Qualification tournament for the World Grand Prix 2008

    Quote from "DEMIR17"


    ı will :) :) because turkey will participate in WGP for the first time and ı want to know every step our girls will take in this competition.


    i didnt mean the fans...
    i meant the countries which will participate in the GP aswell as in the OG...
    well, of course we have to find out who will qualify for the OG in Beijing :wink2:

    Thanks for the info, Justyna!


    As regards the OG, in November we'll know the first three teams that will join China as well as the ranking FIVB will use to set the pools of the OG. (The ranking the FIVB will use is the 2007 ranking, updated with the Continental Championships and World Cup results).


    It is normally like this:


    Pool A
    Host Country
    3rd best ranked team among the teams that qualified
    4th best ranked team among the teams that qualified
    7th best ranked team among the teams that qualified
    8th bext ranked team among the teams that qualified
    11th best ranked team among the teams that qualified


    Pool B
    1st best ranked team among the teams that qualified
    2nd best ranked team among the teams that qualified
    5th best ranked team among the teams that qualified
    6th best ranked team among the teams that qualified
    9th best ranked team among the teams that qualified
    10th best ranked team among the teams that qualified


    We'll be able to have an idea of how the pools will be after that!

    So we know all finalists and groups :)


    20 - 22 June
    GROUP A
    Ningbo, China:
    China, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Korea
    GROUP B
    Kobe, Japan:
    Japan, USA, Thailand, Tukey
    GROUP B
    Poznań, Poland:
    Poland, Cuba, Germany, Italy;


    27 - 29 June
    GROUP D
    ?, Korea:
    Germany, Brazil, Turkey, Korea
    GROUP E
    ?, Italy:
    Italy, Poland, Japan, Cuba
    GROUP F
    Hong Kong, China:
    China, Dominican Republic, USA, Thailand;


    4 - 6 July
    GROUP G
    Bangkok, Thailand:
    Poland, Brazil, USA, Thailand
    GROUP H
    ?, Chinise Taipei:
    Japan, Germany, Italy, Korea
    GROUP I
    Makao, China:
    China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Turkey.

    Well, taking into account the formula of setting pools of OG, I tried to predict teams which'll play in pool A and B. Regrding rankings after WC (I didn't count points for WGP 2008) and winners of continent qualifications and last qualification in may in Japan. If it goes logically without surprises (like Holland winning WGP and Germany qualififed for OG 2004 in Baku).


    My predictions are as follows: three teams from WC are Brazil, Italy and Cuba. From continent qualification: Europe - Russia, South America - Peru, North America - USA, Africa - Kenya.
    From last qualification: Poland, Serbia, Japan and Korea.
    So, we'll have:


    Pool A
    China
    Cuba
    Russia
    Japan
    Poland
    Kenya


    Pool B
    Brazil
    Italy
    Serbia
    USA
    Korea
    Peru


    I know that it's early to speak about such things. Teams may be in different conditions and squads, everything may happen. But I tried to reflect upon logic.


    So, what do you guys think, what are your predictions?


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