Competition: | FIVB World Grand Prix |
Gender: | women |
Year: | 2009 |
Host: | (Final) |
Dates: | 31 July – 23 August |
Teams: | 12 |
Venues: | 1 |
Cities: | 1 |
Champions: | Brazil |
Second: | Russia |
Third: | Germany |
Fourth: | Netherlands |
Title Number: | 8 |
Mvp: | Sheilla Castro |
Website: | Tournament website |
Last: | 2008 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix |
Next: | 2010 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix |
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 is a women's volleyball tournament that was played by 12 countries from 31 July to 23 August 2009. The finals were held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Brazil, United States, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico qualified for the tournament at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Cup in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico.
The following national teams qualified:
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Week 1 31 July – 2 August 2009 | ||
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Group A: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Group B: Kielce, Poland | Group C: Ningbo, China |
Week 2 7–9 August 2009 | ||
Group D: Miao Li, Chinese Taipei | Group E: Macau | Group F: Osaka, Japan |
Week 3 14–16 August 2009 | ||
Group G: Hong Kong | Group H: Mokpo, South Korea | Group I: Bangkok, Thailand |
Week 4 Final Round 19–23 August 2009 | ||
Tokyo, Japan | ||
Top five teams and as host |
The host Japan and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.
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Team Roster: | |
Natalia Pereira, Danielle Lins, Sheilla Castro, Adenisia Silva, Marianne Steinbrecher, Thaisa Menezes, Ana Tiemi Takagui, Fabiana de Oliveira, Regiane Bidias, Welissa Gonzaga, Fabiana Claudino, Camila Brait, Caroline Gattaz, Joyce Silva. Head coach: José Roberto Guimarães |