1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

The 1995 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 3 to 17 November 1995 in Japan. Twelve national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, US.

1995 Women's World Cup

Tournament details
Host nation	Japan
Dates	3–17 November
Teams	12
Venue(s)	(in 4 host cities)
Champions	Cuba (3rd title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Mireya Luis
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Teams

Japan — Host   Kenya — African Champions   China — Asian Champions   Netherlands — European Champions   Cuba — NORCECA Champions   Brazil — South American Champions

South Korea — Asian Vice-champions   Croatia — European Vice-champions   United States — NORCECA Vice-champions   Peru — South American Vice-champions   Canada — Wild-card   Egypt — Wild-card

Squads

Further information: 1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup squads

Results

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Cuba	22	11	0	33	3	11.000	527	292	1.805
2	Brazil	21	10	1	30	4	7.500	498	249	2.000
3	China	19	8	3	24	14	1.714	498	351	1.419
4	Croatia	18	7	4	27	15	1.800	527	427	1.234
5	South Korea	17	6	5	24	16	1.500	515	395	1.304
6	Japan	17	6	5	22	16	1.375	460	378	1.217
7	United States	17	6	5	19	18	1.056	464	402	1.154
8	Netherlands	17	6	5	19	19	1.000	459	416	1.103
9	Canada	14	3	8	11	24	0.458	310	438	0.708
10	Peru	13	2	9	7	27	0.259	242	471	0.514
11	Kenya	12	1	10	3	30	0.100	150	464	0.323
12	Egypt	11	0	11	0	33	0.000	128	495	0.259

First round

Site A

Location: Tokyo

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
3 Nov	13:30	Peru	3–0	Egypt	15–13	15–10	15–8			45–31
3 Nov	15:30	China	3–0	Netherlands	15–7	16–14	16–14			47–35
3 Nov	19:00	Japan	3–0	Canada	15–8	15–2	15–3			45–13
4 Nov	14:00	China	3–0	Egypt	15–6	15–3	15–1			45–10
4 Nov	16:00	Netherlands	3–0	Canada	15–11	15–9	15–10			45–30
4 Nov	18:30	Japan	3–0	Peru	15–8	15–7	15–9			45–24
5 Nov	13:30	Netherlands	3–0	Egypt	15–3	15–2	15–4			45–9
5 Nov	15:30	Canada	3–0	Peru	15–12	15–12	15–10			45–34
5 Nov	18:00	China	3–2	Japan	8–15	11–15	15–10	15–4	15–12	64–56

Site B

Location: Matsumoto

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
3 Nov	12:30	Cuba	3–0	Kenya	15–4	15–6	15–2			45–12
3 Nov	14:00	South Korea	3–1	United States	10–15	15–13	15–12	15–10		55–50
3 Nov	17:00	Brazil	3–0	Croatia	15–8	15–7	15–1			45–16
4 Nov	12:00	South Korea	3–0	Kenya	15–5	15–2	15–3			45–10
4 Nov	13:30	Cuba	3–0	Brazil	15–8	15–13	15–9			45–30
4 Nov	16:30	Croatia	3–0	United States	16–14	15–10	15–13			46–37
5 Nov	12:30	Brazil	3–0	Kenya	15–0	15–6	15–4			45–10
5 Nov	14:00	Cuba	3–0	United States	15–6	15–6	15–8			45–20
5 Nov	17:00	Croatia	3–1	South Korea	13–15	17–16?	15–12	15–8		60–51?

Second round

Site A

Location: Fukuoka

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
7 Nov	13:00	Canada	3–0	Egypt	15–1	15–3	15–11			45–15
7 Nov	15:30	China	3–0	Peru	15–6	15–1	15–1			45–8
7 Nov	18:00	Japan	3–1	Netherlands	15–10	15–13	8–15	15–9		53–47
8 Nov	13:30	China	3–0	Canada	15–4	15–9	15–3			45–16
8 Nov	16:00	Netherlands	3–0	Peru	15–9	15–3	15–8			45–20
8 Nov	18:30	Japan	3–0	Egypt	15–1	15–0	15–1			45–2

Site B

Location: Fukui

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
7 Nov	13:00	Croatia	3–0	Kenya	15–4	15–2	15–3			45–9
7 Nov	15:00	Brazil	3–0	United States	15–6	15–5	17–16			47–27
7 Nov	18:00	Cuba	3–1	South Korea	10–15	15–13	15–9	15–7		55–44
8 Nov	13:00	United States	3–0	Kenya	15–2	15–2	15–8			45–12
8 Nov	15:00	Brazil	3–1	South Korea	15–12	15–12	14–16	15–9		59–49
8 Nov	18:00	Cuba	3–2	Croatia	11–15	16–14	10–15	15–9	15–7	67–60

Third round

Site A

Location: Nagoya

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
11 Nov	12:30	South Korea	3–0	Peru	15–0	15–3	15–1			45–4
11 Nov	15:30	Cuba	3–0	Egypt	15–2	15–5	15–9			45–16
11 Nov	18:00	Japan	3–0	Kenya	15–1	15–3	15–3			45–7
12 Nov	13:30	United States	3–0	Egypt	15–3	15–2	15–1			45–6
12 Nov	15:30	Cuba	3–0	Canada	15–6	15–4	15–10			45–20
12 Nov	18:00	Croatia	3–2	Japan	9–15	15–5	15–8	5–15	15–12	59–55
13 Nov	13:30	Brazil	3–0	Egypt	15–3	15–2	15–1			45–6
13 Nov	15:00	Cuba	3–0	Netherlands	15–7	15–7	15–9			45–23
13 Nov	18:00	South Korea	3–0	Japan	15–2	15–8	15–6			45–16

Site B

Location: Okazaki

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
11 Nov	12:00	China	3–2	Croatia	7–15	10–15	15–9	15–3	15–9	62–51
11 Nov	15:00	United States	3–0	Netherlands	16–14	15–7	15–6			46–27
11 Nov	18:00	Brazil	3–0	Canada	15–0	15–5	15–8			45–13
12 Nov	12:00	China	3–1	South Korea	15–9	15–3	10–15	15–6		55–33
12 Nov	15:00	Brazil	3–0	Netherlands	15–6	15–7	15–8			45–21
12 Nov	18:00	Peru	3–0	Kenya	15–10	15–4	15–7			45–21
13 Nov	12:00	United States	3–2	Canada	5–15	15–4	13–15	15–7	15–8	63–49
13 Nov	15:00	China	3–0	Kenya	15–2	15–0	15–3			45–5
13 Nov	17:30	Croatia	3–0	Peru	15–3	15–4	15–1			45–8

Fourth round

Site A

Location: Osaka

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Nov	13:00	Croatia	3–0	Canada	15–8	15–5	15–6			45–19
15 Nov	15:30	South Korea	3–0	Egypt	15–4	15–5	15–5			45–14
15 Nov	18:15	Japan	3–0	United States	15–11	15–8	15–8			45–27
16 Nov	13:00	Cuba	3–0	China	15–11	15–11	15–5			45–27
16 Nov	15:30	Kenya	3–0	Egypt	15–5	15–4	15–5			45–14
16 Nov	18:15	Brazil	3–0	Japan	15–7	15–12	15–5			45–24
17 Nov	13:00	Netherlands	3–2	South Korea	6–15	15–8	15–11	6–15	15–9	57–58
17 Nov	15:30	Brazil	3–0	Peru	15–5	15–2	15–0			45–7
17 Nov	18:15	Cuba	3–0	Japan	15–11	15–8	15–12			45–31

Site B

Location: Kobe

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Nov	12:30	Cuba	3–0	Peru	15–0	15–7	15–2			45–9
15 Nov	15:00	Brazil	3–0	China	15–6	17–16	15–9			47–31
15 Nov	18:00	Netherlands	3–0	Kenya	15–1	15–7	15–0			45–8
16 Nov	13:00	South Korea	3–0	Canada	15–4	15–5	15–6			45–15
16 Nov	15:30	Netherlands	3–2	Croatia	15–4	11–15	15–9	13–15	15–12	69–55
16 Nov	18:00	United States	3–1	Peru	15–5	14–16	15–10	15–7		59–38
17 Nov	13:00	Croatia	3–0	Egypt	15–3	15–1	15–1			45–5
17 Nov	15:30	United States	3–0	China	15–9	15–12	15–11			45–32
17 Nov	18:00	Canada	3–0	Kenya	15–6	15–1	15–4			45–11

Final standing

Rank Team     Cuba     Brazil     China 4   Croatia 5   South Korea 6   Japan 7   United States 8   Netherlands 9   Canada 10   Peru 11   Kenya 12   Egypt Qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics

1995 Women's World Cup champions    Cuba 3rd title Team roster Marlenis Costa, Mireya Luis, Lilia Izquierdo, Idalmis Gato, Raisa O'Farrill, Regla Bell, Regla Torres, Taismary Agüero, Ana Ibis Fernandez, Magaly Carvajal, Mirka Francia, Marta Sánchez Head coach Eugenio George Lafita

Awards

Most valuable player   Mireya Luis (CUB) Best scorer   Ana Moser (BRA) Best spiker   Mireya Luis (CUB) Best server   Elles Leferink (NED)

Best blocker   Jerine Fleurke (NED) Best digger   Marlenis Costa (CUB) Best setter   Marlenis Costa (CUB) Best receiver   Nataša Osmokrović (CRO)

External links

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