2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
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The 2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
The FIVB World Grand Champions Cup is a men's and women's volleyball competition. Created in 1993, it is an international tournament that is played the year after the Olympic Games.-Origins:...

was held in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

 and Nagoya, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 from November 15 to November 20, 2005.

Teams

Team Qualified as
Host Nation
2005 Asian Champions
2005 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2005 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the 13th Asian Championship, which took place from September 1 to September 8, 2005 in Taicang, China.-Pools composition:...

2005 NORCECA Champions
2005 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2005 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the Women's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from September 6 to September 11, 2005 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The winner of the event qualified for the 2005 Women's Volleyball Grand...

2005 South American Champions
2005 Women's South American Volleyball Championship
The 2005 Women's South American Volleyball Championship was the 26th edition of the South American Volleyball Championship, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol...

2005 European Champions
Wild Card

Competition formula

The competition formula of the 2005 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.

Results

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Tokyo round

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Nagoya round

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Final standing

Rank Team
4
5
6



Team Roster

Fabiana
Fabiana Claudino
Fabiana Marcelino Claudino is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who made her debut for the Brazilian national team against Croatia...

, Carol
Carolina Albuquerque
Carolina Albuquerque is a female volleyball player from Brazil.-References:*...

, Natália, Carol Gattaz
Carol Gattaz
Caroline de Oliveira Saad Gattaz, better known as Carol Gattaz , is a female volleyball player from Brazil. She was born in São José do Rio Preto. Gattaz won the World Grand Prix three times in a row.-Early career:...

, Fernanda, Valeskinha
Valeska Menezes
Valeska dos Santos Menezes is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

, Sassá
Welissa Gonzaga
Welissa Gonzaga , best known as Sassá, is a female volleyball player from Brazil.-Clubs: Vasco da Gama Rexona-Ades Fiansa/Osasco Sollys/Osasco...

, Marcelle, Jaqueline
Jaqueline Carvalho
Jaqueline Maria Pereira de Carvalho is a female volleyball player from Brazil.-Career:Carvalho was named Best Receiver at the 2006 World Championship in Japan, where Brazil claimed the silver medal after a loss in the final against Russia.She won the silver medal and Best Spiker award at the 2010...

, Sheilla
Sheilla Castro
Sheilla Tavares de Castro is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, in Beijing, China, in which the Brazilian national team won gold medal.-Career:...

, Fabi
Fabiana de Oliveira
Fabiana de Oliveira is a female volleyball player from Brazil.-Career:At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, de Oliveira was awarded with the Best Receiver award, also winning the gold medal with her national team.Oliveira took part of the National Team who win the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games...

, Renatinha

Head Coach: Zé Roberto
José Roberto Guimarães
José Roberto Lages Guimarães is a Brazilian former volleyball player and current coach. He known as Zé Roberto. He is coaching for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. He played volleyball between years 1967-1988 as a professional player and coaching since 1988...



Awards

  • MVP:   Sheilla Castro
    Sheilla Castro
    Sheilla Tavares de Castro is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, in Beijing, China, in which the Brazilian national team won gold medal.-Career:...

  • Best Scorer:   Sheilla Castro
    Sheilla Castro
    Sheilla Tavares de Castro is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, in Beijing, China, in which the Brazilian national team won gold medal.-Career:...

  • Best Spiker:   Zhou Suhong
    Zhou Suhong
    Zhou Suhong is a Chinese volleyball player, who was a member of the Chinese women's national team that won the gold medal at both the World Cup and the Athens Olympic Games. She is an opposite hitter. She is married to former Chinese men's national volleyball team memberm Tang Miao. She wears...

  • Best Blocker:   Fabiana Claudino
    Fabiana Claudino
    Fabiana Marcelino Claudino is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who made her debut for the Brazilian national team against Croatia...

  • Best Server:   Welissa Gonzaga
    Welissa Gonzaga
    Welissa Gonzaga , best known as Sassá, is a female volleyball player from Brazil.-Clubs: Vasco da Gama Rexona-Ades Fiansa/Osasco Sollys/Osasco...

  • Best Setter:   Feng Kun
    Feng Kun
    Feng Kun was the China women's national volleyball team setter and captain. She was awarded MVP and Best Setter award at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where China won the gold medal in volleyball.-Notes:*Position: Setter...

  • Best Libero:   Yuka Sakurai
    Yuka Sakurai
    Yuka Sakurai is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.-Team:*2008 2007-08 Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier - Runner-up, with Denso....


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