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FIVB World Grand
Prix 2005 |
Week One completed
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China, Brazil and Cuba take
early lead after first weekend |
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 Lausanne,
Switzerland, June 26, 2005 – Last year’s
World Grand Prix champions and the Olympic
gold and bronze medalists have all claimed
the early advantage with three wins from as
many matches following the completion of a
stunning opening weekend of World Grand Prix
Preliminary Round action on Sunday. Olympic
champions China top the 12-team competition
on set ratio difference ahead of Brazil and
Cuba after collecting a 3-0 (25-20, 25-15,
25-18) win over Thailand, a 3-1 (21-25,
25-17, 25-22, 25-5) victory over the
Netherlands and a straight sets win (25-22,
25-15, 25-15) over a new look world number
three, USA in Ningbo.
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China lead Brazil and Cuba only on set
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June 25, 2005 –
June 24, 2005 –
June 24, 2005 –
June 21, 2005 –
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Tokyo,
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Brazil win five-set
thriller to top Tokyo group |
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Tokyo, Japan, June 26, 2005 -- World Grand Prix
champions Brazil came back from two sets
down to beat Japan 3-2 (17-25, 17-25, 25-17,
25-21, 20-18) in a thrilling match on the
third and final day of Pool A action in
Tokyo on Sunday.
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Ningbo, China, June 26, 2005 - World
number one China beat U.S.A. 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-15) on Sunday to
finish the Ningbo leg with three wins from as many matches. The
Netherlands completed an impressive weekend also, winning their
second match by beating Thailand 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-14).
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June 24, 2005 -
June 23, 2005 -
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June 16, 2005 -
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Reggio
Calabria, Italy |
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Cuba take the honours |
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Reggio Calabria, Italy June 26, 2005 –
Cuba beat Italy 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 30-28) to join two
other unbeaten sides - Brazil and China - after the
first weekend of the World Grand Prix. The Caribbeans
dominated the match with excellent serving and a
powerful attack. Italy tried to find some answers with
some various attacking patterns but they couldn't
respond to some outstanding play from Carrillo, Ruiz and
Martinez. Earlier Germany beat the Dominican Republic
3-2 (25-12, 25-27, 21-25, 25-9, 15-11) in the battle
between the winless teams.
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June 23, 2005 –
June 22, 2005 -
June 22, 2005 -
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Week 1 - 24-26 June |
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Tokyo, Japan
Japan, Korea,
Brazil, Poland
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Italy, Cuba, Germany, Dominican Republic
Ningbo, China
China, USA, Netherlands, Thailand
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Photo of the Week |
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China's head coach Zhonghe Chen shakes hands with
former Chinese national women's player and new USA coach Ping
Lang (left) after their match on Sunday |
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Finals
STARS
Scoring a point is something impossible for her as a libero, but it does not mean that Fabi is less important to Brazil having returned to the team after missing out on the Athens Olympics.
