|  | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Japan | 
| Dates | 18–23 November | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Champions |  Brazil (3rd title) | 
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP |  Robertlandy Simón | 
| Official website | |
| FIVB | |
The 2009 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Osaka and Nagoya, Japan from 18 to 23 November 2009.
Qualification
| Team | Qualified as | 
|---|---|
|  Japan | Hosts and 2009 Asian Champions | 
|  Iran | 2009 Asian Runners-up | 
|  Poland | 2009 European Champions | 
|  Cuba | 2009 NORCECA Champions | 
|  Brazil | 2009 South American Champions | 
|  Egypt | Wild Card | 
Competition formula
The competition formula of the 2009 Men's World Grand Champions Cup was the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained.
Squads
Venues
Results
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 436 | 360 | 1.211 | 
| 2 |  Cuba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 474 | 420 | 1.129 | 
| 3 |  Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 430 | 437 | 0.984 | 
| 4 |  Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 402 | 433 | 0.928 | 
| 5 |  Iran | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.571 | 472 | 491 | 0.961 | 
| 6 |  Egypt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 388 | 461 | 0.842 | 
Source: 
Osaka round
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov | 13:30 | Egypt  | 2–3 |  Iran | 25–21 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 10–15 | 101–103 | P2 P3 | 
| 18 Nov | 15:30 | Cuba  | 2–3 |  Brazil | 22–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 10–15 | 101–112 | P2 P3 | 
| 18 Nov | 19:00 | Japan  | 3–2 |  Poland | 22–25 | 25–15 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 15–10 | 108–96 | P2 P3 | 
| 19 Nov | 13:30 | Iran  | 1–3 |  Brazil | 22–25 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 84–98 | P2 P3 | |
| 19 Nov | 15:30 | Poland  | 1–3 |  Cuba | 25–22 | 18–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | 83–97 | P2 P3 | |
| 19 Nov | 19:00 | Egypt  | 1–3 |  Japan | 15–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 17–25 | 78–97 | P2 P3 | |
Nagoya round
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov | 12:30 | Brazil  | 3–0 |  Poland | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 75–52 | P2 P3 | ||
| 21 Nov | 14:30 | Cuba  | 3–2 |  Egypt | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 23–25 | 15–7 | 111–88 | P2 P3 | 
| 21 Nov | 18:00 | Japan  | 3–2 |  Iran | 27–25 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 16–14 | 106–112 | P2 P3 | 
| 22 Nov | 12:30 | Egypt  | 0–3 |  Brazil | 21–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 65–75 | P2 P3 | ||
| 22 Nov | 14:30 | Iran  | 1–3 |  Poland | 23–25 | 25–18 | 26–28 | 23–25 | 97–96 | P2 P3 | |
| 22 Nov | 18:00 | Japan  | 0–3 |  Cuba | 19–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 61–75 | P2 P3 | ||
| 23 Nov | 13:30 | Cuba  | 3–1 |  Iran | 25–14 | 25–22 | 15–25 | 25–15 | 90–76 | P2 P3 | |
| 23 Nov | 15:30 | Poland  | 3–0 |  Egypt | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 75–56 | P2 P3 | ||
| 23 Nov | 19:00 | Brazil  | 3–0 |  Japan | 25–12 | 26–24 | 25–22 | 76–58 | P2 P3 | ||
Final standing
Awards
- MVP:  Robertlandy Simón Robertlandy Simón
- Best scorer:  Kunihiro Shimizu Kunihiro Shimizu
- Best spiker:  Tatsuya Fukuzawa Tatsuya Fukuzawa
- Best blocker:  Robertlandy Simón Robertlandy Simón
- Best server:  Robertlandy Simón Robertlandy Simón
- Best setter:  Bruno Rezende Bruno Rezende
- Best libero:  Sérgio Santos Sérgio Santos
External links
- Official website
- NTV website (in Japanese)
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