2009 FIVB Volleyball 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. Italy won the tournament^[1] with perfect record^[2] and Simona Gioli was selected Most Valuable Player.^[3]

2009 World Grand Champions Cup

Tournament details
Host nation	Japan
Dates	November 10–15
Teams	6
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Italy (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Simona Gioli
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Teams

Team	Qualified as
Japan	Host Nation
Thailand	2009 Asian Champions
Dominican Republic	2009 NORCECA Champions
Brazil	2009 South American Champions
Italy	2009 European Champions
South Korea	Wild Card

Squads

Main article: 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup Squads

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.^[4]

Venues

• Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (Tokyo)
• Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)

Results

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Italy	10	5	0	449	393	1.142	15	3	5.000
2	Brazil	9	4	1	392	340	1.153	12	4	3.000
3	Dominican Republic	8	3	2	379	381	0.995	9	8	1.125
4	Japan	7	2	3	443	431	1.028	9	10	0.900
5	South Korea	6	1	4	392	466	0.841	6	14	0.429
6	Thailand	5	0	5	370	414	0.894	3	15	0.200

Tokyo round

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 Nov	13:00	Thailand	0–3	Italy	25–27	22–25	22–25			69–77	P2 P3
10 Nov	15:00	Dominican Republic	0–3	Brazil	23–25	16–25	17–25			56–75	P2 P3
10 Nov	19:00	Japan	3–1	South Korea	22–25	27–25	25–16	25–10		99–76	P2 P3
11 Nov	13:30	Thailand	1–3	Dominican Republic	25–14	20–25	21–25	26–28		92–92	P2 P3
11 Nov	15:30	Italy	3–2	South Korea	24–26	24–26	28–26	25–19	15–9	116–106	P2 P3
11 Nov	19:00	Brazil	3–1	Japan	24–26	25–21	25–23	25–21		99–91	P2 P3
12 Nov	13:30	South Korea	0–3	Brazil	26–28	17–25	15–25			58–78	P2 P3
12 Nov	15:30	Dominican Republic	0–3	Italy	19–25	18–25	20–25			57–75	P2 P3
12 Nov	19:00	Japan	3–0	Thailand	25–21	25–18	25–12			75–51	P2 P3

Fukuoka round

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Nov	12:30	Thailand	2–3	South Korea	18–25	19–25	25–16	25–14	11–15	98–95	P2 P3
14 Nov	14:30	Italy	3–0	Brazil	25–21	25–23	25–21			75–65	P2 P3
14 Nov	18:00	Dominican Republic	3–1	Japan	24–26	25–22	25–16	25–18		99–82	P2 P3
15 Nov	12:30	Brazil	3–0	Thailand	25–22	25–20	25–18			75–60	P2 P3
15 Nov	14:30	South Korea	0–3	Dominican Republic	17–25	18–25	22–25			57–75	P2 P3
15 Nov	18:00	Japan	1–3	Italy	30–32	22–25	26–24	18–25		96–106	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank Team     Italy     Brazil     Dominican Republic 4   Japan 5   South Korea 6   Thailand

2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup Champions    Italy First title Team Roster Cristina Barcellini, Immacolata Sirressi, Giulia Rondon, Jenny Barazza, Paola Cardullo, Serena Ortolani, Francesca Piccinini, Valentina Arrighetti, Eleonora Lo Bianco, Antonella Del Core, Lucia Bosetti, Simona Gioli Head Coach: Massimo Barbolini

Awards

• MVP:   Simona Gioli
• Best Scorer:   Kim Yeon-Koung
• Best Spiker:   Simona Gioli
• Best Blocker:   Yang Hyo-Jin
• Best Server:   Malika Kanthong
• Best Setter:   Yoshie Takeshita
• Best Libero:   Fabiana de Oliveira

References

1. "L'Italia chiude da imbattuta Dominato anche il Giappone". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Fukuoka, Japan. 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
2. "Italy claim first FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup title". Fukuoka, Japan: FIVB. 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
3. "Italy's Simona Gioli named as FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup MVP". Fukuoka, Japan: FIVB. 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
4. "Competition formula". FIVB. 2009. Retrieved 2013-11-15.

External links

• Official Website of the 2009 World Grand Champions Cup (in Japanese)
• Official FIVB Results