2000 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Philippines | 
| Dates | 24–27 August | 
| Teams | 8 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Champions |  Cuba (2nd title) | 
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP |  Liubov Chachkova-Sokolova | 
The 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix was the eighth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Hong Kong, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia, cumulating with the final round at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, Philippines, from 24 to 27 August 2000.
Preliminary round
Ranking
The best four teams from the overall ranking are qualified for the final round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 6.750 | 746 | 607 | 1.229 | Final round | 
| 2 |  Russia | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 2.400 | 770 | 675 | 1.141 | |
| 3 |  Brazil | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2.875 | 745 | 658 | 1.132 | |
| 4 |  China | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 1.059 | 777 | 756 | 1.028 | |
| 5 |  United States | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 0.789 | 745 | 775 | 0.961 | |
| 6 |  South Korea | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 0.750 | 753 | 772 | 0.975 | |
| 7 |  Italy | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 0.231 | 631 | 753 | 0.838 | |
| 8 |  Japan | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 0.111 | 574 | 745 | 0.770 | 
Source: 
First round
Group A
- Venue: Macau
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Ago | Brazil   | 3–0 |  United States | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–15 | 75–54 | ||
| 4 Ago | China   | 3–0 |  Japan | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–16 | 75–50 | ||
| 5 Ago | Brazil   | 3–0 |  Japan | 37–35 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 87–74 | ||
| 5 Ago | China   | 3–1 |  United States | 25–27 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 100–79 | |
| 6 Ago | United States   | 3–0 |  Japan | 25–18 | 25–17 | 26–24 | 76–59 | ||
| 6 Ago | Brazil   | 3–2 |  China | 25–22 | 27–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 16–14 | 109–111 | 
Group B
- Venue: Yala, Thailand
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Ago | Cuba   | 3–2 |  Italy | 25–18 | 16–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 15–12 | 104–101 | 
| 4 Ago | Russia   | 3–2 |  South Korea | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–11 | 25–27 | 15–10 | 110–95 | 
| 5 Ago | Russia   | 3–0 |  Italy | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 75–61 | ||
| 5 Ago | Cuba   | 3–0 |  South Korea | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 75–54 | ||
| 6 Ago | Cuba   | 3–0 |  Russia | 25–18 | 25–22 | 25–16 | 75–56 | ||
| 6 Ago | South Korea   | 3–0 |  Italy | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 75–57 | 
Second round
Group C
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Ago | Brazil   | 3–0 |  Japan | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 76–58 | ||
| 11 Ago | Russia   | 3–0 |  Italy | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 75–49 | ||
| 12 Ago | Russia   | 3–0 |  Japan | 25–16 | 25–11 | 25–20 | 75–47 | ||
| 12 Ago | Brazil   | 3–0 |  Italy | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 75–58 | ||
| 13 Ago | Italy   | 3–2 |  Japan | 19–25 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–15 | 17–15 | 110–103 | 
| 13 Ago | Russia   | 3–0 |  Brazil | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 75–65 | 
Group D
- Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Ago | China   | 3–1 |  United States | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 97–90 | |
| 11 Ago | Cuba   | 3–1 |  South Korea | 19–25 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 94–84 | |
| 12 Ago | Cuba   | 3–0 |  United States | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–16 | 75–62 | ||
| 12 Ago | South Korea   | 3–2 |  China | 21–25 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 15–10 | 109–96 | 
| 13 Ago | United States   | 3–1 |  South Korea | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 95–91 | |
| 13 Ago | Cuba   | 3–0 |  China | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 75–59 | 
Third round
Group E
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Ago | United States   | 3–2 |  China | 26–28 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 15–12 | 113–103 | 
| 18 Ago | Cuba   | 3–0 |  Japan | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 75–50 | ||
| 19 Ago | China   | 3–0 |  Japan | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 75–56 | ||
| 19 Ago | Cuba   | 3–1 |  United States | 25–15 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 98–80 | |
| 20 Ago | Cuba   | 3–0 |  China | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 75–61 | ||
| 20 Ago | United States   | 3–1 |  Japan | 21–25 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 96–77 | 
Group F
- Venue: Quezon City, Philippines
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Ago | Brazil   | 3–0 |  Italy | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 75–55 | ||
| 18 Ago | Russia   | 3–2 |  South Korea | 25–21 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 15–13 | 102–103 | 
| 19 Ago | Russia   | 3–1 |  Italy | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–14 | 25–19 | 95–76 | |
| 19 Ago | Brazil   | 3–0 |  South Korea | 25–17 | 25–22 | 29–27 | 79–66 | ||
| 20 Ago | South Korea   | 3–0 |  Italy | 25–23 | 25–17 | 26–24 | 76–64 | ||
| 20 Ago | Russia   | 3–2 |  Brazil | 25–18 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 19–17 | 107–104 | 
Final round
- Venue: Pasig City, Philippines
5th–8th place
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| 24 August | ||||||
|  United States | 3 | |||||
| 25 August | ||||||
|  Japan | 0 | |||||
|  United States | 0 | |||||
| 24 August | ||||||
|  South Korea | 3 | |||||
|  Italy | 1 | |||||
|  South Korea | 3 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 25 August | ||||||
|  Japan | 1 | |||||
|  Italy | 3 | |||||
5th–8th semifinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Ago | United States   | 3–0 |  Japan | 27–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 77–70 | ||
| 24 Ago | Italy   | 1–3 |  South Korea | 20–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 81–99 | 
7th place match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Ago | Japan   | 1–3 |  Italy | 25–19 | 21–25 | 11–25 | 19–25 | 76–94 | 
5th place match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Ago | United States   | 0–3 |  South Korea | 23–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 65–75 | 
Final four
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 26 August | ||||||
|  Cuba | 3 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
|  China | 1 | |||||
|  Cuba | 3 | |||||
| 26 August | ||||||
|  Russia | 1 | |||||
|  Brazil | 0 | |||||
|  Russia | 3 | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| 27 August | ||||||
|  China | 1 | |||||
|  Brazil | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Ago | Cuba   | 3–1 |  China | 25–19 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 35–33 | 101–98 | |
| 26 Ago | Brazil   | 0–3 |  Russia | 20–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 65–75 | 
3rd place match
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Ago | China   | 1–3 |  Brazil | 25–12 | 13–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 75–87 | 
Final
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Ago | Cuba   | 3–1 |  Russia | 21–25 | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 96–84 | 
Final standings
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Individual awards
- Most valuable player:
 Lyubov Sokolova (RUS) Lyubov Sokolova (RUS)
 
- Best scorer:
 Barbara Jelic (CRO) Barbara Jelic (CRO)
 
- Best spiker:
 Valle Ana Fernandez (CUB) Valle Ana Fernandez (CUB)
 
- Best blocker:
 Ekaterina Gamova (RUS) Ekaterina Gamova (RUS)
 
- Best server:
 Érika Coimbra (BRA) Érika Coimbra (BRA)
 
- Best setter:
 Hélia Souza (BRA) Hélia Souza (BRA)
 
- Best receiver:
 Stacy Sykora (USA) Stacy Sykora (USA)
 
- Best libero:
 Li Yan (CHN) Li Yan (CHN)
 
Dream Team
- Setter:
 Robyn Ah Mow (USA) Robyn Ah Mow (USA)
 
- Middle Blockers:
 Danielle Scott (USA) Danielle Scott (USA)
 Regla Torres (CUB) Regla Torres (CUB)
 
- Outside hitters:
 Barbara Jelic (CRO) Barbara Jelic (CRO)
 Yevgeniya Artamonova (RUS) Yevgeniya Artamonova (RUS)
 
- Opposite Spiker:
 Leila Barros (BRA) Leila Barros (BRA)
 
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