USA, 2015 winners
FIVB announced the official Groups for the Grand Prix 2016! The main change in comparison to the last year is that the Netherlands was promoted to Group 1 (as the winner of Group 2 in 2015), while Dominican Republic dropped to Group 2 (as the last placed team in Group 1 in 2015).
Take a look at all Groups of the Grand Prix 2016:
Group 1
USA (2015 winners), Russia, Brazil, China, Italy, Japan, Germany, Serbia, Thailand, Belgium, Turkey, the Netherlands (promoted from Group 2).
Group 2
Dominican Republic (relegated from Group 1), Poland, Czech Republic, Puerto Rico, Bulgaria, Canada, Argentina, Kenya (promoted from Group 3).
Group 3
Croatia (relegated from Group 2), Peru, Colombia, Australia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Mexico.
The format of the competition stayed the same. In Group 1, top 5 teams after three weeks will qualify for the Final Six, together with the host of the final tournament. In Group 2 and Group 3 there will be Final Four, like in the previous years.
The Grand Prix 2016 will last from June 3 to July 10.
For more info visit the official FIVB website.
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