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.
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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.
Location: Sevlievo
Location: Sofia
Location: Burgas
Location: Varna
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.
Location: Burgas
Location: Varna