2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup explained

Competition:Women's World Grand Champions Cup
Continent:World
Gender:women
Year:2013
Host:Japan
Dates:12–17 November
Teams:6
Venues:2
Cities:2
Champions:Brazil
Title Number:2
Mvp:Fabiana Claudino
Website:FIVB
Last:2009 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup
Next:2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup

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

width=180Teamwidth=250Qualified as
Host Nation
2013 European Champions
2013 Asian Champions
2013 South American Champions
2013 NORCECA Champions
[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

width=50%Opening Ceremony and First Roundwidth=50%Award Ceremony and Second Round
Nagoya, JapanTokyo, Japan
Nippon Gaishi HallTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 10,000

Results

Nagoya round

Tokyo round

Final standing

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4
5
6

Awards

Fabiana Claudino[4]

Hitomi Nakamichi

Saori Sakoda

Onuma Sittirak

Iuliia Morozova

Pleumjit Thinkaow

Gina Mambrú

Arisa Sato

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIVB Volleyball Grand Champions Cup 2013. FIVB.
  2. Web site: USA, Brazil & Thailand earn place in FIVB Women's Grand Champions Cup. FIVB.
  3. News: Brazil wins over Japan, clinching Women' s World Grand Champions Cup. Tokyo, Japan. Sina. Xinhua. 2013-11-17. 2013-11-17.
  4. Web site: Claudino gives credit to teammates for MVP award. Tokyo, Japan. FIVB. 2013-11-17. 2013-11-17.
  5. News: Sexteto femenino de voleibol estará en Copa de Campeones. Listin Diario. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Spanish. 2013-10-15. 2013-10-15.
  6. Web site: Dominicana se lleva el Wild Card. voleibol.pe. Montenegro. Tony. Spanish. 2013-10-07. 2013-10-15. 2015-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610231412/http://voleibol.pe/internacionales/dominicana-se-lleva-el-wild-card/. dead.
  7. Web site: FIVB Volleyball Grand Champions Cup 2013 Schedule. Japanese. Japan Volleyball Association (JVA).
  8. Web site: Excitement builds as FIVB World Grand Champions Cup match pairings announced. FIVB.