The Second Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball was held in Japan at 14 to 23 November 1997.
Teams TeamQualified asHost Nation1997 Asian Champions1997 NORCECA Champions1997 South American Champions1997 European ChampionsWild Card
Squads
Competition formula The competition formula of the 1997 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 Osaka-jō Hall (Osaka) Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima) Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Tokyo)
Results
Osaka round
Hiroshima round
Tokyo round
Final standing
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Team Roster Yelena Vasilevskaya, Natalya Morozova, Yelena Batukhtina, Yelena Godina, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Olga Chukanova, Tatyana Gracheva, Elizaveta Tishchenko, Anastasiya Belikova, Natalya Safronova, Anna Artamonova, Irina Tebenikhina Head Coach: Nikolay Karpol
Awards MVP: Yevgeniya Artamonova Best scorer: Yevgeniya Artamonova Best spiker: Regla Bell Best blocker: Anastasiya Belikova Best server: Natalya Morozova Best digger: Hiroko Tsukumo Best setter: Taismary Agüero Best receiver: Yelena Batukhtina
External links Competition results Official Website Best Players
ja:1997年ワールドグランドチャンピオンズカップ