# 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 24th edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 teams from 3 June to 10 July 2016. The Group 1 final round was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Brazil captured their record eleventh title in the tournament after a 3–2 win over defending champions United States. In the bronze medal match, The Netherlands prevailed in five sets over Russia. Natália Pereira was elected the most valuable player.
In the Group 2 finals held in Varna, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic defeated Poland in five sets and earned a promotion to Group 1 for the 2017 season.
Moreover, in the Group 3 finals in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Croatia defeated the home team in straight sets to earn a promotion to Group 2 in the 2017 edition.

## Qualification

* All 28 teams of the 2015 edition directly qualified.
| Africa | Asia and Oceania | Europe | North America | South America |
| Algeria  Kenya | Australia  China  Japan  Kazakhstan  Thailand | Belgium  Bulgaria  Croatia  Czech Republic  Germany  Italy  Netherlands  Poland  Russia  Serbia  Turkey | Canada  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Mexico  Puerto Rico  United States | Argentina  Brazil  Colombia  Peru |

## Format
### Intercontinental round

* Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top five ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
* Group 2, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 3 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
* Group 3, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round.

### Final round

* Group 1, the 6 teams in the final round will be divided in 2 pools determined by the serpentine system. The host team will be at the top position and the other teams will be allocated by their rankings in the preliminary round. The top 2 teams from each pool will play in the semifinals. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals.
* Group 2 and Group 3, the host team will face the last ranked team among the qualified teams in the semifinals. The other 2 teams will play against each other in the other semifinal. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals and a chance for promotion.

## Pools composition

The pools composition was announced on 19 August 2015.
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 1 |
| Pool A1 China | Pool B1 Brazil | Pool C1 Russia | Pool A2 Argentina | Pool B2 Poland | Pool A3 Algeria | Pool B3 Australia |
| United States  Thailand  Germany  China | Brazil  Italy  Japan  Serbia | Russia  Netherlands  Turkey  Belgium | Argentina  Bulgaria  Dominican Republic  Kenya | Canada  Czech Republic  Poland  Puerto Rico | Mexico  Peru  Kazakhstan  Algeria | Croatia  Colombia  Australia  Cuba |
| Week 3 | Week 3 | Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 |
| Pool D1 Macau | Pool E1 United States | Pool F1 Italy | Pool C2 Czech Republic | Pool D2 Poland | Pool C3 Colombia | Pool D3 Peru |
| Brazil  Belgium  Serbia  China | United States  Germany  Japan  Turkey | Russia  Netherlands  Italy  Thailand | Bulgaria  Canada  Czech Republic  Dominican Republic | Argentina  Kenya  Poland  Puerto Rico | Australia  Colombia  Kazakhstan  Mexico | Croatia  Peru  Cuba  Algeria |
| Week 4 | Week 4 | Week 4 | Final round | Final round | Final round | Final round |
| Pool G1 Turkey | Pool H1 Hong Kong | Pool I1 Japan | Group 3 (Week 3) Kazakhstan | Group 2 (Week 3) Bulgaria | Group 1 (Week 6) Thailand | Group 1 (Week 6) Thailand |
| Brazil  Italy  Turkey  Belgium | United States  Netherlands  Germany  China | Russia  Thailand  Japan  Serbia | Kazakhstan  Peru  Croatia  Colombia | Bulgaria  Puerto Rico  Dominican Republic  Poland | Pool J1  Thailand  Russia  Brazil Pool K1  United States  China  Netherlands | Pool J1  Thailand  Russia  Brazil Pool K1  United States  China  Netherlands |

## Competition schedule

| ● | Intercontinental round | ● | Final round |
| | Week 1 3–5 Jun | Week 2 9–12 Jun | Week 3 17–19 Jun | Week 4 24–26 Jun | Week 6 6–10 Jul |
| Group 1 | | 18 matches | 18 matches | 18 matches | 11 matches |
| Group 2 | 12 matches | 12 matches | 4 matches | | |
| Group 3 | 12 matches | 12 matches | 4 matches | | |

## Squads

There are 21 players in team rosters. Maximum of 12 regular players and maximum of 2 liberos can be selected to play in each week. The full rosters of 21 players of each team can be seen in the article below.

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

## Intercontinental round

* All times are Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00).

### Group 1
#### Ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | United States | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 5.000 | 739 | 603 | 1.226 | Qualified for the Group 1 final round |
| 2 | China | 9 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 4.000 | 701 | 591 | 1.186 | Qualified for the Group 1 final round |
| 3 | Russia | 9 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 2.600 | 833 | 738 | 1.129 | Qualified for the Group 1 final round |
| 4 | Brazil | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 2.300 | 779 | 674 | 1.156 | Qualified for the Group 1 final round |
| 5 | Netherlands | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 1.214 | 709 | 706 | 1.004 | Qualified for the Group 1 final round |
| 6 | Serbia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 0.900 | 836 | 854 | 0.979 | |
| 7 | Italy | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 1.000 | 840 | 818 | 1.027 | |
| 8 | Japan | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 0.842 | 776 | 783 | 0.991 | |
| 9 | Turkey | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 0.619 | 719 | 773 | 0.930 | |
| 10 | Thailand | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 0.292 | 611 | 744 | 0.821 | Qualified as hosts for the Group 1 final round |
| 11 | Belgium | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 0.320 | 668 | 771 | 0.866 | |
| 12 | Germany | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0.148 | 610 | 766 | 0.796 | Relegated position |

#### Week 2
##### Pool A1

* Venue: Beilun Gymnasium, Ningbo, China
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jun | 07:00 | Germany | 0–3 | United States | 15–25 | 17–25 | 12–25 | | 44–75 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jun | 11:30 | China | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–14 | 25–14 | 25–11 | | 75–39 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 07:00 | United States | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–21 | 29–27 | 25–23 | | 79–71 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 11:30 | China | 3–0 | Germany | 25–12 | 25–22 | 25–16 | | 75–50 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 07:00 | Thailand | 3–1 | Germany | 16–25 | 28–26 | 25–22 | 25–16 | 94–89 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 11:30 | China | 3–1 | United States | 25–20 | 25–19 | 15–25 | 25–23 | 90–87 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool B1

* Venue: Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Jun | 17:45 | Brazil | 3–1 | Italy | 23–25 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 27–25 | | 100–80 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Jun | 20:15 | Japan | 3–0 | Serbia | 31–29 | 25–18 | 28–26 | | | 84–73 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jun | 17:45 | Brazil | 3–0 | Japan | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–15 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jun | 20:15 | Italy | 3–1 | Serbia | 25–16 | 25–19 | 29–31 | 25–17 | | 104–83 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 13:05 | Brazil | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 15:30 | Italy | 3–2 | Japan | 25–20 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–27 | 15–8 | 113–100 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool C1

* Venue: DS Yantarny, Kaliningrad, Russia
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jun | 14:40 | Turkey | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–22 | 25–23 | 26–24 | | | 76–69 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jun | 17:10 | Russia | 3–1 | Netherlands | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | 95–83 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 14:40 | Turkey | 0–3 | Netherlands | 25–27 | 21–25 | 22–25 | | | 68–77 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 17:10 | Russia | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–16 | | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 14:40 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Belgium | 25–20 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–20 | | 93–86 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 17:10 | Russia | 3–2 | Turkey | 26–24 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 15–10 | 106–104 | P2 P3 |

#### Week 3
##### Pool D1

* Venue: Macau Forum, Macau, China
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 08:00 | Brazil | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–16 | 31–29 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 16–18 | 110–113 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jun | 12:00 | China | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 06:30 | Brazil | 3–1 | Belgium | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | 98–77 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 09:00 | China | 3–2 | Serbia | 27–25 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 15–9 | 104–106 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 05:00 | Belgium | 2–3 | Serbia | 26–24 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 10–15 | 108–113 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 07:30 | China | 3–0 | Brazil | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–20 | | | 75–59 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool E1

* Venue: Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, United States
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 00:10 | Turkey | 3–2 | Japan | 21–25 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 109–100 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jun | 02:10 | United States | 3–1 | Germany | 25–17 | 24–26 | 25–10 | 25–23 | | 99–76 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 00:10 | Turkey | 3–1 | Germany | 25–18 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 91–81 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 02:10 | United States | 3–0 | Japan | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–60 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 22:10 | Japan | 3–1 | Germany | 25–27 | 26–24 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | 101–84 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 00:10 | United States | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool F1

* Venue: PalaFlorio, Bari, Italy
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 15:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–17 | 25–23 | 28–26 | | | 78–66 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 15:30 | Thailand | 0–3 | Russia | 22–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 18:30 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Italy | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | 94–88 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 15:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jun | 18:30 | Russia | 3–2 | Italy | 19–25 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 15–10 | 106–97 | P2 P3 |
| 20 Jun | 07:10 | Thailand | 3–2 | Italy | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 15–11 | 107–104 | P2 P3 |

#### Week 4
##### Pool G1

* Venue: Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 11:30 | Italy | 1–3 | Brazil | 26–24 | 22–25 | 13–25 | 22–25 | 83–99 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 14:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Belgium | 18–25 | 14–25 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 78–94 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 11:30 | Brazil | 3–1 | Belgium | 13–25 | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 88–78 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 14:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Italy | 25–21 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 82–96 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 11:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–21 | | 75–47 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 14:30 | Turkey | 0–3 | Brazil | 14–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 54–75 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool H1

* Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong, China
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 10:30 | Germany | 0–3 | United States | 19–25 | 22–25 | 28–30 | | 69–80 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 12:30 | China | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | 75–66 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 05:15 | United States | 3–1 | Netherlands | 25–17 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 25–20 | 94–79 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 07:45 | China | 3–0 | Germany | 25–13 | 25–16 | 25–22 | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 05:15 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Germany | 26–24 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | 76–66 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 07:45 | China | 0–3 | United States | 19–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | 57–75 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool I1

* Venue: Shimadzu Arena, Kyoto, Japan
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 07:10 | Serbia | 3–2 | Russia | 23–25 | 25–27 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 15–12 | 113–105 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Jun | 10:10 | Japan | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–15 | | | 75–54 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 06:10 | Thailand | 1–3 | Russia | 16–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 12–25 | | 75–97 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Jun | 09:10 | Japan | 2–3 | Serbia | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–27 | 8–15 | 106–104 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 06:10 | Serbia | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Jun | 09:10 | Japan | 1–3 | Russia | 25–20 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 20–25 | | 92–96 | P2 P3 |

### Group 2
#### Ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 4.500 | 524 | 451 | 1.162 | Qualified for the Group 2 final round |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2.429 | 540 | 489 | 1.104 | Qualified for the Group 2 final round |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 1.667 | 554 | 494 | 1.121 | Qualified as hosts for the Group 2 final round |
| 4 | Poland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 565 | 484 | 1.167 | Qualified for the Group 2 final round |
| 5 | Argentina | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1.000 | 524 | 546 | 0.960 | |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 0.917 | 502 | 511 | 0.982 | |
| 7 | Canada | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0.167 | 414 | 516 | 0.802 | |
| 8 | Kenya | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.000 | 319 | 451 | 0.707 | Relegated position |

#### Week 1
##### Pool A2

* Venue: Club Deportivo Floresta, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Jun | 21:10 | Dominican Republic | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 25–23 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 25–17 | 9–15 | 97–105 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 00:10 | Argentina | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–13 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 21:10 | Kenya | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 17–25 | 17–25 | 9–25 | | | 43–75 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 00:10 | Argentina | 2–3 | Dominican Republic | 25–22 | 16–25 | 15–25 | 25–23 | 14–16 | 95–111 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 21:10 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–62 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Jun | 00:10 | Argentina | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 25–27 | 17–25 | 27–25 | 19–25 | | 88–102 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool B2

* Venue: Hala MOSiR, Zielona Góra, Poland
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Jun | 15:10 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Puerto Rico | 25–21 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 85–96 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jun | 18:10 | Poland | 3–1 | Canada | 25–19 | 28–30 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | 103–84 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 15:10 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Canada | 25–18 | 25–11 | 25–16 | | | 75–45 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 18:10 | Poland | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 25–15 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | 98–83 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 15:10 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Canada | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | | 75–54 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 18:10 | Poland | 2–3 | Puerto Rico | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–15 | 26–28 | 13–15 | 112–101 | P2 P3 |

#### Week 2
##### Pool C2

* Venue: Sport Hall Up Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jun | 13:10 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 16–25 | 24–26 | 23–25 | | | 63–76 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jun | 16:10 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Canada | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–61 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 13:10 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Canada | 25–16 | 27–25 | 25–21 | | | 77–62 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 16:10 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 25–22 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 25–19 | | 98–82 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 13:10 | Canada | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 26–28 | 10–15 | 108–111 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 16:10 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Dominican Republic | 22–25 | 25–15 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 8–15 | 102–104 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool D2

* Venue: Hala Mistrzów, Włocławek, Poland
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jun | 15:10 | Kenya | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 11–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jun | 18:10 | Poland | 3–2 | Argentina | 25–23 | 24–26 | 25–15 | 23–25 | 15–10 | 112–99 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 15:10 | Puerto Rico | 3–1 | Argentina | 30–28 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 25–22 | | 102–91 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 18:10 | Poland | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–18 | 25–10 | 25–14 | | | 75–42 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 13:10 | Poland | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 21–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | | 65–75 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 16:10 | Argentina | 3–0 | Kenya | 26–24 | 25–22 | 25–17 | | | 76–63 | P2 P3 |

### Group 3
#### Ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Peru | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 4.500 | 521 | 367 | 1.420 | Qualified for the Group 3 final round |
| 2 | Croatia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4.000 | 477 | 367 | 1.300 | Qualified for the Group 3 final round |
| 3 | Colombia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | 464 | 390 | 1.190 | Qualified for the Group 3 final round |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 510 | 439 | 1.162 | Qualified as hosts for the Group 3 final round |
| 5 | Cuba | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1.091 | 475 | 504 | 0.942 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 435 | 504 | 0.863 | |
| 7 | Australia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.111 | 379 | 495 | 0.766 | |
| 8 | Algeria | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.000 | 255 | 450 | 0.567 | |

#### Week 1
##### Pool A3

* Venue: Salle OMS Belkhdar Tahar, Algiers, Algeria
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 3 Jun | 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Peru | 21–25 | 25–21 | 24–26 | 16–25 | 86–97 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jun | 15:00 | Algeria | 0–3 | Mexico | 23–25 | 20–25 | 15–25 | | 58–75 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 13:00 | Peru | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–13 | | 75–45 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 15:00 | Algeria | 0–3 | Kazakhstan | 17–25 | 13–25 | 5–25 | | 35–75 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Mexico | 25–16 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 96–84 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 15:00 | Algeria | 0–3 | Peru | 12–25 | 13–25 | 12–25 | | 37–75 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool B3

* Venue: Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 3 Jun | 07:40 | Croatia | 3–1 | Cuba | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 96–77 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Jun | 10:40 | Australia | 0–3 | Colombia | 17–25 | 13–25 | 13–25 | | 43–75 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 06:10 | Colombia | 0–3 | Croatia | 20–25 | 22–25 | 17–25 | | 59–75 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Jun | 09:10 | Australia | 1–3 | Cuba | 22–25 | 25–27 | 25–18 | 25–27 | 97–97 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 03:10 | Cuba | 3–1 | Colombia | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 96–83 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Jun | 06:10 | Australia | 0–3 | Croatia | 19–25 | 17–25 | 12–25 | | 48–75 | P2 P3 |

#### Week 2
##### Pool C3

* Venue: Coliseo Evangelista Mora, Cali, Colombia
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jun | 22:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Australia | 25–14 | 25–6 | 25–20 | | 75–40 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 00:30 | Colombia | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–19 | 25–10 | 25–18 | | 75–47 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 21:00 | Mexico | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 20–25 | 18–25 | 28–26 | 20–25 | 86–101 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 23:30 | Colombia | 3–0 | Australia | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–15 | | 75–52 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 21:00 | Mexico | 3–1 | Australia | 18–25 | 26–24 | 29–27 | 25–23 | 98–99 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 23:30 | Colombia | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–12 | 97–77 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool D3

* Venue: Coliseo Cerrado de Chiclayo, Chiclayo, Peru
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jun | 21:35 | Croatia | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–13 | 25–15 | 25–13 | | | 75–41 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 00:05 | Peru | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–9 | 25–9 | 25–11 | | | 75–29 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 20:35 | Algeria | 0–3 | Croatia | 19–25 | 17–25 | 15–25 | | | 51–75 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jun | 23:05 | Peru | 3–2 | Cuba | 25–14 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 15–6 | 108–89 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Jun | 21:35 | Cuba | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–13 | 25–12 | 25–20 | | | 75–45 | P2 P3 |
| 13 Jun | 00:05 | Peru | 3–1 | Croatia | 16–25 | 25–21 | 25–13 | 25–22 | | 91–81 | P2 P3 |

## Final round

* All times are Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00).

### Group 3

* Venue: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan

#### Final four (Week 3)

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 18 June | 18 June |
| Peru | 1 |
| Peru | 1 | 19 June | 19 June |
| Croatia | 3 | 19 June | 19 June |
| Croatia | 3 | Croatia | 3 |
| 18 June | 18 June | | Croatia | 3 |
| 18 June | 18 June | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| Colombia | 2 | | |
| Colombia | 2 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 19 June | 19 June |
| | | Peru | 3 |
| | | Colombia | 2 |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Jun | 06:10 | Peru | 1–3 | Croatia | 14–25 | 27–29 | 25–20 | 7–25 | | 73–99 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 09:10 | Kazakhstan | 3–2 | Colombia | 25–20 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 15–9 | 104–99 | P2 P3 |

##### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Jun | 06:10 | Peru | 3–2 | Colombia | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 15–6 | 109–95 | P2 P3 |

##### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Jun | 09:10 | Croatia | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–19 | 29–27 | 25–16 | | | 79–62 | P2 P3 |

### Group 2

* Venue: Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna, Bulgaria

#### Final four (Week 3)

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 18 June | 18 June |
| Puerto Rico | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 19 June | 19 June |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 19 June | 19 June |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| 18 June | 18 June | | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| 18 June | 18 June | Poland | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | Poland | 2 |
| Poland | 3 | | |
| Poland | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 19 June | 19 June |
| | | Puerto Rico | 3 |
| | | Bulgaria | 1 |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Jun | 13:10 | Puerto Rico | 1–3 | Dominican Republic | 25–21 | 22–25 | 27–29 | 14–25 | | 88–100 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jun | 16:10 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Poland | 25–23 | 21–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | | 82–98 | P2 P3 |

##### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Jun | 13:10 | Puerto Rico | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | 98–91 | P2 P3 |

##### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Jun | 16:10 | Dominican Republic | 3–2 | Poland | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 15–11 | 109–99 | P2 P3 |

### Group 1

* Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand

#### Pool play (Week 6)
##### Pool J1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 151 | 104 | 1.452 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 131 | 143 | 0.916 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 119 | 154 | 0.773 | 5th place match |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 6 Jul | 11:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Brazil | 24–26 | 16–25 | 11–25 | 51–76 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Jul | 11:00 | Russia | 0–3 | Brazil | 22–25 | 10–25 | 21–25 | 53–75 | P2 P3 |
| 8 Jul | 11:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Russia | 25–27 | 24–26 | 19–25 | 68–78 | P2 P3 |

##### Pool K1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 151 | 128 | 1.180 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 168 | 167 | 1.006 | Semifinals |
| 3 | China | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 159 | 183 | 0.869 | 5th place match |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 6 Jul | 08:00 | United States | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | | 75–61 | P2 P3 |
| 7 Jul | 08:00 | China | 2–3 | Netherlands | 25–23 | 14–25 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 8–15 | 92–107 | P2 P3 |
| 8 Jul | 08:00 | United States | 3–0 | China | 25–21 | 26–24 | 25–22 | | | 76–67 | P2 P3 |

#### Final four (Week 6)

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 9 July | 9 July |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 | 10 July | 10 July |
| Netherlands | 0 | 10 July | 10 July |
| Netherlands | 0 | Brazil | 3 |
| 9 July | 9 July | | Brazil | 3 |
| 9 July | 9 July | United States | 2 |
| United States | 3 | United States | 2 |
| Russia | 0 | | |
| Russia | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 10 July | 10 July |
| | | Netherlands | 3 |
| | | Russia | 2 |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Jul | 08:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–23 | | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Jul | 11:00 | United States | 3–0 | Russia | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–14 | | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |

##### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 05:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | China | 23–25 | 23–25 | 12–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 P3 |

##### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 08:00 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Russia | 18–25 | 23–25 | 30–28 | 25–21 | 15–9 | 111–108 | P2 P3 |

##### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 11:00 | Brazil | 3–2 | United States | 18–25 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 15–9 | 105–99 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | United States |
| | Netherlands |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | China |
| 6 | Thailand |
| 7 | Serbia |
| 8 | Italy |
| 9 | Japan |
| 10 | Turkey |
| 11 | Belgium |
| 12 | Germany |
| 13 | Dominican Republic |
| 14 | Poland |
| 15 | Puerto Rico |
| 16 | Bulgaria |
| 17 | Argentina |
| 18 | Czech Republic |
| 19 | Canada |
| 20 | Kenya |
| 21 | Croatia |
| 22 | Kazakhstan |
| 23 | Peru |
| 24 | Colombia |
| 25 | Cuba |
| 26 | Mexico |
| 27 | Australia |
| 28 | Algeria |
* 2016 World Grand Prix champions
* Brazil 11th title
* 14-woman Roster for Group 1 Final Round
* Fabiana Claudino (c), Juciely Barreto, Dani Lins, Adenízia da Silva, Thaísa Menezes, Jaqueline Carvalho, Roberta Ratzke, Gabriela Guimarães, Tandara Caixeta, Sheilla Castro, Fernanda Garay, Mariana Costa, Natália Pereira, Camila Brait, Léia Silva,
* Head coach
* José Roberto Guimarães

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Natália Pereira
* Best Outside Hitters
    Sheilla Castro
    Kimberly Hill
* Best setter
    Nootsara Tomkom
* Best Middle Blockers
    Rachael Adams
    Thaísa Menezes
* Best libero
    Lin Li
* Best Opposite
    Lonneke Slöetjes

## Statistics leaders

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill by group plus top scorers as of 26 June 2016.

### Best scorers

Best scorers determined by scored points from spike, block and serve.
| | GROUP 1 | GROUP 1 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 3 | GROUP 3 |
| Rank | Name | Points | Name | Points | Name | Points |
| 1 | Nataliya Goncharova | 185 | Berenika Tomsia | 167 | Ángela Leyva | 203 |
| 2 | Lonneke Slöetjes | 169 | Emiliya Nikolova | 138 | Samanta Fabris | 154 |
| 3 | Polen Uslupehlivan | 154 | Brayelin Martínez | 138 | Madelaynne Montaño | 134 |
| 4 | Ajcharaporn Kongyot | 135 | Bethania de la Cruz | 133 | Kenny Moreno | 126 |
| 5 | Louisa Lippmann | 131 | Karina Ocasio | 131 | Radmila Beresneva | 86 |

### Best spikers

Best spikers determined by successful spikes in percentage.
| | GROUP 1 | GROUP 1 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 3 | GROUP 3 |
| Rank | Name | % | Name | % | Name | % |
| 1 | Paola Egonu | 46.05 | Brayelin Martínez | 43.32 | Samanta Fabris | 51.39 |
| 2 | Lonneke Slöetjes | 45.91 | Berenika Tomsia | 42.82 | Ángela Leyva | 48.88 |
| 3 | Nataliya Goncharova | 43.65 | Stephanie Enright | 40.68 | Mira Topić | 46.67 |
| 4 | Kimberly Hill | 41.98 | Emiliya Nikolova | 40.33 | Heidy Rodríguez | 43.16 |
| 5 | Zhu Ting | 40.76 | Karina Ocasio | 40.31 | Kenny Moreno | 43.03 |

### Best blockers

Best blockers determined by the average of stuff blocks per set.
| | GROUP 1 | GROUP 1 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 3 | GROUP 3 |
| Rank | Name | Avg | Name | Avg | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Irina Zaryazhko | 1.22 | Agnieszka Kąkolewska | 0.97 | Daymara Lescay | 0.87 |
| 2 | Xu Yunli | 0.73 | Brackcides Khadambi | 0.72 | Kristina Anikonova | 0.67 |
| 3 | Yan Ni | 0.67 | Lucille Charuk | 0.71 | Ángela Leyva | 0.61 |
| 4 | Nataliya Goncharova | 0.67 | Lynda Morales | 0.70 | Heidy Casanova | 0.61 |
| 5 | Freya Aelbrecht | 0.64 | Karina Ocasio | 0.67 | Lorena Zuleta | 0.60 |

### Best servers

Best servers determined by the average of aces per set.
| | GROUP 1 | GROUP 1 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 3 | GROUP 3 |
| Rank | Name | Avg | Name | Avg | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Ajcharaporn Kongyot | 0.45 | Yael Castiglione | 0.42 | Shae Sloane | 0.55 |
| 2 | Hande Baladın | 0.32 | Áurea Cruz | 0.37 | Ana Grbac | 0.52 |
| 3 | Nursevil Aydinlar | 0.32 | Anna Grejman | 0.36 | Samanta Fabris | 0.48 |
| 4 | Yvon Beliën | 0.32 | Emilce Sosa | 0.33 | Mira Topić | 0.44 |
| 5 | Antonella Del Core | 0.32 | Viktoriya Grigorova | 0.31 | Fahima Brahmi | 0.39 |

### Best setters

Best setters determined by the average of running sets per set.
| | GROUP 1 | GROUP 1 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 3 | GROUP 3 |
| Rank | Name | Avg | Name | Avg | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Kanami Tashiro | 4.86 | Joanna Wołosz | 10.70 | María Marín | 8.19 |
| 2 | Ding Xia | 4.57 | Vilmarie Mojica | 8.23 | Irina Lukomskaya | 7.30 |
| 3 | Alisha Glass | 4.57 | Yael Castiglione | 7.67 | Ana Grbac | 6.26 |
| 4 | Laura Dijkema | 4.34 | Pavla Vincourová | 4.61 | Shae Sloane | 5.55 |
| 5 | Pornpun Guedpard | 4.29 | Jane Wairimu | 4.44 | Alexandra Muñoz | 5.42 |

### Best diggers

Best diggers determined by the average of successful digs per set.
| | GROUP 1 | GROUP 1 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 3 | GROUP 3 |
| Rank | Name | Avg | Name | Avg | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Anna Malova | 3.08 | Veronika Dostálová | 6.48 | Freda López | 3.29 |
| 2 | Monica De Gennaro | 2.74 | Tatiana Rizzo | 5.04 | Emily Borrell | 2.96 |
| 3 | Lenka Dürr | 2.10 | Shara Venegas | 4.87 | Alice De Innocentiis | 2.45 |
| 4 | Wilavan Apinyapong | 2.10 | Agata Durajczyk | 3.27 | Vanessa Palacios | 2.39 |
| 5 | Charlotte Leys | 2.09 | Brackcides Khadambi | 2.89 | Lizbeth Sainz | 2.14 |

### Best receivers

Best receivers determined by efficient receptions in percentage.
| | GROUP 1 | GROUP 1 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 2 | GROUP 3 | GROUP 3 |
| Rank | Name | % | Name | % | Name | % |
| 1 | Wilavan Apinyapong | 53.85 | Áurea Cruz | 66.20 | Camila Gómez | 45.08 |
| 2 | Jordan Larson | 51.20 | Agata Durajczyk | 61.88 | María Martínez | 44.67 |
| 3 | Piyanut Pannoy | 49.01 | Michaela Mlejnková | 54.05 | Radmila Beresneva | 41.01 |
| 4 | Lenka Dürr | 48.28 | Tatiana Rizzo | 53.96 | Mira Topić | 40.56 |
| 5 | Kelsey Robinson | 43.26 | Mariya Filipova | 51.72 | Tatyana Fendrikova | 39.86 |