FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup


The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, the sport's global governing body. The tournament 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 two high-profile world-level volleyball competitions, alongside the pre-existing men's and women's world championship, men's and women's world cup and the volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games which are all quadrennial and the annual men’s and women’s Nations League.
The World Grand Champions Cup is therefore played quadrennially the year after the Olympic Games and is always hosted by the Japan Volleyball Association. It doesn't give any points for the World Ranking.
Brazil has been the most successful team in the men's tournament, having won five of the seven editions. Brazil has also finished runner-up to Cuba and Italy in the only two occasions claimed by other national teams. The women's tournament history is more balanced with Brazil and
China having won the tournament twice, while Cuba, Italy and Russia have won one title each.

History

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 five and the women's team two titles.

Competition formula

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

Men

Women

Medals summary

Men

Women

MVP">Most valuable player">MVP by edition

Men