2006 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 was the fourteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League.

Qualification

Asia

The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Thailand

Europe

European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 26 to July 31, 2005

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Russia	5	3	2	1	281	259	1.085	8	4	2.000
2.	Poland	5	3	2	1	280	263	1.065	8	5	1.600
3.	Netherlands	5	3	2	1	275	266	1.034	7	5	1.400
4.	Romania	0	3	0	3	180	228	0.789	0	9	0.000

2005-07-26


Russia	2 – 3	Poland	25–23 19–25 25–17 24–26 10–15
Netherlands	3 – 0	Romania	26–24 25–21 25–21

2005-07-27


Netherlands	1 – 3	Russia	27–29 25–22 19–25 22–25
Romania	0 – 3	Poland	20–25 16–25 18–25

2005-07-28


Russia	3 – 0	Romania	27–25 25–17 25–18
Poland	2 – 3	Netherlands	25–20 19–25 20–25 25–21 10–15

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Azerbaijan	5	3	2	1	306	293	1.044	8	1	1.600
2.	Germany	5	3	2	1	268	254	1.055	7	5	1.400
3.	Turkey	4	3	1	2	312	316	0.987	6	8	0.750
4.	Bulgaria	4	3	1	2	247	270	0.915	4	7	0.571

2005-07-26


Germany	3 – 2	Turkey	23–25 19–25 25–19 25–20 15–10
Azerbaijan	3 – 1	Bulgaria	26–24 21–25 25–23 25–20

2005-07-27


Bulgaria	3 – 1	Turkey	25–23 29–27 21–25 25–23
Azerbaijan	3 – 1	Germany	25–27 25–21 25–21 25–17

2005-07-28


Germany	3 – 0	Bulgaria	25–15 25–22 25–18
Turkey	3 – 2	Azerbaijan	22–25 25–23 25–22 28–30 15-09

Semi finals

2005-07-30


Russia	3 – 2	Poland	19–25 20–25 25–20 25–23 15-08
Azerbaijan	3 – 0	Germany	28–26 25–10 25–20

Third Place Match

2005-07-31


Poland	3 – 1	Germany	25–27 25–13 25–21 25–19

First Place Match

2005-07-31


Russia	2 – 3	Azerbaijan	25–17 16–25 17–25 25–18 15–17

- Azerbaijan, Russia and Poland qualified; Italy received a wild card as the host nation.

North and South America

Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from June 8 to June 19, 2005

Teams

First round

Group A

Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
- 2006-08-18


Brazil	3 – 0	South Korea	25–14 25–17 25–14
Cuba	0 – 3	Japan	27–29 18–25 17–25

- 2006-08-19


Cuba	1 – 3	Brazil	19–25 27–25 20–25 21–25
South Korea	0 – 3	Japan	20–25 20–25 17–25

- 2006-08-20


Cuba	3 – 0	South Korea	25–23 25–20 25–23
Brazil	3 – 0	Japan	25–22 25–16 25–20

Group B

Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong
- 2006-08-18


Russia	3 – 2	Azerbaijan	22–25 21–25 27–25 25–23 15-07
China	3 – 0	Thailand	25–20 25–19 25–22

- 2006-08-19


Russia	3 – 1	Thailand	25–17 25–15 26–28 25–19
China	3 – 2	Azerbaijan	21–25 25–23 22–25 25–21 15–13

- 2006-08-20


Azerbaijan	3 – 2	Thailand	20–25 22–25 25–19 25–20 16–14
China	3 – 0	Russia	25–15 25–23 25–21

Group C

Venue: Luczniczka Bydgoszcz, Poland
- 2006-08-16


United States	2 – 3	Dominican R.	25–21 23–25 25–19 25–27 08-15
Poland	0 – 3	Italy	23–25 18–25 21–25

- 2006-08-16


Italy	3 – 0	Dominican R.	25–17 25–17 25–18
Poland	1 – 3	United States	24–26 22–25 25–18 21–25

- 2006-08-18


Italy	3 – 1	United States	25–21 27–25 18–25 25–17
Poland	1 – 3	Dominican R.	23–25 20–25 30–28 17–25

Second round

Group D

Venue: Macau Forum, Macau
- 2006-08-25


Brazil	3 – 2	Dominican R.	25–14 22–25 20–25 25–17 15-08
China	3 – 2	United States	25–27 25–22 25–22 20–25 16–14

- 2006-08-26


Brazil	3 – 1	United States	29–27 25–22 23–25 25–21
China	3 – 1	Dominican R.	25–22 25–20 20–25 25–22

- 2006-08-27


United States	3 – 1	Dominican R.	25–22 22–25 26–24 25–16
China	0 – 3	Brazil	22–25 19–25 17–25

Group E

Venue: Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
- 2006-08-25


South Korea	1 – 3	Russia	15–25 18–25 25–20 20–25
Poland	0 – 3	Japan	18–25 24–26 18–25

- 2006-08-26


Russia	3 – 2	Poland	25–16 28–30 25–16 24–26 15-06
South Korea	0 – 3	Japan	22–25 15–25 19–25

- 2006-08-27


South Korea	3 – 2	Poland	23–25 25–10 19–25 25–22 15-09
Russia	3 – 0	Japan	25–23 25–17 25–21

Group F

Venue: Taipei Municipal Gym Taipei
- 2006-08-25


Italy	3 – 2	Azerbaijan	25–18 25–20 22–25 23–25 15–11
Thailand	0 – 3	Cuba	23–25 21–25 17–25

- 2006-08-26


Cuba	3 – 2	Azerbaijan	22–25 26–24 21–25 25–21 15–12
Thailand	1 – 3	Italy	25–23 20–25 23–25 20–25

- 2006-08-27


Cuba	3 – 1	Italy	25–22 25–23 20–25 25–18
Azerbaijan	2 – 3	Thailand	21–25 25–18 25–17 23–25 10–15

Third round

Group G

Venue: Ningbo Beilun Gym, Ningbo
- 2006-09-01


Cuba	3 – 2	Poland	18–25 25–27 25–15 25–16 15-09
China	3 – 1	Azerbaijan	25–18 25–20 19–25 26–24

- 2006-09-02


Cuba	3 – 0	Azerbaijan	25–18 25–21 28–26
China	3 – 0	Poland	25–22 25–15 25–14

- 2006-09-03


Poland	3 – 2	Azerbaijan	25–21 25–21 19–25 22–25 15–13
China	3 – 0	Cuba	25–19 25–23 25–19

Group H

Venue: Nimiboot Gymnasium, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2006-09-01


Russia	3 – 2	South Korea	21–25 25–22 25–20 21–25 15-07
Thailand	0 – 3	United States	27–29 15–25 25–27

- 2006-09-02


South Korea	1 – 3	United States	25–12 16–25 27–29 16–25
Russia	3 – 0	Thailand	25–19 25–20 27–25

- 2006-09-03


United States	1 – 3	Russia	22–25 25–20 11–25 23–25
Thailand	0 – 3	South Korea	27–29 18–25 22–25

Group I

Venue:Momotaro Arena Okayama, Japan
- 2006-09-01


Brazil	3 – 0	Italy	25–22 25–22 30–28
Dominican R.	2 – 3	Japan	16–25 25–18 16–25 25–15 14–16

- 2006-09-02


Brazil	3 – 0	Dominican R.	25–22 25–22 26–24
Italy	3 – 0	Japan	25–18 25–19 25–23

- 2006-09-03


Dominican R.	0 – 3	Italy	13–25 19–25 16–25
Brazil	3 – 0	Japan	25–21 25–21 25–18

Final round

Hosts Italy and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the Final Round, held from September 6 to September 10, 2006 at the PalaCalafiore in Reggio Calabria, Italy.

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Italy	3	2	1	1	170	143	1.189	4	3	1.333
2.	Cuba	3	2	1	1	178	191	0.932	4	4	1.000
3.	China	3	2	1	1	144	158	0.911	3	4	0.750

Wednesday September 6


China	3 – 1	Cuba	25–19 21–25 25–23 25–16

Thursday September 7


Cuba	3 – 1	Italy	26–24 19–25 25–23 25–23

Friday September 8


Italy	3 – 0	China	25–17 25–17 25–14

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Brazil	4	2	2	0	173	136	1.272	6	1	6.000
2.	Russia	3	2	1	1	135	139	0.971	3	3	1.000
3.	Japan	2	2	0	2	144	177	0.814	1	6	0.167

Wednesday September 6


Brazil	3 – 0	Russia	25–15 25–19 25–22

Thursday September 7


Russia	3 – 0	Japan	25–15 25–22 29–27

Friday September 8


Japan	1 – 3	Brazil	25–23 22–25 16–25 17–25

Semi finals

Saturday September 9


Cuba	0 – 3	Brazil	20–25 15–25 18–25
Italy	2 – 3	Russia	25–21 25–23 23–25 15–25 10–15

Finals

Saturday September 9 — Fifth Place Match


China	3 – 0	Japan	25–20 25–13 25–18

Sunday September 10 — Bronze Medal Match


Italy	3 – 2	Cuba	25–17 25–15 23–25 23–25 15–11

Sunday September 10 — Gold Medal Match


Russia	1 – 3	Brazil	20–25 20–25 25–23 17–25

Final ranking

Place	Team
	Brazil
	Russia
	Italy
4.	Cuba
5.	China
6.	Japan
7.	United States
8.	Dominican Republic
9.	South Korea
10.	Azerbaijan
11.	Thailand
12.	Poland

2006 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix Winners
Brazil 6th title

Team Roster

Walewska Oliveira, Carolina Albuquerque, Marianne Steinbrecher, Caroline Gattaz, Helia Souza, Valeska Menezes, Fabiana Claudino, Welissa Gonzaga, Jaqueline Carvalho, Sheilla Castro, Arlene Xavier, Renata Colombo

Head Coach

José Roberto Guimarães

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player:
- Sheilla Castro (BRA)
Best Scorer:
- Ekaterina Gamova (RUS)
Best Spiker:
- Fabiana Claudino (BRA)
Best Blocker:
- Sara Anzanello (ITA)

Best Server:
- Nancy Carrillo (CUB)
Best Libero:
- Arlene Xavier (BRA)
Best Setter:
- Eleonora Lo Bianco (ITA)

References

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