Japan Wins 2011 Volley Masters!

Final Day Results:

5th/6th Match: Germany 1-3 The Netherlands

Gold Medal Match: Cuba 0-3 Japan

Final Ranking:

1. Japan
2. Cuba
3. China
4. USA
5. Netherlands
6. Germany
7. Italy and Peru

*Individual Awards:

MVP: Germany Christiane Fürst

Best Scorer: Christiane Fürst (Germany)
Best Spiker: Yukiko Ebata (Japan)
Best Blocker: Christiane Fürst (Germany)
Best Setter: Elena Keldibekova (Peru)
Best Server: Nana Iwasaka (Japan)
Best Receiver: Janneke van Tienen (The Netherlands)
Best Libero: Janneke van Tienen (The Netherlands)

Per Volleymasters.ch, the MVP of the tournament is Japanese setter Nakamichi.

(*Wikipedia)

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Volleyball fans in Switzerland get to see 8 world class volleyball teams at the 2011 Montreux Volley Masters Tournament.

Last year’s silver medalist USA is in Pool A together with Germany, Peru and 2010 Volley Masters Champion China. While Pool B is composed of Cuba the 2010 bronze medalist, Japan, Italy and The Netherlands.

2011 Schedule:

RESULTS: