2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

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The 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries starting 8 June 2012. The finals were held at the Beilun Sports and Arts Centre in Ningbo, China.[1][2]

2012 FIVB World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nation China (Final)
Dates8 June – 1 July
Teams16
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions United States (5th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Turkey
Fourth place Thailand
Tournament awards
MVP Megan Hodge (USA)
Official website
fivb.com

Competing nations edit

Qualification process edit

Competition Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Final Round Host 1   China
2011 Pan-American Cup July 1–9, 2011   Ciudad Juarez, Mexico 2 (South America)[1]   Brazil
  Argentina
4
(NORCECA)[1]
  Dominican Republic
  United States
  Cuba
  Puerto Rico
2011 Asian Championship September 15–23, 2011   Taipei, Chinese Taipei 3[2]   Japan
  South Korea
  Thailand
2011 European Championship Sep. 24 – Oct. 2, 2011   Serbia
  Italy
5   Serbia
  Germany
  Turkey
  Italy
  Poland
Play-Off[3] October 5, 2011   Oran, Algeria 1[3]   Chinese Taipei
Total 16
  • [1] The best two South American teams and the best 4 NORCECA teams at the 2011 Pan-American Cup qualified.
  • [2] As China already qualified as host of the Final Round, the next best three teams at the 2011 Asian Championship qualified.
  • [3] The best African team and the next best Asian team at the 2011 Asian Championship had a play-off to determine the final spot.

Play-off edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria   1–1   Chinese Taipei 0–3 3–0
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Apr 14:06 Algeria   0–3   Chinese Taipei 19–25 24–26 20–25     63–76 P2 P3
28 Apr 14:00 Algeria   3–0   Chinese Taipei 25–23 25–23 25–19     75–65 P2 P3

Chinese Taipei wins by total points of the two legs 141–138

Squads edit

Pool standing procedure edit

1. Match points
2. Numbers of matches won
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Calendar edit

Though FIVB did not officially release or confirm the pool schedule until April 2012, almost all continental divisions posted the pool schedule in December 2011. The original list was released December 19, 2011;[1] three days later on December 22 a new list was released to the public, with 4 minor changes involving Brazil's, Dominican Republic's and Germany's Pools.[5] In April 2012 FIVB confirmed officially the pool schedule that was released December 22, 2011.[6]

Week 1
8–10 June 2012
Group A:
Macau, China
Group B:
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Group C:
Busan, South Korea
Group D:
Łódź, Poland

  Puerto Rico
  China
  Thailand
  Argentina

  United States
  Germany
  Dominican Republic
  Chinese Taipei

  Japan
  Cuba
  South Korea
  Turkey

  Poland
  Serbia
  Italy
  Brazil

Week 2
15–17 June 2012
Group E:
São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Group F:
Komaki, Japan
Group G:
Foshan, China
Group H:
Belgrade, Serbia

  Brazil
  Germany
  Italy
  United States

  Japan
  Dominican Republic
  Thailand
  Puerto Rico

  Poland
  China
  Chinese Taipei
  South Korea

  Cuba
  Serbia
  Turkey
  Argentina

Week 3
22–24 June 2012
Group I:
Osaka, Japan
Group J:
Bangkok, Thailand
Group K:
Luohe, China
Group L:
Taipei, Taiwan

  Japan
  Germany
  South Korea
  Turkey

  United States
  Serbia
  Thailand
  Argentina

  Brazil
  China
  Cuba
  Puerto Rico

  Italy
  Poland
  Dominican Republic
  Chinese Taipei

Week 4

Final Round
27 June – 1st July 2012

Ningbo
  China

  United States
  Turkey
  Thailand
  Brazil
  Cuba

Preliminary round edit

Ranking edit

China (finals host) and the top five teams in the preliminary round will advance to the final round.[2]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1   United States 9 9 0 27 720 525 1.371 27 2 13.500 Final round
2   China 9 8 1 23 766 622 1.232 24 8 3.000 Hosts for the Final round
3   Turkey 9 7 2 21 808 738 1.095 23 12 1.917 Final round
4   Thailand 9 7 2 20 709 633 1.120 22 10 2.200
5   Brazil 9 8 1 19 873 774 1.128 25 14 1.786
6   Cuba 9 6 3 19 809 747 1.083 23 13 1.769
7   Germany 9 6 3 18 709 621 1.142 20 11 1.818
8   Poland 9 5 4 16 789 740 1.066 20 15 1.333
9   Japan 9 4 5 13 721 720 1.001 17 16 1.063
10   Italy 9 4 5 13 773 772 1.001 16 19 0.842
11   Serbia 9 3 6 11 720 750 0.960 15 19 0.789
12   Dominican Republic 9 2 7 7 617 725 0.851 9 22 0.409
13   Puerto Rico 9 2 7 5 608 751 0.810 8 24 0.333
14   South Korea 9 1 8 4 673 798 0.843 8 25 0.320
15   Argentina 9 0 9 0 584 759 0.769 4 27 0.148
16   Chinese Taipei 9 0 9 0 542 746 0.727 3 27 0.111

All times are local for the host city.

First round edit

Pool A edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun 17:20 Argentina   0–3   Thailand 18–25 9–25 22–25     49–75 P2 P3
8 Jun 20:50 China   3–0   Puerto Rico 25–15 25–19 25–16     75–50 P2 P3
9 Jun 14:50 Puerto Rico   0–3   Thailand 21–25 20–25 22–25     63–75 P2 P3
9 Jun 17:20 Argentina   1–3   China 25–23 18–25 22–25 18–25   83–98 P2 P3
10 Jun 12:50 Argentina   1–3   Puerto Rico 20–25 16–25 25–16 17–25   78–91 P2 P3
10 Jun 15:20 China   3–1   Thailand 18–25 25–20 25–18 25–19   93–82 P2 P3

Pool B edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun 17:00 Germany   1–3   United States 17–25 15–25 25–23 11–25   68–98 P2 P3
8 Jun 19:30 Dominican Republic   3–0   Chinese Taipei 25–23 25–19 25–18     75–60 P2 P3
9 Jun 17:00 United States   3–0   Chinese Taipei 25–10 25–22 25–12     75–44 P2 P3
9 Jun 19:30 Germany   3–0   Dominican Republic 25–16 25–18 25–19     75–53 P2 P3
10 Jun 14:30 Chinese Taipei   0–3   Germany 11–25 15–25 15–25     41–75 P2 P3
10 Jun 17:00 Dominican Republic   0–3   United States 18–25 19–25 15–25     52–75 P2 P3

Pool C edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun 14:00 Japan   0–3   Turkey 19–25 21–25 21–25     61–75 P2 P3
8 Jun 16:30 South Korea   2–3   Cuba 25–23 25–27 18–25 25–23 11–15 104–113 P2 P3
9 Jun 14:00 South Korea   1–3   Turkey 18–25 25–22 21–25 14–25   78–97 P2 P3
9 Jun 16:30 Japan   1–3   Cuba 20–25 25–20 18–25 20–25   83–95 P2 P3
10 Jun 14:00 South Korea   1–3   Japan 19–25 25–23 19–25 22–25   85–98 P2 P3
10 Jun 16:30 Cuba   3–1   Turkey 25–20 21–25 25–17 25–20   96–82 P2 P3

Pool D edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun 17:30 Italy   2–3   Brazil 25–18 22–25 21–25 25–20 6–15 99–103 P2 P3
8 Jun 20:00 Poland   3–2   Serbia 24–26 25–22 20–25 25–16 15–10 109–99 P2 P3
9 Jun 12:30 Serbia   2–3   Brazil 25–21 18–25 23–25 25–23 5–15 96–109 P2 P3
9 Jun 15:00 Poland   1–3   Italy 22–25 25–23 20–25 29–31   96–104 P2 P3
10 Jun 17:30 Italy   0–3   Serbia 18–25 14–25 23–25     55–75 P2 P3
10 Jun 20:00 Poland   2–3   Brazil 15–25 13–25 25–23 25–22 10–15 88–110 P2 P3

Second round edit

Pool E edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun 18:20 Italy   0–3   United States 25–27 20–25 17–25     62–77 P2 P3
15 Jun 20:20 Brazil   3–1   Germany 18–25 25–14 25–18 26–24   94–81 P2 P3
16 Jun 18:20 United States   3–0   Germany 25–23 25–23 25–17     75–63 P2 P3
16 Jun 20:20 Brazil   3–2   Italy 26–24 14–25 25–15 24–26 16–14 105–104 P2 P3
17 Jun 13:20 Brazil   1–3   United States 25–20 18–25 18–25 23–25   84–95 P2 P3
17 Jun 15:20 Germany   3–0   Italy 30–28 25–13 26–24     81–65 P2 P3

Pool F edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun 15:20 Thailand   3–1   Puerto Rico 25–18 19–25 25–11 25–19   94–73 P2 P3
15 Jun 18:20 Japan   3–0   Dominican Republic 25–17 25–13 25–18     75–48 P2 P3
16 Jun 15:20 Dominican Republic   0–3   Thailand 14–25 22–25 19–25     55–75 P2 P3
16 Jun 18:20 Japan   3–0   Puerto Rico 25–20 25–18 25–16     75–54 P2 P3
17 Jun 15:00 Dominican Republic   2–3   Puerto Rico 19–25 25–21 23–25 25–21 12–15 104–107 P2 P3
17 Jun 18:00 Japan   2–3   Thailand 15–25 25–16 25–22 19–25 16–18 100–106 P2 P3

Pool G edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun 16:00 South Korea   0–3   Poland 17–25 16–25 22–25     55–75 P2 P3
15 Jun 19:30 China   3–0   Chinese Taipei 25–13 25–17 25–19     75–49 P2 P3
16 Jun 16:00 Chinese Taipei   0–3   Poland 10–25 24–26 19–25     53–76 P2 P3
16 Jun 19:30 China   3–0   South Korea 25–22 25–16 25–18     75–56 P2 P3
17 Jun 16:00 Chinese Taipei   1–3   South Korea 21–25 29–27 20–25 20–25   90–102 P2 P3
17 Jun 15:20 China   3–0   Poland 25–19 25–17 29–27     79–63 P2 P3

Pool H edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun 17:20 Serbia   3–1   Argentina 25–23 23–25 25–22 25–17   98–87 P2 P3
15 Jun 20:05 Cuba   1–3   Turkey 16–25 25–20 20–25 20–25   81–95 P2 P3
16 Jun 17:20 Cuba   3–0   Serbia 25–14 25–15 25–17     75–46 P2 P3
16 Jun 20:05 Turkey   3–1   Argentina 25–15 25–20 21–25 25–15   96–75 P2 P3
17 Jun 17:20 Serbia   1–3   Turkey 21–25 25–16 22–25 21–25   89–91 P2 P3
17 Jun 20:05 Argentina   0–3   Cuba 16–25 19–25 19–25     54–75 P2 P3

Third round edit

Pool I edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Jun 15:20 South Korea   1–3   Turkey 18–25 26–28 25–20 13–25   82–98 P2 P3
22 Jun 18:20 Japan   1–3   Germany 22–25 12–25 25–17 16–25   75–92 P2 P3
23 Jun 15:20 Germany   3–0   South Korea 25–10 25–14 25–20     75–44 P2 P3
23 Jun 18:20 Japan   1–3   Turkey 25–23 14–25 21–25 17–25   77–98 P2 P3
24 Jun 15:00 Germany   3–1   Turkey 24–26 25–17 25–18 25–15   99–76 P2 P3
24 Jun 18:00 Japan   3–0   South Korea 25–22 25–20 27–25     77–67 P2 P3

Pool J edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Jun 13:50 Serbia   0–3   United States 19–25 23–25 18–25     60–75 P2 P3
22 Jun 16:20 Thailand   3–0   Argentina 25–15 25–16 25–13     75–44 P2 P3
23 Jun 13:50 United States   3–0   Argentina 25–23 25–17 25–12     75–52 P2 P3
23 Jun 16:20 Serbia   1–3   Thailand 25–12 16–25 19–25 21–25   81–87 P2 P3
24 Jun 13:50 Argentina   0–3   Serbia 16–25 22–25 24–26     62–76 P2 P3
24 Jun 16:20 United States   3–0   Thailand 25–16 25–17 25–7     75–40 P2 P3

Pool K edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Jun 16:00 China   3–1   Puerto Rico 25–16 25–27 25–11 25–13   100–67 P2 P3
22 Jun 19:30 Cuba   2–3   Brazil 31–29 18–25 19–25 26–24 8–15 102–118 P2 P3
23 Jun 16:00 China   3–2   Cuba 22–25 25–16 25–22 23–25 15–9 110–97 P2 P3
23 Jun 19:30 Puerto Rico   0–3   Brazil 17–25 12–25 19–25     48–75 P2 P3
24 Jun 16:00 Cuba   3–0   Puerto Rico 25–17 25–17 25–21     75–55 P2 P3
24 Jun 19:30 China   0–3   Brazil 20–25 22–25 19–25     61–75 P2 P3

Pool L edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Jun 16:00 Italy   3–1   Dominican Republic 25–20 25–17 25–27 25–21   100–85 P2 P3
22 Jun 19:30 Chinese Taipei   1–3   Poland 16–25 25–22 20–25 21–25   82–97 P2 P3
23 Jun 16:00 Chinese Taipei   0–3   Italy 10–25 13–25 17–25     40–75 P2 P3
23 Jun 19:30 Poland   3–0   Dominican Republic 25–16 25–19 25–14     75–49 P2 P3
24 Jun 16:00 Chinese Taipei   1–3   Dominican Republic 18–25 25–21 18–25 22–25   83–96 P2 P3
24 Jun 19:30 Italy   3–2   Poland 23–25 20–25 26–24 25–22 15–13 109–110 P2 P3

Final round edit

Final ranking edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR
1   United States 5 5 0 10 443 396 1.119 15 4 3.750
2   Brazil 5 4 1 9 446 362 1.232 14 5 2.800
3   Turkey 5 3 2 8 437 430 1.016 11 8 1.375
4   Thailand 5 2 3 7 431 456 0.945 8 11 0.727
5   China 5 1 4 6 437 450 0.971 7 12 0.583
6   Cuba 5 0 5 5 281 381 0.738 0 15 0.000

Pool Final edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun 13:00 Brazil   2–3   United States 19–25 20–25 25–20 25–13 13–15 102–98 P2 P3
27 Jun 15:30 Thailand   1–3   Turkey 22–25 21–25 25–20 24–26   92–96 P2 P3
27 Jun 19:30 China   3–0   Cuba 25–22 25–22 25–17     75–61 P2 P3
28 Jun 13:00 United States   3–1   Thailand 25–18 27–25 18–25 25–18   95–86 P2 P3
28 Jun 15:30 Cuba   0–3   Turkey 23–25 9–25 20–25     52–75 P2 P3
28 Jun 19:30 China   1–3   Brazil 21–25 25–21 19–25 18–25   83–96 P2 P3
29 Jun 13:00 Brazil   3–0   Cuba 25–17 25–12 25–14     75–43 P2 P3
29 Jun 15:30 Turkey   1–3   United States 18–25 23–25 25–21 20–25   86–96 P2 P3
29 Jun 19:30 China   2–3   Thailand 25–21 22–25 32–34 25–21 13–15 117–116 P2 P3
30 Jun 13:00 Brazil   3–0   Thailand 25–20 25–23 25–14     75–57 P2 P3
30 Jun 15:30 Cuba   0–3   United States 14–25 24–26 14–25     52–76 P2 P3
30 Jun 19:30 China   1–3   Turkey 26–24 22–25 23–25 21–25   92–99 P2 P3
1 Jul 13:00 Turkey   1–3   Brazil 21–25 25–23 20–25 15–25   81–98 P2 P3
1 Jul 15:30 Thailand   3–0   Cuba 25–22 30–28 25–23     80–73 P2 P3
1 Jul 19:30 China   0–3   United States 24–26 21–25 25–27     70–78 P2 P3
  • All times are local for the host city.

Final standing edit

Individual awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b CSV: FIVB announces pools for 2012 World Grand Prix (In Spanish)
  2. ^ a b FIVB. "Venue for the 2012 World Grand Prix Finals".
  3. ^ FIVB: 2012 World Grand Prix qualified teams
  4. ^ FIVB (2012-04-27). "Algeria and Chinese Taipei set for collision course in World Grand Prix Playoff".
  5. ^ Volleywood.net: 2012 World Grand Prix Pools – Updated
  6. ^ FIVB. "Pool schedule".
  7. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool A".
  8. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool B".
  9. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool C".
  10. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool D".
  11. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool E".
  12. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool F".
  13. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool G".
  14. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool H".
  15. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool I".
  16. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool J".
  17. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool K".
  18. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool L".
  19. ^ FIVB (2012-07-01). "USA complete World Grand Prix title hat-trick". Retrieved 2012-07-01.