2008 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

Volleyball competition held in Japan FIVB World Grand Prix women 2018 (Final) 20 June – 12 July 12 1 1 Brazil Cuba Italy United States 7 BRA Marianne Steinbrecher 2007 2009 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. Competing nations The following national teams qualified: EuropeAmericaAsiaGER ITA POL TURBRA CUB DOM USACHN JPN KAZ THA Calendar Week 120–22 June 2008Group A:Kobe, JapanGroup B:Ningbo, ChinaGroup C:Alassio, ItalyJPN USA TUR KAZCHN BRA GER THAITA CUB POL DOMWeek 227–29 June 2008Group D:Vĩnh Phúc, VietnamGroup E:Wrocław, PolandGroup F:Hong KongBRA TUR KAZ GERPOL USA DOM THAITA CHN JPN CUBWeek 34–6 July 2008Group G:Bangkok, ThailandGroup H:Taipei, Chinese TaipeiGroup I:MacauTHA CUB KAZ GERITA USA TUR POLCHN BRA JPN DOMWeek 4 Final Round9–13 July 2008Yokohama, JapanTop five teams BRACHNITAUSACUBand JPN as host Teams FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 Squads Preliminary round Ranking The host Japan and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete BRA BRA CHN CHN ITA ITA USA USA CUB CUB TUR TUR GER GER DOM DOM JPN JPN H POL POL THA THA KAZ KAZ 8 1 26 6 766 639 8 1 24 10 783 687 8 1 26 10 844 751 7 2 22 11 771 664 6 3 22 15 856 785 4 5 16 17 743 732 4 5 16 16 710 709 4 5 15 19 725 761 2 7 9 23 641 737 1 8 13 24 768 855 1 8 10 26 710 824 1 8 4 26 552 725 #ccffcc Final round Q Q Q Q Q #87ceeb Final round QH Qualified as hosts First round Group A 20 Jun TUR 3–1 USA 28–26 25–16 21–25 25–19 99–86 P2 P3 20 Jun JPN 3–0 KAZ 25–17 25–13 25–23 75–53 P2 P3 21 Jun KAZ 0–3 USA 16–25 17–25 18–25 51–75 P2 P3 21 Jun JPN 3–2 TUR 21–25 25–16 17–25 25–19 15–12 103–97 P2 P3 22 Jun KAZ 0–3 TUR 17–25 24–26 15–25 56–76 P2 P3 22 Jun JPN 2–3 USA 29–27 18–25 25–18 16–25 13–15 101–110 P2 P3 Group B 20 Jun BRA 3–0 THA 25–22 25–18 25–20 75–60 P2 P3 20 Jun CHN 3–1 GER 19–25 25–19 25–11 25–21 94–76 P2 P3 21 Jun CHN 3–0 THA 25–11 25–16 25–19 75–46 P2 P3 21 Jun GER 1–3 BRA 25–15 23–25 20–25 28–30 96–95 P2 P3 22 Jun GER 3–1 THA 19–25 25–18 25–21 25–22 94–86 P2 P3 22 Jun CHN 3–2 BRA 22–25 26–24 22–25 25–22 15–13 110–109 P2 P3 Group C 20 Jun CUB 3–1 POL 25–20 29–31 25–21 26–24 105–96 P2 P3 20 Jun ITA 3–1 DOM 19–25 25–19 25–17 25–15 94–76 P2 P3 21 Jun DOM 0–3 CUB 22–25 15–25 19–25 56–75 P2 P3 21 Jun ITA 3–1 POL 25–17 25–22 23–25 25–16 98–80 P2 P3 22 Jun POL 2–3 DOM 21–25 25–23 25–19 23–25 11–15 105–107 P2 P3 22 Jun ITA 3–0 CUB 25–23 27–25 27–25 79–73 P2 P3 Second round Group D 27 Jun BRA 3–0 KAZ 25–10 25–17 25–19 75–46 P2 P3 27 Jun TUR 3–1 GER 25–21 25–22 25–27 25–18 100–88 P2 P3 28 Jun KAZ 0–3 GER 17–25 19–25 21–25 57–75 P2 P3 28 Jun BRA 3–0 TUR 25–23 25–19 25–15 75–57 P2 P3 29 Jun GER 0–3 BRA 15–25 25–27 16–25 56–77 P2 P3 29 Jun TUR 3–0 KAZ 25–16 25–20 25–17 75–53 P2 P3 Group E 27 Jun POL 1–3 DOM 22–25 25–19 17–25 20–25 84–94 P2 P3 27 Jun THA 1–3 USA 18–25 17–25 28–26 13–25 76–101 P2 P3 28 Jun POL 2–3 THA 25–19 21–25 25–18 23–25 4–15 98–102 P2 P3 28 Jun USA 3–0 DOM 25–13 25–21 25–20 75–54 P2 P3 29 Jun POL 0–3 USA 17–25 16–25 20–25 53–75 P2 P3 29 Jun DOM 3–1 THA 25–19 24–26 25–21 25–22 99–88 P2 P3 Group F 27 Jun ITA 3–0 JPN 25–17 25–20 25–22 75–59 P2 P3 27 Jun CHN 3–2 CUB 25–18 25–27 21–25 25–21 15–13 111–104 P2 P3 28 Jun CUB 2–3 ITA 25–21 19–25 25–19 20–25 13–15 102–105 P2 P3 28 Jun CHN 3–0 JPN 25–16 29–27 25–22 79–65 P2 P3 29 Jun JPN 1–3 CUB 25–22 21–25 19–25 16–25 81–97 P2 P3 29 Jun CHN 3–2 ITA 18–25 25–20 21–25 27–25 15–8 106–103 P2 P3 Third round Group G 4 Jul THA 2–3 KAZ 19–25 19–25 25–19 25–17 14–16 102–102 P2 P3 4 Jul CUB 3–1 GER 23–25 25–21 25–8 25–21 98–75 P2 P3 5 Jul GER 3–0 THA 25–18 25–15 25–16 75–49 P2 P3 5 Jul KAZ 1–3 CUB 25–22 19–25 21–25 16–25 81–97 P2 P3 6 Jul THA 2–3 CUB 20–25 22–25 25–23 25–17 9–15 101–105 P2 P3 6 Jul GER 3–0 KAZ 25–15 25–19 25–19 75–53 P2 P3 Group H 4 Jul USA 3–1 POL 20–25 25–23 25–19 25–10 95–77 P2 P3 4 Jul ITA 3–1 TUR 25–20 21–25 30–28 25–23 101–96 P2 P3 5 Jul USA 3–1 TUR 25–16 25–20 20–25 25–17 95–78 P2 P3 5 Jul ITA 3–2 POL 23–25 23–25 25–20 25–14 18–16 114–100 P2 P3 6 Jul POL 3–0 TUR 25–21 25–22 25–22 75–65 P2 P3 6 Jul ITA 3–0 USA 25–22 25–21 25–16 75–59 P2 P3 Group I 4 Jul BRA 3–2 DOM 23–25 22–25 25–22 25–23 15–9 110–104 P2 P3 4 Jul CHN 3–0 JPN 25–16 25–19 25–15 75–50 P2 P3 5 Jul BRA 3–0 JPN 25–16 25–21 25–15 75–52 P2 P3 5 Jul CHN 3–0 DOM 25–16 25–22 25–21 75–59 P2 P3 6 Jul DOM 3–0 JPN 26–24 25–13 25–18 76–55 P2 P3 6 Jul CHN 0–3 BRA 21–25 17–25 20–25 58–75 P2 P3 Final round Venue– Yokohama Arena, Yokohama 9 Jul BRA 3–0 USA 25–19 25–19 25–23 75–61 P2 P3 9 Jul CHN 2–3 ITA 25–22 27–29 25–20 20–25 9–15 106–111 P2 P3 9 Jul JPN 1–3 CUB 25–19 23–25 18–25 19–25 85–94 P2 P3 10 Jul CHN 1–3 CUB 21–25 25–20 24–26 16–25 86–96 P2 P3 10 Jul ITA 0–3 BRA 20–25 17–25 23–25 60–75 P2 P3 10 Jul JPN 2–3 USA 28–26 20–25 25–22 20–25 11–15 104–113 P2 P3 11 Jul BRA 3–1 CHN 25–18 25–16 21–25 25–18 96–77 P2 P3 11 Jul CUB 3–2 USA 22–25 17–25 25–18 25–21 15–11 104–100 P2 P3 11 Jul JPN 3–0 ITA 25–23 25–22 26–24 76–69 P2 P3 12 Jul BRA 3–0 CUB 25–14 25–15 25–20 75–49 P2 P3 12 Jul ITA 3–1 USA 25–17 26–28 25–19 25–19 101–83 P2 P3 12 Jul JPN 1–3 CHN 17–25 30–28 15–25 21–25 83–103 P2 P3 13 Jul USA 3–2 CHN 25–23 25–19 22–25 21–25 17–15 110–107 P2 P3 13 Jul CUB 3–1 ITA 28–30 25–18 25–23 25–19 103–90 P2 P3 13 Jul JPN 0–3 BRA 23–25 23–25 19–25 65–75 P2 P3 Final ranking main Volleyball Result points 2 1 complete BRA BRA CUB CUB ITA ITA USA USA CHN CHN JPN JPN 5 0 15 1 396 312 4 1 12 8 446 436 2 3 7 12 431 443 2 3 9 13 467 491 1 4 9 13 479 496 1 4 7 12 412 454 #FFD700 1ST #C0C0C0 2ND #CD7F32 3RD Overall ranking PlaceTeamBRACUBITA4USA5CHN6JPN7TUR8GER9DOM10POL11THA12KAZ vbw 2008 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix winners BRA Seventh Team rosterWalewska Oliveira, Carolina Albuquerque, Marianne Steinbrecher, Paula Pequeno, Thaísa Menezes, Hélia Souza (c), Valeska Menezes, Fabiana Claudino, Wélissa Gonzaga, Jaqueline Carvalho, Sheilla Castro, Fabiana OliveiraHead coachJosé Roberto Guimarães Individual awards 18em Most valuable player: Marianne Steinbrecher BRA Best spiker: Daimí Ramírez CUB Best blocker: Walewska Oliveira BRA Best server: Megumi Kurihara JPN Best libero: Yuko Sano JPN Best setter: Yoshie Takeshita JPN Best scorer: Megumi Kurihara JPN References FIVB official site FIVB World Grand Prix Category:2008 in Japanese women's sport Category:International volleyball competitions hosted by Japan 2008 Category:Women's volleyball in Japan Category:Sports competitions in Yokohama Category:2000s in Yokohama Category:July 2008 sports events in Japan