2009 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup
Introduction The '''2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup''' was held in Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan from November 10 to November 15, 2009.Italy won the tournament with perfect record and Simona Gioli was selected Most Valuable Player.
Teams TeamQualified asHost Nation2009 Asian Champions2009 NORCECA Champions2009 South American Champions2009 European ChampionsWild Card
Squads
Competition formula The competition formula of the 2009 Women's World Grand Champions Cup was 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 *Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (Tokyo)*Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Results ===Tokyo round======Fukuoka round===
Final standing RankTeam456'''Team Roster'''Cristina Barcellini, Immacolata Sirressi, Giulia Rondon, Jenny Barazza, Paola Cardullo, Serena Ortolani, Francesca Piccinini, Valentina Arrighetti, Eleonora Lo Bianco, Antonella Del Core, Lucia Bosetti, Simona Gioli'''Head Coach:''' Massimo Barbolini
Awards *'''MVP:'''  Simona Gioli*'''Best scorer:'''  Kim Yeon-Koung*'''Best spiker:'''  Simona Gioli*'''Best blocker:'''  Yang Hyo-Jin*'''Best server:'''  Malika Kanthong*'''Best setter:'''  Yoshie Takeshita*'''Best libero:'''  Fabiana de Oliveira
References
External links * Official Website of the 2009 World Grand Champions Cup * Official FIVB Results