Champions Brazil (7th title) MVP Marianne Steinbrecher Host nation Japan | Dates 20 Jun 2008 – 13 Jul 2008 Teams 12 Venues 1 | |
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Champion Brazil women's national volleyball team Similar 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's, 2000 FIVB Volleyball World Gr, 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's | ||
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 was a women's volleyball tournament in which 12 countries competed from 20 June to 12 July 2008. The finals were held in Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan. Cuba, Brazil, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the tournament at the 2007 Women's Pan-American Cup in Colima, Mexico. Germany, Turkey, Italy, and Poland qualified through the European Qualifying Tournament in Ankara, Turkey. China, Japan, Thailand, and Kazakhstan qualified as the best four Asian teams.
Contents
Competing nations
The following national teams qualified:
Group A
June 20, 2008
June 21, 2008
June 22, 2008
Group B
June 20, 2008
June 21, 2008
June 22, 2008
Group C
June 20, 2008
June 21, 2008
June 22, 2008
Group D
June 27, 2008
June 28, 2008
June 29, 2008
Group E
June 27, 2008
June 28, 2008
June 29, 2008
Group F
June 27, 2008
June 28, 2008
June 29, 2008
Group G
July 4, 2008
July 5, 2008
July 6, 2008
Group H
July 4, 2008
July 5, 2008
July 6, 2008
Group I
July 4, 2008
July 5, 2008
July 6, 2008
Final round
Yokohama Arena, Yokohama
July 9, 2008
July 10, 2008
July 11, 2008
July 12, 2008
July 13, 2008