2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the , the 24 participants were divided in four groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the four best teams of each group (total of 16 teams) progressed to the next round. In the , the 16 teams were divided in two groups of eight teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, matches already played between teams in the were counted in this round. The six best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round. In the , the 12 teams were allocated to semifinals for placement matches according to their group positions. First and second of each group played the semifinals, third and fourth played the 5th-8th semifinals and fifth and sixth played the 9th-12th semifinals. Winners and losers of each semifinals played a final placement match for 1st to 12th places. Source:FIVB ==Pools composition==

The drawing of lots for the qualified teams took place in Tokyo, Japan on 29 November 2005. ==Results==

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). First round Pool A Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Pool B Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo Pool C Venue: Kobe Green Arena, Kobe Pool D Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya Second round The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round. Pool E Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya Pool F Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka Final round 9th–12th place Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka 9th–12th semifinals 11th place match 9th place match 5th–8th place Venues: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium (OMCG) and Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (OPG), both in Osaka 5th–8th semifinals 7th place match 5th place match Finals Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka Semifinals 3rd place match Final ==Final standing==

• Most valuable player • : Yoshie Takeshita • Best scorer • : Neslihan Darnel • Best spiker • : Rosir Calderón • Best blocker • : Christiane Fürst • Best server • : Yelena Godina • Best digger • : Szu Hui-Fang • Best receiver • : Jaqueline Carvalho • Best setter • : Yoshie Takeshita • Best libero • : Suzana Ćebić ==Statistics leaders==

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill plus top scorers as of 16 November 2006. Best Scorers Best scorers determined by scored points from attack, block, and serve. Best Spikers Best attackers determined by successful attacks in percentage. Best Blockers Best blockers determined by the average of stuff blocks per set. Best Servers Best servers determined by the average of aces per set. Best Setters Best setters determined by the average of running sets per set. Best Diggers Best diggers determined by the average of successful digs per set. Best Receivers Best receivers determined by efficient receptions in percentage. ==See also==