The competition formula of the 1997 Men's World Grand Champions Cup was the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained.
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
Pts
|
SW
|
SL
|
SR
|
SPW
|
SPL
|
SPR
|
1
|
Brazil
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
10
|
15
|
3
|
5.000
|
267
|
175
|
1.526
|
2
|
Netherlands
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
12
|
9
|
1.333
|
289
|
287
|
1.007
|
3
|
Cuba
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
11
|
9
|
1.222
|
253
|
219
|
1.155
|
4
|
China
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
0.900
|
233
|
248
|
0.940
|
5
|
Japan
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
8
|
12
|
0.667
|
251
|
263
|
0.954
|
6
|
Australia
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
15
|
0.200
|
172
|
273
|
0.630
|
Date
|
Time
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
15 Nov
|
13:00
|
Japan
|
3–0
|
Australia
|
15–4
|
15–10
|
15–3
|
|
|
45–17
|
15 Nov
|
15:00
|
China
|
3–1
|
Netherlands
|
15–13
|
15–10
|
12–15
|
15–5
|
|
57–43
|
15 Nov
|
17:00
|
Cuba
|
1–3
|
Brazil
|
15–13
|
10–15
|
4–15
|
9–15
|
|
38–58
|
17 Nov
|
14:00
|
Brazil
|
3–0
|
Australia
|
15–2
|
15–11
|
15–3
|
|
|
45–16
|
17 Nov
|
16:00
|
Cuba
|
3–0
|
China
|
15–12
|
15–11
|
15–3
|
|
|
45–26
|
17 Nov
|
18:30
|
Netherlands
|
3–2
|
Japan
|
15–9
|
22–24
|
16–14
|
11–15
|
15–9
|
79–71
|
Date
|
Time
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
19 Nov
|
14:00
|
China
|
0–3
|
Brazil
|
5–15
|
12–15
|
10–15
|
|
|
27–45
|
19 Nov
|
16:00
|
Australia
|
0–3
|
Netherlands
|
24–26
|
12–15
|
5–15
|
|
|
41–56
|
19 Nov
|
18:30
|
Japan
|
2–3
|
Cuba
|
15–7
|
4–15
|
15–13
|
6–15
|
11–15
|
51–65
|
Date
|
Time
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
22 Nov
|
13:00
|
China
|
3–1
|
Japan
|
8–15
|
15–13
|
15–12
|
15–11
|
|
53–51
|
22 Nov
|
15:00
|
Brazil
|
3–2
|
Netherlands
|
15–9
|
15–12
|
13–15
|
12–15
|
15–10
|
70–61
|
22 Nov
|
17:00
|
Cuba
|
3–1
|
Australia
|
15–3
|
12–15
|
15–4
|
15–12
|
|
57–34
|
24 Nov
|
12:30
|
Australia
|
2–3
|
China
|
12–15
|
9–15
|
15–13
|
15–12
|
13–15
|
64–70
|
24 Nov
|
15:00
|
Japan
|
0–3
|
Brazil
|
5–15
|
11–15
|
17–19
|
|
|
33–49
|
24 Nov
|
17:00
|
Netherlands
|
3–1
|
Cuba
|
15–11
|
16–14
|
4–15
|
15–8
|
|
50–48
|
|
1997 Men's World Grand Champions Cup champions
|
Brazil First title
|
Team Roster
Roim, Leandro, Kid, Monzillo, Giba, Douglas, Nalbert, Gustavo, Joel, Renato Felizardo, Ricardo, Manius Abbadi
Head Coach: Radamés Lattari Filho
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