The 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix will be the 25th edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 32 teams between 7 July and 6 August. The Group 1 Final Round will be held in Nanjing, China.
Excluding Cuba, who withdrew from the tournament, the remaining 27 teams from the 2016 edition directly qualified.
Cameroon, Hungary, South Korea, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela were invited to participate in this edition.
Azerbaijan was initially listed in Group 3, but withdrew and was replaced by Venezuela.
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 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 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.
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.
The pools were announced on 14 September 2016.
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 3–0 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
Pool A1
Venue: Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey
All times are Turkey Time (UTC+03:00).
Pool B1
Venue: Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Pool C1
Venue: Omnisport Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool D1
Venue: Kamei Arena Sendai, Sendai, Japan
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Pool E1
Venue: Macau Forum, Macau, China
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Pool F1
Venue: DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia
All times are Yekaterinburg Time (UTC+05:00).
Pool G1
Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong, China
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Pool H1
Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).
Pool I1
Venue: Ginásio Aecim Tocantins, Cuiabá, Brazil
All times are Amazonas Time (UTC−04:00).
Pool A2
Venue: Bulstrad Arena, Ruse, Bulgaria
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
Pool B2
Venue: Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén, Argentina
All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).
Pool C2
Venue: Coliseo Cerrado de Chiclayo, Chiclayo, Peru
All times are Peru Time (UTC−05:00).
Pool D2
Venue: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
All times are Almaty Time (UTC+06:00).
Pool E2
Venue: Hala sportowo-widowiskowa KSZO, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool F2
Venue: Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
Pool G2
Venue: Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, Canada
All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC−07:00).
Pool H2
Venue: Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon, South Korea
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Pool I2
Venue: Marino Cvetković, Opatija, Croatia
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool A3
Venue: Aguascalientes City, Mexico
All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00).
Pool B3
Venue: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé, Cameroon
All times are West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).
Pool C3
Venue: Algeria
All times are West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).
Pool D3
Venue: National Cycling Center, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
Venue: AIS Arena, Canberra, Australia
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00).
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Venue: Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Venue: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing, China
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Pool J1
Pool K1
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
