Volleyball World Grand Prix 2003

The 2003 Volleyball World Grand Prix season was the eleventh edition of the competition. It started on July 21st and ended on August 3rd. China won the title for the first time.

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In the preliminary round, twelve teams competed, which were divided into two groups. The three best teams in each group reached the final round and played “everyone against everyone”. All games took place in Italy . The venues were Andria , Gioia del Colle and Matera .

Preliminary round

Group A space team sentences Points 1.  United States 14: 6 9 2.  Netherlands 12: 9 9 3.  Italy 12:12 7th 4th  Germany 10:11 7th 5.  Japan 9:13 7th 6th  Cuba 8:14 6th

Group B space team sentences Points 1.  South Korea 12: 5 9 2.  Russia 13: 6 9 3.  People's Republic of China 11: 6 8th 4th  Brazil 11: 7 8th 5.  Thailand 3:13 6th 6th  Canada 2:15 5

21 July Japan Netherlands 0: 3 Germany Italy 1: 3 United States Cuba 3-0 22nd of July Japan United States 2: 3 Cuba Germany 1: 3 Netherlands Italy 3: 2 July 23 United States Netherlands 3-0 Germany Japan 3: 1 Italy Cuba 2: 3 July 25th Netherlands Cuba 3: 2 United States Germany 3: 1 Japan Italy 3: 2 July 26th Cuba Japan 2: 3 Germany Netherlands 2: 3 Italy United States 3: 2

21 July Thailand Brazil 0: 3 China Canada 3-0 South Korea Russia 3: 1 22nd of July Russia Thailand 3-0 Canada Brazil 0: 3 China South Korea 3-0 July 23 Thailand China 0: 3 South Korea Canada 3: 1 Brazil Russia 2: 3 July 25th Canada Russia 0: 3 South Korea Thailand 3-0 China Brazil 1: 3 July 26th Russia China 3: 1 Thailand Canada 3: 1 Brazil South Korea 0: 3

Final round

space	team	sentences	Points
1.	People's Republic of China	15: 2	10
2.	Russia	12: 5	9
3.	United States	10: 6	8th
4th	Netherlands	7:13	7th
5.	Italy	7:13	6th
6th	South Korea	3:15	5

July 28th	Italy	Netherlands	2: 3
	Russia	South Korea	3-0
	United States	China	3-0
29th of July	Netherlands	Russia	0: 3
	China	South Korea	3-0
	United States	Italy	3-0
30th July	Italy	China	1: 3
	Russia	United States	3: 1
	South Korea	Netherlands	2: 3
August 2nd	China	Netherlands	3: 1
	Italy	Russia	1: 3
	United States	South Korea	3-0
3rd August	Netherlands	United States	0: 3
	South Korea	Italy	1: 3
	Russia	China	0: 3

Final score

1.	People's Republic of China
2.	Russia
3.	United States
4th	Netherlands
5.	Italy
6th	South Korea
7th	Brazil
	Germany
9.	Japan
	Thailand
11.	Canada
	Cuba

Awards

Best scorer	Ekaterina Gamova	Russia
Best attacker	Yelisaveta Tishchenko	Russia
Best blocker	Anastasia Belikova	Russia
Best server	Yang Hao	People's Republic of China
Most popular player	Paola Cardullo	Italy

Web links

• Information from the FIVB (English)