http://www.fivb.org All en ©2013 FIVB press@fivb.org webmaster@fivb.org Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:24:43 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:24:43 GMT OrdinaSoft RSS 2.0.10 builder, v1.0 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39785&Language=en Rome, Italy, June 18, 2013 – The Rome Grand Slam began in impressive style with a number of men’s and women’s teams seeking to make an early impression by qualifying for the main draw that begins on Wednesday, June 19. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39785&Language=en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:12:45 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39784&Language=en Rome, Italy, June 18, 2013 – Latvia’s Toms Smedins and Ruslans Sorokins showed the benefit of hard work by reaching the main draw of the Rome Grand Slam with a 2-1 (21-19, 18-21, 18-16) win over Greece’s Nikos Zoupanis and Georgios Kotsilianos. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39784&Language=en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:44 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39783&Language=en Brno, Czech Republic, June 18, 2013 - On Tuesday morning, FIVB officials and representatives of the Organizing Committee met in Brno’s Holiday Inn to start their official cooperation for the FIVB Women’s U20 World Championship organized by the Czech Volleyball Federation. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39783&Language=en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:40:42 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39782&Language=en Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, June 18, 2013 - Honduras shrugged off an earlier defeat to Guadeloupe to win Group N of the NORCECA World Championship Tournament in convincing and comprehensive manner  3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-11) in the finals. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39782&Language=en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:43 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39781&Language=en Rome, Italy, June 18, 2013 – England’s Lucy Boulton and Zara Dampney held off the challenge of Thai pair Varapatsorn Radarong and Tanarattha Udomchavee to reach the main draw at the Rome Grand Slam with a 2-0 (21-17, 21-14) win. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39781&Language=en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:18:54 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39780&Language=en Monte Carlo, Monaco, June 18, 2013 – The Principality of Monaco held the 6th FxPro Monte-Carlo Beach Volleyball Tournament for Women on Larvotto beach from June 15 to 16. Eight of the best women's national teams on the FIVB’s international circuit took part in the tournament. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39780&Language=en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:16:12 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39779&Language=en Paramaribo, Suriname, June 18, 2013 - Jeyson Flores and captain Oscar Daniel Garcia led a balanced Guatemala attack to a hard fought 3-1 (25-22, 25-23, 24-26, 25-21) triumph over hosts Suriname to win the NORCECA Men’s Group M Tournament advancing to the third round towards the  2014 FIVB World Volleyball Championship in Poland. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39779&Language=en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:35:46 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39778&Language=en Umag, Croatia, June 18, 2013 – Nearly 50 men’s and 40 women’s teams from five continents are competing at the FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships this week in Umag, Croatia. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39778&Language=en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:05:15 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39773&Language=en Lausanne, Switzerland, May 9, 2013 – While China has hosted over 40 events, Beijing will host a men and women’s 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event for the fourth time as the 2008 Olympic Stadium plays host to the world's top beach volleyball players for the US$440,000 FIVB Beijing Grand Slam to be held October 2-6. Number nine of a FIVB-record 10 double-gender grand slams on the 2013 FIVB World Tour schedule, it will also mark the 17th time that China has hosted a men’s and 26th time China has hosted a women’s FIVB international beach volleyball event. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39773&Language=en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:31:58 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39771&Language=en Lausanne, Switzerland, May 8, 2013 – Long considered one of the top three countries in both men and women’s professional beach volleyball, Germany will again have the international spotlight on it as the US$440,000 FIVB Berlin Grand Slam is held from August 7-11. This year’s FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour double-gender event will mark the 14th men and eighth women’s FIVB international event in the USA, including the FIVB World Championships in Berlin in 2005 and last year’s grand slam in Berlin after a four-year absence. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39771&Language=en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:54 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39770&Language=en Anapa, Russia, June 18, 2013 - The first of three women’s only events in 2013, Russia will host the first single-gender FIVB Beach Volleyball Open under the new tournament structure when the FIVB Anapa Open is held July 23-27. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39770&Language=en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:46:43 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39769&Language=en Athens, Greece, 17 June 2013 – The Hellenic Volleyball Federation, in conjunction with the Hellenic Olympic Committee, recently organised a mini-volleyball festival for more than a thousand players. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39769&Language=en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:47:28 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39751&Language=en Lausanne, Switzerland, June 17, 2013 – Kazakhstan and Vietnam have each secured their ticket to the final round of the men’s and women’s Asian Qualification Tournaments for the 2014 World Championships. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39751&Language=en Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:28:58 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39750&Language=en Lausanne, Switzerland, June 17, 2013 – It has been an emotional month for the national women’s team of The Netherlands following the death of volleyball legend Ingrid Visser and her partner Louis Severein. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39750&Language=en Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:38:03 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39748&Language=en Lausanne, Switzerland, June 17, 2013 - Get a full run down on the FIVB beach volleyball season with the latest information on The Hague Grand Slam - the third 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event after the Shanghai and Corrientes Grand Slams. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39748&Language=en Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:15:36 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39747&Language=en Lisbon, Portugal, June 17, 2013 – The junior boys’ team of Leixões Sport Club and the U17 girls’ team of Nossa Senhora do Rosário College have won the the Portugal Youth Championships, playing to a packed stadium. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39747&Language=en Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:03:14 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39746&Language=en Mikkeli, Finland, June 17, 2013 - Nearly 7,000 young volleyball players took part in the 29th edition of the annual Power Cup tournament in Mikkeli, Finland. The tournament – one of the largest mass volley festivals in the world – saw the participation of 828 teams including 47 from Estonia and Russia. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39746&Language=en Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:31:36 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39743&Language=en Lausanne, Switzerland, June 17, 2013 – The three most successful countries in the FIVB Volleyball World League - Italy, Russia and Brazil - are the stand out teams in the 2013 edition having won all four of their opening matches. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39743&Language=en Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:27:46 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39742&Language=en Quangtri, Vietnam, June 16, 2013 - Hosts Vietnam reigned supreme in the 2014 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Qualification Zonal Round South East Asia on Sunday to secure their berth for the Final Round. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39742&Language=en Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:41:32 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39726&Language=en Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, June 17, 2013 – The Kazakhstan men’s volleyball team have received their pass to the final round of Asian Qualification Tournament for 2014 World Championship after beating the Afghanistan team (25-21, 25-21, 25-11) on the last day of the Asian Central Zonal Men's Qualification Tournament held in the Pavlodar Sport Complex. The Kazakhstan team has an unbeaten record in the tournament. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39726&Language=en Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:05:48 GMT