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Women's volleyball tournament Volleyball competition held in Uruguay
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
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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.

Results

First round

Pool A

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:
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

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:
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

 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea
4  Peru
5  Cuba
6  United States
7  Canada
8  Argentina
9  Brazil
10  Uruguay
 1973 Women's World Cup champions 

Soviet Union
1st title

External links

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