2014 World Grand Prix

The 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix will be a women's volleyball tournament that will be played by 28 countries starting 25 July 2014.

Qualified teams

Africa	Asia and Oceania	Europe	North, CentralAmerica andCaribbean	South America
Kenya  Algeria	Japan  China  South Korea  Thailand  Kazakhstan  Australia	Italy  Russia  Serbia  Germany  Turkey  Poland  Netherlands  Belgium  Croatia  Czech Republic  Bulgaria	United States  Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico  Canada  Cuba  Mexico	Brazil  Peru  Argentina

Format

• It will be the first time the World Grand Prix will feature 28 teams.

• During the Intercontinental Round, Pools A to O will play matches in three stand-alone tournaments, for a total of 9 matches per team. Pool P to S will feature two stand-alone tournaments, for a total of 6 matches per team.

• Six teams will qualify for the World Grand Prix Finals featuring the top four teams from all matches, plus the winner of the Final Four of Division 2 and the hosts (if the hosts are one of the top four teams, then the fifth top team also participates).

• The last ranked team of Division 1 after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winner of the Final Four of Division 2 can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.

• The teams have been placed according to the FIVB Ranking.