The FIVB World Grand Prix 2004 was the twelfth edition of the annual women's volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2004 edition was played by twelve countries from July 9 to August 1, 2004, with the final round held in Reggio Calabria

Reggio Calabria

Reggio di Calabria , commonly known as Reggio Calabria or Reggio, is the biggest city and the most populated comune of Calabria, southern Italy, and is the capital of the Province of Reggio Calabria and seat of the Council of Calabrian government.Reggio is located on the "toe" of the Italian...

, Italy

Italy

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. Hosts Italy and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round.

Europe

• European Qualification Tournament in Piła, Poland
  Poland
  Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
  
   from August 26 to August 31, 2003

  Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
  1.		9	5	4	1	459	413	1.111	14	6	2.333
  2.		9	5	4	1	428	390	1.097	12	7	1.714
  3.		8	5	3	2	438	403	1.087	11	8	1.375
  4.		8	5	3	2	409	411	0.995	11	8	1.375
  5.		6	5	1	4	384	406	0.946	6	12	0.500
  6.		5	5	0	5	332	427	0.778	2	15	0.133

• 2003-08-26

  	0 – 3		19-25 19-25 20-25
  	0 – 3		19-25 19-25 16-25
  	0 – 3		20-25 16-25 19-25

• 2003-08-27

  	3 – 1		28-26 25-20 23-25 25-20
  	3 – 1		25-21 25-18 18-25 25-23
  	3 – 2		25-27 25-17 22-25 25-22 15-11

• 2003-08-28

  	2 – 3		22-25 25-21 13-25 25-19 07-15
  	3 – 2		25-22 25-22 18-25 14-25 15-12
  	0 – 3		20-25 17-25 08-25

• 2003-08-30

  	0 – 3		21-25 17-25 25-27
  	3 – 0		25-17 25-16 25-22
  	3 – 0		25-22 25-20 27-25

• 2003-08-31

  	1 – 3		25-22 16-25 27-29 19-25
  	0 – 3		22-25 16-25 25-27
  	2 – 3		19-25 25-23 19-25 25-21 13-15

North and South America

• Pan-American Cup
  2003 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
  The 2003 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the second edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from Monday June 30 to Saturday July 5, 2003 in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico...
  
   in Coahuila
  Coahuila
  Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
  
   and Saltillo, Mexico from June 30 to July 5, 2003

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Group A

• July 9 to July 11, 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand

  Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
  1.		6	3	3	0	260	211	1.232	9	2	4.500
  2.		5	3	2	1	255	221	1.097	8	3	2.667
  3.		4	3	1	2	216	257	0.840	3	8	0.375
  4.		3	3	0	3	219	261	0.839	2	9	0.222

• Friday July 9

  	0 – 3		17-25 19-25 22-25
  	3 – 0		28-26 25-13 25-22

• Saturday July 10

  	2 – 3		28-30 25-19 25-19 21-25 08-15
  	3 – 2		23-25 25-17 22-25 25-22 15-13

• Sunday July 11

  	0 – 3		20-25 18-25 12-25
  	3 – 0		25-18 25-16 25-17

Group B

• July 9 to July 11, 2004 in Miao Li, Chinese Taipei
  Chinese Taipei
  Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
  
  

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0	267	210	1.271	9	2	4.500
2.		5	3	2	1	237	218	1.087	7	3	2.333
3.		4	3	1	2	196	226	0.867	4	6	0.667
4.		3	3	0	3	180	226	0.796	0	9	0.000

• Friday July 9

  	3 – 0		25-20 25-23 25-16
  	3 – 0		25-19 25-22 25-15

• Saturday July 10

  	3 – 1		17-25 25-13 25-9 25-18
  	3 – 0		25-20 26-24 25-18

• Sunday July 11

  	0 – 3		21-25 18-25 20-25
  	1 – 3		25-27 25-23 18-25 18-25

Group C

• July 9 to July 11, 2004 in Kawasaki, Japan

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0	271	239	1.134	9	3	3.000
2.		5	3	2	1	268	244	1.098	8	4	2.000
3.		4	3	1	2	224	246	0.911	3	8	0.375
4.		3	3	0	3	270	304	0.888	4	9	0.444

• Friday July 9

  	0 – 3		12-25 22-25 17-25
  	1 – 3		25-18 20-25 20-25 19-25

• Saturday July 10

  	2 – 3		20-25 17-25 25-22 25-16 10-15
  	2 – 3		25-22 16-25 14-25 30-28 11-15

• Sunday July 11

  	3 – 0		25-15 25-21 25-22
  	1 – 3		22-25 25-21 20-25 23-25

Group D

• July 16 to July 18, 2004 in Manila, Philippines

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0	225	164	1.372	9	0	MAX
2.		4	3	1	2	215	235	0.915	4	6	0.667
3.		4	3	1	2	195	200	0.975	3	6	0.500
4.		4	3	1	2	198	234	0.846	3	7	0.429

• Friday July 16

  	3 – 0		25-16 25-17 25-19
  	0 – 3		21-25 22-25 21-25

• Saturday July 17

  	3 – 0		25-19 25-17 25-14
  	3 – 0		25-14 25-22 25-20

• Sunday July 18

  	1 – 3		13-25 26-28 25-18 20-25
  	3 – 0		25-22 25-15 25-19

Group E

• July 16 to July 18, 2004 in Hong Kong
  Hong Kong
  Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
  
  

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0	272	246	1.106	9	3	3.000
2.		5	3	2	1	282	264	1.068	8	5	1.600
3.		4	3	1	2	296	284	1.042	6	7	0.857
4.		3	3	0	3	190	246	0.772	1	9	0.111

• Friday July 16

  	2 – 3		20-25 25-17 25-18 22-25 15-17
  	3 – 0		25-19 25-20 25-09

• Saturday July 17

  	3 – 1		25-17 27-25 19-25 25-22
  	3 – 2		20-25 28-26 16-25 25-20 15-09

• Sunday July 18

  	3 – 0		25-19 25-14 25-20
  	3 – 2		17-25 25-21 25-23 26-24

Group F

• July 16 to July 18, 2004 in Jakarta
  Jakarta
  Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
  
  , Indonesia
  Indonesia
  Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
  
  

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0	300	257	1.167	9	4	2.250
2.		4	3	1	2	269	264	1.019	6	6	1.000
3.		4	3	1	2	246	287	0.857	5	7	0.714
4.		4	3	1	2	246	253	0.972	4	7	0.571

• Friday July 16

  	1 – 3		25-12 20-25 19-25 25-27
  	3 – 1		25-19 25-16 18-25 25-20

• Saturday July 17

  	3 – 1		24-26 25-17 25-19 25-19
  	2 – 3		25-22 20-25 25-21 21-25 10-15

• Sunday July 18

  	3 – 1		24-26 25-15 25-13 25-22
  	3 – 0		25-22 29-27 25-18

Group G

• July 22 to July 24, 2004 in Rostock, Germany

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0	311	293	1.061	9	5	1.800
2.		5	3	2	1	307	268	1.146	8	6	1.333
3.		4	3	1	2	283	291	0.973	6	7	0.857
4.		3	3	0	3	257	306	0.840	4	9	0.444

• Thursday July 22

  	1 – 3		13-25 25-21 21-25 15-25
  	3 – 1		25-14 25-20 23-25 25-22

• Friday July 23

  	3 – 2		25-17 25-20 22-25 22-25 15-05
  	3 – 2		25-18 16-25 27-29 28-26 15-12

• Saturday July 24

  	3 – 1		22-25 25-17 27-25 25-17
  	3 – 2		25-23 21-25 16-25 25-17 15-12

Group H

• July 22 to July 24, 2004 in Hefei
  Hefei
  Hefei is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province in Eastern China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural centre of Anhui...
  
  , PR China

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		5	3	2	1	258	222	1.162	7	4	1.750
2.		5	3	2	1	248	250	0.992	7	4	1.750
3.		5	3	2	1	256	251	1.020	6	5	1.200
4.		3	3	0	3	234	273	0.857	2	9	0.222

• Thursday July 22

  	0 – 3		22-25 23-25 18-25
  	3 – 0		25-11 25-21 25-22

• Friday July 23

  	3 – 1		25-20 23-25 29-27 25-19
  	3 – 1		25-19 25-18 23-25 25-15

• Saturday July 24

  	3 – 1		21-25 25-20 25-22 25-22
  	1 – 3		25-16 19-25 21-25 20-25

Group I

• July 22 to July 24, 2004 in Jeju
  Jeju City
  Jeju is the capital of Jeju province in South Korea and the largest city on the island of Jeju. Its geographical location is . The city is served by Jeju International Airport ....
  
  , South Korea
  South Korea
  The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
  
  

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		6	3	3	0	248	195	1.272	9	1	9.000
2.		5	3	2	1	237	217	1.092	6	4	1.500
3.		4	3	1	2	231	265	0.872	4	7	0.571
4.		3	3	0	3	232	271	0.856	2	9	0.222

• Thursday July 22

  	1 – 3		25-21 23-25 14-25 22-25
  	3 – 1		25-13 25-17 22-25 25-19

• Friday July 23

  	0 – 3		18-25 20-25 17-25
  	3 – 0		25-21 25-14 25-22

• Saturday July 24

  	3 – 0		25-20 26-24 25-22
  	1 – 3		27-29 19-25 25-21 22-25

Preliminary ranking

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		18	9	9	0	740	569	1.301	27	3	9.000
2.		17	9	8	1	797	685	1.164	24	10	2.400
3.		16	9	7	2	767	686	1.118	23	10	2.300
4.		15	9	6	3	844	753	1.121	24	14	1.714
5.		15	9	6	3	823	774	1.063	21	15	1.400
6.		14	9	5	4	753	772	0.975	17	18	0.944
7.		13	9	4	5	820	799	1.026	20	17	1.176
8.		13	9	4	5	687	731	0.940	14	18	0.778
9.		11	9	2	7	747	856	0.873	13	23	0.565
10.		10	9	1	8	663	809	0.820	8	26	0.308
11.		10	9	1	8	646	732	0.883	7	24	0.292
12.		10	9	1	8	612	733	0.835	5	25	0.200

Group A

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		3	2	1	1	164	158	1.038	4	3	1.333
2.		3	2	1	1	186	188	0.989	4	4	1.000
3.		3	2	1	1	160	164	0.976	3	4	0.750

• Wednesday July 28

  	1 – 3		20-25 23-25 26-24 20-25

• Thursday July 29

  	0 – 3		23-25 18-25 20-25

• Friday July 30

  	1 – 3		22-25 23-25 25-22 19-25

Group B

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		4	2	2	0	182	167	1.090	6	2	3.000
2.		3	2	1	1	200	172	1.163	5	4	1.250
3.		2	2	0	2	127	170	0.747	1	6	0.167

• Wednesday July 28

  	2 – 3		25-20 24-26 25-21 19-25 12-15

• Thursday July 29

  	3 – 0		25-20 25-21 25-21

• Friday July 30

  	1 – 3		15-25 25-20 16-25 9-25

Semifinals

• Saturday July 31

  	2 – 3		18-25 25-19 23-25 25-21 17-19
  	3 – 1		25-21 26-28 25-22 27-25

Finals

• Sunday August 1 — Fifth Place Match

  	3 – 2		25-15 23-25 30-32 25-14 16-14

• Sunday August 1 — Bronze Medal Match

  	3 – 0		25-20 25-22 25-16

• Sunday August 1 — Gold Medal Match

  	3 – 1		25-19 25-19 24-26 25-19

Final ranking

Place	Team
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Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player:

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• Best Scorer:

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• Best Spiker:

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• Best Blocker:

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• Best Server:

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• Best Setter:

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• Best Libero:

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• Fair Play Award:

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• Most Popular Player:

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