2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup was played from 4 to 18 November 2011 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined Great Britain as they had already secured a berth as the host country.
Qualification
12 teams participated in the World Cup:- The host nation's team.
- The five champions of their respective continental championships in 2011.
- Four highest-ranked second-place teams of their respective continental championships in 2011.
- Two wild cards chosen from among the participants of the continental championships in 2011.
| Competition | Date | Venue | Qualified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011 African Championship | August 17–24, 2011 |  vbw|KENvbw|ALGFormatThe competition system of the 2011 World Cup for Women is the single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the 11 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final ranking was determined by the total points gained.The teams were divided into 2 groups of 6 teams each. Rounds 1 + 2 : Teams played against teams in the same group Rounds 3 + 4 : Teams played against teams in the other group Pool standing procedure1. Match points2. Numbers of matches won 3. Sets ratio 4. Points ratio Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Final standing
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