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| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| First season | 1993 (Men, Women) |
| Ceased | 2017 (Men, Women) |
| Replaced by | FIVB Volleyball World Championship |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Last champion(s) | M:  Brazil (5th title) W:  China (2nd title) |
| Most titles | M: Brazil (5 titles) W: Brazil China (2 titles each) |
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup was an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 after radical changes made on the biggest tournaments organised by the FIVB. The main goal was not to have a single year without two high-profile world-level volleyball competitions, alongside the pre-existing men's and women's world championship, men's and women's world cup and the volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games which are all quadrennial and the annual men's and women's Nations League.
The World Grand Champions Cup was therefore played quadrennially the year after the Olympic Games and is always hosted by the Japan Volleyball Association. It did not give any points for the World Ranking.
Brazil has been the most successful team in the men's tournament, having won five of the seven editions. Brazil has also finished runners-up to Cuba and Italy in the only two occasions claimed by other national teams. The women's tournament history is more balanced with Brazil and China having won the tournament twice, while Cuba, Italy, and Russia have won one title each.