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**truebluefan** · 04-09-2008, 08:24 AM

Team Canada Men’s Selection Camp 2008

Team Canada Volleyball would like to announce the list of invited athletes for the 2008 Senior Men’s Selection Camp, to be held this May at the University of Manitoba’s Investors Group Athletic Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Canada’s top men’s volleyball players will take part in the Selection Camp May 8th – 11th at the University of Manitoba, which will include members of last year’s Senior men’s team, as well as newly identified talent from the university and professional ranks.

The intention is to select up to 20 athletes to train in the Team Canada Volleyball Centre in Winnipeg over the summer. The roster will be comprised of a combination of young veterans and new athletes possessing potential to lead Canada to berths in the 2010 World Championships and 2012 Olympic Games in London, England, as well as longer term success for 2013-2016 quadrennial.

The goals of this year’s Senior Men’s team is a top three finish in the Pan American Cup (Winnipeg, June 2-8) and a berth in the 2009 America’s Cup.

**truebluefan** · 04-09-2008, 08:25 AM

The FIVB has approved the match schedule for the 2008 World League, Volleyball's flagship annual event involving the world's best Men's Volleyball players.

The 2008 edition will involve 16 National Teams playing 96 matches over six consecutive weekends in 41 cities across the globe and competing for more than USD 20 million in Prize Money.

The six Intercontinental Rounds begin the weekend of June 13-15 and end the weekend of July 18-20. The 16 participating teams are divided into four pools, with each team playing their pool opponents twice over a weekend both home and away.

The Final Round will be contested by six teams playing a total of 10 matches in Rio de Janeiro through July 23-27. The Finals will include Brazil as organizing country, the winners of each pool and a wild card chosen by the FIVB from the best second-ranked teams in the Intercontinental Rounds.

Brazil will be looking for their sixth-straight World League triumph and will warm-up for the Final Round in Pool A against France, Serbia and Venezuela, who return to the competition for the first time since 2005. If Brazil finish top of their pool, the second-ranked team will advance to the Final Round.

Another success for the Brazilians would mean they match Italy for most World League victories with eight. Italy and Brazil are the only teams to compete in all 18 editions of competition up to 2007.

Among those standing in the South American team’s way are Russia, silver medallists in 2007 and winners in 2002, and USA, who claimed bronze last year.

FIVB 2008 World League pool composition:

Pool A: Brazil (BRA), France (FRA), Serbia (SRB), Venezuela (VEN)

Pool B: Russia (RUS), Cuba (CUB), Korea (KOR), Italy (ITA)

Pool C: USA, Bulgaria (BUL), Spain (ESP), Finland (FIN)

Pool D: Poland (POL), Japan (JPN), China (CHN), Egypt (EGY)

FIVB 2008 World League match schedule:

All times are local

Weekend 1: June 13-15

Pool A

BRA-SRB, 14 June, 10:00, Sao Paulo

BRA-SRB, 15 June, 10:00, Sao Paulo

VEN-FRA, 14 June, 15:30, Caracas

VEN-FRA, 15 June, 14:30, Caracas

Pool B

CUB-ITA, 13 June, 20:40, Havana

CUB-ITA, 14 June, 20:40, Havana

KOR-RUS, 14 June, 14:00, Suwon

KOR-RUS, 15 June, 14:00, Suwon

Pool C

FIN-USA, 13 June, 18:30, Espoo

FIN-USA, 14 June, 18:30, Espoo

BUL-ESP, 14 June, 17:30, Varna

BUL-ESP, 15 June, 17:30, Varna

Pool D

EGY-POL, 13 June, 20:00, Alexandria

EGY-POL, 14 June, 20:00, Alexandria

CHN-JPN, 14 June, 20:00, Chengdu

CHN-JPN, 15 June, 15:00, Chengdu

Weekend 2: June 20-22

Pool A

FRA-BRA, 20 June, 20:30, Paris

FRA-BRA, 21 June, 20:30, Paris

VEN-SRB, 21 June, 15:30, Caracas

VEN-SRB, 22 June, 14:30, Caracas

Pool B

CUB-RUS, 20 June, 20:40, Havana

CUB-RUS, 21 June, 20:40, Havana

KOR-ITA, 21 June, 14:00, Ulsan

KOR-ITA, 22 June, 14:00, Ulsan

Pool C

USA-BUL, 20 June, 19:00, Hoffman Estates

USA-BUL, 21 June, 19:00, Hoffman Estates

ESP-FIN, 21 June, 19:30, Valladolid

ESP-FIN, 22 June, 12:30, Valladolid

Pool D

EGY-JPN, 20 June, 20:00, Alexandria

EGY-JPN, 21 June, 20:00, Alexandria

CHN-POL, 21 June, 20:00, Chengdu

CHN-POL, 22 June, 15:00, Chengdu

Weekend 3: June 27-29

Pool A

FRA-SRB, 27 June, 20:30, Lyon

FRA-SRB, 28 June, 18:30, Lyon

VEN-BRA, 28 June, 15:30, Caracas

VEN-BRA, 29 June, 14:30, Caracas

Pool B

ITA-RUS, 26 June, 18:00, Firenze

ITA-RUS, 28 June, 18:30, Roma

CUB-KOR, 27 June, 20:40, Havana

CUB-KOR, 28 June, 20:40, Havana

Pool C

ESP-BUL, 27 June, 20:30, Madrid

ESP-BUL, 29 June, 12:30, Pinto Madrid

USA-FIN, 27 June, 19:00, Green Bay

USA-FIN, 28 June, 19:00, Green Bay

Pool D

JPN-POL, 28 June, 15:00, Tokyo

JPN-POL, 29 June, 14:00, Tokyo

CHN-EGY, 28 June, 20:00, Chengdu

CHN-EGY, 29 June, 15:00, Chengdu

Weekend 4: July 4-6

Pool A

SRB-BRA, 4 July, 20:30, Beograd

SRB-BRA, 6 July, 20:30, Novi Sad

FRA-VEN, 4 July, 20:30, Toulouse

FRA-VEN, 5 July, 18:00, Toulouse

Pool B

RUS-CUB, 4 July, 19:00, Kazan

RUS-CUB, 5 July, 19:00, Kazan

ITA-KOR, 4 July, 20:00, Trieste

ITA-KOR, 5 July, 19:00, Trieste

Pool C

FIN-BUL, 4 July, 18:30, Tampere

FIN-BUL, 5 July, 18:30, Tampere

ESP-USA, 4 July, 20:30, Madrid

ESP-USA, 6 July, 12:30, Madrid

Pool D

POL-CHN, 4 July, 20:00, Katowice

POL-CHN, 5 July, 20:00, Katowice

JPN-EGY, 5 July, 15:00, Komaki

JPN-EGY, 6 July, 14:00, Komaki

Weekend 5: July 11-13

Pool A

SRB-VEN, 11 July, 20:30, Beograd

SRB-VEN, 13 July, 20:30, Nis

BRA-FRA, 12 July, 10:00, Belo Horizonte

BRA-FRA, 13 July, 10:00, Belo Horizonte

Pool B

RUS-ITA, 11 July, 19:00, Kazan

RUS-ITA, 12 July, 19:00, Kazan

KOR-CUB, 12 July, 14:00, Jeonju

KOR-CUB, 13 July, 14:00, Jeonju

Pool C

USA-ESP, 11 July, 19:00, Bloomington

USA-ESP, 12 July, 19:00, Bloomington

BUL-FIN, 12 July, 17:30, Varna

BUL-FIN, 13 July, 17:30, Varna

Pool D

EGY-CHN, 11 July, 20:00, Cairo

EGY-CHN, 12 July, 20:00, Cairo

POL-JPN, 11 July, 20:00, Lodz

POL-JPN, 12 July, 20:00, Lodz

Weekend 6: July 18-20

Pool A

BRA-VEN, 18 July, 10:00, Brasilia

BRA-VEN, 19 July, 10:00, Brasilia

SRB-FRA, 18 July, 20:30, Nis

SRB-FRA, 20 July, 20:30, Beograd

Pool B

RUS-KOR, 18 July, 19:00, Khanty-Mansiysk

RUS-KOR, 19 July, 19:00, Khanty-Mansiysk

ITA-CUB, 18 July, 20:00, Torino

ITA-CUB, 20 July, 18:00, Monza

Pool C

FIN-ESP, 18 July, 18:30, Tampere

FIN-ESP, 19 July, 18:30, Tampere

BUL-USA, 19 July, 17:30, Varna

BUL-USA, 20 July, 17:30, Varna

Pool D

POL-EGY, 18 July, 20:00, Poznan

POL-EGY, 20 July, 15:00, Bydgoszcz

JPN-CHN, 19 July, 15:00, Osaka

JPN-CHN, 20 July, 14:00, Osaka

**truebluefan** · 04-09-2008, 08:29 AM

The Toray Arrows defeated the Denso Airybees in four sets in the Premier League women's final on Sunday, led by strong performances from national team center Erika Araki and Dominican attacker Bethania De La Cruz.

Araki and De La Cruz helped Toray take control of the match at Saitama Super Arena en route to a 25-22, 21-25, 25-19, 25-20 win and its first league title since taking over the team from Unitika, which won six top-flight crowns before being dissolved in 2000.

The multi-talented De la Cruz, member of the Dominican Republic National Team, topped all the scorers with 29 points while displaying her skills throughout the match.

Araki was named the season's Most Valuable Player while her team posted a 23-4 record.

In the fourth set, Toray trailed 11-8 before reeling off eight straight points behind hard-hitting De La Cruz and Arai's blocks.

Meanwhile, the Hisamitsu Springs defeated the Okayama Seagulls three sets to one in the match for third and fourth places.

**truebluefan** · 04-09-2008, 08:29 AM

The FIVB has confirmed the match schedule for the 2008 World Grand Prix, the annual international Volleyball competition involving the world's best Women players.

The 2008 edition involves 12 National Teams playing a total of 69 matches over four consecutive weekends in 10 cities. The Preliminary Rounds begin the weekend of June 20-22 and end the weekend of July 4-6, with each team playing nine matches over the first three weekends.

The Preliminary Rounds are set to take place in Kobe, Japan, Ningbo, China and Alassio, Italy, on the first weekend, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, Wroclaw, Poland, and Hong Kong the second and Bangkok, Thailand, Taipei, Chinese Taipei, and Macau the third.

The Final Round is scheduled to be contested in Yokohama, Japan, by six teams playing a total of 15 matches in a round-robin format through July 9-13. The Finals will include Japan as organizing country and the best five teams from the Preliminary Rounds.

The 12 teams are Japan (JPN), 2003 winners China (CHN), Thailand (THA), Kazakhstan (KAZ), Italy (ITA), Turkey (TUR), Germany (GER), Poland (POL), six-time winners Brazil (BRA), two-time winners Cuba (CUB), Dominican Republic (DOM) and USA, also two-time winners.

FIVB World Grand Prix Preliminary Round schedule:

All times are local

First weekend: June 20-22

Pool A: Kobe, Japan, Green Arena
TUR-USA 20 June 15:00
JPN-KAZ 20 June 18:30
KAZ-USA 21 June 15:00
JPN-TUR 21 June 18:00
KAZ-TUR 22 June 15:00
JPN-USA 22 June 18:00

Pool B: Ningbo, China, Beilun Sports Centre
BRA-THA 20 June 15:00
CHN-GER 20 June 19:30
CHN-THA 21 June 15:00
GER-BRA 21 June 19:30
GER-THA 22 June 13:30
CHN-BRA 22 June 17:00

Pool C: Alassio, Italy, Palaravizza hall
CUB-POL 20 June 17:30
ITA-DOM 20 June 20:00
DOM-CUB 21 June 16:00
ITA-POL 21 June 18:30
POL-DOM 22 June 16:00
ITA-CUB 22 June 18:30

Second weekend: June 27-29

Pool D: Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, Vinh Phuc Hall
BRA-KAZ 27 June 14:00
TUR-GER 27 June 16:30
KAZ-GER 28 June 14:00
BRA-TUR 28 June 16:30
TUR-KAZ 29 June 14:00
GER-BRA 29 June 16:30

Pool E: Wroclaw, Poland, HSW Orbita hall
POL-DOM 27 June 17:30
THA-USA 27 June 20:00
POL-THA 28 June 15:00
USA-DOM 28 June 17:30
POL-USA 29 June 15:00
DOM-THA 29 June 17:30

Pool F: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Coliseum
ITA-JPN 27 June 17:00
CHN-CUB 27 June 20:00
CUB-ITA 28 June 13:15
CHN-JPN 28 June 15:45
JPN-CUB 29 June 13:15
CHN-ITA 29 June 15.45

Third weekend: July 4-6

Pool G: Bangkok, Thailand, Huamark Stadium
THA-KAZ 04 July 14:00
CUB-GER 04 July 17:00
GER-THA 05 July 14:00
KAZ-CUB 05 July 17:00
THA-CUB 06 July 14:00
GER-KAZ 06 July 17:00

Pool H: Taipei, Chinese Taipei, Hsinchuang Gym
USA-POL 04 July 15:00
ITA-TUR 04 July 18:20
USA-TUR 05 July 15:00
ITA-POL 05 July 17:00
POL-TUR 06 July 15:00
ITA-USA 06 July 17:00

Pool I: Macau, Macau Forum
BRA-DOM 04 July 18:00
CHN-JPN 04 July 21:00
BRA-JPN 05 July 14:00
CHN-DOM 05 July 17:00
DOM-JPN 06 July 13:00
CHN-BRA 06 July 16:00

**truebluefan** · 04-09-2008, 08:31 AM

Team Canada Volleyball is pleased to announce the list of invited athletes for the 2008 Senior Women’s Selection Camp, to be held this May at the University of Manitoba’s Investors Group Athletic Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Canada’s best women’s volleyball players will take part in the Selection Camp May 5th – 9th at the University of Manitoba, which will include members of last year’s Senior women’s team, as well as newly identified talent from the university (CIS and NCAA), and professional ranks.

This year’s Selection Camp will identify athletes who will have immediate and long-term impact on the Senior National Teams, with approximately 22 - 24 athletes being selected at the conclusion of the camp. This group will then stay in Winnipeg to train, and will make up the roster for Canada’s Senior Women’s Team at the 2008 Pan American Cup, May 28 – June 8 in Mexico, as well as an exhibition series with Denso Japan July 29 – August 5 in Canada.

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