2009 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 is a women's volleyball tournament that was played by 12 countries from 31 July to 23 August 2009. The finals were held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Brazil, United States, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico qualified for the tournament at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Cup in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico.

Competing nations

The following national teams qualified:

Europe	America	Asia
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Calendar

Week 1 31 July – 2 August 2009
Group A: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Group B: Kielce, Poland	Group C: Ningbo, China
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Week 2 7–9 August 2009
Group D: Miaoli, Taiwan	Group E: Macau	Group F: Osaka, Japan
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Week 3 14–16 August 2009
Group G: Hong Kong	Group H: Mokpo, South Korea	Group I: Bangkok, Thailand
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Week 4 Final Round 19–23 August 2009
Tokyo, 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– Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

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Overall ranking

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 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix winners 
Eighth title

Team Roster:

Natalia Pereira, Danielle Lins, Sheilla Castro, Adenisia Silva, Marianne Steinbrecher, Thaisa Menezes, Ana Tiemi Takagui, Fabiana de Oliveira, Regiane Bidias, Welissa Gonzaga, Fabiana Claudino, Camila Brait, Caroline Gattaz, Joyce Silva. 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