2010 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

Volleyball competition held in China (Final)

The 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament to be played by 12 countries from 6–29 August 2010. The finals were held at the Beilun Gymnasium in Ningbo, China. The United States claimed their 3rd title and Foluke Akinradewo won the Most Valuable Player award.^[1]

• Standing and tie-breaking procedure:

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
In case of tie, the teams will be classified according to the following criteria:
number of matches won, points ratio and sets ratio

Competing nations

The following national teams qualified:

Teams

Calendar

Preliminary rounds

Ranking

The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advanced to the final round.

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Second round

Group D

Group E

Group F

Third round

Group G

Group H

Group I

Final round

• Venue: Beilun Gymnasium, Ningbo, China

Final ranking

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Overall ranking

Individual awards

• Most valuable player:
  •  Foluke Akinradewo (USA)
• Best spiker:
  •  Jaqueline Carvalho (BRA)
• Best blocker:
  •  Foluke Akinradewo (USA)
• Best server:
  •  Wang Yimei (CHN)
• Best libero:
  •  Zhang Xian (CHN)
• Best setter:
  •  Alisha Glass (USA)
• Best scorer:
  •  Saori Kimura (JPN)

References

1. FIVB. "USA claim third FIVB World Grand Prix title with perfect record". Retrieved 2010-08-29.

External links

• Official website of the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix