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2008 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
Volleyball competition held in Japan (Final) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 was a women's volleyball tournament in which 12 countries competed from 20 June to 12 July 2008. The finals were held in Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan. Cuba, Brazil, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the tournament at the 2007 Women's Pan-American Cup in Colima, Mexico. Germany, Turkey, Italy, and Poland qualified through the European Qualifying Tournament in Ankara, Turkey. China, Japan, Thailand, and Kazakhstan qualified as the best four Asian teams.
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Competing nations
The following national teams qualified:
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Teams
Preliminary round
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Ranking
The host Japan and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.
First round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Second round
Group D
Group E
Group F
Third round
Group G
Group H
Group I
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Final round
- Venue– Yokohama Arena, Yokohama
Final ranking
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Overall ranking
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Individual awards
- Most valuable player:
Marianne Steinbrecher (BRA)
- Best spiker:
Daimí Ramírez (CUB)
- Best blocker:
Walewska Oliveira (BRA)
- Best server:
Megumi Kurihara (JPN)
- Best libero:
Yuko Sano (JPN)
- Best setter:
Yoshie Takeshita (JPN)
- Best scorer:
Megumi Kurihara (JPN)
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