{{Short description|Volleyball competition held in Japan}} {{Infobox FIVB tournament | competition = FIVB World Grand Prix | continent = | gender = women | year = 2018 | logo = | size = | caption = | host = {{JPN}} (Final) | dates = 20 June – 12 July | teams = 12 | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champions = Brazil | second = Cuba | third = Italy | fourth = United States | title_number = 7 | mvp = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marianne Steinbrecher]] | website = [http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Worldgrandprix/2008/General/Overview.asp?sm=12 Tournament website ] | last = 2007 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix | next = 2009 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix }}
The '''[[FIVB World Grand Prix]] 2008''' was a women's volleyball tournament in which 12 countries competed from 20 June to 12 July 2008. The finals were held in [[Yokohama Arena]], [[Yokohama]], Japan. Cuba, Brazil, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the tournament at the [[2007 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup|2007 Women's Pan-American Cup]] in [[Colima, Colima|Colima, Mexico]]. Germany, Turkey, Italy, and Poland qualified through the European Qualifying Tournament in [[Ankara, Turkey]]. China, Japan, Thailand, and Kazakhstan qualified as the best four Asian teams.
==Competing nations== The following national teams qualified:
{|class="wikitable" !width=30%|Europe !width=30%|America !width=30%|Asia |- | {{vbw|GER}}<br> {{vbw|ITA}}<br> {{vbw|POL}}<br> {{vbw|TUR}} | {{vbw|BRA}}<br> {{vbw|CUB}}<br> {{vbw|DOM}}<br> {{vbw|USA}} | {{vbw|CHN}}<br> {{vbw|JPN}}<br> {{vbw|KAZ}}<br> {{vbw|THA}} |}
==Calendar== {|class="wikitable" !colspan=3|Week 1<br />''20–22 June 2008'' |- !|Group A:<br />[[Kobe]], Japan !|Group B:<br />[[Ningbo]], China !|Group C:<br />[[Alassio]], Italy |- | {{vbw|JPN}}<br> {{vbw|USA}}<br> '''{{vbw|TUR}}'''<br> {{vbw|KAZ}} | '''{{vbw|CHN}}'''<br> {{vbw|BRA}}<br> {{vbw|GER}}<br> {{vbw|THA}} | '''{{vbw|ITA}}'''<br> {{vbw|CUB}}<br> {{vbw|POL}}<br> {{vbw|DOM}} |- !colspan=3|Week 2<br />''27–29 June 2008'' |- !|Group D:<br />[[Vĩnh Phúc]], [[Vietnam]] !|Group E:<br />[[Wrocław]], Poland !|Group F:<br />[[Hong Kong]] |- | '''{{vbw|BRA}}'''<br> {{vbw|TUR}}<br> {{vbw|KAZ}}<br> {{vbw|GER}} | {{vbw|POL}}<br> '''{{vbw|USA}}'''<br> {{vbw|DOM}}<br> {{vbw|THA}} | {{vbw|ITA}}<br> '''{{vbw|CHN}}'''<br> {{vbw|JPN}}<br> {{vbw|CUB}} |- !colspan=3|Week 3<br />''4–6 July 2008'' |- !|Group G:<br />[[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] !|Group H:<br />[[Taipei]], [[Chinese Taipei]] !|Group I:<br />[[Macau]] |- | {{vbw|THA}}<br> '''{{vbw|CUB}}'''<br> {{vbw|KAZ}}<br> {{vbw|GER}} | '''{{vbw|ITA}}'''<br> {{vbw|USA}}<br> {{vbw|TUR}}<br> {{vbw|POL}} | {{vbw|CHN}}<br> '''{{vbw|BRA}}'''<br> {{vbw|JPN}}<br> {{vbw|DOM}} |- !colspan=3|Week 4<br /> Final Round<br />''9–13 July 2008'' |- !colspan=3|[[Yokohama]], Japan |- |colspan=3 align="center"|'''Top five teams'''<br /> {{vbw|BRA}}<br />{{vbw|CHN}}<br />{{vbw|ITA}}<br />{{vbw|USA}}<br />{{vbw|CUB}}<br />'''and'''<br /> {{vbw|JPN}} as host |}
==Teams== {{Further|FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 Squads}}
==Preliminary round==
===Ranking=== The host Japan and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball |res_col_header=Q |ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1 |update=complete | team1 = BRA | name_BRA ={{vbw|BRA}} | team2 = CHN | name_CHN ={{vbw|CHN}} | team3 = ITA | name_ITA ={{vbw|ITA}} | team4 = USA | name_USA ={{vbw|USA}} | team5 = CUB | name_CUB ={{vbw|CUB}} | team6 = TUR | name_TUR ={{vbw|TUR}} | team7 = GER | name_GER ={{vbw|GER}} | team8 = DOM | name_DOM ={{vbw|DOM}} | team9 = JPN | name_JPN ={{vbw|JPN}}|status_JPN=H | team10 = POL | name_POL ={{vbw|POL}} | team11 = THA | name_THA ={{vbw|THA}} | team12 = KAZ | name_KAZ ={{vbw|KAZ}} |bwin_BRA =8 |bloss_BRA =1 |sw_BRA =26 |sl_BRA =6 |spw_BRA =766 |spl_BRA =639 |bwin_CHN =8 |bloss_CHN =1 |sw_CHN =24 |sl_CHN =10 |spw_CHN =783 |spl_CHN =687 |bwin_ITA =8 |bloss_ITA =1 |sw_ITA =26 |sl_ITA =10 |spw_ITA =844 |spl_ITA =751 |bwin_USA =7 |bloss_USA =2 |sw_USA =22 |sl_USA =11 |spw_USA =771 |spl_USA =664 |bwin_CUB =6 |bloss_CUB =3 |sw_CUB =22 |sl_CUB =15 |spw_CUB =856 |spl_CUB =785 |bwin_TUR =4 |bloss_TUR =5 |sw_TUR =16 |sl_TUR =17 |spw_TUR =743 |spl_TUR =732 |bwin_GER =4 |bloss_GER =5 |sw_GER =16 |sl_GER =16 |spw_GER =710 |spl_GER =709 |bwin_DOM =4 |bloss_DOM =5 |sw_DOM =15 |sl_DOM =19 |spw_DOM =725 |spl_DOM =761 |bwin_JPN =2 |bloss_JPN =7 |sw_JPN =9 |sl_JPN =23 |spw_JPN =641 |spl_JPN =737 |bwin_POL =1 |bloss_POL =8 |sw_POL =13 |sl_POL =24 |spw_POL =768 |spl_POL =855 |bwin_THA =1 |bloss_THA =8 |sw_THA =10 |sl_THA =26 |spw_THA =710 |spl_THA =824 |bwin_KAZ =1 |bloss_KAZ =8 |sw_KAZ =4 |sl_KAZ =26 |spw_KAZ =552 |spl_KAZ =725 |col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=Final round |result1=Q|result2=Q|result3=Q|result4=Q|result5=Q | col_QH = #87ceeb | text_QH =Final round | result9 = QH | note_JPN = Qualified as hosts |source= }}
===First round===
====Group A==== {{Vb res start 3}} {{Vb res 3|20 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|TUR}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|USA}}|28–26|25–16|21–25|25–19||99–86|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-001.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-001.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|20 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|JPN}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|KAZ}}|25–17|25–13|25–23|||75–53|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-002.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-002.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|21 Jun|{{vbw-rt|KAZ}}|0–3|'''{{vbw|USA}}'''|16–25|17–25|18–25|||51–75|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-003.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-003.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|21 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|JPN}}'''|3–2|{{vbw|TUR}}|21–25|25–16|17–25|25–19|15–12|103–97|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-004.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-004.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|22 Jun|{{vbw-rt|KAZ}}|0–3|'''{{vbw|TUR}}'''|17–25|24–26|15–25|||56–76|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-005.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-005.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|22 Jun|{{vbw-rt|JPN}}|2–3|'''{{vbw|USA}}'''|29–27|18–25|25–18|16–25|13–15|101–110|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-006.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-006.pdf P3]}} {{end}}
====Group B==== {{Vb res start 3}} {{Vb res 3|20 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|BRA}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|THA}}|25–22|25–18|25–20|||75–60|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-007.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-007.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|20 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|CHN}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|GER}}|19–25|25–19|25–11|25–21||94–76|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-008.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-008.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|21 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|CHN}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|THA}}|25–11|25–16|25–19|||75–46|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-009.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-009.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|21 Jun|{{vbw-rt|GER}}|1–3|'''{{vbw|BRA}}'''|25–15|23–25|20–25|28–30||96–95|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-010.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-010.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|22 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|GER}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|THA}}|19–25|25–18|25–21|25–22||94–86|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-011.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-011.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|22 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|CHN}}'''|3–2|{{vbw|BRA}}|22–25|26–24|22–25|25–22|15–13|110–109|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-012.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-012.pdf P3]}} {{end}}
====Group C==== {{Vb res start 3}} {{Vb res 3|20 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|CUB}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|POL}}|25–20|29–31|25–21|26–24||105–96|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-013.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-013.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|20 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|ITA}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|DOM}}|19–25|25–19|25–17|25–15||94–76|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-014.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-014.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|21 Jun|{{vbw-rt|DOM}}|0–3|'''{{vbw|CUB}}'''|22–25|15–25|19–25|||56–75|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-015.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-015.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|21 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|ITA}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|POL}}|25–17|25–22|23–25|25–16||98–80|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-016.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-016.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|22 Jun|{{vbw-rt|POL}}|2–3|'''{{vbw|DOM}}'''|21–25|25–23|25–19|23–25|11–15|105–107|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-017.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-017.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|22 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|ITA}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|CUB}}|25–23|27–25|27–25|||79–73|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-018.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-018.pdf P3]}} {{end}}
===Second round===
====Group D==== {{Vb res start 3}} {{Vb res 3|27 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|BRA}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|KAZ}}|25–10|25–17|25–19|||75–46|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-019.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-019.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|27 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|TUR}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|GER}}|25–21|25–22|25–27|25–18||100–88|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-020.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-020.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|28 Jun|{{vbw-rt|KAZ}}|0–3|'''{{vbw|GER}}'''|17–25|19–25|21–25|||57–75|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-021.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-021.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|28 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|BRA}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|TUR}}|25–23|25–19|25–15|||75–57|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-022.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-022.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|29 Jun|{{vbw-rt|GER}}|0–3|'''{{vbw|BRA}}'''|15–25|25–27|16–25|||56–77|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-023.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-023.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|29 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|TUR}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|KAZ}}|25–16|25–20|25–17|||75–53|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-024.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-024.pdf P3]}} {{end}}
====Group E==== {{Vb res start 3}} {{Vb res 3|27 Jun|{{vbw-rt|POL}}|1–3|'''{{vbw|DOM}}'''|22–25|25–19|17–25|20–25||84–94|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-025.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-025.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|27 Jun|{{vbw-rt|THA}}|1–3|'''{{vbw|USA}}'''|18–25|17–25|28–26|13–25||76–101|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-026.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-026.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|28 Jun|{{vbw-rt|POL}}|2–3|'''{{vbw|THA}}'''|25–19|21–25|25–18|23–25|4–15|98–102|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-027.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-027.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|28 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|USA}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|DOM}}|25–13|25–21|25–20|||75–54|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-028.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-028.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|29 Jun|{{vbw-rt|POL}}|0–3|'''{{vbw|USA}}'''|17–25|16–25|20–25|||53–75|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-029.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-029.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|29 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|DOM}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|THA}}|25–19|24–26|25–21|25–22||99–88|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-030.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-030.pdf P3]}} {{end}}
====Group F==== {{Vb res start 3}} {{Vb res 3|27 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|ITA}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|JPN}}|25–17|25–20|25–22|||75–59|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-031.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-031.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|27 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|CHN}}'''|3–2|{{vbw|CUB}}|25–18|25–27|21–25|25–21|15–13|111–104|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-032.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-032.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|28 Jun|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|2–3|'''{{vbw|ITA}}'''|25–21|19–25|25–19|20–25|13–15|102–105|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-033.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-033.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|28 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|CHN}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|JPN}}|25–16|29–27|25–22|||79–65|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-034.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-034.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|29 Jun|{{vbw-rt|JPN}}|1–3|'''{{vbw|CUB}}'''|25–22|21–25|19–25|16–25||81–97|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-035.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-035.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|29 Jun|'''{{vbw-rt|CHN}}'''|3–2|{{vbw|ITA}}|18–25|25–20|21–25|27–25|15–8|106–103|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-036.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-036.pdf P3]}} {{end}}
===Third round===
====Group G==== {{Vb res start 3}} {{Vb res 3|4 Jul|{{vbw-rt|THA}}|2–3|'''{{vbw|KAZ}}'''|19–25|19–25|25–19|25–17|14–16|102–102|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-037.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-037.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|4 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|CUB}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|GER}}|23–25|25–21|25–8|25–21||98–75|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-038.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-038.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|5 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|GER}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|THA}}|25–18|25–15|25–16|||75–49|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-039.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-039.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|5 Jul|{{vbw-rt|KAZ}}|1–3|'''{{vbw|CUB}}'''|25–22|19–25|21–25|16–25||81–97|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-040.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-040.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|6 Jul|{{vbw-rt|THA}}|2–3|'''{{vbw|CUB}}'''|20–25|22–25|25–23|25–17|9–15|101–105|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-041.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-041.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|6 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|GER}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|KAZ}}|25–15|25–19|25–19|||75–53|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-042.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-042.pdf P3]}} {{end}}
====Group H==== {{Vb res start 3}} {{Vb res 3|4 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|USA}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|POL}}|20–25|25–23|25–19|25–10||95–77|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-043.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-043.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|4 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|ITA}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|TUR}}|25–20|21–25|30–28|25–23||101–96|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-044.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-044.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|5 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|USA}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|TUR}}|25–16|25–20|20–25|25–17||95–78|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-045.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-045.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|5 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|ITA}}'''|3–2|{{vbw|POL}}|23–25|23–25|25–20|25–14|18–16|114–100|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-046.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-046.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|6 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|POL}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|TUR}}|25–21|25–22|25–22|||75–65|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-047.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-047.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|6 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|ITA}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|USA}}|25–22|25–21|25–16|||75–59|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-048.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-048.pdf P3]}} {{end}}
====Group I==== {{Vb res start 3}} {{Vb res 3|4 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|BRA}}'''|3–2|{{vbw|DOM}}|23–25|22–25|25–22|25–23|15–9|110–104|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-049.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-049.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|4 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|CHN}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|JPN}}|25–16|25–19|25–15|||75–50|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-050.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-050.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|5 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|BRA}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|JPN}}|25–16|25–21|25–15|||75–52|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-051.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-051.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|5 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|CHN}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|DOM}}|25–16|25–22|25–21|||75–59|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-052.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-052.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|6 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|DOM}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|JPN}}|26–24|25–13|25–18|||76–55|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-053.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-053.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|6 Jul|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|0–3|'''{{vbw|BRA}}'''|21–25|17–25|20–25|||58–75|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-054.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-054.pdf P3]}} {{end}}
==Final round== *'''Venue'''– [[Yokohama Arena]], [[Yokohama]] {{Vb res start 3}} {{Vb res 3|9 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|BRA}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|USA}}|25–19|25–19|25–23|||75–61|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-055.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-055.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|9 Jul|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|2–3|'''{{vbw|ITA}}'''|25–22|27–29|25–20|20–25|9–15|106–111|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-056.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-056.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|9 Jul|{{vbw-rt|JPN}}|1–3|'''{{vbw|CUB}}'''|25–19|23–25|18–25|19–25||85–94|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-057.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-057.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|10 Jul|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|1–3|'''{{vbw|CUB}}'''|21–25|25–20|24–26|16–25||86–96|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-058.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-058.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|10 Jul|{{vbw-rt|ITA}}|0–3|'''{{vbw|BRA}}'''|20–25|17–25|23–25|||60–75|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-059.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-059.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|10 Jul|{{vbw-rt|JPN}}|2–3|'''{{vbw|USA}}'''|28–26|20–25|25–22|20–25|11–15|104–113|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-060.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-060.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|11 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|BRA}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|CHN}}|25–18|25–16|21–25|25–18||96–77|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-061.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-061.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|11 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|CUB}}'''|3–2|{{vbw|USA}}|22–25|17–25|25–18|25–21|15–11|104–100|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-062.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-062.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|11 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|JPN}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|ITA}}|25–23|25–22|26–24|||76–69|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-063.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-063.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|12 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|BRA}}'''|3–0|{{vbw|CUB}}|25–14|25–15|25–20|||75–49|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-064.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-064.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|12 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|ITA}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|USA}}|25–17|26–28|25–19|25–19||101–83|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-065.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-065.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|12 Jul|{{vbw-rt|JPN}}|1–3|'''{{vbw|CHN}}'''|17–25|30–28|15–25|21–25||83–103|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-066.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-066.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|13 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|USA}}'''|3–2|{{vbw|CHN}}|25–23|25–19|22–25|21–25|17–15|110–107|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-067.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-067.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|13 Jul|'''{{vbw-rt|CUB}}'''|3–1|{{vbw|ITA}}|28–30|25–18|25–23|25–19||103–90|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-068.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-068.pdf P3]}} {{Vb res 3|13 Jul|{{vbw-rt|JPN}}|0–3|'''{{vbw|BRA}}'''|23–25|23–25|19–25|||65–75|[http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P2-069.pdf P2] [http://www.fivb.org/vis_web/volley/WGP2008/pdf/P3-069.pdf P3]}} {{end}}
===Final ranking=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball |res_col_header=Result |ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1 |update=complete | team1 = BRA | name_BRA ={{vbw|BRA}} | team2 = CUB | name_CUB ={{vbw|CUB}} | team3 = ITA | name_ITA ={{vbw|ITA}} | team4 = USA | name_USA ={{vbw|USA}} | team5 = CHN | name_CHN ={{vbw|CHN}} | team6 = JPN | name_JPN ={{vbw|JPN}} |bwin_BRA =5 |bloss_BRA =0 |sw_BRA =15 |sl_BRA =1 |spw_BRA =396 |spl_BRA =312 |bwin_CUB =4 |bloss_CUB =1 |sw_CUB =12 |sl_CUB =8 |spw_CUB =446 |spl_CUB =436 |bwin_ITA =2 |bloss_ITA =3 |sw_ITA =7 |sl_ITA =12 |spw_ITA =431 |spl_ITA =443 |bwin_USA =2 |bloss_USA =3 |sw_USA =9 |sl_USA =13 |spw_USA =467 |spl_USA =491 |bwin_CHN =1 |bloss_CHN =4 |sw_CHN =9 |sl_CHN =13 |spw_CHN =479 |spl_CHN =496 |bwin_JPN =1 |bloss_JPN =4 |sw_JPN =7 |sl_JPN =12 |spw_JPN =412 |spl_JPN =454 | col_1ST = #FFD700 | text_1ST = | result1 = 1ST | col_2ND = #C0C0C0 | text_2ND = | result2 = 2ND | col_3RD = #CD7F32 | text_3RD = | result3 = 3RD|source= }}
==Overall ranking== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width=35|Place !width=185|Team |- |{{Gold1}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|BRA}} |- |{{Silver2}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|CUB}} |- |{{Bronze3}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|ITA}} |- |4 |style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|USA}} |- |5 |style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|CHN}} |- |6 |style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|JPN}} |- |7 |style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|TUR}} |- |8 |style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|GER}} |- |9 |style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|DOM}} |- |10 |style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|POL}} |- |11 |style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|THA}} |- |12 |style="text-align:left;"|{{vbw|KAZ}} |} {{col-2}} {{Winners|vbw|2008 FIVB Women's World Grand Prix winners|BRA|Seventh}} {|style="text-align:center;margin-top:2em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" |- |'''Team roster''' |- |[[Walewska Oliveira]], [[Carolina Albuquerque]], [[Marianne Steinbrecher]], [[Paula Pequeno]], [[Thaísa Menezes]], [[Hélia Souza]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]), [[Valeska Menezes]], [[Fabiana Claudino]], [[Wélissa Gonzaga]], [[Jaqueline Carvalho]], [[Sheilla Castro]], [[Fabiana Oliveira]] |- |'''Head coach''' |- |[[José Roberto Guimarães]] |} {{col-end}}
==Individual awards== {{colbegin|colwidth=18em}} *'''Most valuable player''': **{{flagathlete|[[Marianne Steinbrecher]]|BRA}} *'''Best spiker''': **{{flagathlete|[[Daimí Ramírez]]|CUB}} *'''Best blocker''': **{{flagathlete|[[Walewska Oliveira]]|BRA}} *'''Best server''': **{{flagathlete|[[Megumi Kurihara]]|JPN}} *'''Best libero''': **{{flagathlete|[[Yuko Sano]]|JPN}} *'''Best setter''': **{{flagathlete|[[Yoshie Takeshita]]|JPN}} *'''Best scorer''': **{{flagathlete|[[Megumi Kurihara]]|JPN}} {{colend}}
==References== *[http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2008/General/Overview.asp FIVB official site]
{{FIVB World Grand Prix}}
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