2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
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.
Format
- It will be the first time the World Grand Prix will feature 28 teams.
- 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.
- 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.Intercontinental round
- All times are local.
Group 1
Week 1
Pool A
- Venue: Baskent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey
Pool B
- Venue: Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea
Pool C
- Venue: PalaSerradimigni, Sassari, Italy
Week 2
Pool D
- Venue: Ibirapuera Gymnasium, São Paulo, Brazil
Pool E
- Venue: Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey
Pool F
- Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong, China
Week 3
Pool G
- Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand
Pool H
- Venue: DS Yantarny, Kaliningrad, Russia
Pool I
- Venue: Macau Forum, Macau, China
Group 2
Week 1
Pool J
- Venue: Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima, Peru
Pool K
- Venue: Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, Carolina, Puerto Rico
Week 2
Pool L
Week 3
Pool N
- Venue: Microestadio Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pool O
- Venue: Topsport Centre Doetinchem, Doetinchem, Netherlands
Group 3
Week 1
Pool P
- Venue: Baluan Sports and Culture Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Pool Q
- Venue: Olympic Gymnasium Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City, Mexico
Week 2
Pool R
- Venue: City Hall Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Pool S
- Venue: Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč, Croatia
Final round
Group 3
- Venue: Arena Samokov, Samokov, Bulgaria
Group 2
Group 1
Final Six
- Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
Final standing
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Awards
- Most valuable player
- : Yuko Sano
- Best Outside Hitters
- : Xiaotong Liu
- : Miyu Nagaoka
- Best setter
- : Danielle Lins
- Best Middle Blockers
- : Irina Fetisova
- : Fabiana Claudino
- Best libero
- : Yuko Sano
- Best Opposite
- : Sheilla Castro