2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

2016 FIVB World Grand Prix

Official website

FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

Tournament details

Host nation

Bangkok (Group 1 Final)

Dates

3 June – 10 July

Teams

Venues

20 (in host cities)

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The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix will be the 24th edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 3 June to 10 July 2015. The Group 1 final round will be held in Bangkok, Thailand.^[1]

Qualification

All 28 teams of the 2015 edition directly qualified.^[2]

Australia
China
Japan
Kazakhstan
Thailand

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Italy

Netherlands
Poland
Russia
Serbia
Turkey

Canada
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Puerto Rico
United States

Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Peru

Format

Intercontinental round

Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top five ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
Group 2, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 3 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
Group 3, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round.

Final round

Group 1, The 6 teams in the final round will be divided in 2 pools determined by the Serpentine system. The host team will be at the top position and the other teams will be allocated by their rankings in the preliminary round. The top 2 teams from each pool will play in the semifinals. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals.
Group 2 and Group 3, The host team will face the last ranked team among the qualified teams in the semifinals. The other 2 teams will play against each other in the other semifinal. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals and a chance for promotion.

Pools composition

The pools composition was announced on 19 August 2015.^[2]

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Week 2

Week 1

Pool A1
China

Pool B1
Brazil

Pool C1
Russia

Pool A2
Argentina

Pool B2
Puerto Rico

Pool A3
Algeria

Pool B3
Australia

United States
Thailand
Germany
China

Brazil
Italy
Japan
Serbia

Russia
Netherlands
Turkey
Belgium

Bulgaria
Poland
Argentina
Kenya

Puerto Rico
Czech Republic
Canada
Dominican Republic

Mexico
Peru
Kazakhstan
Algeria

Croatia
Colombia
Australia
Cuba

Week 3

Week 2

Pool D1
Macau

Pool E1
United States

Pool F1
Italy

Pool C2
Czech Republic

Pool D2
Poland

Pool C3
Mexico

Pool D3
Peru

Brazil
Belgium
Serbia
China

United States
Germany
Japan
Turkey

Russia
Netherlands
Italy
Thailand

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Argentina
Dominican Republic

Puerto Rico
Poland
Canada
Kenya

Australia
Colombia
Kazakhstan
Mexico

Croatia
Peru
Cuba
Algeria

Week 4

Final round

Pool G1
Turkey

Pool H1
Hong Kong

Pool I1
Japan

Group 3 (Week 3)
Kazakhstan

Group 2 (Week 3)
Bulgaria

Group 1 (Week 6)
Thailand

Brazil
Italy
Turkey
Belgium

United States
Netherlands
Germany
China

Russia
Thailand
Japan
Serbia

Kazakhstan
1st
2nd
3rd

Bulgaria
1st
2nd
3rd

Thailand
1st
2nd

3rd
4th
5th

Competition schedule

●	Intercontinental round	●	Final round

	Week 1 3–5 Jun	Week 2 10–12 Jun	Week 3 17–19 Jun	Week 4 24–26 Jun	Week 6 8–10 Jul
Group 1		18 matches	18 matches	18 matches	10 matches
Group 2	12 matches	12 matches	4 matches
Group 3	12 matches	12 matches	4 matches

Squads

There are 25 players in team rosters. Maximum of 12 regular players and maximum of 2 liberos can be selected to play in each week. The full rosters of 25 players of each team can be seen in the article below.

Pool standing procedure

Number of matches won
Match points
Sets ratio
Points ratio
Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Intercontinental round

All times are local.

Group 1

	Qualified for the Group 1 final round
	Qualified as hosts for the Group 1 final round
	Relegated position

Ranking

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	China	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	United States	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Week 1

Pool A1

Venue: Ningbo, China

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
10 Jun	15:00	Germany	–	United States	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	19:30	China	–	Thailand	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	15:00	United States	–	Thailand	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	19:30	China	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	15:00	Thailand	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	19:30	China	–	United States	–	–	–	–

Pool B1

Venue: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
9 Jun	14:10	Brazil	–	Italy	–	–	–	–
9 Jun	16:30	Japan	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	14:10	Brazil	–	Japan	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	16:30	Italy	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	10:05	Brazil	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	12:30	Italy	–	Japan	–	–	–	–

Pool C1

Venue: Kaliningrad, Russia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
10 Jun	16:40	Turkey	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	19:10	Russia	–	Netherlands	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	16:40	Turkey	–	Netherlands	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	19:10	Russia	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	16:40	Netherlands	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	19:10	Russia	–	Turkey	–	–	–	–

Week 2

Pool D1

Venue: Macau, China

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
17 Jun	16:00	Brazil	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
17 Jun	20:00	China	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
18 Jun	14:30	Brazil	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
18 Jun	17:00	China	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	13:00	Belgium	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	15:30	China	–	Brazil	–	–	–	–

Pool E1

Venue: Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, United States

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
17 Jun	17:10	Turkey	–	Japan	–	–	–	–
17 Jun	19:10	United States	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
18 Jun	17:10	Turkey	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
18 Jun	19:10	United States	–	Japan	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	17:10	Japan	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	19:10	United States	–	Turkey	–	–	–	–

Pool F1

Venue: Bari, Italy

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
17 Jun	17:30	Russia	–	Netherlands	–	–	–	–
17 Jun	20:30	Thailand	–	Italy	–	–	–	–
18 Jun	17:30	Thailand	–	Russia	–	–	–	–
18 Jun	20:30	Netherlands	–	Italy	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	17:30	Netherlands	–	Thailand	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	20:30	Russia	–	Italy	–	–	–	–

Week 3

Pool G1

Venue: Ankara, Turkey

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
24 Jun	17:00	Turkey	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
24 Jun	20:00	Italy	–	Brazil	–	–	–	–
25 Jun	17:00	Turkey	–	Italy	–	–	–	–
25 Jun	20:00	Brazil	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
26 Jun	17:00	Italy	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
26 Jun	20:00	Turkey	–	Brazil	–	–	–	–

Pool H1

Venue: Hong Kong, China

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
24 Jun	18:00	Germany	–	United States	–	–	–	–
24 Jun	20:30	China	–	Netherlands	–	–	–	–
25 Jun	13:15	United States	–	Netherlands	–	–	–	–
25 Jun	15:45	China	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
26 Jun	13:15	Netherlands	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
26 Jun	15:45	China	–	United States	–	–	–	–

Pool I1

Venue: Shimadzu Arena,^[3] Kyoto, Japan

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
24 Jun	16:10	Serbia	–	Russia	–	–	–	–
24 Jun	19:10	Japan	–	Thailand	–	–	–	–
25 Jun	16:10	Thailand	–	Russia	–	–	–	–
25 Jun	19:10	Japan	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
26 Jun	16:10	Serbia	–	Thailand	–	–	–	–
26 Jun	19:10	Japan	–	Russia	–	–	–	–

Group 2

	Qualified for the Group 2 final round
	Qualified as hosts for the Group 2 final round
	Relegated position

Ranking

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Week 1

Pool A2

Venue: Argentina

Date	Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
3 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
3 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	–	–	–	–	–

Pool B2

Venue: Puerto Rico

Date	Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
3 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
3 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	–	–	–	–	–

Week 2

Pool C2

Venue: Czech Republic

Date	Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
10 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	–	–	–	–	–

Pool D2

Venue: Poland

Date	Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
10 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	–	–	–	–	–

Group 3

	Qualified for the Group 3 final round
	Qualified as hosts for the Group 3 final round

Ranking

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Peru	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Week 1

Pool A3

Venue: Algeria

Date	Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
3 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
3 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	–	–	–	–	–

Pool B3

Venue: Australia

Date	Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
3 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
3 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	–	–	–	–	–

Week 2

Pool C3

Venue: Mexico

Date	Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
10 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	–	–	–	–	–

Pool D3

Venue: Peru

Date	Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
10 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	–	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	–	–	–	–	–

Final round

Group 3

Venue: Almaty, Kazakhstan
All times are Kazakhstan Time (UTC+06:00).

Final four (Week 3)

	Semifinals				Final










					3rd place match

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			–
			–		–	–	–			–

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			–

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			–

Group 2

Venue: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

Final four (Week 4)

	Semifinals				Final










					3rd place match

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			–
			–		–	–	–			–

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			–

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			–

Group 1

Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).

Pool play (Week 6)

	Qualified for the Semifinals

Pool J1

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1		0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1		0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	–
–	–	–	–	–
–	–	–	–	–

Pool K1

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1		0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1		0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1		0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	–
–	–	–	–	–
–	–	–	–	–

Final four (Week 6)

	Semifinals				Final










					3rd place match

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			–
			–		–	–	–			–

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			–

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			–

References

↑ "2016 WORLD GRAND PRIX FINALS HOSTS CONFIRMED". fivb.org. 2015-11-04.
1 2 "2016 WORLD GRAND PRIX DRAW RESULTS ANNOUNCED". fivb.org. 2015-08-19.
↑ Japan Volleyball Association. "予選ラウンドの競技日程が決定 FIVBワールドグランプリ2016". Retrieved 2015-12-10.

External links

FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

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FIVB World Grand Prix statistics

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2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

Qualification

Format

Intercontinental round

Final round

Pools composition

Competition schedule

Squads

Pool standing procedure

Intercontinental round

Group 1

Ranking

Week 1

Pool A1

Pool B1

Pool C1

Week 2

Pool D1

Pool E1

Pool F1

Week 3

Pool G1

Pool H1

Pool I1

Group 2

Ranking

Week 1

Pool A2

Pool B2

Week 2

Pool C2

Pool D2

Group 3

Ranking

Week 1

Pool A3

Pool B3

Week 2

Pool C3

Pool D3

Final round

Group 3

Final four (Week 3)

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Group 2

Final four (Week 4)

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Group 1

Pool play (Week 6)

Pool J1

Pool K1

Final four (Week 6)

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

See also

References

External links