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2009 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

International women's volleyball tournament

Summary

International women's volleyball tournament

FieldValue
competitionFIVB World Grand Prix
genderwomen
year2009
host(Final)
dates31 July – 23 August
teams12
venues1
cities1
championsBrazil
secondRussia
thirdGermany
fourthNetherlands
title_number8
mvpBRA Sheilla Castro
websiteTournament website
last2008 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
next2010 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.

Competing nations

The following national teams qualified:

EuropeAmericaAsia

Teams

Calendar

Week 1
31 July – 2 August 2009Group A:
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilGroup B:
Kielce, PolandGroup C:
Ningbo, ChinaWeek 2
7–9 August 2009Group D:
Miaoli, TaiwanGroup E:
MacauGroup F:
Osaka, JapanWeek 3
14–16 August 2009Group G:
Hong KongGroup H:
Mokpo, South KoreaGroup I:
Bangkok, ThailandWeek 4
Tokyo, Japan
Top five 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– Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

Final ranking

Overall ranking

PlaceTeam
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Natalia Pereira, Danielle Lins, Sheilla Castro, Adenisia Silva, Marianne Steinbrecher, Thaisa Menezes, Ana Tiemi Takagui, Fabiana de Oliveira, Regiane Bidias, Welissa Gonzaga, Fabiana Claudino, Camila Brait, Caroline Gattaz, Joyce Silva.
Head coach: José Roberto Guimarães

Individual awards

  • Most valuable player:
    • Sheilla Castro
  • Best spiker:
    • Tatiana Kosheleva
  • Best blocker:
    • Fabiana Claudino
  • Best server:
    • Manon Flier
  • Best libero:
    • Kerstin Tzscherlich
  • Best setter:
    • Yoshie Takeshita
  • Best scorer:
    • Manon Flier

References

Wikipedia Source

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