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
- Venue: Sportoase Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Pool M
- Venue: Coliseo Gran Chimú, Trujillo, Peru
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
- Venue: Hala Widowwiskowo Sportowa, Koszalin, Poland
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