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
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Points
BPQ
1.
China People's Republic People's Republic of China
27: 6
25th
1,236
2.
Brazil Brazil
25: 8
23
1,258
3.
Serbia Serbia
25: 8
23
1,186
4th
United States United States
25: 9
22nd
1,211
5.
Italy Italy
24: 9
21st
1,171
6th
Japan Japan
22:12
19th
1,127
7th
Russia Russia
24:14
19th
1,084
8th.
Turkey Turkey
23:12
19th
1,161
9.
Bulgaria Bulgaria
22:13
19th
1.110
10.
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
21:14
17th
1,049
11.
Germany Germany
21:17
16
1.108
12.
Netherlands Netherlands
14:15
12
1,033
13.
Thailand Thailand
11:20
10
0.999
14th
Czech Republic Czech Republic
11:22
8th
0.903
15th
Poland Poland
11:23
6th
0.939
16.
Argentina Argentina
10:25
5
0.838
17th
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
8:25
4th
0.789
18th
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
5:26
2
0.757
19th
Cuba Cuba
3:27
0
0.732
20th
Algeria Algeria
0:27
0
0.462
Final round
The final round was held from August 28th to September 1st in Sapporo ( Japan ).
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
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