2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 24th edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 teams from 3 June to 10 July 2016. The Group 1 final round was held in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] Brazil captured their record eleventh title in the tournament after a 3–2 win over defending champions United States.[2] In the bronze medal match, The Netherlands prevailed in five sets over Russia.[3] Natália Pereira was elected the most valuable player.[4]

2016 World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nation Thailand
CityBangkok (Group 1 Final)
Dates3 June – 10 July
Teams28 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)20 (in 20 host cities)
Champions Brazil (11th title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Netherlands
Fourth place Russia
Tournament awards
MVP Natália Pereira
Best Setter Nootsara Tomkom
Best OH Sheilla Castro
Kimberly Hill
Best MB Rachael Adams
Thaísa Menezes
Best OPP Lonneke Slöetjes
Best Libero Lin Li
Tournament statistics
Matches played121
Best scorer Goncharova (185 points)
Best spiker Egonu (46.05%)
Best blocker Zaryazhko (1.22)
Best server Ajcharaporn (0.45)
Best setter Tashiro (4.86)
Best digger Malova (3.08)
Best receiver Wilavan (53.85%)
Official website

In the Group 2 finals held in Varna, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic defeated Poland in five sets and earned a promotion to Group 1 for the 2017 season.[5][6]

Moreover, in the Group 3 finals in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Croatia defeated the home team in straight sets to earn a promotion to Group 2 in the 2017 edition.[7][8]

Qualification
  • All 28 teams of the 2015 edition directly qualified.[9]
Africa Asia and Oceania Europe North America South America

 Algeria
 Kenya

 Australia
 China
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Thailand

 Canada
 Cuba
 Dominican Republic
 Mexico
 Puerto Rico
 United States

 Argentina
 Brazil
 Colombia
 Peru

Format

Intercontinental round
  • Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top five ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
  • Group 2, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 3 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
  • Group 3, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round.

Final round
  • Group 1, the 6 teams in the final round will be divided in 2 pools determined by the serpentine system. The host team will be at the top position and the other teams will be allocated by their rankings in the preliminary round. The top 2 teams from each pool will play in the semifinals. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals.
  • Group 2 and Group 3, the host team will face the last ranked team among the qualified teams in the semifinals. The other 2 teams will play against each other in the other semifinal. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals and a chance for promotion.

Pools composition

The pools composition was announced on 19 August 2015.[9]

Group 1Group 2Group 3
Week 2 Week 1
Pool A1
China		 Pool B1
Brazil		 Pool C1
Russia		 Pool A2
Argentina		 Pool B2
Poland		 Pool A3
Algeria		 Pool B3
Australia

 United States
 Thailand
 Germany
 China

 Brazil
 Italy
 Japan
 Serbia

 Russia
 Netherlands
 Turkey
 Belgium

 Argentina
 Bulgaria
 Dominican Republic
 Kenya

 Canada
 Czech Republic
 Poland
 Puerto Rico

 Mexico
 Peru
 Kazakhstan
 Algeria

 Croatia
 Colombia
 Australia
 Cuba

Week 3 Week 2
Pool D1
Macau		 Pool E1
United States		 Pool F1
Italy		 Pool C2
Czech Republic		 Pool D2
Poland		 Pool C3
Colombia		 Pool D3
Peru

 Brazil
 Belgium
 Serbia
 China

 United States
 Germany
 Japan
 Turkey

 Russia
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Thailand

 Bulgaria
 Canada
 Czech Republic
 Dominican Republic

 Argentina
 Kenya
 Poland
 Puerto Rico

 Australia
 Colombia
 Kazakhstan
 Mexico

 Croatia
 Peru
 Cuba
 Algeria

Week 4Final round
Pool G1
Turkey		 Pool H1
Hong Kong		 Pool I1
Japan		 Group 3 (Week 3)
Kazakhstan		 Group 2 (Week 3)
Bulgaria		 Group 1 (Week 6)
Thailand

 Brazil
 Italy
 Turkey
 Belgium

 United States
 Netherlands
 Germany
 China

 Russia
 Thailand
 Japan
 Serbia

 Kazakhstan
 Peru
 Croatia
 Colombia

 Bulgaria
 Puerto Rico
 Dominican Republic
 Poland

Competition schedule
●Intercontinental round ●Final round
Week 1
3–5 Jun		 Week 2
9–12 Jun		 Week 3
17–19 Jun		 Week 4
24–26 Jun		 Week 5
1–3 Jul		 Week 6
6–10 Jul
Group 1 18 matches 18 matches 18 matches 11 matches
Group 2 12 matches 12 matches 4 matches
Group 3 12 matches 12 matches 4 matches

Squads

There are 21 players in team rosters. Maximum of 12 regular players and maximum of 2 liberos can be selected to play in each week. The full rosters of 21 players of each team can be seen in the article below.

Main article: 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix squads

Pool standing procedure
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

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

Intercontinental round

Group 1
Qualified for the Group 1 final round
Qualified as hosts for the Group 1 final round
Relegated position

Ranking
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  United States 8 1 24 25 5 5.000 739 603 1.226
2  China 8 1 23 24 6 4.000 701 591 1.186
3  Russia 8 1 23 26 10 2.600 833 738 1.129
4  Brazil 7 2 22 23 10 2.300 779 674 1.156
5  Netherlands 5 4 15 17 14 1.214 709 706 1.004
6  Serbia 5 4 12 18 20 0.900 836 854 0.979
7  Italy 4 5 13 19 19 1.000 840 818 1.027
8  Japan 3 6 12 16 19 0.842 776 783 0.991
9  Turkey 3 6 9 13 21 0.619 719 773 0.930
10  Thailand 2 7 5 7 24 0.292 611 744 0.821
11  Belgium 1 8 4 8 25 0.320 668 771 0.866
12  Germany 0 9 0 4 27 0.148 610 766 0.796
Pool A1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun07:00Germany  0–3  United States 15–2517–2512–25  44–75P2 P3
10 Jun11:30China  3–0  Thailand 25–1425–1425–11  75–39P2 P3
11 Jun07:00United States  3–0  Thailand 25–2129–2725–23  79–71P2 P3
11 Jun11:30China  3–0  Germany 25–1225–2225–16  75–50P2 P3
12 Jun07:00Thailand  3–1  Germany 16–2528–2625–2225–16 94–89P2 P3
12 Jun11:30China  3–1  United States 25–2025–1915–2525–23 90–87P2 P3
Pool B1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jun17:45Brazil  3–1  Italy 23–2525–1525–1527–25 100–80P2 P3
9 Jun20:15Japan  3–0  Serbia 31–2925–1828–26  84–73P2 P3
10 Jun17:45Brazil  3–0  Japan 25–2025–2325–15  75–58P2 P3
10 Jun20:15Italy  3–1  Serbia 25–1625–1929–3125–17 104–83P2 P3
12 Jun13:05Brazil  3–0  Serbia 25–2025–1825–18  75–56P2 P3
12 Jun15:30Italy  3–2  Japan 25–2025–2023–2525–2715–8113–100P2 P3
Pool C1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun14:40Turkey  3–0  Belgium 25–2225–2326–24  76–69P2 P3
10 Jun17:10Russia  3–1  Netherlands 25–2220–2525–2025–16 95–83P2 P3
11 Jun14:40Turkey  0–3  Netherlands 25–2721–2522–25  68–77P2 P3
11 Jun17:10Russia  3–0  Belgium 25–2025–1525–16  75–51P2 P3
12 Jun14:40Netherlands  3–1  Belgium 25–2025–2118–2525–20 93–86P2 P3
12 Jun17:10Russia  3–2  Turkey 26–2420–2520–2525–2015–10106–104P2 P3
Pool D1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun08:00Brazil  2–3  Serbia 25–1631–2919–2519–2516–18110–113P2 P3
17 Jun12:00China  3–0  Belgium 25–1925–1725–22  75–58P2 P3
18 Jun06:30Brazil  3–1  Belgium 23–2525–1925–1525–18 98–77P2 P3
18 Jun09:00China  3–2  Serbia 27–2517–2520–2525–2215–9104–106P2 P3
19 Jun05:00Belgium  2–3  Serbia 26–2424–2623–2525–2310–15108–113P2 P3
19 Jun07:30China  3–0  Brazil 25–2325–1625–20  75–59P2 P3
Pool E1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jun00:10Turkey  3–2  Japan 21–2525–1623–2525–2115–13109–100P2 P3
18 Jun02:10United States  3–1  Germany 25–1724–2625–1025–23 99–76P2 P3
19 Jun00:10Turkey  3–1  Germany 25–1816–2525–1925–19 91–81P2 P3
19 Jun02:10United States  3–0  Japan 25–1625–2325–21  75–60P2 P3
19 Jun22:10Japan  3–1  Germany 25–2726–2425–1525–18 101–84P2 P3
20 Jun00:10United States  3–0  Turkey 25–2125–2025–16  75–57P2 P3
Pool F1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun15:30Russia  3–0  Netherlands 25–1725–2328–26  78–66P2 P3
18 Jun15:30Thailand  0–3  Russia 22–2522–2513–25  57–75P2 P3
18 Jun18:30Netherlands  3–1  Italy 19–2525–2325–1825–22 94–88P2 P3
19 Jun15:30Netherlands  3–0  Thailand 25–1925–1625–21  75–56P2 P3
19 Jun18:30Russia  3–2  Italy 19–2525–1525–2222–2515–10106–97P2 P3
20 Jun[n 1]07:10Thailand  3–2  Italy 25–2023–2525–2319–2515–11107–104P2 P3
Pool G1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun11:30Italy  1–3  Brazil 26–2422–2513–2522–25 83–99P2 P3
24 Jun14:30Turkey  1–3  Belgium 18–2514–2525–1921–25 78–94P2 P3
25 Jun11:30Brazil  3–1  Belgium 13–2525–1925–1625–18 88–78P2 P3
25 Jun14:30Turkey  1–3  Italy 25–2121–2519–2517–25 82–96P2 P3
26 Jun11:30Italy  3–0  Belgium 25–1425–1225–21  75–47P2 P3
26 Jun14:30Turkey  0–3  Brazil 14–2521–2519–25  54–75P2 P3
Pool H1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun10:30Germany  0–3  United States 19–2522–2528–30  69–80P2 P3
24 Jun12:30China  3–0  Netherlands 25–2225–2325–21  75–66P2 P3
25 Jun05:15United States  3–1  Netherlands 25–1719–2525–1725–20 94–79P2 P3
25 Jun07:45China  3–0  Germany 25–1325–1625–22  75–51P2 P3
26 Jun05:15Netherlands  3–0  Germany 26–2425–2025–22  76–66P2 P3
26 Jun07:45China  0–3  United States 19–2521–2517–25  57–75P2 P3
Pool I1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun07:10Serbia  3–2  Russia 23–2525–2725–2125–2015–12113–105P2 P3
24 Jun10:10Japan  3–0  Thailand 25–2025–1925–15  75–54P2 P3
25 Jun06:10Thailand  1–3  Russia 16–2522–2525–2212–25 75–97P2 P3
25 Jun09:10Japan  2–3  Serbia 23–2525–2025–1725–278–15106–104P2 P3
26 Jun06:10Serbia  3–0  Thailand 25–1825–2025–20  75–58P2 P3
26 Jun09:10Japan  1–3  Russia 25–2023–2524–2620–25 92–96P2 P3

Group 2
Qualified for the Group 2 final round
Qualified as hosts for the Group 2 final round
Relegated position

Ranking
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Puerto Rico 6 0 17 18 4 4.500 524 451 1.162
2  Dominican Republic 5 1 14 17 7 2.429 540 489 1.104
3  Bulgaria 5 1 13 15 9 1.667 554 494 1.121
4  Poland 4 2 12 14 10 1.400 565 484 1.167
5  Argentina 2 4 8 12 12 1.000 524 546 0.960
6  Czech Republic 2 4 7 11 12 0.917 502 511 0.982
7  Canada 0 6 1 3 18 0.167 414 516 0.802
8  Kenya 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 319 451 0.707
Pool A2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun21:10Dominican Republic  2–3  Bulgaria 25–2320–2518–2525–179–1597–105P2 P3
4 Jun00:10Argentina  3–0  Kenya 25–2225–2125–13  75–56P2 P3
4 Jun21:10Kenya  0–3  Bulgaria 17–2517–259–25  43–75P2 P3
5 Jun00:10Argentina  2–3  Dominican Republic 25–2216–2515–2525–2314–1695–111P2 P3
5 Jun21:10Dominican Republic  3–0  Kenya 25–2125–2125–20  75–62P2 P3
6 Jun00:10Argentina  1–3  Bulgaria 25–2717–2527–2519–25 88–102P2 P3
Pool B2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun15:10Czech Republic  1–3  Puerto Rico 25–2120–2521–2519–25 85–96P2 P3
3 Jun18:10Poland  3–1  Canada 25–1928–3025–1525–20 103–84P2 P3
4 Jun15:10Puerto Rico  3–0  Canada 25–1825–1125–16  75–45P2 P3
4 Jun18:10Poland  3–1  Czech Republic 25–1523–2525–2025–23 98–83P2 P3
5 Jun15:10Czech Republic  3–0  Canada 25–1325–1825–23  75–54P2 P3
5 Jun18:10Poland  2–3  Puerto Rico 25–1823–2525–1526–2813–15112–101P2 P3
Pool C2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun13:10Bulgaria  0–3  Dominican Republic 16–2524–2623–25  63–76P2 P3
10 Jun16:10Czech Republic  3–0  Canada 25–1925–2125–21  75–61P2 P3
11 Jun13:10Dominican Republic  3–0  Canada 25–1627–2525–21  77–62P2 P3
11 Jun16:10Bulgaria  3–1  Czech Republic 25–2225–1623–2525–19 98–82P2 P3
12 Jun13:10Canada  2–3  Bulgaria 22–2525–2225–2126–2810–15108–111P2 P3
12 Jun16:10Czech Republic  2–3  Dominican Republic 22–2525–1521–2526–248–15102–104P2 P3
Pool D2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun15:10Kenya  0–3  Puerto Rico 11–2520–2522–25  53–75P2 P3
10 Jun18:10Poland  3–2  Argentina 25–2324–2625–1523–2515–10112–99P2 P3
11 Jun15:10Puerto Rico  3–1  Argentina 30–2822–2525–1625–22 102–91P2 P3
11 Jun18:10Poland  3–0  Kenya 25–1825–1025–14  75–42P2 P3
12 Jun13:10Poland  0–3  Puerto Rico 21–2521–2523–25  65–75P2 P3
12 Jun16:10Argentina  3–0  Kenya 26–2425–2225–17  76–63P2 P3

Group 3
Qualified for the Group 3 final round
Qualified as hosts for the Group 3 final round

Ranking
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Peru 6 0 17 18 4 4.500 521 367 1.420
2  Croatia 5 1 15 16 4 4.000 477 367 1.300
3  Colombia 4 2 12 13 7 1.857 464 390 1.190
4  Kazakhstan 4 2 12 14 8 1.750 510 439 1.162
5  Cuba 3 3 10 12 11 1.091 475 504 0.942
6  Mexico 2 4 6 8 13 0.615 435 504 0.863
7  Australia 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 379 495 0.766
8  Algeria 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 255 450 0.567
Pool A3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun13:00Kazakhstan  1–3  Peru 21–2525–2124–2616–25 86–97P2 P3
3 Jun15:00Algeria  0–3  Mexico 23–2520–2515–25  58–75P2 P3
4 Jun13:00Peru  3–0  Mexico 25–1625–1625–13  75–45P2 P3
4 Jun15:00Algeria  0–3  Kazakhstan 17–2513–255–25  35–75P2 P3
5 Jun13:00Kazakhstan  3–1  Mexico 25–1625–2021–2525–23 96–84P2 P3
5 Jun15:00Algeria  0–3  Peru 12–2513–2512–25  37–75P2 P3
Pool B3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun07:40Croatia  3–1  Cuba 25–1721–2525–1725–18 96–77P2 P3
3 Jun10:40Australia  0–3  Colombia 17–2513–2513–25  43–75P2 P3
4 Jun06:10Colombia  0–3  Croatia 20–2522–2517–25  59–75P2 P3
4 Jun09:10Australia  1–3  Cuba 22–2525–2725–1825–27 97–97P2 P3
5 Jun03:10Cuba  3–1  Colombia 21–2525–2025–1725–21 96–83P2 P3
5 Jun06:10Australia  0–3  Croatia 19–2517–2512–25  48–75P2 P3
Pool C3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun22:00Kazakhstan  3–0  Australia 25–1425–625–20  75–40P2 P3
11 Jun00:30Colombia  3–0  Mexico 25–1925–1025–18  75–47P2 P3
11 Jun21:00Mexico  1–3  Kazakhstan 20–2518–2528–2620–25 86–101P2 P3
11 Jun23:30Colombia  3–0  Australia 25–1725–2025–15  75–52P2 P3
12 Jun21:00Mexico  3–1  Australia 18–2526–2429–2725–23 98–99P2 P3
12 Jun23:30Colombia  3–1  Kazakhstan 25–2122–2525–1925–12 97–77P2 P3
Pool D3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun21:35Croatia  3–0  Cuba 25–1325–1525–13  75–41P2 P3
11 Jun00:05Peru  3–0  Algeria 25–925–925–11  75–29P2 P3
11 Jun20:35Algeria  0–3  Croatia 19–2517–2515–25  51–75P2 P3
11 Jun23:05Peru  3–2  Cuba 25–1423–2520–2525–1915–6108–89P2 P3
12 Jun21:35Cuba  3–0  Algeria 25–1325–1225–20  75–45P2 P3
13 Jun00:05Peru  3–1  Croatia 16–2525–2125–1325–22 91–81P2 P3

Final round

Group 3

Final four (Week 3)
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
18 June
 
 
 Peru1
 
19 June
 
 Croatia3
 
 Croatia3
 
18 June
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
 
 Colombia2
 
3rd place match
 
 
19 June
 
 
 Peru3
 
 
 Colombia2
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jun06:10Peru  1–3  Croatia 14–2527–2925–207–25 73–99P2 P3
18 Jun09:10Kazakhstan  3–2  Colombia 25–2025–2021–2518–2515–9104–99P2 P3
3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jun06:10Peru  3–2  Colombia 25–1721–2525–2223–2515–6109–95P2 P3
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jun09:10Croatia  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–1929–2725–16  79–62P2 P3

Group 2

Final four (Week 3)
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
18 June
 
 
 Puerto Rico1
 
19 June
 
 Dominican Republic3
 
 Dominican Republic3
 
18 June
 
 Poland2
 
 Bulgaria1
 
 
 Poland3
 
3rd place match
 
 
19 June
 
 
 Puerto Rico3
 
 
 Bulgaria1
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jun13:10Puerto Rico  1–3  Dominican Republic 25–2122–2527–2914–25 88–100P2 P3
18 Jun16:10Bulgaria  1–3  Poland 25–2321–2515–2521–25 82–98P2 P3
3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jun13:10Puerto Rico  3–1  Bulgaria 23–2525–2225–2125–23 98–91P2 P3
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jun16:10Dominican Republic  3–2  Poland 21–2523–2525–1825–2015–11109–99P2 P3

Group 1

Pool play (Week 6)
Qualified for the Semifinals
Qualified for the 5th place match
Pool J1
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 151 104 1.452
2  Russia 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 131 143 0.916
3  Thailand 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 119 154 0.773
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jul11:00Thailand  0–3  Brazil 24–2616–2511–25  51–76P2 P3
7 Jul11:00Russia  0–3  Brazil 22–2510–2521–25  53–75P2 P3
8 Jul11:00Thailand  0–3  Russia 25–2724–2619–25  68–78P2 P3
Pool K1
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  United States 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 151 128 1.180
2  Netherlands 1 1 2 3 5 0.600 168 167 1.006
3  China 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 159 183 0.869
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jul08:00United States  3–0  Netherlands 25–2125–1725–23  75–61P2 P3
7 Jul08:00China  2–3  Netherlands 25–2314–2525–1920–258–1592–107P2 P3
8 Jul08:00United States  3–0  China 25–2126–2425–22  76–67P2 P3

Final four (Week 6)
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 July
 
 
 Brazil3
 
10 July
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Brazil3
 
9 July
 
 United States2
 
 United States3
 
 
 Russia0
 
3rd place match
 
 
10 July
 
 
 Netherlands3
 
 
 Russia2
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul08:00Brazil  3–0  Netherlands 25–1825–1625–23  75–57P2 P3
9 Jul11:00United States  3–0  Russia 25–2025–2325–14  75–57P2 P3
5th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul05:00Thailand  0–3  China 23–2523–2512–25  58–75P2 P3
3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul08:00Netherlands  3–2  Russia 18–2523–2530–2825–2115–9111–108P2 P3
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul11:00Brazil  3–2  United States 18–2525–1725–2322–2515–9105–99P2 P3

Final standing

Awards

Statistics leaders

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill by group plus top scorers as of 26 June 2016.[12][13][14]

Best scorers

Best scorers determined by scored points from spike, block and serve.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name Points Name Points Name Points
1 Nataliya Goncharova185 Berenika Tomsia167 Ángela Leyva203
2 Lonneke Slöetjes169 Emiliya Nikolova138 Samanta Fabris154
3 Polen Uslupehlivan154 Brayelin Martínez138 Madelaynne Montaño134
4 Ajcharaporn Kongyot135 Bethania de la Cruz133 Kenny Moreno126
5 Louisa Lippmann131 Karina Ocasio131 Radmila Beresneva86

Best spikers

Best spikers determined by successful spikes in percentage.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name % Name % Name %
1 Paola Egonu46.05 Brayelin Martínez43.32 Samanta Fabris51.39
2 Lonneke Slöetjes45.91 Berenika Tomsia42.82 Ángela Leyva48.88
3 Nataliya Goncharova43.65 Stephanie Enright40.68 Mira Topić46.67
4 Kimberly Hill41.98 Emiliya Nikolova40.33 Heidy Rodríguez43.16
5 Zhu Ting40.76 Karina Ocasio40.31 Kenny Moreno43.03

Best blockers

Best blockers determined by the average of stuff blocks per set.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name Avg Name Avg Name Avg
1 Irina Zaryazhko1.22 Agnieszka Kąkolewska0.97 Daymara Lescay0.87
2 Xu Yunli0.73 Brackcides Khadambi0.72 Kristina Anikonova0.67
3 Yan Ni0.67 Lucille Charuk0.71 Ángela Leyva0.61
4 Nataliya Goncharova0.67 Lynda Morales0.70 Heidy Casanova0.61
5 Freya Aelbrecht0.64 Karina Ocasio0.67 Lorena Zuleta0.60

Best servers

Best servers determined by the average of aces per set.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name Avg Name Avg Name Avg
1 Ajcharaporn Kongyot0.45 Yael Castiglione0.42 Shae Sloane0.55
2 Hande Baladın0.32 Áurea Cruz0.37 Ana Grbac0.52
3 Nursevil Aydinlar0.32 Anna Grejman0.36 Samanta Fabris0.48
4 Yvon Beliën0.32 Emilce Sosa0.33 Mira Topić0.44
5 Antonella Del Core0.32 Viktoriya Grigorova0.31 Fahima Brahmi0.39

Best setters

Best setters determined by the average of running sets per set.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name Avg Name Avg Name Avg
1 Kanami Tashiro4.86 Joanna Wołosz10.70 María Marín8.19
2 Ding Xia4.57 Vilmarie Mojica8.23 Irina Lukomskaya7.30
3 Alisha Glass4.57 Yael Castiglione7.67 Ana Grbac6.26
4 Laura Dijkema4.34 Pavla Vincourová4.61 Shae Sloane5.55
5 Pornpun Guedpard4.29 Jane Wairimu4.44 Alexandra Muñoz5.42

Best diggers

Best diggers determined by the average of successful digs per set.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name Avg Name Avg Name Avg
1 Anna Malova3.08 Veronika Dostálová6.48 Freda López3.29
1 Monica De Gennaro2.74 Tatiana Rizzo5.04 Emily Borrell2.96
3 Lenka Dürr2.10 Shara Venegas4.87 Alice De Innocentiis2.45
4 Wilavan Apinyapong2.10 Agata Durajczyk3.27 Vanessa Palacios2.39
5 Charlotte Leys2.09 Brackcides Khadambi2.89 Lizbeth Sainz2.14

Best receivers

Best receivers determined by efficient receptions in percentage.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name % Name % Name %
1 Wilavan Apinyapong53.85 Áurea Cruz66.20 Camila Gómez45.08
2 Jordan Larson51.20 Agata Durajczyk61.88 María Martínez44.67
3 Piyanut Pannoy49.01 Michaela Mlejnková54.05 Radmila Beresneva41.01
4 Lenka Dürr48.28 Tatiana Rizzo53.96 Mira Topić40.56
5 Kelsey Robinson43.26 Mariya Filipova51.72 Tatyana Fendrikova39.86

See also

Notes
  1. The match, originally scheduled for 17 June at 18:30, was interrupted in the second set due to power outage. Italy was leading 25–10, 16–15. Play was suspended and the match was rescheduled after agreement of both teams.[10][11]

References
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  3. "Netherlands stun Russia in five-setter to claim Bronze". FIVB.org. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. "Brazil win record 11th title in World Grand Prix". FIVB.org. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. "Martínez spearheads dominican golden triumph in Varna". FIVB.org. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  6. "Dominican Republic get the gold, Emiliya Nikolova gets the groom". FIVB.org. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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  10. "Italy-Thailand match suspended". FIVB.org. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  11. "Italy v Thailand rescheduled for Monday". FIVB.org. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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  13. "Group 2 statistics". FIVB.org. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  14. "Group 3 statistics". FIVB.org. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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