# 2009 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup

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

| Team | Qualified as |
| Japan | Host Nation |
| Thailand | 2009 Asian Champions |
| Dominican Republic | 2009 NORCECA Champions |
| Brazil | 2009 South American Champions |
| Italy | 2009 European Champions |
| South Korea | Wild Card |

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 449 | 393 | 1.142 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 392 | 340 | 1.153 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 379 | 381 | 0.995 |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 443 | 431 | 1.028 |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 392 | 466 | 0.841 |
| 6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 370 | 414 | 0.894 |

### Tokyo round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Nov | 13:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Italy | 25–27 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | | 69–77 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Nov | 15:00 | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Brazil | 23–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | | | 56–75 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Nov | 19:00 | Japan | 3–1 | South Korea | 22–25 | 27–25 | 25–16 | 25–10 | | 99–76 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Nov | 13:30 | Thailand | 1–3 | Dominican Republic | 25–14 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 26–28 | | 92–92 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Nov | 15:30 | Italy | 3–2 | South Korea | 24–26 | 24–26 | 28–26 | 25–19 | 15–9 | 116–106 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Nov | 19:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Japan | 24–26 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | 99–91 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Nov | 13:30 | South Korea | 0–3 | Brazil | 26–28 | 17–25 | 15–25 | | | 58–78 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Nov | 15:30 | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Italy | 19–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 P3 |
| 12 Nov | 19:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–12 | | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |

### Fukuoka round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Nov | 12:30 | Thailand | 2–3 | South Korea | 18–25 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 25–14 | 11–15 | 98–95 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Nov | 14:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Brazil | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–65 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Nov | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Japan | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | 99–82 | P2 P3 |
| 15 Nov | 12:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–18 | | | 75–60 | P2 P3 |
| 15 Nov | 14:30 | South Korea | 0–3 | Dominican Republic | 17–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 P3 |
| 15 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 1–3 | Italy | 30–32 | 22–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | | 96–106 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Italy |
| | Brazil |
| | Dominican Republic |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 | South Korea |
| 6 | Thailand |
* 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup champions
* Italy First title

## 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