2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

2017 World Grand Prix
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FIVB World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nation	China (Group 1 Final)
Dates	7 July – 6 August
Teams	32
Venues	(in host cities)
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The 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix will be the 25th edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament.^[1]

Qualification

• Excluding  Cuba, who withdrew from the tournament, the remaining 27 teams from the 2016 edition directly qualified.^[1]
•  Cameroon,  Hungary,  South Korea, and  Trinidad and Tobago were invited to participate in this edition.^[1]

Africa	Asia and Oceania	Europe	North America	South America
Algeria  Cameroon  Kenya	Australia  China  Japan  Kazakhstan  South Korea  Thailand	Belgium  Bulgaria  Czech Republic  Croatia  Germany  Hungary  Italy  Netherlands  Poland  Russia  Serbia  Turkey	Canada  Dominican Republic  Mexico  Puerto Rico  Trinidad and Tobago  United States	Argentina  Brazil  Colombia  Peru

Format

Intercontinental round

• Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top five ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
• Group 2, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 3 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
• Group 3, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round.

Final round

• Group 1, the 6 teams in the final round will be divided in 2 pools determined by the serpentine system. The host team will be at the top position and the other teams will be allocated by their rankings in the preliminary round. The top 2 teams from each pool will play in the semifinals. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals.
• Group 2 and Group 3, the host team will face the last ranked team among the qualified teams in the semifinals. The other 2 teams will play against each other in the other semifinal. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals and a chance for promotion.

Pools composition

The pools were announced on 14 September 2016.^[1]

Group 1 Week 1 Pool A1 Turkey Pool B1 China Pool C1 Netherlands  Brazil  Belgium  Turkey  Serbia  United States  Russia  Italy  China  Netherlands  Dominican Republic  Japan  Thailand Week 2 Pool D1 Japan Pool E1 Macau Pool F1 Russia  Brazil  Thailand  Japan  Serbia  United States  Turkey  Italy  China  Netherlands  Dominican Republic  Russia  Belgium Week 3 Pool G1 Hong Kong Pool H1 Thailand Pool I1 Brazil  Japan  Russia  China  Serbia  Italy  Dominican Republic  Turkey  Thailand  Netherlands  Belgium  United States  Brazil

Group 2 Week 1 Pool A2 Bulgaria Pool B2 Argentina Pool C2 Peru  Germany  Bulgaria  South Korea  Kazakhstan  Poland  Canada  Argentina  Croatia  Puerto Rico  Czech Republic  Peru  Kenya Week 2 Pool D2 Kazakhstan Pool E2 Poland Pool F2 Puerto Rico  Germany  Kenya  Croatia  Kazakhstan  Poland  South Korea  Argentina  Peru  Puerto Rico  Czech Republic  Canada  Bulgaria Week 3 Pool G2 Canada Pool H2 South Korea Pool I2 Croatia  Germany  Canada  Peru  Czech Republic  Poland  Kenya  South Korea  Kazakhstan  Puerto Rico  Bulgaria  Argentina  Croatia

Group 3 Week 1 Pool A3 Mexico Pool B3 Cameroon  Australia  Trinidad and Tobago  Mexico  Hungary  Colombia  Algeria  Cameroon TBC Week 2 Pool C3 TBC Pool D3 Trinidad and Tobago  Hungary  Algeria  Mexico TBC  Colombia  Trinidad and Tobago  Cameroon  Australia

Final round Week 5 Group 1 China Pool J1 Pool K1 Week 4 Week 3 Group 2 Czech Republic Group 3 Australia

Competition schedule

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Intercontinental round

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Final round

	Week 1 7–9 Jul	Week 2 14–16 Jul	Week 3 21–23 Jul	Week 4 28–30 Jul	Week 5 2–6 Aug
Group 1	18 matches	18 matches	18 matches		11 matches
Group 2	18 matches	18 matches	18 matches	4 matches
Group 3	12 matches	12 matches	4 matches

Squads

Pool standing procedure

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

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

Intercontinental round

Group 1

	Qualified for the Group 1 final round
	Qualified as hosts for the Group 1 final round
	Relegated position

Ranking

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	China	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	United States	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Week 1

Pool A1

• Venue: Turkey
• All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
7 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Pool B1

• Venue: China
• All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
7 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Pool C1

• Venue: Netherlands
• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
7 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Week 2

Pool D1

• Venue: Japan
• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
16 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
17 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
17 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Pool E1

• Venue: Macau
• All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
16 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
17 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
17 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Pool F1

• Venue: Russia
• All times are

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
16 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
17 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
17 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Week 3

Pool G1

• Venue: Hong Kong
• All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
21 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
22 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
22 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
23 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
23 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Pool H1

• Venue: Thailand
• All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
21 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
22 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
22 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
23 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
23 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Pool I1

• Venue: Brazil
• All times are

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
21 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
22 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
22 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
23 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
23 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Group 2

	Qualified for the Group 2 final round
	Qualified as hosts for the Group 2 final round
	Relegated position

Ranking

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Peru	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Week 1

Pool A2

• Venue: Bulgaria
• All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
7 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Pool B2

• Venue: Argentina
• All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
7 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Pool C2

• Venue: Peru
• All times are Peru Time (UTC−05:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
7 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Week 2

Pool D2

• Venue: Kazakhstan
• All times are

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
16 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
17 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
17 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Pool E2

• Venue: Poland
• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
16 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
17 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
17 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Pool F2

• Venue: Puerto Rico
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
16 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
17 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
17 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
18 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Week 3

Pool G2

• Venue: Canada
• All times are

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
21 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
22 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
22 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
23 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
23 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Pool H2

• Venue: South Korea
• All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
21 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
22 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
22 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
23 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
23 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Pool I2

• Venue: Croatia
• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
21 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
22 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
22 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
23 Jun			–		–	–	–			–
23 Jun			–		–	–	–			–

Group 3

	Qualified for the Group 3 final round
	Qualified as hosts for the Group 3 final round

Ranking

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX
1	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	0	0	MAX	0	0	MAX

Week 1

Pool A3

• Venue: Mexico
• All times are

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
7 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jul			–		–	–	–			–

Pool B3

• Venue:
• All times are

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
7 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
8 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
9 Jul			–		–	–	–			–

Week 2

Pool C3

• Venue: Cameroon
• All times are West Africa Time (UTC+01:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
14 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
15 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
15 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
16 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
16 Jul			–		–	–	–			–

Pool D3

• Venue: Trinidad and Tobago
• All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
14 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
15 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
15 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
16 Jul			–		–	–	–			–
16 Jul			–		–	–	–			–

See also

• 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League

References

1. "2017 World Grand Prix draw completed – Olympic champions China to play silver medallists Serbia in week 3". FIVB.org. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

External links

• Official website