2005 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 was the thirteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2005 edition was played by twelve countries from June 24 to July 18, 2005, with the final round held at the Sendai Gymnasium in Sendai, Japan. Hosts Japan and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round.
The competition of the 2005 WGP lasted four weeks with a total number of 69 matches. During the first, second and third week: 18 matches per team were played with a total of 54 matches. Classification in the preliminary rounds was decided by the number of points gained by teams participating in the same group. The classification in the general ranking of the preliminary rounds of the 2005 WGP was decided by the total number of World Grand Prix Points (GPP) gained by the teams in the preliminary matches.
Contents
Qualification
Asia
- The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings
Europe
- European Qualification Tournament in Ankara, Turkey, from September 21 to September 26, 2004.
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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1. | Netherlands | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 420 | 334 | 1.257 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 |
2. | Poland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 417 | 374 | 1.115 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 |
3. | Germany | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 394 | 387 | 1.018 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 |
4. | Turkey | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 390 | 344 | 1.134 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 |
5. | Bulgaria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 290 | 362 | 0.801 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 |
6. | Romania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 265 | 375 | 0.707 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 |
- 2004-09-21
Poland | 1 – 3 | Netherlands | 23-25 25-27 25-21 23-25 | |
Romania | 0 – 3 | Germany | 15-25 19-25 19-25 | |
Bulgaria | 0 – 3 | Turkey | 18-25 17-25 18-25 |
- 2004-09-22
Poland | 3 – 0 | Romania | 25-18 25-14 25-17 | |
Germany | 3 – 0 | Bulgaria | 25-20 25-19 25-17 | |
Netherlands | 3 – 0 | Turkey | 25-17 25-18 25-23 |
- 2004-09-23
Bulgaria | 0 – 3 | Poland | 17-25 15-25 18-25 | |
Romania | 0 – 3 | Netherlands | 14-25 19-25 16-25 | |
Turkey | 1 – 3 | Germany | 25-11 23-25 17-25 23-25 |
- 2004-09-25
Romania | 0 – 3 | Bulgaria | 17-25 23-25 22-25 | |
Netherlands | 3 – 1 | Germany | 25-18 25-22 22-25 25-10 | |
Poland | 1 – 3 | Turkey | 20-25 17-25 25-19 16-25 |
- 2004-09-26
Bulgaria | 0 – 3 | Netherlands | 23-25 13-25 20-25 | |
Germany | 1 – 3 | Poland | 25-18 20-25 15-25 23-25 | |
Turkey | 3 – 0 | Romania | 25-16 25-18 25-18 |
North and South America
- Pan-American Cup in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico, from June 18 to June 26, 2004.
Teams
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First round
Group A
- June 24 to June 26, 2005, in Tokyo, Japan.
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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1. | Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 216 | 1.176 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 |
2. | Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 257 | 204 | 1.260 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 |
3. | Poland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 174 | 210 | 0.829 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 |
4. | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 226 | 0.757 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 |
- June 24
Brazil | 3 – 0 | South Korea | 25-21 25-20 25-14 | |
Japan | 3 – 0 | Poland | 25-16 25-11 25-17 |
- June 25
Brazil | 3 – 0 | Poland | 25-22 25-10 25-23 | |
Japan | 3 – 0 | South Korea | 26-24 25-14 25-18 |
- June 26
South Korea | 0 – 3 | Poland | 21-25 21-25 18-25 | |
Japan | 2 – 3 | Brazil | 25-17 25-17 17-25 21-25 18-20 |
Group B
- June 24 to June 26, 2005, in Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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1. | Cuba | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 243 | 211 | 1.152 | 9 | 0 | MAX |
2. | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 184 | 1.212 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 |
3. | Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 256 | 242 | 1.058 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 |
4. | Dominican R. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 264 | 0.678 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 |
- June 24
Cuba | 3 – 0 | Germany | 29-27 27-25 27-25 | |
Italy | 3 – 0 | Dominican R. | 25-12 25-12 25-10 |
- June 25
Dominican R. | 0 – 3 | Cuba | 26-28 17-25 18-25 | |
Germany | 0 – 3 | Italy | 23-25 22-25 23-25 |
- June 26
Dominican R. | 2 – 3 | Germany | 12-25 27-25 25-21 9-25 11-15 | |
Italy | 0 – 3 | Cuba | 25-27 20-25 28-30 |
Group C
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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1. | China | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 174 | 1.414 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 |
2. | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 194 | 1.129 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 |
3. | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 175 | 197 | 0.888 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 |
4. | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 225 | 0.667 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 |
- June 24
United States | 0 – 3 | Netherlands | 17-25 14-25 17-25 | |
China | 3 – 0 | Thailand | 25-20 25-15 25-18 |
- June 25
China | 3 – 1 | Netherlands | 21-25 25-17 25-22 25-05 | |
United States | 3 – 0 | Thailand | 25-13 25-12 25-22 |
- June 26
Netherlands | 3 – 0 | Thailand | 25-19 25-17 25-14 | |
China | 3 – 0 | United States | 25-22 25-15 25-15 |
Second round
Group D
- July 1 to July 3, 2005, in Seoul, South Korea.
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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1. | Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 217 | 1.143 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 |
2. | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 312 | 281 | 1.110 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 |
3. | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 234 | 0.970 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 |
4. | Dominican R. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 263 | 0.791 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 |
- July 1
South Korea | 3 – 2 | United States | 25-23 13-25 21-25 25-15 15-13 | |
Dominican R. | 0 – 3 | Japan | 25-27 22-25 17-25 |
- July 2
United States | 3 – 2 | Dominican R. | 23-25 23-25 25-14 25-16 15-06 | |
South Korea | 0 – 3 | Japan | 22-25 18-25 13-25 |
- July 3
United States | 3 – 1 | Japan | 25-23 25-21 21-25 29-27 | |
South Korea | 3 – 0 | Dominican R. | 25-21 25-22 25-15 |
Group E
- July 1 to July 3, 2005, in Macau.
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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1. | China | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 159 | 1.415 | 9 | 0 | MAX |
2. | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 180 | 1.189 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 |
3. | Poland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 253 | 0.791 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 |
4. | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 257 | 0.817 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 |
- July 1
Brazil | 3 – 0 | Poland | 25-17 25-13 25-19 | |
China | 3 – 0 | Germany | 25-17 25-19 25-15 |
- July 2
Brazil | 3 – 0 | Germany | 25-16 25-16 26-24 | |
China | 3 – 0 | Poland | 25-18 25-13 25-14 |
- July 3
Poland | 3 – 2 | Germany | 22-25 25-18 26-24 18-25 15-11 | |
China | 3 – 0 | Brazil | 25-22 25-21 25-20 |
Group F
- July 1 to July 3, 2005, in Manila, Philippines.
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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1. | Cuba | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 276 | 251 | 1.100 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 |
2. | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 209 | 1.220 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 |
3. | Italy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 210 | 1.067 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 |
4. | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 225 | 0.622 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 |
- July 1
Cuba | 3 – 0 | Thailand | 25-19 25-17 25-17 | |
Italy | 0 – 3 | Netherlands | 18-25 17-25 21-25 |
- July 2
Netherlands | 2 – 3 | Cuba | 20-25 25-19 25-22 22-25 13-15 | |
Thailand | 0 – 3 | Italy | 12-25 10-25 18-25 |
- July 3
Netherlands | 3 – 0 | Thailand | 25-09 25-16 25-22 | |
Italy | 1 – 3 | Cuba | 25-19 24-26 23-25 21-25 |
Third round
Group G
- July 8 to July 10, 2005, in Hong Kong.
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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1. | Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 226 | 182 | 1.242 | 9 | 0 | MAX |
2. | China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 200 | 1.090 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 |
3. | Dominican R. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 250 | 0.868 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 |
4. | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 255 | 0.886 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 |
- July 8
Italy | 3 – 0 | Germany | 25-20 25-23 26-24 | |
China | 3 – 0 | Dominican R. | 25-20 27-25 25-19 |
- July 9
Italy | 3 – 0 | Dominican R. | 25-21 25-10 25-18 | |
China | 3 – 0 | Germany | 25-23 25-15 25-23 |
- July 10
Germany | 2 – 3 | Dominican R. | 25-21 20-25 25-18 21-25 07-15 | |
China | 0 – 3 | Italy | 22-25 22-25 22-25 |
Group H
- July 8 to July 10, 2005, in Taipei.
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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1. | Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 228 | 1.294 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 |
2. | Cuba | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 216 | 1.106 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 |
3. | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 224 | 1.000 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 |
4. | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 248 | 0.637 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 |
- July 8
South Korea | 0 – 3 | Cuba | 17-25 19-25 18-25 | |
Brazil | 3 – 1 | Netherlands | 25-27 25-19 25-21 25-17 |
- July 9
Netherlands | 0 – 3 | Cuba | 25-27 19-25 21-25 | |
Brazil | 3 – 1 | South Korea | 25-10 23-25 25-12 25-10 |
- July 10
Netherlands | 3 – 0 | South Korea | 25-12 25-20 25-15 | |
Cuba | 1 – 3 | Brazil | 25-22 20-25 19-25 23-25 |
Group I
- July 8 to July 10, 2005, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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1. | Poland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 211 | 1.171 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 |
2. | Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 244 | 1.090 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 |
3. | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 253 | 279 | 0.907 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 |
4. | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 229 | 261 | 0.877 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 |
- July 8
Thailand | 1 – 3 | United States | 14-25 20-25 25-13 22-25 | |
Japan | 0 – 3 | Poland | 22-25 23-25 22-25 |
- July 9
Thailand | 0 – 3 | Poland | 19-25 23-25 20-25 | |
Japan | 3 – 1 | United States | 26-28 25-22 25-15 25-18 |
- July 10
United States | 1 – 3 | Poland | 18-25 17-25 25-22 22-25 | |
Japan | 3 – 1 | Thailand | 23-25 25-22 25-17 25-22 |
Preliminary ranking
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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1. | China | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 689 | 553 | 1.293 | 24 | 4 | 6.000 |
2. | Brazil | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 763 | 624 | 1.223 | 24 | 8 | 3.000 |
3. | Cuba | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 758 | 678 | 1.118 | 25 | 6 | 4.167 |
4. | Italy | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 673 | 576 | 1.168 | 19 | 9 | 2.111 |
5. | Japan | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 771 | 665 | 1.159 | 21 | 11 | 1.909 |
6. | Netherlands | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 698 | 627 | 1.113 | 19 | 12 | 1.583 |
7. | Poland | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 621 | 674 | 0.921 | 15 | 15 | 1.000 |
8. | United States | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 740 | 757 | 0.978 | 16 | 19 | 0.842 |
9. | South Korea | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 556 | 708 | 0.758 | 7 | 23 | 0.304 |
10. | Germany | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 692 | 754 | 0.918 | 7 | 26 | 0.269 |
11. | Dominican R. | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 604 | 777 | 0.777 | 7 | 26 | 0.269 |
12. | Thailand | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 519 | 711 | 0.730 | 2 | 27 | 0.074 |
Final round
- Hosts Japan and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the Final Round, held from July 13 to July 18, 2005, at the Sendai Gymnasium in Sendai, Japan.
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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1. | Brazil | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 452 | 425 | 1.064 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 |
2. | Italy | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 461 | 416 | 1.108 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 |
3. | China | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 407 | 378 | 1.077 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 |
4. | Cuba | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 470 | 487 | 0.965 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 |
5. | Japan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 415 | 454 | 0.914 | 6 | 13 | 0.462 |
6. | Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 407 | 452 | 0.900 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 |
- Wednesday July 13
China | 2 – 3 | Cuba | 25-10 25-20 19-25 20-25 13-15 | |
Netherlands | 0 – 3 | Brazil | 22-25 22-25 14-25 | |
Italy | 3 – 0 | Japan | 25-12 25-21 25-14 |
- Thursday July 14
China | 0 – 3 | Italy | 16-25 21-25 22-25 | |
Cuba | 2 – 3 | Brazil | 16-25 25-21 25-22 21-25 14-16 | |
Japan | 3 – 1 | Netherlands | 22-25 25-20 28-26 25-22 |
- Saturday July 16
Italy | 3 – 1 | Cuba | 25-18 21-25 32-30 25-15 | |
Netherlands | 1 – 3 | China | 25-21 22-25 20-25 19-25 | |
Brazil | 3 – 1 | Japan | 25-20 25-27 25-20 25-22 |
- Sunday July 17
Italy | 2 – 3 | Netherlands | 26-24 25-18 24-26 21-25 10-15 | |
China | 3 – 0 | Brazil | 25-18 25-17 25-19 | |
Cuba | 3 – 2 | Japan | 21-25 25-20 20-25 28-26 17-15 |
- Monday July 18
Netherlands | 0 – 3 | Cuba | 20-25 22-25 20-25 | |
Brazil | 3 – 2 | Italy | 25-20 22-25 25-21 27-29 15-7 | |
Japan | 0 – 3 | China | 23-25 22-25 23-25 |
Final ranking
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Individual awards
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