NewsWhore
08-13-2009, 06:20 PM
The DR will compete in the 2010 Men's World Championship Qualification Tournament for North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (Norceca) Pool F on 15-17 August. The event will take place at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California.
The DR team (ranked No. 4 in Norceca) will face the US (ranked No. 2), Guatemala (No. 8), Panama (No. 15) in a tournament where the winner will qualify for the FIB World Championships from 24 Sept to 10 Oct 2010 in Italy. The second-place team will advance to a four-team playoff in Guadalajara, Mexico, where it will get one more chance to qualify. There is also a chance for the third-place team to advance to the playoff as the best third-place team from all three third-round tournaments will also compete in Mexico.
The tournament will open 15 Aug with the DR playing Panama at 5 pm Pacific Time and the United States playing Guatemala at 7:30pm. On 16 Aug, Guatemala will play the DR at 5 pm and the USA will face Panama at 7:30pm. Finally, on Monday, Guatemala will play Panama at 5 pm and the US will play the DR at 7:30pm.
To follow the results, see http://www.norceca.org/
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)
The DR team (ranked No. 4 in Norceca) will face the US (ranked No. 2), Guatemala (No. 8), Panama (No. 15) in a tournament where the winner will qualify for the FIB World Championships from 24 Sept to 10 Oct 2010 in Italy. The second-place team will advance to a four-team playoff in Guadalajara, Mexico, where it will get one more chance to qualify. There is also a chance for the third-place team to advance to the playoff as the best third-place team from all three third-round tournaments will also compete in Mexico.
The tournament will open 15 Aug with the DR playing Panama at 5 pm Pacific Time and the United States playing Guatemala at 7:30pm. On 16 Aug, Guatemala will play the DR at 5 pm and the USA will face Panama at 7:30pm. Finally, on Monday, Guatemala will play Panama at 5 pm and the US will play the DR at 7:30pm.
To follow the results, see http://www.norceca.org/
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)