FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup

The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament 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 two high-profile world-level volleyball competitions, alongside the pre-existing men's and women's world championship, men's and women's world cup and the volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games which are all quadrennial and the annual men’s and women’s Nations League.

FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
SportVolleyball
Founded1993
Inaugural season1993
No. of teams6
ContinentInternational (FIVB)
Most recent
champion(s)		M:  Brazil (5th title)
W:  China (2nd title)
Most titlesM:  Brazil (5 titles)
W:  Brazil
      China
     (2 titles each)

The World Grand Champions Cup is therefore played quadrennially the year after the Olympic Games and is always hosted by the Japan Volleyball Association. It doesn't give any points for the World Ranking.

Brazil has been the most successful team in the men's tournament, having won five of the seven editions. Brazil has also finished runner-up to Cuba and Italy in the only two occasions claimed by other national teams. The women's tournament history is more balanced with Brazil and China having won the tournament twice, while Cuba, Italy and Russia have won one title each.

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 five and the women's team two titles.

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 nation, four continental champions and one wild card.
  • Japan is always pre-qualified as the 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: match points, numbers of matches won, sets ratio (the total number of sets won divided by the total number of sets lost), points ratio, direct confrontation.

Results summary

Men
Year Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th place
1993
Details
Italy
Brazil
Cuba
Japan
United States
South Korea
1997
Details
Brazil
Netherlands
Cuba
China
Japan
Australia
2001
Details
Cuba
Brazil
FR Yugoslavia
South Korea
Japan
Argentina
2005
Details
Brazil
United States
Italy
Japan
Egypt
China
2009
Details
Brazil
Cuba
Japan
Poland
Iran
Egypt
2013
Details
Brazil
Russia
Italy
Iran
United States
Japan
2017
Details
Brazil
Italy
Iran
United States
France
Japan
2021
Details

Women
Year Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th place
1993
Details
Cuba
China
Russia
Japan
United States
Peru
1997
Details
Russia
Cuba
Brazil
China
Japan
South Korea
2001
Details
China
Russia
Japan
Brazil
United States
South Korea
2005
Details
Brazil
United States
China
Poland
Japan
South Korea
2009
Details
Italy
Brazil
Dominican Republic
Japan
South Korea
Thailand
2013
Details
Brazil
United States
Japan
Russia
Thailand
Dominican Republic
2017
Details
China
Brazil
United States
Russia
Japan
South Korea
2021
Details

Medals summary

Men
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil5207
2 Cuba1124
 Italy1124
4 Netherlands0101
 Russia0101
 United States0101
7 FR Yugoslavia0011
 Iran0011
 Japan0011
Totals (9 nations)77721

Women
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil2215
2 China2114
3 Russia1113
4 Cuba1102
5 Italy1001
6 United States0213
7 Japan0022
8 Dominican Republic0011
Totals (8 nations)77721

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