1970 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

The 1970 FIVB Women's World Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 22 September to 2 October 1970 in Bulgaria.

Venues
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Format
The tournament was played in two different stages (first and final rounds). In the, the 16 participants were divided in four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round.

In the, two groups were created (1st-8th and 9th-16th), teams were allocated to a group according to their group position (best two teams of each group going to 1st-8th and the remaining teams to 9th-16th). A single round-robin format was played within each group with matches already played between teams in the also counted in this round.

Pool A
Location: Sevlievo

Pool B
Location: Sofia

Pool C
Location: Burgas

Pool D
Location: Varna

Final round
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round.

9th–16th places
Location: Burgas

Final places
Location: Varna