2008 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
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The FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 will be a women's volleyball tournament played by 12 countries from June 20 to July 13, 2008. The finals will be held in Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan. Cuba, Brazil, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the tournament at the 2007 Women's Pan-American Cup in Colima, Mexico. Germany, Turkey, Italy, and Poland qualified through the European Qualifying Tournament in Ankara, Turkey. China, Japan, Thailand, and Kazakhstan qualified as the four Asian teams.
Competing nations
The following national teams qualified:
| Europe | America | Asia |
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Calendar
| Week 1 20-22 June 2008 | ||
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| Group A: Kobe, Japan |
Group B: Ningbo, China |
Group C: Alassio, Italy |
| Week 2 27-29 June 2008 | ||
| Group D: Vinh Phuc, Vietnam |
Group E: Wroclaw, Poland |
Group F: Hong Kong, China |
| Week 3 4-6 July 2008 | ||
| Group G: Bangkok, Thailand |
Group H: Taipei, Republic of China |
Group I: Macau, China |
| Week 4 Final | ||
| Yokohama, Japan | ||
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Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Turkey 
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3 - 1 |  United States
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28-26, 25-16, 21-25, 25-19 |
Japan 
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3 - 0 |  Kazakhstan
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25-17, 25-13, 25-23 |
| Kazakhstan
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United States
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| Japan
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Turkey
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| Kazakhstan
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Turkey
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| Japan
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United States
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Group B
Brazil 
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3 - 0 |  Thailand
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25-22, 25-18, 25-20 |
China 
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3 - 1 |  Germany
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19-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25- 11 |
| China
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Thailand
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| Germany
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Brazil
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| Germany
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Thailand
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| China
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Brazil
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Group C
Cuba 
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3 - 1 |  Poland
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25-20, 29-31, 25-21, 26-24 |
Italy 
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3 - 1 |  Dominican Republic
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19-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-15 |
| Dominican Republic
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Cuba
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| Italy
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Poland
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| Poland
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Dominican Republic
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| Italy
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Cuba
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Preliminary Ranking
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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| 1. | Japan
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 53 | 1.415 | 3 | 0 | MAX |
| 2. | Brazil
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 60 | 1.250 | 3 | 0 | MAX |
| 3. | China
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 76 | 1.237 | 3 | 1 | 3.000 |
| 3. | Italy
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 76 | 1.237 | 3 | 1 | 3.000 |
| 5. | Turkey
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 86 | 1.151 | 3 | 1 | 3.000 |
| 6. | Cuba
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 96 | 1.094 | 3 | 1 | 3.000 |
| 7. | Poland
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 105 | 0.914 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 |
| 8. | United States
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 99 | 0.869 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 |
| 9. | Germany
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 94 | 0.809 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 |
| 9. | Dominican Republic
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 94 | 0.809 | 1 | 3 | 0.303 |
| 11. | Thailand
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 75 | 0.800 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
| 12. | Kazakhstan
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |