The 2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in

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from November 15–20, 2005.

Teams

Squads

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.

Venues

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Results

Tokyo round

Nagoya round

Final standing

Team Roster
Fabiana, Carol, Natália, Carol Gattaz,

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, Valeskinha, Sassá, Marcelle, Jaqueline, Sheilla, Fabi, Renatinha
Head Coach:

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Awards

*MVP:

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*Best scorer:

*Best spiker: Zhou Suhong *Best blocker:

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*Best receiver: Zhou Suhong *Best server: Welissa Gonzaga *Best setter: Feng Kun *Best digger: Yuka Sakurai

External links

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