2006 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

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2006 FIVB World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (Final)
Dates18 August – 10 September
Teams12
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (6th title)
Runners-upFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Tournament awards
MVP Flag of Brazil.svg Sheilla Castro
Official website
Tournament website

The FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 was the fourteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League.

Contents

Qualification

Asia

Europe

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3215842.0002812591.085Semifinals
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3215851.6002802631.065
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3215751.4002752661.034
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3033090.0001802280.789
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
26 Jul Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 25–2319–2525–1724–2610–15103–106
26 Jul Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 26–2425–2125–21  76–66
27 Jul Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 27–2925–2219–2522–25 93–101
27 Jul Romania  Flag of Romania.svg0–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 20–2516–2518–25  54–75
28 Jul Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 27–2525–1725–18  77–60
28 Jul Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 25–2019–2520–2525–2110–1599–106

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 3215818.0003062931.044Semifinals
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3215751.4002682541.055
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3124680.7503123160.987
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3124470.5712472700.915
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
26 Jul Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 23–2519–2525–1925–2015–10107–99
26 Jul Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg3–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 26–2421–2525–2325–20 97–92
27 Jul Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 25–2329–2721–2525–23 100–98
27 Jul Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg3–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25–2725–2125–2125–17 100–86
28 Jul Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 25–1525–2225–18  75–55
28 Jul Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 22–2525–2325–2228–3015–9115–109

Semi finals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
30 Jul Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 19–2520–2525–2025–2315–8104–101
30 Jul Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 28–2625–1025–20  78–56

Third-place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
31 Jul Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25–2725–1325–2125–19 100–80

First Place Match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
31 Jul Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–3Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 25–1716–2517–2525–1815–1798–102
    • Azerbaijan, Russia and Poland qualified; Italy received a wild card as the host nation.

North and South America

Teams

Preliminary round

Ranking

The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 990182746.7507656321.210Final round
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 9811724122.0008367361.136
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 981172492.6677677001.096
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [a] (H)9721622102.2007636721.135Final round
5Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9631519141.3577507331.023Final round
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 9541415141.0716436311.019
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9451319181.0568448401.005
8Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 9271112240.5007398210.900
9Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 9271110230.4356717510.893
10Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 9181016260.6158879190.965
11Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 918107260.2696907980.865
12Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9181011260.4237388600.858
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Qualified as hosts

First round

Group A

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
18 Ago Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25–1425–1725–14  75–45 P2
18 Ago Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 27–2918–2517–25  62–79 P2
19 Ago Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg1–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 19–2527–2520–2521–25 87–100 P2
19 Ago South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 20–2520–2517–25  57–75 P2
20 Ago Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25–2325–2025–23  75–66 P2
20 Ago Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–2225–1625–20  75–58 P2

Group B

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
18 Ago Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 22–2521–2527–2525–2315–7110–105 P2
18 Ago China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25–2025–1925–22  75–61 P2
19 Ago Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25–1725–1526–2825–19 101–79 P2
19 Ago China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 21–2525–2322–2525–2115–13108–107 P2
20 Ago Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg3–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 20–2522–2525–1925–2016–14108–103 P2
20 Ago China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 25–1525–2325–21  75–59 P2

Group C

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
18 Ago United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–2123–2525–1925–278–15106–107 P2
18 Ago Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 23–2518–2521–25  75–61 P2
19 Ago Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–1725–1725–18  101–79 P2
19 Ago Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24–2622–2525–1821–25 108–107 P2
20 Ago Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25–2127–2518–2525–17 108–103 P2
20 Ago Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 23–2520–2530–2817–25 75–59 P2

Second round

Group D

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
25 Ago Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–1422–2520–2525–1715–8107–89 P2
25 Ago China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25–2725–2225–2220–2516–14111–110 P2
26 Ago Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 29–2725–2223–2525–21 102–95 P2
26 Ago China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–2225–2020–2525–22 95–89 P2
27 Ago United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–2222–2526–2425–16 98–87 P2
27 Ago China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 22–2519–2517–25  58–75 P2

Group E

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
25 Ago South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 15–2518–2525–2020–25 78–95 P2
25 Ago Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 18–2524–2618–25  60–76 P2
26 Ago Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 25–1628–3025–1624–2615–6117–94 P2
26 Ago South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 22–2515–2519–25  56–75 P2
27 Ago South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 23–2525–1019–2525–2215–9107–91 P2
27 Ago Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–2325–1725–21  75–61 P2

Group F

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
25 Ago Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 25–1825–2022–2523–2515–11110–99 P2
25 Ago Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 23–2521–2517–25  61–75 P2
26 Ago Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 22–2526–2421–2525–2115–12109–107 P2
26 Ago Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–2320–2523–2520–25 88–98 P2
27 Ago Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–2225–2320–2525–18 95–88 P2
27 Ago Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg2–3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 21–2525–1825–1723–2510–15104–100 P2

Third round

Group G

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
1 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 18–2525–2725–1525–1615–9108–92 P2
1 Sep China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 25–1825–2019–2526–24 95–87 P2
2 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 25–1825–2128–26  78–65 P2
2 Sep China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 25–2225–1525–14  75–51 P2
3 Sep Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 25–2125–2119–2522–2515–13106–105 P2
3 Sep China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25–1925–2325–19  75–61 P2

Group H

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
1 Sep Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 21–2525–2225–2021–2515–7107–99 P2
1 Sep Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 27–2915–2525–27  67–81 P2
2 Sep South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25–1216–2527–2916–25 84–91 P2
2 Sep Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25–1925–2027–25  77–64 P2
3 Sep United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 22–2525–2011–2523–25 81–95 P2
3 Sep Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 27–2918–2522–25  67–79 P2

Group I

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
1 Sep Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–2225–2230–28  80–72 P2
1 Sep Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg2–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 16–2525–1816–2525–1514–1696–99 P2
2 Sep Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–2225–2226–24  76–68 P2
2 Sep Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–1825–1925–23  75–60 P2
3 Sep Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg0–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13–2519–2516–25  48–75 P2
3 Sep Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–2125–2125–18  75–60 P2

Final round

Pool play

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2113431.3331701431.189Semifinals
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2113441.0001781910.932
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2113340.7501851960.944
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
6 Sep China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25–1921–2525–2325–16 96–83 P2
7 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 26–2419–2525–2325–23 95–95 P2
8 Sep Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25–1725–1725–14  75–48 P2

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2204616.0001731361.272Semifinals
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2113331.0001351390.971
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2022160.1671441770.814
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
6 Sep Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 25–1525–1925–22  75–56 P2
7 Sep Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–1525–2229–27  79–64 P2
8 Sep Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 25–2322–2516–2517–25 80–98 P2

Final four

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 September
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
 
10 September
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1
 
9 September
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
3rd place match
 
 
10 September
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2

Semifinals

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
9 Sep Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20–2515–2518–25  53–75 P2
9 Sep Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 25–2125–2323–2515–2510–1598–109 P2

5th place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
9 Sep China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–2025–1325–18  75–51 P2

3rd place match

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
10 Sep Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25–1725–1523–2523–2515–11111–93 P2

Final

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
10 Sep Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20–2520–2525–2317–25 82–98 P2

Overall ranking

Individual awards

References