2005 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

2005 FIVB World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nation Japan (Final)
Dates24 June – 17 July
Teams12
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Champions Brazil (5th title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place China
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament awards
MVPBrazil Paula Pequeno
Official website
Tournament website

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.

Qualification

Asia

Europe

  • European Qualification Tournament in Ankara, Turkey, from September 21 to September 26, 2004.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 10 15 2 7.500 420 334 1.257 FIVB Grand Prix 2005
2  Poland 5 3 2 8 11 7 1.571 417 374 1.115
3  Germany 5 3 2 8 11 7 1.571 394 387 1.018
4  Turkey 5 3 2 8 10 7 1.429 390 344 1.134
5  Bulgaria 5 1 4 6 3 12 0.250 290 362 0.801
6  Romania 5 0 5 5 0 15 0.000 265 375 0.707
Source: [citation needed]
  • Romania replaced  Russia;  Italy received a wild card
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
21 Sep Poland  1–3  Netherlands 23–25 25–27 25–21 23–25   96–98
21 Sep Romania  0–3  Germany 15–25 19–25 19–25     53–75
21 Sep Bulgaria  0–3  Turkey 18–25 17–25 18–25     53–75
22 Sep Poland  3–0  Romania 25–18 25–14 25–17     75–49
22 Sep Germany  3–0  Bulgaria 25–20 25–19 25–17     75–56
22 Sep Netherlands  3–0  Turkey 25–17 25–18 25–23     75–58
23 Sep Bulgaria  0–3  Poland 17–25 15–25 18–25     50–75
23 Sep Romania  0–3  Netherlands 14–25 19–25 16–25     49–75
23 Sep Turkey  1–3  Germany 25–11 23–25 17–25 23–25   88–86
25 Sep Romania  0–3  Bulgaria 17–25 23–25 22–25     62–75
25 Sep Netherlands  3–1  Germany 25–18 25–22 22–25 25–10   97–75
25 Sep Poland  1–3  Turkey 20–25 17–25 25–19 16–25   78–94
26 Sep Bulgaria  0–3  Netherlands 23–25 13–25 20–25     56–75
26 Sep Germany  1–3  Poland 25–18 20–25 15–25 23–25   83–93
26 Sep Turkey  3–0  Romania 25–16 25–18 25–18     75–52

North and South America

Teams

Further information: FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 Squads

Preliminary rounds

Ranking

The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China 9 8 1 17 24 4 6.000 689 533 1.293 Final round
2  Brazil 9 8 1 17 24 8 3.000 763 624 1.223
3  Cuba 9 8 1 17 25 6 4.167 758 678 1.118
4  Italy 9 6 3 15 19 9 2.111 673 576 1.168
5  Japan[a] (H) 9 6 3 15 21 11 1.909 771 665 1.159 Final round
6  Netherlands 9 5 4 14 19 12 1.583 698 627 1.113 Final round
7  Poland 9 5 4 14 15 15 1.000 621 674 0.921
8  United States 9 4 5 13 16 19 0.842 740 757 0.978
9  South Korea 9 2 7 11 7 23 0.304 556 708 0.785
10  Germany 9 1 8 10 7 26 0.269 692 754 0.918
11  Dominican Republic 9 1 8 10 7 26 0.269 604 777 0.777
12  Thailand 9 0 9 9 2 27 0.074 519 711 0.730
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as hosts

First round

Group A

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun Brazil  3–0  South Korea 25–21 25–20 25–14     75–55 P2
24 Jun Japan  3–0  Poland 25–16 25–11 25–17     75–44 P2
25 Jun Brazil  3–0  Poland 25–22 25–10 25–23     75–55 P2
25 Jun Japan  3–0  South Korea 26–24 25–14 25–18     76–56 P2
26 Jun South Korea  0–3  Poland 21–25 21–25 18–25     60–75 P2
26 Jun Japan  2–3  Brazil 25–17 25–17 17–25 21–25 18–20 106–104 P2

Group B

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun Cuba  3–0  Germany 29–27 27–25 27–25     83–77 P2
24 Jun Italy  3–0  Dominican Republic 25–12 25–12 25–10     75–34 P2
25 Jun Dominican Republic  0–3  Cuba 26–28 17–25 18–25     61–78 P2
25 Jun Germany  0–3  Italy 23–25 22–25 23–25     68–75 P2
26 Jun Dominican Republic  2–3  Germany 12–25 27–25 25–21 9–25 11–15 84–111 P2
26 Jun Italy  0–3  Cuba 25–27 20–25 28–30     73–82 P2

Group C

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun United States  0–3  Netherlands 17–25 14–25 17–25     48–75 P2
24 Jun China  3–0  Thailand 25–20 25–15 25–18     75–53 P2
25 Jun China  3–1  Netherlands 21–25 25–17 25–22 25–5   96–69 P2
25 Jun United States  3–0  Thailand 25–13 25–12 25–22     75–47 P2
26 Jun Netherlands  3–0  Thailand 25–19 25–17 25–14     75–50 P2
26 Jun China  3–0  United States 25–22 25–15 25–15     75–52 P2

Second round

Group D

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul South Korea  3–2  United States 25–23 13–25 21–25 25–15 15–13 99–101 P2
1 Jul Dominican Republic  0–3  Japan 25–27 22–25 17–25     64–77 P2
2 Jul United States  3–2  Dominican Republic 23–25 23–25 25–14 25–16 15–6 111–86 P2
2 Jul South Korea  0–3  Japan 22–25 18–25 13–25     53–75 P2
3 Jul United States  3–1  Japan 25–23 25–21 21–25 29–27   100–96 P2
3 Jul South Korea  3–0  Dominican Republic 25–21 25–22 25–15     75–58 P2

Group E

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul Brazil  3–0  Poland 25–17 25–13 25–19     75–49 P2
1 Jul China  3–0  Germany 25–17 25–19 25–15     75–51 P2
2 Jul Brazil  3–0  Germany 25–16 25–16 26–24     76–56 P2
2 Jul China  3–0  Poland 25–18 25–13 25–14     75–45 P2
3 Jul Poland  3–2  Germany 22–25 25–18 26–24 18–25 15–11 106–103 P2
3 Jul China  3–0  Brazil 25–22 25–21 25–20     75–63 P2

Group F

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul Cuba  3–0  Thailand 25–19 25–17 25–17     75–53 P2
1 Jul Italy  0–3  Netherlands 18–25 17–25 21–25     56–75 P2
2 Jul Netherlands  2–3  Cuba 20–25 25–19 25–22 22–25 13–15 105–106 P2
2 Jul Thailand  0–3  Italy 12–25 10–25 18–25     40–75 P2
3 Jul Netherlands  3–0  Thailand 25–9 25–16 25–22     75–47 P2
3 Jul Italy  1–3  Cuba 25–19 24–26 23–25 21–25   93–95 P2

Third round

Group G

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jul Italy  3–0  Germany 25–20 25–23 26–24     76–67 P2
8 Jul China  3–0  Dominican Republic 25–20 27–25 25–19     77–64 P2
9 Jul Italy  3–0  Dominican Republic 25–21 25–10 25–18     75–49 P2
9 Jul China  3–0  Germany 25–23 25–15 25–23     75–61 P2
10 Jul Germany  2–3  Dominican Republic 25–21 20–25 25–18 21–25 7–15 98–104 P2
10 Jul China  0–3  Italy 22–25 22–25 22–25     66–75 P2

Group H

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jul South Korea  0–3  Cuba 17–25 19–25 18–25     54–75 P2
8 Jul Brazil  3–1  Netherlands 25–27 25–19 25–21 25–17   100–84 P2
9 Jul Netherlands  0–3  Cuba 25–27 19–25 21–25     65–77 P2
9 Jul Brazil  3–1  South Korea 25–10 23–25 25–12 25–10   98–57 P2
10 Jul Netherlands  3–0  South Korea 25–12 25–20 25–15     75–47 P2
10 Jul Cuba  1–3  Brazil 25–22 20–25 19–25 23–25   87–97 P2

Group I

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jul Thailand  1–3  United States 14–25 20–25 25–13 22–25   81–88 P2
8 Jul Japan  0–3  Poland 22–25 23–25 22–25     67–75 P2
9 Jul Thailand  0–3  Poland 19–25 23–25 20–25     62–75 P2
9 Jul Japan  3–1  United States 26–28 25–22 25–15 25–18   101–83 P2
10 Jul United States  1–3  Poland 18–25 17–25 25–22 22–25   82–97 P2
10 Jul Japan  3–1  Thailand 23–25 25–22 25–17 25–22   98–86 P2

Final round

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jul China  2–3  Cuba 25–10 25–20 19–25 20–25 13–15 102–95 P2
13 Jul Netherlands  0–3  Brazil 22–25 22–25 14–25     58–75 P2
13 Jul Italy  3–0  Japan 25–12 25–21 25–14     75–47 P2
14 Jul China  0–3  Italy 16–25 21–25 22–25     59–75 P2
14 Jul Cuba  2–3  Brazil 16–25 25–21 25–22 21–25 14–16 101–109 P2
14 Jul Japan  3–1  Netherlands 22–25 25–20 28–26 25–22   100–93 P2
15 Jul Italy  3–1  Cuba 25–18 21–25 32–30 25–15   103–88 P2
15 Jul Netherlands  1–3  China 25–21 22–25 20–25 19–25   86–96 P2
15 Jul Brazil  3–1  Japan 25–20 25–27 25–20 25–22   100–89 P2
16 Jul Italy  2–3  Netherlands 26–24 25–18 24–26 21–25 10–15 106–108 P2
16 Jul China  3–0  Brazil 25–18 25–17 25–19     75–54 P2
16 Jul Cuba  3–2  Japan 21–25 25–20 20–25 28–26 17–15 111–111 P2
17 Jul Netherlands  0–3  Cuba 20–25 22–25 20–25     62–75 P2
17 Jul Brazil  3–2  Italy 25–20 22–25 25–21 27–29 15–7 114–102 P2
17 Jul Japan  0–3  China 23–25 22–25 23–25     68–75 P2

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Brazil 5 4 1 9 12 8 1.500 452 425 1.064
2  Italy 5 3 2 8 13 7 1.857 461 416 1.108
3  China 5 3 2 8 11 7 1.571 407 378 1.077
4  Cuba 5 3 2 8 12 10 1.200 470 487 0.965
5  Japan 5 1 4 6 6 13 0.462 415 454 0.914
6  Netherlands 5 1 4 6 5 14 0.357 407 452 0.900
Source: [citation needed]

Overall ranking

Individual awards

References