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2009 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup

Field	Value
competition	World Grand Champions Cup
continent	World
gender	women
year	2009
logo
size	200px
host	Japan
dates	November 10–15
teams	6
venues	2
cities	2
champions	Italy
title_number	1
mvp	Simona Gioli
last	2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
next	2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup

The 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan from November 10 to November 15, 2009. Italy won the tournament with perfect record and Simona Gioli was selected Most Valuable Player.

Teams

Team	Qualified as
	Host Nation
	[2009 Asian Champions](2009-asian-women-s-volleyball-championship)
	[2009 NORCECA Champions](2009-women-s-norceca-volleyball-championship)
	[2009 South American Champions](2009-women-s-south-american-volleyball-championship)
	[2009 European Champions](2009-women-s-european-volleyball-championship)
	Wild Card

Squads

Main article: 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup Squads

Competition formula

The competition formula of the 2009 Women's World Grand Champions Cup was 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

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (Tokyo)
Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)

Results

Tokyo round

Fukuoka round

Final standing

Rank	Team
4
5
6

Team Roster Cristina Barcellini, Immacolata Sirressi, Giulia Rondon, Jenny Barazza, Paola Cardullo, Serena Ortolani, Francesca Piccinini, Valentina Arrighetti, Eleonora Lo Bianco, Antonella Del Core, Lucia Bosetti, Simona Gioli Head Coach: Massimo Barbolini

Awards

MVP: ITA Simona Gioli
Best scorer: KOR Kim Yeon-Koung
Best spiker: ITA Simona Gioli
Best blocker: KOR Yang Hyo-Jin
Best server: THA Malika Kanthong
Best setter: JPN Yoshie Takeshita
Best libero: BRA Fabiana de Oliveira

References

(2009-11-15). "L'Italia chiude da imbattuta Dominato anche il Giappone". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
(2009-11-15). "Italy claim first FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup title". FIVB.
(2009-11-15). "Italy's Simona Gioli named as FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup MVP". FIVB.
(2009). "Competition formula". FIVB.

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