2009 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

2009 FIVB World Grand Prix

Tournament details
Host nation	Japan (Final)
Dates	31 July – 23 August
Teams	12
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Brazil (8th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Sheilla Castro
Official website
Tournament website

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 was 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:

Europe	America	Asia
Poland Netherlands Russia Germany	Brazil Puerto Rico Dominican Republic United States	China Japan South Korea Thailand

Teams

• Further information: FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 Squads

Calendar

Week 1 31 July - 2 August 2009
Group A: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Group B: Kielce, Poland	Group C: Ningbo, China
Brazil United States Germany Puerto Rico	Poland Japan Netherlands Thailand	China Russia Dominican Republic South Korea
Week 2 7–9 August 2009
Group D: Miao Li, Chinese Taipei	Group E: Macau	Group F: Osaka, Japan
United States Netherlands Dominican Republic Germany	China Brazil Poland Thailand	Japan South Korea Russia Puerto Rico
Week 3 14–16 August 2009
Group G: Hong Kong	Group H: Mokpo, South Korea	Group I: Bangkok, Thailand
China Poland Netherlands Dominican Republic	Brazil Japan Germany South Korea	Thailand United States Russia Puerto Rico
Week 4 Final Round 19–23 August 2009
Tokyo, Japan
Top five teams Brazil China Netherlands Germany Russia and Japan as host

Preliminary rounds

Ranking

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First round

Group A

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
31 Jul	Brazil	3–0	Puerto Rico	25:22	25:17	25:17			75:56
31 Jul	Germany	3–0	United States	25:15	25:15	25:16			75:46
01 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Germany	25:12	25:19	25:16			75:47
01 Aug	Puerto Rico	2–3	United States	25:21	25:20	23:25	14:25	13:15	100:106
02 Aug	Brazil	3–0	United States	25:18	25:22	25:13			75:53
02 Aug	Puerto Rico	3–2	Germany	13:25	27:25	25:21	21:25	15:11	101:107

Group B

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
31 Jul	Poland	2–3	Thailand	25:13	25:27	22:25	25:21	11:15	108:101
31 Jul	Netherlands	0–3	Japan	13:25	19:25	20:25			52:75
01 Aug	Poland	0–3	Netherlands	23:25	20:25	21:25			64:75
01 Aug	Thailand	3–2	Japan	19:25	28:26	25:21	21:25	15:11	108:108
02 Aug	Japan	3–0	Poland	25:20	26:24	27:25			78:69
02 Aug	Netherlands	3–1	Thailand	25:27	25:21	25:17	25:20		100:85

Group C

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
31 Jul	Russia	3–0	South Korea	25:23	25:23	25:15			75:61
31 Jul	China	3–0	Dominican Republic	25:12	25:18	25:19			75:49
01 Aug	Dominican Republic	2–3	Russia	21:25	27:25	25:19	11:25	10:15	94:109
01 Aug	China	3–0	South Korea	25:15	25:21	25:14			75:50
02 Aug	South Korea	2–3	Dominican Republic	22:25	12:25	25:18	26:24	10:15	95:107
02 Aug	China	3–2	Russia	23:25	25:23	20:25	25:14	15:9	108:96

Second round

Group D

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
07 Aug	United States	3–2	Dominican Republic	25:18	25:19	23:25	21:25	23:21	117:108
07 Aug	Netherlands	3–1	Germany	25:13	25:23	22:25	25:23		97:84
08 Aug	United States	2–3	Netherlands	25:12	22:25	16:25	25:21	13:15	101:98
08 Aug	Dominican Republic	0–3	Germany	16:25	17:25	20:25			53:75
09 Aug	Netherlands	3–0	Dominican Republic	25:19	25:15	25:18			75:52
09 Aug	Germany	3–0	United States	25:22	25:18	27:25			77:65

Group E

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
07 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Thailand	25:14	25:17	25:11			75:42
07 Aug	China	3–2	Poland	25:19	25:27	24:26	25:14	15:12	114:98
08 Aug	Brazil	3–1	Poland	25:22	25:9	13:25	25:15		88:71
08 Aug	China	3–1	Thailand	25:27	25:19	25:17	25:19		100:82
09 Aug	Poland	3–0	Thailand	26:24	25:14	27:25			78:63
09 Aug	China	2–3	Brazil	21:25	20:25	25:19	25:22	12:15	103:106

Group F

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
07 Aug	South Korea	2–3	Russia	25:23	20:25	18:25	27:25	13:15	103:113
07 Aug	Japan	3–0	Puerto Rico	25:22	25:21	25:17			75:60
08 Aug	Russia	1–3	Puerto Rico	17:25	22:25	25:22	26:28		90:100
08 Aug	Japan	3–1	South Korea	22:25	25:13	25:18	25:10		97:66
09 Aug	South Korea	3–2	Puerto Rico	25:18	25:18	24:26	22:25	15:13	111:100
09 Aug	Japan	3–1	Russia	20:25	25:19	25:15	25:21		95:80

Third round

Group G

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Aug	Poland	0–3	Netherlands	17:25	17:25	13:25			47:75
14 Aug	China	3–1	Dominican Republic	25:21	21:25	25:17	25:20		96:83
15 Aug	Dominican Republic	0–3	Netherlands	14:25	31:33	28:30			73:88
15 Aug	China	2–3	Poland	21:25	21:25	25:18	26:24	11:15	104:107
16 Aug	Dominican Republic	2–3	Poland	25:22	23:25	14:25	25:13	11:15	98:100
16 Aug	China	3–1	Netherlands	25:21	25:22	21:25	25:21		96:89

Group H

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Aug	South Korea	1–3	Germany	28:26	20:25	22:25	11:25		81:101
14 Aug	Japan	1–3	Brazil	12:25	19:25	25:15	13:25		69:90
15 Aug	Brazil	3–2	Germany	25:27	25:15	25:19	19:25	15:10	109:96
15 Aug	South Korea	0–3	Japan	13:25	20:25	22:25			55:75
16 Aug	Germany	2–3	Japan	25:23	14:25	18:25	25:21	10:15	92:109
16 Aug	South Korea	1–3	Brazil	27:25	15:25	15:25	19:25		76:100

Group I

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Aug	Thailand	3–0	Puerto Rico	27:25	30:28	25:13			82:66
14 Aug	United States	1–3	Russia	21:25	24:26	25:19	17:25		87:95
15 Aug	Russia	3–1	Thailand	25:18	24:26	25:11	25:12		99:67
15 Aug	Puerto Rico	0–3	United States	16:25	18:25	22:25			56:75
16 Aug	Thailand	3–2	United States	19:25	28:26	25:21	21:25	18:16	111:113
16 Aug	Puerto Rico	0–3	Russia	16:25	17:25	19:25			52:75

Final round

• Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
19 Aug	Netherlands	3–2	China	18:25	25:22	25:22	24:26	15:13	107:108
19 Aug	Brazil	3–2	Russia	25:20	22:25	25:17	24:26	16:14	112:102
19 Aug	Japan	1–3	Germany	21:25	25:16	17:25	22:25		85:91
20 Aug	Netherlands	3–2	Germany	19:25	25:21	25:22	21:25	15:13	105:106
20 Aug	China	0–3	Brazil	21:25	20:25	29:31			70:81
20 Aug	Japan	1–3	Russia	17:25	23:25	29:27	14:25		83:102
21 Aug	China	1–3	Russia	29:27	16:25	19:25	23:25		87:102
21 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Germany	25:15	25:15	25:16			75:46
21 Aug	Japan	3–0	Netherlands	25:22	25:18	25:22			75:62
22 Aug	Germany	1–3	Russia	25:16	21:25	23:25	20:25		89:91
22 Aug	Brazil	3–1	Netherlands	25:22	18:25	25:20	25:16		93:83
22 Aug	Japan	0–3	China	20:25	23:25	17:25			60:75
23 Aug	Germany	3–1	China	25:14	23:25	25:21	25:14		98:74
23 Aug	Russia	3–0	Netherlands	25:20	25:23	25:21			75:64
23 Aug	Japan	1–3	Brazil	21:25	27:25	19:25	19:25		86:100

Final ranking

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Overall Ranking

Place	Team
	Brazil
	Russia
	Germany
4	Netherlands
5	China
6	Japan
7	United States
8	Thailand
9	Puerto Rico
10	Poland
11	Dominican Republic
12	South Korea

2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix Winners
Brazil Eighth title

Team Roster:

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 (BRA)
• Best Spiker:
  • Tatiana Kosheleva (RUS)
• Best Blocker:
  • Fabiana Claudino (BRA)
• Best Server:
  • Manon Flier (NED)

• Best Libero:
  • Kerstin Tzscherlich (GER)
• Best Setter:
  • Yoshie Takeshita (JPN)
• Best Scorer:
  • Manon Flier (NED)

References

• FIVB official site