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1997 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup

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Dates
  
November 14–23

Start date
  
November 14, 1997

Host nation
  
Japan

Champions
  
Russia (1st title)

Teams
  
6

Venues
  
3

Champion
  
Russia women's national volleyball team

MVP
  
Yevgeniya Viktorovna Estes

Similar
  
1997 FIVB Volleyball Men's Wo, 2005 FIVB Volleyball Men's Wo, 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's, 2001 FIVB Volleyball Men's Wo

The Second Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball was held in Japan at 14 to 23 November 1997.

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Competition formula

The competition formula of the 1997 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

  • Osaka-jō Hall (Osaka)
  • Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima)
  • Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Tokyo)

    • Awards

  • MVP: Yevgeniya Artamonova
  • Best Scorer: Yevgeniya Artamonova
  • Best Spiker: Regla Bell
  • Best Blocker: Anastasiya Belikova
  • Best Server: Natalya Morozova
  • Best Digger: Hiroko Tsukumo
  • Best Setter: Taismary Agüero
  • Best Receiver: Yelena Batukhtina

    • References

    1997 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup Wikipedia
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