2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
| 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Official website | |||
| tournament website | |||
| Tournament details | |||
| Host nation |  China (Final) | ||
| Dates | 5–28 August | ||
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||
| Champions |  United States (4th title) | ||
| MVP |  Destinee Hooker (USA) | ||
| 
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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. The United States won the tournament defeating 3-0 to Brazil in the gold medal match and Destinee Hooker won the MVP award.[1][2]
Competing nations
The following national teams qualified:
| Europe | Americas | Asia | 
|---|---|---|
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 | 
| Week 2 12–14 August 2011 | |||
| Group E: Zielona Góra, Poland | Group F: Almaty, Kazakhstan | Group G: Quanzhou, China | Group H: Komaki, Japan | 
| Week 3 19–21 August 2011 | |||
| Group I: Hong Kong | Group J: Hong Kong[3] | Group K: Bangkok, Thailand | Group L: Tokyo, Japan | 
| Week 4 Final Round | |||
| Macau | |||
Preliminary round
Ranking
The host China and top seven teams in the preliminary round advanced to the Final round.
| Pts | Matches | Points | Sets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Brazil | 27 | 9 | 0 | 722 | 514 | 1.405 | 27 | 2 | 13.500 | 
| 2 |  United States | 23 | 8 | 1 | 708 | 559 | 1.267 | 25 | 5 | 5.000 | 
| 3 |  Russia | 21 | 7 | 2 | 751 | 626 | 1.200 | 23 | 9 | 2.556 | 
| 4 |  Serbia | 20 | 6 | 3 | 762 | 700 | 1.089 | 23 | 11 | 2.091 | 
| 5 |  Italy | 19 | 7 | 2 | 804 | 718 | 1.120 | 22 | 13 | 1.692 | 
| 6 |  Japan | 18 | 6 | 3 | 664 | 645 | 1.029 | 18 | 11 | 1.636 | 
| 7 |  China | 17 | 6 | 3 | 702 | 669 | 1.049 | 19 | 12 | 1.583 | 
| 8 |  Thailand | 15 | 5 | 4 | 695 | 693 | 1.003 | 17 | 15 | 1.133 | 
| 9 |  South Korea | 13 | 5 | 4 | 708 | 732 | 0.967 | 15 | 17 | 0.882 | 
| 10 |  Poland | 13 | 4 | 5 | 733 | 727 | 1.008 | 16 | 16 | 1.000 | 
| 11 |  Cuba | 9 | 2 | 7 | 748 | 814 | 0.919 | 15 | 21 | 0.714 | 
| 12 |  Dominican Republic | 8 | 3 | 6 | 767 | 829 | 0.925 | 13 | 23 | 0.565 | 
| 13 |  Germany | 7 | 2 | 7 | 670 | 729 | 0.919 | 10 | 22 | 0.455 | 
| 14 |  Argentina | 4 | 2 | 7 | 622 | 752 | 0.827 | 7 | 25 | 0.280 | 
| 15 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 9 | 613 | 757 | 0.810 | 5 | 27 | 0.185 | 
| 16 |  Peru | 0 | 0 | 9 | 482 | 696 | 0.693 | 1 | 27 | 0.037 | 
First round
Pool A
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug | Poland  | 3–0 |  Argentina | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 75–59 | P2 | ||
| 5 Aug | Italy  | 3–1 |  Dominican Republic | 25–18 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–17 | 97–78 | P2 | |
| 6 Aug | Poland  | 2–3 |  Dominican Republic | 25–21 | 17–25 | 24–26 | 25–23 | 16–18 | 107–113 | P2 | 
| 6 Aug | Italy  | 3–1 |  Argentina | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 98–80 | P2 | |
| 7 Aug | Poland  | 1–3 |  Italy | 12–25 | 25–21 | 24–26 | 14–25 | 75–97 | P2 | |
| 7 Aug | Dominican Republic  | 2–3 |  Argentina | 25–20 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 11–15 | 102–108 | P2 | 
Pool B
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug | Russia  | 3–1 |  Cuba | 24–26 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 99–87 | P2 | |
| 5 Aug | Thailand  | 3–0 |  Peru | 25–20 | 25–13 | 25–16 | 75–49 | P2 | ||
| 6 Aug | Peru  | 0–3 |  Russia | 12–25 | 9–25 | 14–25 | 35–75 | P2 | ||
| 6 Aug | Cuba  | 2–3 |  Thailand | 25–23 | 25–17 | 26–28 | 23–25 | 10–15 | 109–108 | P2 | 
| 7 Aug | Peru  | 0–3 |  Cuba | 24–26 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 65–76 | P2 | ||
| 7 Aug | Russia  | 3–0 |  Thailand | 25–18 | 25–19 | 27–25 | 77–62 | P2 | 
Pool C
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug | Brazil  | 3–0 |  Japan | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 75–55 | P2 | ||
| 5 Aug | South Korea  | 3–1 |  Germany | 25–19 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 95–83 | P2 | |
| 6 Aug | South Korea  | 0–3 |  Japan | 20–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 63–75 | P2 | ||
| 6 Aug | Brazil  | 3–1 |  Germany | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–15 | 25–23 | 98–84 | P2 | |
| 7 Aug | South Korea  | 0–3 |  Brazil | 17–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 59–75 | P2 | ||
| 7 Aug | Japan  | 3–0 |  Germany | 25–22 | 25–13 | 25–19 | 75–54 | P2 | 
Pool D
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug | Serbia  | 2–3 |  United States | 22–25 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 10–15 | 101–108 | P2 | 
| 5 Aug | China  | 3–0 |  Kazakhstan | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–16 | 75–57 | P2 | ||
| 6 Aug | Kazakhstan  | 0–3 |  United States | 15–25 | 21–25 | 12–25 | 48–75 | P2 | ||
| 6 Aug | China  | 1–3 |  Serbia | 21–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 85–98 | P2 | |
| 7 Aug | China  | 0–3 |  United States | 20–25 | 17–25 | 16–25 | 53–75 | P2 | ||
| 7 Aug | Serbia  | 3–0 |  Kazakhstan | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 75–56 | P2 | 
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 | P2 | ||
| 12 Aug | Cuba  | 2–3 |  South Korea | 25–17 | 16–25 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 12–15 | 95–105 | P2 | 
| 13 Aug | Poland  | 0–3 |  South Korea | 21–25 | 32–34 | 23–25 | 76–84 | P2 | ||
| 13 Aug | Cuba  | 2–3 |  Argentina | 19–25 | 25–15 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 14–16 | 101–101 | P2 | 
| 14 Aug | Poland  | 3–1 |  Cuba | 25–15 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 98–81 | P2 | |
| 14 Aug | South Korea  | 3–0 |  Argentina | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 75–59 | P2 | 
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 | P2 | 
| 12 Aug | Thailand  | 0–3 |  Brazil | 16–25 | 23–25 | 16–25 | 55–75 | P2 | ||
| 13 Aug | Brazil  | 3–0 |  Kazakhstan | 25–14 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 75–52 | P2 | ||
| 13 Aug | Italy  | 3–2 |  Thailand | 24–26 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–15 | 15–12 | 108–100 | P2 | 
| 14 Aug | Kazakhstan  | 0–3 |  Thailand | 24–26 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 68–76 | P2 | ||
| 14 Aug | Italy  | 1–3 |  Brazil | 23–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | 18–25 | 85–99 | P2 | 
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 | P2 | ||
| 12 Aug | China  | 3–0 |  Peru | 25–16 | 25–20 | 25–13 | 75–49 | P2 | ||
| 13 Aug | Peru  | 0–3 |  Russia | 20–25 | 17–25 | 17–25 | 54–75 | P2 | ||
| 13 Aug | China  | 3–2 |  Germany | 14–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 18–16 | 104–110 | P2 | 
| 14 Aug | Peru  | 0–3 |  Germany | 23–25 | 15–25 | 18–25 | 56–75 | P2 | ||
| 14 Aug | China  | 0–3 |  Russia | 22–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 65–75 | P2 | 
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 | P2 | ||
| 12 Aug | Japan  | 3–1 |  Serbia | 25–16 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 92–83 | P2 | |
| 13 Aug | Serbia  | 3–0 |  Dominican Republic | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 75–59 | P2 | ||
| 13 Aug | Japan  | 0–3 |  United States | 22–25 | 14–25 | 18–25 | 54–75 | P2 | ||
| 14 Aug | Japan  | 3–1 |  Dominican Republic | 25–22 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 99–91 | P2 | |
| 14 Aug | United States  | 1–3 |  Serbia | 12–25 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 15–25 | 75–92 | P2 | 
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 | P2 | ||
| 19 Aug | China  | 3–0 |  Dominican Republic | 26–24 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 76–64 | P2 | ||
| 20 Aug | Dominican Republic  | 3–1 |  Poland | 24–26 | 28–26 | 26–24 | 25–17 | 103–93 | P2 | |
| 20 Aug | China  | 3–1 |  Kazakhstan | 25–16 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 94–82 | P2 | |
| 21 Aug | Dominican Republic  | 3–2 |  Kazakhstan | 15–25 | 27–25 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 15–9 | 103–99 | P2 | 
| 21 Aug | China  | 3–0 |  Poland | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 75–59 | P2 | 
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 | P2 | ||
| 19 Aug | United States  | 3–0 |  Germany | 25–10 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 75–51 | P2 | ||
| 20 Aug | Germany  | 3–1 |  Peru | 25–14 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 95–76 | P2 | |
| 20 Aug | United States  | 3–0 |  Italy | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 75–60 | P2 | ||
| 21 Aug | United States  | 3–0 |  Peru | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 75–46 | P2 | ||
| 21 Aug | Germany  | 0–3 |  Italy | 15–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 60–75 | P2 | 
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 | P2 | ||
| 19 Aug | Thailand  | 3–0 |  Argentina | 25–23 | 25–15 | 25–14 | 75–52 | P2 | ||
| 20 Aug | Brazil  | 3–0 |  Argentina | 25–12 | 25–15 | 25–8 | 75–35 | P2 | ||
| 20 Aug | Cuba  | 1–3 |  Thailand | 25–23 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 13–25 | 80–98 | P2 | |
| 21 Aug | Argentina  | 0–3 |  Cuba | 24–26 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 65–76 | P2 | ||
| 21 Aug | Brazil  | 3–0 |  Thailand | 25–16 | 25–12 | 25–18 | 75–46 | P2 | 
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 | P2 | 
| 19 Aug | Japan  | 0–3 |  Serbia | 20–25 | 22–25 | 18–25 | 60–75 | P2 | ||
| 20 Aug | Russia  | 3–2 |  Serbia | 25–13 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 15–8 | 108–88 | P2 | 
| 20 Aug | Japan  | 3–0 |  South Korea | 25–19 | 25–22 | 29–27 | 79–68 | P2 | ||
| 21 Aug | Serbia  | 3–0 |  South Korea | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 75–57 | P2 | ||
| 21 Aug | Japan  | 3–0 |  Russia | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 75–61 | P2 | 
Final round
The finals took place 24–28 August at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Macau, China.
Pool A
| Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Serbia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 281 | 252 | 1.115 | 
| 2 |  Russia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 259 | 234 | 1.107 | 
| 3 |  Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 246 | 250 | 0.984 | 
| 4 |  China | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 230 | 280 | 0.821 | 
| 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 | P2 | |
| 24 Aug | China  | 2–3 |  Serbia | 25–20 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 16–25 | 16–18 | 100–111 | P2 | 
| 25 Aug | Russia  | 1–3 |  Serbia | 25–20 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 84–95 | P2 | |
| 25 Aug | China  | 1–3 |  Thailand | 12–25 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 75–94 | P2 | |
| 26 Aug | Serbia  | 3–0 |  Thailand | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 75–68 | P2 | ||
| 26 Aug | China  | 0–3 |  Russia | 21–25 | 11–25 | 23–25 | 55–75 | P2 | 
Pool B
| Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Brazil | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 200 | 1.240 | 
| 2 |  United States | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 273 | 261 | 1.046 | 
| 3 |  Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 197 | 215 | 0.916 | 
| 4 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 216 | 258 | 0.837 | 
| 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 | P2 | ||
| 24 Aug | Brazil  | 3–0 |  Italy | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 75–50 | P2 | ||
| 25 Aug | United States  | 3–2 |  Italy | 25–19 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 15–10 | 108–101 | P2 | 
| 25 Aug | Brazil  | 3–0 |  Japan | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 75–60 | P2 | ||
| 26 Aug | Italy  | 0–3 |  Japan | 23–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 65–75 | P2 | ||
| 26 Aug | Brazil  | 3–1 |  United States | 22–25 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 98–90 | P2 | 
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 | P2 | 
5th place match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug | Thailand  | 0–3 |  Japan | 14–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 60–75 | P2 | 
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 | P2 | ||
| 27 Aug | Brazil  | 3–0 |  Russia | 26–24 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 76–64 | P2 | 
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 | P2 | 
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 | P2 | 
Final standing
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 Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon | 
Individual awards
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References
- ↑ Kauffman, Bill (2011-08-28). "Destinee Hooker Earns FIVB World Grand Prix MVP". Colorado Springs, Colorado: Team USA. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
- 1 2 "USA takes revenge on Brazil to retain World Grand Prix title". Macau, China: Macau Sport Development Board. 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
- ↑ Official website of the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix-Hong Kong


