The
FIVB World Grand Prix
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called World League. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitio ...
2003 was the eleventh edition of the annual women's
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
tournament, which is the female equivalent of the
Men's Volleyball World League. The 2003 edition was played by twelve countries from July 21 to August 3, 2003 with the final round held in
Andria
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,
Italy
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. Hosts Italy and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round.
Competing nations
Qualification process
Calendar
Teams
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Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Final round
Pool Final
Final ranking
Overall ranking
Individual awards
*Most valuable player:
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*Best scorer:
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*Best spiker:
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*Best blocker:
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*Best server:
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*Best setter:
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Dream Team
Setter:
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Middle Blockers:
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Outside Hitters:
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Opposite Spiker:
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References
FIVB
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FIVB World Grand Prix
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called World League. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitio ...
2003 in Italian sport
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