FIVB World Grand Prix 2004

The FIVB World Grand Prix 2004 was the twelfth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2004 edition was played by twelve countries from July 9 to August 1, 2004 with the final round held in Reggio Calabria, Italy. Hosts Italy and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round.

Qualification

Asia

*The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings
**vbw|CHN
**vbw|JPN
**vbw|KOR
**vbw|THA

Europe

*European Qualification Tournament in Piła, Poland from August 26 to August 31, 2003
*2003-08-28

North and South America

*Pan-American Cup in Coahuila and Saltillo, Mexico from June 30 to July 5, 2003
**vbw|USA
**vbw|DOM
**vbw|CUB
**vbw|BRA

Teams

*See|FIVB World Grand Prix 2004 Squads

First Round

Group A

*July 9 to July 11, 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand
*Sunday July 11
*Saturday July 10
*Friday July 9

econd Round

Group D

*July 16 to July 18, 2004 in Manila, Philippines
*Sunday July 18
*Saturday July 17
*Friday July 16

Third Round

Group G

*July 22 to July 24, 2004 in Rostock, Germany
*Saturday July 24

*Friday July 23
*Thursday July 22

Preliminary Ranking

*Thursday July 29
*Wednesday July 28

emi Finals

*Saturday July 31
*Sunday August 1 — Gold Medal Match

Final Ranking

1. vbw|BRA

2. vbw|ITA

3. vbw|USA

4. vbw|CUB

5. vbw|CHN

6. vbw|GER

7. vbw|RUS

8. vbw|POL

9. vbw|JPN

10. vbw|THA

11. vbw|KOR

12. vbw|DOM

Individual Awards

*Most Valuable Player:
**flagathlete|Logan Tom|USA
*Best Scorer:
**flagathlete|Logan Tom|USA
*Best Spiker:
**flagathlete|Yumilka Ruiz|CUB
*Best Blocker:
**flagathlete|Manuela Leggeri|ITA
*Best Server:
**flagathlete|Logan Tom|USA
*Best Setter:
**flagathlete|Fernanda Venturini|BRA
*Best Libero:
**flagathlete|Zhang Na|CHN
*Fair Play Award:
**flagathlete|Francesca Piccinini|ITA
*Most Popular Player:
**flagathlete|Paola Cardullo|ITA

References

* [http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Worldgrandprix/2004/Index.asp?sm=12 FIVB]
* [http://todor66.com/volleyball/World_Grand_Prix/2004.html Results]
* [http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/main_menu/volleyball/world_qualifications/163/184/4405/index_EN.html CEV Qualification Results]