Press release

Doha, Qatar, October 7, 2011 – Mirador Santo Domingo's Elizabeth Martinez is the youngest player in the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.

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Martinez, at just over 15 years old, helped Dominican Republic to a fifth-place finish at the FIVB Volleyball Women's Junior World Championship 2011 Peru. She is now competing for Mirador Santo Domingo in a club competition. Her squad leads of the FIVB Women's Club World Championship competition on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. against VakifBank TTelekom Istanbul, which won the 2010-2011 CEV Champions League.

The competition switches back to the men’s field for the two late matches on the opening day with with KS Jastryebski taking on Paykan Tehran at 5 p.m. and Al-Ahly Cairo challenging local Doha club Al-Arabi at 7 p.m.

FIVB Men’s Club World Championship
Youngest Player: Devin Plett (Trinity Western Spartans Vancouver), 18.9 years old (07/11/1992)
Youngest Team: Trinity Western Spartans Vancouver, average 20.8 years old
Oldest Player: Saeed Al-Jamaani (Al-Arabi Doha), 38.7 years old (11/01/1973)
Oldest Team: Sesi Sao Paulo, average 29.3 years old
Birthdays During Tournament: Tije Vlam (Al-Arabi Doha) on October 9; Abadllah Abdalsalan Bekhit (Al-Ahly Cairo) on October 10; Mohammad Taher Vadi (Paykan Tehran) on October 10
Team with Most Foreign Transfers: 6, Al-Arabi Doha; KS Jastryebski Wegiel
Team with Fewest Foreign Transfers: 0, Trinity Western Spartans Vancouver; Sesi Sao Paulo
Individual with Most National Selections: 294, Valerio Vermiglio (Zenit Kazan) with Italy

FIVB Women’s Club World Championship
Youngest Player: Elizabeth Martinez (Mirador Santo Domingo), 15.1 years old (11/09/1996)
Youngest Team: Mirador Santo Domingo, average 20.4 years old
Oldest Player: Iryna Zhukoa (Rabita Baku), 36.9 years old (22/11/1974)
Oldest Team: Rabita Baku, average 28.6 years old
Birthdays During Tournament: Wanitchaya Luangtonglang (Chang Bangkok) on October 8; Lena Ustymenko (VakifBank Ttelekom Istanbul) on October 11
Team with Most Foreign Transfers: 10, Rabita Baku
Team with Fewest Foreign Transfers: 0, Chang Bangkok, Kenya Prisons Nairobi, Mirador Santo Domingo, Sollys Nestle Osasco
Individual with Most National Selections: 259 Francia Jackson (Mirador Santo Domingo) with Dominican Republic