2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix















































2012 FIVB World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nation
 China (Final)
Dates 8 June – 1 July
Teams 16
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions
 United States (5th title)
Runners-up
 Brazil
Third place
 Turkey
Fourth place
 Thailand
Tournament awards
MVP
 Megan Hodge (USA)
Official website
fivb.com

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The 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries starting 8 June 2012. The finals were held at the Beilun Sports and Arts Centre in Ningbo, China.[1][2]




Contents






  • 1 Competing nations


    • 1.1 Qualification process


    • 1.2 Play-off




  • 2 Squads


  • 3 Pool standing procedure


  • 4 Calendar


  • 5 Preliminary round


    • 5.1 Ranking


    • 5.2 First round


      • 5.2.1 Pool A


      • 5.2.2 Pool B


      • 5.2.3 Pool C


      • 5.2.4 Pool D




    • 5.3 Second round


      • 5.3.1 Pool E


      • 5.3.2 Pool F


      • 5.3.3 Pool G


      • 5.3.4 Pool H




    • 5.4 Third round


      • 5.4.1 Pool I


      • 5.4.2 Pool J


      • 5.4.3 Pool K


      • 5.4.4 Pool L






  • 6 Final round


    • 6.1 Final ranking


    • 6.2 Pool Final




  • 7 Final standing


  • 8 Individual awards


  • 9 References





Competing nations



Qualification process
























































Competition Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Final Round Host 1
 China
2011 Pan-American Cup July 1–9, 2011
Mexico Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
2 (South America)[1]

 Brazil
 Argentina
4
(NORCECA)[1]

 Dominican Republic
 United States
 Cuba
 Puerto Rico
2011 Asian Championship September 15–23, 2011
Chinese Taipei Taipei, Chinese Taipei
3[2]

 Japan
 South Korea
 Thailand
2011 European Championship Sep. 24 – Oct. 2, 2011
Serbia Serbia
Italy Italy
5
 Serbia
 Germany
 Turkey
 Italy
 Poland
Play-Off[3]
October 5, 2011
Algeria Oran, Algeria
1[3]

 Chinese Taipei
Total 16



  • [1] The best two South American teams and the best 4 NORCECA teams at the 2011 Pan-American Cup qualified.


  • [2] As China already qualified as host of the Final Round, the next best three teams at the 2011 Asian Championship qualified.


  • [3] The best African team and the next best Asian team at the 2011 Asian Championship had a play-off to determine the final spot.



Play-off


  • Venue: Oran, Algeria[4]
















Team 1

Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg

Algeria 
1–1

 Chinese Taipei
0–3
3–0












































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Apr
14:06

Algeria 

0–3

 Chinese Taipei
19–25
24–26
20–25
 
 

63–76

P2 P3
28 Apr
14:00

Algeria 

3–0

 Chinese Taipei
25–23
25–23
25–19
 
 

75–65

P2 P3

Chinese Taipei wins by total points of the two legs 141–138



Squads




Pool standing procedure


1. Match points

2. Numbers of matches won

3. Sets ratio

4. Points ratio


Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser

Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser



Calendar


Though FIVB did not officially release or confirm the pool schedule until April 2012, almost all continental divisions posted the pool schedule on December 2011. The original list was released December 19, 2011;[1] three days later on December 22 a new list was released to the public, with 4 minor changes involving Brazil's, Dominican Republic's and Germany's Pools.[5] On April 2012 FIVB confirmed officially the pool schedule that was released December 22, 2011.[6]













































Week 1
8–10 June 2012
Group A:
Macau, China
Group B:
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Group C:
Busan, South Korea
Group D:
Łódź, Poland

 Puerto Rico
 China
 Thailand
 Argentina



 United States
 Germany
 Dominican Republic
 Chinese Taipei



 Japan
 Cuba
 South Korea
 Turkey



 Poland
 Serbia
 Italy
 Brazil


Week 2
15–17 June 2012
Group E:
São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Group F:
Komaki, Japan
Group G:
Foshan, China
Group H:
Belgrade, Serbia

 Brazil
 Germany
 Italy
 United States



 Japan
 Dominican Republic
 Thailand
 Puerto Rico



 Poland
 China
 Chinese Taipei
 South Korea



 Cuba
 Serbia
 Turkey
 Argentina


Week 3
22–24 June 2012
Group I:
Osaka, Japan
Group J:
Bangkok, Thailand
Group K:
Luohe, China
Group L:
Taipei, Taiwan

 Japan
 Germany
 South Korea
 Turkey



 United States
 Serbia
 Thailand
 Argentina



 Brazil
 China
 Cuba
 Puerto Rico



 Italy
 Poland
 Dominican Republic
 Chinese Taipei


Week 4

Final Round
27 June – 1st July 2012



Ningbo

 China

 United States
 Turkey
 Thailand
 Brazil
 Cuba




Preliminary round



Ranking


China (finals host) and the top five teams in the preliminary round will advance to the Final round.[2]







































































































































































































































Pts
Matches
Points
Sets
Rank
Team
W
L
W
L
Ratio
W
L
Ratio
1

 United States
27
9
0
720
525
1.371
27
2
13.500
2

 China
23
8
1
766
622
1.232
24
8
3.000
3

 Turkey
21
7
2
808
738
1.095
23
12
1.917
4

 Thailand
20
7
2
709
633
1.120
22
10
2.200
5

 Brazil
19
8
1
873
774
1.128
25
14
1.786
6

 Cuba
19
6
3
809
747
1.083
23
13
1.769
7

 Germany
18
6
3
709
621
1.142
20
11
1.818
8

 Poland
16
5
4
789
740
1.066
20
15
1.333
9

 Japan
13
4
5
721
720
1.001
17
16
1.063
10

 Italy
13
4
5
773
772
1.001
16
19
0.842
11

 Serbia
11
3
6
720
750
0.960
15
19
0.789
12

 Dominican Republic
7
2
7
617
725
0.851
9
22
0.409
13

 Puerto Rico
5
2
7
608
751
0.810
8
24
0.333
14

 South Korea
4
1
8
673
798
0.843
8
25
0.320
15

 Argentina
0
0
9
584
759
0.769
4
27
0.148
16

 Chinese Taipei
0
0
9
542
746
0.727
3
27
0.111

All times are local for the host city.



First round



Pool A


  • Venue: Macau Forum, Macau, China[7]




































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
8 Jun
17:20

Argentina 

0–3

 Thailand
18–25
9–25
22–25
 
 

49–75

P2 P3
8 Jun
20:50

China 

3–0

 Puerto Rico
25–15
25–19
25–16
 
 

75–50

P2 P3
9 Jun
14:50

Puerto Rico 

0–3

 Thailand
21–25
20–25
22–25
 
 

63–75

P2 P3
9 Jun
17:20

Argentina 

1–3

 China
25–23
18–25
22–25
18–25
 

83–98

P2 P3
10 Jun
12:50

Argentina 

1–3

 Puerto Rico
20–25
16–25
25–16
17–25
 

78–91

P2 P3
10 Jun
15:20

China 

3–1

 Thailand
18–25
25–20
25–18
25–19
 

93–82

P2 P3


Pool B


  • Venue: Palacio del Voleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[8]




































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
8 Jun
17:00

Germany 

1–3

 United States
17–25
15–25
25–23
11–25
 

68–98

P2 P3
8 Jun
19:30

Dominican Republic 

3–0

 Chinese Taipei
25–23
25–19
25–18
 
 

75–60

P2 P3
9 Jun
17:00

United States 

3–0

 Chinese Taipei
25–10
25–22
25–12
 
 

75–44

P2 P3
9 Jun
19:30

Germany 

3–0

 Dominican Republic
25–16
25–18
25–19
 
 

75–53

P2 P3
10 Jun
14:30

Chinese Taipei 

0–3

 Germany
11–25
15–25
15–25
 
 

41–75

P2 P3
10 Jun
17:00

Dominican Republic 

0–3

 United States
18–25
19–25
15–25
 
 

52–75

P2 P3


Pool C


  • Venue: Sajik Indoor Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea[9]




































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
8 Jun
14:00

Japan 

0–3

 Turkey
19–25
21–25
21–25
 
 

61–75

P2 P3
8 Jun
16:30

South Korea 

2–3

 Cuba
25–23
25–27
18–25
25–23
11–15

104–113

P2 P3
9 Jun
14:00

South Korea 

1–3

 Turkey
18–25
25–22
21–25
14–25
 

78–97

P2 P3
9 Jun
16:30

Japan 

1–3

 Cuba
20–25
25–20
18–25
20–25
 

83–95

P2 P3
10 Jun
14:00

South Korea 

1–3

 Japan
19–25
25–23
19–25
22–25
 

85–98

P2 P3
10 Jun
16:30

Cuba 

3–1

 Turkey
25–20
21–25
25–17
25–20
 

96–82

P2 P3


Pool D


  • Venue: Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland[10]




































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
8 Jun
17:30

Italy 

2–3

 Brazil
25–18
22–25
21–25
25–20
6–15

99–103

P2 P3
8 Jun
20:00

Poland 

3–2

 Serbia
24–26
25–22
20–25
25–16
15–10

109–99

P2 P3
9 Jun
12:30

Serbia 

2–3

 Brazil
25–21
18–25
23–25
25–23
5–15

96–109

P2 P3
9 Jun
15:00

Poland 

1–3

 Italy
22–25
25–23
20–25
29–31
 

96–104

P2 P3
10 Jun
17:30

Italy 

0–3

 Serbia
18–25
14–25
23–25
 
 

55–75

P2 P3
10 Jun
20:00

Poland 

2–3

 Brazil
15–25
13–25
25–23
25–22
10–15

88–110

P2 P3


Second round



Pool E


  • Venue: Adib Moises Dib Gymnasium, São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil[11]




































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
15 Jun
18:20

Italy 

0–3

 United States
25–27
20–25
17–25
 
 

62–77

P2 P3
15 Jun
20:20

Brazil 

3–1

 Germany
18–25
25–14
25–18
26–24
 

94–81

P2 P3
16 Jun
18:20

United States 

3–0

 Germany
25–23
25–23
25–17
 
 

75–63

P2 P3
16 Jun
20:20

Brazil 

3–2

 Italy
26–24
14–25
25–15
24–26
16–14

105–104

P2 P3
17 Jun
13:20

Brazil 

1–3

 United States
25–20
18–25
18–25
23–25
 

84–95

P2 P3
17 Jun
15:20

Germany 

3–0

 Italy
30–28
25–13
26–24
 
 

81–65

P2 P3


Pool F


  • Venue: Park Arena Komaki, Komaki, Japan[12]




































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
15 Jun
15:20

Thailand 

3–1

 Puerto Rico
25–18
19–25
25–11
25–19
 

94–73

P2 P3
15 Jun
18:20

Japan 

3–0

 Dominican Republic
25–17
25–13
25–18
 
 

75–48

P2 P3
16 Jun
15:20

Dominican Republic 

0–3

 Thailand
14–25
22–25
19–25
 
 

55–75

P2 P3
16 Jun
18:20

Japan 

3–0

 Puerto Rico
25–20
25–18
25–16
 
 

75–54

P2 P3
17 Jun
15:00

Dominican Republic 

2–3

 Puerto Rico
19–25
25–21
23–25
25–21
12–15

104–107

P2 P3
17 Jun
18:00

Japan 

2–3

 Thailand
15–25
25–16
25–22
19–25
16–18

100–106

P2 P3


Pool G


  • Venue: Lingnan Pearl Gymnasium, Foshan, China[13]




































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
15 Jun
16:00

South Korea 

0–3

 Poland
17–25
16–25
22–25
 
 

55–75

P2 P3
15 Jun
19:30

China 

3–0

 Chinese Taipei
25–13
25–17
25–19
 
 

75–49

P2 P3
16 Jun
16:00

Chinese Taipei 

0–3

 Poland
10–25
24–26
19–25
 
 

53–76

P2 P3
16 Jun
19:30

China 

3–0

 South Korea
25–22
25–16
25–18
 
 

75–56

P2 P3
17 Jun
16:00

Chinese Taipei 

1–3

 South Korea
21–25
29–27
20–25
20–25
 

90–102

P2 P3
17 Jun
15:20

China 

3–0

 Poland
25–19
25–17
29–27
 
 

79–63

P2 P3


Pool H


  • Venue: Hala Pionir, Belgrade, Serbia[14]




































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
15 Jun
17:20

Serbia 

3–1

 Argentina
25–23
23–25
25–22
25–17
 

98–87

P2 P3
15 Jun
20:05

Cuba 

1–3

 Turkey
16–25
25–20
20–25
20–25
 

81–95

P2 P3
16 Jun
17:20

Cuba 

3–0

 Serbia
25–14
25–15
25–17
 
 

75–46

P2 P3
16 Jun
20:05

Turkey 

3–1

 Argentina
25–15
25–20
21–25
25–15
 

96–75

P2 P3
17 Jun
17:20

Serbia 

1–3

 Turkey
21–25
25–16
22–25
21–25
 

89–91

P2 P3
17 Jun
20:05

Argentina 

0–3

 Cuba
16–25
19–25
19–25
 
 

54–75

P2 P3


Third round



Pool I


  • Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan[15]




































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
22 Jun
15:20

South Korea 

1–3

 Turkey
18–25
26–28
25–20
13–25
 

82–98

P2 P3
22 Jun
18:20

Japan 

1–3

 Germany
22–25
12–25
25–17
16–25
 

75–92

P2 P3
23 Jun
15:20

Germany 

3–0

 South Korea
25–10
25–14
25–20
 
 

75–44

P2 P3
23 Jun
18:20

Japan 

1–3

 Turkey
25–23
14–25
21–25
17–25
 

77–98

P2 P3
24 Jun
15:00

Germany 

3–1

 Turkey
24–26
25–17
25–18
25–15
 

99–76

P2 P3
24 Jun
18:00

Japan 

3–0

 South Korea
25–22
25–20
27–25
 
 

77–67

P2 P3


Pool J


  • Venue: Keelawes 1 Gymnasium,Thai-Japanese Stadium,Thai-Japanese Bangkok Youth Center, Dindaeng, Bangkok, Thailand[16]




































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
22 Jun
13:50

Serbia 

0–3

 United States
19–25
23–25
18–25
 
 

60–75

P2 P3
22 Jun
16:20

Thailand 

3–0

 Argentina
25–15
25–16
25–13
 
 

75–44

P2 P3
23 Jun
13:50

United States 

3–0

 Argentina
25–23
25–17
25–12
 
 

75–52

P2 P3
23 Jun
16:20

Serbia 

1–3

 Thailand
25–12
16–25
19–25
21–25
 

81–87

P2 P3
24 Jun
13:50

Argentina 

0–3

 Serbia
16–25
22–25
24–26
 
 

62–76

P2 P3
24 Jun
16:20

United States 

3–0

 Thailand
25–16
25–17
25–7
 
 

75–40

P2 P3


Pool K


  • Venue: Luohe Sports Center, Luohe, China[17]




































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
22 Jun
16:00

China 

3–1

 Puerto Rico
25–16
25–27
25–11
25–13
 

100–67

P2 P3
22 Jun
19:30

Cuba 

2–3

 Brazil
31–29
18–25
19–25
26–24
8–15

102–118

P2 P3
23 Jun
16:00

China 

3–2

 Cuba
22–25
25–16
25–22
23–25
15–9

110–97

P2 P3
23 Jun
19:30

Puerto Rico 

0–3

 Brazil
17–25
12–25
19–25
 
 

48–75

P2 P3
24 Jun
16:00

Cuba 

3–0

 Puerto Rico
25–17
25–17
25–21
 
 

75–55

P2 P3
24 Jun
19:30

China 

0–3

 Brazil
20–25
22–25
19–25
 
 

61–75

P2 P3


Pool L


  • Venue: Kaohsiung City, Chinese Taipei[18]




































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
22 Jun
16:00

Italy 

3–1

 Dominican Republic
25–20
25–17
25–27
25–21
 

100–85

P2 P3
22 Jun
19:30

Chinese Taipei 

1–3

 Poland
16–25
25–22
20–25
21–25
 

82–97

P2 P3
23 Jun
16:00

Chinese Taipei 

0–3

 Italy
10–25
13–25
17–25
 
 

40–75

P2 P3
23 Jun
19:30

Poland 

3–0

 Dominican Republic
25–16
25–19
25–14
 
 

75–49

P2 P3
24 Jun
16:00

Chinese Taipei 

1–3

 Dominican Republic
18–25
25–21
18–25
22–25
 

83–96

P2 P3
24 Jun
19:30

Italy 

3–2

 Poland
23–25
20–25
26–24
25–22
15–13

109–110

P2 P3


Final round



Final ranking





































































































Matches
Pts
Sets
Points
Rank
Team
W
L
W
L
Ratio
W
L
Ratio
1

 United States

5
0
14
15
4
3.750
443
396
1.119
2

 Brazil

4
1
13
14
5
2.800
446
362
1.232
3

 Turkey

3
2
9
11
8
1.375
437
430
1.016
4

 Thailand

2
3
5
8
11
0.727
431
456
0.945
5

 China

1
4
4
7
12
0.583
437
450
0.971
6

 Cuba

0
5
0
0
15
0.000
281
381
0.738


Pool Final


  • Venue: Beilun Gymnasium, Ningbo, China


































































































































































































































Date
Time

Score

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Jun
13:00

Brazil 

2–3

 United States
19–25
20–25
25–20
25–13
13–15

102–98

P2 P3
27 Jun
15:30

Thailand 

1–3

 Turkey
22–25
21–25
25–20
24–26
 

92–96

P2 P3
27 Jun
19:30

China 

3–0

 Cuba
25–22
25–22
25–17
 
 

75–61

P2 P3
28 Jun
13:00

United States 

3–1

 Thailand
25–18
27–25
18–25
25–18
 

95–86

P2 P3
28 Jun
15:30

Cuba 

0–3

 Turkey
23–25
9–25
20–25
 
 

52–75

P2 P3
28 Jun
19:30

China 

1–3

 Brazil
21–25
25–21
19–25
18–25
 

83–96

P2 P3
29 Jun
13:00

Brazil 

3–0

 Cuba
25–17
25–12
25–14
 
 

75–43

P2 P3
29 Jun
15:30

Turkey 

1–3

 United States
18–25
23–25
25–21
20–25
 

86–96

P2 P3
29 Jun
19:30

China 

2–3

 Thailand
25–21
22–25
32–34
25–21
13–15

117–116

P2 P3
30 Jun
13:00

Brazil 

3–0

 Thailand
25–20
25–23
25–14
 
 

75–57

P2 P3
30 Jun
15:30

Cuba 

0–3

 United States
14–25
24–26
14–25
 
 

52–76

P2 P3
30 Jun
19:30

China 

1–3

 Turkey
26–24
22–25
23–25
21–25
 

92–99

P2 P3
1 Jul
13:00

Turkey 

1–3

 Brazil
21–25
25–23
20–25
15–25
 

81–98

P2 P3
1 Jul
15:30

Thailand 

3–0

 Cuba
25–22
30–28
25–23
 
 

80–73

P2 P3
1 Jul
19:30

China 

0–3

 United States
24–26
21–25
25–27
 
 

70–78

P2 P3

  • All times are local for the host city.


Final standing











Individual awards











References





  1. ^ ab CSV: FIVB announces pools for 2012 World Grand Prix (In Spanish)


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  3. ^ FIVB: 2012 World Grand Prix qualified teams


  4. ^ FIVB (2012-04-27). "Algeria and Chinese Taipei set for collision course in World Grand Prix Playoff".


  5. ^ Volleywood.net: 2012 World Grand Prix Pools – Updated


  6. ^ FIVB. "Pool schedule".


  7. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool A".


  8. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool B".


  9. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool C".


  10. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool D".


  11. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool E".


  12. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool F".


  13. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool G".


  14. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool H".


  15. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool I".


  16. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool J".


  17. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool K".


  18. ^ FIVB. "2012 World Grand Prix – Pool L".


  19. ^ FIVB (2012-07-01). "USA complete World Grand Prix title hat-trick". Retrieved 2012-07-01.










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