Phuket Open removed from 2014 beach volleyball calendar
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Thailand has hosted a total of eight FIVB World Tour events (all women) over the last eight years with Phuket hosting the first six events and Bang Saen the site of the 2012 event before it returned to Phuket last year |
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Lausanne, Switzerland, May
7, 2014 – With continued political unrest in Thailand, the promoters of the
FIVB Beach Volleyball Open in Phuket have informed the FIVB of their decision
to cancel the event scheduled for October 15 to 19.
With the safety and
security of players and officials of paramount importance, the FIVB have
accepted the promoter’s decision to cancel October’s event.
The FIVB will pursue negotiations with
promoters who may be interested in staging an Open Event during that same
period to provide players with yet another opportunity to compete
internationally.
The Phuket Open was one of two women’s only Open events scheduled for 2014
after Prague (Czech Republic) in May.
Following the cancellation
of the Phuket Open, the Xiamen Open from October 7 to 12 will be followed by
the Parana Open in Argentina from October 28 to November 2.
Following Open events in
Doha (Qatar) and Chennai (India) in November, the 2014 beach volleyball season
will round off with a men’s only Open event in St. Denis de la Reunion and then
the Durban Open from December 9 to 14.
FIVB
Beach Volleyball World Tour
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