# 2001 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup

The 2001 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan from 20 to 25 November 2001.

## Qualification

| Team | Qualified as |
| Japan | Hosts |
| South Korea | 2001 Asian Champions |
| Yugoslavia | 2001 European Champions |
| Cuba | 2001 NORCECA Champions |
| Brazil | 2001 South American Champions |
| Argentina | Wild Card |

## Competition formula

The competition formula of the 2001 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.

## Venues

* Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan
* Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan

## Results

* All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Cuba | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 430 | 356 | 1.208 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 422 | 356 | 1.185 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 378 | 326 | 1.160 |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 369 | 394 | 0.937 |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0.286 | 361 | 426 | 0.847 |
| 6 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 357 | 459 | 0.778 |

### Nagoya round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Nov | 14:00 | South Korea | 1–3 | Brazil | 21–25 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 19–25 | | 86–94 | P2 |
| 20 Nov | 16:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Yugoslavia | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | | 75–65 | P2 |
| 20 Nov | 19:00 | Japan | 3–2 | Argentina | 24–26 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 15–13 | 111–102 | P2 |
| 21 Nov | 14:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Cuba | 17–25 | 17–25 | 22–25 | | | 56–75 | P2 |
| 21 Nov | 16:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–7 | | | 75–38 | P2 |
| 21 Nov | 19:00 | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Japan | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | | 75–50 | P2 |

### Tokyo round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Nov | 13:00 | Cuba | 3–2 | Brazil | 25–21 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 15–11 | 107–102 | P2 |
| 23 Nov | 15:00 | Argentina | 1–3 | Yugoslavia | 25–22 | 21–25 | 11–25 | 18–25 | | 75–97 | P2 |
| 23 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 0–3 | South Korea | 21–25 | 21–25 | 25–27 | | | 67–77 | P2 |
| 24 Nov | 13:00 | Cuba | 3–1 | Japan | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–13 | | 97–74 | P2 |
| 24 Nov | 15:00 | South Korea | 3–1 | Argentina | 23–25 | 27–25 | 25–21 | 25–12 | | 100–83 | P2 |
| 24 Nov | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Yugoslavia | 26–24 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | | 76–66 | P2 |
| 25 Nov | 13:00 | Argentina | 0–3 | Cuba | 18–25 | 17–25 | 24–26 | | | 59–76 | P2 |
| 25 Nov | 15:00 | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–16 | | | 75–50 | P2 |
| 25 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 0–3 | Brazil | 21–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | | | 59–75 | P2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Cuba |
| | Brazil |
| | Yugoslavia |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Japan |
| 6 | Argentina |
* 2001 Men's World Grand Champions Cup champions
* Cuba First title

## Awards

* MVP: Ivan Miljković
* Best scorer: Ivan Miljković
* Best spiker: Kim Sang-woo
* Best blocker: Andrija Gerić
* Best server: Ángel Dennis
* Best digger: Katsutoshi Tsumagari
* Best setter: Alain Roca
* Best receiver: Vasa Mijić