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2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

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The 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 25th edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 32 teams between 7 July and 6 August.[1][2] The Group 1 Final Round was held in Nanjing, China.[3]

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Defending champions Brazil won their record twelfth title in the tournament after a 3–2 win over Italy.[4][5] Serbia captured their third bronze medal in the competition by defeating China in a rematch of the previous year's Olympic final.[6] Natália Pereira from Brazil was elected the MVP for the second straight year.

In the Group 2 finals held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Poland defeated South Korea in straight sets.[7]

Moreover, Hungary finished atop of Group 3 at their first-ever World Grand Prix participation after a 3–0 win over the home team in the final match in Canberra, Australia.[8]

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Qualification

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1 Teams making their debuts.
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Format

Intercontinental round

  • Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn into 3 pools of 4 teams for each of the three weeks of competition, resulting in a total of 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.
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Pool composition

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

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Competition schedule

Intercontinental round Final round
More information Week 1 7–9 Jul, Week 2 14–16 Jul ...

Squads

Pool standing procedure

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in terms of points 1, 2, and 3 will be made, taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

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

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Intercontinental round

Group 1

Ranking

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(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Qualified as hosts

Week 1

Pool A1
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Pool B1
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Pool C1
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Week 2

Pool D1
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Pool E1
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Pool F1
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Week 3

Pool G1
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Pool H1
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Pool I1
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Group 2

Ranking

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Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Qualified as hosts

Week 1

Pool A2
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Pool B2
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Pool C2
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Week 2

Pool D2
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Pool E2
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Pool F2
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Week 3

Pool G2
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Pool H2
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Pool I2
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Group 3

Ranking

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Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Qualified as hosts

Week 1

Pool A3
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Pool B3
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Week 2

Pool C3
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Pool D3
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Final round

Group 3

Final four (Week 3)

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
 Hungary3
 
23 July
 
 France2
 
 Hungary3
 
22 July
 
 Australia0
 
 Australia3
 
 
 Venezuela0
 
3rd place match
 
 
23 July
 
 
 France3
 
 
 Venezuela0
Semifinals
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3rd place match
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Final
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Group 2

Final four (Week 4)

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 South Korea3
 
 
 
 Germany2
 
 South Korea0
 
 
 
 Poland3
 
 Czech Republic1
 
 
 Poland3
 
3rd place match
 
 
 
 
 
 Germany3
 
 
 Czech Republic1
Semifinals
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3rd place match
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Final
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Group 1

Pool play (Week 5)

Pool J1
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Pool K1
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Final four (Week 5)

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
5 August
 
 
 China1
 
6 August
 
 Italy3
 
 Italy2
 
5 August
 
 Brazil3
 
 Serbia1
 
 
 Brazil3
 
3rd place match
 
 
6 August
 
 
 China1
 
 
 Serbia3
Semifinals
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3rd place match
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Final
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Final standing

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Awards

Statistics leaders

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The statistics of each group follow the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills: serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill by group plus top scorers as of 24 July 2017.[23][24][25]

Best scorers

Best scorers determined by scored points from spike, block, and serve.

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Best spikers

Best spikers determined by successful spikes in percentage.

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Best blockers

Best blockers determined by the average of stuff blocks per set.

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Best servers

Best servers determined by the average of aces per set.

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Best setters

Best setters determined by the average of running sets per set.

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Best diggers

Best diggers determined by the average of successful digs per set.

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Best receivers

Best receivers determined by efficient receptions in percentage.

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See also

References

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