2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup

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2013 Women's World Grand Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
Dates12–17 November
Teams6
Venue(s) 2  (in 2 host cities)
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Tournament awards
MVP Fabiana 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]

Contents

Teams

TeamQualified as
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Host Nation
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2013 European Champions
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2013 Asian Champions
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2013 South American Champions
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2013 NORCECA Champions
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  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 RoundAward Ceremony and Second Round
Nagoya, Japan Tokyo, Japan
Nippon Gaishi Hall Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 10,000
Nagoya City Sports Complex 01.JPG Tokyo Taiikukan Japan.jpg

Results

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 550151527.5004213421.231
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 541101291.3334644491.033
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 53291071.4294033931.025
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 51448130.6154654700.989
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 51445130.3853914210.929
6Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 51436120.5003674360.842
Source: [ citation needed ]

Nagoya round

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
12 Nov12:10 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 23–2521–2523–25  67–75 P2 P3
12 Nov15:40 United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 24–2624–2620–25  68–77 P2 P3
12 Nov19:10 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 25–2026–2825–1626–24 102–88 P2 P3
13 Nov12:10 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25–1825–1725–17  75–52 P2 P3
13 Nov16:10 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–1422–2525–2325–15 97–77 P2 P3
13 Nov19:10 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19–2519–2525–1921–25 84–94 P2 P3

Tokyo round

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
15 Nov12:10 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg1–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20–2515–2525–2219–25 79–97 P2 P3
15 Nov16:10 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 16–2525–2225–1924–2615–13105–105 P2 P3
15 Nov19:10 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 20–2527–2922–25  69–79 P2 P3
16 Nov12:10 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 13–2527–2525–2221–2515–13101–110 P2 P3
16 Nov16:10 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 25–1818–2522–2519–25 84–93 P2 P3
16 Nov19:10 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25–1725–1929–27  79–63 P2 P3
17 Nov12:10 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14–2516–2525–2118–25 73–96 P2 P3
17 Nov15:10 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 18–2525–2225–2125–23 93–91 P2 P3
17 Nov18:10 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 29–2725–1425–18  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. 1 2 "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.