The 2014 Volleyball World Grand Prix season was the 22nd edition of the competition. It started on July 25th and ended on August 24th. For the first time, 28 instead of the previous 20 teams took part.
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From this year, the teams played in three divisions, with promotion and relegation. Each division had two phases - Preliminary Round and Final Six (Division I) or Final Four (Division II and III).
All teams competed in the preliminary round. In the first three weeks (in Division III there were two) there were two (in Division I three) tournaments with four teams in parallel. The best four or three teams in the overall ranking qualified alongside the hosts for the final round. The winner of the Final Four of Division II also qualified for the Final Six. 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.
Division I.
Preliminary round
First week
Group A in Ankara ( Turkey )
August 1st
United States
Russia
1: 3
Turkey
Japan
3-0
August 2nd
Russia
Japan
3: 1
Turkey
United States
3: 2
3rd August
Japan
United States
2: 3
Turkey
Russia
3: 2
Group B in Ansan ( South Korea )
August 1st
Serbia
Germany
3-0
South Korea
Thailand
3: 1
August 2nd
South Korea
Germany
3: 1
Serbia
Thailand
2: 3
3rd August
South Korea
Serbia
1: 3
Thailand
Germany
0: 3
Group C in Sassari ( Italy )
August 1st
Brazil
China
3: 1
Italy
Dominican Rep.
3-0
August 2nd
China
Dominican Rep.
3-0
Brazil
Italy
3-0
3rd August
Dominican Rep.
Brazil
0: 3
Italy
China
3: 2
Second week
Group D in São Paulo ( Brazil )
8th August
Russia
United States
1: 3
Brazil
South Korea
3-0
August 9
Brazil
Russia
3-0
United States
South Korea
3-0
August 10
Brazil
United States
3-0
Russia
South Korea
1: 3
Group E in Ankara ( Turkey )
8th August
Serbia
Germany
0: 3
Turkey
Dominican Rep.
2: 3
August 9
Germany
Dominican Rep.
3: 2
Turkey
Serbia
3: 2
August 10
Dominican Rep.
Serbia
0: 3
Turkey
Germany
3: 1
Group F in Hong Kong ( People's Republic of China )
8th August
Japan
Italy
2: 3
China
Thailand
3: 1
August 9
Italy
Thailand
3-0
China
Japan
3-0
August 10
Japan
Thailand
3: 1
China
Italy
3: 1
Third week
Group G in Bangkok ( Thailand )
15th of August
Thailand
Dominican Rep.
3: 1
Brazil
United States
3: 2
August 16
Brazil
Dominican Rep.
3-0
Thailand
United States
2: 3
17th August
Dominican Rep.
United States
1: 3
Thailand
Brazil
0: 3
Group H in Kaliningrad ( Russia )
15th of August
Turkey
Germany
1: 3
Russia
Italy
3: 1
August 16
Italy
Germany
3: 2
Russia
Turkey
3: 1
17th August
Italy
Turkey
1: 3
Germany
Russia
0: 3
Group I in Macau ( People's Republic of China )
15th of August
Japan
Serbia
3: 1
China
South Korea
3: 1
August 16
Japan
South Korea
3: 2
China
Serbia
2: 3
17th August
South Korea
Serbia
3: 1
China
Japan
1: 3
Overall rating
Final round
The final round was held in Tokyo ( Japan ) from August 20 to 24 .
20th of August
China
Belgium
3: 1
Turkey
Brazil
3: 2
Japan
Russia
3: 1
August 21
Russia
Belgium
3-0
Brazil
China
3-0
Japan
Turkey
3-0
August 22nd
Turkey
Russia
2: 3
Belgium
Brazil
0: 3
China
Japan
0: 3
August 23
Turkey
China
2: 3
Russia
Brazil
0: 3
Japan
Belgium
3-0
August 24th
China
Russia
2: 3
Belgium
Turkey
1: 3
Brazil
Japan
3-0
Division II
Preliminary round
First week
Group J in Lima ( Peru )
July 25th
Poland
Belgium
3: 1
Peru
Canada
3: 1
July 26th
Poland
Canada
3: 1
Peru
Belgium
0: 3
July 27th
Belgium
Canada
3-0
Peru
Poland
1: 3
Group K in Caguas ( Puerto Rico )
July 25th
Netherlands
Cuba
3-0
Puerto Rico
Argentina
3-0
July 26th
Cuba
Argentina
1: 3
Puerto Rico
Netherlands
0: 3
July 27th
Argentina
Netherlands
0: 3
Puerto Rico
Cuba
3-0
Second week
Group L in Leuven ( Belgium )
August 1st
Netherlands
Argentina
3-0
Belgium
Canada
3-0
August 2nd
Argentina
Canada
2: 3
Netherlands
Belgium
3: 2
3rd August
Canada
Netherlands
2: 3
Argentina
Belgium
0: 3
Group M in Trujillo ( Peru )
August 1st
Poland
Cuba
3-0
Peru
Puerto Rico
0: 3
August 2nd
Poland
Puerto Rico
1: 3
Peru
Cuba
3-0
3rd August
Cuba
Puerto Rico
2: 3
Peru
Poland
2: 3
Third week
Group N in Buenos Aires ( Argentina )
8th August
Canada
Cuba
0: 3
Argentina
Peru
3-0
August 9
Cuba
Peru
2: 3
Argentina
Canada
3: 1
August 10
Peru
Canada
0: 3
Argentina
Cuba
3: 1
Group O in Doetinchem ( Netherlands )
8th August
Belgium
Poland
3-0
Netherlands
Puerto Rico
2: 3
August 9
Puerto Rico
Poland
3: 1
Netherlands
Belgium
3-0
August 10
Puerto Rico
Belgium
0: 3
Poland
Netherlands
0: 3
Overall rating
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Points
BPQ
1.
Netherlands Netherlands
26: 7
23
1,197
2.
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
21:12
19th
1,088
3.
Belgium Belgium
21: 9
19th
1,135
4th
Poland Poland
17:17
14th
0.981
5.
Argentina Argentina
14:18
13
1.004
6th
Peru Peru
12:21
9
0.942
7th
Canada Canada
11:23
6th
0.887
8th.
Cuba Cuba
9:24
5
0.838
Final round
The final round took place on August 15-16 in Koszalin ( Poland ).
Division III
Preliminary round
First week
Group P in Almaty ( Kazakhstan )
July 25th
Croatia
Czech Republic
1: 3
Kazakhstan
Australia
3-0
July 26th
Australia
Czech Republic
0: 3
Kazakhstan
Croatia
1: 3
July 27th
Croatia
Australia
3-0
Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
1: 3
Group Q in Mexico City ( Mexico )
July 25th
Algeria
Bulgaria
2: 3
Mexico
Kenya
1: 3
July 26th
Bulgaria
Kenya
3: 2
Mexico
Algeria
3-0
July 27th
Kenya
Algeria
3-0
Mexico
Bulgaria
1: 3
Second week
Group R in Brno ( Czech Republic )
August 1st
Mexico
Kazakhstan
0: 3
Czech Republic
Algeria
3-0
August 2nd
Mexico
Czech Republic
0: 3
Kazakhstan
Algeria
3-0
3rd August
Algeria
Mexico
1: 3
Czech Republic
Kazakhstan
3-0
Group S in Poreč ( Croatia )
August 1st
Australia
Bulgaria
0: 3
Croatia
Kenya
3-0
August 2nd
Bulgaria
Kenya
3: 1
Australia
Croatia
1: 3
3rd August
Kenya
Australia
3: 2
Croatia
Bulgaria
1: 3
Overall rating
Final round
The final round was held on August 16 and 17 in Samokow ( Bulgaria ).
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