The FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 was the fourteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League.
Qualification
Asia The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings
Europe European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 26 to July 31, 2005
Group A
Group B
Semi finals
Third-place match
First Place Match
Azerbaijan, Russia and Poland qualified; Italy received a wild card as the host nation.
North and South America Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from June 8 to June 19, 2005
Teams
Preliminary round
Ranking The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.
First round
Group A Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
Group B Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong
Group C Venue: Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Second round
Group D Venue: Macau Forum, Macau
Group E Venue: Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
Group F Venue: Taipei Municipal Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan
Third round
Group G Venue: Beilun Gymnasium, Ningbo, China
Group H Venue: Nimiboot Gymnasium, Bangkok, Thailand
Group I Venue: Momotaro Arena, Okayama, Japan
Final round Venue: PalaCalafiore, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Pool play
Group A
Group B
Final four
Semifinals
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Overall ranking
Place Team 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Team RosterWalewska Oliveira, Carolina Albuquerque, Marianne Steinbrecher, Caroline Gattaz, Helia Souza, Valeska Menezes, Fabiana Claudino, Welissa Gonzaga, Jaqueline Carvalho, Sheilla Castro, Arlene Xavier, Renata ColomboHead coachJosé Roberto Guimarães
Individual awards
Most valuable player:
Best scorer:
Best spiker:
Best blocker:
Best server:
Best libero:
Best setter:
References FIVB CEV Results