Montreux Volley Masters
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SportVolleyball
Founded1984
Folded2020
Teams8
ContinentInternational (FIVB)
Champion(1st title)
Most champs(9 titles)

The Montreux Volley Masters (founded as the Coupe des Nations, later changed to BCV Volley Cup between 1990 and 1996 and to its final name in 1998) was an international invitational tournament for national teams in women's volleyball hosted by the Swiss Volley. Held annually in Montreux, Switzerland since 1984, it was the tournament that opened the international season for national teams. It ceased to exist after 34 editions in 2020.[1]

The main objective of this competition was to work as a preparation for more important and prestigious volleyball tournaments organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), such as the World Grand Prix, the World Championship, the World Cup and the Olympic Games. Many national teams used the tournament as a way of giving experience and international baggage to young players and, as a result, countries were often represented by their underage national teams.

Results

YearFinal3rd place matchTeams
ChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place
1984'Round-robinRound-robin5
1985'Round-robinRound-robin5
1986'Round-robinRound-robin5
1987'Round-robinRound-robin5
1988'Round-robinRound-robin6
1989'Round-robinRound-robin9
1990'Round-robinRound-robin10
1991'Round-robinRound-robin8
1992'Round-robinRound-robin8
1993'Round-robinRound-robin8
1994'Round-robinRound-robin8
1995'Round-robinRound-robin8
1996'Round-robinRound-robin8
1998'Round-robinRound-robin8
1999'Round-robinRound-robin8
2000'Round-robinRound-robin8
2001'Round-robinRound-robin8
2002'Round-robinRound-robin8
2003'Round-robinRound-robin8
2004'Round-robinRound-robin8
2005'Round-robinRound-robin8
2006'Round-robinRound-robin8
2007'3–03–18
2008'Round-robinRound-robin6
2009'3–03–18
2010'3–13–08
2011'3–03–18
2013'3–03–18
2014'3–13–28
2015'3–23–08
2016'3–03–18
2017'3–03–18
2018 3–03–28
2019'3–13–08

MVP by edition

All-time team records

Number of appearances
1China7
2Switzerland6
3Brazil5
4Germany5
5Italy4
6Japan4
7Russia4
8Turkey4
9Dominican Republic3
10Netherlands3
Number of matches
1China29
2Switzerland24
3Brazil24
4Germany22
5Japan20
6Russia20
7Italy19
8Turkey19
9Thailand14
10Netherlands14
Wins
1Brazil17
2China14
3Turkey14
4Japan13
5Russia11
6Germany10
7Italy10
8Poland9
9Netherlands8
10Thailand6
Number of wins in games played
1United States80 %
2Turkey74 %
3Brazil71 %
4Poland69 %
5Japan65 %
6Argentina60 %
7Netherlands57 %
8Russia55 %
9Italy53 %
10Belgium50%
Losses
1Switzerland24
2China15
3Germany12
4Dominican Republic10
5Italy9
6Russia9
7Thailand8
8Brazil7
9Japan7
10Netherlands6
Number of losses in games played
1Switzerland100 %
2Dominican Republic77 %
3Cameroon75 %
4Serbia75 %
5Thailand57 %
6Germany55 %
7China52 %
8Belgium50 %
9Italy47 %
10Russia45 %

(Based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)

TeamSFirsBestPtsMPWLGFGAdiff
1China720131st432914155654+2
2Brazil520131st41241776328+35
3Turkey420151st33191454730+17
4Japan420132nd33201374428+16
5Germany520131st322210124144-3
6Russia420132nd31201193836+2
7Italy420131st29191093732+5
8Switzerland62013-2424024772-65
9Netherlands320153rd2214863522+13
10Poland320171st2213943020+10
11Thailand320162nd2014682332-9
12Dominican Republic320133rd16133101132-21
13United States120142nd9541135+8
14Argentina120174th85321110+1
15Belgium12016-642269-3
16China U-2312019-532176+1
17Serbia12016-541389-1
18Cameroon12018-5413311-8

See also

References

  1. ^ "After 34 editions, Montreux Volley Masters ceased to exist! – WorldOfVolley"