1991 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Czechoslovakia
Dates	July 26 – August 4, 1991
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in Brno host cities)
Champions	Soviet Union (1st title)

The 1991 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Brno, Czechoslovakia from July 26 to August 4, 1991. 16 teams participated in the tournament.

Qualification process

Confederation	Method of Qualification	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
FIVB	Host		1	Czechoslovakia
NORCECA	NORCECA Election		1	Cuba
CEV	1990 European Junior Championship	Salzburg, Austria	6	Soviet Union  Germany  Italy  Romania  Bulgaria  Poland*
AVC	1990 Asian Junior Championship	Chiang Mai, Thailand	4	Japan  South Korea  China  Chinese Taipei
CSV	1990 South American Junior Championship	Tucuman, Argentina	4	Brazil  Peru  Argentina  Venezuela
Total			16

• * Poland replaced Turkey.

Pools composition

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	5	8	4	2.000	0	0	—	Seeding group
2	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	5	7	5	1.400	0	0	—	Elimination group
3	Bulgaria	3	2	1	5	8	6	1.333	0	0	—
4	Venezuela	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	0	0	—	Eliminated

Source:

Date	Game
26 Jul	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Venezuela
26 Jul	Chinese Taipei	3–2	Bulgaria
27 Jul	Bulgaria	3–1	Venezuela
27 Jul	Czechoslovakia	3–1	Chinese Taipei
28 Jul	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Venezuela
28 Jul	Bulgaria	3–2	Czechoslovakia

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	6	9	2	4.500	0	0	—	Seeding group
2	Brazil	3	2	1	5	6	3	2.000	0	0	—	Elimination group
3	Germany	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	0	0	—
4	Romania	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	0	0	—	Eliminated

Source:

Date	Game
26 Jul	China	3–2	Germany
26 Jul	Brazil	3–0	Romania
27 Jul	China	3–0	Romania
27 Jul	Brazil	3–0	Germany
28 Jul	Germany	3–0	Romania
28 Jul	China	3–0	Brazil

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	3	3	0	6	9	0	MAX	0	0	—	Seeding group
2	South Korea	3	2	1	5	6	3	2.000	0	0	—	Elimination group
3	Peru	3	1	2	4	3	6	0.500	0	0	—
4	Poland	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	0	0	—	Eliminated

Source:

Date	Game
26 Jul	Soviet Union	3–0	Poland
26 Jul	South Korea	3–0	Peru
27 Jul	Soviet Union	3–0	South Korea
27 Jul	Peru	3–0	Poland
28 Jul	South Korea	3–0	Poland
28 Jul	Soviet Union	3–0	Peru

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	6	9	0	MAX	0	0	—	Seeding group
2	Italy	3	2	1	5	6	3	2.000	0	0	—	Elimination group
3	Argentina	3	1	2	4	3	8	0.375	0	0	—
4	Cuba	3	0	3	3	2	9	0.222	0	0	—	Eliminated

Source:

Date	Game
26 Jul	Japan	3–0	Cuba
26 Jul	Italy	3–0	Argentina
27 Jul	Argentina	3–2	Cuba
27 Jul	Japan	3–0	Italy
28 Jul	Japan	3–0	Argentina
28 Jul	Italy	3–0	Cuba

Second round

Play off – elimination group

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
30 Jul	Soviet Union	3–0	Czechoslovakia	15–8	15–12	15–12			45–32
30 Jul	Japan	3–2	China	17–16	13–15	17–16	8–15	15–12	70–74

Play off – seeding group

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
30 Jul	Brazil	3–0	Argentina	15–6	15–3	16–1			45–10
30 Jul	South Korea	3–0	Bulgaria	15–5	15–1	15–4			45–10
30 Jul	Japan	3–0	Peru	15–10	15–6	15–8			45–24
30 Jul	Germany	3–0	Chinese Taipei	15–5	16–14	15–7			46–26

Final round

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	August 2 – Brno
	Soviet Union	3
					August 3 – Brno
	Italy	0
					Soviet Union	3
	August 2 – Brno
					China	2
	China	3
									August 4 – Brno
	South Korea	0
									Soviet Union	3
	August 2 – Brno
									Brazil	0
	Brazil	3
					August 3 – Brno
	Czechoslovakia	0
					Brazil	3
	August 2 – Brno
					Japan	2			3rd place
	Japan	3
									August 4 – Brno
	Germany	0
									China	1
									Japan	3

	5th–8th places				5th place
	August 3 – Brno
	Italy	0
					August 4 – Brno
	South Korea	3
					South Korea	3
	August 3 – Brno
					Czechoslovakia	1
	Czechoslovakia	3
	Germany	0
					7th place
					August 4 – Brno
					Italy	3
					Germany	0

Quarterfinals

Date	Game
02 Aug	Soviet Union	3–0	Italy
02 Aug	China	3–0	South Korea
02 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Czechoslovakia
02 Aug	Japan	3–0	Germany

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Game
03 Aug	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Germany
03 Aug	South Korea	3–0	Italy

Semifinals

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
03 Aug	Soviet Union	3–2	China	9–15	15–9	15–8	3–15	15–6	57–53
03 Aug	Brazil	3–2	Japan	8–15	15–6	8–15	15–10	15–10	61–56

7th place

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
04 Aug	Italy	3–0	Germany	17–15	15–11	15–9			47–35

5th place

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
04 Aug	South Korea	3–1	Czechoslovakia	15–12	11–15	15–11	15–9		56–47

3rd place

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
04 Aug	Japan	3–1	China	15–2	9–15	16–14	17–15		57–48

Final

Date	Game			Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
04 Aug	Soviet Union	3–0	Brazil	15–9	15–12	15–11			45–32

Final standing

Rank Team  Soviet Union  Brazil  Japan 4  China 5  South Korea 6  Czechoslovakia 7  Italy 8  Germany 9  Chinese Taipei 10  Bulgaria 11  Argentina 12  Peru 13  Cuba  Poland  Romania  Venezuela

1991 FIVB Women's Junior World champions  Soviet Union 1st title 12–woman Roster Svetlana Vasilevskaya, Tatiana Gratcheva, Elena Ponomareva, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Inna Dashuk, Margarita Okrachkova, Marina Egorova, Elizaveta Tishchenko, Inessa Korkmaz, Natalya Morozova, Yuliya Khamitova and Yuliya Timonova

External links

• Informative website.