The FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 was the thirteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2005 edition was played by twelve countries from June 24 to July 18, 2005, with the final round held at the Sendai Gymnasium

Sendai Gymnasium

is an indoor sporting arena located in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000. It hosted preliminary round games for the Basketball World Championship 2006, and is also the home arena of the Sendai 89ers of the Japan professional basketball Bj league.The gymnasium is also the...

 in Sendai, Japan. Hosts Japan and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round.

The competition of the 2005 WGP lasted four weeks with a total number of 69 matches. During the first, second and third week: 18 matches per team were played with a total of 54 matches. Classification in the preliminary rounds was decided by the number of points gained by teams participating in the same group. The classification in the general ranking of the preliminary rounds of the 2005 WGP was decided by the total number of World Grand Prix Points (GPP) gained by the teams in the preliminary matches.

Europe

• European Qualification Tournament in Ankara, Turkey, from September 21 to September 26, 2004.

  Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
  1.		10	5	5	0	420	334	1.257	15	2	7.500
  2.		8	5	3	2	417	374	1.115	11	7	1.571
  3.		8	5	3	2	394	387	1.018	11	7	1.571
  4.		8	5	3	2	390	344	1.134	10	7	1.429
  5.		6	5	1	4	290	362	0.801	3	12	0.250
  6.		5	5	0	5	265	375	0.707	0	15	0.000

• Romania replaced ; received a wild card

• 2004-09-21

  	1 – 3		23-25 25-27 25-21 23-25
  	0 – 3		15-25 19-25 19-25
  	0 – 3		18-25 17-25 18-25

• 2004-09-22

  	3 – 0		25-18 25-14 25-17
  	3 – 0		25-20 25-19 25-17
  	3 – 0		25-17 25-18 25-23

• 2004-09-23

  	0 – 3		17-25 15-25 18-25
  	0 – 3		14-25 19-25 16-25
  	1 – 3		25-11 23-25 17-25 23-25

• 2004-09-25

  	0 – 3		17-25 23-25 22-25
  	3 – 1		25-18 25-22 22-25 25-10
  	1 – 3		20-25 17-25 25-19 16-25

• 2004-09-26

  	0 – 3		23-25 13-25 20-25
  	1 – 3		25-18 20-25 15-25 23-25
  	3 – 0		25-16 25-18 25-18

North and South America

• Pan-American Cup
  2004 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
  The 2004 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the third edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by ten countries from June 17 to June 27, 2004 in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico...
  
   in Mexicali
  Mexicali
  Mexicali is the capital of the State of Baja California, seat of the Municipality of Mexicali, and 2nd largest city in Baja California. The City of Mexicali has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the population of the entire metropolitan area reaches 936,826.The city...
  
   and Tijuana, Mexico, from June 18 to June 26, 2004.

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Group A

• June 24 to June 26, 2005, in Tokyo, Japan.

  Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
  1.		6	3	3	0	254	216	1.176	9	2	4.500
  2.		5	3	2	1	257	204	1.260	8	3	2.667
  3.		4	3	1	2	174	210	0.829	3	6	0.500
  4.		3	3	0	3	171	226	0.757	0	9	0.000

• June 24

  	3 – 0		25-21 25-20 25-14
  	3 – 0		25-16 25-11 25-17

• June 25

  	3 – 0		25-22 25-10 25-23
  	3 – 0		26-24 25-14 25-18

• June 26

  	0 – 3		21-25 21-25 18-25
  	2 – 3		25-17 25-17 17-25 21-25 18-20

Group B

• June 24 to June 26, 2005, in Reggio Calabria, Italy.

  Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
  1.		6	3	3	0	243	211	1.152	9	0	MAX
  2.		5	3	2	1	223	184	1.212	6	3	2.000
  3.		4	3	1	2	256	242	1.058	3	8	0.375
  4.		3	3	0	3	179	264	0.678	2	9	0.222

• June 24

  	3 – 0		29-27 27-25 27-25
  	3 – 0		25-12 25-12 25-10

• June 25

  	0 – 3		26-28 17-25 18-25
  	0 – 3		23-25 22-25 23-25

• June 26

  	2 – 3		12-25 27-25 25-21 9-25 11-15
  	0 – 3		25-27 20-25 28-30

Group C

• June 24 to June 26, 2005, in Ningbo
  Ningbo
  Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
  
  , PR China.

  Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
  1.		6	3	3	0	246	174	1.414	9	1	9.000
  2.		5	3	2	1	219	194	1.129	7	3	2.333
  3.		4	3	1	2	175	197	0.888	3	6	0.500
  4.		3	3	0	3	150	225	0.667	0	9	0.000

• June 24

  	0 – 3		17-25 14-25 17-25
  	3 – 0		25-20 25-15 25-18

• June 25

  	3 – 1		21-25 25-17 25-22 25-05
  	3 – 0		25-13 25-12 25-22

• June 26

  	3 – 0		25-19 25-17 25-14
  	3 – 0		25-22 25-15 25-15

Group D

• July 1 to July 3, 2005, in Seoul, South Korea.

  Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
  1.		5	3	2	1	248	217	1.143	7	3	2.333
  2.		5	3	2	1	312	281	1.110	8	6	1.333
  3.		5	3	2	1	227	234	0.970	6	5	1.200
  4.		3	3	0	3	208	263	0.791	2	9	0.222

• July 1

  	3 – 2		25-23 13-25 21-25 25-15 15-13
  	0 – 3		25-27 22-25 17-25

• July 2

  	3 – 2		23-25 23-25 25-14 25-16 15-06
  	0 – 3		22-25 18-25 13-25

• July 3

  	3 – 1		25-23 25-21 21-25 29-27
  	3 – 0		25-21 25-22 25-15

Group E

• July 1 to July 3, 2005, in Macau
  Macau
  Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
  
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  Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
  1.		6	3	3	0	225	159	1.415	9	0	MAX
  2.		5	3	2	1	214	180	1.189	6	3	2.000
  3.		4	3	1	2	200	253	0.791	3	8	0.375
  4.		3	3	0	3	210	257	0.817	2	9	0.222

• July 1

  	3 – 0		25-17 25-13 25-19
  	3 – 0		25-17 25-19 25-15

• July 2

  	3 – 0		25-16 25-16 26-24
  	3 – 0		25-18 25-13 25-14

• July 3

  	3 – 2		22-25 25-18 26-24 18-25 15-11
  	3 – 0		25-22 25-21 25-20

Group F

• July 1 to July 3, 2005, in Manila, Philippines.

  Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
  1.		6	3	3	0	276	251	1.100	9	3	3.000
  2.		5	3	2	1	255	209	1.220	8	3	2.667
  3.		4	3	1	2	224	210	1.067	4	6	0.667
  4.		3	3	0	3	140	225	0.622	0	9	0.000

• July 1

  	3 – 0		25-19 25-17 25-17
  	0 – 3		18-25 17-25 21-25

• July 2

  	2 – 3		20-25 25-19 25-22 22-25 13-15
  	0 – 3		12-25 10-25 18-25

• July 3

  	3 – 0		25-09 25-16 25-22
  	1 – 3		25-19 24-26 23-25 21-25

Group G

• July 8 to July 10, 2005, in Hong Kong
  Hong Kong
  Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
  
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  Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
  1.		6	3	3	0	226	182	1.242	9	0	MAX
  2.		5	3	2	1	218	200	1.090	6	3	2.000
  3.		4	3	1	2	217	250	0.868	3	8	0.375
  4.		3	3	0	3	226	255	0.886	2	9	0.222

• July 8

  	3 – 0		25-20 25-23 26-24
  	3 – 0		25-20 27-25 25-19

• July 9

  	3 – 0		25-21 25-10 25-18
  	3 – 0		25-23 25-15 25-23

• July 10

  	2 – 3		25-21 20-25 25-18 21-25 07-15
  	0 – 3		22-25 22-25 22-25

Group H

• July 8 to July 10, 2005, in Taipei
  Taipei
  Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
  
  .

  Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
  1.		6	3	3	0	295	228	1.294	9	3	3.000
  2.		5	3	2	1	239	216	1.106	7	3	2.333
  3.		4	3	1	2	224	224	1.000	4	6	0.667
  4.		3	3	0	3	158	248	0.637	1	9	0.111

• July 8

  	0 – 3		17-25 19-25 18-25
  	3 – 1		25-27 25-19 25-21 25-17

• July 9

  	0 – 3		25-27 19-25 21-25
  	3 – 1		25-10 23-25 25-12 25-10

• July 10

  	3 – 0		25-12 25-20 25-15
  	1 – 3		25-22 20-25 19-25 23-25

Group I

• July 8 to July 10, 2005, in Bangkok, Thailand.

  Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
  1.		6	3	3	0	247	211	1.171	9	1	9.000
  2.		5	3	2	1	266	244	1.090	6	5	1.200
  3.		4	3	1	2	253	279	0.907	5	7	0.714
  4.		3	3	0	3	229	261	0.877	2	9	0.222

• July 8

  	1 – 3		14-25 20-25 25-13 22-25
  	0 – 3		22-25 23-25 22-25

• July 9

  	0 – 3		19-25 23-25 20-25
  	3 – 1		26-28 25-22 25-15 25-18

• July 10

  	1 – 3		18-25 17-25 25-22 22-25
  	3 – 1		23-25 25-22 25-17 25-22

Preliminary ranking

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		17	9	8	1	689	553	1.293	24	4	6.000
2.		17	9	8	1	763	624	1.223	24	8	3.000
3.		17	9	8	1	758	678	1.118	25	6	4.167
4.		15	9	6	3	673	576	1.168	19	9	2.111
5.		15	9	6	3	771	665	1.159	21	11	1.909
6.		14	9	5	4	698	627	1.113	19	12	1.583
7.		14	9	5	4	621	674	0.921	15	15	1.000
8.		13	9	4	5	740	757	0.978	16	19	0.842
9.		11	9	2	7	556	708	0.758	7	23	0.304
10.		10	9	1	8	692	754	0.918	7	26	0.269
11.		10	9	1	8	604	777	0.777	7	26	0.269
12.		9	9	0	9	519	711	0.730	2	27	0.074

Final round

• Hosts Japan and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the Final Round, held from July 13 to July 18, 2005, at the Sendai Gymnasium
  Sendai Gymnasium
  is an indoor sporting arena located in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000. It hosted preliminary round games for the Basketball World Championship 2006, and is also the home arena of the Sendai 89ers of the Japan professional basketball Bj league.The gymnasium is also the...
  
   in Sendai, Japan.

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		9	5	4	1	452	425	1.064	12	8	1.500
2.		8	5	3	2	461	416	1.108	13	7	1.857
3.		8	5	3	2	407	378	1.077	11	7	1.571
4.		8	5	3	2	470	487	0.965	12	10	1.200
5.		6	5	1	4	415	454	0.914	6	13	0.462
6.		6	5	1	4	407	452	0.900	5	14	0.357

• Wednesday July 13

  	2 – 3		25-10 25-20 19-25 20-25 13-15
  	0 – 3		22-25 22-25 14-25
  	3 – 0		25-12 25-21 25-14

• Thursday July 14

  	0 – 3		16-25 21-25 22-25
  	2 – 3		16-25 25-21 25-22 21-25 14-16
  	3 – 1		22-25 25-20 28-26 25-22

• Saturday July 16

  	3 – 1		25-18 21-25 32-30 25-15
  	1 – 3		25-21 22-25 20-25 19-25
  	3 – 1		25-20 25-27 25-20 25-22

• Sunday July 17

  	2 – 3		26-24 25-18 24-26 21-25 10-15
  	3 – 0		25-18 25-17 25-19
  	3 – 2		21-25 25-20 20-25 28-26 17-15

• Monday July 18

  	0 – 3		20-25 22-25 20-25
  	3 – 2		25-20 22-25 25-21 27-29 15-7
  	0 – 3		23-25 22-25 23-25

Final ranking

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Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player:

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• Best Scorer:

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• Best Spiker:

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• Best Blocker:

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• Best Server:

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• Best Digger:

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