The 2005 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 Nagano 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 22 to November 27, 2005.

Teams

Team	Qualified as
	Host Nation
	2005 African Champions
	2005 NORCECA Champions 2005 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship The 2005 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries in the NORCECA zone, which encompasses North America, Central America and the Caribbean, from September 8 to September 16, 2005 in the MTS Centre in...
	2005 South American Champions 2005 Men's South American Volleyball Championship The 2005 Men's South American Volleyball Championship was the 26th edition of the event, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol...
	2005 European Champions
	Wild Card

Competition formula

The competition formula of the 2005 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

• Nagano White Ring (Nagano)
• 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
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Results

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Nagano round

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Tokyo round

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Final standing

Rank	Team
4
5
6

Team Roster
Marcelinho

Marcelo Elgarten

Marcelo Elgarten is a Brazilian volleyball player. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Individual awards:* 2007 Pan-American Games "Best Setter"* Men's World Cup 2007; Rated 3rd best setter....

, André Heller

André Heller (volleyball)

André Heller is a volleyball player from Brazil. A three-time Olympian , he played as a middle-blocker...

, Giba, Murilo

Murilo Endres

Murilo Endres is a Brazilian volleyball player.-Career:With Brazil national team he won five World Leagues , one World Cup and two World Championships . He is the MVP of 2010 WCH and 2010 WL...

, André, Sérgio

Sergio Santos

Sergio Jose Santos is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.-Draft and career as a shortstop:...

, Anderson

Anderson Rodrigues (volleyball)

Anderson Rodrigues is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

, Samuel

Samuel Fuchs

Samuel Fuchs is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

, Gustavo

Gustavo Endres

Gustavo Endres is a Brazilian volleyball player.With the Brazil national team he won for World Leagues , two World Cups , two World Championships and one Olympic gold medal...

, Rodrigão

Rodrigo Santana

Rodrigo Santana is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

, Ezinho, Ricardinho
Head Coach: Bernardinho

Bernardo Rocha de Rezende

Bernardo Rocha de Rezende known as Bernardinho is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was born in Rio de Janeiro....

Awards

• MVP:   André Nascimento
• Best Scorer:   André Nascimento
• Best Spiker:   Alessandro Fei
  Alessandro Fei (volleyball)
  Alessandro Fei is an Italian volleyball player.Fei won a total of 4 Italian championships, 4 national Cups and a European Champions League . He has 236 caps of Italy national team, with whose jersey he won a World Championship and two European Championships .He was chosen among the 2005 Italian...
  
  
• Best Blocker:   Ryan Millar
  Ryan Millar
  Ryan Madsen Millar is an American volleyball player, who plays as a middle-blocker for the U.S. national team. He joined the team in May 1999. He is currently playing for Resovia Rzeszów in the Polish Volleyball League.-Personal life:Millar was born in San Dimas, California.In 1997, he got...
  
  
• Best Server:   Ahmed Abdallah
• Best Setter:   Ricardo Garcia
• Best Libero:   Mirko Corsano
  Mirko Corsano
  Mirko Corsano is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
  
  

External links

• Official Website of the 2005 Men's World Grand Champions Cup