|  Final 8 played in Beijing |  | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur |  | Final | 01.09 |   Soviet Union | 3-1 |   China | 52-51 | 15-13 | 6-15 | 15-9 | 16-14 |   | 1:49 |  | 3-4 | 01.09 |   United States | 3-1 |   Cuba | 56-43 | 11-15 | 15-13 | 15-9 | 15-6 |   |   |  | 5-6 | 01.09 |   South Korea | 3-1 |   Peru | 54-42 | 15-10 | 15-10 | 9-15 | 15-7 |   |   |  | 7-8 | 01.09 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Japan | 45-33 | 15-12 | 15-13 | 15-8 |   |   |  |  Semi-Finals (1/2) |  | 1/2 | 31.08 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Cuba | 47-30 | 17-15 | 15-7 | 15-8 |   |   |  | 1/2 | 31.08 |   China | 3-0 |   United States | 45-22 | 15-7 | 15-8 | 15-7 |   |   |  | 5-8 | 31.08 |   South Korea | 3-1 |   Brazil | 56-45 | 15-13 | 15-13 | 11-15 | 15-4 |   |   |  | 5-8 | 31.08 |   Peru | 3-0 |   Japan | 45-9 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-6 |   |   |  |  Quarter-Finals (1/4) |  | 1/4 | 30.08 |   Soviet Union | 3-1 |   Brazil | 54-37 | 9-15 | 15-0 | 15-9 | 15-13 |   |   |  | 1/4 | 30.08 |   China | 3-0 |   Peru | 45-14 | 15-5 | 15-6 | 15-3 |   |   |  | 1/4 | 30.08 |   United States | 3-1 |   Japan | 56-46 | 15-13 | 15-5 | 11-15 | 15-13 |   |   |  | 1/4 | 30.08 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   South Korea | 45-16 | 15-5 | 15-3 | 15-8 |   |   |   
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| Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur |  |  played in Beijing |  | Class | 27.08 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   United States | 45-35 | 15-13 | 15-12 | 15-10 |   |   |  | Class | 27.08 |   China | 3-0 |   Soviet Union | 45-40 | 15-13 | 15-13 | 16-14 |   |   |  |  played in Shenyang |  | 1/8 | 27.08 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-20 | 15-5 | 15-4 | 15-11 |   |   |  | 1/8 | 27.08 |   Peru | 3-0 |   Taiwan | 45-15 | 15-3 | 15-5 | 15-7 |   |   |  | 1/8 | 27.08 |   Japan | 3-0 |   East Germany | 45-27 | 15-4 | 15-11 | 15-12 |   |   |  | 1/8 | 27.08 |   South Korea | 3-1 |   Netherlands | 54-40 | 9-15 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-9 |   |   |   
| Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur |  |  played in Shenyang  |  | 9-10 | 29.08 |   Netherlands | 3-1 |   Italy | 50-43 | 5-15 | 15-9 | 15-13 | 15-6 |   |   |  | 11-12 | 29.08 |   Taiwan | 3-2 |   East Germany | 45-27 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 15-7 |   |   |  | 9-12 | 28.08 |   Italy | 3-2 |   Taiwan | 61-53 | 5-15 | 15-12 | 11-15 | 15-2 | 15-9 |   |  | 9-12 | 28.08 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   East Germany | 45-16 | 15-2 | 15-2 | 15-12 |   |   |   
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| Final Ranking | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 18: | 6 | 342/243 | 1.407 |  | 2. China | 6 | 1 | 19: | 3 | 321/163 | 1.969 |  | 3. United States | 5 | 2 | 15: | 8 | 304/243 | 1.251 |  | 4. Cuba | 5 | 2 | 16: | 7 | 311/248 | 1.254 |  | 5. South Korea | 5 | 2 | 15: | 9 | 281/241 | 1.166 |  | 6. Peru | 4 | 3 | 13: | 10 | 274/227 | 1.207 |  | 7. Brazil | 4 | 3 | 14: | 10 | 300/254 | 1.181 |  | 8. Japan | 3 | 4 | 11: | 13 | 277/291 | 0.952 |  |  eliminated in 1/8 Finals. |  | 9. Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 11: | 10 | 243/242 | 1.004 |  | 10.Italy | 2 | 4 | 7: | 14 | 208/242 | 0.860 |  | 11.Taiwan | 2 | 4 | 8: | 13 | 227/261 | 0.870 |  | 12.East Germany | 1 | 5 | 4: | 15 | 171/261 | 0.655 |  | Group 13-16>. |  | 13.West Germany | 3 | 3 | 11: | 11 | 244/244 | 1.000 |  | 14.Canada | 2 | 4 | 9: | 12 | 223/232 | 0.961 |  | 15.Argentina | 1 | 5 | 3: | 15 | 140/233 | 0.601 |  | 16.Egypt | 0 | 6 | 0: | 18 | 29/270 | 0.107 |   
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| East Europe: 1, 12 |  | Asia: 2, 5, 8, 11 |  | Norceca: 3, 4, 14 |  | South America: 6, 7, 15 |  | West Europe: 9, 10, 13 |  | Africa: 16 |   
The teams were divided in 4 Groups of 4 teams. Winners of each Group progressed directly to the Quarter-finals. They played 2 Class. matches to decide the positions in the Quater-finals draw.
2nd and 3rd places played 4 Eight-Finals.  
The 4th teams from the Groups Round played in 13-16 Place Group.
 
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| Group 13-16 | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 13.West Germany | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 152/86 | 1.767 |  | 14.Canada | 2 | 1 | 8: | 3 | 148/85 | 1.741 |  | 15.Argentina | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | 88/98 | 0.898 |  | 16.Egypt | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 16/135 | 0.119 |   
| Team | West | Cans | Arge | Egyp |  | West Germany | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Canada |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Argentina |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Egypt |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Shanghai |  | 27.08 |   West Germany | 3-0 |   Egypt | 45-1 | 15-1 | 15-0 | 15-0 |   |  | 27.08 |   Canada | 3-0 |   Argentina | 45-16 | 15-2 | 15-2 | 15-12 |   |  | 28.08 |   West Germany | 3-2 |   Canada | 62-58 | 7-15 | 15-10 | 15-10 | 10-15 | 15-8 |  | 28.08 |   Argentina | 3-0 |   Egypt | 45-8 | 15-1 | 15-3 | 15-4 |   |  | 29.08 |   Canada | 3-0 |   Egypt | 45-7 | 15-0 | 15-2 | 15-5 |   |  | 29.08 |   West Germany | 3-0 |   Argentina | 45-27 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-11 |    |   
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| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. China | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 |  | 2. South Korea | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 |  | 3. Italy | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 |  | 4. Egypt | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 |    South Korea | 101/69 | 1.464 |    China | 135/35 | 3.857 |    Italy | 84/94 | 0.894 |    Egypt | 13/135 | 0.096 |   
| Team | Chin | Sout | Ital | Egyp |  | China | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | South Korea |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Italy |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Egypt |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Beijing |  | 22.08 |   South Korea | 3-0 |   Egypt | 45-2 | 15-0 | 15-1 | 15-1 |   |  | 22.08 |   China | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-17 | 15-5 | 15-1 | 15-11 |   |  | 23.08 |   South Korea | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-22 | 15-9 | 15-6 | 15-7 |   |  | 23.08 |   China | 3-0 |   Egypt | 45-7 | 15-1 | 15-4 | 15-2 |   |  | 24.08 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Egypt | 45-4 | 15-4 | 15-0 | 15-0 |   |  | 24.08 |   China | 3-0 |   South Korea | 45-11 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 15-2 |   |   
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Cuba | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 | 148/94 | 1.574 |  | 2. Japan | 2 | 1 | 7: | 4 | 144/118 | 1.220 |  | 3. Taiwan | 1 | 2 | 3: | 7 | 114/128 | 0.891 |  | 4. West Germany | 0 | 3 | 2: | 9 | 92/158 | 0.582 |   
    | Team | Cuba | Japa | Taiw | WeGe |  | Cuba | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Japan |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Taiwan |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  | West Germany |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Shanghai |  | 22.08 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Taiwan | 45-32 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 15-13 |   |  | 22.08 |   Japan | 3-1 |   West Germany | 57-34 | 15-7 | 12-15 | 15-5 | 15-7 |   |  | 23.08 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-20 | 15-5 | 15-7 | 15-8 |   |  | 23.08 |   Japan | 3-0 |   Taiwan | 45-26 | 15-5 | 15-8 | 15-13 |   |  | 24.08 |   Taiwan | 3-1 |   West Germany | 56-38 | 15-10 | 11-15 | 15-8 | 15-5 |   |  | 24.08 |   Cuba | 3-1 |   Japan | 58-42 | 15-10 | 13-15 | 15-4 | 15-13 |   |   
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| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 | 149/80 | 1.863 |  | 2. Peru | 2 | 1 | 6: | 4 | 128/104 | 1.231 |  | 3. Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 4: | 6 | 108/129 | 0.837 |  | 4. Canada | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 75/147 | 0.510 |   
| Team | Sovi | Peru | Neth | Cana |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Peru |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Netherlands |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Canada |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Shanghai |  | 22.08 |   Soviet Union | 3-1 |   Netherlands | 59-40 | 14-16 | 15-11 | 15-6 | 15-7 |   |  | 22.08 |   Peru | 3-1 |   Canada | 57-36 | 15-5 | 12-15 | 15-7 | 15-9 |   |  | 23.08 |   Peru | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-23 | 15-13 | 15-7 | 15-3 |   |  | 23.08 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Canada | 45-14 | 15-3 | 15-1 | 15-10 |   |  | 24.08 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Canada | 45-25 | 15-9 | 15-11 | 15-5 |   |  | 24.08 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Peru | 45-26 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 15-6 |   |   
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| Group D | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. United States | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 135/64 | 2.109 |  | 2. Brazil | 2 | 1 | 6: | 4 | 128/91 | 1.407 |  | 3. East Germany | 1 | 2 | 4: | 6 | 101/126 | 0.802 |  | 4. Argentina | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 52/135 | 0.385 |   
| Team | Unit | Braz | East | Arge |  | United States | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Brazil |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | East Germany |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Argentina |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Shenyang |  | 22.08 |   United States | 3-0 |   East Germany | 45-25 | 15-4 | 15-13 | 15-8 |   |  | 22.08 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Argentina | 45-15 | 15-2 | 15-8 | 15-5 |   |  | 23.08 |   United States | 3-0 |   Brazil | 45-24 | 15-9 | 15-10 | 15-5 |   |  | 23.08 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Argentina | 45-22 | 15-8 | 15-6 | 15-8 |   |  | 24.08 |   United States | 3-0 |   Argentina | 45-15 | 15-2 | 15-8 | 15-5 |   |  | 24.08 |   Brazil | 3-1 |   East Germany | 59-31 | 14-16 | 15-5 | 15-1 | 15-9 |   |   
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|  Awards |  | MVP: Irina Parhomchuk (URS) |  | Attacker: Ana Beatriz Moser (BRA) |  | Blocker: Kimberly Oden (USA) |  | Receiver: Sonia Ayuacan (PER) |  | Server: Li Guojin (CHN) |  | Setter: Su Huijuan (CHN) |   
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| 1. Soviet Union | Age | Hgt | Wgt |  | 1. Valentina Ogiyenko | 25 | 182 | 74 |  | 3. Marina Nikulina | 27 | 180 |   |  | 4. Yelena Batuchina | 19 |   |  | 5. Irina Smirnova | 22 | 186 | 74 |  | 6. Tatiana Sidorenko | 24 | 185 | 80 |  | 7. Irina Parchomtschuk | 25 | 178 |   |  | 10.Svetlana Vasilevskaya | 19 |   |  | 11.Yelena Ovtschinnikova | 25 | 188 |   |  | 12.Irina Gorbatiuk | 27 |   |  | 13.Svetlana Korytova | 22 | 185 |   |  | 14.Yuliya Bubnova | 19 | 185 |   |  | 15.Olga Tolmachyova | 27 | 180 |   |  |  Coach: Nikolay Karpol |   
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| 2. China | Age | Hgt | Wgt |  | 1. Lang Ping | 30 | 185 | 73 |  | 2. Qi L. |  | 4. Lai Y.W. | 20 | 187 | 74 |  | 5. Li Guojun | 24 | 181 | 84 |  | 7. Li Y.M. | 22 | 188 | 75 |  | 8. Xu X. | 22 | 174 | 65 |  | 9. D. W.U. |  | 10.Mao W.Y. | 23 | 182 | 66 |  | 11.Su H.J. | 26 | 179 | 72 |  | 15.H. Zhou |   
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| 3. United States | Age | Hgt | Wgt |  | 4. |  | 5. |  | 7.  |  | 6. Caren Kemner | 25 | 185 | 80 |  | 8. Tammy Liley | 25 | 180 | 68 |  | 15.Ruth Lawanson | 27 | 173 | 75 |  | -. Kimberly Oden | 26 |   |  | -. Elaina Oden | 23 |   |  | -. Tonya Williams | 22 |    |  | -. Tara Cross-Battle | 22 |    |  | -. Lori Ann Endicott | 23 |   |  | -. Liane Sato | 26 |    |  |  Coach: Taras Liskevych |   
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| 4. Cuba |  | 4. Lily I. Aguirre |  | 8. Regla Bell Mckenzie | 20 |  | 13.Mercedes C.M. |  | -. Mireya Luis Hernandez |   
| 6. Peru | Age | Hgt | Wgt |  | 2. Cenaida Uribe Medina | 25 | 174 | 65 |  | 3. Rosa Garcia | 26 | 175 | 65 |  | 6. T. Guzman | 19 | 173 | 63 |  | 8. D. Prada | 20 | 175 | 70 |  | 12.Natalia Malaga Dibos | 26 | 170 | 60 |  | -. Gabriela Perez del Solar | 22 | 194 | 72 |  | -. Sonya Ayaucan |   |   
|  7. Brazil |  | Kerly Santos |  | Ana Moser |  | Ana Margarida Alvares (Ida) |  | Ana Richa |  | Marcia Cunha (Marcia Fu) |  | Fernanda Venturini |  | Ana Flávia Sanglard |  | Cristina Lopes (Tina) |  | Ana Volponi |  | Fatima Santos |  | Denise Souza |  | Cilene Drewnick |  | Coach; Inaldo Manta |   
| 9. Netherlands |  |  9. Netherlands |  | Saskia van Hintum |  | Henriette Weersing  |  | Ingrid Piersma |  | Cintha Boersma |  | Femke Hoekstra |  | Marjolein de Jong |   
|  10.Italy |  | Manuela Benelli |  | Liliana Bernardi |  | Sabrina Bertini |  | Helga Chiostrini |  | Cinzia Flamigni |  | Consuelo Mangifesta |  | Mirna Marabissi |  | Fabiana Mele |  | Fanny Pudioli |  | Daniela Saporiti |  | Sabina Turrini |  | Alessandra Zambelli  |   
|  13.West Germany |  | 6. Nancy Celis |  | 10.Susanne Schiarmann |   
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