2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup

2013 Women's World Grand Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host nationJapan
Dates12–17 November
Teams6
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions Brazil (2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVPFabiana Claudino
Official website
FIVB

The 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan from November 12 to 17, 2013.[1][2] Brazil won their second title[3] and Brazilian Fabiana Claudino was selected the Most Valuable Player.[4]

Teams

Team Qualified as
 Japan Host Nation
 Russia 2013 European Champions
 Thailand 2013 Asian Champions
 Brazil 2013 South American Champions
 United States 2013 NORCECA Champions
 Dominican Republic[5][6] Wild Card

Competition formula

The competition formula of the 2013 Women's World Grand Champions Cup was a single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the five remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained.

Venues

Opening Ceremony and First Round Award Ceremony and Second Round
Nagoya, Japan Tokyo, Japan
Nippon Gaishi Hall Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 10,000

Results

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Brazil 5 5 0 15 15 2 7.500 421 342 1.231
2  United States 5 4 1 10 12 9 1.333 464 449 1.033
3  Japan 5 3 2 9 10 7 1.429 403 393 1.025
4  Russia 5 1 4 4 8 13 0.615 465 470 0.989
5  Thailand 5 1 4 4 5 13 0.385 391 421 0.929
6  Dominican Republic 5 1 4 3 6 12 0.500 367 436 0.842
Source: [citation needed]

Nagoya round

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov 12:10 Thailand  0–3  Dominican Republic 23–25 21–25 23–25     67–75 P2 P3
12 Nov 15:40 United States  0–3  Brazil 24–26 24–26 20–25     68–77 P2 P3
12 Nov 19:10 Japan  3–1  Russia 25–20 26–28 25–16 26–24   102–88 P2 P3
13 Nov 12:10 Brazil  3–0  Thailand 25–18 25–17 25–17     75–52 P2 P3
13 Nov 16:10 Russia  3–1  Dominican Republic 25–14 22–25 25–23 25–15   97–77 P2 P3
13 Nov 19:10 Japan  1–3  United States 19–25 19–25 25–19 21–25   84–94 P2 P3

Tokyo round

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Nov 12:10 Dominican Republic  1–3  Brazil 20–25 15–25 25–22 19–25   79–97 P2 P3
15 Nov 16:10 United States  3–2  Russia 16–25 25–22 25–19 24–26 15–13 105–105 P2 P3
15 Nov 19:10 Thailand  0–3  Japan 20–25 27–29 22–25     69–79 P2 P3
16 Nov 12:10 United States  3–2  Thailand 13–25 27–25 25–22 21–25 15–13 101–110 P2 P3
16 Nov 16:10 Russia  1–3  Brazil 25–18 18–25 22–25 19–25   84–93 P2 P3
16 Nov 19:10 Japan  3–0  Dominican Republic 25–17 25–19 29–27     79–63 P2 P3
17 Nov 12:10 Dominican Republic  1–3  United States 14–25 16–25 25–21 18–25   73–96 P2 P3
17 Nov 15:10 Thailand  3–1  Russia 18–25 25–22 25–21 25–23   93–91 P2 P3
17 Nov 18:10 Brazil  3–0  Japan 29–27 25–14 25–18     79–59 P2 P3

Final standing

Awards

References

  1. ^ "FIVB Volleyball Grand Champions Cup 2013". FIVB.
  2. ^ "USA, Brazil & Thailand earn place in FIVB Women's Grand Champions Cup". FIVB.
  3. ^ "Brazil wins over Japan, clinching Women' s World Grand Champions Cup". Tokyo, Japan: Sina. Xinhua. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  4. ^ a b "Claudino gives credit to teammates for MVP award". Tokyo, Japan: FIVB. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  5. ^ "Sexteto femenino de voleibol estará en Copa de Campeones". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  6. ^ Montenegro, Tony (2013-10-07). "Dominicana se lleva el Wild Card" (in Spanish). voleibol.pe. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  7. ^ "FIVB Volleyball Grand Champions Cup 2013 Schedule" (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association (JVA).
  8. ^ "Excitement builds as FIVB World Grand Champions Cup match pairings announced". FIVB.