2005 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

2005 volleyball competition held in Japan FIVB World Grand Prix women 2005 (Final) 24 June – 17 July 12 10 10 Brazil Italy China Cuba 5 BRA Paula Pequeno 2004 2006 The FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 was the thirteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2005 edition was played by twelve countries from June 24 to July 18, 2005, with the final round held at the Sendai Gymnasium in Sendai, Japan. Hosts Japan and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round. The competition of the 2005 WGP lasted four weeks with a total number of 69 matches. During the first, second and third week: 18 matches per team were played with a total of 54 matches. Classification in the preliminary rounds was decided by the number of points gained by teams participating in the same group. The classification in the general ranking of the preliminary rounds of the 2005 WGP was decided by the total number of World Grand Prix Points (GPP) gained by the teams in the preliminary matches. Qualification Asia The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings CHN JPN KOR THA Europe European Qualification Tournament in Ankara, Turkey, from September 21 to September 26, 2004. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete NED NED POL POL GER GER TUR TUR BUL BUL ROM ROM 5 0 420 334 15 2 3 2 417 374 11 7 3 2 394 387 11 7 3 2 390 344 10 7 1 4 290 362 3 12 0 5 265 375 0 15 #ccffcc FIVB Grand Prix 2005 Q Q Q Romania replaced RUS; ITA received a wild card 21 Sep POL 1–3 NED 23–25 25–27 25–21 23–25 96–98 21 Sep ROM 0–3 GER 15–25 19–25 19–25 53–75 21 Sep BUL 0–3 TUR 18–25 17–25 18–25 53–75 22 Sep POL 3–0 ROM 25–18 25–14 25–17 75–49 22 Sep GER 3–0 BUL 25–20 25–19 25–17 75–56 22 Sep NED 3–0 TUR 25–17 25–18 25–23 75–58 23 Sep BUL 0–3 POL 17–25 15–25 18–25 50–75 23 Sep ROM 0–3 NED 14–25 19–25 16–25 49–75 23 Sep TUR 1–3 GER 25–11 23–25 17–25 23–25 88–86 25 Sep ROM 0–3 BUL 17–25 23–25 22–25 62–75 25 Sep NED 3–1 GER 25–18 25–22 22–25 25–10 97–75 25 Sep POL 1–3 TUR 20–25 17–25 25–19 16–25 78–94 26 Sep BUL 0–3 NED 23–25 13–25 20–25 56–75 26 Sep GER 1–3 POL 25–18 20–25 15–25 23–25 83–93 26 Sep TUR 3–0 ROM 25–16 25–18 25–18 75–52 North and South America Pan-American Cup in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico, from June 18 to June 26, 2004. CUB USA DOM BRA Teams FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 Squads Preliminary round Ranking The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CHN CHN BRA BRA CUB CUB ITA ITA JPN JPN H NED NED POL POL USA USA KOR KOR GER GER DOM DOM THA THA 8 1 689 533 24 4 8 1 763 624 24 8 8 1 758 678 25 6 6 3 673 576 19 9 6 3 771 665 21 11 5 4 698 627 19 12 5 4 621 674 15 15 4 5 740 757 16 19 2 7 556 708 7 23 1 8 692 754 7 26 1 8 604 777 7 26 0 9 519 711 2 27 #ccffcc Final round Q Q Q Q Q #87ceeb Final round QH Qualified as hosts First round Group A Venue: Tokyo, Japan 24 Jun BRA 3–0 KOR 25–21 25–20 25–14 75–55 P2 24 Jun JPN 3–0 POL 25–16 25–11 25–17 75–44 P2 25 Jun BRA 3–0 POL 25–22 25–10 25–23 75–55 P2 25 Jun JPN 3–0 KOR 26–24 25–14 25–18 76–56 P2 26 Jun KOR 0–3 POL 21–25 21–25 18–25 60–75 P2 26 Jun JPN 2–3 BRA 25–17 25–17 17–25 21–25 18–20 106–104 P2 Group B Venue: Reggio Calabria, Italy 24 Jun CUB 3–0 GER 29–27 27–25 27–25 83–77 P2 24 Jun ITA 3–0 DOM 25–12 25–12 25–10 75–34 P2 25 Jun DOM 0–3 CUB 26–28 17–25 18–25 61–78 P2 25 Jun GER 0–3 ITA 23–25 22–25 23–25 68–75 P2 26 Jun DOM 2–3 GER 12–25 27–25 25–21 9–25 11–15 84–111 P2 26 Jun ITA 0–3 CUB 25–27 20–25 28–30 73–82 P2 Group C Venue: Ningbo, China 24 Jun USA 0–3 NED 17–25 14–25 17–25 48–75 P2 24 Jun CHN 3–0 THA 25–20 25–15 25–18 75–53 P2 25 Jun CHN 3–1 NED 21–25 25–17 25–22 25–5 96–69 P2 25 Jun USA 3–0 THA 25–13 25–12 25–22 75–47 P2 26 Jun NED 3–0 THA 25–19 25–17 25–14 75–50 P2 26 Jun CHN 3–0 USA 25–22 25–15 25–15 75–52 P2 Second round Group D Venue: Seoul, South Korea 1 Jul KOR 3–2 USA 25–23 13–25 21–25 25–15 15–13 99–101 P2 1 Jul DOM 0–3 JPN 25–27 22–25 17–25 64–77 P2 2 Jul USA 3–2 DOM 23–25 23–25 25–14 25–16 15–6 111–86 P2 2 Jul KOR 0–3 JPN 22–25 18–25 13–25 53–75 P2 3 Jul USA 3–1 JPN 25–23 25–21 21–25 29–27 100–96 P2 3 Jul KOR 3–0 DOM 25–21 25–22 25–15 75–58 P2 Group E Venue: Macau 1 Jul BRA 3–0 POL 25–17 25–13 25–19 75–49 P2 1 Jul CHN 3–0 GER 25–17 25–19 25–15 75–51 P2 2 Jul BRA 3–0 GER 25–16 25–16 26–24 76–56 P2 2 Jul CHN 3–0 POL 25–18 25–13 25–14 75–45 P2 3 Jul POL 3–2 GER 22–25 25–18 26–24 18–25 15–11 106–103 P2 3 Jul CHN 3–0 BRA 25–22 25–21 25–20 75–63 P2 Group F Venue: Pasig, Philippines 1 Jul CUB 3–0 THA 25–19 25–17 25–17 75–53 P2 1 Jul ITA 0–3 NED 18–25 17–25 21–25 56–75 P2 2 Jul NED 2–3 CUB 20–25 25–19 25–22 22–25 13–15 105–106 P2 2 Jul THA 0–3 ITA 12–25 10–25 18–25 40–75 P2 3 Jul NED 3–0 THA 25–9 25–16 25–22 75–47 P2 3 Jul ITA 1–3 CUB 25–19 24–26 23–25 21–25 93–95 P2 Third round Group G Venue: Hong Kong 8 Jul ITA 3–0 GER 25–20 25–23 26–24 76–67 P2 8 Jul CHN 3–0 DOM 25–20 27–25 25–19 77–64 P2 9 Jul ITA 3–0 DOM 25–21 25–10 25–18 75–49 P2 9 Jul CHN 3–0 GER 25–23 25–15 25–23 75–61 P2 10 Jul GER 2–3 DOM 25–21 20–25 25–18 21–25 7–15 98–104 P2 10 Jul CHN 0–3 ITA 22–25 22–25 22–25 66–75 P2 Group H Venue: Taipei, Taiwan 8 Jul KOR 0–3 CUB 17–25 19–25 18–25 54–75 P2 8 Jul BRA 3–1 NED 25–27 25–19 25–21 25–17 100–84 P2 9 Jul NED 0–3 CUB 25–27 19–25 21–25 65–77 P2 9 Jul BRA 3–1 KOR 25–10 23–25 25–12 25–10 98–57 P2 10 Jul NED 3–0 KOR 25–12 25–20 25–15 75–47 P2 10 Jul CUB 1–3 BRA 25–22 20–25 19–25 23–25 87–97 P2 Group I Venue: Bangkok, Thailand 8 Jul THA 1–3 USA 14–25 20–25 25–13 22–25 81–88 P2 8 Jul JPN 0–3 POL 22–25 23–25 22–25 67–75 P2 9 Jul THA 0–3 POL 19–25 23–25 20–25 62–75 P2 9 Jul JPN 3–1 USA 26–28 25–22 25–15 25–18 101–83 P2 10 Jul USA 1–3 POL 18–25 17–25 25–22 22–25 82–97 P2 10 Jul JPN 3–1 THA 23–25 25–22 25–17 25–22 98–86 P2 Final round Venue: Sendai Gymnasium, Sendai, Japan 13 Jul CHN 2–3 CUB 25–10 25–20 19–25 20–25 13–15 102–95 P2 13 Jul NED 0–3 BRA 22–25 22–25 14–25 58–75 P2 13 Jul ITA 3–0 JPN 25–12 25–21 25–14 75–47 P2 14 Jul CHN 0–3 ITA 16–25 21–25 22–25 59–75 P2 14 Jul CUB 2–3 BRA 16–25 25–21 25–22 21–25 14–16 101–109 P2 14 Jul JPN 3–1 NED 22–25 25–20 28–26 25–22 100–93 P2 15 Jul ITA 3–1 CUB 25–18 21–25 32–30 25–15 103–88 P2 15 Jul NED 1–3 CHN 25–21 22–25 20–25 19–25 86–96 P2 15 Jul BRA 3–1 JPN 25–20 25–27 25–20 25–22 100–89 P2 16 Jul ITA 2–3 NED 26–24 25–18 24–26 21–25 10–15 106–108 P2 16 Jul CHN 3–0 BRA 25–18 25–17 25–19 75–54 P2 16 Jul CUB 3–2 JPN 21–25 25–20 20–25 28–26 17–15 111–111 P2 17 Jul NED 0–3 CUB 20–25 22–25 20–25 62–75 P2 17 Jul BRA 3–2 ITA 25–20 22–25 25–21 27–29 15–7 114–102 P2 17 Jul JPN 0–3 CHN 23–25 22–25 23–25 68–75 P2 Final ranking main Volleyball Result points 2 1 complete BRA BRA ITA ITA CHN CHN CUB CUB JPN JPN NED NED 4 1 452 425 12 8 3 2 461 416 13 7 3 2 407 378 11 7 3 2 470 487 12 10 1 4 415 454 6 13 1 4 407 452 5 14 #FFD700 1ST #C0C0C0 2ND #CD7F32 3RD Overall ranking Place Team BRA ITA CHN 4. CUB 5. JPN 6. NED 7.POL 8. USA 9. KOR 10. GER 11.DOM 12.THA vbw 2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix winners BRA Fifth Team RosterRaquel Silva, Sheilla Castro, Paula Pequeno, Caroline Gattaz, Katia Rodrigues, Valeska Menezes, Carolina Albuquerque, Welissa Gonzaga, Marcelle Moraes, Jaqueline Carvalho, Fabiana de Oliveira, Renata ColomboHead coachJosé Roberto Guimarães Individual awards 18em Most valuable player: Paula Pequeno BRA Best scorer: Miyuki Takahashi JPN Best spiker: Rosir Calderón CUB Best blocker: Nancy Carrillo CUB Best server: Yang Hao CHN Best digger: Elke Wijnhoven NED Best setter: Feng Kun CHN Best receiver: Zhou Suhong CHN Best libero: Zhang Na CHN References FIVB CEV Results FIVB World Grand Prix Category:2005 in Japanese women's sport V 2005 Category:Sport in Sendai Category:Sports competitions in Miyagi Prefecture Category:Women's volleyball in Japan Category:July 2005 sports events in Japan