# 1997 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup

The Second Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball was held in Japan at 14 to 23 November 1997.

## Teams

| Team | Qualified as |
| Japan | Host Nation |
| China | 1997 Asian Champions |
| Cuba | 1997 NORCECA Champions |
| Brazil | 1997 South American Champions |
| Russia | 1997 European Champions |
| South Korea | Wild Card |

## Competition formula

The competition formula of the 1997 Women'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

* Osaka-jō Hall (Osaka)
* Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima)
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Tokyo)

## Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 266 | 165 | 1.612 |
| 2 | Cuba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 253 | 213 | 1.188 |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 235 | 183 | 1.284 |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 191 | 218 | 0.876 |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 191 | 248 | 0.770 |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 130 | 239 | 0.544 |

### Osaka round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Nov | 13:00 | Brazil | 1–3 | Cuba | 13–15 | 8–15 | 15–12 | 9–15 | | 45–57 |
| 14 Nov | 15:00 | Russia | 3–0 | China | 15–5 | 15–7 | 15–3 | | | 45–15 |
| 14 Nov | 18:15 | Japan | 3–1 | South Korea | 15–12 | 15–7 | 13–15 | 15–10 | | 58–44 |
| 16 Nov | 12:30 | South Korea | 0–3 | Brazil | 14–16 | 4–15 | 3–15 | | | 21–46 |
| 16 Nov | 14:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Japan | 15–3 | 15–7 | 27–25 | | | 57–35 |
| 16 Nov | 16:30 | China | 2–3 | Cuba | 15–9 | 15–11 | 7–15 | 8–15 | 10–15 | 55–65 |

### Hiroshima round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 18 Nov | 14:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–8 | 15–10 | 15–2 | | | 45–20 |
| 18 Nov | 16:00 | Brazil | 2–3 | Russia | 15–7 | 7–15 | 15–9 | 7–15 | 10–15 | 54–61 |
| 18 Nov | 18:30 | Japan | 1–3 | China | 4–15 | 15–10 | 13–15 | 8–15 | | 40–55 |

### Tokyo round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 21 Nov | 14:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Cuba | 15–9 | 13–15 | 15–6 | 15–9 | 58–39 |
| 21 Nov | 16:00 | China | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–6 | 15–12 | 15–5 | | 45–23 |
| 21 Nov | 18:30 | Japan | 0–3 | Brazil | 13–15 | 1–15 | 9–15 | | 23–45 |
| 23 Nov | 13:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Japan | 15–7 | 15–13 | 17–15 | | 47–35 |
| 23 Nov | 15:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Russia | 6–15 | 11–15 | 5–15 | | 22–45 |
| 23 Nov | 17:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | China | 15–6 | 15–6 | 15–9 | | 45–21 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Russia |
| | Cuba |
| | Brazil |
| 4 | China |
| 5 | Japan |
| 6 | South Korea |
* 1997 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup champions
* Russia First title

## Awards

* MVP: Yevgeniya Artamonova
* Best scorer: Yevgeniya Artamonova
* Best spiker: Regla Bell
* Best blocker: Anastasiya Belikova
* Best server: Natalya Morozova
* Best digger: Hiroko Tsukumo
* Best setter: Taismary Agüero
* Best receiver: Yelena Batukhtina