2008 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

FIVB World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nation  Japan (Final)
Dates 20 June – 12 July
Teams 12
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Brazil (7th title)
Tournament awards
MVP Brazil Marianne Steinbrecher
Official website
Tournament website

The FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 was a women's volleyball tournament in which 12 countries competed from 20 June to 12 July 2008. The finals were held in Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan. Cuba, Brazil, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the tournament at the 2007 Women's Pan-American Cup in Colima, Mexico. Germany, Turkey, Italy, and Poland qualified through the European Qualifying Tournament in Ankara, Turkey. China, Japan, Thailand, and Kazakhstan qualified as the best four Asian teams.

Competing nations

The following national teams qualified:

Europe America Asia

 Germany
 Italy
 Poland
 Turkey

 Brazil
 Cuba
 Dominican Republic
 United States

 China
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Thailand

Calendar

Week 1
20–22 June 2008
Group A:
Kobe, Japan
Group B:
Ningbo, China
Group C:
Alassio, Italy

 Japan
 United States
 Turkey
 Kazakhstan

 China
 Brazil
 Germany
 Thailand

 Italy
 Cuba
 Poland
 Dominican Republic

Week 2
27–29 June 2008
Group D:
Vĩnh Phúc, Vietnam
Group E:
Wrocław, Poland
Group F:
Hong Kong

 Brazil
 Turkey
 Kazakhstan
 Germany

 Poland
 United States
 Dominican Republic
 Thailand

 Italy
 China
 Japan
 Cuba

Week 3
4–6 July 2008
Group G:
Bangkok, Thailand
Group H:
Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Group I:
Macau

 Thailand
 Cuba
 Kazakhstan
 Germany

 Italy
 United States
 Turkey
 Poland

 China
 Brazil
 Japan
 Dominican Republic

Week 4

Final Round
9–13 July 2008

Yokohama, Japan
Top five teams

 Brazil
 China
 Italy
 United States
 Cuba
and
 Japan as host

Teams

Preliminary rounds

Week 1

Group A

June 20, 2008

Turkey  3 - 1  United States 28-26, 25-16, 21-25, 25-19
Japan  3 - 0  Kazakhstan 25-17, 25-13, 25-23

June 21, 2008

Kazakhstan  0 - 3  United States 16-25, 17-25, 18-25
Japan  3 - 2  Turkey 21-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-19, 15-12

June 22, 2008

Kazakhstan  0 - 3  Turkey 17-25, 24-26, 15-25
Japan  2 - 3  United States 29-27, 18-25, 25-18, 16-25, 13-15

Group B

June 20, 2008

Brazil  3 - 0  Thailand 25-22, 25-18, 25-20
China  3 - 1  Germany 19-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-21

June 21, 2008

China  3 - 0  Thailand 25-11, 25-16, 25-19
Germany  1 - 3  Brazil 25-15, 23-25, 20-25, 28-30

June 22, 2008

Germany  3 - 1  Thailand 19-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-22
China  3 - 2  Brazil 22-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-22, 15-13

Group C

June 20, 2008

Cuba  3 - 1  Poland 25-20, 29-31, 25-21, 26-24
Italy  3 - 1  Dominican Republic 19-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-15

June 21, 2008

Dominican Republic  0 - 3  Cuba 22-25, 15-25, 19-25
Italy  3 - 1  Poland 25-17, 25-22, 23-25, 25-16

June 22, 2008

Poland  2 - 3  Dominican Republic 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 11-15
Italy  3 - 0  Cuba 25-23, 27-25, 27-25

Week 2

Group D

June 27, 2008

Brazil  3 - 0  Kazakhstan 25-10, 25-17, 25-19
Turkey  3 - 1  Germany 25-21, 25-22, 25-27, 25-18

June 28, 2008

Kazakhstan  0 - 3  Germany 17-25, 19-25, 21-25
Brazil  3 - 0  Turkey 25-23, 25-19, 25-15

June 29, 2008

Germany  0 - 3  Brazil 15-25, 25-27, 17-25
Turkey  3 - 0  Kazakhstan 25-16, 25-20, 25-17

Group E

June 27, 2008

Poland  1 - 3  Dominican Republic 23-25, 25-19, 17-25, 20-25
Thailand  1 - 3  United States 18-25, 17-25, 28-26, 13-25

June 28, 2008

Poland  2 - 3  Thailand 25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 23-25, 4-15
United States  3 - 0  Dominican Republic 25-13, 25-21, 25-20

June 29, 2008

Poland  0 - 3  United States 17-25, 16-25, 20-25
Dominican Republic  3 - 1  Thailand 25-19, 24-26, 25-21, 25-22

Group F

June 27, 2008

Italy  3 - 0  Japan 25-17, 25-20, 25-22
China  3 - 2  Cuba 25-18, 25-27, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13

June 28, 2008

Cuba  2 - 3  Italy 25-21, 19-25, 25-19, 20-25, 13-15
China  3 - 0  Japan 25-16, 29-27, 25-22

June 29, 2008

Japan  1 - 3  Cuba 25-22, 21-25, 19-25, 16-25
China  3 - 2  Italy 18-25, 25-20, 21-25, 27-25, 15-8

Week 3

Group G

July 4, 2008

Thailand  2 - 3  Kazakhstan 19-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-17, 14-16
Cuba  3 - 1  Germany 23-25, 25-21, 25-8, 25-21

July 5, 2008

Germany  3 - 0  Thailand 25-18, 25-15, 25-16
Kazakhstan  1 - 3  Cuba 25-22, 19-25, 21-25, 16-25

July 6, 2008

Thailand  2 - 3  Cuba 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-17, 9-15
Germany  3 - 0  Kazakhstan 25-15, 25-19, 25-19

Group H

July 4, 2008

United States  3 - 1  Poland 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-10
Italy  3 - 1  Turkey 25-20, 21-25, 30-28, 25-23

July 5, 2008

United States  3 - 1  Turkey 16-25, 20-25, 25-20, 17-25
Italy  3 - 2  Poland 23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-14, 18-16

July 6, 2008

Poland  3 - 0  Turkey 25-21, 25-22, 25-22
Italy  3 - 0  United States 25-22, 25-21, 25-16

Group I

July 4, 2008

Brazil  3 - 2  Dominican Republic 23-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-9
China  3 - 0  Japan 25-16, 25-19, 25-15

July 5, 2008

Brazil  3 - 0  Japan 25-16, 25-21, 25-15
China  3 - 0  Dominican Republic 25-16, 25-22, 25-21

July 6, 2008

Dominican Republic  3 - 0  Japan 26-24, 25-13, 25-18
China  0 - 3  Brazil 21-25, 17-25, 20-25

Preliminary Ranking

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1.  Brazil 179817666391.1992664.333
2.  China 179817836871.14024102.400
3.  Italy 179818447511.12426102.600
4.  United States 169727716641.16122112.000
5.  Cuba 159638567851.09022151.467
6.  Turkey 139457437321.01516170.941
7.  Germany 139457107091.00116161.000
8.  Dominican R. 139457257610.95315190.789
9.  Japan 119276417370.8709230.391
10.  Poland 109187688550.89813240.542
11.  Thailand 109187108240.86210260.385
12.  Kazakhstan 109185527250.7614260.154

Final round

Yokohama Arena, Yokohama
July 9, 2008

Brazil  3 - 0  United States 25-19, 25-19, 25-23
China  2 - 3  Italy 25-22, 27-29, 25-20, 20-25, 9-15
Japan  1 - 3  Cuba 25-19, 23-25, 18-25, 19-25

July 10, 2008

China  1 - 3  Cuba 21-25, 25-20, 24-26, 16-25
Italy  0 - 3  Brazil 20-25, 17-25, 23-25
Japan  2 - 3  United States 28-26, 20-25, 25-22, 20-25, 11-15

July 11, 2008

Brazil  3 - 1  China 25-18, 25-16, 21-25, 25-18
Cuba  3 - 2  United States 22-25, 17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-11
Japan  3 - 0  Italy 25-23, 25-22, 26-24

July 12, 2008

Brazil  3 - 0  Cuba 25-14, 25-15, 25-20
Italy  3 - 1  United States 25-17, 26-28, 25-19, 25-19
Japan  1 - 3  China 17-25, 30-28, 15-25, 21-25

July 13, 2008

United States  3 - 2  China 25-23, 25-19, 22-25, 21-25, 17-15
Cuba  3 - 1  Italy 28-30, 25-18, 25-23, 25-19
Japan  0 - 3  Brazil 23-25, 23-25, 19-25

Final ranking

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1.  Brazil 105503963121.26915115.000
2.  Cuba 95414464361.0231281.500
3.  Italy 75234314430.9737120.583
4.  United States 75234674910.9519130.692
5.  China 65144794960.9669130.692
6.  Japan 65144124540.9107120.583

Overall Ranking

Place Team
1st, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Cuba
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Italy
4  United States
5  China
6  Japan
7  Turkey
8  Germany
9  Dominican Republic
10  Poland
11  Thailand
12  Kazakhstan

 2008 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix Winners 

Brazil
Seventh title


Individual awards

References

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