The 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Saitama and

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from November 13 to November 18, 2001.

Teams

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

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Results

Saitama round

Fukuoka round

Final standing

Awards

*MVP: Yang Hao *Best scorer: Yekaterina Gamova *Best spiker: Elizaveta Tishchenko *Best blocker: Yekaterina Gamova *Best server: Miyuki Takahashi *Best setter: Tatyana Gracheva *Best digger:

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*Best receiver: Virna Dias

External links

Official Page of the 2001 World Grand Champions Cup
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