1997 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup

1997 Men's World Grand Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
Dates15–24 November
Teams6
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions Brazil (1st title)

The 1997 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Japan from 15 to 24 November 1997.

Qualification

Team Qualified as
 Japan Hosts
 China 1997 Asian Champions
 Netherlands 1997 European Champions
 Cuba 1997 NORCECA Champions
 Brazil 1997 South American Champions
 Australia Wild Card

Competition formula

The competition formula of the 1997 Men's World Grand Champions Cup was the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained.

Squads

Main article: 1997 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads

Venues

Results

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Brazil 5 5 0 10 15 3 5.000 267 175 1.526
2  Netherlands 5 3 2 8 12 9 1.333 289 287 1.007
3  Cuba 5 3 2 8 11 9 1.222 253 219 1.155
4  China 5 3 2 8 9 10 0.900 233 248 0.940
5  Japan 5 1 4 6 8 12 0.667 251 263 0.954
6  Australia 5 0 5 5 3 15 0.200 172 273 0.630
Source: [citation needed]

Osaka round

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
15 Nov 13:00 Japan  3–0  Australia 15–4 15–10 15–3     45–17
15 Nov 15:00 China  3–1  Netherlands 15–13 15–10 12–15 15–5   57–43
15 Nov 17:00 Cuba  1–3  Brazil 15–13 10–15 4–15 9–15   38–58
17 Nov 14:00 Brazil  3–0  Australia 15–2 15–11 15–3     45–16
17 Nov 16:00 Cuba  3–0  China 15–12 15–11 15–3     45–26
17 Nov 18:30 Netherlands  3–2  Japan 15–9 22–24 16–14 11–15 15–9 79–71

Hiroshima round

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
19 Nov 14:00 China  0–3  Brazil 5–15 12–15 10–15     27–45
19 Nov 16:00 Australia  0–3  Netherlands 24–26 12–15 5–15     41–56
19 Nov 18:30 Japan  2–3  Cuba 15–7 4–15 15–13 6–15 11–15 51–65

Tokyo round

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
22 Nov 13:00 China  3–1  Japan 8–15 15–13 15–12 15–11   53–51
22 Nov 15:00 Brazil  3–2  Netherlands 15–9 15–12 13–15 12–15 15–10 70–61
22 Nov 17:00 Cuba  3–1  Australia 15–3 12–15 15–4 15–12   57–34
24 Nov 12:30 Australia  2–3  China 12–15 9–15 15–13 15–12 13–15 64–70
24 Nov 15:00 Japan  0–3  Brazil 5–15 11–15 17–19     33–49
24 Nov 17:00 Netherlands  3–1  Cuba 15–11 16–14 4–15 15–8   50–48

Final standing

Awards