Volleyball competition held in Japan
1997 World Grand Champions CupTournament details |
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Host nation | Japan |
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Dates | November 14–23 |
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Teams | 6 |
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Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
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Champions | Russia (1st title) |
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Tournament awards |
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MVP | Yevgeniya Artamonova |
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The Second Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball was held in Japan at 14 to 23 November 1997.
Teams
Squads
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
Results
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 266 | 165 | 1.612 |
2 | Cuba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 253 | 213 | 1.188 |
3 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 235 | 183 | 1.284 |
4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 191 | 218 | 0.876 |
5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 191 | 248 | 0.770 |
6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 130 | 239 | 0.544 |
Source: [citation needed]
Osaka round
Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
14 Nov | 13:00 | Brazil | 1–3 | Cuba | 13–15 | 8–15 | 15–12 | 9–15 | | 45–57 |
14 Nov | 15:00 | Russia | 3–0 | China | 15–5 | 15–7 | 15–3 | | | 45–15 |
14 Nov | 18:15 | Japan | 3–1 | South Korea | 15–12 | 15–7 | 13–15 | 15–10 | | 58–44 |
16 Nov | 12:30 | South Korea | 0–3 | Brazil | 14–16 | 4–15 | 3–15 | | | 21–46 |
16 Nov | 14:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Japan | 15–3 | 15–7 | 27–25 | | | 57–35 |
16 Nov | 16:30 | China | 2–3 | Cuba | 15–9 | 15–11 | 7–15 | 8–15 | 10–15 | 55–65 |
Hiroshima round
Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
18 Nov | 14:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–8 | 15–10 | 15–2 | | | 45–20 |
18 Nov | 16:00 | Brazil | 2–3 | Russia | 15–7 | 7–15 | 15–9 | 7–15 | 10–15 | 54–61 |
18 Nov | 18:30 | Japan | 1–3 | China | 4–15 | 15–10 | 13–15 | 8–15 | | 40–55 |
Tokyo round
Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
21 Nov | 14:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Cuba | 15–9 | 13–15 | 15–6 | 15–9 | | 58–39 |
21 Nov | 16:00 | China | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–6 | 15–12 | 15–5 | | | 45–23 |
21 Nov | 18:30 | Japan | 0–3 | Brazil | 13–15 | 1–15 | 9–15 | | | 23–45 |
23 Nov | 13:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Japan | 15–7 | 15–13 | 17–15 | | | 47–35 |
23 Nov | 15:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Russia | 6–15 | 11–15 | 5–15 | | | 22–45 |
23 Nov | 17:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | China | 15–6 | 15–6 | 15–9 | | | 45–21 |
Final standing
| 1997 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup champions | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) Russia First title | Team Roster Yelena Vasilevskaya, Natalya Morozova, Yelena Batukhtina, Yelena Godina, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Olga Chukanova, Tatyana Gracheva, Elizaveta Tishchenko, Anastasiya Belikova, Natalya Safronova, Anna Artamonova, Irina Tebenikhina Head Coach: Nikolay Karpol |
Awards
External links
- Competition results
- Official Website
- Best Players