FIVB World Grand Prix 2008
Encyclopedia
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 is a women's volleyball tournament played by 12 countries from June 20 to July 12, 2008. The finals will be 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.
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Yokohama Arena
is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR/Yokohama...
, Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Cuba, Brazil, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the tournament at the 2007 Women's Pan-American Cup
2007 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2007 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the sixth edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from June 19 to June 30, 2007 in Colima, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qualifier for the 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix in the Yokohama Arena in ...
in Colima, Mexico
Colima, Mexico
Colima, Mexico, may refer to:*The state of Colima, one of the 32 component federal entities of the United Mexican States*Colima, Colima, capital city of that state...
. 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 |
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Calendar
| Week 1 20–22 June 2008 |
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| Group A: Kobe Kobe , pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Group B: 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,... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
Group C: Alassio Alassio Alassio is a town and "comune" of 11.312 inhabitants in the province of Savona situated in the North West of Italy and approximately 80 km from the French border.Alassio is known for its natural beauty and scenic views... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
| Week 2 27–29 June 2008 |
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| Group D: Vinh Phuc, Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –... |
Group E: Wroclaw Wroclaw Wrocław , situated on the River Oder , is the main city of southwestern Poland.Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia and is today the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, but since 1945... , 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... |
Group F: 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... |
| Week 3 4–6 July 2008 |
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| Group G: Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
Group H: 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... , Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games... |
Group I: 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... |
| Week 4 Final Round 9–13 July 2008 |
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| Yokohama Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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| Top five teams and as host |
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Group A
June 20, 2008| 3 - 1 | 28-26, 25-16, 21-25, 25-19 | ||
| 3 - 0 | 25-17, 25-13, 25-23 |
June 21, 2008
| 0 - 3 | 16-25, 17-25, 18-25 | ||
| 3 - 2 | 21-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-19, 15-12 |
June 22, 2008
| 0 - 3 | 17-25, 24-26, 15-25 | ||
| 2 - 3 | 29-27, 18-25, 25-18, 16-25, 13-15 |
Group B
June 20, 2008| 3 - 0 | 25-22, 25-18, 25-20 | ||
| 3 - 1 | 19-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-21 |
June 21, 2008
| 3 - 0 | 25-11, 25-16, 25-19 | ||
| 1 - 3 | 25-15, 23-25, 20-25, 28-30 |
June 22, 2008
| 3 - 1 | 19-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-22 | ||
| 3 - 2 | 22-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-22, 15-13 |
Group C
June 20, 2008| 3 - 1 | 25-20, 29-31, 25-21, 26-24 | ||
| 3 - 1 | 19-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-15 |
June 21, 2008
| 0 - 3 | 22-25, 15-25, 19-25 | ||
| 3 - 1 | 25-17, 25-22, 23-25, 25-16 |
June 22, 2008
| 2 - 3 | 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 11-15 | ||
| 3 - 0 | 25-23, 27-25, 27-25 |
Group D
June 27, 2008| 3 - 0 | 25-10, 25-17, 25-19 | ||
| 3 - 1 | 25-21, 25-22, 25-27, 25-18 |
June 28, 2008
| 0 - 3 | 17-25, 19-25, 21-25 | ||
| 3 - 0 | 25-23, 25-19, 25-15 |
June 29, 2008
| 0 - 3 | 15-25, 25-27, 17-25 | ||
| 3 - 0 | 25-16, 25-20, 25-17 |
Group E
June 27, 2008| 1 - 3 | 23-25, 25-19, 17-25, 20-25 | ||
| 1 - 3 | 18-25, 17-25, 28-26, 13-25 |
June 28, 2008
| 2 - 3 | 25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 23-25, 4-15 | ||
| 3 - 0 | 25-13, 25-21, 25-20 |
June 29, 2008
| 0 - 3 | 17-25, 16-25, 20-25 | ||
| 3 - 1 | 25-19, 24-26, 25-21, 25-22 |
Group F
June 27, 2008| 3 - 0 | 25-17, 25-20, 25-22 | ||
| 3 - 2 | 25-18, 25-27, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13 |
June 28, 2008
| 2 - 3 | 25-21, 19-25, 25-19, 20-25, 13-15 | ||
| 3 - 0 | 25-16, 29-27, 25-22 |
June 29, 2008
| 1 - 3 | 25-22, 21-25, 19-25, 16-25 | ||
| 3 - 2 | 18-25, 25-20, 21-25, 27-25, 15-8 |
Group G
July 4, 2008| 2 - 3 | 19-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-17, 14-16 | ||
| 3 - 1 | 23-25, 25-21, 25-8, 25-21 |
July 5, 2008
| 3 - 0 | 25-18, 25-15, 25-16 | ||
| 1 - 3 | 25-22, 19-25, 21-25, 16-25 |
July 6, 2008
| 2 - 3 | 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-17, 9-15 | ||
| 3 - 0 | 25-15, 25-19, 25-19 |
Group H
July 4, 2008| 3 - 1 | 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-10 | ||
| 3 - 1 | 25-20, 21-25, 30-28, 25-23 |
July 5, 2008
| 3 - 1 | 16-25, 20-25, 25-20, 17-25 | ||
| 3 - 2 | 23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-14, 18-15 |
July 6, 2008
| 3 - 0 | 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 | ||
| 3 - 0 | 25-22, 25-21, 25-16 |
Group I
July 4, 2008| 3 - 2 | 23-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-9 | ||
| 3 - 0 | 25-16, 25-19, 25-15 |
July 5, 2008
| 3 - 0 | 25-16, 25-21, 25-15 | ||
| 3 - 0 | 25-16, 25-22, 25-21 |
July 6, 2008
| 3 - 0 | 26-24, 25-13, 25-18 | ||
| 0 - 3 | 21-25, 17-25, 20-25 |
Preliminary Ranking
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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| 1. | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 766 | 639 | 1.199 | 26 | 6 | 4.333 | |
| 2. | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 783 | 687 | 1.140 | 24 | 10 | 2.400 | |
| 3. | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 844 | 751 | 1.124 | 26 | 10 | 2.600 | |
| 4. | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 771 | 664 | 1.161 | 22 | 11 | 2.000 | |
| 5. | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 856 | 785 | 1.090 | 22 | 15 | 1.467 | |
| 6. | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 743 | 732 | 1.015 | 16 | 17 | 0.941 | |
| 7. | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 710 | 709 | 1.001 | 16 | 16 | 1.000 | |
| 8. | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 725 | 761 | 0.953 | 15 | 19 | 0.789 | |
| 9. | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 641 | 737 | 0.870 | 9 | 23 | 0.391 | |
| 10. | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 768 | 855 | 0.898 | 13 | 24 | 0.542 | |
| 11. | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 710 | 824 | 0.862 | 10 | 26 | 0.385 | |
| 12. | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 552 | 725 | 0.761 | 4 | 26 | 0.154 |
Final round
Yokohama ArenaYokohama Arena
is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR/Yokohama...
, Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
July 9, 2008
| 3 - 0 | 25-19, 25-19, 25-23 | ||
| 2 - 3 | 25-22, 27-29, 25-20, 20-25, 9-15 | ||
| 1 - 3 | 25-19, 23-25, 18-25, 19-25 |
July 10, 2008
| 1 - 3 | 21-25, 25-20, 24-26, 16-25 | ||
| 0 - 3 | 20-25, 17-25, 23-25 | ||
| 2 - 3 | 28-26, 20-25, 25-22, 20-25, 11-15 |
July 11, 2008
| 3 - 1 | 25-18, 25-16, 21-25, 25-18 | ||
| 3 - 2 | 22-25, 17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-11 | ||
| 3 - 0 | 25-23, 25-22, 26-24 |
July 12, 2008
| 3 - 0 | 25-14, 25-15, 25-20 | ||
| 3 - 1 | 25-17, 26-28, 25-19, 25-19 | ||
| 1 - 3 | 17-25, 30-28, 15-25, 21-25 |
July 13, 2008
| 3 - 2 | 25-23, 25-19, 22-25, 21-25, 17-15 | ||
| 3 - 1 | 28-30, 25-18, 25-23, 25-19 | ||
| 0 - 3 | 23-25, 23-25, 19-25 |
Final ranking
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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| 1. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 396 | 312 | 1.269 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | |
| 2. | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 446 | 436 | 1.023 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | |
| 3. | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 431 | 443 | 0.973 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | |
| 4. | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 467 | 491 | 0.951 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | |
| 5. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 479 | 496 | 0.966 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | |
| 6. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 412 | 454 | 0.910 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 |
Overall Ranking
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