2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries starting 8 June 2012. The finals were held at the Beilun Sports and Arts Centre in Ningbo, China. Competing nations. Play-off. Chinese Taipei wins by total points of the two legs 141–138 Pool standing procedure. 1. Match points 2. Numbers of matches won 3. Sets ratio 4. Points ratio 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 Calendar. Though FIVB did not officially release or confirm the pool schedule until April 2012, almost all continental divisions posted the pool schedule in December 2011. The original list was released December 19, 2011; three days later on December 22 a new list was released to the public, with 4 minor changes involving Brazil's, Dominican Republic's and Germany's Pools. In April 2012 FIVB confirmed officially the pool schedule that was released December 22, 2011. Preliminary round. Ranking. China (finals host) and the top five teams in the preliminary round will advance to the  Final round. All times are local for the host city. Final standing. Team roster: Alisha Glass, Danielle Scott-Arruda, Tayyiba Haneef-Park, Nicole Davis, Heather Bown, Cynthia Barboza, Nancy Metcalf, Christa Harmotto, Megan Hodge, Tamari Miyashiro, Courtney Thompson, Kristin Richards. Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon