The FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 was the fifteenth 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

Volleyball World League

The FIVB World League is an international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it is the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . The tournament is annual. The women's version of the competition is called FIVB World...

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The 2007 World Grand Prix lasted four weeks with a total number of 65 matches. During the first, second and third week each team played nine matches in total. Preliminary rounds were staged in Japan (3x), Italy, Poland, Macau, Hong Kong, Russia and Chinese Taipei.

The final round was played 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 at Beilun Gymnasium

Beilun Gymnasium

Beilun Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Ningbo, China. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 spectators. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball, and also hosts concerts. It will host the final round of the FIVB World Grand Prix 2010.-External links:*...

 over five days and the best six teams from the preliminary rounds. A round robin system was played to decide the 2007 World Grand Prix Champion.

Europe

• European Qualification Tournament in Varna, Bulgaria from September 26 to October 1, 2006

Group A

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0	288	239	1.205	9	3	3.000
2.		5	3	2	1	268	247	1.085	7	5	1.400
3.		4	3	2	1	295	300	0.983	7	7	1.000
4.		3	3	0	3	174	239	0.728	1	9	0.111

• 2006-09-26

  	2 – 3		30:28 25:22 22:25 26:28 10:15
  	3 – 0		25:21 25:20 25:18

• 2006-09-27

  	2 – 3		25:23 20:25 25:22 16:25 07:15
  	3 – 0		25:16 25:17 25:10

• 2006-09-28

  	1 – 3		25:19 20:25 24:26 14:25
  	1 – 3		20:25 25:14 13:25 14:25

Group B

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		5	3	2	1	309	287	1.077	8	6	1.333
2.		5	3	2	1	310	310	1.000	8	7	1.143
3.		4	3	1	2	261	262	0.996	6	6	1.000
4.		4	3	1	2	256	277	0.924	5	8	0.625

• 2006-09-26

  	3 – 2		20:25 22:25 25:20 25:19 15:12
  	3 – 2		22:25 25:17 21:25 25:18 15:08

• 2006-09-27

  	3 – 0		25:16 25:17 25:21
  	3 – 2		23:25 21:25 25:20 25:21 15:09

• 2006-09-28

  	3 – 1		26:28 25:22 25:17 25:18
  	3 – 2		25:14 19:25 23:25 25:15 17:15

Play-Offs

• 2006-09-30

  	1 – 3		25:18 23:25 25:27 20:25
  	0 – 3		20:25 20:25 19:25

Third Place Match

• 2006-10-01

  	0 – 3		23:25 20:25 16:25

First Place Match

• 2006-10-01

  	0 – 3		19:25 19:25 21:25

• • Russia, Netherlands, Italy and Poland qualified

North and South America

• 2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
  2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
  The 2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the fifth edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from June 27 to July 8, 2006 in the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The event served as a qualifier for the 2007 World Grand Prix in Ningbo,...
  
   in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  San Juan, Puerto Rico
  San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
  
   from June 27 to July 8, 2006

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Group A

• Venue: Tokyo, Japan
  • 2007-08-03

    	3 – 0		25-23 25-22 25-15
    	3 – 0		25-23 25-21 25-20

  • 2007-08-04

    	3 – 0		25-17 25-17 25-14
    	3 – 0		25-19 25-11 25-22

  • 2007-08-05

    	2 – 3		19-25 23-25 25-21 25-21 13-15
    	2 – 3		25-20 18-25 25-21 20-25 13-15

Group B

• Venue: Verona, Italy
  • 2007-08-03

    	3 – 0		25-20 25-12 25-12
    	3 – 0		25-10 25-13 25-18

  • 2007-08-04

    	0 – 3		19-25 09-25 13-25
    	3 – 0		25-22 25-18 25-16

  • 2007-08-05

    	3 – 0		25-16 25-19 25-13
    	2 – 3		19-25 26-24 24-26 26-24 08-15

Group C

• Venue: Rzeszów
  Rzeszów
  Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...
  
  , Poland
  Poland
  Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
  
  
  • 2007-08-03

    	3 – 1		27-25 21-25 25-16 25-15
    	2 – 3		25-19 25-18 17-25 15-25 12-15

  • 2007-08-04

    	0 – 3		23-25 22-25 13-25
    	2 – 3		26-28 26-24 15-25 25-23 12-15

  • 2007-08-05

    	3 – 0		25-21 30-28 25-20
    	0 – 3		17-25 16-25 21-25

Group D

• Venue: Tokyo, Japan
  • 2007-08-10

    	3 – 0		25-23 25-23 26-24
    	3 – 0		25-19 25-17 25-05

  • 2007-08-11

    	3 – 0		25-13 25-17 25-20
    	2 – 3		18-25 28-26 20-25 27-25 11-15

  • 2007-08-12

    	3 – 0		25-12 25-21 25-19
    	0 – 3		15-25 19-25 13-25

Group E

• Venue: Khabarovsk, Russia
  • 2007-08-10

    	1 – 3		19-25 22-25 25-21 22-25
    	3 – 0		25-16 25-22 28-26

  • 2007-08-11

    	3 – 0		25-23 25-21 25-20
    	2 – 3		25-18 18-25 24-26 25-21 06-15

  • 2007-08-12

    	3 – 1		25-21 20-25 25-21 26-24
    	3 – 2		25-23 25-23 24-26 21-25 15-11

Group F

• Venue: 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...
  
  
  • 2007-08-10

    	1 – 3		24-26 25-16 18-25 17-25
    	3 – 0		25-16 25-12 25-14

  • 2007-08-11

    	3 – 0		25-16 25-18 25-15
    	2 – 3		25-16 25-21 21-25 16-25 10-15

  • 2007-08-12

    	0 – 3		16-25 17-25 19-25
    	2 – 3		21-25 25-20 25-14 20-25 12-15

Group G

• Venue: Osaka, Japan
  • 2007-08-17

    	3 – 0		25-21 25-19 28-26
    	3 – 0		25-20 25-22 25-19

  • 2007-08-18

    	2 – 3		14-25 25-14 23-25 25-23 10-15
    	1 – 3		20-25 25-16 23-25 14-25

  • 2007-08-19

    	1 – 3		27-25 20-25 23-25 15-25
    	1 – 3		25-21 23-25 18-25 19-25

Group H

• Venue: 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...
  
  
  • 2007-08-17

    	3 – 0		25-22 25-19 25-17
    	0 – 3		20-25 17-25 21-25

  • 2007-08-18

    	3 – 1		25-21 25-19 23-25 25-16
    	0 – 3		12-25 15-25 20-25

  • 2007-08-19

    	0 – 3		16-25 20-25 22-25
    	3 – 1		25-20 25-21 15-25 25-22

Group I

• Venue: 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...
  
  
  • 2007-08-17

    	1 – 3		25-27 27-25 18-25 20-25
    	3 – 0		25-18 25-17 25-22

  • 2007-08-18

    	2 – 3		25-18 21-25 23-25 25-22 13-15
    	2 – 3		23-25 25-19 25-23 14-25 12-15

  • 2007-08-19

    	1 – 3		18-25 23-25 25-11 20-25
    	1 – 3		24-26 25-23 22-25 20-25

Preliminary Ranking

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		17	9	8	1	728	550	1.324	25	5	5.000
2.		16	9	7	2	774	682	1.135	24	10	2.400
3.		16	9	7	2	788	740	1.065	21	14	1.500
4.		15	9	6	3	790	758	1.042	22	14	1.571
5.		15	9	6	3	731	705	1.037	18	15	1.200
6.		14	9	5	4	823	777	1.059	21	15	1.400
7.		14	9	5	4	784	784	1.000	18	18	1.000
8.		13	9	4	5	816	777	1.050	20	17	1.176
9.		13	9	4	5	719	702	1.024	18	15	1.200
10.		10	9	1	8	681	781	0.872	7	26	0.269
11.		10	9	1	8	574	713	0.805	6	24	0.250
12.		9	9	0	9	436	675	0.646	0	27	0.000

Final round

• Venue: 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
  • 2007-08-22

    	3 – 0		25-21 25-21 25-17
    	3 – 1		25-18 25-17 23-25 25-17
    	2 – 3		26-28 24-26 25-23 25-23 08-15

  • 2007-08-23

    	3 – 2		25-16 15-25 19-25 25-17 15-13
    	1 – 3		24-26 25-22 25-27 16-25
    	2 – 3		25-21 15-25 16-25 25-22 09-15

  • 2007-08-24

    	2 – 3		25-19 19-25 23-25 25-23 08-15
    	3 – 0		25-11 25-22 26-24
    	2 – 3		23-25 25-19 22-25 26-24 12-15

  • 2007-08-25

    	3 – 0		25-22 25-22 25-23
    	3 – 0		25-23 27-25 25-22
    	1 – 3		22-25 25-19 18-25 21-25

  • 2007-08-26

    	3 – 2		21-25 25-18 25-13 20-25 15-08
    	3 – 0		25-21 25-18 25-19
    	3 – 0		25-21 25-21 25-13

Final ranking

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		10	5	5	0	503	454	1.108	15	7	2.143
2.		9	5	4	1	476	438	1.087	14	7	2.000
3.		7	5	2	3	448	446	1.004	9	11	0.818
4.		7	5	2	3	411	434	0.947	9	11	0.818
5.		6	5	1	4	412	434	0.949	8	12	0.667
6.		6	5	1	4	348	392	0.888	5	12	0.417

Overall Ranking

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Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player:

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• Best Spiker:

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• Best Blocker:

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• Best Server:

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