The 2001 Shanghai Sevens was an international

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tournament that was held in

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, China as the fifth leg of the

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. It was the first China Sevens tournament to be hosted as part of the

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, and the event took place at the

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on 8–9 April 2001.

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won the Shanghai Sevens after they defeated

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19–12 to go to second place in the overall standings.

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams

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Pool stage

The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four pools of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 2001 Shanghai Sevens title.

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Knockout stage

Bowl

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Plate

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Cup

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Tournament placings

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Series standings

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References

{{2000–01 World Sevens Series 2000–01 IRB Sevens World Series 2001 in Chinese sport April 2001 sports events in China