NewsWhore
06-25-2009, 04:30 PM
The Dominican women's volleyball team, ranked 13th by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) will be competing in the Eighth Women's Pan American Cup in Miami from 26 June to 4 July, says Cristobal Marte, director of women's volleyball. The DR is the defending champion in the event.
The DR's top volleyball players will be competing against the 12 best teams in the Americas, grouped into two six-team pools that include three of the four 2008 Olympic Games semifinalists.
Each team will play five pool matches in a round-robin format from 26 June to 30 June, followed by a day off on 1 July. The winner of each pool advances to the semifinals on 3 July, while the second- and third-place pool finishers play cross-pool quarterfinal matches on 2 July. The championship match is scheduled for 4 July. All match times and pool schedules will be announced at a later date.
The nine-day Pan American Cup, which has three of the four 2008 Olympic Games semifinalists (Brazil, USA and Cuba), will be played on the campuses of the University of Miami and Florida International University. The event serves as a qualifying event into the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix.
The top three teams from NORCECA in the Women's Pan American Cup and the highest placing South American country will earn berths to next year's premier annual event, the World Grand Prix 2010.
The DR Women's National Team (No. 13 FIVB world ranking) has been grouped into Pool A with the US (No. 2), Peru (No. 17), Canada (No. 23), Uruguay (No. 29) and Argentina (No. 31).
Pool B consists of Brazil (No. 1), Cuba (No. 3), Venezuela (No. 24), Puerto Rico (No. 19), Mexico (No. 26) and Costa Rica (No. 30).
From the 31 July to the 23 August, the national women's team will participate in World Grand Prix events in China (DR, Russia, China, Korea). Phase II of the Grand Prix will be in Taiwan (US, Holland and Germany), and Phase III in Hong Kong (DR, China, Poland, Holland). The fourth phase of the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championships will take place in Japan 2010.
See www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/... (http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2009/Team_Roster.asp?Tourn=WGP2009&Team=DOM)
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The DR's top volleyball players will be competing against the 12 best teams in the Americas, grouped into two six-team pools that include three of the four 2008 Olympic Games semifinalists.
Each team will play five pool matches in a round-robin format from 26 June to 30 June, followed by a day off on 1 July. The winner of each pool advances to the semifinals on 3 July, while the second- and third-place pool finishers play cross-pool quarterfinal matches on 2 July. The championship match is scheduled for 4 July. All match times and pool schedules will be announced at a later date.
The nine-day Pan American Cup, which has three of the four 2008 Olympic Games semifinalists (Brazil, USA and Cuba), will be played on the campuses of the University of Miami and Florida International University. The event serves as a qualifying event into the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix.
The top three teams from NORCECA in the Women's Pan American Cup and the highest placing South American country will earn berths to next year's premier annual event, the World Grand Prix 2010.
The DR Women's National Team (No. 13 FIVB world ranking) has been grouped into Pool A with the US (No. 2), Peru (No. 17), Canada (No. 23), Uruguay (No. 29) and Argentina (No. 31).
Pool B consists of Brazil (No. 1), Cuba (No. 3), Venezuela (No. 24), Puerto Rico (No. 19), Mexico (No. 26) and Costa Rica (No. 30).
From the 31 July to the 23 August, the national women's team will participate in World Grand Prix events in China (DR, Russia, China, Korea). Phase II of the Grand Prix will be in Taiwan (US, Holland and Germany), and Phase III in Hong Kong (DR, China, Poland, Holland). The fourth phase of the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championships will take place in Japan 2010.
See www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/... (http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2009/Team_Roster.asp?Tourn=WGP2009&Team=DOM)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)