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....
  
  

External links

• Official Website of the 2005 Women's World Grand Champions Cup