Volleyball competition held in Japan (Group 1 Final)
The 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 22nd edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 25 July to 24 August 2014. The Group 1 final round was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Brazilian star team won the tournament for the tenth time, the second consecutive victory.
Qualification
- No qualification tournament.
- 28 teams are invited.[1]
Qualified teams
Format
- It will be the first time the World Grand Prix will feature 28 teams.[1]
- During the Intercontinental Round, Pools A to O will play matches in three stand-alone tournaments, for a total of 9 matches per team. Pool P to S will feature two stand-alone tournaments, for a total of 6 matches per team.
- Six teams will qualify for the World Grand Prix Finals featuring the top four teams from all matches, plus the winner of the Final Four of Group 2 and the hosts (if the hosts are one of the top four teams, then the fifth top team also participates).
- The last ranked team of Group 1 after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winner of the Final Four of Group 2 can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
Pools composition
The pools composition was announced on 1 December 2014.[2]
Squads
Intercontinental round
Group 1
Ranking
Week 1
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Week 2
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Week 3
Pool G
Pool H
Pool I
Group 2
Ranking
Week 1
Pool J
Pool K
Week 2
Pool L
Pool M
- Venue: Coliseo Gran Chimú, Trujillo, Peru
Week 3
Pool N
Pool O
Group 3
Ranking
Week 1
Pool P
Pool Q
Week 2
Pool R
Pool S
Final round
Group 3
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Group 2
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Group 1
Final Six
Final standing
Awards
References
- ^ a b "Record 28 teams for 2014 World Grand Prix". fivb.org. 2 December 2013.
- ^ Press releaseFIVB. Archived 2015-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brazil sweep Japan to land record 10th World Grand Prix title FIVB – Press release
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