Volleyball World Grand Prix 1996

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

Group A in Sendai ( Japan ) space team sentences Points 1.  People's Republic of China 7: 5 5 * 2.  Russia 7: 5 5 * 3.  Cuba 6: 5 5 4th  Japan 4: 9 3 * Ball point quotient: CHN 1.179 - RUS 1.034

Group B in Jakarta ( Indonesia ) space team sentences Points 1.  Brazil 9: 2 6th 2.  United States 7: 8 4th 3.  South Korea 5: 7 4th 4th  Netherlands 4: 8 4th

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

Group C in Osaka ( Japan ) space team sentences Points 1.  United States 9: 3 6th 2.  Brazil 8: 6 5 3.  Russia 4: 6 4th 4th  Japan 3: 9 3

Group D in Beijing ( China ) space team sentences Points 1.  Cuba 9-0 6th 2.  People's Republic of China 6: 5 5 3.  South Korea 5: 6 4th 4th  Netherlands 0: 9 3

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

Group E in Honolulu ( USA ) space team sentences Points 1.  Cuba 9: 1 6th 2.  United States 5: 7 4th 3.  Netherlands 4: 6 4th 4th  Japan 5: 7 4th

Group F in Macau space team sentences Points 1.  People's Republic of China 9: 4 6th 2.  Brazil 7: 4 5 3.  Russia 6: 6 4th 4th  South Korea 1: 9 3

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

Group G in Taipei ( Taiwan ) space team sentences Points 1.  Cuba 9-0 6th 2.  Brazil 6: 4 5 3.  South Korea 4: 6 4th 4th  Japan 0: 9 3

Group H in Hong Kong space team sentences Points 1.  Russia 9: 2 6th 2.  United States 7: 6 5 3.  People's Republic of China 6: 6 4th 4th  Netherlands 1: 9 3

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

space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Cuba	33: 6	22nd
2.	Brazil	30:16	21st
3.	People's Republic of China	28:20	20th
4th	Russia	26:19	19th
5.	United States	28:24	19th
6th	South Korea	15:28	15th
7th	Netherlands	9:32	14th
8th.	Japan	11:35	13

Final round

The final round was held in Shanghai ( People's Republic of China ).

space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Brazil	9: 6	6th
2.	Cuba	8: 6	5
3.	Russia	7: 6	4th
4th	People's Republic of China	3: 9	3

Brazil	Cuba	3: 2
Russia	China	3-0
Cuba	Russia	3: 2
Brazil	China	3: 2
Brazil	Russia	3: 2
Cuba	China	3: 1