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FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup

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Sport
  
Volleyball

No. of teams
  
6

Founded
  
1993

Continent
  
International (FIVB)

Most recent champion(s)
  
M:  Brazil (4th title) W:  Brazil (2nd title)

Most titles
  
M:  Brazil (4 titles) W:  Brazil (2 titles)

The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international men's and women's volleyball competition. Created in 1993, it's an international tournament that is played the year after the Olympic Games.

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Origins

The World Grand Champions Cup was created in 1993 after radical changes made on the biggest tournaments organised by the FIVB. The main goal was not to have a single year without a world FIVB competition. This is the only FIVB tournament that doesn't give FIVB points for the world ranking.

Winners

Brazil has been the most successful team with the men's team winning four and the women's team two titles.

Competition formula

The World Grand Champions Cup has always had the same formula since the first edition:

  • The competition takes place in Japan.
  • Six teams participate in each event: host nation, four continental champions and one wild card.
  • Japan is always pre-qualified as the host nation.
  • Four continental champions from continents whose teams reached the highest ranking at the preceding Olympic Games.
  • The remaining team participates through a wild card granted by the FIVB.
  • A round robin format is used for this competition.
  • Final standings are calculated by usual volleyball criteria: match points, numbers of matches won, sets ratio (the total number of sets won divided by the total number of sets lost), points ratio, direct confrontation.

    • References

    FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup Wikipedia
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