The 2009 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup

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:...

was held in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

 and Nagoya, 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 November 18 to November 23, 2009.

Teams

Team	Qualified as
	Host Nation
*	2009 Asian Champions 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship The 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was held from September 27 to October 5, 2009 in Manila, Philippines.-Pools composition:The teams are seeded by addition of ranking of 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship and FIVB World Rankings divided by 2....
	2009 NORCECA Champions 2009 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship The 2009 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship is the 21st edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, to be played from October 12 to October 17 at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...
	2009 South American Champions
	2009 European Champions 2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship 2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship was held from September 3 to September 13, 2009 in İzmir and Istanbul, Turkey.Poland claimed their first Men's European Volleyball Championship title with an undefeated run. The final was concluded with a 3-1 victory against France. Bulgaria captured the...
	Wild Card

* Asian Champion Japan is already qualified as the host nation.

Competition formula

The competition formula of the 2009 Men'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

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Osaka round

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Nagoya round

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Final standing

Rank	Team
4
5
6

Team Roster
Bruno, Eder, Sidão, Vissotto

Leandro Vissotto Neves

Leandro Vissotto Neves is a Brazilian volleyball player who plays as opposite hitters for Superliga Brasileira club Vôlei Futuro and Brazil national team.-Career:...

, Giba, Murilo

Murilo Endres

Murilo Endres is a Brazilian volleyball player.-Career:With Brazil national team he won five World Leagues , one World Cup and two World Championships . He is the MVP of 2010 WCH and 2010 WL...

, Théo, Sérgio

Sergio Santos

Sergio Jose Santos is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.-Draft and career as a shortstop:...

, Thiago, João Paulo, Rodrigão

Rodrigo Santana

Rodrigo Santana is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

, Lucas

Lucas Saatkamp

Lucas Saatkamp is a Brazilian volleyball player who plays as middle blocker for Superliga Brasileira club Cimed Florianópolis and Brazil national team.- Personal life :...

, Marlon, Mario
Head Coach: Bernardinho

Awards

• MVP:   Robertlandy Simón
  Robertlandy Simon
  Robertlandy Simón Aties is a volleyball player from Cuba, who plays as a middle-blocker. He was named Best Blocker and Best Spiker at the 2007 Volleyball America's Cup, where Cuba ended up in third place....
  
  
• Best Scorer:   Kunihiro Shimizu
• Best Spiker:   Tatsuya Fukuzawa
• Best Blocker:   Robertlandy Simón
  Robertlandy Simon
  Robertlandy Simón Aties is a volleyball player from Cuba, who plays as a middle-blocker. He was named Best Blocker and Best Spiker at the 2007 Volleyball America's Cup, where Cuba ended up in third place....
  
  
• Best Server:   Robertlandy Simón
  Robertlandy Simon
  Robertlandy Simón Aties is a volleyball player from Cuba, who plays as a middle-blocker. He was named Best Blocker and Best Spiker at the 2007 Volleyball America's Cup, where Cuba ended up in third place....
  
  
• Best Setter:   Bruno Rezende
• Best Libero:   Sérgio Santos
  Sergio Santos
  Sergio Jose Santos is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.-Draft and career as a shortstop:...
  
  

External links

• Official Website of the 2009 Men's World Grand Champions Cup
• NTV Website for the 2009 World Grand Champions Cup