2009 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup explained

MVP: <a href="../Simona_Gioli/" title="Simona Gioli is a retired volleyball player from Italy.">Simona Gioli
Best scorer: <a href="../Kim_Yeon-Koung/" title="Kim Yeon-koung is a South Korean professional volleyball player and a former member of the FIVB Athletes&#39; Commission.">Kim Yeon-Koung
Best spiker: <a href="../Simona_Gioli/" title="Simona Gioli is a retired volleyball player from Italy.">Simona Gioli
Best blocker: <a href="../Yang_Hyo-Jin/" title="Yang Hyo-Jin is a South Korean volleyball player.">Yang Hyo-Jin
Best server: <a href="../Malika_Kanthong/" title="Malika Kanthong is a member of the Thailand women&#39;s national volleyball team.">Malika Kanthong
Best setter: <a href="../Yoshie_Takeshita/" title="Yoshie Takeshita is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for JT Marvelous.">Yoshie Takeshita
Best libero: Fabiana de Oliveira

Competition:	World Grand Champions Cup
Continent:	World
Gender:	women
Year:	2009
Size:	200px
Host:	Japan
Dates:	November 10–15
Teams:	6
Venues:	2
Cities:	2
Champions:	Italy
Title Number:	1
Mvp:	Simona Gioli
Last:	2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
Next:	2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup

The 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan from November 10 to November 15, 2009. Italy won the tournament^[1] with perfect record^[2] and Simona Gioli was selected Most Valuable Player.^[3]

Teams

width=180	Team	width=250	Qualified as
	Host Nation
	2009 Asian Champions
	2009 NORCECA Champions
	2009 South American Champions
	2009 European Champions
	Wild Card

Squads

See main article: article and 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup Squads.

Competition formula

The competition formula of the 2009 Women's World Grand Champions Cup was 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.^[4]