# 2002 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix was the tenth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. The event was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Philippines, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Japan, culminating with the final round at Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong from 1 to 4 August 2002.

## Competing nations
### Qualification process

| Europe | America | Asia |
| Germany  Russia | Brazil  Cuba  United States | China  Japan  Thailand |

## Calendar

Week 1 12–14 July 2002 :
| Group A: Tokyo Japan | Group B: Chengdu China |
| Germany  Brazil  Japan  Thailand | China  Cuba  Russia  United States |
| Week 2 26–28 July 2002 ||
| Group C: Manila Philippines | Group D: Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand |
| Brazil  Germany  Japan  Russia | China  Cuba  Thailand  United States |
| Week 3 19–21 July 2002 ||
| Group E: Macau Macau | Group F: Miaoli Chinese Taipei |
| Brazil  Germany  China  Thailand | Cuba  Japan  Russia  United States |
| Week 4 Final Round 1 – 4 August 2002 ||
| Hong Kong |
| China  Brazil  Germany  Russia |

## Preliminary rounds
### Ranking

The host China and top four teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China (H) | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 6.000 | 685 | 551 | 1.243 | Final round |
| 2 | Russia | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2.889 | 797 | 683 | 1.167 | Final round |
| 3 | Germany | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 1.214 | 688 | 667 | 1.031 | Final round |
| 4 | Brazil | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 1.200 | 743 | 711 | 1.045 | Final round |
| 5 | Japan | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 0.722 | 684 | 699 | 0.979 | |
| 6 | United States | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 0.800 | 779 | 798 | 0.976 | |
| 7 | Cuba | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 0.500 | 698 | 775 | 0.901 | |
| 8 | Thailand | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 0.148 | 566 | 756 | 0.749 | |
* ↑ Qualified as hosts

### First round
#### Group A

* Venue: Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 12 Jul | Brazil | 3–2 | Germany | 25–19 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 15–8 | 103–99 |
| 12 Jul | Japan | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–14 | 25–18 | 25–13 | | | 75–45 |
| 13 Jul | Brazil | 3–1 | Thailand | 25–21 | 25–27 | 25–22 | 27–25 | | 102–95 |
| 13 Jul | Japan | 0–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | | 60–75 |
| 14 Jul | Germany | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–15 | | | 75–53 |
| 14 Jul | Japan | 0–3 | Brazil | 24–26 | 20–25 | 25–27 | | | 69–78 |

#### Group B

* Venue: Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium, Chengdu, China
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 12 Jul | United States | 2–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 25–12 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 9–15 | 105–99 |
| 12 Jul | China | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | | 75–56 |
| 13 Jul | Cuba | 1–3 | Russia | 25–14 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 20–25 | | 79–89 |
| 13 Jul | China | 3–0 | United States | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 75–53 |
| 14 Jul | Cuba | 1–3 | United States | 25–21 | 18–25 | 26–28 | 18–25 | | 87–99 |
| 14 Jul | China | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | | 60–75 |

### Second round
#### Group C

* Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 19 Jul | Japan | 0–3 | Brazil | 18–25 | 23–25 | 25–27 | | 66–77 |
| 19 Jul | Russia | 3–0 | Germany | 25–16 | 26–24 | 25–15 | | 76–55 |
| 20 Jul | Russia | 3–1 | Japan | 25–13 | 25–10 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 98–67 |
| 20 Jul | Germany | 3–0 | Brazil | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | 75–58 |
| 21 Jul | Germany | 0–3 | Japan | 26–28 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 66–78 |
| 21 Jul | Brazil | 0–3 | Russia | 21–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | | 57–75 |

#### Group D

* Venue: M.C.C. Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 19 Jul | United States | 0–3 | China | 22–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | | 57–75 |
| 19 Jul | Thailand | 2–3 | Cuba | 25–18 | 26–28 | 25–23 | 15–25 | 16–18 | 107–112 |
| 20 Jul | Cuba | 0–3 | China | 28–30 | 23–25 | 16–25 | | | 67–80 |
| 20 Jul | Thailand | 1–3 | United States | 17–25 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | 83–92 |
| 21 Jul | United States | 3–0 | Cuba | 25–21 | 25–17 | 28–26 | | | 78–64 |
| 21 Jul | China | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–14 | 25–14 | 25–15 | | | 75–43 |

### Third round
#### Group E

* Venue: Macau Forum, Macau
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Jul | Brazil | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–10 | 25–16 | 25–12 | | | 75–38 |
| 26 Jul | China | 3–0 | Germany | 25–23 | 26–24 | 25–21 | | | 76–68 |
| 27 Jul | Brazil | 2–3 | Germany | 25–23 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 25–12 | 13–15 | 106–100 |
| 27 Jul | China | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–16 | 25–11 | 25–18 | | | 75–45 |
| 28 Jul | Thailand | 0–3 | Germany | 19–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | | 57–75 |
| 28 Jul | China | 3–1 | Brazil | 25–23 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–18 | | 94–87 |

#### Group F

* Venue: Miao Li County Dome, Miaoli, Taiwan
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Jul | United States | 2–3 | Cuba | 26–28 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 11–15 | 107–105 |
| 26 Jul | Russia | 2–3 | Japan | 25–21 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 8–15 | 97–107 |
| 27 Jul | Japan | 3–1 | United States | 25–22 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 25–23 | | 97–88 |
| 27 Jul | Cuba | 0–3 | Russia | 18–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | | 53–75 |
| 28 Jul | Cuba | 3–0 | Japan | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–65 |
| 28 Jul | United States | 2–3 | Russia | 18–25 | 24–26 | 26–24 | 25–23 | 7–15 | 100–113 |

## Final round

* Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong

### Round Robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 251 | 246 | 1.020 | Final |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 252 | 215 | 1.172 | Final |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 228 | 238 | 0.958 | |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 187 | 200 | 0.935 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 1 Ago | Russia | 3–0 | Germany | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | | 75–56 |
| 1 Ago | China | 3–1 | Brazil | 25–21 | 25–18 | 18–25 | 25–19 | | 93–83 |
| 2 Ago | Germany | 3–0 | Brazil | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–69 |
| 2 Ago | Russia | 3–2 | China | 23–25 | 25–10 | 19–25 | 25–13 | 15–10 | 107–83 |
| 3 Ago | Brazil | 3–0 | Russia | 25–23 | 25–23 | 26–24 | | | 76–70 |
| 3 Ago | China | 3–0 | Germany | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | | 75–56 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 4 Ago | Germany | 3–1 | Brazil | 18–25 | 25–17 | 28–26 | 25–16 | | 96–84 |

### Final

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 4 Ago | Russia | 3–1 | China | 29–27 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | 102–93 |

## Final standings

| Place | Team |
| | Russia |
| | China |
| | Germany |
| 4 | Brazil |
| 5 | Japan |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Cuba |
| 8 | Thailand |
* 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix winners
* Russia Third title
* Team roster
* Natalia Morozova, Anastasia Belikova, Alexandra Korukovets, Elena Godina, Natalia Safronova, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Yelizaveta Tishchenko, Ekaterina Gamova, Tatiana Gratcheva (c), Elena Plotnikova, Anjela Gourieva and Olga Chukanova.
* Head coach
* Nikolai Karpol

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player:
** Evguenia Artamonova (RUS)
* Best spiker:
** Elizaveta Tichtchenko (RUS)
* Best blocker:
** Valeska Menezes (BRA)
* Best server:
** Yang Hao (CHN)
* Best libero:
** Fabiana Oliveira (BRA)

### Statistical leaders

* Best scorer:
** Yang Hao (CHN)
* Best digger:
** Sylvia Roll (GER)
* Best setter:
** Marcelle Rodrigues (BRA)
* Best receiver:
** Zhou Suhong (CHN)