2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 23rd edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 26 June to 2 August 2015. This was the first time that the Group 1 final round was held in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
Qualification
- All 28 teams of the 2014 edition directly qualified.
- withdrew from the tournament.
- qualified through the 2014 Pan-American Cup.
Africa | Asia and Oceania | Europe | North America | South America |
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Format
- The second time the World Grand Prix will feature 28 teams.
- During the Intercontinental Round, Pools A to O will play matches in three stand-alone tournaments, for a total of 9 matches per team. Pool P to S will feature two stand-alone tournaments, for a total of 6 matches per team.
- Six teams will qualify for the World Grand Prix Finals featuring the top five teams from all matches.
- The last ranked team of Group 1 after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winner of the Final Four of Group 2 can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
Pools composition
Competition schedule
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | |
Group 1 | 18 matches | 18 matches | 18 matches | 15 matches | ||
Group 2 | 12 matches | 12 matches | 4 matches | |||
Group 3 | 12 matches | 12 matches | 4 matches |
Squads
There are 25 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 25 players of each team can be seen in the article below.Pool standing procedure
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- 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 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Intercontinental round
- All times are local.
Group 1
Qualified for the [|Group 1 Final round] | |
Qualified as hosts for the Group 1 Final round | |
Relegated to Group 2 |
Ranking
Week 2
Pool A
- Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand
Pool B
- Venue: Beilun Gymnasium, Ningbo, China
Pool C
- Venue: Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey
Week 3
Pool D
- Venue: Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
Pool E
- Venue: Saitama City Memorial Gymnasium, Saitama, Japan
Pool F
- Venue: DS Yantarny, Kaliningrad, Russia
Week 4
Pool G
- Venue: PalaCatania, Catania, Italy
Pool H
- Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong, China
Pool I
- Venue: Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
Group 2
Ranking
Week 2
Pool J
- Venue: Žatika Sport Centre, Porec, Croatia
Pool K
- Venue: Guillermo Angulo Coliseum, Carolina, Puerto Rico
Week 3
Pool L
- Venue: Estadio Cincuentenario, Formosa, Argentina
Pool M
- Venue: Arena Samokov, Samokov, Bulgaria
Group 3
Qualified for the [|Group 3 Final round] | |
Qualified as hosts for the Group 3 Final round |
Ranking
Week 1
Pool N
- Venue: Zhastar Sports Palace, Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan
Pool O
- Venue: Gimnasio Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Week 2
Pool P
- Venue: Coliseo Gran Chimu, Trujillo, Peru
Pool Q
- Venue: Salle omnisports Cheraga, Chéraga, Algeria
Final round
Group 3
- Venue: AIS Arena, Canberra, Australia
- All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time.
Week 3 (Final four)
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Group 2
- Venue: Hala Globus, Lublin, Poland
- All times are Central European Summer Time.
Week 6 (Final four)
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Group 1
Week 5 (Final Six)
- Venue: CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- All times are Central Daylight Time.
Final standing
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Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Outside Hitters
- Best Setter
- Best Middle Blockers
- Best Libero
- Best Opposite
Statistics