High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2010 FIVB Women`s Volleyball World Championship was the 16th edition of the FIVB World Championship. Like the previous 2006 FIVB Women`s World Championship, the 2010 edition also was held in Japan, from October 29, 2010 to November 14, 2010, though the range of venues and locations was modified slightly (Matsumoto and Hamamatsu replaced Sapporo and Kobe in 2010). Twenty-four teams participated in the tournament.