1993 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
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The first World Grand Champions Cup
women's volleyball was held in Japan
from 16 to 21 November 1993.
Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
The FIVB World Grand Champions Cup is a men's and women's volleyball competition. Created in 1993, it is an international tournament that is played the year after the Olympic Games.-Origins:...
women's volleyball was held in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
from 16 to 21 November 1993.
Teams
| Team | Qualified as |
|---|---|
| Host Nation | |
| 1993 Asian Champions 1993 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship The 1993 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the 7th Asian Championship, which took place from July 24 to July 31, 1993 in Shanghai, China.-Pools composition:... |
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| 1993 NORCECA Champions | |
| 1993 South American Champions | |
| 1993 European Champions 1993 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 1993 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 18th edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Brno and Zlín, Czech Republic from September 24 to October 2, 1993.... |
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| Wild Card |
Competition formula
The competition formula of the 1993 Women's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing is determined by the total points gained.Results
|}Tokyo round
|}Osaka round
|}Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 |
Individual awards
- MVP:
Regla BellRegla BellRegla Maritza Bell MacKenzie is female volleyball player from Cuba who won three times the gold medal at the Olympic Games from 1992–2000, and the World Championship in 1998 with the Cuban national team.... - Best Scorer:
Yevgeniya Artamonova - Best Spiker: Regla BellRegla BellRegla Maritza Bell MacKenzie is female volleyball player from Cuba who won three times the gold medal at the Olympic Games from 1992–2000, and the World Championship in 1998 with the Cuban national team....
- Best Blocker:
Asako TajimiAsako TajimiAsako Tajimi is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Pioneer Red Wings.-Clubs:*HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi → Pioneer Red Wings → Hitachi Rivale-Honours:... - Best Server: Yevgeniya Artamonova
- Best Setter: Marlenis CostaMarlenis CostaMarlenis Costa is a Cuban volleyball player, world champion and Olympic champion. She was a member of the Cuban winning team at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic games.She became world champion in 1994 and in 1998.-References:...
- Best Receiver: Regla TorresRegla TorresRegla Torres Herrera is a Cuban volleyball player who has won three Olympic gold medals with her first being at the young, for volleyball, age of 17. She has played on the international circuit since she was 14...