2004 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2004 was the twelfth edition of the annual women's volleyball 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, Italy. Hosts Italy and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round.Qualification
Asia
| 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 |
First round (July 9 to July 11, 2004)
Group A
| 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 |
| 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
- Saturday July 10
- Sunday July 11
Group C
- Todoriki Arena 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
- Saturday July 10
- Sunday July 11
Second round (July 16 to July 18, 2004)
Group D
| 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
- Saturday July 17
- Sunday July 18
Group E
- Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong
| 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 |
| 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
- Saturday July 17
- Sunday July 18
Third round (July 23 to July 25, 2004)
Group G
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
- Friday July 23
- Saturday July 24
Preliminary ranking
Final round
Group A
- Wednesday July 28
- Thursday July 29
- Friday July 30
Group B
- Wednesday July 28
- Thursday July 29
- Friday July 30
Semifinals
- Saturday July 31
Finals
- Sunday August 1 — Fifth Place Match
- Sunday August 1 — Bronze Medal Match
- Sunday August 1 — Gold Medal Match
Final ranking
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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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