Volleyball World Grand Prix 2017

The 2017 season of the Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 25th edition of the competition. It started on July 7th and ended on August 6th. For the first time, 32 instead of the previous 28 teams took part.

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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 (Divisions II and III).

All teams competed in the preliminary round. In the first three weeks (in Division III there are two) there were two (in Division I three) tournaments with four teams in parallel. The best five or three teams in the overall ranking qualified alongside the hosts for the final round. In the final round, the teams play “everyone against everyone” (Division I) or in a system of semi-finals and 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.

Division I.

Preliminary round

First week

Group A1 in Ankara 7th of July Turkey Serbia 0: 3 Belgium Brazil 0: 3 8th of July Brazil Serbia 0: 3 Turkey Belgium 3: 1 July 9 Serbia Belgium 3-0 Turkey Brazil 2: 3

Group B1 in Kunshan 7th of July United States Russia 3: 2 China Italy 3: 1 8th of July Italy United States 0: 3 China Russia 3: 2 July 9 Russia Italy 2: 3 China United States 0: 3

Group C1 in Apeldoorn
7th of July	Netherlands	Dominican R.	3-0
	Japan	Thailand	3: 2
8th of July	Netherlands	Thailand	3-0
	Dominican R.	Japan	3: 1
July 9	Netherlands	Japan	2: 3
	Thailand	Dominican R.	1: 3

Second week

Group D1 in Sendai July 14th Brazil Serbia 3-0 Japan Thailand 3: 1 15th of July Japan Serbia 0: 3 Brazil Thailand 0: 3 16th of July Japan Brazil 3: 2 Serbia Thailand 3: 1

Group E1 in Macau July 14th United States Turkey 3: 1 China Italy 0: 3 15th of July United States Italy 2: 3 China Turkey 3: 1 16th of July Italy Turkey 3-0 China United States 3: 2

Group F1 in Ekaterinburg
July 14th	Netherlands	Belgium	3-0
	Russia	Dominican R.	3: 1
15th of July	Netherlands	Dominican R.	3: 2
	Russia	Belgium	3-0
16th of July	Dominican R.	Belgium	3: 2
	Russia	Netherlands	0: 3

Third week

Group G1 in Hong Kong 21 July Serbia Russia 3-0 China Japan 3: 1 22nd of July Japan Serbia 3: 2 China Russia 1: 3 July 23 Japan Russia 3: 2 China Serbia 1: 3

Group H1 in Bangkok 21 July Italy Turkey 3: 1 Thailand Dominican R. 2: 3 22nd of July Italy Dominican R. 3-0 Thailand Turkey 3-0 July 23 Dominican R. Turkey 0: 3 Thailand Italy 3-0

Group I1 in Cuiabá
20th of July	Brazil	Belgium	3-0
	United States	Netherlands	3: 1
21 July	Brazil	Netherlands	3: 1
	United States	Belgium	3: 1
July 23	Brazil	United States	3: 1
	Belgium	Netherlands	2: 3

Overall rating

space	team	Victories	Points	sentences	BPQ
1.	Serbia	7th	22nd	23: 8	1,184
2.	United States	6th	19th	23:14	1,084
3.	Brazil	6th	18th	20:13	1,090
4th	Netherlands	6th	17th	22:13	1,061
5.	Italy	6th	16	19:14	1,039
6th	Japan	6th	13	20:20	0.991
7th	People's Republic of China	5	13	17:19	0.976
8th.	Dominican Republic	4th	11	15:21	0.968
9.	Russia	3	13	17:20	0.965
10.	Thailand	3	11	16:18	0.967
11.	Turkey	2	7th	11:22	0.892
12.	Belgium	0	2	6:27	0.843

Final round

The final round was held from August 2nd to 6th in Nanjing ( People's Republic of China ).

Group J1 space team Victories Points sentences BPQ 1.  People's Republic of China 2 5 6: 2 1.067 2.  Brazil 1 2 3: 5 0.952 3.  Netherlands 0 2 4: 6 0.987

Group K1 space team Victories Points sentences BPQ 1.  Serbia 2 5 6: 3 1.064 2.  Italy 1 3 4: 4 1.011 3.  United States 0 1 3: 6 0.931

August 2nd China Brazil 3-0 3rd August Brazil Netherlands 3: 2 4th of August China Netherlands 3: 2

August 2nd Serbia United States 3: 2 3rd August United States Italy 1: 3 4th of August Serbia Italy 3: 1

	Semifinals				final
	5th of August
	People's Republic of China	1
	Italy	3
					6th of August
					Italy	2
					Brazil	3
					Play for 3rd place
	5th of August				6th of August
	Serbia	1			People's Republic of China	1
	Brazil	3			Serbia	3

Division II

Preliminary round

First week

Group A2 in Varna 7th of July South Korea Germany 3: 1 Bulgaria Kazakhstan 3-0 8th of July Germany Kazakhstan 3-0 Bulgaria South Korea 3: 2 July 9 Kazakhstan South Korea 0: 3 Bulgaria Germany 2: 3

Group B2 in Neuquén 7th of July Croatia Poland 0: 3 Argentina Canada 0: 3 8th of July Poland Canada 3-0 Argentina Croatia 2: 3 July 9 Canada Croatia 3: 1 Argentina Poland 0: 3

Group C2 in Chiclayo
7th of July	Czech Republic	Colombia	3-0
	Peru	Puerto Rico	3: 1
8th of July	Puerto Rico	Czech Republic	1: 3
	Peru	Colombia	3-0
July 9	Puerto Rico	Colombia	0: 3
	Peru	Czech Republic	1: 3

Second week

Group D2 in Almaty 16th of July Colombia Croatia 3: 1 Kazakhstan Germany 1: 3 17th July Croatia Germany 0: 3 Kazakhstan Colombia 1: 3 July 18th Germany Colombia 3-0 Kazakhstan Croatia 3: 1

Group E2 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski July 14th Argentina South Korea 0: 3 Poland Peru 3: 1 15th of July South Korea Peru 3-0 Poland Argentina 3-0 16th of July Peru Argentina 3: 1 Poland South Korea 1: 3

Group F2 in San Juan
16th of July	Czech Republic	Bulgaria	3: 2
	Puerto Rico	Canada	3: 2
17th July	Bulgaria	Canada	3: 1
	Puerto Rico	Czech Republic	3-0
July 18th	Czech Republic	Canada	3: 2
	Puerto Rico	Bulgaria	3: 2

Third week

Group G2 in Richmond 21 July Canada Germany 0: 3 Peru Czech Republic 1: 3 22nd of July Canada Peru 3: 1 Czech Republic Germany 0: 3 July 23 Canada Czech Republic 1: 3 Germany Peru 3-0

Group H2 in Suwon 21 July South Korea Kazakhstan 3-0 Colombia Poland 0: 3 22nd of July South Korea Colombia 3-0 Poland Kazakhstan 3-0 July 23 South Korea Poland 3-0 Kazakhstan Colombia 0: 3

Group I2 in Opatija
21 July	Bulgaria	Puerto Rico	1: 3
	Croatia	Argentina	1: 3
22nd of July	Puerto Rico	Argentina	0: 3
	Croatia	Bulgaria	0: 3
July 23	Bulgaria	Argentina	3: 2
	Croatia	Puerto Rico	2: 3

Overall rating

space	team	Victories	Points	sentences	BPQ
1.	South Korea	8th	25th	26: 5	1,183
2.	Germany	8th	23	25: 6	1,224
3.	Poland	7th	21st	22: 7	1,282
4th	Czech Republic	7th	19th	21:14	1.014
5.	Bulgaria	5	16	22:17	1,039
6th	Puerto Rico	5	12	17:19	0.982
7th	Colombia	4th	12	12:17	0.955
8th.	Canada	3	11	15:20	1,039
9.	Peru	3	9	13:20	0.960
10.	Argentina	2	8th	11:22	0.936
11.	Croatia	1	3	9:26	0.765
12.	Kazakhstan	1	3	5:25	0.783

Final round

The final round was held on July 29th and 30th in Ostrava ( Czech Republic ).

	Semi-finals July 29th				Final July 30th
	South Korea	3
	Germany	2
					South Korea	0
					Poland	3
					3rd place July 30th
	Czech Republic	1			Germany	3
	Poland	3			Czech Republic	1

Division III

Preliminary round

First week

Group A3 in Aguascalientes 7th of July Hungary Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 Mexico Australia 3: 1 8th of July Australia Hungary 1: 3 Mexico Trinidad and Tobago 3: 1 July 9 Australia Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 Mexico Hungary 0: 3

Group B3 in Yaoundé 7th of July France Venezuela 3: 2 Cameroon Algeria 3-0 8th of July France Algeria 3-0 Cameroon Venezuela 0: 3 July 9 Algeria Venezuela 0: 3 Cameroon France 1: 3

Second week

Group C3 in Caracas July 14th Mexico Hungary 0: 3 Venezuela Algeria 3-0 15th of July Algeria Hungary 0: 3 Venezuela Mexico 3-0 16th of July Mexico Algeria 3-0 Venezuela Hungary 0: 3

Group D3 in Port of Spain July 14th Cameroon France 0: 3 Trinidad and Tobago Australia 3: 1 15th of July Cameroon Australia 3: 1 Trinidad and Tobago France 0: 3 16th of July France Australia 3: 2 Trinidad and Tobago Cameroon 2: 3

Overall rating

space	team	Victories	Points	sentences	BPQ
1.	Hungary	6th	18th	18: 1	1,393
2.	France	6th	16	18: 5	1,203
3.	Venezuela	4th	13	14: 6	1,099
4th	Mexico	3	9	9:11	1.005
5.	Cameroon	3	8th	10:12	0.981
6th	Australia	1	4th	9:15	0.945
7th	Trinidad and Tobago	1	4th	6:16	0.854
8th.	Algeria	0	0	0:18	0.658

Final round

The final round was held in Canberra ( Australia ) on July 22nd and 23rd .

	Semi-finals July 22nd				Final July 23
	Hungary	3
	France	2
					Hungary	3
					Australia	0
					3rd place July 23
	Australia	3			France	3
	Venezuela	0			Venezuela	0

Web links

• Information from the FIVB (English)