Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
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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
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has been the most successful team in the Men's World Grand Champions Cup with 3 titles. Cuba
has also obtained good results, including 4 medals.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
competition. Created in 1993, it is an international tournament that is played the year after the Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
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Origins
The World Grand Champions Cup was created in 1993 after radical changes made on the biggest tournaments organised by the FIVB. The main goal was not to have a single year without a world FIVB competition. This is the only FIVB tournament that doesn't give FIVB points for the world ranking.Winners (Men)
BrazilBrazil men's national volleyball team
The Brazil men's national volleyball team is the national team of Brazil. It is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol and takes part in international volleyball competitions...
has been the most successful team in the Men's World Grand Champions Cup with 3 titles. Cuba
Cuba men's national volleyball team
The Cuba men's national volleyball team is the national team of Cuba.-Team:Team for the Volleyball World League 2010.Coach : Orlando Samuels -Achievements:*Volleyball World Championship ...
has also obtained good results, including 4 medals.
Winners (Women)
The Women's World Grand Champions Cup has had not one great winner, every edition has had a new champion.Competition formula
The World Grand Champions Cup has always had the same formula since the first edition:- The competition takes place in JapanJapanJapan 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...
. - Six teams participate in each event: host nation, four continental champions and one wild card.
- JapanJapan men's national volleyball teamThe Japan men's national volleyball team is the volleyball national team of Japan. The Asian squad started to play an important role in international competitions in the 1960s, scoring an eighth place at their inaugural World Championship in Brazil in 1960...
is always pre-qualified as the host nation. - Four continental champions from continents whose teams reached the highest ranking at the preceding Olympic GamesSummer Olympic GamesThe Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
. - The remaining team participates through a wild card granted by the FIVBFédération Internationale de VolleyballThe Fédération Internationale de Volleyball , commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for the sport of indoor, beach and grass volleyball.. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland and its current president is Wei Jizhong .- History :The FIVB was founded...
. - A round robin format is used for this competition.
- Final standings are calculated by usual volleyball criteria: number of wins, point ratio (the total number of points won divided by the total number of points lost), set ratio, direct confrontation.
Men
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place |
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| 1993 Details 1993 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 1993 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Japan from November 23 to November 28, 1993.-Teams:-Competition Formula:The competition formula of the 1993 Men's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams... |
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| 1997 Details 1997 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 1997 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Japan from November 15 to November 24, 1997.-Teams:-Competition formula:The competition formula of the 1997 Men's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams... |
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| 2001 Details 2001 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 2001 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan from November 20 to November 25, 2001.-Teams:-Competition formula:... |
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| 2005 Details 2005 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 2005 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Nagano and Tokyo, Japan from November 22 to November 27, 2005.-Teams:-Competition formula:... |
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| 2009 Details 2009 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 2009 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Osaka and Nagoya, Japan from November 18 to November 23, 2009.-Teams:* Asian Champion Japan is already qualified as the host nation.-Competition formula:... |
Women
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place |
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| 1993 Details 1993 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup The first World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball was held in Japan from 16 to 21 November 1993.-Teams:-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... |
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| 1997 Details 1997 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup The Second Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball was held in Japan at 14 to 23 November 1997.-Teams:-Competition formula:The competition formula of the 1997 Women's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams... |
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| 2001 Details 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup The 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Saitama and Fukuoka, Japan from November 13 to November 18, 2001.-Teams:-Competition formula:... |
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| 2005 Details 2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup The 2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan from November 15 to November 20, 2005.-Teams:-Competition formula:... |
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| 2009 Details 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup The 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan from November 10 to November 15, 2009.-Teams:-Competition formula:... |
Men
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
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- FIVBFédération Internationale de VolleyballThe Fédération Internationale de Volleyball , commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for the sport of indoor, beach and grass volleyball.. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland and its current president is Wei Jizhong .- History :The FIVB was founded...
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Women
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| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
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