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2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

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2012 FIVB World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nation China (Final)
Dates8 June – 1 July
Teams16
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

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]

Competing nations

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Qualification process

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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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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Pool standing procedure

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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

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Though FIVB did not officially release or confirm the pool schedule until April 2012, almost all continental divisions posted the pool schedule in 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] In 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

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Ranking

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

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
1  United States 9 9 0 27 720 525 1.371 27 2 13.500 Final round
2  China 9 8 1 23 766 622 1.232 24 8 3.000 Hosts for the Final round
3  Turkey 9 7 2 21 808 738 1.095 23 12 1.917 Final round
4  Thailand 9 7 2 20 709 633 1.120 22 10 2.200
5  Brazil 9 8 1 19 873 774 1.128 25 14 1.786
6  Cuba 9 6 3 19 809 747 1.083 23 13 1.769
7  Germany 9 6 3 18 709 621 1.142 20 11 1.818
8  Poland 9 5 4 16 789 740 1.066 20 15 1.333
9  Japan 9 4 5 13 721 720 1.001 17 16 1.063
10  Italy 9 4 5 13 773 772 1.001 16 19 0.842
11  Serbia 9 3 6 11 720 750 0.960 15 19 0.789
12  Dominican Republic 9 2 7 7 617 725 0.851 9 22 0.409
13  Puerto Rico 9 2 7 5 608 751 0.810 8 24 0.333
14  South Korea 9 1 8 4 673 798 0.843 8 25 0.320
15  Argentina 9 0 9 0 584 759 0.769 4 27 0.148
16  Chinese Taipei 9 0 9 0 542 746 0.727 3 27 0.111
Source: [citation needed]

All times are local for the host city.

First round

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Pool A

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pool E

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pool I

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR
1  United States 5 5 0 10 443 396 1.119 15 4 3.750
2  Brazil 5 4 1 9 446 362 1.232 14 5 2.800
3  Turkey 5 3 2 8 437 430 1.016 11 8 1.375
4  Thailand 5 2 3 7 431 456 0.945 8 11 0.727
5  China 5 1 4 6 437 450 0.971 7 12 0.583
6  Cuba 5 0 5 5 281 381 0.738 0 15 0.000
Source: [citation needed]

Pool Final

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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

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Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b CSV: FIVB announces pools for 2012 World Grand Prix (In Spanish)
  2. ^ a b FIVB. "Venue for the 2012 World Grand Prix Finals".
  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.