2001 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup

2001 World Grand Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host nation	Japan
Dates	November 13–18
Teams	6
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	China (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Yang Hao
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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

Squads

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

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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