2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

2011 FIVB World Grand Prix

Tournament details
Host nation	Macau
Dates	5–28 August
Teams	16
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	United States (4th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Destinee Hooker (USA)
Official website
tournament website

The 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries from 5 to 28 August 2011. The finals was held at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Macau, China.

Competing nations

The following national teams qualified:

Europe	Americas	Asia
Poland Serbia Italy Germany Russia	Brazil Peru United States Cuba Argentina Dominican Republic	China Japan South Korea Kazakhstan Thailand

Squads

Main article: FIVB World Grand Prix 2011 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
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Calendar

Week 1 5–7 August 2011
Group A: Bydgoszcz, Poland	Group B: Nakhon Pathom, Thailand	Group C: Busan, South Korea	Group D: Luohe, China
Poland Italy Dominican Republic Argentina	Thailand Cuba Peru Russia	South Korea Brazil Japan Germany	China United States Serbia Kazakhstan
Week 2 12–14 August 2011
Group E: Zielona Góra, Poland	Group F: Almaty, Kazakhstan	Group G: Quanzhou, China	Group H: Komaki, Japan
Poland Cuba South Korea Argentina	Kazakhstan Italy Brazil Thailand	China Russia Germany Peru	Japan United States Serbia Dominican Republic
Week 3 19–21 August 2011
Group I: Hong Kong	Group J: Hong Kong	Group K: Bangkok, Thailand	Group L: Tokyo, Japan
China Poland Dominican Republic Kazakhstan	United States Italy Germany Peru	Thailand Cuba Brazil Argentina	Japan Russia Serbia South Korea
Week 4 Final Round 24–28 August 2011
Macau

Preliminary round

Ranking

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First round

Pool A

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
05 Aug	Poland	3–0	Argentina	25–20	25–17	25–22			75–59	[1]
05 Aug	Italy	3–1	Dominican Republic	25–18	22–25	25–18	25–17		97–78	[2]
06 Aug	Poland	2–3	Dominican Republic	25–21	17–25	24–26	25–23	16–18	107–113	[3]
06 Aug	Italy	3–1	Argentina	25–17	23–25	25–20	25–18		98–80	[4]
07 Aug	Poland	1–3	Italy	12–25	25–21	24–26	14–25		75–97	[5]
07 Aug	Dominican Republic	2–3	Argentina	25–20	22–25	19–25	25–23	11–15	102–108	[6]

Pool B

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
05 Aug	Russia	3–1	Cuba	24–26	25–18	25–23	25–20		99–87	[7]
05 Aug	Thailand	3–0	Peru	25–20	25–13	25–16			75–49	[8]
06 Aug	Peru	0–3	Russia	12–25	9–25	14–25			35–75	[9]
06 Aug	Cuba	2–3	Thailand	25–23	25–17	26–28	23–25	10–15	109–108	[10]
07 Aug	Peru	0–3	Cuba	24–26	19–25	22–25			65–76	[11]
07 Aug	Russia	3–0	Thailand	25–18	25–19	27–25			77–62	[12]

Pool C

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
05 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Japan	25–18	25–16	25–21			75–55	[13]
05 Aug	South Korea	3–1	Germany	25–19	25–19	20–25	25–20		95–83	[14]
06 Aug	South Korea	0–3	Japan	20–25	21–25	22–25			63–75	[15]
06 Aug	Brazil	3–1	Germany	25–21	23–25	25–15	25–23		98–84	[16]
07 Aug	South Korea	0–3	Brazil	17–25	20–25	22–25			59–75	[17]
07 Aug	Japan	3–0	Germany	25–22	25–13	25–19			75–54	[18]

Pool D

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
05 Aug	Serbia	2–3	United States	22–25	19–25	25–23	25–20	10–15	101–108	[19]
05 Aug	China	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–18	25–23	25–16			75–57	[20]
06 Aug	Kazakhstan	0–3	United States	15–25	21–25	12–25			48–75	[21]
06 Aug	China	1–3	Serbia	21–25	25–23	21–25	18–25		85–98	[22]
07 Aug	China	0–3	United States	20–25	17–25	16–25			53–75	[23]
07 Aug	Serbia	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–19	25–15	25–22			75–56	[24]

Second round

Pool E

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Aug	Poland	3–0	Argentina	25–20	25–20	25–23			75–63	[25]
12 Aug	Cuba	2–3	South Korea	25–17	16–25	17–25	25–23	12–15	95–105	[26]
13 Aug	Poland	0–3	South Korea	21–25	32–34	23–25			76–84	[27]
13 Aug	Cuba	2–3	Argentina	19–25	25–15	25–20	18–25	14–16	101–101	[28]
14 Aug	Poland	3–1	Cuba	25–15	25–21	23–25	25–20		98–81	[29]
14 Aug	South Korea	3–0	Argentina	25–22	25–16	25–21			75–59	[30]

Pool F

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Aug	Kazakhstan	2–3	Italy	25–22	25–22	18–25	19–25	12–15	99–109	[31]
12 Aug	Thailand	0–3	Brazil	16–25	23–25	16–25			55–75	[32]
13 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–14	25–18	25–20			75–52	[33]
13 Aug	Italy	3–2	Thailand	24–26	19–25	25–22	25–15	15–12	108–100	[34]
14 Aug	Kazakhstan	0–3	Thailand	24–26	23–25	21–25			68–76	[35]
14 Aug	Italy	1–3	Brazil	23–25	26–24	18–25	18–25		85–99	[36]

Pool G

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Aug	Germany	0–3	Russia	18–25	19–25	21–25			58–75	[37]
12 Aug	China	3–0	Peru	25–16	25–20	25–13			75–49	[38]
13 Aug	Peru	0–3	Russia	20–25	17–25	17–25			54–75	[39]
13 Aug	China	3–2	Germany	14–25	22–25	25–23	25–21	18–16	104–110	[40]
14 Aug	Peru	0–3	Germany	23–25	15–25	18–25			56-75	[41]
14 Aug	China	0–3	Russia	22–25	23–25	20–25			65–75	[42]

Pool H

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Aug	United States	3–0	Dominican Republic	25–22	25–22	25–10			75–54	[43]
12 Aug	Japan	3–1	Serbia	25–16	25–21	17–25	25–21		92–83	[44]
13 Aug	Serbia	3–0	Dominican Republic	25–17	25–20	25–22			75–59	[45]
13 Aug	Japan	0–3	United States	22–25	14–25	18–25			54–75	[46]
14 Aug	Japan	3–1	Dominican Republic	25–22	26–24	23–25	25–20		99–91	[47]
14 Aug	United States	1–3	Serbia	12–25	25–17	23–25	15–25		75–92	[48]

Third round

Pool I

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Aug	Kazakhstan	0–3	Poland	20–25	12–25	20–25			52–75	[49]
19 Aug	China	3–0	Dominican Republic	26–24	25–22	25–18			76–64	[50]
20 Aug	Dominican Republic	3–1	Poland	24–26	28–26	26–24	25–17		103–93	[51]
20 Aug	China	3–1	Kazakhstan	25–16	19–25	25–20	25–21		94–82	[52]
21 Aug	Dominican Republic	3–2	Kazakhstan	15–25	27–25	21–25	25–15	15–9	103–99	[53]
21 Aug	China	3–0	Poland	25–20	25–17	25–22			75–59	[54]

Pool J

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Aug	Italy	3–0	Peru	25–18	25–16	25–18			75–52	[55]
19 Aug	United States	3–0	Germany	25–10	25–18	25–23			75–51	[56]
20 Aug	Germany	3-1	Peru	25-14	20-25	25–19	25-18		95–76	[57]
20 Aug	United States	3–0	Italy	25–23	25–19	25–18			75–60	[58]
21 Aug	United States	3-0	Peru	25–13	25–18	25–15			75–46	[59]
21 Aug	Germany	0-3	Italy	15–25	22–25	23–25			60–75	[60]

Pool K

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Aug	Cuba	0–3	Brazil	18–25	13–25	12–25			43–75	[61]
19 Aug	Thailand	3–0	Argentina	25–23	25–15	25–14			75–52	[62]
20 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Argentina	25–12	25–15	25–8			75–35	[63]
20 Aug	Cuba	1–3	Thailand	25–23	21–25	21–25	13–25		80–98	[64]
21 Aug	Argentina	0–3	Cuba	24–26	23–25	18–25			65–76	[65]
21 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Thailand	25–16	25–12	25–18			75–46	[66]

Pool L

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Aug	Russia	2–3	South Korea	22–25	25–17	25–20	23–25	11–15	106–102	[67]
19 Aug	Japan	0–3	Serbia	20–25	22–25	18–25			60–75	[68]
20 Aug	Russia	3–2	Serbia	25–13	21–25	21–25	25–17	15–8	108–88	[69]
20 Aug	Japan	3–0	South Korea	25–19	25–22	29–27			79–68	[70]
21 Aug	Serbia	3–0	South Korea	25–18	25–16	25–23			75–57	[71]
21 Aug	Japan	3–0	Russia	25–23	25–19	25–19			75–61	[72]

Final round

The finals took place 24–28 August at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Macau, China.

Pool A

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
24 Aug	Thailand	1–3	Russia	18–25	22–25	27–25	17–25		84–100	[73]
24 Aug	China	2–3	Serbia	25–20	18–25	25–23	16–25	16–18	100–111	[74]
25 Aug	Russia	1–3	Serbia	25–20	17–25	21–25	21–25		84–95	[75]
25 Aug	China	1–3	Thailand	12–25	21–25	25–19	17–25		75–94	[76]
26 Aug	Serbia	3–0	Thailand	25–23	25–22	25–23			75–68	[77]
26 Aug	China	0-3	Russia	21-25	11-25	23-25			55-75	[78]

Pool B

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
24 Aug	Japan	0–3	United States	22–25	17–25	23–25			62–75	[79]
24 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Italy	25–16	25–17	25–17			75–50	[80]
25 Aug	United States	3–2	Italy	25–19	21–25	22–25	25–22	15–10	108–101	[81]
25 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Japan	25–17	25–22	25–21			75–60	[82]
26 Aug	Italy	0–3	Japan	23–25	23–25	19–25			65–75	[83]
26 Aug	Brazil	3–1	United States	22–25	26–24	25–21	25–20		98–90	[84]

7th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Aug	China	2–3	Italy	13–25	25–14	25–22	16–25	10–15	89–101	[85]

5th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Aug	Thailand	3–2	Japan	17–25	27–25	25–23	21-25	15-11	105–109	[86]

Semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Aug	Serbia	0–3	United States	22–25	20–25	21–25			63–75	[87]
27 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Russia	26–24	25–17	25–23			76–64	[88]

Bronze medal match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Aug	Serbia	3–0	Russia	25–21	25–20	25–16			75–57	[89]

Final

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Aug	United States	3–0	Brazil	26–24	25–20	25–21			76–65	[90]

Final standing

Rank	Team
	United States
	Brazil
	Serbia
4	Russia
5	Japan
6	Thailand
7	Italy
8	China
9	South Korea
10	Poland
11	Cuba
12	Dominican Republic
13	Germany
14	Argentina
15	Kazakhstan
16	Peru

2011 FIVB World Grand Prix Winners
United States Fourth title

Team roster: Kimberly Glass, Alisha Glass, Nicole Davis, Heather Bown, Lindsey Berg, Jennifer Tamas, Jordan Larson, Logan Tom, Foluke Akinradewo, Nancy Metcalf, Megan Hodge, Destinee Hooker, Tamari Miyashiro.
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player:
  • Destinee Hooker (USA)

• Best Spiker:
  • Milena Rašić (SRB)

• Best Blocker:
  • Iuliia Morozova (RUS)

• Best Server:
  • Thaísa Menezes (BRA)

• Best Receiver:
  • Fernanda Garay (BRA)

• Best Libero:
  • Victoria Kuzyakina (RUS)

• Best Setter:
  • Danielle Lins (BRA)

• Best Scorer:
  • Jovana Brakočević (SRB)

• Best Digger:
  • Fabiana de Oliveira (BRA)

External links

• Official website of the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix