Volleyball World Grand Prix 2013

The 2013 season of the Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 21st edition of the competition. It started on August 2nd and ended on September 1st. For the first time, 20 instead of the previous 16 teams took part.

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Twenty teams competed in the preliminary round. In the first three weeks, five tournaments with four teams took place in parallel. The five best teams in the overall standings qualified for the final round alongside hosts Japan. In the final round, the teams played “everyone against everyone”.

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 Campinas ( Brazil ) August 2nd Russia United States 1: 3 Brazil Poland 3: 1 3rd August Brazil Russia 3: 2 United States Poland 3-0 4th of August Brazil United States 3: 1 Russia Poland 3: 2

Group B in Santo Domingo ( Dominican Republic ) August 2nd Puerto Rico Czech Republic 0: 3 Dominican Rep. Serbia 0: 3 3rd August Serbia Czech Republic 3-0 Dominican Rep. Puerto Rico 3-0 4th of August Serbia Puerto Rico 3: 1 Dominican Rep. Czech Republic 3: 1

Group C in Ankara ( Turkey ) August 2nd Turkey Algeria 3-0 Thailand Japan 0: 3 3rd August Algeria Japan 0: 3 Turkey Thailand 3-0 4th of August Thailand Algeria 3-0 Turkey Japan 1: 3

Group D in Macau ( People's Republic of China ) August 2nd Cuba Netherlands 0: 3 China Bulgaria 3-0 3rd August Bulgaria Netherlands 3: 1 China Cuba 3-0 4th of August Bulgaria Cuba 3-0 China Netherlands 3: 1

Group E in Montichiari ( Italy )
August 2nd	Germany	Kazakhstan	3: 1
	Italy	Argentina	3-0
3rd August	Germany	Argentina	2: 3
	Italy	Kazakhstan	3-0
4th of August	Argentina	Kazakhstan	3: 2
	Italy	Germany	3: 1

Second week

Group F in Belgrade ( Serbia ) August 9 Serbia Netherlands 3-0 Algeria United States 0: 3 August 10 Algeria Serbia 0: 3 United States Netherlands 3-0 August 11th Netherlands Algeria 3-0 Serbia United States 2: 3

Group G in Mayagüez ( Puerto Rico ) August 9 Dominican Rep. Brazil 1: 3 Puerto Rico Bulgaria 0: 3 August 10 Brazil Bulgaria 1: 3 Dominican Rep. Puerto Rico 3-0 August 11th Bulgaria Dominican Rep. 2: 3 Puerto Rico Brazil 0: 3

Group H in Płock ( Poland ) August 9 Germany Japan 2: 3 Poland Kazakhstan 3-0 August 10 Japan Kazakhstan 3: 1 Poland Germany 0: 3 August 11th Kazakhstan Germany 1: 3 Poland Japan 0: 3

Group I in Hong Kong ( People's Republic of China ) August 9 Turkey Argentina 3: 1 China Czech Republic 3-0 August 10 Turkey Czech Republic 3-0 China Argentina 3-0 August 11th Argentina Czech Republic 1: 3 China Turkey 3: 2

Group J in Yekaterinburg ( Russia )
August 9	Italy	Russia	1: 3
	Cuba	Thailand	1: 3
August 10	Thailand	Russia	0: 3
	Cuba	Italy	0: 3
August 11th	Russia	Cuba	3: 1
	Italy	Thailand	3-0

Third week

Group K in Almaty ( Kazakhstan ) August 16 Cuba Brazil 0: 3 Kazakhstan Netherlands 0: 3 17th August Brazil Netherlands 3-0 Kazakhstan Cuba 3: 1 18th of August Cuba Netherlands 0: 3 Kazakhstan Brazil 0: 3

Group L in Bangkok ( Thailand ) August 16 Thailand Puerto Rico 3: 1 Germany Russia 2: 3 17th August Russia Puerto Rico 3-0 Thailand Germany 0: 3 18th of August Puerto Rico Germany 3: 2 Russia Thailand 3: 2

Group M in Sendai ( Japan ) August 16 United States Czech Republic 3-0 Japan Bulgaria 0: 3 17th August Japan United States 1: 3 Czech Republic Bulgaria 2: 3 18th of August Japan Czech Republic 3: 2 United States Bulgaria 3: 2

Group N in Wuhan ( China ) August 16 Serbia Poland 3: 1 China Argentina 3-0 17th August Argentina Serbia 0: 3 China Poland 3: 1 18th of August Poland Argentina 3: 2 China Serbia 3: 2

Group O in Kaohsiung ( Taiwan )
August 16	Italy	Algeria	3-0
	Turkey	Dominican Rep.	3: 2
17th August	Algeria	Turkey	0: 3
	Italy	Dominican Rep.	2: 3
18th of August	Italy	Turkey	3: 2
	Dominican Rep.	Algeria	3-0

Overall rating

space	team	sentences	Points	BPQ
1.	People's Republic of China	27: 6	25th	1,236
2.	Brazil	25: 8	23	1,258
3.	Serbia	25: 8	23	1,186
4th	United States	25: 9	22nd	1,211
5.	Italy	24: 9	21st	1,171
6th	Japan	22:12	19th	1,127
7th	Russia	24:14	19th	1,084
8th.	Turkey	23:12	19th	1,161
9.	Bulgaria	22:13	19th	1.110
10.	Dominican Republic	21:14	17th	1,049
11.	Germany	21:17	16	1.108
12.	Netherlands	14:15	12	1,033
13.	Thailand	11:20	10	0.999
14th	Czech Republic	11:22	8th	0.903
15th	Poland	11:23	6th	0.939
16.	Argentina	10:25	5	0.838
17th	Kazakhstan	8:25	4th	0.789
18th	Puerto Rico	5:26	2	0.757
19th	Cuba	3:27	0	0.732
20th	Algeria	0:27	0	0.462

Final round

The final round was held from August 28th to September 1st in Sapporo ( Japan ).

space	team	Points	sentences	BPQ
1.	Brazil	15th	15: 0	1.405
2.	People's Republic of China	10	12: 8	1,050
3.	Serbia	8th	10: 9	1,017
4th	Japan	5	7:12	0.952
5.	Italy	4th	7:14	0.875
6th	United States	3	6:14	0.874

August 28th	Serbia	China	1: 3
	Brazil	United States	3-0
	Japan	Italy	3-0
29th August	United States	Serbia	1: 3
	Italy	China	2: 3
	Japan	Brazil	0: 3
August 30th	China	United States	3-0
	Brazil	Italy	3-0
	Serbia	Japan	3-0
August 31	United States	Italy	2: 3
	Brazil	Serbia	3-0
	Japan	China	2: 3
September 1	Serbia	Italy	3: 2
	China	Brazil	0: 3
	United States	Japan	3: 2

Final score

1.	Brazil
2.	People's Republic of China
3.	Serbia
4th	Japan
5.	Italy
6th	United States
7th	Russia
8th.	Turkey
9.	Bulgaria
10.	Dominican Republic
11.	Germany
12.	Netherlands
13.	Thailand
14th	Czech Republic
15th	Poland
16.	Argentina
17th	Kazakhstan
18th	Puerto Rico
19th	Cuba
20th	Algeria

Web links

• Information from the FIVB (English)