The 2001 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup

Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup

The FIVB World Grand Champions Cup is a men's and women's volleyball competition. Created in 1993, it is an international tournament that is played the year after the Olympic Games.-Origins:...

was held in Nagoya and Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 from November 20 to November 25, 2001.

Teams

Team	Qualified as
	Host Nation
	2001 Asian Champions
	2001 NORCECA Champions 2001 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship The 2001 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 17th edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by seven countries from September 21 to September 29, 2001 in Bridgetown, Barbados.-Competing nations:-Group A:*Friday 2001-09-21...
	2001 South American Champions 2001 Men's South American Volleyball Championship The 2001 Men's South American Volleyball Championship was the 24th edition of the event, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol...
	2001 European Champions 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship The 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...
	Wild Card

Competition formula

The competition formula of the 2001 Men'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

• Nagoya Rainbow Hall (Nagoya)
• Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
  Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
  is a world-class sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics events at the 1964 Summer Olympics...
  
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  Tokyo
  , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
  
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Results

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Nagoya round

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Tokyo round

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Final standing

Rank	Team
4
5
6

Team Roster
Leonel Marshall

Leonel Marshall Borges, Jr.

Leonel Marshall Borges, Jr. is a Cuban professional volleyball player. He is an outside hitter, and is well known for his outstanding vertical jump. He played for M. Roma Volley and Pallavolo Piacenza in Italy and currently plays for Fenerbahçe Grundig where he wears number 7...

, Jorge Luis Hernandez, Iván Ruíz

Iván Ruíz

Iván Benito Ruíz Cuesta is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A one-time Olympian , he played as a wing-spiker and won the gold medal with the Men's Nationa Team at the 2001 World Grand Champions Cup.-Honours:...

, Ángel Dennis

Ángel Dennis

Ángel Dennis is an Italian-Cuban volleyball player.-Biography:He played for IVECO Palermo from 1998 to 2000. With Cuba national team, he won a World League in 1998 and an America's Cup in 2001, before abandoning his country to move to establish himself in Italy in the latter year.After a period...

, Pavel Pimienta

Pavel Pimienta

Pavel Pimienta Allen is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A one-time Olympian , he played as a wing-spiker and won the bronze medal with the Men's Nationa Team at the 1998 World Championship during his career.-Honours:...

, Maikel Salas, Raidel Poey

Raidel Poey

Raidel Poey Romero is a volleyball player from Cuba, who plays in different positions. He was named Most Valuable Player at the 2005 NORCECA Championship in Winnipeg, Canada, where Cuba ended up in second place....

, Ramón Gato, Alain Roca

Alain Roca

Alain Roca Borrero is a volleyball player from Cuba. A two-time Olympian , he was honoured Best Setter at the 2001 Volleyball America's Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Cuba finished in second place.Currently playing on SKY / Pinheiros -Honours:* 1996 FIVB World League — 4th place* 1996...

, Ihosvany Hernández, Yosenki García, Yasser Romero
Head Coach: Gilberto Herrera

Awards

• MVP: Ivan Miljković
  Ivan Miljkovic
  Ivan Miljković is a Serbian volleyball player, whose first club was Student Niš. He started his professional career in Partizan Belgrade in 1997 and currently playing for Fenerbahçe Grundig in Turkey...
  
  
• Best Scorer: Ivan Miljković
  Ivan Miljkovic
  Ivan Miljković is a Serbian volleyball player, whose first club was Student Niš. He started his professional career in Partizan Belgrade in 1997 and currently playing for Fenerbahçe Grundig in Turkey...
  
  
• Best Spiker:   Kim Sang-Woo
• Best Blocker: Andrija Gerić
  Andrija Geric
  Andrija Gerić is a Serbian volleyball player . He started playing volleyball in OK Vojvodina club. He plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul from Turkey. He signed two years contract on 6 September 2010....
  
  
• Best Server:   Ángel Dennis
  Ángel Dennis
  Ángel Dennis is an Italian-Cuban volleyball player.-Biography:He played for IVECO Palermo from 1998 to 2000. With Cuba national team, he won a World League in 1998 and an America's Cup in 2001, before abandoning his country to move to establish himself in Italy in the latter year.After a period...
  
  
• Best Digger:   Katsutoshi Tsumagari
  Katsutoshi Tsumagari
  is a volleyball player from Japan, who plays as a libero for the Men's National Team. He was named Best Digger at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament, where Japan ended up in second place and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China....
  
  
• Best Setter:   Alain Roca
  Alain Roca
  Alain Roca Borrero is a volleyball player from Cuba. A two-time Olympian , he was honoured Best Setter at the 2001 Volleyball America's Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Cuba finished in second place.Currently playing on SKY / Pinheiros -Honours:* 1996 FIVB World League — 4th place* 1996...
  
  
• Best Receiver: Vasa Mijić
  Vasa Mijic
  Vasa Mijić is a Serbian volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Yugoslavian Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Standing at 1,86 m, he played as a libero....
  
  

External links

• Official Website of the 2001 World Grand Champions Cup