2001 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup explained

Competition:	World Grand Champions Cup
Continent:	World
Gender:	women
Year:	2001
Size:	130px
Host:	Japan
Dates:	November 13–18
Teams:	6
Venues:	2
Cities:	2
Champions:	China
Title Number:	1
Mvp:	Yang Hao
Last:	1997 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
Next:	2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup

The 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Saitama and Fukuoka, Japan from November 13 to November 18, 2001.

Teams

width=180	Team	width=250	Qualified as
	Host Nation
	2001 Asian Champions
	2001 NORCECA Champions
	2001 South American Champions
	2001 European Champions
	Wild Card

Squads

See main article: article and 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads.

Competition formula

The competition formula of the 2001 Women's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing is determined by the total points gained.

Venues

• Saitama Super Arena (Saitama)
• Marine Messe (Fukuoka)

Results

Fukuoka round

Final standing

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team
4
5
6

Awards

• MVP: Yang Hao
• Best scorer: Yekaterina Gamova
• Best spiker: Elizaveta Tishchenko
• Best blocker: Yekaterina Gamova
• Best server: Miyuki Takahashi
• Best setter: Tatyana Gracheva
• Best digger: Stacy Sykora
• Best receiver: Virna Dias

External links

• Official Page of the 2001 World Grand Champions Cup