1973 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

The 1973 FIVB Women's World Cup was held on 19–28 October 1973 in Uruguay. It was the first edition of the tournament and is the only edition of the tournament to have been hosted by a country other than Japan.

1973 Women's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Uruguay
Dates19–28 October
Teams10
Venue(s) (in 3 host cities)
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVPSouth Korea Jo Hea-jung
First

Results

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First round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Japan 4 4 0 8 12 0 MAX 0 0 Semifinals
2   Peru 4 3 1 7 9 4 2.250 0 0
3   Canada 4 2 2 6 7 6 1.167 0 0 5th–8th places
4   Argentina 4 1 3 5 3 9 0.333 0 0
5   Uruguay 4 0 4 4 0 12 0.000 0 0 9th–10th places
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
19 Nov Japan   3–0   Uruguay 15–0 15–1 15–1     45–2
19 Nov Peru   3–1   Canada 13–15 15–4 15–8 16–14   59–41
20 Nov Japan   3–0   Argentina 15–1 15–2 15–0     45–3
20 Nov Canada   3–0   Uruguay 15–2 15–5 15–3     45–10
21 Nov Canada   3–0   Argentina   15–7        
21 Nov Peru   3–0   Uruguay            
22 Nov Peru   3–0   Argentina 15–0 15–3 15–4     45–7
22 Nov Japan   3–0   Canada            
23 Nov Japan   3–0   Peru 15–8 15–6 15–3     45–17
23 Nov Argentina   3–0   Uruguay 15–8 15–12 15–5     45–25

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Soviet Union 4 4 0 8 12 0 MAX 0 0 Semifinals
2   South Korea 4 3 1 7 9 3 3.000 0 0
3   Cuba 4 2 2 6 6 7 0.857 0 0 5th–8th places
4   United States 4 1 3 5 4 9 0.444 0 0
5   Brazil 4 0 4 4 0 12 0.000 0 0 9th–10th places
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
19 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   United States 15–3 15–3 15–6     45–12
19 Nov Cuba   3–0   Brazil 15–11 15–3 15–7     45–21
20 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   Brazil 15–1 15–2 15–3     45–6
20 Nov South Korea   3–0   United States 15–6 15–8 15–2     45–16
21 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   Cuba            
21 Nov South Korea   3–0   Brazil 15–6 15–1 15–5     45–12
22 Nov South Korea   3–0   Cuba 15–7 15–3 15–6     45–16
22 Nov United States   3–0   Brazil 15–12 15–0 15–9     45–21
23 Nov Cuba   3–0   United States 17–15 15–2 16–14     48–31
23 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   South Korea            

Final round

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
25 October – Montevideo
 
 
  Japan 3
 
28 October – Montevideo
 
  South Korea 2
 
  Japan 0
 
26 October – Montevideo
 
  Soviet Union 3
 
  Soviet Union 3
 
 
  Peru 0
 
3rd place
 
 
27 October – Montevideo
 
 
  South Korea 3
 
 
  Peru 0
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place
 
      
 
26 October – Montevideo
 
 
  Cuba 3
 
27 October – Montevideo
 
  Argentina 1
 
  Cuba 3
 
26 October – Montevideo
 
  United States 1
 
  Canada 1
 
 
  United States 3
 
7th place
 
 
28 October – Montevideo
 
 
  Argentina 0
 
 
  Canada 3

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
25 Oct 20:00 Japan   3–2   South Korea 15–9 8–15 15–7 11–15 15–9 64–55
26 Oct 22:00 Soviet Union   3–0   Peru 15–6 15–11 15–10     45–27

5th–8th semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Oct 15:00 Cuba   3–1   Argentina            
26 Oct 20:00 Canada   1–3   United States            

9th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Oct 15:00 Uruguay   1–3   Brazil 5–15 5–15 16–14 2–15   28–59

7th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Oct 20:00 Argentina   0–3   Canada 7–15 7–15 10–15     24–45

5th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Oct 20:00 Cuba   3–1   United States 16–18 15–1 15–8 15–6   61–33

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Oct 22:00 South Korea   3–0   Peru 15–12 15–13 15–3     45–28

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Oct 22:00 Japan   0–3   Soviet Union 5–15 9–15 11–15     25–45

Final standing

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