2002 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
Introduction The '''2002 FIVB World Grand Prix''' was the tenth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. The event was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Philippines, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Japan, culminating with the final round at Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong from 1 to 4 August 2002.
Competing nations ===Qualification process===EuropeAmericaAsia
Calendar Week 1''12–14 July 2002''Group A:Tokyo Group B:Chengdu         Week 2''26–28 July 2002''Group C:Manila Group D:Nakhon Ratchasima         Week 3''19–21 July 2002''Group E:Macau Group F:Miaoli 23px Chinese Taipei        Week 4Final Round''1 – 4 August 2002''Hong Kong
Teams
Preliminary rounds ===Ranking===The host China and top four teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round.===First round=======Group A====*'''Venue''': Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan====Group B====*'''Venue''': Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium, Chengdu, China===Second round=======Group C====*'''Venue''': Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines====Group D====*'''Venue''': M.C.C. Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand===Third round=======Group E====*'''Venue''': Macau Forum, Macau====Group F====*'''Venue''': Miao Li County Dome, Miaoli, Taiwan
Final round *'''Venue''': Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong=== Round Robin ====== 3rd place match ====== Final ===
Final standings  Place  Team45678'''Team roster'''Natalia Morozova, Anastasia Belikova, Alexandra Korukovets, Elena Godina, Natalia Safronova, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Yelizaveta Tishchenko, Ekaterina Gamova, Tatiana Gratcheva (c), Elena Plotnikova, Anjela Gourieva and Olga Chukanova. '''Head coach'''Nikolai Karpol
Individual awards *'''Most valuable player''':***'''Best spiker''':***'''Best blocker''':***'''Best server''':***'''Best libero''':**=== Statistical leaders ===*'''Best scorer''':***'''Best digger''':***'''Best setter''':***'''Best receiver''':**
References * Results