Volleyball competition held in Italy (Final)
2006 FIVB World Grand PrixTournament details |
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Host nation | Italy (Final) |
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Dates | 18 August – 10 September |
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Teams | 12 |
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Venue(s) | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
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Champions | Brazil (6th title) |
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Runners-up | Russia |
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Third place | Italy |
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Fourth place | Cuba |
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Tournament awards |
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MVP | Sheilla Castro |
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Official website |
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Tournament website |
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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.
Qualification
Asia
- The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings
Europe
- European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 26 to July 31, 2005
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 281 | 259 | 1.085 | Semifinals |
2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 280 | 263 | 1.065 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 275 | 266 | 1.034 | |
4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 180 | 228 | 0.789 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
1 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8.000 | 306 | 293 | 1.044 | Semifinals |
2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 268 | 254 | 1.055 |
3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 312 | 316 | 0.987 | |
4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 247 | 270 | 0.915 |
Source: [citation needed]
Semi finals
Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
30 Jul | Russia | 3–2 | Poland | 19–25 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 15–8 | 104–101 |
30 Jul | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Germany | 28–26 | 25–10 | 25–20 | | | 78–56 |
Third-place match
Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
31 Jul | Poland | 3–1 | Germany | 25–27 | 25–13 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | 100–80 |
First Place Match
Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
31 Jul | Russia | 2–3 | Azerbaijan | 25–17 | 16–25 | 17–25 | 25–18 | 15–17 | 98–102 |
- Azerbaijan, Russia and Poland qualified; Italy received a wild card as the host nation.
North and South America
Teams
Preliminary rounds
Ranking
The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
1 | Brazil | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 6.750 | 765 | 632 | 1.210 | Final round |
2 | Russia | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 2.000 | 836 | 736 | 1.136 |
3 | China | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 2.667 | 767 | 700 | 1.096 |
4 | Italy[a] (H) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 2.200 | 763 | 672 | 1.135 | Final round |
5 | Cuba | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 1.357 | 750 | 733 | 1.023 | Final round |
6 | Japan | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 1.071 | 643 | 631 | 1.019 |
7 | United States | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 1.056 | 844 | 840 | 1.005 | |
8 | Dominican Republic | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 0.500 | 739 | 821 | 0.900 |
9 | South Korea | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 0.435 | 671 | 751 | 0.893 |
10 | Azerbaijan | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 0.615 | 887 | 919 | 0.965 |
11 | Thailand | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 0.269 | 690 | 798 | 0.865 |
12 | Poland | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 0.423 | 738 | 860 | 0.858 |
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host
Notes:
First round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Second round
Group D
Group E
Group F
Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
25 Ago | Italy | 3–2 | Azerbaijan | 25–18 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 110–99 | P2 |
25 Ago | Thailand | 0–3 | Cuba | 23–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 |
26 Ago | Cuba | 3–2 | Azerbaijan | 22–25 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 15–12 | 109–107 | P2 |
26 Ago | Thailand | 1–3 | Italy | 25–23 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | 88–98 | P2 |
27 Ago | Cuba | 3–1 | Italy | 25–22 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–18 | | 95–88 | P2 |
27 Ago | Azerbaijan | 2–3 | Thailand | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 10–15 | 104–100 | P2 |
Third round
Group G
Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
1 Sep | Cuba | 3–2 | Poland | 18–25 | 25–27 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 15–9 | 108–92 | P2 |
1 Sep | China | 3–1 | Azerbaijan | 25–18 | 25–20 | 19–25 | 26–24 | | 95–87 | P2 |
2 Sep | Cuba | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 25–18 | 25–21 | 28–26 | | | 78–65 | P2 |
2 Sep | China | 3–0 | Poland | 25–22 | 25–15 | 25–14 | | | 75–51 | P2 |
3 Sep | Poland | 3–2 | Azerbaijan | 25–21 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 15–13 | 106–105 | P2 |
3 Sep | China | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | | 75–61 | P2 |
Group H
Group I
Final round
Pool play
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
1 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 170 | 143 | 1.189 | Semifinals |
2 | Cuba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 178 | 191 | 0.932 |
3 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 185 | 196 | 0.944 | |
Source: [citation needed]
Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
6 Sep | China | 3–1 | Cuba | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 25–16 | | 96–83 | P2 |
7 Sep | Cuba | 3–1 | Italy | 26–24 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | 95–95 | P2 |
8 Sep | Italy | 3–0 | China | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–14 | | | 75–48 | P2 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
1 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 173 | 136 | 1.272 | Semifinals |
2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 135 | 139 | 0.971 |
3 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 144 | 177 | 0.814 | |
Source: [citation needed]
Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
6 Sep | Brazil | 3–0 | Russia | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–56 | P2 |
7 Sep | Russia | 3–0 | Japan | 25–15 | 25–22 | 29–27 | | | 79–64 | P2 |
8 Sep | Japan | 1–3 | Brazil | 25–23 | 22–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | | 80–98 | P2 |
Final four
Semifinals
Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
9 Sep | Cuba | 0–3 | Brazil | 20–25 | 15–25 | 18–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 |
9 Sep | Italy | 2–3 | Russia | 25–21 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 15–25 | 10–15 | 98–109 | P2 |
5th place match
Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
9 Sep | China | 3–0 | Japan | 25–20 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | | 75–51 | P2 |
3rd place match
Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
10 Sep | Italy | 3–2 | Cuba | 25–17 | 25–15 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 111–93 | P2 |
Final
Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
10 Sep | Russia | 1–3 | Brazil | 20–25 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 17–25 | | 82–98 | P2 |
Overall ranking
| 2006 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix winners | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/45px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png) Brazil 6th title | Team Roster | Walewska Oliveira, Carolina Albuquerque, Marianne Steinbrecher, Caroline Gattaz, Helia Souza, Valeska Menezes, Fabiana Claudino, Welissa Gonzaga, Jaqueline Carvalho, Sheilla Castro, Arlene Xavier, Renata Colombo | Head coach | José Roberto Guimarães | |
Individual awards
- Most valuable player:
- Best scorer:
- Best spiker:
- Best blocker:
- Best server:
- Best libero:
- Best setter:
References