2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 25th edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 32 teams between 7 July and 6 August. The Group 1 Final Round was held in Nanjing, China.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | China |
| City | Nanjing (Group 1 Final) |
| Dates | 7 July – 6 August |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 25 (in 25 host cities) |
| Champions | Brazil (12th title) |
| Runners-up | Italy |
| Third place | Serbia |
| Fourth place | China |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Natália Pereira |
| Best Setter | Ding Xia |
| Best OH | Zhu Ting Natália Pereira |
| Best MB | Ana Beatriz Corrêa Milena Rašić |
| Best OPP | Tijana Bošković |
| Best Libero | Monica De Gennaro |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 148 |
| Official website | |
| FIVB World Grand Prix | |
Defending champions Brazil won their record twelfth title in the tournament after a 3–2 win over Italy. Serbia captured their third bronze medal in the competition by defeating China in a rematch of the previous year's Olympic final. Natália Pereira from Brazil was elected the MVP for the second straight year.
In the Group 2 finals held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Poland defeated South Korea in straight sets.
Moreover, Hungary finished atop of Group 3 at their first-ever World Grand Prix participation after a 3–0 win over the home team in the final match in Canberra, Australia.