The FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 was the fourteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. Qualification Asia The top four Asian teams according to the FIVB World Rankings Europe European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan from July 26 to July 31, 2005 Group A |} |} Group B |} |} Semi finals |} Third-place match |} First Place Match |} 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 Teams Preliminary rounds Ranking The host China and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the Final round. |} First round Group A Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan |} Group B Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong |} Group C Venue: Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland |} Second round Group D Venue: Macau Forum, Macau |} Group E Venue: Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |} Group F Venue: Taipei Municipal Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |} Third round Group G Venue: Beilun Gymnasium, Ningbo, China |} Group H Venue: Nimiboot Gymnasium, Bangkok, Thailand |} Group I Venue: Momotaro Arena, Okayama, Japan |} Final round Venue: PalaCalafiore, Reggio Calabria, Italy Pool play Group A |} |} Group B |} |} Final four Semifinals |} 5th place match |} 3rd place match |} Final |} Overall ranking Individual awards Most Valuable Player: Best Scorer: Best Spiker: Best Blocker: Best Server: Best Libero: Best Setter: References FIVB CEV Results FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 in Italian sport V 2006