Tokyo, Japan, November 24, 2009 – Following is the schedule of the first round at the 2010 Women’s Volleyball World Championship:

October 29

Pool A (in Tokyo): Serbia vs. Costa Rica, Poland vs. Japan, Peru vs. Algeria

Pool B (in Hamamatsu): Czech Republic vs. Netherlands, Brazil vs. Kenya, Puerto Rico vs. Italy

Pool C (in Matsumoto) : USA vs. Thailand, Croatia vs. Cuba, Germany vs. Kazakhstan

Pooi D: (in Osaka): Russia vs. Dom Republic, Turkey vs. China, Canada vs. Korea

October 30

Pool A: Costa Rica vs. Algeria, Japan vs. Peru, Serbia vs. Poland

Pool B: Netherland vs. Italy, Kenya vs. Puerto Rica, Czech Republic vs. Brazil

Pool C: Thailand vs. Kazakhstan, Cuba vs. Germany, USA vs. Croatia

Pool D: Dom Republic vs. Korea, China vs. Canada, Russia vs. Turkey

October 31

Pool A: Poland vs. Costa Rica, Peru vs. Serbia, Algeria vs. Japan

Pool B: Brazil vs. Netherland, Puerto Rico vs. Czech Republic, Italy vs. Kenya

Pool C: Croatia vs. Thailand, Germany vs. USA, Kazakhstan vs. Cuba

Pool D: Turkey vs Dom republic, Canada vs. Russia, Korea vs. China

November 2

Pool A: Costa Rica vs. Japan, Serbia vs. Algeria, Poland vs. Peru

Pool B: Netherlands vs. Kenya, Czech republic vs. Italy, Brazil vs. Puerto Rico

Pool C: Thailand vs. Cuba, USA vs. Kazakhstan, Croatia vs. Germany

Pool D: Dom Republic vs. China, Russia vs. Korea, Turkey vs. Canada

November 3

Pool A: Peru vs. Costa Rica, Algeria vs. Poland, Japan vs. Serbia

Pool B: Puerto Rico vs. Netherlands, Italy vs. Brazil, Kenya vs. Czech Republic

Pool C: Germany vs. Thailand, Kazakhstan vs. Croatia, Cuba vs. USA

Pool D: Canada vs. Dom Republic, Korea vs. Turkey, China vs. Russia