2006 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

Qualification

Asia

• The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings
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  Europe

• European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 26 to July 31, 2005

  Group A

• 2005-07-26
• 2005-07-27
• 2005-07-28

  Group B

• 2005-07-26
• 2005-07-27
• 2005-07-28

  Semi finals

• 2005-07-30

  Third Place Match

• 2005-07-31

  First Place Match

• 2005-07-31
• *Azerbaijan, Russia and Poland qualified; Italy received a wild card as the host nation.

  North and South America

• Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from June 8 to June 19, 2005
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  Teams

First round

Group A

• Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
• *2006-08-18
• *2006-08-19
• *2006-08-20

  Group B

• Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong
• *2006-08-18
• *2006-08-19
• *2006-08-20

  Group C

• Venue: Luczniczka Bydgoszcz, Poland
• *2006-08-16
• *2006-08-16
• *2006-08-18

  Second round

Group D

• Venue: Macau Forum, Macau
• *2006-08-25
• *2006-08-26
• *2006-08-27

  Group E

• Venue: Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
• *2006-08-25
• *2006-08-26
• *2006-08-27

  Group F

• Venue: Taipei Municipal Gym Taipei
• *2006-08-25
• *2006-08-26
• *2006-08-27

  Third round

Group G

• Venue: Ningbo Beilun Gym, Ningbo
• *2006-09-01
• *2006-09-02
• *2006-09-03

  Group H

• Venue: Nimiboot Gymnasium, Bangkok, Thailand
• *2006-09-01
• *2006-09-02
• *2006-09-03

  Group I

• Venue:Momotaro Arena Okayama, Japan
• *2006-09-01
• *2006-09-02
• *2006-09-03

  Final round

• Hosts Italy and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the Final Round, held from September 6 to September 10, 2006 at the PalaCalafiore in Reggio Calabria, Italy.

  Group A

• Wednesday September 6
• Thursday September 7
• Friday September 8

  Group B

• Wednesday September 6
• Thursday September 7
• Friday September 8

  Semi finals

• Saturday September 9

  Finals

• Saturday September 9 — Fifth Place Match
• Sunday September 10 — Bronze Medal Match
• Sunday September 10 — Gold Medal Match

  Final ranking

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 Libero:
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• Best Setter:
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