The 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament to be played by 12 countries from 6–29 August 2010. The finals were held at the 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:*...

 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,...

, China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. The United States

United States women's national volleyball team

The United States women's national volleyball team represents the United States of America in international volleyball competitions and friendly games, and is governed by USA Volleyball.-Current Squad:...

 claimed their 3rd title and Foluke Akinradewo

Foluke Akinradewo

Foluke Atinuke Akinradewo is a member of the U.S. national volleyball team. She played college women'svolleyball at Stanford University. She was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008. From February to July 2008, she trained with the U.S...

 won the Most Valuable Player award.

• Standing and tie-breaking procedure:

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

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

In case of tie, the teams will be classified according to the following criteria:

number of matches won, points ratio and sets ratio

Competing nations

The following national teams qualified:

Europe	America	Asia

Calendar

Week 1 6–8 August 2010
Group A: São Carlos São Carlos São Carlos is a city of 221,950 inhabitants in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located at , at about 231 km from the city of São Paulo.-History:... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	Group B: Gdynia Gdynia Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together... , 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 C: Chengdu Chengdu Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status... , 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...
Week 2 13–15 August 2010
Group D: 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 E: 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...	Group F: Okayama, 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...
Week 3 20–22 August 2010
Group G: 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...	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: Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , 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...
Week 4 Final round 25–29 August 2010
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...
Top five teams and as host

Ranking

The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advanced to the Final round.
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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Group H

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Group I

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Final round

• Venue: 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:*...
  
  , 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...
  
  

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Final ranking

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Overall ranking

Place	Team
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Team roster:
Ogonna Nnamani

Ogonna Nnamani

Ogonna Nneka Nnamani is an American indoor volleyball player, currently playing professionally for VK Prostějov in Prostějov, Czech Republic....

, Alisha Glass

Alisha Glass

Alisha Glass is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 6'0" a setter. Glass is a current member of the United States women's national volleyball team. She played college women's volleyball at Penn State University....

, Stacy Sykora

Stacy Sykora

Stacy Denise Sykora is an American volleyball player. She was a two-time All-American at Texas A&M University and she competed in both the 2000 and the 2004 Olympics as part of the U.S. women's national team...

, Nicole Davis

Nicole Davis

Nicole Marie Davis is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 5'6" and plays at the libero position. She played for Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball Team for the 2007 season and wore the number 1 jersey. She was the first foreign-born libero to play in the Turkish league and led her team to a...

, Heather Bown

Heather Bown

Heather Erin Bown is a volleyball player from the United States, who played as a middle-blocker. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in fifth place with the USA national team. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics...

, Cynthia Barboza

Cynthia Barboza

Cynthia Jane Barboza is an American volleyball player. She is an outside hitter who played at Stanford University for four years.-High school:...

, Jennifer Tamas

Jennifer Joines

Jennifer Claire Joines-Tamas is an American indoor volleyball player. Joines made her first Olympic appearance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and helped Team USA to a silver medal.-Personal life:...

, Jordan Larson

Jordan Larson

Jordan Larson is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 6'2" a outside hitter. Larson is a current member of the United States women's national volleyball team. She played college women's volleyball at the University of Nebraska.-References:...

, Nicole Fawcett

Nicole Fawcett

Nicole Marie Fawcett is an American indoor volleyball player who played for Penn State University's volleyball team from 2005–2008, winning two NCAA National Championships in 2007 and 2008....

, Logan Tom

Logan Tom

Logan Maile Lei Tom is an American indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player who plays for Fenerbahçe Universal. At age 19, Tom made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics...

, Foluke Akinradewo

Foluke Akinradewo

Foluke Atinuke Akinradewo is a member of the U.S. national volleyball team. She played college women'svolleyball at Stanford University. She was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008. From February to July 2008, she trained with the U.S...

, Nellie Spicer

Nellie Spicer

Mary Nellie Spicer is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 5'9" setter. Spicer is a current member of the United States women's national volleyball team. She played college women's volleyball at UCLA....

, Megan Hodge

Megan Hodge

Megan Hodge is an American indoor collegiate volleyball player who played for Pennsylvania State University's volleyball team.-Early life and high school:...

, Destinee Hooker

Destinee Hooker

Destinee Hooker is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 6'4" opposite attacker. Hooker is a current member of the United States women's national volleyball team...

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Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon

Hugh McCutcheon

Hugh McCutcheon , a native of Christchurch, New Zealand, is the former head coach of the US men's national volleyball team, the current head coach of the US women's national volleyball team, and the announced head coach of the University of Minnesota's women's volleyball team.McCutcheon was a New...

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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• Best Libero:

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• Best Setter:

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• Best Scorer:

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External links

• Official website of the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix