2006 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 was the fourteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League.

Asia

 * The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings

Europe

 * European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 26 to July 31, 2005

First Place Match

 * Azerbaijan, Russia and Poland qualified; Italy received a wild card as the host nation.

North and South America

 * Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from June 8 to June 19, 2005

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

Group A

 * Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan

Group B

 * Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong

Group C

 * Venue: Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland

Group D

 * Venue: Macau Forum, Macau

Group E

 * Venue: Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea

Group F

 * Venue: Taipei Municipal Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan

Group G

 * Venue: Beilun Gymnasium, Ningbo, China

Group H

 * Venue: Nimiboot Gymnasium, Bangkok, Thailand

Group I

 * Venue: Momotaro Arena, Okayama, Japan

Final round

 * Venue: PalaCalafiore, Reggio Calabria, Italy

Individual awards

 * Most valuable player:
 * 🇧🇷 Sheilla Castro (BRA)
 * Best scorer:
 * 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Gamova (RUS)
 * Best spiker:
 * 🇧🇷 Fabiana Claudino (BRA)
 * Best blocker:
 * 🇮🇹 Sara Anzanello (ITA)
 * Best server:
 * 🇨🇺 Nancy Carrillo (CUB)
 * Best libero:
 * 🇧🇷 Arlene Xavier (BRA)
 * Best setter:
 * 🇮🇹 Eleonora Lo Bianco (ITA)