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 (if the hosts are one of the top four teams, then the fifth top team also participates).
 * 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.

Pool A

 * Venue: Baskent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey

Pool B

 * Venue: Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea

Pool C

 * Venue: PalaSerradimigni, Sassari, Italy

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

Pool G

 * Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand

Pool H

 * Venue: DS Yantarny, Kaliningrad, Russia

Pool I

 * Venue: Macau Forum, Macau, China

Pool J

 * Venue: Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima, Peru

Pool K

 * Venue: Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, Carolina, Puerto Rico

Pool L

 * Venue: Sportoase Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Pool M

 * Venue: Coliseo Gran Chimú, Trujillo, Peru

Pool N

 * Venue: Microestadio Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pool O

 * Venue: Topsport Centre Doetinchem, Doetinchem, Netherlands

Pool P

 * Venue: Baluan Sports and Culture Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Pool Q

 * Venue: Olympic Gymnasium Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City, Mexico

Pool R

 * Venue: City Hall Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

Pool S

 * Venue: Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč, Croatia

Group 3

 * Venue: Arena Samokov, Samokov, Bulgaria

Group 2

 * Venue: Hala Widowwiskowo Sportowa, Koszalin, Poland

Final Six

 * Venue:  Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan


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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