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This post is loaded with complete results, full match videos, quotes and images from the Semifinal and Classification Rounds of the 2011 FIVB Women’s World Volleyball Grand Prix in Macau, China.
The Final 8 teams are: Serbia, Russia, USA, Brazil, Italy, Japan, Thailand and host China.
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2011 World Grand Prix Awarding Ceremony:
Individual Awards:
Galaxy Award: Hui Ruoqi, China
Best Spiker: Milena Rasic, Serbia
Best Blocker: Luliia Morozova, Russia
Best Server: Thaisa Menezes, Brazil
Best Receiver: Fernanda Rodriguez, Brazil
Best Libero: Victoria Kuzyakina, Russia
Best Setter: Danielle Lins, Brazil
Best Scorer: Jovana Brakocevic, Serbia
Most Valuable Player: Destinee Hooker, United States
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Gold Medal Match: USA 3-0 Brazil
USA vs Brazil Full Match Video:
FIVB Press Conference:
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Bronze Medal Match: Serbia 3-0 Russia
Serbia vs Russia Full Match Video:
FIVB Press Conference:
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Semifinal Match #1: Brazil vs Russia
Result+ Stats:
FIVB Press Conference Quotes:
Russia captain Maria Borisenko: “Today we lost 0-3, and we lost three main players. This competition is not finished and tomorrow is a new game.”
Brazil captain Fabiana Claudino: “Congratulations to my own team. Today we have to fight each point by each point. Today I think we played our best attack and spiking in this competition so far.”
Russia head coach Vladimir Kuzyutkin: “Despite losing today’s match, I am still happy with the outcome. We played some new players in today’s game, so it is an inexperienced team. I am happy with what we learnt from today’s game, and there is no regret losing to such a strong team like Brazil.”
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Semifinal Match #2: USA vs Serbia
Result + Stats:
FIVB Press Conference Quotes:
USA captain Jennifer Tamas: “I think it is a good win for USA. Tonight every player in the team has a goal of playing as hard as we could. We wanted to get to the final. Our goal for this tournament is to get better as a team, and I think tonight we accomplished that. I think we looked better today, it is a good win.”
Serbia head coach Zoran Terzic: “USA played really well tonight. I am satisfied with the way we played. We played three times against the USA, and all three times we played well, but the quality of USA was better tonight and that was it. I have a lot of respect for the USA team, not only for the quality of the players but also their attitude and the coaches. It is a big thing for us to play against them at this level. I hope we can play another good game tomorrow against Russia for the third place.”
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5th/6th Classification Match: Japan vs Thailand
Results + Stats:
FIVB Press Conference Quotes:
Japan captain Erika Araki: “Thailand displayed very good defense so we are happy to get the win against them. In the upcoming Asian Championship we will do out best and maintain the standard that we showed in the World Grand Prix Finals.”
Thailand head coach Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai: “Thank you all the organizers, sponsors and media for organizing this event. We had a very warm welcome from our fans. We are very happy to be here in the final round. It was a very good experience. Congratulations once again to Japan. Today it was a very good match for our players to learn. I hope the two teams will meet again in the Asian Championship.”
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7th/8th Classification Match: Italy vs China
Result + Stats:
FIVB Press Conference Qoutes:
China captain Wei Qiuyue: “We were prepared for a tough battle in this final match. Italy are an experienced team and they performed well today. We faced different types of difficulties and problems throughout the World Grand Prix Finals, and I hope the experience of this tournament will help us improve. The Asian Championship is coming soon, and I wish we can make the necessary psychological adjustments to get ourselves prepared for the upcoming matches.”
Italy captain Eleonora Lo Bianco: “I am very happy for this victory. Today we won because we played better in all aspects of the game, especially in serving, defense and blocking. I am satisfied because we fought until the end of the match.”
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