2019 Montreux Volley Masters
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | .svg.png) Switzerland | 
| Dates | 13–18 May | 
| Teams | 8 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Champions |  Poland (1st title) | 
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP |  Malwina Smarzek (POL) | 
| Official website | |
| Volleymasters.ch | |
The 2019 Montreux Volley Masters was the 34th edition of the women's volleyball competition set in Montreux, Switzerland.[1]
Participating teams
Teams:[2]
| Pool A | Pool B | 
|---|---|
| 
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Squads
Group stage
The first 2 teams of each group qualify for the final round.
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).[3]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 280 | 254 | 1.102 | Semifinals | 
| 2 |  Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 276 | 274 | 1.007 | |
| 3 |  China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 301 | 273 | 1.103 | Classification round | 
| 4 |  Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 254 | 310 | 0.819 | 
Source: 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | 18:45 | Japan  | 3–1 |  China | 25–20 | 17–25 | 27–25 | 25–21 | 94–91 | Report | |
| 14 May | 16:30 | Germany  | 2–3 |  China | 21–25 | 9–25 | 26–24 | 25–22 | 9–15 | 90–111 | Report | 
| 14 May | 21:15 | Poland  | 3–1 |  Japan | 25–15 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 94–80 | Report | |
| 15 May | 16:30 | China  | 3–1 |  Poland | 22–25 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 27–25 | 99–89 | Report | |
| 15 May | 21:15 | Japan  | 3–1 |  Germany | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 29–27 | 102–89 | Report | |
| 16 May | 18:45 | Germany  | 1–3 |  Poland | 14–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 18–25 | 75–97 | Report | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 269 | 252 | 1.067 | Semifinals | 
| 2 |  Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 271 | 258 | 1.050 | |
| 3 |  Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 285 | 278 | 1.025 | Classification round | 
| 4 | .svg.png) Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 242 | 279 | 0.867 | 
Source: 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | 16:30 | Switzerland .svg.png) | 1–3 |  Turkey | 20–25 | 24–26 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 89–97 | Report | |
| 13 May | 21:15 | Thailand  | 3–1 |  Italy | 25–20 | 25–14 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 91–78 | Report | |
| 14 May | 18:45 | Switzerland .svg.png) | 1–3 |  Thailand | 24–26 | 19–25 | 25–15 | 14–25 | 82–91 | Report | |
| 15 May | 18:45 | Italy  | 3–1 |  Turkey | 25–27 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 100–90 | Report | |
| 16 May | 16:30 | Italy  | 3–1 | .svg.png) Switzerland | 25–17 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 25–13 | 91–71 | Report | |
| 16 May | 21:15 | Turkey  | 3–1 |  Thailand | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 98–89 | Report | 
Classification round
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May | 12:30 | China  | 1–3 |  Turkey | 18–25 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 84–91 | Report | |
| 17 May | 16:30 | Germany  | 3–1 | .svg.png) Switzerland | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–17 | 96–76 | Report | 
Final round
| Semifinal | Final | |||||
| 17 May | ||||||
|  Poland | 3 | |||||
| 18 May | ||||||
|  Thailand | 0 | |||||
|  Poland | 3 | |||||
| 17 May | ||||||
|  Japan | 1 | |||||
|  Italy | 0 | |||||
|  Japan | 3 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 18 May | ||||||
|  Thailand | 0 | |||||
|  Italy | 3 | |||||
Semifinal
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | 18:45 | Poland  | 3–0 |  Thailand | 25–18 | 25–9 | 25–23 | 75–50 | Report | ||
| 17 May | 21:15 | Italy  | 0–3 |  Japan | 21–25 | 14–25 | 16–25 | 51–75 | Report | 
3rd place
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May | 14:45 | Thailand  | 0–3 |  Italy | 20–25 | 18–25 | 14–25 | 52–75 | Report | 
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May | 17:15 | Poland  | 3–1 |  Japan | 25–15 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 26–24 | 98–81 | Report | 
Final standings
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
|   |  Poland | 
|   |  Japan | 
|   |  Italy | 
| 4 |  Thailand | 
| 5 |  Turkey | 
| 6 |  China | 
| 7 |  Germany | 
| 8 | .svg.png) Switzerland | 
Awards
- Most valuable player
 Malwina Smarzek (POL) Malwina Smarzek (POL)
 
- Best setter
 Nanami Seki (JPN) Nanami Seki (JPN)
 
- Best outside spikers
 Yurie Nabeya (JPN) Yurie Nabeya (JPN)
 Martyna Grajber (POL) Martyna Grajber (POL)
 
- Best middle blockers
 Agnieszka Kąkolewska (POL) Agnieszka Kąkolewska (POL)
 Sarah Luisa Fahr (ITA) Sarah Luisa Fahr (ITA)
 
- Best opposite spiker
 Malwina Smarzek (POL) Malwina Smarzek (POL)
 
- Best libero
 Mako Kobata (JPN) Mako Kobata (JPN)
 
References
- ^ "SMARZEK HELPS POLAND RALLY PAST JAPAN TO WIN MONTREUX VOLLEY MASTERS". FIVB. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Teams - Montreux Volley Masters 2019". Montreux Volley Masters 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Match Schedule - Montreux Volley Masters 2019". Montreux Volley Masters 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.