2008 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

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.

Competing nations

The following national teams qualified:

Europe	America	Asia
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Calendar

Week 1 20–22 June 2008
Group A: Kobe, Japan	Group B: Ningbo, China	Group C: Alassio, Italy
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Week 2 27–29 June 2008
Group D: Vĩnh Phúc, Vietnam	Group E: Wrocław, Poland	Group F: Hong Kong
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Week 3 4–6 July 2008
Group G: Bangkok, Thailand	Group H: Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Group I: Macau
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Week 4 Final Round 9–13 July 2008
Yokohama, Japan
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Preliminary round

Ranking

The host Japan and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.

First round

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Second round

Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Third round

Group G

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Group H

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Group I

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Final round

• Venue– Yokohama Arena, Yokohama

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Overall ranking

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 2008 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix winners 
Seventh title

Team roster

Walewska Oliveira, Carolina Albuquerque, Marianne Steinbrecher, Paula Pequeno, Thaísa Menezes, Hélia Souza (c), Valeska Menezes, Fabiana Claudino, Wélissa Gonzaga, Jaqueline Carvalho, Sheilla Castro, Fabiana Oliveira

Head coach

José Roberto Guimarães

Individual awards

• Most valuable player:
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• Best spiker:
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• Best blocker:
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• Best server:
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• Best libero:
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• Best setter:
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• Best scorer:
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References

• FIVB official site