2017 FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD GRAND PRIX
- Group 1
- July 7th – August 6th
- FIVB World Grand Prix Round 3
- Schedule/Results
Pool I1, which features the Americans and Dutch, among other teams, took the day off in Cuiaba, but the penultimate day of pool play still had plenty of drama.
A 3-2 win by Japan over Serbia, who have already qualified for the Final 6, was the only thing that kept the entire field for the final from being clinched with 1 day to go.
Japan would need a win on Sunday against Russia, who has been wildly up-and-down at this tournament so far, to keep their hopes alive on Sunday. They’ll be the first match played on the final day of competition (the early game in Hong Kong). If they were to win, then both Brazil and the Netherlands, who both play in the late pool I1 in Brazil, would need to win to lock up their spot in Nanjing.
See all Group 1 qualifying scenarios here.
For the Dutch, who fortunately play 0-8 Belgium in their final match of the tournament, a loss on Sunday would compete a historic collapse. They looked like one of the teams to beat through 2 weeks of play, but have now lost two straight to the United States and Brazil.
Brazil’s road is a little tougher. They’ll need to beat the United States to keep their hopes alive, with the biggest advantage being that the United States has already qualified through and might ease-off in their final match of preliminary play.
Italy locked up their spot with a 3-0 sweep of the Dominicans. The Dominican lost in spite of finding a way to hold Italy’s budding superstar Paola Ogechi to just 9 points – her lowest output of the tournament so far.
Group 1 Standings With 1 Day Remaining:
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Serbia |
6 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 2.857 | 642 | 540 | 1.189 |
| 2 |  United States |
6 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 2.000 | 767 | 685 | 1.120 |
| 3 |  Italy |
6 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 1.727 | 694 | 645 | 1.076 |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 1.727 | 672 | 639 | 1.052 |
| 5 |  Brazil |
5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 1.417 | 672 | 626 | 1.073 |
| 6 |  China |
5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 1.000 | 737 | 745 | 0.989 |
| 7 |  Japan |
5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 0.944 | 761 | 774 | 0.983 |
| 8 |  Dominican Republic |
4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 0.833 | 714 | 725 | 0.985 |
| 9 |  Russia |
3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 0.882 | 699 | 723 | 0.967 |
| 10 |  Thailand |
2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 0.722 | 651 | 697 | 0.934 |
| 11 |  Turkey |
1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 0.364 | 613 | 712 | 0.861 |
| 12 |  Belgium |
0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0.167 | 562 | 673 | 0.835 |
- 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
DAY 1 & 2 RESULTS (WITH LINKS TO FULL STATS):
Pool G1
- Venue:
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong, China - All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).
- Day 1 VolleyMob recap
- Day 2 VolleyMob recap
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul | 18:30 | Serbia |
3–0 | Russia |
26–24 | 25–14 | 25–19 | 76–57 | P2P3 | ||
| 21 Jul | 21:00 | China |
3–1 | Japan |
25–19 | 25–20 | 33–35 | 25-21 | 108–78 | P2P3 | |
| 22 Jul | 13:15 | Japan |
3–2 | Serbia |
21–25 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 15–12 | 106–105 | P2P3 |
| 22 Jul | 15:45 | China |
1–3 | Russia |
23–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 26–28 | 92–100 | P2P3 | |
| 23 Jul | 13:15 | Japan |
– | Russia |
– | – | – | – | P2P3 | ||
| 23 Jul | 15:45 | China |
– | Serbia |
– | – | – | – | P2P3 |
Pool H1
- Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand
- All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).
- Day 1 VolleyMob recap
- VolleyMob Day 2 Recap
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul | 15:00 | Italy |
3–1 | Turkey |
25–17 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 32–30 | 102–93 | P2P3 | |
| 21 Jul | 18:00 | Thailand |
2–3 | Dominican Republic |
25–17 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 7–15 | 100–106 | P2P3 |
| 22 Jul | 15:00 | Italy |
3–0 | Dominican Republic |
25–20 | 25–22 | 25–15 | 75–57 | P2P3 | ||
| 22 Jul | 18:00 | Thailand |
3–0 | Turkey |
25–20 | 25–22 | 25–11 | 75–53 | P2P3 | ||
| 23 Jul | 15:00 | Dominican Republic |
– | Turkey |
– | – | – | – | P2P3 | ||
| 23 Jul | 18:00 | Thailand |
– | Italy |
– | – | – | – | P2P3 |
Pool I1
- Venue: Ginásio Aecim Tocantins, Cuiabá, Brazil
- All times are Amazonas Time (UTC−04:00).
- Day 1 VolleyMob recap
- Day 2 VolleyMob recap
| DATE | TIME | SCORE | SET 1 | SET 2 | SET 3 | SET 4 | SET 5 | TOTAL | REPORT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul | 14:05 | Brazil |
3–0 | Belgium |
28–26 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 78–65 | P2P3 | ||
| 20 Jul | 16:10 | United States |
3–1 | Netherlands |
25–15 | 23–25 | 28–26 | 25–21 | 101–87 | P2P3 | |
| 21 Jul | 14:05 | Brazil |
3–1 | Netherlands |
25–17 | 25–14 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 93–75 | P2P3 | |
| 21 Jul | 16:10 | United States |
3–1 | Belgium |
25–14 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 26–24 | 92–82 | P2P3 | |
| 23 Jul | 09:10 | Brazil |
– | United States |
– | – | – | – | P2P3 | ||
| 23 Jul | 11:15 | Belgium |
– | Netherlands |
– | – | – | – | P2P3 |
FULL Saturday VIDEO REPLAYS AND HIGHLIGHTS
Japan def. Serbia 3-2
Russia def. China 3-1
Italy def. Dominican Republic 3-0
Thailand def. Turkey 3-0
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