title: 2005 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup
text: # 2005 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup
  
  The 2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan from November 15–20, 2005.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Team | Qualified as |
  | - | - |
  | Japan | Host Nation |
  | China | 2005 Asian Champions |
  | United States | 2005 NORCECA Champions |
  | Brazil | 2005 South American Champions |
  | Poland | 2005 European Champions |
  | South Korea | 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.
  
  ## Venues
  
  * Nagoya Rainbow Hall (Nagoya)
  * Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (Tokyo)
  
  ## Results
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 398 | 323 | 1.232 |
  | 2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 379 | 355 | 1.068 |
  | 3 | China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 430 | 382 | 1.126 |
  | 4 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0.500 | 431 | 467 | 0.923 |
  | 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 372 | 418 | 0.890 |
  | 6 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 340 | 405 | 0.840 |
  
  ### Tokyo round
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 15 Nov | 12:00 | Brazil | 3–2 | China | 15–25 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 15–8 | 97–98 | P2 |
  | 15 Nov | 15:00 | United States | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | | 75–62 | P2 |
  | 15 Nov | 18:30 | Poland | 3–2 | Japan | 25–19 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 26–24 | 15–12 | 100–105 | P2 |
  | 16 Nov | 12:00 | China | 0–3 | United States | 22–25 | 23–25 | 24–26 | | | 69–76 | P2 |
  | 16 Nov | 15:00 | Poland | 0–3 | Brazil | 24–26 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | | 63–76 | P2 |
  | 16 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–23 | 27–25 | 25–21 | | | 77–69 | P2 |
  
  ### Nagoya round
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 18 Nov | 12:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | China | 18–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 |
  | 18 Nov | 15:00 | United States | 3–1 | Poland | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | 96–84 | P2 |
  | 18 Nov | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Japan | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–15 | | | 75–51 | P2 |
  | 19 Nov | 12:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | United States | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–54 | P2 |
  | 19 Nov | 15:00 | Poland | 2–3 | South Korea | 24–26 | 25–17 | 18–25 | 25–15 | 11–15 | 103–98 | P2 |
  | 19 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 1–3 | China | 15–25 | 25–21 | 15–25 | 19–25 | | 74–96 | P2 |
  | 20 Nov | 12:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Brazil | 19–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 |
  | 20 Nov | 15:00 | China | 3–1 | Poland | 17–25 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | 92–81 | P2 |
  | 20 Nov | 18:00 | United States | 3–0 | Japan | 28–26 | 25–23 | 25–16 | | | 78–65 | P2 |
  
  ## Final standing
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Brazil |
  | | United States |
  | | China |
  | 4 | Poland |
  | 5 | Japan |
  | 6 | South Korea |
  
  * 2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup champions
  * Brazil First title
  
  ## Awards
  
  * MVP: Sheilla Castro
  * Best scorer: Sheilla Castro
  * Best spiker: Zhou Suhong
  * Best blocker: Fabiana Claudino
  * Best receiver: Zhou Suhong
  * Best server: Welissa Gonzaga
  * Best setter: Feng Kun
  * Best digger: Yuka Sakurai
  