# Montreux Volley Masters

The Montreux Volley Masters (founded as the Coupe des Nations, later changed to BCV Volley Cup between 1990 and 1996 and to its final name in 1998) was an international invitational tournament for national teams in women's volleyball hosted by the Swiss Volley. Held annually in Montreux, Switzerland since 1984, it was the tournament that opened the international season for national teams. It ceased to exist after 34 editions in 2020.
The main objective of this competition was to work as a preparation for more important and prestigious volleyball tournaments organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), such as the World Grand Prix, the World Championship, the World Cup and the Olympic Games. Many national teams used the tournament as a way of giving experience and international baggage to young players and, as a result, countries were often represented by their underage national teams.

## Results

| Year | Final | Final | Final | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | Teams |
| Year | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Round-robin | Switzerland | France | Round-robin | Yugoslavia | 5 |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | Round-robin | Italy | Switzerland | Round-robin | Yugoslavia | 5 |
| 1986 | France | Round-robin | Poland | Switzerland | Round-robin | Greece | 5 |
| 1987 | Switzerland | Round-robin | Yugoslavia | Greece | Round-robin | Finland | 5 |
| 1988 | Cuba | Round-robin | China | Yugoslavia | Round-robin | Finland | 6 |
| 1989 | Cuba | Round-robin | China | Japan | Round-robin | Czechoslovakia | 9 |
| 1990 | China | Round-robin | Cuba | South Korea | Round-robin | Netherlands | 10 |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | Round-robin | United States | Cuba | Round-robin | China | 8 |
| 1992 | Cuba | Round-robin | China | South Korea | Round-robin | United States | 8 |
| 1993 | Cuba | Round-robin | Brazil | South Korea | Round-robin | Switzerland | 8 |
| 1994 | Brazil | Round-robin | China | Russia | Round-robin | United States | 8 |
| 1995 | Brazil | Round-robin | Cuba | United States | Round-robin | Russia | 8 |
| 1996 | Cuba | Round-robin | Brazil | United States | Round-robin | China | 8 |
| 1998 | Cuba | Round-robin | China | Russia | Round-robin | Brazil | 8 |
| 1999 | Cuba | Round-robin | China | Italy | Round-robin | Brazil | 8 |
| 2000 | China | Round-robin | Russia | Croatia | Round-robin | Italy | 8 |
| 2001 | Cuba | Round-robin | Russia | Japan | Round-robin | China | 8 |
| 2002 | Russia | Round-robin | Italy | China | Round-robin | Netherlands | 8 |
| 2003 | China | Round-robin | Russia | Brazil | Round-robin | United States | 8 |
| 2004 | Italy | Round-robin | United States | China | Round-robin | Cuba | 8 |
| 2005 | Brazil | Round-robin | China | Italy | Round-robin | Japan | 8 |
| 2006 | Brazil | Round-robin | China | Cuba | Round-robin | Italy | 8 |
| 2007 | China | 3–0 | Cuba | Netherlands | 3–1 | Serbia | 8 |
| 2008 | Cuba | Round-robin | China | Italy | Round-robin | Netherlands | 6 |
| 2009 | Brazil | 3–0 | Italy | China | 3–1 | Netherlands | 8 |
| 2010 | China | 3–1 | United States | Cuba | 3–0 | Russia | 8 |
| 2011 | Japan | 3–0 | Cuba | China | 3–1 | United States | 8 |
| 2013 | Brazil | 3–0 | Russia | Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Italy | 8 |
| 2014 | Germany | 3–1 | United States | Russia | 3–2 | China | 8 |
| 2015 | Turkey | 3–2 | Japan | Netherlands | 3–0 | Russia | 8 |
| 2016 | China | 3–0 | Thailand | Turkey | 3–1 | Netherlands | 8 |
| 2017 | Brazil | 3–0 | Germany | China | 3–1 | Argentina | 8 |
| 2018 | Italy | 3–0 | Russia | Turkey | 3–2 | Brazil | 8 |
| 2019 | Poland | 3–1 | Japan | Italy | 3–0 | Thailand | 8 |

## Medal summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Brazil | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | China | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Russia | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | United States | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 |

## MVP by edition

* 1984-2006 – Unknown
* 2007 – Nancy Carrillo (CUB)
* 2008 – Wang Yimei (CHN)
* 2009 – Fabiana Claudino (BRA)
* 2010 – Kenia Carcaces (CUB)
* 2011 – Hitomi Nakamichi (JPN)
* 2013 – Fernanda Garay (BRA)
* 2014 – Margareta Kozuch (GER)
* 2015 – Yuki Ishii (JPN)
* 2016 – Hui Ruoqi (CHN)
* 2017 – Ana Carolina da Silva (BRA)
* 2018 – Paola Egonu (ITA)
* 2019 – Malwina Smarzek (POL)

## All-time team records

Number of appearances :
| 1 | China | 7 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 6 |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 |
| 4 | Germany | 5 |
| 5 | Italy | 4 |
| 6 | Japan | 4 |
| 7 | Russia | 4 |
| 8 | Turkey | 4 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 3 |
Number of matches :
| 1 | China | 29 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 24 |
| 3 | Brazil | 24 |
| 4 | Germany | 22 |
| 5 | Japan | 20 |
| 6 | Russia | 20 |
| 7 | Italy | 19 |
| 8 | Turkey | 19 |
| 9 | Thailand | 14 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 14 |
Wins :
| 1 | Brazil | 17 |
| 2 | China | 14 |
| 3 | Turkey | 14 |
| 4 | Japan | 13 |
| 5 | Russia | 11 |
| 6 | Germany | 10 |
| 7 | Italy | 10 |
| 8 | Poland | 9 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 8 |
| 10 | Thailand | 6 |
Number of wins in games played :
| 1 | United States | 80 % |
| 2 | Turkey | 74 % |
| 3 | Brazil | 71 % |
| 4 | Poland | 69 % |
| 5 | Japan | 65 % |
| 6 | Argentina | 60 % |
| 7 | Netherlands | 57 % |
| 8 | Russia | 55 % |
| 9 | Italy | 53 % |
| 10 | Belgium | 50% |
Losses :
| 1 | Switzerland | 24 |
| 2 | China | 15 |
| 3 | Germany | 12 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 10 |
| 5 | Italy | 9 |
| 6 | Russia | 9 |
| 7 | Thailand | 8 |
| 8 | Brazil | 7 |
| 9 | Japan | 7 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 6 |
Number of losses in games played :
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 % |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 77 % |
| 3 | Cameroon | 75 % |
| 4 | Serbia | 75 % |
| 5 | Thailand | 57 % |
| 6 | Germany | 55 % |
| 7 | China | 52 % |
| 8 | Belgium | 50 % |
| 9 | Italy | 47 % |
| 10 | Russia | 45 % |
(Based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)
| | Team | S | Firs | Best | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff |
| 1 | China | 7 | 2013 | 1st | 43 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 54 | +2 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 2013 | 1st | 41 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 28 | +35 |
| 3 | Turkey | 4 | 2015 | 1st | 33 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 47 | 30 | +17 |
| 4 | Japan | 4 | 2013 | 2nd | 33 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 28 | +16 |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 2013 | 1st | 32 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 44 | -3 |
| 6 | Russia | 4 | 2013 | 2nd | 31 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +2 |
| 7 | Italy | 4 | 2013 | 1st | 29 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 6 | 2013 | - | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 72 | -65 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 3 | 2015 | 3rd | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 22 | +13 |
| 10 | Poland | 3 | 2017 | 1st | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 |
| 11 | Thailand | 3 | 2016 | 2nd | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -9 |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2013 | 3rd | 16 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 32 | -21 |
| 13 | United States | 1 | 2014 | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
| 14 | Argentina | 1 | 2017 | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| 15 | Belgium | 1 | 2016 | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 16 | China U-23 | 1 | 2019 | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 17 | Serbia | 1 | 2016 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 18 | Cameroon | 1 | 2018 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 |