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Only way is up for Dominican Republic
 Reggio
Calabria, Italy June 23, 2005 – World number 12 the
Dominican Republic want nothing more than an improvement
on their one victory of last year’s World Grand Prix
event. Coach Francisco Cruz Jimenez, speaking on the eve
of the 2005 edition in Reggio Calabria where hosts
Italy, Cuba, Germany and the Dominican Republic will
play in the first round, says he wants a substantial
improvement on their 12th place finish of last year in
this, the Dominican Republic’s second World Grand Prix
campaign.
“We will play for only the second time in the World
Grand Prix with a team composed of some very exciting
young talent combined with some older experts,” Jimenez
said. “We want to do better than last year, because we
played well in the South American Cup.”
Meanwhile, Italian head coach Marco Bonitta said that
his side also has plenty of youthful but is stacked full
of talent. “So we will try to exploit this moment,” he
said.
Pic: The Dominican Republic won one match last year -
against Poland
For Felipe Calderon, coach of Cuba, the opening round of
the 2005 World Grand Prix is a good opportunity to find
the right combinations within the team. “We will try to
leave our adversaries behind in the race for the Final
Six,” he said.
While German coach Lee Hee Wan, the 2005 World Grand
Prix is also a chance to work on some new game plans.
“The 2005 World Grand Prix is an important moment to
verify the technical condition of my team, following our
victory in the 2006 World Championships in Dresden and
for the European Championship of next September”.
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Finals