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.
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 matchTeamsChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place 1984Round-robinRound-robin5 1985Round-robinRound-robin5 1986Round-robinRound-robin5 1987Round-robinRound-robin5 1988Round-robinRound-robin6 1989Round-robinRound-robin9 1990Round-robinRound-robin10 1991Round-robinRound-robin8 1992Round-robinRound-robin8 1993Round-robinRound-robin8 1994Round-robinRound-robin8 1995Round-robinRound-robin8 1996Round-robinRound-robin8 1998Round-robinRound-robin8 1999Round-robinRound-robin8 2000Round-robinRound-robin8 2001Round-robinRound-robin8 2002Round-robinRound-robin8 2003Round-robinRound-robin8 2004Round-robinRound-robin8 2005Round-robinRound-robin8 2006Round-robinRound-robin8 20073–03–18 2008Round-robinRound-robin6 20093–03–18 20103–13–08 20113–03–18 20133–03–18 20143–13–28 20153–23–08 20163–03–18 20173–03–18 2018 3–03–28 20193–13–08
Medal summary
MVP by edition 1984-2006 – Unknown 2007 – 2008 – 2009 – 2010 – 2011 – 2013 – 2014 – 2015 – 2016 – 2017 – 2018 – 2019 –
All-time team records +Number of appearances1China72Switzerland63Brazil54Germany55Italy46Japan47Russia48Turkey49Dominican Republic310Netherlands3 +Number of matches1China292Switzerland243Brazil244Germany225Japan206Russia207Italy198Turkey199Thailand1410Netherlands14 +Wins1Brazil172China143Turkey144Japan135Russia116Germany107Italy108Poland99Netherlands810Thailand6 +Number of wins in games played1United States80 %2Turkey74 %3Brazil71 %4Poland69 %5Japan65 %6Argentina60 %7Netherlands57 %8Russia55 %9Italy53 %10Belgium50% +Losses1Switzerland242China153Germany124Dominican Republic105Italy96Russia97Thailand88Brazil79Japan710Netherlands6 +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) TeamSFirsBestPtsMPWLGFGAdiff1China720131st432914155654 +22Brazil520131st41241776328 +353Turkey420151st33191454730 +174Japan420132nd33201374428 +165Germany520131st322210124144 -36Russia420132nd31201193836 +27Italy420131st29191093732 +58Switzerland62013 -2424024772 -659Netherlands320153rd2214863522 +1310Poland320171st2213943020 +1011Thailand320162nd2014682332 -912Dominican Republic320133rd16133101132 -2113United States120142nd9541135 +814Argentina120174th85321110 +115Belgium12016 -642269 -316China U-2312019 -532176 +117Serbia12016 -541389 -118Cameroon12018 -5413311 -8
See also Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup
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