2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup
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The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup was the 7th staging of the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup, a quadrennial international men's volleyball tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The tournament was held in Nagoya and Osaka, Japan from 12 to 17 September 2017. 6 national teams from 5 confederations competed in the tournament.[1]
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Tournament details | |
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Host nation | Japan |
Dates | 12–17 September |
Teams | 6 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Champions | Brazil (5th title) |
Runners-up | Italy |
Third place | Iran |
Fourth place | United States |
Tournament awards | |
MVP | Ricardo Lucarelli |
Best Setter | Simone Giannelli |
Best OH | Ricardo Lucarelli Milad Ebadipour |
Best MB | Matteo Piano Lucas Saatkamp |
Best OPP | Matt Anderson |
Best Libero | Satoshi Ide |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Attendance | 79,800 (5,320 per match) |
Official website | |
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup | |
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Brazil claimed their fourth straight Grand Champions Cup title and fifth overall.[2] Italy and Iran won the silver and the bronze medal respectively. This was Iran's first ever medal at a worldwide-level FIVB tournament.[3][4] Ricardo Lucarelli from Brazil was elected the MVP.