| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:  BrazilW:  Italy |
| Most championships | M: Brazil (3) W: 5 teams (1) |
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.
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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
| MEN'S WORLD GRAND CHAMPIONS CUP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place |
| 1993 Details |
 Japan |
 Italy |
 Brazil |
 Cuba |
| 1997 Details |
Japan |
Brazil |
 Netherlands |
Cuba |
| 2001 Details |
Japan |
Cuba |
Brazil |
 Yugoslavia |
| 2005 Details |
Japan |
Brazil |
 United States |
Italy |
| 2009 Details |
Japan |
Brazil |
Cuba |
 Japan |
Women
| WOMEN'S WORLD GRAND CHAMPIONS CUP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place |
| 1993 Details |
Japan |
Cuba |
 China |
 Russia |
| 1997 Details |
Japan |
Russia |
Cuba |
Brazil |
| 2001 Details |
Japan |
China |
Russia |
Japan |
| 2005 Details |
Japan |
Brazil |
United States |
China |
| 2009 Details |
Japan |
Italy |
Brazil |
 Dominican Republic |
Medals Summary
Men
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Cuba |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Japan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Serbia [1] |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 China |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Russia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cuba |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Dominican Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Footnotes
- ^ FIVB considers Serbia as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro
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