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Full Coverage of the 2013 FIVB Women’s & Men’s World Grand Champions Cup to be held in Japan from November 12th – 17th with live links, latest news, updated results, pictures, videos and more.

Awarding Ceremony

Final Ranking

Gold: Brazil
Silver: United States
Bronze: Japan
4th Russia
5th Thailand
6th Dominican Republic.

All Star Team

Setter: Hitomi Nakamichi (JPN)
Opposite: Gina Mambru (DOM)
Outside Hitters: Saori Sakoda (JPN), Onuma Sittirak (THA)
Middle Blockers: Iuliia Morozova (RUS), Pleumjit Thinkaow (THA)
Libero: Arisa Sato (JPN)

MVP: Fabiana Claudino (BRA)

Results and Videos

November 17th:

USA 3-1 Dominican Rep (29-27, 25-14, 25-18)
Thailand 3-2 Russia (25-14, 25-16, 21-25, 25-18)
Brazil 3-0 Japan (18-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23)

November 16th:

USA 3-2 Thailand (13-25, 27-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-13)
Brazil 3-1 Russia (18-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-19)
Japan 3-0 Dominican Rep (25-17, 25-19, 29-27)

November 15th:

Brazil 3-1 Dominican Rep (25-20, 25-15, 22-25, 25-19)
USA 3-2 Russia (16-15, 25-22, 25-19, 24-26, 15-13)
Japan 3-0 Thailand (25-20, 29-27, 25-22)

November 13th:

Brazil 3-0 Thailand (25-18, 25-17, 25-17)
Russia 3-1 Dominican Rep (25-14, 22-25, 25-22, 25-15)
USA 3-1 Japan (25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 25-21)

November 13th Videos:

November 12th:

Dominican Republic 3-0 Thailand (25-23, 25-21, 25-23)
Brazil 3-0 USA (26-24, 26-24, 25-20)
Japan 3-1 Russia (25-20, 26-28, 25-16, 26-24)

November 12th Videos:

Set 3 and 4 will be posted shortly.

Team Rosters

Brazil
Setters: Fabiola, Claudinha
Opposites: Sheilla Castro, Monique
Receivers: Fernanda Garay, Natália, Tandara, Michelle
Middle blockers: Fabiana, Adenizia, Walewska, Carol Gattaz
Liberos: Fabi, Camila Brait

Dominican Republic
Setters: Niverka Marte, Karla Echenique
Opposites: Gina Mambruk, Jeoselyna Rodriguez
Receivers: Bethania De La Cruz, Prisilla Rivera, Yonkaira Paola Pena, Jineiry Martinez, Ana Binet
Middle blockers: Annerys Vargas Valdez, Candida Arias, Marianne Fersola
Liberos: Brenda Castillo, Fernandez Winifer

Japan
Setters: Yukino Nagamatsu, Hitomi Nakamichi
Opposites: Yuki Ishii, Sakoda Saori
Receivers: Saori Kimura, Yukiko Ebata, Risa Shinnabe, Miyu Nagaoka
Middle blockers: Kanako Hirai, Nana Iwasaka, Riho Otake, Aimi Kawashima
Liberos: Kotoki Zayasu, Arisa Sato

Russia
Setters: Ekaterina Pankova, Evgeniya Startseva
Opposites: Natalia Malykh, Daria Isaeva
Receivers: Alexandra Pasynkova, Liubov Sokolova, Victoria Chaplina
Middle blockers: Iulia Morozova, Anastasia Shlyakhovaya, Natalia Dianskaya
Liberos: Svetlena Kryuchkova, Anna Malova

Thailand
Setters: Nootsara Tomko, Pornpun Guedpard
Opposites: Malika Kanthong, Ajcharaporn Kongyot
Receivers: Onuma Sittirak, Wilavan Apinyapong, Tapaphaipun Chaisri
Middle blockers: Pleumjit Thinkaow, Amporn Hyapha, Thatdao Nuekjang
Liberos: Wanna Buakaew, Piyanut Pannoy

USA
Setters: Alisha Glass, Jenna Hagglund
Opposites: Kelly Murphy, Nicole Fawcett
Receivers: Jordan Larson-Burbach, Kristin Richards-Hildebrand, Kim Hill, Cassidy Lichtman
Middle blockers: Lauren Gibbemeyer, Christa Harmotto, Lauren Paolini, Cursty Jackson
Liberos: Tama Miyashiro, Kayla Banwarth

Schedule

November 12, 2013

05:10 Thailand – Dominican Republic (Nagoya Nippongaishi)
08:40 USA – Brazil (Nagoya Nippongaishi)
12:10 Japan – Russia (Nagoya Nippongaishi)

November 13, 2013

05:10 Brazil – Thailand (Nagoya Nippongaishi)
09:10 Russia – Dominican Republic (Nagoya Nippongaishi)
12:10 Japan – USA (Nagoya Nippongaishi)

November 15, 2013

05:10 Dominican Republic – Brazil (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)
09:10 USA – Russia (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)
12:10 Japan – Thailand (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)

November 16, 2013

05:10 USA – Thailand (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)
09:10 Russia – Brazil (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)
12:10 Japan – Dominican Republic (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)

November 17, 2013

05:10 Dominican Republic – USA (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)
08:10 Thailand – Russia (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)
11:10 Japan – Brazil (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)

Per FIVB:

From November 12 to 17, 2013, Japan is the proud host of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Grand Champions Cup, which will take place at Nagoya Nippongaishi Hall and Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Japan has hosted every edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup, which is held every four years, since its inception in 1993.

The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup features a total of six teams per gender, with the hosts Japan being joined by the continental winners from Asia, Europe, NORCECA and South America, along with an additional country selected by the FIVB. Africa do not have an automatic spot in the tournament after finishing the 2012 Olympic Games as the lowest ranked confederation amongst the five.

Unlike the men’s competition, the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Grand Champions Cup has had a different winner for each of its five previous editions with Cuba, Russia, China, Brazil all claiming the title before Italy were victorious in 2009.

(FIVB Images)