Women's volleyball tournament
Volleyball competition held in Japan (Group 1 Final)
1997 FIVB World Grand Prix Host nation Japan (Group 1 Final)Dates 29–31 August Teams 8 Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Champions Russia (1st title)MVP Yevgeniya Viktorovna
The 1997 FIVB World Grand Prix was the fifth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in eight cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Kobe , Japan , from 29 to 31 August 1997.
Preliminary rounds
Ranking
The best three teams from the overall ranking and Japan as host are qualified for the final round.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Russia
9
9
0
18
27
5
5.400
435
249
1.747
Final round
2
Cuba
9
6
3
15
23
13
1.769
489
454
1.077
3
South Korea
6
5
1
11
15
6
2.500
286
203
1.409
4
China
6
3
3
9
13
9
1.444
296
224
1.321
5
Italy
6
3
3
9
9
13
0.692
238
277
0.859
6
Japan [ a] (H)
9
3
6
12
11
22
0.500
270
439
0.615
Final round
7
Netherlands
6
1
5
7
7
15
0.467
223
290
0.769
8
United States
9
0
9
9
5
27
0.185
248
458
0.541
First round
Group A
Group B
Second round
Group C
Group D
Date
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
15 Ago
Cuba
3–0
Japan
15–3
15–4
15–6
45–13
15 Ago
Italy
3–2
China
15–11
15–10
6–15
4–15
18–16
58–67
16 Ago
Cuba
3–0
Italy
15–9
15–6
15–8
45–23
16 Ago
China
3–0
Japan
15–7
15–5
15–11
45–23
17 Ago
Italy
3–0
Japan
15–2
15–10
15–6
45–18
17 Ago
Cuba
3–1
China
16–14
15–11
8–15
15–7
54–47
Group E
Final round
Final ranking
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Russia
3
3
0
6
9
2
4.500
152
110
1.382
2
Cuba
3
2
1
5
8
4
2.000
166
118
1.407
3
South Korea
3
1
2
4
4
7
0.571
113
137
0.825
4
Japan
3
0
3
3
1
9
0.111
80
146
0.548
Final standings
1997 FIVB World Grand Prix winners
Russia First title
Team roster
Natalia Morozova , Anastasia Belikova , Yelena Tyurina , Elena Godina , Tatyana Menshova , Yevgeniya Artamonova , Yelizaveta Tishchenko , Yelena Vasilevskaya , Tatiana Gratcheva , Olga Chukanova , Natalia Safronova and Natalia Shigina .
Head coach
Nikolay Karpol
Individual awards
Most valuable player :
Best scorer :
Best spiker :
Best blocker :
Best server :
Best setter :
Best digger :
Dream Team
Setter:
Middle Blockers:
Outside hitters:
Opposite Spiker:
References