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2012 FIVB World Grand Prix
The 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries starting 8 June 2012. The finals were held at the Beilun Sports and Arts Centre in Ningbo, China.CSVFIVB announces pools for 2012 World Grand Prix(In Spanish) Competing nations Qualification process * /sup> The best two South American teams and the best 4 NORCECA teams at the 2011 Pan-American Cup qualified. * /sup> As China already qualified as host of the Final Round, the next best three teams at the 2011 Asian Championship qualified. * /sup> The best African team and the next best Asian team at the 2011 Asian Championship had a play-off to determine the final spot. Play-off *Venue: Palais des Sports, Oran, Algeria Chinese Taipei wins by total points of the two legs 141–138 Squads Pool standing procedure 1. Match points 2. Numbers of matches won 3. Sets ratio 4. Points ratio Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Hodge
Megan Hodge Easy (born October 15, 1988) is an American indoor volleyball player who won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with the US team and played for Pennsylvania State University's volleyball team. Currently, she plays in Brazilian team Itambé-Minas. Early life and high school Hodge was born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Her family moved to Durham, North Carolina when she was 3 years old. Her parents, Michael and Carmen, are both former members of the U.S. Virgin Islands National Volleyball Team. Her mother, Carmen played volleyball at George Washington University and her father played at the University of the Virgin Islands. Hodge began playing volleyball at age 12, and when she started, she could not stop. She attended Riverside High School where she was one of the most dominant young players in the nation, as she posted a four-year total of 1,596 kills, 319 blocks, 647 digs, 286 aces and 130 assists. Hodge was the best girls' volleyball player in North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |