2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 21st edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 20 countries from 2 August to 1 September 2013.[1]

2013 World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nation Japan (Final)
Dates2 August – 1 September
Teams20 (6 in Final Round)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Brazil (9th title)
Tournament awards
MVP Thaisa Menezes (BRA)
Official website
fivb.com

Competing nations

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Qualification process

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Competition Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Automatically Qualified[1][2][3][4] 4   China
  Japan
  Poland
  Brazil
2012 European League June 1 – July 6, 2012   Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic 4[5]   Czech Republic
  Bulgaria
  Serbia
  Netherlands
2012 Pan-American Cup July 12–21, 2012   Ciudad Juarez, Mexico 1[4] (CSV)[a]   Argentina
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(NORCECA)[a]
  United States
  Cuba
  Dominican Republic
  Puerto Rico
2012 Asian Cup September 10–16, 2012   Almaty, Kazakhstan 2   Thailand
  Kazakhstan
FIVB Appointed[1][2][3] 4   Italy
  Russia
  Turkey
  Germany
CAVB Appointed[6] 1   Algeria
Total 20
  • [a] The top four NORCECA teams and the top from CSV confederation, other than Brazil, at the 2012 Pan-American Cup qualified.

Squads

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Calendar

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The original list was released December 1, 2012; one day later on December 2 a new list was released to the public.

Week 1
2–4 August 2013
Group A:
Campinas, Brazil
Group B:
Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.
Group C:
Ankara, Turkey
Group D:
Macau, China
Group E:
Montichiari, Italy

  Brazil
  United States
  Poland
  Russia

  Dominican Republic
  Serbia
  Puerto Rico
  Czech Republic

  Turkey
  Japan
  Thailand
  Algeria

  China
  Cuba
  Netherlands
  Bulgaria

  Italy
  Germany
  Argentina
  Kazakhstan

Week 2
9–11 August 2013
Group F:
Belgrade, Serbia
Group G:
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Group H:
Płock, Poland
Group I:
Hong Kong, China
Group J:
Yekaterinburg, Russia

  Serbia
  United States
  Netherlands
  Algeria

  Puerto Rico
  Brazil
  Dominican Republic
  Bulgaria

  Poland
  Japan
  Germany
  Kazakhstan

  China
  Turkey
  Czech Republic
  Argentina

  Russia
  Italy
  Thailand
  Cuba

Week 3
16–18 August 2013
Group K:
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Group L:
Bangkok, Thailand
Group M:
Sendai, Japan
Group N:
Wuhan, China
Group O:
Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei

  Kazakhstan
  Brazil
  Cuba
  Netherlands

  Thailand
  Russia
  Germany
  Puerto Rico

  Japan
  United States
  Czech Republic
  Bulgaria

  China
  Serbia
  Poland
  Argentina

  Italy
  Turkey
  Dominican Republic
  Algeria

Week 4

Final Round
28 August–1 September 2013

Sapporo
  Japan

  China
  Brazil
  Serbia
  United States
  Italy

Preliminary round

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Ranking

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Japan (finals host) and the top five teams in the preliminary round will advance to the final round.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   China 9 9 0 25 27 6 4.500 775 627 1.236 Qualified for the final round
2   Brazil 9 8 1 23 25 8 3.125 786 625 1.258
3   Serbia 9 7 2 23 25 8 3.125 759 640 1.186
4   United States 9 8 1 22 25 9 2.778 785 648 1.211
5   Italy 9 7 2 21 24 9 2.667 773 660 1.171
6   Japan 9 7 2 19 22 12 1.833 792 703 1.127 Qualified as hosts for the final round
7   Russia 9 7 2 19 24 14 1.714 849 783 1.084
8   Turkey 9 6 3 19 23 12 1.917 809 697 1.161
9   Bulgaria 9 6 3 19 22 13 1.692 798 719 1.110
10   Dominican Republic 9 6 3 17 18 14 1.286 786 749 1.049
11   Germany 9 4 5 16 21 17 1.235 852 769 1.108
12   Netherlands 9 4 5 12 14 15 0.933 619 599 1.033
13   Thailand 9 3 6 10 11 20 0.550 671 672 0.999
14   Czech Republic 9 2 7 8 11 22 0.500 686 760 0.903
15   Poland 9 2 7 6 11 23 0.478 721 769 0.938
16   Argentina 9 2 7 5 10 22 0.455 683 815 0.838
17   Kazakhstan 9 1 8 4 8 25 0.320 623 790 0.789
18   Puerto Rico 9 1 8 2 5 26 0.192 568 750 0.757
19   Cuba 9 0 9 0 3 27 0.111 537 734 0.732
20   Algeria 9 0 9 0 0 27 0.000 312 675 0.462
Source: [citation needed]

All times are local for the host city

First round

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Pool A

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Aug 16:30 Russia   1–3   United States 20–25 25–17 21–25 12–25   78–92 P2 P3
2 Aug 19:00 Brazil   3–1   Poland 21–25 25–17 25–15 25–20   96–77 P2 P3
3 Aug 10:00 Brazil   3–2   Russia 26–28 26–24 25–19 22–25 15–8 114–104 P2 P3
3 Aug 12:30 United States   3–0   Poland 25–22 25–23 25–16     75–61 P2 P3
4 Aug 10:00 Brazil   3–1   United States 17–25 25–23 25–18 25–20   92–86 P2 P3
4 Aug 12:30 Russia   3–2   Poland 25–21 22–25 29–27 28–30 15–13 119–116 P2 P3

Pool B

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Aug 17:00 Puerto Rico   0–3   Czech Republic 14–25 20–25 18–25     52–75 P2 P3
2 Aug 19:30 Dominican Republic   0–3   Serbia 13–25 20–25 16–25     49–75 P2 P3
3 Aug 16:00 Serbia   3–0   Czech Republic 28–26 25–18 25–23     78–67 P2 P3
3 Aug 18:00 Dominican Republic   3–0   Puerto Rico 25–14 26–24 25–21     76–59 P2 P3
4 Aug 16:00 Serbia   3–1   Puerto Rico 25–22 22–25 25–17 25–22   97–86 P2 P3
4 Aug 18:00 Dominican Republic   3–1   Czech Republic 25–22 25–20 23–25 25–18   98–85 P2 P3

Pool C

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Aug 14:00 Turkey   3–0   Algeria 25–13 25–18 25–15     75–46 P2 P3
2 Aug 17:00 Thailand   0–3   Japan 19–25 17–25 21–25     57–75 P2 P3
3 Aug 14:00 Algeria   0–3   Japan 10–25 8–25 8–25     26–75 P2 P3
3 Aug 17:00 Turkey   3–0   Thailand 25–23 26–24 25–22     76–69 P2 P3
4 Aug 14:00 Thailand   3–0   Algeria 25–7 25–14 25–13     75–34 P2 P3
4 Aug 17:00 Japan   3–1   Turkey 25–21 30–28 18–25 25–18   98–92 P2 P3

Pool D

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Aug 17:00 Cuba   0–3   Netherlands 20–25 14–25 11–25     45–75 P2 P3
2 Aug 20:30 China   3–0   Bulgaria 25–13 26–24 25–23     76–60 P2 P3
3 Aug 14:30 Bulgaria   3–1   Netherlands 20–25 25–15 25–20 25–23   95–83 P2 P3
3 Aug 17:00 China   3–0   Cuba 25–13 25–20 25–15     75–48 P2 P3
4 Aug 13:00 Bulgaria   3–0   Cuba 25–8 25–15 25–16     75–39 P2 P3
4 Aug 15:30 China   3–1   Netherlands 26–24 19–25 25–17 25–17   95–83 P2 P3

Pool E

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Aug 17:30 Germany   3–1   Kazakhstan 23–25 25–23 25–19 25–17   98–84 P2 P3
2 Aug 20:30 Italy   3–0   Argentina 25–21 25–20 25–17     75–58 P2 P3
3 Aug 17:30 Germany   2–3   Argentina 23–25 25–13 25–18 21–25 12–15 106–96 P2 P3
3 Aug 20:30 Italy   3–0   Kazakhstan 28–26 25–17 25–13     78–56 P2 P3
4 Aug 17:30 Argentina   3–2   Kazakhstan 15–25 25–15 23–25 25–20 15–9 103–94 P2 P3
4 Aug 20:45 Italy   3–1   Germany 25–23 25–20 24–26 25–20   99–89 P2 P3

Second round

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Pool F

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Aug 17:30 Serbia   3–0   Netherlands 25–18 25–16 25–21     75–55 P2 P3
9 Aug 20:15 Algeria   0–3   United States 12–25 15–25 11–25     38–75 P2 P3
10 Aug 17:30 Algeria   0–3   Serbia 11–25 12–25 11–25     34–75 P2 P3
10 Aug 20:15 United States   3–0   Netherlands 25–20 25–16 25–12     75–48 P2 P3
11 Aug 17:30 Netherlands   3–0   Algeria 25–15 25–7 25–6     75–28 P2 P3
11 Aug 20:15 Serbia   2–3   United States 14–25 25–22 17–25 25–23 12–15 93–110 P2 P3

Pool G

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Aug 17:00 Dominican Republic   1–3   Brazil 25–20 22–25 12–25 18–25   77–95 P2 P3
9 Aug 20:00 Puerto Rico   0–3   Bulgaria 21–25 20–25 10–25     51–75 P2 P3
10 Aug 17:00 Bulgaria   3–1   Brazil 25–22 25–21 20–25 25–21   95–89 P2 P3
10 Aug 20:00 Dominican Republic   3–0   Puerto Rico 25–22 25–23 25–20     75–65 P2 P3
11 Aug 17:00 Bulgaria   2–3   Dominican Republic 22–25 25–18 23–25 30–28 14–16 114–112 P2 P3
11 Aug 20:00 Puerto Rico   0–3   Brazil 14–25 15–25 17–25     46–75 P2 P3

Pool H

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Aug 17:30 Germany   2–3   Japan 25–18 25–20 20–25 22–25 12–15 104–103 P2 P3
9 Aug 20:00 Poland   3–0   Kazakhstan 25–17 25–17 25–11     75–45 P2 P3
10 Aug 17:30 Japan   3–1   Kazakhstan 23–25 25–19 25–18 25–20   98–82 P2 P3
10 Aug 20:00 Poland   0–3   Germany 17–25 17–25 24–26     76–58 P2 P3
11 Aug 17:30 Kazakhstan   1–3   Germany 14–25 11–25 25–20 19–25   69–95 P2 P3
11 Aug 20:00 Poland   0–3   Japan 19–25 24–26 15–25     58–76 P2 P3

Pool I

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Aug 18:00 Turkey   3–1   Argentina 25–17 25–14 34–36 25–18   109–85 P2 P3
9 Aug 20:30 China   3–0   Czech Republic 25–14 25–17 25–13     75–44 P2 P3
10 Aug 13:15 Turkey   3–0   Czech Republic 25–23 25–18 25–15     75–56 P2 P3
10 Aug 15:45 China   3–0   Argentina 25–17 26–24 25–22     76–63 P2 P3
11 Aug 13:15 Argentina   1–3   Czech Republic 20–25 25–21 22–25 20–25   87–96 P2 P3
11 Aug 15:45 China   3–2   Turkey 19–25 25–17 25–20 15–25 15–10 99–97 P2 P3

Pool J

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Aug 17:00 Italy   1–3   Russia 13–25 25–18 18–25 24–26   80–94 P2 P3
9 Aug 19:30 Cuba   1–3   Thailand 21–25 17–25 25–21 19–25   82–96 P2 P3
10 Aug 17:00 Thailand   0–3   Russia 20–25 23–25 22–25     65–75 P2 P3
10 Aug 19:30 Cuba   0–3   Italy 16–25 16–25 20–25     52–75 P2 P3
11 Aug 17:00 Russia   3–1   Cuba 25–17 25–14 16–25 25–17   91–73 P2 P3
11 Aug 19:30 Italy   3–0   Thailand 25–18 25–14 29–27     79–59 P2 P3

Third round

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Pool K

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
- 16 Aug 15:00 Cuba   0–3   Brazil 16–25 11–25 20–25     47–75 P2 P3
16 Aug 18:00 Kazakhstan   0–3   Netherlands 23–25 14–25 16–25     53–75 P2 P3
17 Aug 15:00 Brazil   3–0   Netherlands 25–15 25–20 25–15     75–50 P2 P3
17 Aug 18:00 Kazakhstan   3–1   Cuba 25–20 17–25 30–28 25–20   97–93 P2 P3
18 Aug 15:00 Cuba   0–3   Netherlands 13–25 23–25 22–25     58–75 P2 P3
18 Aug 18:00 Kazakhstan   0–3   Brazil 17–25 16–25 10–25     43–75 P2 P3

Pool L

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Aug 15:00 Thailand   3–1   Puerto Rico 18–25 25–7 25–22 25–11   93–65 P2 P3
16 Aug 18:30 Germany   2–3   Russia 25–22 25–17 18–25 19–25 11–15 98–104 P2 P3
17 Aug 14:00 Russia   3–0   Puerto Rico 25–8 25–16 25–19     75–43 P2 P3
17 Aug 16:30 Thailand   0–3   Germany 16–25 14–25 25–27     55–77 P2 P3
18 Aug 14:00 Puerto Rico   3–2   Germany 25–23 25–23 23–25 13–25 15–13 101–109 P2 P3
18 Aug 16:30 Russia   3–2   Thailand 24–26 25–18 25–22 20–25 15–11 109–102 P2 P3

Pool M

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Aug 15:30 United States   3–0   Czech Republic 25–20 25–20 25–23     75–63 P2 P3
16 Aug 18:15 Japan   0–3   Bulgaria 23–25 23–25 29–31     75–81 P2 P3
17 Aug 12:30 Japan   1–3   United States 17–25 19–25 25–21 18–25   79–96 P2 P3
17 Aug 15:30 Czech Republic   2–3   Bulgaria 25–20 18–25 17–25 25–22 8–15 93–107 P2 P3
18 Aug 12:30 Japan   3–2   Czech Republic 25–18 22–25 28–26 23–25 15–13 113–107 P2 P3
18 Aug 15:30 United States   3–2   Bulgaria 16–25 25–23 20–25 25–15 15–8 101–96 P2 P3

Pool N

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Aug 16:00 Serbia   3–1   Poland 25–14 25–20 22–25 25–21   97–80 P2 P3
16 Aug 19:30 China   3–0   Argentina 25–18 25–17 25–16     75–51 P2 P3
17 Aug 16:00 Argentina   0–3   Serbia 12–25 20–25 14–25     46–75 P2 P3
17 Aug 19:30 China   3–1   Poland 25–18 25–21 16–25 25–23   91–87 P2 P3
18 Aug 16:00 Poland   3–2   Argentina 25–21 21–25 25–12 23–25 15–11 109–94 P2 P3
18 Aug 19:30 China   3–2   Serbia 25–17 25–27 25–20 23–25 15–5 113–94 P2 P3

Pool O

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Aug 15:00 Italy   3–0   Algeria 25–13 25–19 25–10     75–42 P2 P3
16 Aug 18:00 Turkey   3–2   Dominican Republic 25–27 22–25 25–22 26–24 15–13 113–111 P2 P3
17 Aug 15:00 Algeria   0–3   Turkey 12–25 12–25 12–25     36–75 P2 P3
17 Aug 17:30 Italy   2–3   Dominican Republic 25–21 25–19 30–32 24–26 11–15 115–113 P2 P3
18 Aug 15:00 Italy   3–2   Turkey 25–17 25–18 17–25 15–25 15–12 97–97 P2 P3
18 Aug 17:30 Dominican Republic   3–0   Algeria 25–11 25–9 25–8     75–28 P2 P3

Final round

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Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1   Brazil 5 5 0 15 15 0 MAX 378 269 1.405
2   China 5 4 1 10 12 8 1.500 445 424 1.050
3   Serbia 5 3 2 8 10 9 1.111 428 421 1.017
4   Japan 5 1 4 5 7 12 0.583 394 414 0.952
5   Italy 5 1 4 4 7 14 0.500 421 481 0.875
6   United States 5 1 4 3 6 14 0.429 394 451 0.874
Source: [citation needed]

Pool Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Aug 13:30 Serbia   1–3   China 21–25 25–22 17–25 20–25   83–97 P2 P3
28 Aug 15:30 Brazil   3–0   United States 25–19 25–12 25–10     75–41 P2 P3
28 Aug 19:10 Japan   3–0   Italy 25–18 25–19 25–22     75–59 P2 P3
29 Aug 13:30 United States   1–3   Serbia 23–25 25–20 18–25 23–25   89–95 P2 P3
29 Aug 15:30 Italy   2–3   China 30–28 22–25 28–26 13–25 10–15 103–119 P2 P3
29 Aug 19:10 Japan   0–3   Brazil 21–25 22–25 17–25     60–75 P2 P3
30 Aug 13:30 China   3–0   United States 25–20 25–23 25–17     75–60 P2 P3
30 Aug 15:30 Brazil   3–0   Italy 25–16 26–24 25–11     76–51 P2 P3
30 Aug 19:10 Serbia   3–0   Japan 25–22 25–17 25–19     75–58 P2 P3
31 Aug 13:30 Italy   3–2   United States 19–25 25–22 23–25 25–18 16–14 108–104 P2 P3
31 Aug 15:30 Brazil   3–0   Serbia 27–25 25–21 25–22     77–68 P2 P3
31 Aug 19:10 Japan   2–3   China 16–25 25–18 24–26 25–21 13–15 103–105 P2 P3
1 Sep 13:30 Serbia   3–2   Italy 22–25 25–23 20–25 25–16 15–11 107–100 P2 P3
1 Sep 15:30 China   0–3   Brazil 15–25 14–25 20–25     49–75 P2 P3
1 Sep 19:10 United States   3–2   Japan 17–25 25–19 18–25 25–17 15–12 100–98 P2 P3
  • All times are local for the host city.

Final standing

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c FIVB (2 December 2012). "FIVB World Grand Prix continues growth with expansion to 20 teams in 2013".
  2. ^ a b c FIVB.org. "2013 World Grand Prix lineup taking shape".
  3. ^ a b FIVB (September 13, 2012). "Preliminaries in WGP qualification tournament".
  4. ^ a b "Competition Regulation 2012 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup" (PDF). p. 21.
  5. ^ "Geen kwalificatietoernooi voor Europese landen, Nederland plaatst zich rechtstreeks voor de FIVB" [World Grand Prix, No Qualification for European Countries, The Netherlands and Serbia go to FIVB World Grandprix]. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. ^ FIVB. "Algeria confirmed as CAVB representative at 2013 WGP".
  7. ^ FIVB (2013-09-01). "Brazil clinch ninth World Grand Prix title with perfect record". fivb.org.
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