Russia qualify for FIVB World Grand Champions Cup, World Championships
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Russia guaranteed themselves a spot at the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship Italy 2014 and FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup |
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Lausanne,
Switzerland, September 15, 2013 – Two-time defending world champions Russia
guaranteed themselves a spot at the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship
Italy 2014 following their 18th European Championship title on
Saturday. The 3-1 victory over Germany also qualified the Russia for the FIVB
Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup in November.The world
No. 6 team defeated No. 9 Germany 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 25-14) at the 2013
CEV Volleyball European Championship – Women in Berlin on Saturday.
“It was definitely our toughest game,” said Russia’s
head coach Yuriy Marichev following the game. “I told my players to focus on
our strength at the net. It helped. I am very happy.”
As the winner of the 2013 CEV Volleyball European
Championship – Women, Russia have qualified for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World
Grand Champions Cup featuring a total of six teams per gender with the hosts
Japan being joined by the continental winners from Asia, Europe, NORCECA and
South America with an additional country selected by the FIVB.
The five best-ranked teams of the 2013 CEV Volleyball Women’s European
Championship – Russia, Germany, Serbia, Croatia and Italy – as well as the organizers from Belgium and the Netherlands
have qualified for the 2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship – Women.
Despite their loss on Saturday, Germany also qualified
for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship, as the two best-ranked
teams are allotted a spot.
Russia and Germany join hosts Italy and Japan and Thailand as the only teams to have qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship
Italy 2014 so far.
The first
World Championships were organised in 1949 for Men and 1952 for Women. Both
gender events have remained the biggest events in volleyball, along with the
Olympic Games since 1964.
For further information visit www.eurovolley2013.org and www.cev.lu for
detailed match statistics.
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