1981 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

1981 Women's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation	Japan
Dates	6–16 November
Teams	8
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Champions	China (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Sun Jinfang
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The 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 6 to 16 November 1981 in Osaka, Japan.

Teams

Teams	Continents
Japan	Host country
China	Asia
South Korea	Asia
Soviet Union	Europe
Bulgaria	Europe
Cuba	Americas
Brazil	Americas
United States	Americas

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	China	7	7	0	14	21	4	5.250	364	216	1.685
2	Japan	7	5	2	12	19	7	2.714	361	246	1.467
3	Soviet Union	7	5	2	12	15	7	2.143	267	235	1.136
4	United States	7	5	2	12	17	9	1.889	335	280	1.196
5	South Korea	7	3	4	10	9	14	0.643	265	281	0.943
6	Cuba	7	2	5	9	10	16	0.625	294	332	0.886
7	Bulgaria	7	1	6	8	5	19	0.263	198	335	0.591
8	Brazil	7	0	7	7	1	21	0.048	166	325	0.511

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
6 Nov	China	3–0	Brazil	15–4	15–5	15–3			45–12
6 Nov	Japan	3–0	Soviet Union	15–1	15–5	15–3			45–9
6 Nov	Cuba	3–1	Bulgaria	12–15	16–14	15–12	15–5		58–46
6 Nov	United States	3–0	South Korea	15–8	15–12	15–6			45–26
8 Nov	China	3–0	Soviet Union	15–4	16–14	15–0			46–18
8 Nov	Japan	3–0	South Korea	15–8	15–11	15–7			45–26
8 Nov	Cuba	3–0	Brazil	15–6	15–5	15–10			45–21
8 Nov	United States	3–0	Bulgaria	15–3	15–9	15–3			45–15
10 Nov	United States	3–1	Cuba	15–11	15–5	7–15	15–3		52–34
10 Nov	Japan	3–0	Bulgaria	15–1	15–7	15–3			45–11
10 Nov	Soviet Union	3–0	Brazil	15–8	15–5	15–5			45–18
10 Nov	China	3–0	South Korea	15–12	15–9	15–8			45–29
11 Nov	China	3–0	Bulgaria	15–6	15–3	15–6			45–15
11 Nov	Soviet Union	3–0	South Korea	15–11	15–6	16–14			46–31
11 Nov	United States	3–0	Brazil	15–4	15–12	15–10			45–26
11 Nov	Japan	3–1	Cuba	15–13	14–16	15–6	15–5		59–40
13 Nov	United States	3–2	Japan	15–10	11–15	15–13	12–15	15–9	68–62
13 Nov	South Korea	3–0	Brazil	15–5	15–6	15–13			45–24
13 Nov	Soviet Union	3–1	Bulgaria	15–11	15–11	13–15	15–5		58–42
13 Nov	China	3–0	Cuba	15–4	15–13	15–9			45–26
15 Nov	China	3–2	United States	15–8	13–15	15–11	14–16	15–6	72–56
15 Nov	Japan	3–0	Brazil	15–3	15–10	15–13			45–26
15 Nov	South Korea	3–0	Bulgaria	15–5	15–6	15–3			45–14
15 Nov	Soviet Union	3–0	Cuba	15–8	16–14	15–7			46–29
16 Nov	Bulgaria	3–1	Brazil	10–15	15–8	15–7	15–9		55–39
16 Nov	South Korea	3–2	Cuba	11–15	7–15	15–10	15–11	15–11	63–62
16 Nov	Soviet Union	3–0	United States	15–11	15–4	15–9			45–24
16 Nov	China	3–2	Japan	15–8	15–7	12–15	7–15	17–15	66–60