Algeria
Chinese Taipei
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China
Cuba
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Germany
Italy
Japan
Korea
Poland
Puerto Rico
Serbia
Thailand
Turkey
USAPress release
Brazil and Cuba complete World Grand Prix Finals line-up
Brazil will be looking for their ninth FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix title after they qualified for the Finals on Sunday
The two sides will join USA, Thailand, Turkey and hosts China in Ningbo from June 27 to July 1 for the Finals.
Brazil needed just three sets to deal China their first loss of the tournament while Cuba beat NORCECA rivals Puerto Rico by the same margin.
Meanwhile, world No.1 USA beat Thailand, Germany saw off Turkey, Serbia defeated Argentina, Japan won their all-Asian clash against Korea, the Dominican Republic took the honours against Chinese Taipei and Italy edged Poland.
World Grand Prix 2012
20th Edition
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Top Scoring Performances 29 – Serena Ortolani of Italy v Poland (June 24) 26 - Saori Sakoda of Japan v Germany (June 22) 26 – Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza of Poland v Italy (June 24)
Top Blocking Performances 13 - Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza of Poland v Italy (June 24) 9 - Adenizia Silva of Brazil v Poland (June 10) 8 - Adenizia Silva of Brazil v Serbia (June 9) 8 - Christa Harmotto of USA v Brazil (June 17) 8 - Yang Junjing of China v Puerto Rico (June 22)
Top Blocking Performances by team 22 – Poland v Italy (June 24) 21 - China v Puerto Rico (June 22) 21 - Brazil v Poland (June 10)
Top Serving Performance 7 - Corina Ssuschke-Voigt of Germany v Japan (June 22) 7 – Zunli Xu of China v Cuba (June 23) 6 - Serena Ortolani of Italy v Poland (June 9)
Top Serving Performances by team 15 - Cuba against Korea (June 8) 14 - Germany against Japan (June 22) 14 – China against Cuba (June 23)
Highest scorer by week Week 1: Hwang Youn-Joo/Rosanna Giel Ramos, 25 (Cuba v Korea) Week 2: Serena Ortolani, 25 (Italy v Brazil) Week 3: Serena Ortolani, 29 (Italy v Poland)
Highest set score Week 1: Italy v Poland (31-29) Week 2: China v Poland (29-27) Week 3: Cuba v Brazil (31-29)
Highest Scoring matches Week 1: Cuba v Korea, 3-2 (23-25, 27-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11), 217 points Week 2: Puerto Rico v Dominican Republic, 3-2 (25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-12), 211 points Week 3: Brazil v Cuba, 3-2 (29-31, 25-18, 25-19, 26-24, 15-8), 220 points
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