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2008 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

Volleyball competition held in Japan

Summary

Volleyball competition held in Japan

FieldValue
competitionFIVB World Grand Prix
genderwomen
year2018
host(Final)
dates20 June – 12 July
teams12
venues1
cities1
championsBrazil
secondCuba
thirdItaly
fourthUnited States
title_number7
mvpBRA Marianne Steinbrecher
websiteTournament website
last2007 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
next2009 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

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:

EuropeAmericaAsia

Calendar

Week 1
20–22 June 2008Group A:
Kobe, JapanGroup B:
Ningbo, ChinaGroup C:
Alassio, ItalyWeek 2
27–29 June 2008Group D:
Vĩnh Phúc, VietnamGroup E:
Wrocław, PolandGroup F:
Hong KongWeek 3
4–6 July 2008Group G:
Bangkok, ThailandGroup H:
Taipei, Chinese TaipeiGroup I:
MacauWeek 4
Yokohama, Japan
Top five teams

Teams

Preliminary round

Ranking

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

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Second round

Group D

Group E

Group F

Third round

Group G

Group H

Group I

Final round

  • Venue– Yokohama Arena, Yokohama

Final ranking

Overall ranking

PlaceTeam
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
José Roberto Guimarães

Individual awards

  • Most valuable player:
    • Marianne Steinbrecher
  • Best spiker:
    • Daimí Ramírez
  • Best blocker:
    • Walewska Oliveira
  • Best server:
    • Megumi Kurihara
  • Best libero:
    • Yuko Sano
  • Best setter:
    • Yoshie Takeshita
  • Best scorer:
    • Megumi Kurihara

References

Wikipedia Source

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