The 2001 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from September 1 to 9, 2001. 16 teams participated in the tournament.
Qualification process ConfederationMethod of QualificationDate Venue Vacancies QualifiedFIVBHost 1 NORCECA2000 NORCECA Junior Championship August 3–11, 2000 Havana, Cuba 2 CEV2000 European Junior Championship August 5–12, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland 1 AVC2000 Asian Junior Championship September 12–17, 2000 Dagupan, Philippines 3 *CSV2000 South American Junior Championship October 5–10, 2000 Medellín, Colombia 3 CAVBAfrican election 1 CEV2001 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship QualificationMay 24–27, 2001 Osijek, Croatia 5** Spala, Poland Moscow, Russia Schwerin, Germany Total 16
* Chinese Taipei replaced Japan. ** Croatia qualified as the best second place of the 2001 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship Qualification's groups.
Pools composition Pool APool BPool CPool D
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Second round
Play off – elimination group
Play off – seeding group
Final round
Quarterfinals
5th–8th semifinals
Semifinals
7th place
5th place
3rd place
Final
Final standing
RankTeam45678 9 13
12–woman RosterJuliana Costa, Paula Barros, Fabíola de Souza, Paula Pequeno, Ana Cristina Porto, Cecília Menezes, Veridiana Fonseca, Welissa Gonzaga, Juliana Saracuza, Jaqueline Carvalho, Andréia Laurence and Sheilla CastroHead coach Antonio Rizola
Individual awards
MVP: Jaqueline Carvalho Best scorer: Han Yoo-Mi Best spiker: Zhang Ping Best blocker: Dragana Marinkovic Best server: Francesca Ferretti Best setter: Zhou Yuenan Best receiver: Liu Li Frang Best digger: Sandra Ferrero Best libero: Ramona Puerari
External links Informative website.