1996 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

{{Infobox FIVB tournament

| competition = FIVB World Grand Prix

| continent = World

| gender = women

| year = 1996

| logo =

| size =

| caption =

| host = {{CHN}} (Group 1 Final)

| dates = 27–29 September

| teams = 8

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champions = Brazil

| title_number = 2

| mvp = {{flagicon|BRA}} Leila Barros

| website =

| last = 1995 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

| next = 1997 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

}}

The 1996 FIVB World Grand Prix was the fourth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in eight cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Shanghai, PR China, from 27 to 29 September 1996.

Preliminary rounds

=Ranking=

The host China and top three teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.

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| team2 = BRA | name_BRA ={{vbw|BRA}}

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| team4 = RUS | name_RUS ={{vbw|RUS}}

| team5 = USA | name_USA ={{vbw|USA}}

| team6 = KOR | name_KOR ={{vbw|KOR}}

| team7 = NED | name_NED ={{vbw|NED}}

| team8 = JPN | name_JPN ={{vbw|JPN}}

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|bwin_BRA =9 |bloss_BRA =3 |sw_BRA =30 |sl_BRA =16 |spw_BRA =607 |spl_BRA =518

|bwin_CHN =8 |bloss_CHN =4 |sw_CHN =28 |sl_CHN =20 |spw_CHN =632 |spl_CHN =538

|bwin_RUS =7 |bloss_RUS =5 |sw_RUS =26 |sl_RUS =19 |spw_RUS =586 |spl_RUS =553

|bwin_USA =7 |bloss_USA =5 |sw_USA =28 |sl_USA =24 |spw_USA =659 |spl_USA =626

|bwin_KOR =3 |bloss_KOR =9 |sw_KOR =15 |sl_KOR =28 |spw_KOR =511 |spl_KOR =576

|bwin_NED =2 |bloss_NED =10 |sw_NED =9 |sl_NED =32 |spw_NED =391 |spl_NED =594

|bwin_JPN =1 |bloss_JPN =11 |sw_JPN =11 |sl_JPN =35 |spw_JPN =487 |spl_JPN =624

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Final round

|result1=A|result2=A|result4=A

| col_H = #87ceeb | text_H =Final round

| result3 = H|note_CHN=Qualified as hosts

|source=

}}

=First round=

==Group A==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|30 Ago|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|3–0|{{vbw|CUB}}|15–13|15–8|15–12|||45–33}}

{{Vb res 2|30 Ago|{{vbw-rt|RUS}}|3–1|{{vbw|JPN}}|10–15|15–12|15–9|15–11||55–47}}

{{Vb res 2|31 Ago|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|3–2|{{vbw|JPN}}|10–15|15–12|15–10|9–15|15–11|64–63}}

{{Vb res 2|31 Ago|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–1|{{vbw|RUS}}|5–15|15–11|15–10|15–12||50–48}}

{{Vb res 2|1 Sep|{{vbw-rt|RUS}}|3–1|{{vbw|CHN}}|15–13|3–15|15–9|15–12||48–49}}

{{Vb res 2|1 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–1|{{vbw|JPN}}|15–11|12–15|15–8|15–13||57–47}}

{{end}}

==Group B==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|30 Ago|{{vbw-rt|NED}}|3–2|{{vbw|USA}}|16–17|15–9|5–15|15–13|15–9|66–63}}

{{Vb res 2|30 Ago|{{vbw-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vbw|KOR}}|17–16|16–14|15–7|||48–37}}

{{Vb res 2|31 Ago|{{vbw-rt|USA}}|3–2|{{vbw|KOR}}|10–15|9–15|15–12|15–11|15–12|64–65}}

{{Vb res 2|31 Ago|{{vbw-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vbw|NED}}|15–9|15–13|15–7|||45–29}}

{{Vb res 2|1 Sep|{{vbw-rt|KOR}}|3–1|{{vbw|NED}}|15–9|15–10|13–15|15–4||58–38}}

{{Vb res 2|1 Sep|{{vbw-rt|BRA}}|3–2|{{vbw|USA}}|15–5|11–15|9–15|15–9|15–12|65–56}}

{{end}}

=Second round=

==Group C==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|6 Sep|{{vbw-rt|USA}}|3–2|{{vbw|BRA}}|15–8|10–15|5–15|15–7|15–9|60–54}}

{{Vb res 2|6 Sep|{{vbw-rt|RUS}}|3–0|{{vbw|JPN}}|15–6|15–5|15–11|||45–22}}

{{Vb res 2|7 Sep|{{vbw-rt|BRA}}|3–2|{{vbw|JPN}}|15–2|7–15|15–9|15–17|15–8|67–51}}

{{Vb res 2|7 Sep|{{vbw-rt|USA}}|3–0|{{vbw|RUS}}|15–10|15–13|15–13|||45–36}}

{{Vb res 2|8 Sep|{{vbw-rt|USA}}|3–1|{{vbw|JPN}}|15–9|9–15|15–4|15–7||54–35}}

{{Vb res 2|8 Sep|{{vbw-rt|BRA}}|3–1|{{vbw|RUS}}|16–14|14–16|15–5|15–13||60–48}}

{{end}}

==Group D==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|6 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vbw|KOR}}|16–14|15–12|15–3|||46–29}}

{{Vb res 2|6 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|3–0|{{vbw|NED}}|15–2|15–5|15–7|||45–14}}

{{Vb res 2|7 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vbw|NED}}|15–5|15–7|15–4|||45–16}}

{{Vb res 2|7 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|3–2|{{vbw|KOR}}|14–16|15–7|13–15|15–9|15–9|72–56}}

{{Vb res 2|8 Sep|{{vbw-rt|KOR}}|3–0|{{vbw|NED}}|15–11|15–6|17–16|||47–33}}

{{Vb res 2|8 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vbw|CHN}}|15–3|15–10|15–10|||45–23}}

{{end}}

=Third round=

==Group E==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|12 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–1|{{vbw|JPN}}|15–3|15–13|7–15|15–8||40–32}}

{{Vb res 2|12 Sep|{{vbw-rt|USA}}|3–1|{{vbw|NED}}|13–15|15–0|15–12|15–9||58–36}}

{{Vb res 2|14 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vbw|NED}}|15–9|15–10|15–5|||45–24}}

{{Vb res 2|14 Sep|{{vbw-rt|JPN}}|3–2|{{vbw|USA}}|15–9|6–15|10–15|16–14|15–8|62–61}}

{{Vb res 2|15 Sep|{{vbw-rt|NED}}|3–0|{{vbw|JPN}}|15–12|15–13|16–14|||46–39}}

{{Vb res 2|15 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vbw|USA}}|15–10|15–13|15–4|||45–27}}

{{end}}

==Group F==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|13 Sep|{{vbw-rt|BRA}}|3–1|{{vbw|RUS}}|14–16|15–10|15–7|15–12||59–45}}

{{Vb res 2|13 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|3–1|{{vbw|KOR}}|15–6|16–14|11–15|15–5||57–40}}

{{Vb res 2|14 Sep|{{vbw-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vbw|KOR}}|15–2|15–12|15–5|||45–19}}

{{Vb res 2|14 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|3–2|{{vbw|RUS}}|15–2|15–8|13–15|13–15|15–11|71–51}}

{{Vb res 2|15 Sep|{{vbw-rt|RUS}}|3–0|{{vbw|KOR}}|17–15|15–12|15–10|||47–37}}

{{Vb res 2|15 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|3–1|{{vbw|BRA}}|15–7|14–16|15–7|15–12||59–42}}

{{end}}

=Fourth round=

==Group G==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|20 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vbw|KOR}}|15–13|15–12|15–10|||45–35}}

{{Vb res 2|20 Sep|{{vbw-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vbw|JPN}}|15–7|15–8|15–10|||45–25}}

{{Vb res 2|21 Sep|{{vbw-rt|BRA}}|3–1|{{vbw|KOR}}|15–8|8–15|15–8|15–12||53–43}}

{{Vb res 2|21 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vbw|JPN}}|15–13|15–11|15–12|||45–36}}

{{Vb res 2|22 Sep|{{vbw-rt|KOR}}|3–0|{{vbw|JPN}}|15–3|15–12|15–13|||45–28}}

{{Vb res 2|22 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vbw|BRA}}|15–2|15–8|16–14|||46–24}}

{{end}}

==Group H==

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|19 Sep|{{vbw-rt|RUS}}|3–1|{{vbw|USA}}|15–13|12–15|15–6|15–10||57–44}}

{{Vb res 2|19 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|3–0|{{vbw|NED}}|15–7|15–4|15–6|||45–17}}

{{Vb res 2|20 Sep|{{vbw-rt|USA}}|3–1|{{vbw|NED}}|15–8|15–4|14–16|15–10||59–38}}

{{Vb res 2|20 Sep|{{vbw-rt|RUS}}|3–1|{{vbw|CHN}}|15–8|15–9|16–17|15–1||61–35}}

{{Vb res 2|21 Sep|{{vbw-rt|RUS}}|3–0|{{vbw|NED}}|15–12|15–12|15–10|||45–34}}

{{Vb res 2|21 Sep|{{vbw-rt|USA}}|3–2|{{vbw|CHN}}|15–11|11–15|16–14|11–15|15–12|68–67}}

{{end}}

Final round

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|27 Sep|{{vbw-rt|BRA}}|3–2|{{vbw|CUB}}|15–7|15–9|9–15|7–15|15–10|61–56}}

{{Vb res 2|27 Sep|{{vbw-rt|RUS}}|3–0|{{vbw|CHN}}|15–5|15–12|15–7|||45–24}}

{{Vb res 2|28 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–2|{{vbw|RUS}}|13–15|8–15|15–9|15–6|17–15|68–60}}

{{Vb res 2|28 Sep|{{vbw-rt|BRA}}|3–2|{{vbw|CHN}}|13–15|15–11|15–5|15–17|15–9|73–57}}

{{Vb res 2|29 Sep|{{vbw-rt|BRA}}|3–2|{{vbw|RUS}}|13–15|12–15|15–6|15–2|16–14|71–52}}

{{Vb res 2|29 Sep|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–1|{{vbw|CHN}}|15–5|15–8|6–15|15–13||51–41}}

{{end}}

=Final ranking=

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|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = BRA | name_BRA ={{vbw|BRA}}

| team2 = CUB | name_CUB ={{vbw|CUB}}

| team3 = RUS | name_RUS ={{vbw|RUS}}

| team4 = CHN | name_CHN ={{vbw|CHN}}

|bwin_BRA =3 |bloss_BRA =0 |sw_BRA =9 |sl_BRA =6 |spw_BRA =205 |spl_BRA =165

|bwin_CUB =2 |bloss_CUB =1 |sw_CUB =8 |sl_CUB =6 |spw_CUB =175 |spl_CUB =162

|bwin_RUS =1 |bloss_RUS =2 |sw_RUS =7 |sl_RUS =6 |spw_RUS =157 |spl_RUS =163

|bwin_CHN =0 |bloss_CHN =3 |sw_CHN =3 |sl_CHN =9 |spw_CHN =122 |spl_CHN =169

| col_1ST = #FFD700 | text_1ST =

| result1 = 1ST

| col_2ND = #C0C0C0 | text_2ND =

| result2 = 2ND

| col_3RD = #CD7F32 | text_3RD =

| result3 = 3RD|source=

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Final standings

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
PlaceTeam
{{Gold1}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|BRA}}

{{Silver2}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|CUB}}

{{Bronze3}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|RUS}}

4

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|CHN}}

5

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|USA}}

6

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|KOR}}

7

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|NED}}

8

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|JPN}}

{{col-2}}

{{winners|vbw|1996 FIVB World Grand Prix winners|BRA|Second}}

style="text-align:center;margin-top:2em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
Team roster
Leila Barros, Ana Moser, Fernanda Venturini, Fofão, Virna Dias, Ana Paula Connelly, Karin Rodrigues, Filó, Sandra Suruagy, Hilma Caldeira, Fernanda Doval and Ana Flavia Sanglard.
Head coach
Bernardo Rezende

{{col-end}}

Individual awards

Dream Team

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100823083723/http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/World_Grand_Prix/1996.html Results]

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