# 2007 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 was the fifteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League.
The 2007 World Grand Prix lasted four weeks with a total number of 65 matches. During the first, second, and third week, each team played nine matches in total. Preliminary rounds were staged in Japan (3x), Italy, Poland, Macau, Hong Kong, Russia, and Chinese Taipei.
The final round was played in Ningbo, PR China, at Beilun Gymnasium, over five days and the best six teams from the preliminary rounds. A round robin system was played to decide the 2007 World Grand Prix Champion.

## Qualification
### Asia

* The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings
** China
** Japan
** Chinese Taipei
** Kazakhstan

### Europe

* European Qualification Tournament in Varna, Bulgaria, from September 26 to October 1, 2006

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 288 | 239 | 1.205 | Finals |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 268 | 247 | 1.085 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 295 | 300 | 0.983 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 174 | 239 | 0.728 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Sep | Poland | 2–3 | Netherlands | 30–28 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 26–28 | 10–15 | 113–118 |
| 26 Sep | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–18 | | | 75–59 |
| 27 Sep | Poland | 2–3 | Azerbaijan | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 16–25 | 7–15 | 93–110 |
| 27 Sep | Netherlands | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–10 | | | 75–43 |
| 28 Sep | Azerbaijan | 1–3 | Netherlands | 25–19 | 20–25 | 24–26 | 14–25 | | 83–95 |
| 28 Sep | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Poland | 20–25 | 25–14 | 13–25 | 14–25 | | 72–89 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 309 | 287 | 1.077 | Finals |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | 310 | 310 | 1.000 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 261 | 262 | 0.996 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 256 | 277 | 0.924 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Sep | Turkey | 3–2 | Italy | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 15–12 | 107–101 |
| 26 Sep | Russia | 3–2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 22–25 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 15–8 | 108–93 |
| 27 Sep | Italy | 3–0 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | | 75–54 |
| 27 Sep | Turkey | 3–2 | Russia | 23–25 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 15–9 | 109–100 |
| 28 Sep | Russia | 3–1 | Italy | 26–28 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | 101–85 |
| 28 Sep | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–14 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 25–15 | 17–15 | 109–94 |

#### Play-offs

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 30 Sep | Azerbaijan | 1–3 | Poland | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–27 | 20–25 | | 93–95 |
| 30 Sep | Turkey | 0–3 | Italy | 20–25 | 20–25 | 19–25 | | | 59–75 |

#### Third place match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 1 Oct | Poland | 0–3 | Italy | 23–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | | | 59–75 |

#### First place match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 1 Oct | Netherlands | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | | 59–75 |
** Russia, Netherlands, Italy and Poland qualified

### North and South America

* 2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from June 27 to July 8, 2006
** Brazil
** Cuba
** Dominican Republic
** United States

## Preliminary rounds
### Ranking

The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 5.000 | 728 | 550 | 1.324 | Final round |
| 2 | Italy | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 2.400 | 774 | 682 | 1.135 | Final round |
| 3 | Russia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 1.500 | 788 | 740 | 1.065 | Final round |
| 4 | Poland | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 1.571 | 790 | 758 | 1.042 | Final round |
| 5 | Netherlands | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 1.200 | 731 | 705 | 1.037 | Final round |
| 6 | Cuba | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 1.400 | 823 | 777 | 1.059 | |
| 7 | United States | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 1.000 | 784 | 784 | 1.000 | |
| 8 | China (H) | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 1.176 | 816 | 777 | 1.050 | Final round |
| 9 | Japan | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 1.200 | 719 | 702 | 1.024 | |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 0.269 | 681 | 781 | 0.872 | |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 0.250 | 574 | 713 | 0.805 | |
| 12 | Chinese Taipei | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0.000 | 436 | 675 | 0.646 | |
* ↑ Qualified as hosts

### First round
#### Group A

* Venue: Tokyo, Japan
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Ago | Cuba | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–15 | | | 75–60 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Ago | Japan | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–64 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Ago | Cuba | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–14 | | | 75–48 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Ago | Japan | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–19 | 25–11 | 25–22 | | | 75–52 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Ago | Dominican Republic | 2–3 | Kazakhstan | 19–25 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 13–15 | 105–107 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Ago | Japan | 2–3 | Cuba | 25–20 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 13–15 | 101–106 | P2 P3 |

#### Group B

* Venue: Verona, Italy
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Ago | Brazil | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–20 | 25–12 | 25–12 | | | 75–44 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Ago | Italy | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–10 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | | 75–41 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Ago | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Brazil | 19–25 | 9-25 | 13–25 | | | 41–75 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Ago | Italy | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–16 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Ago | Netherlands | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–13 | | | 75–48 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Ago | Italy | 2–3 | Brazil | 19–25 | 26–24 | 24–26 | 26–24 | 8-15 | 103–114 | P2 P3 |

#### Group C

* Venue: Rzeszów, Poland
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Ago | Russia | 3–1 | China | 27–25 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25–15 | | 98–81 | P2 P3 |
| 3 Ago | Poland | 2–3 | United States | 25–19 | 25–18 | 17–25 | 15–25 | 12–15 | 94–102 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Ago | Russia | 0–3 | United States | 23–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 P3 |
| 4 Ago | Poland | 2–3 | China | 26–28 | 26–24 | 15–25 | 25–23 | 12–15 | 104–115 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Ago | China | 3–0 | United States | 25–21 | 30–28 | 25–20 | | | 80–69 | P2 P3 |
| 5 Ago | Poland | 0–3 | Russia | 17–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 P3 |

### Second round
#### Group D

* Venue: Tokyo, Japan
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Ago | Brazil | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–23 | 25–23 | 26–24 | | | 76–70 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Ago | Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–5 | | | 75–41 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Ago | Brazil | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–13 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | | 75–50 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Ago | Japan | 2–3 | Netherlands | 18–25 | 28–26 | 20–25 | 27–25 | 11–15 | 104–116 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Ago | Netherlands | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–12 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | | 75–52 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Ago | Japan | 0–3 | Brazil | 15–25 | 19–25 | 13–25 | | | 47–75 | P2 P3 |

#### Group E

* Venue: Khabarovsk, Russia
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Ago | Cuba | 1–3 | United States | 19–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 22–25 | | 88–96 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Ago | Russia | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–16 | 25–22 | 28–26 | | | 78–64 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Ago | Cuba | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–64 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Ago | United States | 2–3 | Russia | 25–18 | 18–25 | 24–26 | 25–21 | 6–15 | 98–105 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Ago | United States | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 26–24 | | 96–91 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Ago | Russia | 3–2 | Cuba | 25–23 | 25–23 | 24–26 | 21–25 | 15–11 | 110–108 | P2 P3 |

#### Group F

* Venue: Hong Kong
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Ago | Italy | 1–3 | Poland | 24–26 | 25–16 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | 84–92 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Ago | China | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–16 | 25–12 | 25–14 | | | 75–42 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Ago | Italy | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–15 | | | 75–49 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Ago | China | 2–3 | Poland | 25–16 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 16–25 | 10–15 | 97–102 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Ago | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Poland | 16–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | | 52–75 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Ago | China | 2–3 | Italy | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–14 | 20–25 | 12–15 | 103–99 | P2 P3 |

### Third round
#### Group G

* Venue: Osaka, Japan
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Ago | Poland | 3–0 | Russia | 25–21 | 25–19 | 28–26 | | | 78–66 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Ago | Japan | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | | 75–61 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Ago | Kazakhstan | 2–3 | Russia | 14–25 | 25–14 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 10–15 | 97–102 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Ago | Japan | 1–3 | Poland | 20–25 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 14–25 | | 82–91 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Ago | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Poland | 27–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 15–25 | | 85–100 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Ago | Japan | 1–3 | Russia | 25–21 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | 85–96 | P2 P3 |

#### Group H

* Venue: Taipei
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 17 Ago | Brazil | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Ago | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Italy | 20–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | | 58–75 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Ago | Italy | 3–1 | Dominican Republic | 25–21 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 98–81 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Ago | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Brazil | 12–25 | 15–25 | 20–25 | | 47–75 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Ago | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 16–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | 58–75 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Ago | Italy | 3–1 | Brazil | 25–20 | 25–21 | 15–25 | 25–22 | 90–88 | P2 P3 |

#### Group I

* Venue: Macau
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Ago | Cuba | 1–3 | Netherlands | 25–27 | 27–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | 90–102 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Ago | China | 3–0 | United States | 25–18 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Ago | Cuba | 2–3 | United States | 25–18 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 107–105 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Ago | China | 2–3 | Netherlands | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 12–15 | 99–107 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Ago | United States | 1–3 | Netherlands | 18–25 | 23–25 | 25–11 | 20–25 | | 86–86 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Ago | China | 1–3 | Cuba | 24–26 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | 91–99 | P2 P3 |

## Final round

* Venue: Ningbo, PR China
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Ago | Brazil | 3–0 | Poland | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–17 | | | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
| 22 Ago | Italy | 3–1 | Russia | 25–18 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–17 | | 98–77 | P2 P3 |
| 22 Ago | China | 2–3 | Netherlands | 26–28 | 24–26 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 8–15 | 108–115 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Ago | Russia | 3–2 | Brazil | 25–16 | 15–25 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 15–13 | 99–96 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Ago | Italy | 1–3 | Netherlands | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–27 | 16–25 | | 90–100 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Ago | Poland | 2–3 | China | 25–21 | 15–25 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 9–15 | 90–108 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Ago | Brazil | 2–3 | Netherlands | 25–19 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 8–15 | 100–107 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Ago | Russia | 3–0 | Poland | 25–11 | 25–22 | 26–24 | | | 76–57 | P2 P3 |
| 24 Ago | Italy | 2–3 | China | 23–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 26–24 | 12–15 | 108–108 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Ago | Netherlands | 3–0 | Poland | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | | 75–67 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Ago | China | 3–0 | Russia | 25–23 | 27–25 | 25–22 | | | 77–70 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Ago | Brazil | 1–3 | Italy | 22–25 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | 86–94 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Ago | Netherlands | 3–2 | Russia | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–13 | 20–25 | 15–8 | 106–89 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Ago | Poland | 3–0 | Italy | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Ago | China | 3–0 | Brazil | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–13 | | | 75–55 | P2 P3 |

### Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | 503 | 454 | 1.108 |
| 2 | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 476 | 438 | 1.087 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 448 | 446 | 1.004 |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 411 | 434 | 0.947 |
| 5 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | 412 | 434 | 0.949 |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 | 348 | 392 | 0.888 |

## Overall ranking

| Place | Team |
| | Netherlands |
| | China |
| | Italy |
| 4. | Russia |
| 5. | Brazil |
| 6. | Poland |
| 7. | United States |
| 8. | Japan |
| 9. | Cuba |
| 10. | Kazakhstan |
| 11. | Dominican Republic |
| 12. | Chinese Taipei |
* 2007 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix winners
* Netherlands First title
* Team roster
* Kim Staelens, Francien Huurman, Chaïne Staelens, Mirjam Orsel, Alice Blom, Floortje Meijners, Janneke van Tienen, Caroline Wensink, Manon Flier, Riëtte Fledderus, Ingrid Visser (c) and Debby Stam
* Head coach
* Avital Selinger

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player:
** Manon Flier (NED)
* Best spiker:
** Taismary Agüero (ITA)
* Best blocker:
** Eleonora Dziekiewicz (POL)
* Best server:
** Yang Hao (CHN)
* Best libero:
** Zhang Xian (CHN)
* Best setter:
** Wei Qiuyue (CHN)
* Best scorer:
** Taismary Agüero (ITA)