# 2001 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup

The 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Saitama and Fukuoka, Japan from November 13 to November 18, 2001.

## Teams

| Team | Qualified as |
| Japan | Host Nation |
| China | 2001 Asian Champions |
| United States | 2001 NORCECA Champions |
| Brazil | 2001 South American Champions |
| Russia | 2001 European Champions |
| South Korea | Wild Card |

## Competition formula

The competition formula of the 2001 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

* Saitama Super Arena (Saitama)
* Marine Messe (Fukuoka)

## Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 453 | 378 | 1.198 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 458 | 407 | 1.125 |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 388 | 388 | 1.000 |
| 4 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 439 | 443 | 0.991 |
| 5 | United States | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 467 | 495 | 0.943 |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 315 | 409 | 0.770 |

### Saitama round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Nov | 14:00 | South Korea | 3–1 | United States | 25–18 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–23 | | 94–87 | P2 |
| 13 Nov | 16:00 | China | 3–1 | Russia | 33–35 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 27–25 | | 110–100 | P2 |
| 13 Nov | 19:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Brazil | 26–24 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | | 76–66 | P2 |
| 14 Nov | 14:00 | United States | 1–3 | China | 20–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | 89–97 | P2 |
| 14 Nov | 16:00 | Brazil | 2–3 | Russia | 25–21 | 20–25 | 30–28 | 16–25 | 10–15 | 101–114 | P2 |
| 14 Nov | 19:00 | Japan | 3–1 | South Korea | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | 97–85 | P2 |

### Fukuoka round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Nov | 13:00 | Russia | 1–3 | United States | 25–18 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 27–29 | | 94–97 | P2 |
| 16 Nov | 15:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Brazil | 21–25 | 14–25 | 15–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 |
| 16 Nov | 18:00 | China | 3–0 | Japan | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–63 | P2 |
| 17 Nov | 13:00 | Japan | 0–3 | Russia | 17–25 | 23–25 | 13–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 |
| 17 Nov | 15:00 | Brazil | 3–2 | United States | 25–17 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 20–18 | 111–107 | P2 |
| 17 Nov | 18:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | China | 13–25 | 15–25 | 12–25 | | | 40–75 | P2 |
| 18 Nov | 13:00 | Russia | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–14 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | | 75–46 | P2 |
| 18 Nov | 15:00 | China | 3–1 | Brazil | 25–21 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–23 | | 96–86 | P2 |
| 18 Nov | 18:00 | United States | 1–3 | Japan | 20–25 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 87–99 | P2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | China |
| | Russia |
| | Japan |
| 4 | Brazil |
| 5 | United States |
| 6 | South Korea |
* 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup champions
* China First title

## Awards

* MVP: Yang Hao
* Best scorer: Yekaterina Gamova
* Best spiker: Elizaveta Tishchenko
* Best blocker: Yekaterina Gamova
* Best server: Miyuki Takahashi
* Best setter: Tatyana Gracheva
* Best digger: Stacy Sykora
* Best receiver: Virna Dias