FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup

FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
Sport Volleyball
Founded 1993
No. of teams 6
Continent International (FIVB)
Most recent champion(s) M:  Brazil (4th title)
W:  Brazil (2nd title)
Most titles M:  Brazil (4 titles)
W:  Brazil (2 titles)

The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international men's and women's volleyball competition. Created in 1993, it's an international tournament that is played the year after the Olympic Games.

History

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

Brazil has been the most successful team with the men's team winning four and the women's team two titles.

Competition formula

The World Grand Champions Cup has always had the same formula since the first edition:

Summaries

Men

Year Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th place
1993
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Italy

Brazil

Cuba

Japan

United States

South Korea
1997
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Brazil

Netherlands

Cuba

China

Japan

Australia
2001
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Cuba

Brazil

Yugoslavia

South Korea

Japan

Argentina
2005
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Brazil

United States

Italy

Japan

Egypt

China
2009
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Brazil

Cuba

Japan

Poland

Iran

Egypt
2013
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Brazil

Russia

Italy

Iran

United States

Japan

Women

Year Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th place
1993
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Cuba

China

Russia

Japan

United States

Peru
1997
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Russia

Cuba

Brazil

China

Japan

South Korea
2001
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China

Russia

Japan

Brazil

United States

South Korea
2005
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Brazil

United States

China

Poland

Japan

South Korea
2009
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Italy

Brazil

Dominican Republic

Japan

South Korea

Thailand
2013
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Brazil

United States

Japan

Russia

Thailand

Dominican Republic

Medals summary

Men

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Brazil4206
2 Cuba1124
3 Italy1023
4 Netherlands0101
 Russia0101
 United States0101
7 Japan0011
 Serbia *0011
Total66618

Women

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Brazil2114
2 China1113
 Russia1113
4 Cuba1102
5 Italy1001
6 United States0202
7 Japan0022
8 Dominican Republic0011
Total66618
* = FIVB considers Serbia (Since 2007) as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991), FR Yugoslavia (1992–2002) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).

See also

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