2009 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 is a women's volleyball tournament that was played by 12 countries from 31 July to 23 August 2009. The finals were held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Brazil, United States, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico qualified for the tournament at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Cup in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico.

2009 FIVB World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nation Japan (Final)
Dates31 July – 23 August
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Brazil (8th title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place Germany
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament awards
MVP Sheilla Castro
Official website
Tournament website

Competing nations

The following national teams qualified:

Europe America Asia

 Poland
 Netherlands
 Russia
 Germany

 Brazil
 Puerto Rico
 Dominican Republic
 United States

 China
 Japan
 South Korea
 Thailand

Teams
  • Further information: FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 Squads

Calendar
Week 1
31 July – 2 August 2009
Group A:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		 Group B:
Kielce, Poland		 Group C:
Ningbo, China

 Brazil
 United States
 Germany
 Puerto Rico

 Poland
 Japan
 Netherlands
 Thailand

 China
 Russia
 Dominican Republic
 South Korea

Week 2
7–9 August 2009
Group D:
Miao Li, Chinese Taipei		 Group E:
Macau		 Group F:
Osaka, Japan

 United States
 Netherlands
 Dominican Republic
 Germany

 China
 Brazil
 Poland
 Thailand

 Japan
 South Korea
 Russia
 Puerto Rico

Week 3
14–16 August 2009
Group G:
Hong Kong		 Group H:
Mokpo, South Korea		 Group I:
Bangkok, Thailand

 China
 Poland
 Netherlands
 Dominican Republic

 Brazil
 Japan
 Germany
 South Korea

 Thailand
 United States
 Russia
 Puerto Rico

Week 4

Final Round
19–23 August 2009

Tokyo, Japan
Top five teams

 Brazil
 China
 Netherlands
 Germany
 Russia
and
 Japan as host

Preliminary rounds

Ranking

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

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil 18 9 0 793 613 1.294 27 7 3.857
2  Netherlands 16 7 2 772 654 1.180 25 7 3.571
3  China 16 7 2 871 760 1.146 25 13 1.923
4  Russia 15 6 3 832 767 1.085 22 15 1.467
5  Japan 14 5 4 740 700 1.057 18 16 1.125
6  Germany 14 5 4 748 729 1.026 20 15 1.333
7  Poland 13 4 5 749 778 0.963 17 19 0.895
8  Thailand 13 4 5 724 825 0.878 15 21 0.714
9  United States 12 3 6 752 791 0.951 14 22 0.636
10  Puerto Rico 11 2 7 685 791 0.866 9 25 0.360
11  Dominican Republic 10 1 8 717 830 0.864 10 26 0.385
12  South Korea 10 1 8 697 842 0.828 10 26 0.385

Group A
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
31 Jul Brazil  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–22 25–17 25–17     75–56
31 Jul Germany  3–0  United States 25–15 25–15 25–16     75–46
1 Aug Brazil  3–0  Germany 25–12 25–19 25–16     75–47
1 Aug Puerto Rico  2–3  United States 25–21 25–20 23–25 14–25 13–15 100–106
2 Aug Brazil  3–0  United States 25–18 25–22 25–13     75–53
2 Aug Puerto Rico  3–2  Germany 13–25 27–25 25–21 21–25 15–11 101–107

Group B
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
31 Jul Poland  2–3  Thailand 25–12 23–25 22–25 25–19 13–15 107–96
31 Jul Netherlands  0–3  Japan 13–25 19–25 20–25     52–75
1 Aug Poland  0–3  Netherlands 23–25 20–25 21–25     64–75
1 Aug Thailand  3–2  Japan 19–25 25–20 25–18 20–25 15–11 104–101
2 Aug Japan  3–0  Poland 25–20 26–24 27–25     78–69
2 Aug Netherlands  3–1  Thailand 25–27 25–21 25–17 25–20   100–85

Group C
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
31 Jul Russia  3–0  South Korea 25–23 25–23 25–15     75–61
31 Jul China  3–0  Dominican Republic 25–12 25–18 25–19     75–49
1 Aug Dominican Republic  2–3  Russia 21–25 27–25 25–19 11–25 10–15 94–109
1 Aug China  3–0  South Korea 25–15 25–21 25–14     75–50
2 Aug South Korea  2–3  Dominican Republic 22–25 12–25 25–18 26–24 10–15 95–107
2 Aug China  3–2  Russia 23–25 25–23 20–25 25–14 15–9 108–96

Group D
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
7 Aug United States  3–2  Dominican Republic 25–18 25–19 23–25 21–25 23–21 117–108
7 Aug Netherlands  3–1  Germany 25–13 25–23 22–25 25–23   97–84
8 Aug United States  2–3  Netherlands 25–12 22–25 16–25 25–21 13–15 101–98
8 Aug Dominican Republic  0–3  Germany 16–25 17–25 20–25     53–75
9 Aug Netherlands  3–0  Dominican Republic 25–19 25–15 25–18     75–52
9 Aug Germany  3–0  United States 25–22 25–18 27–25     77–65

Group E
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
7 Aug Brazil  3–0  Thailand 25–14 25–17 25–11     75–42
7 Aug China  3–2  Poland 25–19 25–27 24–26 25–14 15–12 114–98
8 Aug Brazil  3–1  Poland 25–22 25–9 13–25 25–15   88–71
8 Aug China  3–1  Thailand 25–27 25–19 25–17 25–19   100–82
9 Aug Poland  3–0  Thailand 26–24 25–14 27–25     78–63
9 Aug China  2–3  Brazil 21–25 20–25 25–19 25–22 12–15 103–106

Group F
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
7 Aug South Korea  2–3  Russia 25–23 20–25 18–25 27–25 13–15 103–113
7 Aug Japan  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–22 25–21 25–17     75–60
8 Aug Russia  1–3  Puerto Rico 17–25 22–25 25–22 26–28   90–100
8 Aug Japan  3–1  South Korea 22–25 25–13 25–18 25–10   97–66
9 Aug South Korea  3–2  Puerto Rico 25–18 25–18 24–26 22–25 15–13 111–100
9 Aug Japan  3–1  Russia 20–25 25–19 25–15 25–21   95–80

Group G
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
14 Aug Poland  0–3  Netherlands 17–25 17–25 13–25     47–75
14 Aug China  3–1  Dominican Republic 25–21 21–25 25–17 25–20   96–83
15 Aug Dominican Republic  0–3  Netherlands 14–25 31–33 28–30     73–88
15 Aug China  2–3  Poland 21–25 21–25 25–18 26–24 11–15 104–107
16 Aug Dominican Republic  2–3  Poland 25–22 23–25 14–25 25–13 11–15 98–100
16 Aug China  3–1  Netherlands 25–21 25–22 21–25 25–21   96–89

Group H
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
14 Aug South Korea  1–3  Germany 28–26 20–25 22–25 11–25   81–101
14 Aug Japan  1–3  Brazil 12–25 19–25 25–15 13–25   69–90
15 Aug Brazil  3–2  Germany 25–27 25–15 25–19 19–25 15–10 109–96
15 Aug South Korea  0–3  Japan 13–25 20–25 22–25     55–75
16 Aug Germany  2–3  Japan 25–23 14–25 18–25 25–21 10–15 92–109
16 Aug South Korea  1–3  Brazil 27–25 15–25 15–25 19–25   76–100

Group I
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
14 Aug Thailand  3–0  Puerto Rico 27–25 30–28 25–13     82–66
14 Aug United States  1–3  Russia 21–25 24–26 25–19 17–25   87–95
15 Aug Russia  3–1  Thailand 25–18 24–26 25–11 25–12   99–67
15 Aug Puerto Rico  0–3  United States 16–25 18–25 22–25     56–75
16 Aug Thailand  3–2  United States 19–25 25–20 25–21 23–25 15–11 107–102
16 Aug Puerto Rico  0–3  Russia 16–25 17–25 19–25     52–75

Final round
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
19 Aug Netherlands  3–2  China 18–25 25–22 25–22 24–26 15–13 107–108
19 Aug Brazil  3–2  Russia 25–20 22–25 25–17 24–26 16–14 112–102
19 Aug Japan  1–3  Germany 21–25 25–16 17–25 22–25   85–91
20 Aug Netherlands  3–2  Germany 19–25 25–21 25–22 21–25 15–13 105–106
20 Aug China  0–3  Brazil 21–25 20–25 29–31     70–81
20 Aug Japan  1–3  Russia 17–25 23–25 29–27 14–25   83–102
21 Aug China  1–3  Russia 29–27 16–25 19–25 23–25   87–102
21 Aug Brazil  3–0  Germany 25–15 25–15 25–16     75–46
21 Aug Japan  3–0  Netherlands 25–22 25–18 25–22     75–62
22 Aug Germany  1–3  Russia 25–16 21–25 23–25 20–25   89–91
22 Aug Brazil  3–1  Netherlands 25–22 18–25 25–20 25–16   93–83
22 Aug Japan  0–3  China 20–25 23–25 17–25     60–75
23 Aug Germany  3–1  China 25–14 23–25 25–21 25–14   98–74
23 Aug Russia  3–0  Netherlands 25–20 25–23 25–21     75–64
23 Aug Japan  1–3  Brazil 21–25 27–25 19–25 19–25   86–100

Final ranking
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil 10 5 0 461 387 1.191 15 4 3.750
2  Russia 9 4 1 472 435 1.085 14 6 2.333
3  Germany 7 2 3 430 430 1.000 9 11 0.818
4  Netherlands 7 2 3 421 457 0.921 7 13 0.538
5  China 6 1 4 414 448 0.924 7 12 0.583
6  Japan 6 1 4 389 430 0.905 6 12 0.500

Overall Ranking

Individual awards

References
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