Volleyball World Grand Prix 1997

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The 1997 season of the Volleyball World Grand Prix was the fifth edition of the competition. It started on August 8th and ended on August 31st. Russia won the title for the first time.

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Eight teams competed in the preliminary round. In the first two weeks, two tournaments with four teams took place in parallel; in the third week there was another tournament. The three best teams in the overall ranking qualified alongside hosts Japan for the final round, which was played according to the “everyone against everyone” mode.

Preliminary round

First week

Group A in Macau
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1. RussiaRussia Russia 9: 1 6th
2. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 7: 3 5
3. ItalyItaly Italy 3: 8 4th
4th United StatesUnited States United States 2: 9 3
Group B in Suwon ( South Korea )
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1. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 9: 3 6th
2. JapanJapan Japan 6: 5 5
3. CubaCuba Cuba 6: 8 4th
4th NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 4: 9 3
8th August United States Russia 0: 3
China Italy 3-0
August 9 Italy Russia 0: 3
China United States 3-0
August 10 Italy United States 3: 2
China Russia 1: 3
8th August South Korea Netherlands 3: 2
Cuba Japan 2: 3
August 9 South Korea Japan 3-0
Cuba Netherlands 3: 2
August 10 South Korea Cuba 3: 1
Japan Netherlands 3-0

Second week

Group C in Taipei ( Taiwan )
space team sentences Points
1. RussiaRussia Russia 9-0 6th
2. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 6: 3 5
3. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3: 6 4th
4th United StatesUnited States United States 0: 9 3
Group D in Hong Kong
space team sentences Points
1. CubaCuba Cuba 9: 1 6th
2. ItalyItaly Italy 6: 5 5
3. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 6: 6 4th
4th JapanJapan Japan 0: 9 3
15th of August United States South Korea 0: 3
Russia Netherlands 3-0
August 16 United States Netherlands 0: 3
Russia South Korea 3-0
17th August South Korea Netherlands 3-0
United States Russia 0: 3
15th of August Cuba Japan 3-0
China Italy 2: 3
August 16 Cuba Italy 3-0
China Japan 3-0
17th August Italy Japan 3-0
China Cuba 1: 3

Third week

Group E in Gifu ( Japan )
space team sentences Points
1. RussiaRussia Russia 9: 4 6th
2. CubaCuba Cuba 8: 4 5
3. JapanJapan Japan 5: 8 4th
4th United StatesUnited States United States 3: 9 3
August 22nd Cuba Russia 2: 3
Japan United States 3: 2
August 23 Japan Russia 1: 3
Cuba United States 3-0
August 24th Japan Cuba 1: 3
Russia United States 3: 1

Overall rating

The overall ranking only takes into account the results of the first two weeks.

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1. RussiaRussia Russia 18: 1 12
2. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 15: 6 11
3. CubaCuba Cuba 15: 9 10
4th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 11: 9 9
5. ItalyItaly Italy 9:11 9
6th JapanJapan Japan 6:14 8th
7th NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 4:15 7th
8th. United StatesUnited States United States 2:18 6th

Final round

The final round was held from August 29th to 31st in Kobe ( Japan ).

space team sentences Points
1. RussiaRussia Russia 9: 2 6th
2. CubaCuba Cuba 8: 4 5
3. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 4: 7 4th
4th JapanJapan Japan 1: 9 3
29th August Cuba South Korea 3: 1
Russia Japan 3-0
August 30th Russia South Korea 3-0
Cuba Japan 3-0
August 31 Russia Cuba 3: 2
South Korea Japan 3: 1