  0–3  Brazil23–2521–2513–25  57–75P2 P3
4 Nov16:00Cameroon  0–3  Kazakhstan20–2513–2512–25  45–75P2 P3
4 Nov18:00Netherlands  3–0  Puerto Rico30–2825–1725–18  80–63P2 P3
5 Nov14:00Brazil  3–0  Cameroon25–1325–1425–8  75–35P2 P3
5 Nov16:00Puerto Rico  0–3  United States14–2516–2515–25  45–75P2 P3
5 Nov18:00Kazakhstan  2–3  Netherlands18–2529–2718–2525–2213–15103–114P2 P3

Pool D edit

Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Serbia and Montenegro550101543.7504643881.196Second round
2  Italy54191343.2504153151.317
3  Cuba53281181.3754323881.113
4  Turkey52376110.5453683591.025
5  Peru51469120.7504194470.937
6  Egypt50550150.0001743750.464
Source: [citation needed]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
31 Oct14:00Peru  3–0  Egypt25–1925–625–13  75–38P2 P3
31 Oct16:00Turkey  0–3  Cuba20–2525–2721–25  66–77P2 P3
31 Oct18:00Italy  1–3  Serbia and Montenegro18–2522–2525–1925–27 90–96P2 P3
1 Nov14:00Egypt  0–3  Turkey11–2513–258–25  32–75P2 P3
1 Nov16:00Serbia and Montenegro  3–1  Cuba25–2222–2525–2025–23 97–90P2 P3
1 Nov18:15Italy  3–0  Peru25–1525–1625–14  75–45P2 P3
3 Nov14:00Peru  2–3  Serbia and Montenegro25–2325–2120–2516–2523–25109–119P2 P3
3 Nov16:40Cuba  3–0  Egypt25–925–925–15  75–33P2 P3
3 Nov18:00Turkey  0–3  Italy23–2517–2514–25  54–75P2 P3
4 Nov14:00Serbia and Montenegro  3–0  Egypt25–925–1325–15  75–37P2 P3
4 Nov16:00Peru  2–3  Turkey27–2518–2525–2119–259–1598–111P2 P3
4 Nov18:30Italy  3–1  Cuba25–2725–1925–2125–19 100–86P2 P3
5 Nov14:00Turkey  0–3  Serbia and Montenegro25–2722–2515–25  62–77P2 P3
5 Nov16:00Cuba  3–2  Peru22–2525–1617–2525–1615–10104–92P2 P3
5 Nov18:25Egypt  0–3  Italy17–257–2510–25  34–75P2 P3

Second round edit

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 edit

Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Italy761131944.7505684481.268Finals
2  Serbia and Montenegro761132072.8576285631.115
3  Cuba752121772.4295785321.0865th–8th places
4  Japan7431114141.0006526441.012
5  Chinese Taipei7341012160.7505746360.9039th–12th places
6  Turkey72597160.4384935400.913
7  South Korea71688180.4445525920.932
8  Poland71685200.2505246140.853
Source: [citation needed]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
8 Nov11:00South Korea  0–3  Serbia and Montenegro23–2519–2522–25  64–75P2 P3
8 Nov13:00Poland  0–3  Italy19–2522–2513–25  54–75P2 P3
8 Nov15:00Chinese Taipei  1–3  Turkey17–2516–2525–2117–25 75–96P2 P3
8 Nov18:00Japan  1–3  Cuba25–2223–2522–2522–25 92–97P2 P3
9 Nov11:00Poland  0–3  Serbia and Montenegro15–2522–2514–25  51–75P2 P3
9 Nov13:00Chinese Taipei  0–3  Cuba21–2520–2514–25  55–75P2 P3
9 Nov15:00South Korea  0–3  Italy18–2519–2513–25  50–75P2 P3
9 Nov18:00Japan  3–1  Turkey30–2822–2525–2125–17 102–91P2 P3
11 Nov11:00Chinese Taipei  0–3  Italy15–2513–2514–25  42–75P2 P3
11 Nov13:00South Korea  0–3  Cuba19–2514–2522–25  55–75P2 P3
11 Nov15:00Poland  0–3  Turkey18–2522–2519–25  59–75P2 P3
11 Nov18:00Japan  3–2  Serbia and Montenegro18–2522–2525–1825–2115–11105–100P2 P3
12 Nov11:00Poland  0–3  Cuba18–2526–2823–25  67–78P2 P3
12 Nov13:00Chinese Taipei  2–3  Serbia and Montenegro22–2526–2425–1915–2513–15101–108P2 P3
12 Nov15:30South Korea  3–0  Turkey25–1425–1325–22  75–49P2 P3
12 Nov18:00Japan  0–3  Italy17–2526–2823–25  66–78P2 P3

Pool F edit

Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Brazil770142154.2006285171.215Finals
2  Russia761131963.1675965121.164
3  Netherlands7431116131.2316206460.9605th–8th places
4  China7341015141.0716486421.009
5  Germany7341014131.0776096061.0059th–12th places
6  United States7341012160.7506056080.995
7  Azerbaijan72598170.4715495850.938
8  Puerto Rico70770210.0003945330.739
Source: [citation needed]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
8 Nov12:00Russia  3–0  Puerto Rico25–1625–1025–20  75–46P2 P3
8 Nov14:00Germany  2–3  Netherlands25–2321–2523–2525–2314–16108–112P2 P3
8 Nov16:45Azerbaijan  0–3  Brazil19–2521–2523–25  63–75P2 P3
8 Nov18:35China  3–1  United States20–2525–2325–2225–17 95–87P2 P3
9 Nov12:00Russia  3–0  Netherlands25–1725–1825–16  75–51P2 P3
9 Nov14:00Germany  3–0  Puerto Rico25–2325–2225–22  75–67P2 P3
9 Nov16:00China  2–3  Brazil26–2425–2021–2516–2517–19105–113P2 P3
9 Nov18:45Azerbaijan  3–2  United States25–1916–2525–2225–2715–13106–106P2 P3
11 Nov12:00Russia  3–0  United States25–2025–2125–17  75–58P2 P3
11 Nov14:00Germany  0–3  Brazil16–2522–2515–25  53–75P2 P3
11 Nov16:00China  3–0  Puerto Rico28–2625–1425–22  78–62P2 P3
11 Nov18:00Azerbaijan  0–3  Netherlands24–2622–2524–26  70–77P2 P3
12 Nov12:00Russia  1–3  Brazil29–2714–2525–2722–25 90–104P2 P3
12 Nov14:25Germany  2–3  United States27–2523–2525–1924–2611–15110–110P2 P3
12 Nov17:00China  2–3  Netherlands25–2125–1723–2522–2512–15107–103P2 P3
12 Nov19:45Azerbaijan  3–0  Puerto Rico25–2125–1825–18  75–57P2 P3

Final round edit

9th–12th place edit

Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka

 
9th–12th semifinals9th place
 
      
 
15 November
 
 
 Chinese Taipei 0
 
16 November
 
 United States 3
 
 United States 3
 
15 November
 
 Turkey 1
 
 Germany 1
 
 
 Turkey 3
 
11th place
 
 
16 November
 
 
 Chinese Taipei 0
 
 
 Germany 3
9th–12th semifinals edit
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
15 Nov14:00Chinese Taipei  0–3  United States15–2520–2521–25  56–75P2 P3
15 Nov18:20Germany  1–3  Turkey25–2316–2520–2525–27 86–100P2 P3
11th place match edit
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
16 Nov13:00Chinese Taipei  0–3  Germany15–2519–2515–25  49–75P2 P3
9th place match edit
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
16 Nov15:00United States  3–1  Turkey25–2223–2525–1725–16 98–80P2 P3

5th–8th place edit

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

 
5th–8th semifinals5th place
 
      
 
15 November
 
 
 Cuba 1
 
16 November
 
 China 3
 
 China 3
 
15 November
 
 Japan 0
 
 Netherlands 1
 
 
 Japan 3
 
7th place
 
 
16 November
 
 
 Cuba 3
 
 
 Netherlands 0
5th–8th semifinals edit
DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
15 Nov16:00OPGCuba  1–3  China 24–2621–2528–2620–25 93–10293–102
15 Nov19:00OMCGNetherlands  1–3  Japan 21–2527–2521–2521–25 90–10090–100
7th place match edit
DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
16 Nov17:00OPGCuba  3–0  Netherlands 25–2225–1625–23  75–6175–61
5th place match edit
DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
16 Nov18:00OMCGChina  3–0  Japan 25–1925–2225–22  75–6375–63

Finals edit

Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
15 November
 
 
 Italy 0
 
16 November
 
 Russia 3
 
 Russia 3
 
15 November
 
 Brazil 2
 
 Brazil 3
 
 
 Serbia and Montenegro 1
 
3rd place
 
 
16 November
 
 
 Italy 0
 
 
 Serbia and Montenegro 3
Semifinals edit
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
15 Nov14:00Brazil  3–1  Serbia and Montenegro25–1725–1421–2525–20 96–76P2 P3
15 Nov16:15Italy  0–3  Russia19–2516–2520–25  55–75P2 P3
3rd place match edit
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
16 Nov12:00Italy  0–3  Serbia and Montenegro22–2522–2521–25  65–75P2 P3
Final edit
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
16 Nov14:30Russia  3–2  Brazil15–2525–2325–1820–2515–13100–104P2 P3

Final standing edit

Awards edit

Statistics leaders edit

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.[4]

Best Scorers edit

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

PlayerAttacksBlocksServesTotal
1 Neslihan Darnel1902114225
2 Angelina Grün1763113220
3 Wang Yimei1651720202
4 Ekaterina Gamova152326190
5 Nancy Metcalf160169185

Best Spikers edit

Best attackers determined by successful attacks in percentage.

PlayerSpikesFaultsShotsTotal%
1 Rosir Calderon Diaz148356524859.68
2 Lioubov Shashkova150278826556.60
3 Nancy Carrillo De La Paz126297022556.00
4 Yumilka Ruiz Luaces123338924550.20
5 Simona Rinieri-Dennis93247118849.47

Best Blockers edit

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

PlayerBlocksFaultsReboundsTotalAvg
1 Christiane Fürst3545981780.88
2 Oliveira Walewska3440761500.83
3 Ekaterina Gamova3227471060.80
4 Angelina Grün3138461150.78
5 Heather Bown3239871580.74

Best Servers edit

Best servers determined by the average of aces per set.

PlayerAcesFaultsHitsTotalAvg
1 Elena Godina28261331870.70
2 Wang Yimei20241341780.48
3 Yang Hao15121431700.36
4 Neslihan Darnel14271051460.36
5 Angelina Grün13131151410.33

Best Setters edit

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

PlayerRunningFaultsStillTotalAvg
1 Yoshie Takeshita4362644108210.63
2 Feng Kun38995529509.26
3 Elif Agca307175789027.87
4 Robyn Ah Mow-Santos323468110087.51
5 Eleonora Lo Bianco26225488127.49

Best Diggers edit

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

PlayerDigsFaultsReceptionsTotalAvg
1 Szu Hui Fang116731022912.90
2 Gulden Kayalar10557622242.69
3 Paola Cardullo9135581842.60
4 Fabiana Alvim de Oliveira106551082692.59
5 Sugayama Kaoru10660682342.59

Best Receivers edit

Best receivers determined by efficient receptions in percentage.

PlayerExcellentsFaultsServeTotal%
1 Jaqueline Carvalho14945821168.72
2 Zhou Suhong215119231864.15
3 Lioubov Shashkova12875519063.68
4 Welissa Gonzaga12036218563.24
5 Francesca Piccinini11265116962.72

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Qualified teams". FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2006. FIVB. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Host cities". 2006vball.jp. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Competition formula". FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2006. FIVB. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Statistics". FIVB.org. 16 November 2006.

External links edit