Brazil won the gold medal and USA the silver 

TOKYO, Japan, November 28, 2005.- Brazil's men followed the women by winning the 2005 World Grand Champions Cup on Sunday. A week after the women clinched the inter-continental crown in Nagoya, the men completed a double by beating African champions Egypt 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-21) in the second match on the last day of play at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. USA beat China in straight sets in the first game of the day taking the silver medal.

The Norceca champions and world No. 5 won 25-16, 25-21, 25-18 against the wild card entry to finish their campaign with a 4-1 win-loss record. China, ranked 18th, dropped to 0-5, but lost three of those in five sets.Italy beat Japan 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-20) in the last match of the event.

The winner of this contest between two teams with a 2-2 win-loss record would collect the bronze medal, and the Azzurri took it to add to their gold from the inaugural inter-continental championship in 1993.