FIVB World Grand Prix 2001

The FIVB World Grand Prix 2001 was the ninth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. Brazil, South Korea, PR China, USA, Russia, Japan, Germany and Cuba battled for their share of the US $1 million in prize money. The 2001 event was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Hong Kong, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Japan, cumulating with the final round in Macau, PR China from August 22 to August 26, 2001.

Teams

*See|FIVB World Grand Prix 2001 Squads

First Round

*Venue: flagicon|THA Suphanburi, Thailand
**August 3, 2001
*Venue: flagicon|CHN Hong Kong, PR China
**August 3, 2001

econd Round

*Venue: flagicon|CHN Harbin, PR China
**August 10, 2001
*Venue: flagicon|TPE Fong San, Chinese Taipei
**August 10, 2001

Third Round

*Venue: flagicon|CHN Harbin, PR China
**August 17, 2001
*Venue: flagicon|JPN Tokyo, Japan
**August 17, 2001

Preliminary Ranking

*August 23, 2001
*August 22, 2001

emi Finals

*August 25, 2001
*August 26, 2001 — Bronze Medal Match
*August 26, 2001 — Gold Medal Match

Final Ranking

1. vbw|USA

2. vbw|CHN

3. vbw|RUS

4. vbw|CUB

5. vbw|BRA

6. vbw|JPN

7. vbw|KOR

8. vbw|GER

Individual Awards

*Most Valuable Player:
**flagathlete|Danielle Scott|USA
*Best Scorer:
**flagathlete|Danielle Scott|USA
*Best Spiker:
**flagathlete|Elizaveta Tichtchenko|RUS
*Best Blocker:
**flagathlete|Danielle Scott|USA
*Best Server:
**flagathlete|Zoila Barros|CUB
*Best Digger:
**flagathlete|Stacy Sykora|USA
*Best Setter:
**flagathlete|Robyn Ah Mow|USA
*Best Receiver:
**flagathlete|Elena Tiourina|RUS

References

* [http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2001/Index.htm FIVB]
* [http://www.geocities.com/volleyballplus/gprix_01.htm Volleyball Almanac]