2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

2006 FIVB Women's World Championship

バレーボール女子世界選手権 日本 2006
Tournament details
Host nation	Japan
Dates	31 October – 16 November
Teams	24
Venue(s)	6 (in 5 host cities)
Officially opened by	Akihito
Champions	Russia (6th title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Serbia and Montenegro
Fourth place	Italy
Tournament awards
MVP	Yoshie Takeshita
Best Setter	Yoshie Takeshita
Best OH	Rosir Calderón
Best MB	Christiane Fürst
Best Libero	Suzana Ćebić
Best Scorer	Neslihan Darnel
Best Server	Yelena Godina
Best Digger	Szu Hui-Fang
Best Receiver	Jaqueline Carvalho
Official website
2006 World Championship
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The 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the competition, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held from 31 October to 16 November 2006 in Japan.

The finals involved 24 teams, of which 22 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation and reign champion qualified automatically. Of the 32 teams, 16 had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2002, while Cameroon, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Serbia and Montenegro made their first appearances at a FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.

Russia won their sixth world title, defeating Brazil in five sets at the final. Serbia and Montenegro won the 3rd place match and its first medal, defeating Italy in straight sets. Yoshie Takeshita from Japan was selected as the MVP.