The 2013
FIVB Volleyball 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 FIVB Volleyball World League, World League. This event should not be confused with the other intern ...
was the 21st edition of the annual women's international
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 played by 20 countries from 2 August to 1 September 2013.
Competing nations
Qualification process
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Squads
Calendar
The original list was released December 1, 2012; one day later on December 2 a new list was released to the public.
Preliminary round
Ranking
Japan (finals host) and the top five teams in the preliminary round will advance to the final round.
''All times are local for the host city''
First round
Pool A
*Venue: Arena Concórdia, Campinas
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, Brazil
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Pool B
*Venue: Palácio del Voleibol, Santo Domingo
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, Dominican Republic
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Pool C
*Venue: Başkent Volleyball Hall
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, Ankara
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, Turkey
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Pool D
*Venue: Macau Forum
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, Macau
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Pool E
*Venue: PalaGeorge
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, Montichiari
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, Italy
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Second round
Pool F
*Venue: Pionir Hall, Belgrade
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, Serbia
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Pool G
*Venue: Palacio de Recreación y Deportes
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, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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Pool H
*Venue: Orlen Arena, Płock
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, Poland
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Pool I
*Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum
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, Hong Kong
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Pool J
*Venue: DIVS Uralochka, Yekaterinburg
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, Russia
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Third round
Pool K
*Venue: Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports
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, Almaty
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, Kazakhstan
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Pool L
*Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark
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, Bangkok
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, Thailand
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Pool M
*Venue: Sendai Gymnasium
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, Sendai
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, Japan
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Pool N
*Venue: Wuhan Gymnasium
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, Wuhan
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, China
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Pool O
*Venue: Kaohsiung Arena
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, Kaohsiung
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, Chinese Taipei
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Final round
Final ranking
Pool Final
*Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo
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, Japan
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*All times are local for the host city.
Final standing
Awards
*Most valuable player
*: Thaisa Menezes
Thaisa de Moraes Rosa Moreno (born 17 December 1988), commonly known as Thaisa or Isa Moreno, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Flamengo and the Brazil women's national team. She previously played for Real Madrid, while ...
*Best setter
*: Alisha Glass
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*Best Outside Spikers
*: Zhu Ting
*: Brankica Mihajlovic
*Best Middle Blockers
*: Thaisa Menezes
Thaisa de Moraes Rosa Moreno (born 17 December 1988), commonly known as Thaisa or Isa Moreno, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Flamengo and the Brazil women's national team. She previously played for Real Madrid, while ...
*: Milena Rasic
*Best opposite spiker
*: Jovana Brakocevic
*Best libero
*: Fabiana de Oliveira
Fabiana "Fabi" Alvim de Oliveira (born 7 March 1980 in Rio de Janeiro) is a retired volleyball player from Brazil who won the gold medal at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Career
Fabiana started playing volleyball at the age of 13, specializ ...
References
External links
Official website
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Sports competitions in Sapporo
International volleyball competitions hosted by Japan
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August 2013 sports events in Asia
September 2013 sports events in Asia