The 1996 season of the Volleyball World Grand Prix was the fourth edition of the competition. Brazil won the title for the second time.
mode
Eight teams competed in the preliminary round. Every week two tournaments with four teams took place in parallel. The four best teams in the overall ranking qualified for the final round, which was played according to the “everyone against everyone” mode.
Preliminary round
First week
China
Cuba
3-0
Russia
Japan
3: 1
China
Japan
3: 2
Cuba
Russia
3: 1
Russia
China
3: 1
Cuba
Japan
3: 1
Netherlands
United States
3: 2
Brazil
South Korea
3-0
United States
South Korea
3: 2
Brazil
Netherlands
3-0
South Korea
Netherlands
3: 1
Brazil
United States
3: 2
Second week
United States
Brazil
3: 2
Russia
Japan
3-0
Brazil
Japan
3: 2
United States
Russia
3-0
United States
Japan
3: 1
Brazil
Russia
3: 1
Cuba
South Korea
3-0
China
Netherlands
3-0
Cuba
Netherlands
3-0
China
South Korea
3: 2
South Korea
Netherlands
3-0
Cuba
China
3-0
Third week
Cuba
Japan
3: 1
United States
Netherlands
3: 1
Cuba
Netherlands
3-0
Japan
United States
3: 2
Netherlands
Japan
3-0
Cuba
United States
3-0
Brazil
Russia
3: 1
China
South Korea
3: 1
Brazil
South Korea
3-0
China
Russia
3: 2
Russia
South Korea
3-0
China
Brazil
3: 1
Fourth week
Cuba
South Korea
3-0
Brazil
Japan
3-0
Brazil
South Korea
3: 1
Cuba
Japan
3-0
South Korea
Japan
3-0
Cuba
Brazil
3-0
Russia
United States
3: 1
China
Netherlands
3-0
United States
Netherlands
3: 1
Russia
China
3: 1
Russia
Netherlands
3-0
United States
China
3: 2
Overall rating
Final round
The final round was held in Shanghai ( People's Republic of China ).
Brazil
Cuba
3: 2
Russia
China
3-0
Cuba
Russia
3: 2
Brazil
China
3: 2
Brazil
Russia
3: 2
Cuba
China
3: 1
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