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FIVB 2005 World Grand
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Final Round
July 13 - 18! |
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Cuba, Brazil and Italy win on
opening day |
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 Sendai,
Japan, July 13, 2005 - Cuba began slowly but
finished with a flourish to beat China 3-2
in an incredible come-from-behind win, while
Brazil and Italy recorded straight-set
victories on the opening day of the World
Grand Prix finals on Wednesday. Brazil, the
defending World Grand Prix champions, had
too much experience for the Netherlands,
while world champions Italy blew away a
hesitant Japan team in front of a capacity
crowd at Sendai City Gymnasium.
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Pic: China captain Kun Feng digs
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July 12, 2005 -
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11, 2005 -
July
5, 2005 -
July
12, 2005 –
Special honour for
Italy
July
10, 2005 –
July
10, 2005 –
July
9, 2005 –
July
8, 2005 –
July 3, 2005 –
June 26, 2005 –
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Cuba
beat China 3-2 (10-25, 20-25, 25-19,
25-20, 15-13) |
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Cuba stun China in opening match |
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Sendai,
Japan, July 13, 2005 - World number five
Cuba were in outstanding form in the opening match of
the 2005 World Grand Prix Final Round in Sendai, Japan,
coming from two sets down to beat Olympic champions and
world number one China in an epic five-set thriller 3-2
(10-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-13) on Wednesday. The
winner of the six-day Final Round round-robin series
will walk away with the 2005 World Grand Prix title.
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Olympic medallists do battle |
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Brazil beat the Netherlands 3-0
(25-22, 25-22, 25-14) |
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Brazil overpower the Netherlands |
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Sendai,
Japan, July 13, 2005 - Defending champions
Brazil made the perfect start to the 2005 World Grand Prix Final
Round in Sendai, Japan, by beating the Netherlands in straight sets
(25-22, 25-22, 25-14) in just over an hour in the second match on
Wednesday. It was the second time Brazil had beaten the world number
14 after winning their Preliminary Round contest 3-1 (25-27, 25-19,
25-21, 25-17).
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Sendai,
Japan, July 13, 2005 - World champions
Italy breezed past hosts Japan in straight
sets (25-12, 25-21, 25-14) to join Brazil and Cuba as
the first day winners at the 2005 World Grand Prix Final Round in Sendai, Japan.
The home side had a packed stadium behind them but
couldn't convert that support into any pressure on last
year's silver medallists. The winner of the
six-day Final Round round-robin series will
walk away with the 2005 World Grand Prix
title.
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Finals
Sendai, Japan
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.
