The 2009 FIVB Women'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 Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

 and Fukuoka

Fukuoka

Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...

, 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 10 to November 15, 2009.

Teams

Team	Qualified as
	Host Nation
	2009 Asian Champions 2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship The 2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from September 5 to September 13, 2009. 14 teams participated in the tournament.-Pools composition:...
	2009 NORCECA Champions 2009 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship -5th-8th bracket:-Quarter finals:*Friday September 25-Semi finals:*Saturday September 26 — 5th/8th place*Saturday September 26 — 1st/4th place-Finals:*Sunday September 27 — Seventh Place Match...
	2009 South American Champions
	2009 European Champions 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 26th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...
	Wild Card

Competition formula

The competition formula of the 2009 Women's World Grand Champions Cup was 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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Tokyo round

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Fukuoka round

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Final standing

Rank	Team
4
5
6

Team Roster
Cristina Barcellini, Immacolata Sirressi, Giulia Rondon, Jenny Barazza

Jenny Barazza

Jenny Barazza is an Italian volleyball player. She was born in Codognè, Veneto.She began to play in her native town...

, Paola Cardullo

Paola Cardullo

Paola Cardullo is a female volleyball player from Italy, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg...

, Serena Ortolani

Serena Ortolani

Serena Ortolani is an Italian volleyball player.She has played plays as an opposite hitter for Foppapedretti Bergamo from 2008 to 2011...

, Francesca Piccinini

Francesca Piccinini

Francesca Piccinini is a female volleyball player who has represented Italy three times at the Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship in Germany. She made her debut for Italy on 1995-06-10 against the United States...

, Valentina Arrighetti, Eleonora Lo Bianco

Eleonora Lo Bianco

Eleonora Lo Bianco is an Italian volleyball player, currently the captain of Italy women's national volleyball team. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park.- Life :...

, Antonella Del Core, Lucia Bosetti, Simona Gioli

Simona Gioli

Simona Gioli is a female volleyball player from Italy, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. Gioli was named Most Valuable Player and Best Blocker at the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup and 2009 FIVB Women's...

Head Coach: Massimo Barbolini

Massimo Barbolini

Massimo Barbolini is an Italian volleyball coach. He is presently coach of Italy women's national volleyball team, with which he has won the 2007 and 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship.-Career:...

Awards

• MVP:   Simona Gioli
  Simona Gioli
  Simona Gioli is a female volleyball player from Italy, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. Gioli was named Most Valuable Player and Best Blocker at the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup and 2009 FIVB Women's...
  
  
• Best Scorer:   Kim Yeon-Koung
• Best Spiker:   Simona Gioli
  Simona Gioli
  Simona Gioli is a female volleyball player from Italy, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. Gioli was named Most Valuable Player and Best Blocker at the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup and 2009 FIVB Women's...
  
  
• Best Blocker:   Yang Hyo-Jin
• Best Server:   Malika Kanthong
  Malika Kanthong
  - Awards :She is Thailand's national women team playerIndividual* 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup : Best ServerClubs* 2009 — Champions* 2010 — Champions* 2011 — Champions...
  
  
• Best Setter:   Yoshie Takeshita
  Yoshie Takeshita
  Yoshie Takeshita is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous.She plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her nickname is World's smallest and strongest setter...
  
  
• Best Libero:   Fabiana de Oliveira
  Fabiana de Oliveira
  Fabiana de Oliveira is a female volleyball player from Brazil.-Career:At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, de Oliveira was awarded with the Best Receiver award, also winning the gold medal with her national team.Oliveira took part of the National Team who win the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games...
  
  

External links

• Official Website of the 2009 World Grand Champions Cup