FIVB World Grand Prix 2006

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The FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 was the fourteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League.

The 2006 edition was played by twelve countries from August 16 to September 10, 2006 with the final round held in Reggio Calabria, Italy. Hosts Italy and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round. The tournament started with single round-robin action in Hong Kong, Poland and Japan. The global event kicked off on August 16 in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz, where Dominican Republic, United States, Italy and Poland started the WGP Tournament.

The competition of the 2006 WGP lasted four weeks with a total number of 65 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 2006 WGP was decided by the total number of World Grand Prix Points (GPP) gained by the teams in the preliminary matches.

Contents 1 Qualification 1.1 Asia 1.2 Europe 1.3 North and South America 2 Teams 3 First Round 3.1 Group A 3.2 Group B 3.3 Group C 4 Second Round 4.1 Group D 4.2 Group E 4.3 Group F 5 Third Round 5.1 Group G 5.2 Group H 5.3 Group I 6 Final Round 6.1 Group A 6.2 Group B 6.3 Semi Finals 6.4 Finals 7 Final Ranking 8 Individual Awards 9 Reference

[edit] Qualification

[edit] Asia

• The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings
  •  China
  •  Japan
  •  South Korea
  •  Thailand

[edit] Europe

• European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 26 to July 31, 2005
  •  Italy
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Russia
  •  Poland

[edit] North and South America

• Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from June 8 to June 19, 2005
  •  Cuba
  •  United States
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Brazil

[edit] Teams

Further information: FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 Squads

[edit] First Round

[edit] Group A

• August 16 to August 20, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan
  •  Brazil
  •  Cuba
  •  Japan
  •  South Korea

[edit] Group B

• August 16 to August 20, 2006 in Hong Kong, China
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  China
  •  Russia
  •  Thailand

[edit] Group C

• August 16 to August 20, 2006 in Bydgoszcz, Poland
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Italy
  •  Poland
  •  United States

[edit] Second Round

[edit] Group D

• August 25 to August 27, 2006 in Macau, China
  •  Brazil
  •  China
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  United States

[edit] Group E

• August 25 to August 27, 2006 in Seoul, South Korea
  •  Japan
  •  Poland
  •  Russia
  •  South Korea

[edit] Group F

• August 25 to August 27, 2006 in Taipei
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Cuba
  •  Italy
  •  Thailand

[edit] Third Round

[edit] Group G

• September 1 to September 3, 2006 in Ningbo, PR China
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  China
  •  Cuba
  •  Poland

[edit] Group H

• September 1 to September 3, 2006 in Bangkok, Thailand
  •  Russia
  •  South Korea
  •  Thailand
  •  United States

[edit] Group I

• September 1 to September 3, 2006 in Okayama, Japan
  •  Brazil
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Italy
  •  Japan

[edit] Final Round

• Hosts Italy and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the Final Round, held from September 6 to September 10, 2006 in Reggio Calabria.

[edit] Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Italy	3	2	1	1	170	143	1.189	4	3	1.333
2.	Cuba	3	2	1	1	178	191	0.932	4	4	1.000
3.	China	3	2	1	1	144	158	0.911	3	4	0.750

• Wednesday September 6

China	3 – 1	Cuba	25-19 21-25 25-23 25-16

• Thursday September 7

Cuba	3 – 1	Italy	26-24 19-25 25-23 25-23

• Friday September 8

Italy	3 – 0	China	25-17 25-17 25-14

[edit] Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Brazil	4	2	2	0	173	136	1.272	6	1	6.000
2.	Russia	3	2	1	1	135	139	0.971	3	3	1.000
3.	Japan	2	2	0	2	144	177	0.814	1	6	0.167

• Wednesday September 6

Brazil	3 – 0	Russia	25-15 25-19 25-22

• Thursday September 7

Russia	3 – 0	Japan	25-15 25-22 29-27

• Friday September 8

Japan	1 – 3	Brazil	25-23 22-25 16-25 17-25

[edit] Semi Finals

• Saturday September 9

Cuba	0 – 3	Brazil	20-25 15-25 18-25
Italy	2 – 3	Russia	25-21 25-23 23-25 15-25 10-15

[edit] Finals

• Saturday September 9 — Fifth Place Match

China	3 – 0	Japan	25-20 25-13 25-18

• Sunday September 10 — Bronze Medal Match

Italy	3 – 2	Cuba	25-17 25-15 23-25 23-25 15-11

• Sunday September 10 — Gold Medal Match

Russia	1 – 3	Brazil	20-25 20-25 25-23 17-25

[edit] Final Ranking

1.  Brazil 2.  Russia 3.  Italy 4.  Cuba 5.  China 6.  Japan 7.  United States 8.  Dominican Republic 9.  South Korea 10.  Azerbaijan 11.  Thailand 12.  Poland

2006 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix Winners  Brazil Sixth title

[edit] Individual Awards

• Most Valuable Player:
  •  Sheilla Castro (BRA)

• Best Scorer:
  •  Ekaterina Gamova (RUS)

• Best Spiker:
  •  Fabiana Claudino (BRA)

• Best Blocker:
  •  Sara Anzanello (ITA)

• Best Server:
  •  Nancy Carrillo (CUB)

• Best Libero:
  •  Arlene Xavier (BRA)

• Best Setter:
  •  Eleonora Lo Bianco (ITA)

[edit] Reference

• FIVB

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