2008 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

Last updated
2018 FIVB World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (Final)
Dates20 June – 12 July
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (7th title)
Runners-upFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament awards
MVP Flag of Brazil.svg Marianne Steinbrecher
Official website
Tournament website

The FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 was a women's volleyball tournament in which 12 countries competed from 20 June to 12 July 2008. The finals were 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.

Contents

Competing nations

The following national teams qualified:

EuropeAmericaAsia

Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Calendar

Week 1
20–22 June 2008
Group A:
Kobe, Japan
Group B:
Ningbo, China
Group C:
Alassio, Italy

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic

Week 2
27–29 June 2008
Group D:
Vĩnh Phúc, Vietnam
Group E:
Wrocław, Poland
Group F:
Hong Kong

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Week 3
4–6 July 2008
Group G:
Bangkok, Thailand
Group H:
Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Group I:
Macau

Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic

Week 4

Final Round
9–13 July 2008

Yokohama, Japan
Top five teams

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
and
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan as host

Teams

Preliminary round

Ranking

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

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 981172664.3337666391.199Final round
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9811724102.4007836871.140
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9811726102.6008447511.124
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9721622112.0007716641.161
5Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9631522151.4678567851.090
6Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 9451316170.9417437321.015
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9451316161.0007107091.001
8Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 9451315190.7897257610.953
9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan [a] (H)927119230.3916417370.870Final round
10Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9181013240.5427688550.898
11Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 9181010260.3857108240.862
12Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 918104260.1545527250.761
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Qualified as hosts

First round

Group A

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
20 Jun Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 28–2625–1621–2525–19 99–86 P2 P3
20 Jun Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 25–1725–1325–23  75–53 P2 P3
21 Jun Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16–2517–2518–25  51–75 P2 P3
21 Jun Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 21–2525–1617–2525–1915–12103–97 P2 P3
22 Jun Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 17–2524–2615–25  56–76 P2 P3
22 Jun Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 29–2718–2525–1816–2513–15101–110 P2 P3

Group B

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
20 Jun Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25–2225–1825–20  75–60 P2 P3
20 Jun China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19–2525–1925–1125–21 94–76 P2 P3
21 Jun China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25–1125–1625–19  75–46 P2 P3
21 Jun Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 25–1523–2520–2528–30 96–95 P2 P3
22 Jun Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 19–2525–1825–2125–22 94–86 P2 P3
22 Jun China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 22–2526–2422–2525–2215–13110–109 P2 P3

Group C

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
20 Jun Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 25–2029–3125–2126–24 105–96 P2 P3
20 Jun Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 19–2525–1925–1725–15 94–76 P2 P3
21 Jun Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg0–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 22–2515–2519–25  56–75 P2 P3
21 Jun Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 25–1725–2223–2525–16 98–80 P2 P3
22 Jun Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 21–2525–2325–1923–2511–15105–107 P2 P3
22 Jun Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25–2327–2527–25  79–73 P2 P3

Second round

Group D

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
27 Jun Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 25–1025–1725–19  75–46 P2 P3
27 Jun Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25–2125–2225–2725–18 100–88 P2 P3
28 Jun Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17–2519–2521–25  57–75 P2 P3
28 Jun Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 25–2325–1925–15  75–57 P2 P3
29 Jun Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15–2525–2716–25  56–77 P2 P3
29 Jun Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 25–1625–2025–17  75–53 P2 P3

Group E

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
27 Jun Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 22–2525–1917–2520–25 84–94 P2 P3
27 Jun Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18–2517–2528–2613–25 76–101 P2 P3
28 Jun Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25–1921–2525–1823–254–1598–102 P2 P3
28 Jun United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–1325–2125–20  75–54 P2 P3
29 Jun Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17–2516–2520–25  53–75 P2 P3
29 Jun Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg3–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25–1924–2625–2125–22 99–88 P2 P3

Group F

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
27 Jun Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–1725–2025–22  75–59 P2 P3
27 Jun China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25–1825–2721–2525–2115–13111–104 P2 P3
28 Jun Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg2–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–2119–2525–1920–2513–15102–105 P2 P3
28 Jun China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–1629–2725–22  79–65 P2 P3
29 Jun Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25–2221–2519–2516–25 81–97 P2 P3
29 Jun China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 18–2525–2021–2527–2515–8106–103 P2 P3

Third round

Group G

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
4 Jul Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2–3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 19–2519–2525–1925–1714–16102–102 P2 P3
4 Jul Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 23–2525–2125–825–21 98–75 P2 P3
5 Jul Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25–1825–1525–16  75–49 P2 P3
5 Jul Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg1–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25–2219–2521–2516–25 81–97 P2 P3
6 Jul Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 20–2522–2525–2325–179–15101–105 P2 P3
6 Jul Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 25–1525–1925–19  75–53 P2 P3

Group H

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
4 Jul United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 20–2525–2325–1925–10 95–77 P2 P3
4 Jul Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 25–2021–2530–2825–23 101–96 P2 P3
5 Jul United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 25–1625–2020–2525–17 95–78 P2 P3
5 Jul Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 23–2523–2525–2025–1418–16114–100 P2 P3
6 Jul Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 25–2125–2225–22  75–65 P2 P3
6 Jul Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25–2225–2125–16  75–59 P2 P3

Group I

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
4 Jul Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 23–2522–2525–2225–2315–9110–104 P2 P3
4 Jul China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–1625–1925–15  75–50 P2 P3
5 Jul Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–1625–2125–15  75–52 P2 P3
5 Jul China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–1625–2225–21  75–59 P2 P3
6 Jul Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 26–2425–1325–18  76–55 P2 P3
6 Jul China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 21–2517–2520–25  58–75 P2 P3

Final round

DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
9 Jul Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25–1925–1925–23  75–61 P2 P3
9 Jul China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–2227–2925–2020–259–15106–111 P2 P3
9 Jul Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25–1923–2518–2519–25 85–94 P2 P3
10 Jul China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 21–2525–2024–2616–25 86–96 P2 P3
10 Jul Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20–2517–2523–25  60–75 P2 P3
10 Jul Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 28–2620–2525–2220–2511–15104–113 P2 P3
11 Jul Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25–1825–1621–2525–18 96–77 P2 P3
11 Jul Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22–2517–2525–1825–2115–11104–100 P2 P3
11 Jul Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–2325–2226–24  76–69 P2 P3
12 Jul Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25–1425–1525–20  75–49 P2 P3
12 Jul Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25–1726–2825–1925–19 101–83 P2 P3
12 Jul Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 17–2530–2815–2521–25 83–103 P2 P3
13 Jul United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25–2325–1922–2521–2517–15110–107 P2 P3
13 Jul Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 28–3025–1825–2325–19 103–90 P2 P3
13 Jul Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 23–2523–2519–25  65–75 P2 P3

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5501015115.0003963121.269
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 54191281.5004464361.023
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 52377120.5834314430.973
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52379130.6924674910.951
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 51469130.6924794960.966
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 51467120.5834124540.907
Source: [ citation needed ]

Overall ranking

Individual awards

References