Competition: | FIVB World Grand Prix |
Gender: | women |
Year: | 2005 |
Host: | (Final) |
Dates: | 24 June – 17 July |
Teams: | 12 |
Venues: | 10 |
Cities: | 10 |
Champions: | Brazil |
Second: | Italy |
Third: | China |
Fourth: | Cuba |
Title Number: | 5 |
Mvp: | Paula Pequeno |
Website: | Tournament website |
Last: | 2004 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix |
Next: | 2006 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix |
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 was the thirteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2005 edition was played by twelve countries from June 24 to July 18, 2005, with the final round held at the Sendai Gymnasium in Sendai, Japan. Hosts Japan and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round.
The competition of the 2005 WGP lasted four weeks with a total number of 69 matches. During the first, second and third week: 18 matches per team were played with a total of 54 matches. Classification in the preliminary rounds was decided by the number of points gained by teams participating in the same group. The classification in the general ranking of the preliminary rounds of the 2005 WGP was decided by the total number of World Grand Prix Points (GPP) gained by the teams in the preliminary matches.
The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.
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Team Roster | |
Raquel Silva, Sheilla Castro, Paula Pequeno, Caroline Gattaz, Katia Rodrigues, Valeska Menezes, Carolina Albuquerque, Welissa Gonzaga, Marcelle Moraes, Jaqueline Carvalho, Fabiana de Oliveira, Renata Colombo | |
Head coach | |
José Roberto Guimarães |