Volleyball World Grand Prix 2015

The 2015 season of the Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 23rd edition of the competition. It started on June 26th and ended on August 2nd. As in the previous season, 28 teams took part.

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As in the previous 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 Bangkok ( Thailand ) 3rd of July Thailand Serbia 3: 2 Brazil Japan 3: 1 July 4th Brazil Serbia 3-0 Thailand Japan 0: 3 5th July Japan Serbia 3: 1 Thailand Brazil 0: 3

Group B in Ningbo ( People's Republic of China ) 3rd of July Germany Russia 1: 3 China Dominican Rep. 3-0 July 4th Dominican Rep. Russia 0: 3 China Germany 3-0 5th July Dominican Rep. Germany 0: 3 China Russia 3: 1

Group C in Ankara ( Turkey )
3rd of July	United States	Italy	3: 1
	Turkey	Belgium	0: 3
July 4th	Italy	Belgium	3-0
	Turkey	United States	1: 3
5th July	Belgium	United States	0: 3
	Turkey	Italy	0: 3

Second week

Group D in São Paulo ( Brazil ) 10th of July Brazil Belgium 3-0 Germany Thailand 0: 3 July 11th Brazil Thailand 3: 1 Belgium Germany 1: 3 July 12 Brazil Germany 3-0 Belgium Thailand 1: 3

Group E in Saitama ( Japan ) 10th of July China Dominican Rep. 3-0 Japan Italy 2: 3 July 11th China Italy 3: 1 Japan Dominican Rep. 3-0 July 12 Dominican Rep. Italy 0: 3 Japan China 1: 3

Group F in Kaliningrad ( Russia )
10th of July	Serbia	Turkey	3: 1
	Russia	United States	0: 3
July 11th	United States	Turkey	3: 1
	Russia	Serbia	3: 2
July 12	Serbia	United States	2: 3
	Russia	Turkey	3: 1

Third week

Group G in Catania ( Italy ) 16th of July Russia Brazil 0: 3 Italy Belgium 3-0 17th July Brazil Belgium 3-0 Italy Russia 1: 3 July 18th Belgium Russia 3-0 Italy Brazil 0: 3

Group H in Hong Kong ( People's Republic of China ) 16th of July Japan United States 0: 3 China Thailand 3-0 17th July Thailand United States 1: 3 China Japan 3-0 July 18th Japan Thailand 3-0 China United States 3: 2

Group I in Stuttgart ( Germany )
16th of July	Turkey	Serbia	0: 3
	Germany	Dominican Rep.	3-0
17th July	Germany	Turkey	2: 3
	Dominican Rep.	Serbia	0: 3
July 18th	Dominican Rep.	Turkey	0: 3
	Serbia	Germany	1: 3

Overall rating

space	team	Victories	Points	sentences	BPQ
1.	Brazil	9	27	27: 2	1,299
2.	People's Republic of China	9	26th	27: 5	1,353
3.	United States	8th	24	26: 9	1,124
4th	Italy	5	14th	18:14	1,027
5.	Russia	5	14th	16:17	0.979
6th	Japan	4th	13	16:16	0.969
7th	Germany	4th	13	15:17	1.107
8th.	Serbia	3	12	17:19	1,028
9.	Thailand	3	8th	11:21	0.920
10.	Belgium	2	6th	9:21	0.825
11.	Turkey	2	5	10:23	0.881
12.	Dominican Republic	0	0	0:27	0.615

Final round

The final round was held in Omaha ( United States ) from July 22nd to 26th .

space	team	Victories	Points	sentences	BPQ
1.	United States	5	15th	15: 2	1,262
2.	Russia	3	9	10: 6	1,085
3.	Brazil	3	9	9: 8	1,058
4th	People's Republic of China	2	7th	9: 9	0.962
5.	Italy	2	4th	8:13	0.951
6th	Japan	0	1	2:15	0.768

22nd of July	Brazil	China	3: 1
	Italy	Russia	0: 3
	United States	Japan	3-0
July 23	Brazil	Russia	0: 3
	Japan	China	0: 3
	United States	Italy	3: 1
24th July	Brazil	Japan	3-0
	China	Italy	2: 3
	United States	Russia	3: 1
July 25th	China	Russia	3-0
	United States	Brazil	3-0
	Italy	Japan	3: 2
July 26th	United States	China	3-0
	Brazil	Italy	3: 1
	Russia	Japan	3-0

Division II

Preliminary round

First week

Group J in Poreč ( Croatia ) 3rd of July Netherlands Czech Republic 3: 1 Argentina Croatia 3: 1 July 4th Argentina Netherlands 0: 3 Czech Republic Croatia 3-0 5th July Czech Republic Argentina 3: 1 Croatia Netherlands 0: 3

Group K in Carolina ( Puerto Rico ) 3rd of July Bulgaria Poland 0: 3 Puerto Rico Canada 3: 1 July 4th Bulgaria Canada 2: 3 Puerto Rico Bulgaria 2: 3 5th July Canada Poland 1: 3 Puerto Rico Poland 3: 1

Second week

Group L in Formosa ( Argentina ) 10th of July Poland Netherlands 0: 3 Argentina Canada 1: 3 July 11th Poland Canada 3: 1 Argentina Netherlands 2: 3 July 12 Netherlands Canada 3-0 Argentina Poland 0: 3

Group M in Samokow ( Bulgaria ) 10th of July Puerto Rico Czech Republic 3: 2 Bulgaria Croatia 3: 2 July 11th Croatia Puerto Rico 1: 3 Bulgaria Czech Republic 2: 3 July 12 Croatia Czech Republic 1: 3 Bulgaria Puerto Rico 3-0

Overall rating

space	team	Victories	Points	sentences	BPQ
1.	Netherlands	6th	17th	18: 3	1,360
2.	Poland	4th	12	13: 8	1,017
3.	Czech Republic	4th	12	15:10	1,081
4th	Puerto Rico	4th	12	14:11	1,077
5.	Bulgaria	3	9	13:13	0.989
6th	Canada	2	5	9:15	0.920
7th	Argentina	1	4th	7:16	0.869
8th.	Croatia	0	1	5:18	0.811

Final round

The final round will be held on August 1st and 2nd in Lublin ( Poland ).

	Semi-finals August 1st				Final August 2nd
	Netherlands	3
	Czech Republic	0
					Netherlands	3
					Poland	0
					3rd place August 2nd
	Poland	3			Czech Republic	3
	Puerto Rico	1			Puerto Rico	1

Division III

Preliminary round

First week

Group N in Taldyqorghan ( Kazakhstan ) June 26th Australia Cuba 0: 3 Kazakhstan Algeria 3-0 June 27th Cuba Algeria 3-0 Kazakhstan Australia 3-0 June 28th Algeria Australia 3-0 Kazakhstan Cuba 3: 2

Group O in Veracruz ( Mexico ) June 26th Kenya Peru 0: 3 Mexico Colombia 0: 3 June 27th Peru Colombia 3: 1 Mexico Kenya 2: 3 June 28th Colombia Kenya 3-0 Mexico Peru 0: 3

Second week

Group P in Trujillo ( Peru ) 3rd of July Cuba Kazakhstan 3-0 Peru Colombia 0: 3 July 4th Kazakhstan Colombia 0: 3 Peru Cuba 3-0 5th July Colombia Cuba 3: 1 Peru Kazakhstan 3-0

Group Q in Algiers ( Algeria ) 3rd of July Mexico Kenya 0: 3 Algeria Australia 3: 2 July 4th Kenya Australia 3-0 Mexico Algeria 3: 2 5th July Australia Mexico 1: 3 Algeria Kenya 2: 3

Overall rating

space	team	Victories	Points	sentences	BPQ
1.	Colombia	5	12	16: 4	1,199
2.	Peru	5	15th	15: 4	1,229
3.	Kenya	4th	10	12:10	1,065
4th	Cuba	3	10	12: 9	1,092
5.	Kazakhstan	3	8th	9:11	0.952
6th	Algeria	2	7th	9:11	0.925
7th	Mexico	2	6th	7:14	0.885
8th.	Australia	0	1	3:18	0.773

Final round

The final round was held in Canberra ( Australia ) on July 11th and 12th .

	Semi-finals July 11th				Final July 12th
	Colombia	0
	Peru	3
					Peru	1
					Kenya	3
					3rd place July 12th
	Australia	1			Colombia	3
	Kenya	3			Australia	0

Web links

• Information from the FIVB (English)