The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup was the 7th staging of the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup, a quadrennial international women's volleyball tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The tournament was held in Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan from 5 to 10 September 2017. 6 national teams from 4 confederations competed in the tournament.[1]
 Logo of Japan 2017 WGCC | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Japan |
| Dates | 5–10 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Champions |  China (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Russia |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Zhu Ting |
| Best Setter | Koyomi Tominaga |
| Best OH | Zhu Ting Jordan Larson |
| Best MB | Ana Carolina da Silva Yuan Xinyue |
| Best OPP | Tandara Caixeta |
| Best Libero | Kotoe Inoue |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Attendance | 72,250 (4,817 per match) |
| Official website | |
| FIVB World Grand Champions Cup | |
China claimed their second title at the tournament with an unbeaten record.[2] Brazil claimed the silver after a face-off in the final round with United States who finished third.[3] Zhu Ting from China was elected the MVP.[4]
Qualification
editThe FIVB announced the best four ranked continents in the 2016 Olympic Games were eligible to participate in the tournament. Asia, Europe, North America, and South America confederations were eligible to send representatives. The representatives were determined by their continental ranking at the Olympic tournament. The four teams will join the host team and a wild card team which to compete for the World Grand Champion Cup title.[1]
Qualified teams
editThe following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Previous appearances | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | |||
| Japan
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AVC | Host nation | 6 | 1993 | 2013 |
| China
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AVC | The first continental representative | 4 | 1993 | 2005 |
| Russia
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CEV | The second continental representative | 4 | 1993 | 2013 |
| United States
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NORCECA | The third continental representative | 4 | 1993 | 2013 |
| Brazil
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CSV | The fourth continental representative | 5 | 1997 | 2013 |
 South Korea
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AVC | Wild card | 4 | 1997 | 2009 |
Venues
edit| Tokyo round | Nagoya round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo, Japan
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Nagoya, Japan
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| Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | Nippon Gaishi Hall | ||
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | ||
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Competition formula
editThe competition formula of the 2017 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.
Match officials
edit| Confederation | Referee | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| AVC |  Nathanon Sowapark
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M001, M005, M008, M012, M015 |
 Mohammad Shahmiri
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M003, M004, M007, M011, M014 | |
| CEV |  Juraj Mokry
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M001, M005, M008, M011, M014 |
 Daniele Rapisarda
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M002, M006, M009, M010, M013 | |
| NORCECA | Patricia Rolf
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M003, M004, M009, M010, M013 |
| CSV |  Hernan Gonzalo Casamiquela
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M002, M006, M007, M012, M015 |
Squads
editPool standing procedure
edit- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser.
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser.
Results
edit- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China
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5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 454 | 343 | 1.324 |
| 2 | Brazil
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5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | 438 | 405 | 1.081 |
| 3 | United States
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5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 431 | 434 | 0.993 |
| 4 | Russia
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5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 411 | 427 | 0.963 |
| 5 | Japan
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5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 462 | 471 | 0.981 |
| 6 | South Korea
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 260 | 376 | 0.691 |
Tokyo round
edit| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep | 12:40 | Russia |
1–3 | Brazil |
17–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 12–25 | 77–98 | P2 P3 | |
| 5 Sep | 15:40 | United States |
1–3 | China |
25–18 | 18–25 | 14–25 | 17–25 | 74–93 | P2 P3 | |
| 5 Sep | 19:15 | Japan |
3–0 | South Korea |
25–23 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 76–68 | P2 P3 | ||
| 6 Sep | 12:40 | Brazil |
2–3 | China |
20–25 | 12–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 17–19 | 99–112 | P2 P3 |
| 6 Sep | 15:40 | South Korea |
0–3 | United States |
22–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 58–75 | P2 P3 | ||
| 6 Sep | 19:15 | Russia |
3–1 | Japan |
22–25 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 28–26 | 100–91 | P2 P3 |
Nagoya round
edit| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep | 12:40 | United States |
3–2 | Russia |
23–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 15–9 | 107–101 | P2 P3 |
| 8 Sep | 15:40 | China |
3–0 | South Korea |
25–14 | 25–4 | 25–12 | 75–30 | P2 P3 | ||
| 8 Sep | 19:15 | Japan |
3–2 | Brazil |
25–18 | 25–27 | 25–15 | 16–25 | 15–6 | 106–91 | P2 P3 |
| 9 Sep | 12:40 | Russia |
0–3 | China |
20–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 58–75 | P2 P3 | ||
| 9 Sep | 15:40 | Brazil |
3–0 | South Korea |
25–15 | 25–10 | 25–23 | 75–48 | P2 P3 | ||
| 9 Sep | 19:15 | Japan |
2–3 | United States |
25–22 | 21–25 | 28–26 | 21–25 | 12–15 | 107–113 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Sep | 11:40 | South Korea |
0–3 | Russia |
19–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | 56–75 | P2 P3 | ||
| 10 Sep | 14:40 | United States |
0–3 | Brazil |
20–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 62–75 | P2 P3 | ||
| 10 Sep | 18:15 | China |
3–1 | Japan |
25–22 | 24–26 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 99–82 | P2 P3 |
Final standing
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Awards
edit- Most Valuable Player
- Best setter
- Best outside spikers
- Best middle blockers
- Best opposite spiker
- Best libero
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL SEQUEL CONFIRMED FOR GRAND CHAMPIONS CUP IN JAPAN". FIVB.
- ^ "Zhu leads China to beat Japan, complete title sweep". FIVB.org. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "World Grand Champions Cup: Brazil claim silver with 3-0 win over USA". FIVB.org. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "China clinch second FIVB World Grand Champions Cup title". FIVB.org. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.