Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup

The 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.

History

Origins

The World Grand Champions Cup was created in 1993 after radical changes made on the biggest tournaments organized 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)

Brazil has been the most successful team in the Men's World Grand Champions Cup. Cuba has also obtained good results, including 3 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 Japan.
*Six teams participate in each event: host team, four qualified, one per invitation.
*Japan is always pre-qualified as host nation.
*Four continental champions from continents whose teams reached the highest ranking at the preceding Olympic Games.
*The remaining team participates through a wild card granted by the FIVB.
*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.

Results

"See also Detailed Palmares"

Men

Women

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.fivb.ch Official Website of the FIVB]
* [http://www.ntv.co.jp/wgcc/index.html Official website of the 2005 World Grand Champions Cup]