2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

2016 World Grand Prix
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Tournament details
Host nation	Thailand (Group 1 Final)
Dates	3 June – 10 July
Teams	28
Venues	20 (in 20 host cities)
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The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix will be the 24th edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 3 June to 10 July 2016. The Group 1 final round will be held in Bangkok, Thailand.^[1]

Qualification

All 28 teams of the 2015 edition directly qualified.^[2]

Australia
China
Japan
Kazakhstan
Thailand

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Italy

Netherlands
Poland
Russia
Serbia
Turkey

Canada
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Puerto Rico
United States

Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Peru

Format

Intercontinental round

Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top five ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
Group 2, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 3 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
Group 3, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round.

Final round

Group 1, the 6 teams in the final round will be divided in 2 pools determined by the serpentine system. The host team will be at the top position and the other teams will be allocated by their rankings in the preliminary round. The top 2 teams from each pool will play in the semifinals. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals.
Group 2 and Group 3, the host team will face the last ranked team among the qualified teams in the semifinals. The other 2 teams will play against each other in the other semifinal. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals and a chance for promotion.

Pools composition

The pools composition was announced on 19 August 2015.^[2]

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Week 2

Week 1

Pool A1
China

Pool B1
Brazil

Pool C1
Russia

Pool A2
Argentina

Pool B2
Poland

Pool A3
Algeria

Pool B3
Australia

United States
Thailand
Germany
China

Brazil
Italy
Japan
Serbia

Russia
Netherlands
Turkey
Belgium

Argentina
Bulgaria
Dominican Republic
Kenya

Canada
Czech Republic
Poland
Puerto Rico

Mexico
Peru
Kazakhstan
Algeria

Croatia
Colombia
Australia
Cuba

Week 3

Week 2

Pool D1
Macau

Pool E1
United States

Pool F1
Italy

Pool C2
Czech Republic

Pool D2
Poland

Pool C3
Colombia

Pool D3
Peru

Brazil
Belgium
Serbia
China

United States
Germany
Japan
Turkey

Russia
Netherlands
Italy
Thailand

Bulgaria
Canada
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic

Argentina
Kenya
Poland
Puerto Rico

Australia
Colombia
Kazakhstan
Mexico

Croatia
Peru
Cuba
Algeria

Week 4

Final round

Pool G1
Turkey

Pool H1
Hong Kong

Pool I1
Japan

Group 3 (Week 3)
Kazakhstan

Group 2 (Week 3)
Bulgaria

Group 1 (Week 6)
Thailand

Brazil
Italy
Turkey
Belgium

United States
Netherlands
Germany
China

Russia
Thailand
Japan
Serbia

Kazakhstan
1st
2nd
3rd

Bulgaria
1st
2nd
3rd

Thailand
1st
2nd

3rd
4th
5th

Competition schedule

●	Intercontinental round	●	Final round

	Week 1 3–5 Jun	Week 2 10–12 Jun	Week 3 17–19 Jun	Week 4 24–26 Jun	Week 6 8–10 Jul
Group 1		18 matches	18 matches	18 matches	10 matches
Group 2	12 matches	12 matches	4 matches
Group 3	12 matches	12 matches	4 matches

Squads

There are 25 players in team rosters. Maximum of 12 regular players and maximum of 2 liberos can be selected to play in each week. The full rosters of 25 players of each team can be seen in the article below.

Pool standing procedure

Number of matches won
Match points
Sets ratio
Points ratio
Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Intercontinental round

All times are Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00).

Group 1

	Qualified for the Group 1 final round
	Qualified as hosts for the Group 1 final round
	Relegated position

Ranking

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	China	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	United States	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Week 1

Pool A1

Venue: Beilun Gymnasium, Ningbo, China

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
10 Jun	07:00	Germany	–	United States	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	11:30	China	–	Thailand	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	07:00	United States	–	Thailand	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	11:30	China	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	07:00	Thailand	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	11:30	China	–	United States	–	–	–	–

Pool B1

Venue: Arena Carioca 1, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
9 Jun	17:45	Brazil	–	Italy	–	–	–	–
9 Jun	20:15	Japan	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	17:45	Brazil	–	Japan	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	20:15	Italy	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	13:05	Brazil	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	15:30	Italy	–	Japan	–	–	–	–

Pool C1

Venue: DS Yantarny, Kaliningrad, Russia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
10 Jun	14:40	Turkey	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	17:10	Russia	–	Netherlands	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	14:40	Turkey	–	Netherlands	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	17:10	Russia	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	14:40	Netherlands	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	17:10	Russia	–	Turkey	–	–	–	–

Week 2

Pool D1

Venue: Macau Forum, Macau, China

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
17 Jun	08:00	Brazil	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
17 Jun	12:00	China	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
18 Jun	06:30	Brazil	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
18 Jun	09:00	China	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	05:00	Belgium	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	07:30	China	–	Brazil	–	–	–	–

Pool E1

Venue: Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, United States

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
18 Jun	00:10	Turkey	–	Japan	–	–	–	–
18 Jun	02:10	United States	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	00:10	Turkey	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	02:10	United States	–	Japan	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	22:10	Japan	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
20 Jun	00:10	United States	–	Turkey	–	–	–	–

Pool F1

Venue: PalaFlorio, Bari, Italy

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
17 Jun	15:30	Russia	–	Netherlands	–	–	–	–
17 Jun	18:30	Thailand	–	Italy	–	–	–	–
18 Jun	15:30	Thailand	–	Russia	–	–	–	–
18 Jun	18:30	Netherlands	–	Italy	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	15:30	Netherlands	–	Thailand	–	–	–	–
19 Jun	18:30	Russia	–	Italy	–	–	–	–

Week 3

Pool G1

Venue: Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
24 Jun	11:30	Italy	–	Brazil	–	–	–	–
24 Jun	14:30	Turkey	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
25 Jun	11:30	Brazil	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
25 Jun	14:30	Turkey	–	Italy	–	–	–	–
26 Jun	11:30	Italy	–	Belgium	–	–	–	–
26 Jun	14:30	Turkey	–	Brazil	–	–	–	–

Pool H1

Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong, China

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
24 Jun	10:30	Germany	–	United States	–	–	–	–
24 Jun	12:30	China	–	Netherlands	–	–	–	–
25 Jun	05:15	United States	–	Netherlands	–	–	–	–
25 Jun	07:45	China	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
26 Jun	05:15	Netherlands	–	Germany	–	–	–	–
26 Jun	07:45	China	–	United States	–	–	–	–

Pool I1

Venue: Shimadzu Arena, Kyoto, Japan

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
24 Jun	07:10	Serbia	–	Russia	–	–	–	–
24 Jun	10:10	Japan	–	Thailand	–	–	–	–
25 Jun	06:10	Thailand	–	Russia	–	–	–	–
25 Jun	09:10	Japan	–	Serbia	–	–	–	–
26 Jun	06:10	Serbia	–	Thailand	–	–	–	–
26 Jun	09:10	Japan	–	Russia	–	–	–	–

Group 2

	Qualified for the Group 2 final round
	Qualified as hosts for the Group 2 final round
	Relegated position

Ranking

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Week 1

Pool A2

Venue: Club Deportivo Floresta, Tucumán, Argentina

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
3 Jun	21:10	Dominican Republic	–	Bulgaria	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	00:10	Argentina	–	Kenya	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	21:10	Kenya	–	Bulgaria	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	00:10	Argentina	–	Dominican Republic	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	21:10	Dominican Republic	–	Kenya	–	–	–	–
6 Jun	00:10	Argentina	–	Bulgaria	–	–	–	–

Pool B2

Venue: Zielona Góra, Poland

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
3 Jun	15:10	Czech Republic	–	Puerto Rico	–	–	–	–
3 Jun	18:10	Poland	–	Canada	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	15:10	Puerto Rico	–	Canada	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	18:10	Poland	–	Czech Republic	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	15:10	Czech Republic	–	Canada	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	18:10	Poland	–	Puerto Rico	–	–	–	–

Week 2

Pool C2

Venue: Sport Hall Up Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
10 Jun	13:10	Bulgaria	–	Dominican Republic	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	16:10	Czech Republic	–	Canada	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	13:10	Dominican Republic	–	Canada	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	16:10	Bulgaria	–	Czech Republic	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	13:10	Canada	–	Bulgaria	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	16:10	Czech Republic	–	Dominican Republic	–	–	–	–

Pool D2

Venue: Hala Mistrzów, Włocławek, Poland

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
10 Jun	15:10	Kenya	–	Puerto Rico	–	–	–	–
10 Jun	18:10	Poland	–	Argentina	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	15:10	Puerto Rico	–	Argentina	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	18:10	Poland	–	Kenya	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	13:10	Poland	–	Puerto Rico	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	16:10	Argentina	–	Kenya	–	–	–	–

Group 3

	Qualified for the Group 3 final round
	Qualified as hosts for the Group 3 final round

Ranking

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Peru	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Week 1

Pool A3

Venue: Salle OMS Belkhdar Tahar, Algiers, Algeria

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
3 Jun	13:00	Kazakhstan	–	Peru	–	–	–	–
3 Jun	15:00	Algeria	–	Mexico	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	13:00	Peru	–	Mexico	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	15:00	Algeria	–	Kazakhstan	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	13:00	Kazakhstan	–	Mexico	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	15:00	Algeria	–	Peru	–	–	–	–

Pool B3

Venue: Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
3 Jun	07:40	Croatia	–	Cuba	–	–	–	–
3 Jun	10:40	Australia	–	Colombia	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	06:10	Colombia	–	Croatia	–	–	–	–
4 Jun	09:10	Australia	–	Cuba	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	03:10	Cuba	–	Colombia	–	–	–	–
5 Jun	06:10	Australia	–	Croatia	–	–	–	–

Week 2

Pool C3

Venue: Coliseo Evangelista Mora, Cali, Colombia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
10 Jun	22:00	Kazakhstan	–	Australia	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	00:30	Colombia	–	Mexico	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	21:00	Mexico	–	Kazakhstan	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	23:30	Colombia	–	Australia	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	21:00	Mexico	–	Australia	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	23:30	Colombia	–	Kazakhstan	–	–	–	–

Pool D3

Venue: Coliseo Cerrado de Chiclayo, Chiclayo, Peru

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
10 Jun	21:35	Croatia	–	Cuba	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	00:05	Peru	–	Algeria	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	20:35	Algeria	–	Croatia	–	–	–	–
11 Jun	23:05	Peru	–	Cuba	–	–	–	–
12 Jun	21:35	Cuba	–	Algeria	–	–	–	–
13 Jun	00:05	Peru	–	Croatia	–	–	–	–

Final round

All times are Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00).

Group 3

Venue: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Final four (Week 3)

Semifinals		Final

18 June



		19 June




		3rd place match
18 June	19 June
Kazakhstan

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
18 Jun	06:10		–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun	09:10	Kazakhstan	–		–	–	–			–

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Jun	06:10		–		–	–	–			–

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Jun	09:10		–		–	–	–			–

Group 2

Venue: Kolodruma, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Final four (Week 4)

Semifinals		Final

18 June



		19 June




		3rd place match
18 June	19 June
Bulgaria

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
18 Jun	13:10		–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun	16:10	Bulgaria	–		–	–	–			–

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Jun	13:10		–		–	–	–			–

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Jun	16:10		–		–	–	–			–

Group 1

Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand

Pool play (Week 6)

	Qualified for the Semifinals
	Qualified for the 5th place match

Pool J1

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1		0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1		0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Date	Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
6 Jul	–	–	–	–	–
7 Jul	–	–	–	–	–
8 Jul	–	–	–	–	–

Pool K1

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1		0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1		0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1		0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Date	Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
6 Jul	–	–	–	–	–
7 Jul	–	–	–	–	–
8 Jul	–	–	–	–	–

Final four (Week 6)

Semifinals		Final

9 July



		10 July




		3rd place match
9 July	10 July

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jul			–		–	–	–			–

5th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 Jul			–		–	–	–			–

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 Jul			–		–	–	–			–

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 Jul			–		–	–	–			–

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Contents

Qualification

Format

Intercontinental round

Final round

Pools composition

Competition schedule

Squads

Pool standing procedure

Intercontinental round

Group 1

Ranking

Week 1

Pool A1

Pool B1

Pool C1

Week 2

Pool D1

Pool E1

Pool F1

Week 3

Pool G1

Pool H1

Pool I1

Group 2

Ranking

Week 1

Pool A2

Pool B2

Week 2

Pool C2

Pool D2

Group 3

Ranking

Week 1

Pool A3

Pool B3

Week 2

Pool C3

Pool D3

Final round

Group 3

Final four (Week 3)

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Group 2

Final four (Week 4)

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Group 1

Pool play (Week 6)

Pool J1

Pool K1

Final four (Week 6)

Semifinals

5th place match

3rd place match

Final

See also

References

External links

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