Volleyball World Grand Prix 1999

The 1999 season of the Volleyball World Grand Prix was the seventh edition of the competition. It started on August 13th and ended on August 29th. Russia won the title for the second time.

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Eight teams competed in the preliminary round. In the first two weeks two tournaments with four teams took place in parallel. The four best teams in the overall ranking qualified for the Final Four.

Preliminary round

First week

Group A in Macau space team sentences Points 1.  Brazil 9: 1 6th 2.  Italy 6: 4 5 3.  People's Republic of China 4: 7 4th 4th  Netherlands 2: 9 3

Group B in Genting ( Malaysia ) space team sentences Points 1.  Russia 9: 4 6th 2.  South Korea 8: 6 5 3.  Japan 4: 8 4th 4th  Cuba 6: 9 3

13 August Brazil Italy 3-0 China Netherlands 3: 1 August 14th Brazil Netherlands 3-0 China Italy 0: 3 15th of August Italy Netherlands 3: 1 China Brazil 1: 3

13 August South Korea Russia 2: 3 Cuba Japan 2: 3 August 14th Cuba South Korea 2: 3 Russia Japan 3-0 15th of August South Korea Japan 3: 1 Russia Cuba 3: 2

Second week

Group C in Fong San ( Taiwan ) space team sentences Points 1.  Russia 9: 4 6th 2.  People's Republic of China 7: 5 5 3.  Netherlands 5: 8 4th 4th  Japan 5: 9 3

Group D in Manila ( Philippines ) space team sentences Points 1.  Brazil 9: 4 6th 2.  Cuba 7: 4 5 3.  Italy 5: 8 4th 4th  South Korea 4: 9 3

20th of August Russia Japan 3: 2 China Netherlands 3: 1 August 21 Russia Netherlands 3: 1 China Japan 3: 1 August 22nd Japan Netherlands 2: 3 China Russia 1: 3

20th of August Cuba South Korea 3-0 Brazil Italy 3: 1 August 21 Italy Cuba 1: 3 Brazil South Korea 3: 2 August 22nd Italy South Korea 3: 2 Cuba Brazil 1: 3

Overall rating

space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Brazil	18: 5	12
2.	Russia	18: 8	12
3.	People's Republic of China	11:12	9
4th	Italy	11:12	9
5.	Cuba	13:13	8th
6th	South Korea	12:15	8th
7th	Japan	9:17	7th
8th.	Netherlands	7:17	7th

Final round

The Final Four was held from August 27th to 28th in Yuxi ( People's Republic of China ). The semi-finals took place on the first day, followed by the third place match and the final.

	Semifinals				final
	People's Republic of China	1
	Russia	3
					Russia	3
					Brazil	0
					place 3
	Brazil	3			People's Republic of China	3
	Italy	1			Italy	1

Awards

Most valuable player	Virna Dias	Brazil
Best scorer	Virna Dias	Brazil
Best attacker	Yelisaveta Tishchenko	Russia
Best blocker	Jelena Godina	Russia
Best server	Lyubov Sokolova	Russia
Best player	Hélia Souza	Brazil
Best adoption player	Virna Dias	Brazil