Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix Finals ScheduleFollowing is the schedule for the final round of the 1 million U.S. dollars FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix which start in Macao on Wednesday (time listed are all local):August 22, Wednesday: 12:00, Pool A, Russia vs Japan 14:30, Pool B, United Stated vs South Korea 17:00, Opening Ceremony 18:00, Pool B, Brazil vs Cuba 20:00, Pool A, China vs Germany August 23, Thursday: 12:00, Pool B, United States vs Cuba 14:30, Pool A, Russia vs Germany 17:00, Pool B, Brazil vs South Korea 19:30, Pool A, China vs Japan August 24, Friday: 12:00, Pool B, Cuba vs South Korea 14:30, Pool A, Japan vs Germany 17:00, Pool B, United States vs Brazil 19:30, Pool A, China vs Russia August 25, Saturday: 12:00, Pool A 4th vs Pool B 4th (for 7th and 8th places) 14:30, Pool A 3rd vs Pool B 3rd (for 5th and 6th places) 17:00, Pool A 1st vs Pool B 2nd (Semi-final 1) 19:30, Pool A 2nd vs Pool B 1st (Semi-final 2) August 26, Sunday: 13:00, Loser of Semi-final 1 vs Loser of Semi-final 2 (for 3rd and 4th places) 15:30, Winner of Semi-final 1 vs Winner of Semi-final 2 (for 1 st and 2nd places) 17:00, Closing Ceremony Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix Finals to Kick Off in Macao"I can ensure you that the Cuban team will, as always, try to be in their best shape and every player will do her best," George Eugenio, head coach of the Cuban women's volleyball team, said at a press conference here on Tuesday. "Here in Macao we'll have the world's strongest teams and the spectators can expect for the highest level of women's volleyball ever," said the veteran coach, who had been named Coach of the Century by FIVB, the sport's world governing body. He admitted that the defending champions had played fluctuated volleyball during the preliminary rounds in the three previous weeks, but that seemed not to have affected his confidence. |
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