Volleyball World Grand Prix 2011

The 2011 season of the Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 19th edition of the competition. It started on August 5th and ended on August 28th. For the first time, 16 instead of 12 teams took part in the competition.

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Sixteen teams competed in the preliminary round. In the first three weeks four tournaments with four teams took place in parallel. The best seven teams in the overall standings qualified for the final round alongside hosts China. In the final round, the teams were divided into two groups of four and played “everyone against everyone”. The two best teams in each final group reached the semi-finals.

The number of wins was decisive for the placement after the group games. If the match was 3-0 or 3-1, there were three points for the winner and none for the loser. If the score was 3: 2, the winner received two points and the opponent one point. If two or more teams had the same number of wins, the order in the table was determined according to the following criteria: First, the number of points decided, in case of equality the quotient of the sets and finally the quotient of the ball points.

Preliminary round

First week

Group A in Bydgoszcz ( Poland ) space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  Italy 9: 3 9 1.253 2.  Poland 6: 6 4th 0.955 3.  Dominican Republic 6: 8 3 0.939 4th  Argentina 4: 8 2 0.898

Group B in Nakhon Pathom ( Thailand ) space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  Russia 9: 1 9 1.364 2.  Thailand 6: 5 5 1.043 3.  Cuba 6: 6 4th 1,000 4th  Peru 0: 9 0 0.560

5th of August Poland Argentina 3-0 Italy Dominican R. 3: 1 6th of August Poland Dominican R. 2: 3 Italy Argentina 3: 1 August 7th Poland Italy 1: 3 Dominican R. Argentina 2: 3

5th of August Russia Cuba 3: 1 Thailand Peru 3-0 6th of August Peru Russia 0: 3 Cuba Thailand 2: 3 August 7th Peru Cuba 0: 3 Russia Thailand 3-0

Group C in Busan ( South Korea ) space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  Brazil 9: 1 9 1.253 2.  Japan 6: 3 6th 1.068 3.  South Korea 3: 7 3 0.931 4th  Germany 2: 9 0 0.825

Group D in Luohe ( China ) space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  United States 9: 2 8th 1.277 2.  Serbia 8: 4 7th 1,100 3.  People's Republic of China 4: 6 3 0.926 4th  Kazakhstan 0: 9 0 0.716

5th of August Brazil Japan 3-0 South Korea Germany 3: 1 6th of August South Korea Japan 0: 3 Brazil Germany 3: 1 August 7th South Korea Brazil 0: 3 Japan Germany 3-0

5th of August Serbia United States 2: 3 China Kazakhstan 3-0 6th of August Kazakhstan United States 0: 3 China Serbia 1: 3 August 7th China United States 0: 3 Serbia Kazakhstan 3-0

Second week

Group E in Zielona Góra ( Poland ) space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  South Korea 9: 2 8th 1.148 2.  Poland 6: 4 6th 1,092 3.  Cuba 5: 9 2 0.911 4th  Argentina 3: 8 2 0.888

Group F in Almaty ( Kazakhstan ) space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  Brazil 9: 1 9 1.297 2.  Italy 7: 7 4th 1.013 3.  Thailand 5: 6 4th 0.920 4th  Kazakhstan 2: 9 1 0.842

12. August Poland Argentina 3-0 Cuba South Korea 2: 3 13 August Poland South Korea 0: 3 Cuba Argentina 2: 3 August 14th Poland Cuba 3: 1 South Korea Argentina 3-0

12. August Kazakhstan Italy 2: 3 Thailand Brazil 0: 3 13 August Kazakhstan Brazil 0: 3 Italy Thailand 3: 2 August 14th Kazakhstan Thailand 0: 3 Italy Brazil 1: 3

Group G in Guangzhou ( China ) space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  Russia 9-0 9 1.271 2.  People's Republic of China 6: 5 5 1.043 3.  Germany 5: 6 4th 1.034 4th  Peru 0: 9 0 0.707

Group H in Komaki ( Japan ) space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  United States 7: 3 6th 1.125 2.  Serbia 7: 4 6th 1.106 3.  Japan 6: 5 6th 0.984 4th  Dominican Republic 1: 9 0 0.819

12. August Germany Russia 0: 3 China Peru 3-0 13 August Peru Russia 0: 3 China Germany 3: 2 August 14th Peru Germany 0: 3 China Russia 0: 3

12. August United States Dominican R. 3-0 Japan Serbia 3: 1 13 August Serbia Dominican R. 3-0 Japan United States 0: 3 August 14th Japan Dominican R. 3: 1 United States Serbia 1: 3

Third week

Group I in Hong Kong ( China ) space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  People's Republic of China 9: 1 9 1.195 2.  Dominican Republic 6: 6 5 1.007 3.  Poland 4: 6 3 0.987 4th  Kazakhstan 3: 9 1 0.857

Group J in Hong Kong ( China ) space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  United States 9-0 9 1.433 2.  Italy 6: 3 6th 1.123 3.  Germany 3: 7 3 0.912 4th  Peru 1: 9 0 0.710

August 19th Kazakhstan Poland 0: 3 China Dominican R. 3-0 20th of August Dominican R. Poland 3: 1 China Kazakhstan 3: 1 August 21 Dominican R. Kazakhstan 3: 2 China Poland 3-0

August 19th Italy Peru 3-0 United States Germany 3-0 20th of August Germany Peru 3: 1 United States Italy 3-0 August 21 United States Peru 3-0 Germany Italy 0: 3

Group K in Bangkok ( Thailand ) space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  Brazil 9-0 9 1,815 2.  Thailand 6: 4 6th 1.058 3.  Cuba 4: 6 3 0.836 4th  Argentina 0: 9 0 0.673

Group L in Tokyo ( Japan ) space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  Serbia 8: 3 7th 1.058 2.  Japan 6: 3 6th 1.049 3.  Russia 5: 8 3 1.038 4th  South Korea 3: 8 2 0.873

August 19th Cuba Brazil 0: 3 Thailand Argentina 3-0 20th of August Brazil Argentina 3-0 Thailand Cuba 3: 1 August 21 Argentina Cuba 0: 3 Brazil Thailand 3-0

August 19th Russia South Korea 2: 3 Japan Serbia 0: 3 20th of August Russia Serbia 3: 2 Japan South Korea 3-0 August 21 Serbia South Korea 3-0 Japan Russia 3-0

Overall rating

space	team	sentences	Points	BPQ
1.	Brazil	27: 2	27	1.405
2.	United States	25: 5	23	1.267
3.	Russia	23: 9	21st	1,200
4th	Serbia	23:11	20th	1,089
5.	Italy	22:13	19th	1.120
6th	Japan	18:11	18th	1.029
7th	People's Republic of China	19:12	17th	1.049
8th.	Thailand	17:15	15th	1.003
9.	South Korea	15:17	13	0.967
10.	Poland	16:16	13	1.008
11.	Cuba	15:21	9	0.919
12.	Dominican Republic	13:22	8th	0.925
13.	Germany	10:22	7th	0.919
14th	Argentina	7:25	4th	0.827
15th	Kazakhstan	5:27	2	0.810
16.	Peru	1:27	0	0.693

Final round

The final round was held from August 24th to 28th in Macau ( People's Republic of China ).

Group A space team Points Victories BPQ sentences 1.  Serbia 8th 3 1.115 9: 3 2.  Russia 6th 2 1.107 7: 4 3.  Thailand 3 1 0.984 4: 7 4th  People's Republic of China 1 0 0.821 3: 9

Group B space team Points Victories BPQ sentences 1.  Brazil 9 3 1,240 9: 1 2.  United States 5 2 1.046 7: 5 3.  Japan 3 1 0.916 3: 6 4th  Italy 1 0 0.837 2: 9

August 24th Thailand Russia 1: 3 China Serbia 2: 3 August 25 Russia Serbia 1: 3 China Thailand 1: 3 26th of August Serbia Thailand 3-0 Russia China 3-0

August 24th Japan United States 0: 3 Brazil Italy 3-0 August 25 United States Italy 3: 2 Brazil Japan 3-0 26th of August Italy Japan 0: 3 Brazil United States 3: 1

	Semi-finals August 27th				Final August 28th
	Serbia	0
	United States	3
					United States	3
					Brazil	0
					3rd place August 28th
	Brazil	3			Serbia	3
	Russia	0			Russia	0

Play for 5th place
August 27	Thailand	Japan	0: 3

Game for 7th place
August 27	People's Republic of China	Italy	2: 3

Final score

1.	United States
2.	Brazil
3.	Serbia
4th	Russia
5.	Japan
6th	Thailand
7th	Italy
8th.	People's Republic of China
9.	South Korea
10.	Poland
11.	Cuba
12.	Dominican Republic
13.	Germany
14th	Argentina
15th	Kazakhstan
16.	Peru

Awards

Most valuable player	Destinee Hooker	United States
Best scorer	Jovana Brakočević	Serbia
Best attacker	Milena Rašić	Serbia
Best blocker	Julia Morosova	Russia
Best server	Thaísa Menezes	Brazil
Best Libera	Victoria Kuzyakina	Russia

Web links

• Information from the FIVB (English)