• Source: 2005 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.


      Qualification




      = Asia

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      The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings
      China
      Japan
      South Korea
      Thailand


      = Europe

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      European Qualification Tournament in Ankara, Turkey, from September 21 to September 26, 2004.

      Romania replaced Russia; Italy received a wild card


      = North and South America

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      Pan-American Cup in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico, from June 18 to June 26, 2004.
      Cuba
      United States
      Dominican Republic
      Brazil


      Teams




      Preliminary rounds




      = Ranking

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      The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.


      = First round

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      Group A


      Venue: Tokyo, Japan


      Group B


      Venue: Reggio Calabria, Italy


      Group C


      Venue: Ningbo, China


      = Second round

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      Group D


      Venue: Seoul, South Korea


      Group E


      Venue: Macau


      Group F


      Venue: Manila, Philippines


      = Third round

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      Group G


      Venue: Hong Kong


      Group H


      Venue: Taipei, Taiwan


      Group I


      Venue: Bangkok, Thailand


      Final round


      Venue: Sendai Gymnasium, Sendai, Japan


      = Final ranking

      =


      Overall ranking




      Individual awards




      References


      FIVB
      CEV Results

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