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1 World Volley F É D É R A T I O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L E DE VOLLEYBALL A very happy anniversary Official Bulletin No.4 August 009 Edition in English News Brazil triumphs in World League s 0th year Having lost both its Olympic and World League crowns to the United States in 008, Brazil began its new Olympic cycle with revenge on its mind. Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President T he year 009 marked the 0th edition of the World League, a milestone that called for an equally impressive quality of play and world-class venues at which to host the premier men s tournament. We got that and much more. From the opening matches to Brazil s eventual triumph in the final in Belgrade, we were treated to some of the finest Volleyball matches ever played in some of the most accommodating and best-prepared locations around the globe. We also saw the fascinating interplay between veterans and young guns as the teams experimented with their lineups at the beginning of the new Olympic cycle. As I presented Brazilian superstar Giba with the World League trophy following his team s impressive victory over runner-up Serbia, I recalled a number of other great triumphs he has savored over the years. But after greeting some of the fresh faces on the gold-medal squad, I was also reminded of all the great young talent the future stars of our sport that emerged at the tournament. Who will forget Cuba s then 15-yearold sensation Wilfredo Leon Venero scoring 18 points in his World League debut before going on to finish third in scoring at the tournament, for example? It is true we expected a lot of the 0th anniversary year of the World League. But I am extremely pleased to say my expectations were surpassed in almost every aspect of the competition. May the next 0 years be equally as successful or more so! Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President World League champions Brazil The team wouldn t have to wait long. After crushing all comers in the preliminary round, winning 11 of 1 matches, the mighty Brazilians then went 4-0 in the Final Round in Belgrade from July -6 to win their eighth World League title in the competition s 0 years of existence. It wasn t a complete cakewalk for the team in yellow, however. Finalists Serbia, playing in front of a bumper crowd of,680 at Belgrade Arena, pushed the FIVB President Mr. Jizhong Wei awards Brazilian captain Giba the World League trophy In this Issue FIVB Editorial Volleyball Brazil triumphs in World League s 0th year 010 World Championship finalists Boys Youth Worlds match schedule Brazil repeats as Girls Youth champion Germany wins gold at Women s Juniors Beach Volleyball Germans make Beach Volleyball history Roseto stop cancelled Technical List of newly approved international referees Club World Cup to use Golden Formula Quick Sets News from Planet Earth

2 Volleyball World Volley News Argentina placed 5th and defending champions the United States finished a disappointing 6th after losing both its Final Six matches in straight sets, first to Serbia and then to Russia. Ivan Miljkovic (right) of Serbia spikes against Russia during the 009 World League finals victors to a tiebreak, finally succumbing - (-5, 5-, 5-, -5, 15-1) in hours and 4 minutes. I m so happy for this win, said Brazilian captain Giba. This was a match with so many emotions. It s amazing to play a final in an arena with so many people. This victory is so important for this new generation. We will enjoy this victory, but we will be ready for the next competitions. Vissotto Neves scored a game-high 9 points, including 4 spikes, for Brazil, while Ivan Miljkovic, who finished the competition as Best Scorer, led the Serbians with 8, including 5 spikes. Russia went home with the bronze medal when Cuba collapsed in the play-off for third place. The European giants needed only 66 minutes to dispose of Cuba -0 (5-1, 6-4, 5-16) in a business-like display. 009 World League Final Standings 1 Brazil Serbia Russia 4 Cuba 5 Argentina 6 USA 7 Italy Finland 009 Final Round Best Players MVP: Santos Sérgio Dutra Best Scorer: Miljkovic Ivan 9 Bulgaria Best Spiker: Simón Aties Roberlandy France Netherlands Poland 1 China Japan Korea Venezuela Best Blocker: Simón Aties Roberlandy Best Server: Leon Venero Wilfredo Best Setter: Grbic Nikola Best Libero: Verbov Alexey BRA SRB CUB CUB CUB SRB RUS We showed team spirit, we found our game and strength after our defeat to Brazil (in the semifinals), Russian captain Sergey Tetyukhin said. We played very well. It is not easy when you are beaten in the semifinals. 009 FIVB Boys Youth Volleyball World Championship Match Schedule 1st Preliminary Round August Jesolo - Bassano del Grappa, Italy 8 August - 6 September 009 nd Preliminary Round September Semi Finals 4 September Finals 5-6 September Teams Dates Location Pool Japan-Serbia 8 August JESOLO B Algeria-Spain 8 August BASSANO DEL GRAPPA C Iran-USA 8 August JESOLO B Argentina-France 8 August BASSANO DEL GRAPPA C India-Poland 8 August JESOLO D Tunisia-Puerto Rico 8 August BASSANO DEL GRAPPA A Brazil-Russia 8 August JESOLO D Italy-Egypt 8 August BASSANO DEL GRAPPA A Iran-Japan 9 August JESOLO B Argentina-Algeria 9 August BASSANO DEL GRAPPA C USA-Serbia 9 August JESOLO B France-Spain 9 August BASSANO DEL GRAPPA C Brazil-India 9 August JESOLO D Egypt-Puerto Rico 9 August BASSANO DEL GRAPPA A Russia-Poland 9 August JESOLO D Italy-Tunisia 9 August BASSANO DEL GRAPPA A USA-Japan 0 August JESOLO B France-Algeria 0 August BASSANO DEL GRAPPA C Serbia-Iran 0 August JESOLO B Spain-Argentina 0 August BASSANO DEL GRAPPA C Russia-India 0 August JESOLO D Tunisia-Egypt 0 August BASSANO DEL GRAPPA A Poland-Brazil 0 August JESOLO D Puerto Rico-Italy 0 August BASSANO DEL GRAPPA A 009 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship Nakhonratchasima, Thailand -1 July 009 Brazil repeats as Girls Youth champion Brazil defended the FIVB Girls Youth World Championship it won in Macau four years ago with a solid -1 (5-0, 6-4, -5, 5-16) victory over Serbia in a tense final on July 1. In the bronze-medal match, Belgium defeated Turkey in an exciting five setter that saw them battle back from two sets down - (0-5, 4-6, 5-19, 8-6, 15-7) to medal for the first time ever at a Volleyball World Championship. In Thailand, Dominican s Yenifer Cristina Ramirez Espinal seeks a way through the Brazilian block Final Standings 1 Brazil Serbia Belgium 4 Turkey 5 Japan 6 Peru 7 Thailand 8 Italy 9 Mexico 10 Germany 11 Dominican Rep. 1 USA 1 China 14 Slovakia 15 Egypt 16 Tunisia FIVB World Volley News No. 4 August 009

3 MEN & WOMEN 010 FIVB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 010 World Championship line-ups quickly taking shape Volleyball The composition of the teams that will vie for the 010 FIVB World Championships in Italy (Men) and Japan (Women) continued to take shape following the completion of 11 qualifying tournaments last month. Only one of the tournaments was on the men s side, as many of the top teams were involved in the 009 FIVB World League tournament. In Finland, Russia and Germany became the first two teams to qualify for the Final Round in Italy, joining the hosts and defending champions Brazil, who received byes. qualify for the finals when it beat Cameroon on the final day of African Pool C competition in Nairobi. Algeria secured the second African ticket to the finals a week later in Africa Pool D. In Europe, the Czech Republic, Italy, Serbia, Croatia, Turkey, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands all advanced. South America will be represented by powerhourse Brazil and Peru. The Puerto Rico Men s team celebrate victory in front of their home fans On the women s side, China and runnerup Thailand earned berths to the Final Round in Asian Pool D. Kenya became the first African team to Turkish player Deniz Hakyemez attacks during the third round in Poland Women s competition calendar The United States and Puerto Rico advanced from the NORCECA region by winning their respective tournaments, both on home soil, while runners-up Costa Rica and Canada remain alive in the qualification process and will compete in a four-team NORCECA Playoff Round in Tijuana, Mexico in August. The Playoff Round will fill NORCECA s final two World Championship vacancies. Qualified Men s Teams: South America: Brazil (bye as defending champions) Europe: Russia, Germany, Italy (bye as hosts) Qualified Women s Teams: Africa: Kenya, Algeria Asia: China, Thailand, Japan (bye as hosts) NORCECA: Cuba, Dominican Republic, USA, Puerto Rico South America: Brazil, Peru Europe: Italy, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia, Turkey, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Russia (bye as defending champions) 009 FIVB Women s Junior World Championship Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico 16-5 July 009 Germany wins gold at Women s Juniors Germany are the new world champions of Women s Junior Volleyball following a 8-6, 6-4, 5-16 victory over Dominican Republic in the finals of the FIVB Women s Junior World Championship on July 6 in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico. It is a dream come true, said German captain Sarah Petrausch, who led all scorers with 14 points in the final. Confederation Dates Country City NORCECA 8-0 August Mexico Tijuana Men s competition calendar Confederation Dates Country City AVC August China Chengdu AVC 8-0 August Japan Komaki CAVB August Tunisia Tunis CAVB 16-1 August Egypt Cairo CAVB 1 - August Cameroon Yaounde CEV 7-9 August Finland Tampere CEV August Bulgaria Varna CEV August Poland Gdynia City CEV August Serbia TBD CSV 10-1 August Venezuela Guarico CSV 8-0 August Argentina San Luis NORCECA August Cuba Havana NORCECA August USA Irvine NORCECA 8-0 August Mexico Guadalajara 009 Junior World Champion Germany Final Standings 1 Germany Dominican Rep. Brazil 4 Bulgaria 5 Chinese Taipei 6 Netherlands 7 Turkey 8 Mexico 9 Cuba 10 China 11 Czech Republic 1 USA 1 Poland 14 Thailand 15 Venezuela 16 Kenya FIVB World Volley News No. 4 August 009

4 Beach Volleyball MEN & women Germans make history in busy month following Worlds It s been a busy month for Beach Volleyball players following the SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Norway that ended on July 4. The teams got right back at it from July 6-1 in Gstaad, Switzerland at the 1 to 1 energy Grand Slam, and followed that up with tournaments in Russia, France, Austria and Poland. World Volley News GSTAAD In Gstaad, Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann became the first team from Germany to win back-to-back SWATCH FIVB World Tour events when they defeated legendary Brazilians Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos for the gold medal. The 1-15, 17-1, win in 60 minutes over third-seeded Rego and Santos validated Brink and Reckermann s gold medal success at the 009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, where the Germans claimed their first-ever SWATCH FIVB World Tour title together. The wins helped the Germans climb to No. 1 in the world rankings. On the women s side, Brazil s Talita Antunes and Maria Antonelli scored a 1-17, 16-1, 15-1 win in 58 minutes over thirdseeded Brazilian rivals Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca to capture their third international gold medal. The vic- Brazilian Emanuel Rego (left) gets in the face of Spain s Pablo Herrera at the Grand Slam in Gstaad tory snapped a personal five-game losing streak to their Brazilian rivals, as Antunes and Antonelli had dropped three SWATCH FIVB World Tour matches and two domestic-circuit meetings to Silva and Franca. MOSCOW Brink and Reckermann continued their impressive run of form in Russia s capital from July 14-19, putting their names in the men s SWATCH FIVB World Tour record book by winning their third-straight international Beach Volleyball gold medal. They tied the mark for most consecutive match wins by once again defeating Rego and Santos (4-6, 1-18,16-14) in the finals of the US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 009 presented by SEAT. Silva and Franca made up for their loss in the Gstaad final by beating compatriots Renata Ribeiro and Vanilda Leao 1-18, 1-19 for gold in Moscow. Silva and Franca maintained their perfect record in Russia, having won all four tournaments they ve played in the country, including the 005, 006 and 007 titles won in St. Petersburg. Germany s Sara Goller watches partner Laura Ludwig bump the Mikasa in Marseille MARSEILLE From July 0-6, the SWATCH FIVB World Tour settled down in France, where the single-elimination format suited two pairs from the United States very well indeed. Reigning Olympic champions Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers duplicated the efforts of compatriots Jen Kessy and April Ross in capturing the men s and women s gold medals at the US$600,000 World Series 1 Grand Chelem. Kessy and Ross defeated Vassiliki Arvaniti and Maria Tsiartsiani of Greece 1-16, 1-17 in the 4-minute women s finale on the Plages Gaston Defferre centre court, before fourth-seeded Dalhausser July Women s Grand Slam Gstaad, Switzerland - Podium Finish 1 Talita / Antonelli BRA Larissa / Juliana BRA Branagh / Youngs USA July Men s Grand Slam Gstaad, Switzerland - Podium Finish 1 Brink / Reckermann GER Ricardo / Emanuel BRA Herrera / Gavira ESP July Women s Grand Slam Moscow, Russia - Podium Finish 1 Larissa / Juliana BRA Renata / Leão BRA Goller / Ludwig GER July Men s Grand Slam Moscow, Russia - Podium Finish 1 Brink / Reckermann GER Ricardo / Emanuel BRA Laciga M. / Bellaguarda SUI 4 FIVB World Volley News No. 4 August 009

5 Becchara Palmer of Australia won the Most Outstanding Player award in Stare Jablonki and Rogers captured their first SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal this season by defeating seventh-seeded Adrian Gavira Collado and Pablo Herrera of Spain 1-8, 1-14 in 5 minutes. Todd has been telling me that the singleelimination format is very good, said the 9-year old Dalhausser, who was named the SWATCH most outstanding player for the World Series 1 Grand Chelem. I think the format gives you a chance to focus on the matches more and eliminate concerns about who you might play if you lose like in a double-elimination format. KLAGENFURT Dalhausser and Rogers were at it again the following week in Austria, winning the gold medal at the US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by Volksbank. The thirdseeded Dalhausser and Rogers scored a 1-19, 1-1, 15-1 win in 64 minutes over second-seeded Alison Cerutti and Beach Volleyball Harley Marques of Brazil to share the $4,500 first-place prize. On the women s side, the third time was the charm for Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca as the Brazilians captured their first gold medal in three attempts in Austria to win the women s title. The silver medal winners at the 006 and 007 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam, Juliana and Larissa scored a 1-1, 1-15 win in 9 minutes over fourth-seeded Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs of the United States. STARE JABLONKI In Poland, Benjamin Insfran and Pedro Salgado completed a Brazilian sweep of the Beach Volleyball gold medals by winning the men s finale at the US$80,000 Mazury Open as each player claimed their 10th SWATCH FIVB World Tour title, but their first championship crown together. Silva and Franca started the Brazilian success with a 1-14, 1-16 gold medal win in 8 minutes over Louise Bawden and Becchara Palmer of Australia. Benjamin and Salgado finished the Mazury Open trophy chase with a -1, 1-16 gold medal victory in 55 minutes over Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann of Germany. It was the first time since Alison Cerutti and Harley Marques captured gold in Myslowice, Poland on May 1 that a team from Brazil had topped the men s podium. Sunny skies and amazing fans at the A1 Grand Slam in Klagenfurt July Women s Grand Chelem Marseille, France - Podium Finish 1 Ross / Kessy USA Arvaniti / Tsiartsiani GRE Goller / Ludwig GER July Men s Grand Chelem Marseille, France - Podium Finish 1 Rogers / Dalhausser USA Herrera / Gavira ESP Brink / Reckermann GER July 7-Aug 1 - Women s Grand Slam Klagenfurt, Austria - Podium Finish 1 Larissa / Juliana BRA Branagh / Youngs USA Ross / Kessy USA July 8-Aug - Men s Grand Slam Klagenfurt, Austria - Podium Finish 1 Rogers / Dalhausser USA Harley / Alison BRA Nummerdor /Schuil NED August -8 - Women s Open Stare Jablonki, Poland - Podium Finish 1 Larissa / Juliana BRA Palmer /Bawden AUS Talita / Antonelli BRA August Men s Open Stare Jablonki, Poland - Podium Finish 1 Benjamin / Pedro BRA Brink / Reckermann GER Herrera / Gavira ESP Roseto stop cancelled The FIVB announced with regret in July the cancellation of the Roseto degli Abruzzi stop of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour, scheduled for September 1-6. The decision was a result of an exclusivity conflict between promoters of the event and the World Tour stop in Rome. The Roseto stop was to be the last stage of the World Tour in Europe before the final two events in United Arab Emirates and China. FIVB World Volley News No. 4 August 009 5

6 World Volley News Technical FIVB publishes list of newly approved international referees The FIVB has released a list of new international Volleyball referees, authorized by the Board of Administration. The relevant National Federations have already been notified. The list follows: ALG Reda BOUZIDI ALG Kassama EL HOCINE ALG Lotfi FARRAH BIH Emir MULIC BRA Andreson CACADOR BRA Ivan CARDOSO BRN Abbas ABDULREDA BUL Dobromir DOBREV BUL Chavdar MAREV BUL Kiril STOYANOV CAN Gregory ROUAULT CHN Gou MING CHN Tao ZHANG CMR Marthe Clémence EYIKE CMR Felix GOMCHI COL Jorge Ernesto ERAZO MALDONADO CUB José PARDO PEÑA CZE Zdenek GRABOVSKY EGY Ms. Taghreed KHATAB ESA Eduardo Antonio PAIZ LOPEZ EST Tiit KOIV FER Jan HENTZE FIN Sari KOLEHMAINEN FRA Olivier GUILLET GDP Nicolas BENJAMIN GER Jorg KELLENBERGER GUA Edwin Giovanni MORATAYA IND Anil D. GIRAM IND Karuna Nidhan PARMANIK Simone Santi (ITA) is an inspiration to other new referees IRI Ahmad SARMAST IRI Maoud ZOWGHI ITA Giorgio GNANI JPN Masato ONO KAZ Kuatbek AIDARBEKOV KAZ Irina KABULBEKOVA KOR Seo-Kyu KIM KOR Park Ki SUK KUW Ali AL USTAZ KUW Naif Al-Humaidan LAT Salvis KURTISS LTU Audrius GARGASAS LBA Alrefaai ABDELSALAM LBA Hussein ELBURKY MAC Ms. Rita LAU HO IAN MAR Khalid NOURDINE MAS Azmi Abdul RAHMAN MDV Mohamed SOLAH MEX José Roberto LUNA AMEZCUA MEX Saul SOSA NED Ben DOGGEN NED Gert REICHARDT NEP Gautam PRASAD LASIWA NOR Lars RYDLAND PER Jorge Fernando ALVAREZ FARRONAN PER Luis HUAYLINOS VALERDE PER Walter VERA MECHAN POL Klehr GREEGORE FIVB Technical Courses and Seminars Calendar - August 09 Country Type Dates From To Days Sudan Coaches Level II August 1 August 1 1 Liechtenstein IRCC Beach Refereeing August August 8 7 England Coaches Level II August 18 August 0 1 England Coaches Level I August August 0 9 Morocco Coaches Level II August 4 September 5 1 FIVB Volleyball Cooperation Programme Calendar - August 09 Country Type Dates From To Days Burkina Faso VCP Coaches July 7 August 8 Colombia VCP Coaches July 0 August 6 8 Kenya VCP Coaches August August 10 8 Botswana VCP Coaches August 10 August 16 7 Malawi VCP Teachers August 17 August 1 5 POL Tomasz JANIK POL Marek LAGIERSKI POL Katarzyna SOKOL POR Vitor Alexandre GONCALVES PUR Hector ORTIZ ROU Florin DIMACHI ROU Alin MATEIZER RUS Evgeny MAKSHANOV RUS Kirill NESTERENKO RUS Alexey PASHKEVICH SIN Yen Kwong HO SLO Anton PEVC SMR Marco SGRO SRB Vladimir SIMONOVIC SUD Ms. Zobida Mohammad Adam AHMED SUD Elhaitham Zein Elabdein MOHAMED FADLALLA SUI Sascha STANISIC SUI Christian WOLF SWE Magnus HAGSTROM SWE Marcus HEMME SWE Martin STENBOCK THA Cherdchai CHAICHANDEE THA Watchara DOKTAKIAN TUN Nejib HACHICHA TUN Foued SAIDA TUN Mohamed Naceur TOUNSI UAE Ahmed MUBARAK ALSUWADI VEN Carlos Alberto GONZALEZ Club World Cup to incorporate Golden Formula The FIVB and Qatari organizers have agreed to apply the Golden Formula rule at the FIVB Men s Club World Volleyball Championship, which is returning to the international circuit after a 17-yearhiatus this November -8 in Doha, Qatar. The Golden Formula playing system requires that the first attack for each team begin from the back row in an attempt to produce longer rallies. While it will be the first time for the FIVB to adopt the rule, it will be business as usual for Qatar, whose national competitions have incorporated the Golden Formula to great success in recent years. The Club World Championship will feature eight of the world s best Volleyball clubs: Italy s Trentino Volley, Egypt s Zamalek, Iran s Payakan, Qatar s Al Arabi Doha, Poland s PGE Skra Belchatow, Russia s Dinamo Kazan, Puerto Rico s Corozal and the team from CSV to be determined at a later date. World Volley News Official Bulletin of the FIVB FIVB founded in 1947 President: Mr. Jizhong Wei Château Les Tourelles Chemin Edouard-Sandoz -4 CH-1006 Lausanne Tel: Fax: Web Site: press@fivb.org Editor: Communication Department Printed in Switzerland No.4 August FIVB World Volley News No. 4 August 009

7 QuickSets Wei visits Bulgaria On an invitation from Bulgarian Volleyball Federation President Dancho Lazarov, FIVB President Jizhong Wei and his wife paid a three-day visit to Bulgaria in July to attend a number of honorary events and 009 World League clashes between Bulgaria and Cuba. Wei was met by Head of State Georgi Parvanov and was decorated with the Honorary Presidential Sign for his special contribution to the development of Volleyball in Bulgaria and around the world. Photo: The FIVB President unveils a memorial plaque at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia where Volleyball was accepted as an Olympic sport in Brazil wins Pan Am Cup Olympic champions Brazil claimed their second Women s Pan American Cup crown with a convincing straight-sets victory (5-18, 5-0, 5-14) over the Dominican Republic in the gold medal match at the University of Miami on July 6. Brazil s last Pan American title came in 006 when the competition took place in Puerto Rico. Dominican Republic was the defending tournament champion. Medvedev visits VFR July 4 was a special day for the Volleyball Federation of Russia. It was the day Dmitry Medvedev, President of the Russian Federation, visited the head office of the Russian Volleyball Federation under invitation from VFR President Nikolay Patrushev. Medvedev visited the newly opened Volleyball Museum and showed great interest in every detail of the sport. Farewells FIVB mourns Ha The FIVB and Asian Volleyball families mourned the passing of Vietnamese Ha Manh Thu, the key person behind the significant development of Volleyball in Vietnam. Ha died of intestinal cancer at the age of 70. A former secretarygeneral of the Volleyball Federation of Vietnam and member of the AVC Board of Administration Committee, Ha dedicated his life to the development of Vietnamese Volleyball. News & Calendar 009 Global Calendar - Competitions and Events - Volleyball & Beach Volleyball DATES EVENT COUNTRY ORG. M/W Jul 7/Aug SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam Klagenfurt, Austria FIVB M/W Jul 1/Aug FIVB World Grand Prix 1st Preliminary Round Brazil, Poland, China FIVB W Jul 1/Aug 9 FIVB Men s Junior Volleyball World Championship Pune, India FIVB M Jul 1/Aug 9 U-0 Caribbean Championship (CAZOVA) Guadeloupe NORCECA W Jul 1/Aug 9 U-1 Caribbean Championship (CAZOVA) Guadeloupe NORCECA M Aug -9 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Open Stare Jablonki, Poland FIVB M/W Aug 6-9 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz, Liechtenstein CEV M/W Aug 7-9 FIVB World Grand Prix nd Preliminary Round Chinese Taipei, China, FIVB W Japan Aug 7-9 CEV World Championship Tournament Tampere, Finland CEV M Aug 10-1 CSV World Championship Tournament Guarico, Venezuela CSV M Aug SWATCH FIVB World Tour Open Kristiansand, Norway FIVB M/W Aug U European Beach Volleyball Championships Yantarniy, Russia CEV M/W Aug FIVB World Grand Prix rd Preliminary Round China, Korea, Thailand FIVB W Aug AVC World Championship Tournament Chengdu, China AVC M Aug CAVB World Championship Tournament Tunis, Tunisia CAVB M Aug CEV World Championship Tournament Varna, Bulgaria CEV M Aug CEV World Championship Tournament Gdynia City, Poland CEV M Aug CEV World Championship Tournament Serbia (TBD) CEV M Aug Norceca World Championship Tournament Havana, Cuba NORCECA M Aug Norceca World Championship Tournament Irvine, USA NORCECA M Aug 14-1 South American Championship Bogotá, Colombia CSV M Aug 16-1 CAVB World Championship Tournament Cairo, Egypt CAVB M Aug 17- SWATCH FIVB World Tour Open Aland, Finland FIVB M/W Aug 19- FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round Tokyo, Japan FIVB W Aug SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships Alanya, Turkey FIVB M/W Aug 1- CAVB World Championship Tournament Yaounde, Cameroon CAVB M Aug 4-0 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Open The Hague, Netherlands FIVB M/W Aug U0 European Beach Volleyball Kos, Greece CEV M/W Championships Aug 8-0 AVC World Championship Tournament Komaki, Japan AVC M Aug 8-0 CSV World Championship Tournament San Luis, Argentina CSV M Aug 8-0 Norceca World Championship Tournament Tijuana, Guadalajara, Mexico NORCECA M/W Aug 8/Sep 6 FIVB Boys Youth Volleyball World Championship Jesolo, Bassano, Italy FIVB M Sep Men's European Championships Final Round Izmir and Istanbul, Turkey CEV M Sep th Asian Senior Women s Volleyball Championship Vietnam AVC W Sep 8-14 Women s Final Four Araraquara, Brazil CSV W Sep 8-1 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Open Barcelona, Spain FIVB W Sep 8-15 U-0 Central American Championship Belize NORCECA W Sep 9-1 European Championship Tour English Masters Blackpool, England CEV M/W Sep 1-4 XVI Games Bolivarianos Sucre, Bolivia CSV M/W Sep European Championship Final Sochi, Russia CEV M/W Sep SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships Blackpool, England FIVB M/W Sep th Asian Senior Men s Volleyball Championship Philippines AVC M Sep 19-8 America s Cup Brazil NORCECA M Sep 0-8 Norceca s Continental Championship Bayamon, Puerto Rico NORCECA W Sep 5/Oct Women's European Championships Final Lodz, Wroclaw, Bydgoszcz, CEV W Round Katowice, Poland Sep 7/Oct African Nations Championship Senior Men Casablanca, Morocco CAVB M Sep 8/Oct 4 Women s South American Championship Porto Alegre, Brazil CSV W FIVB World Volley News No. 4 August 009 7

8 Equipment FIVB Homologated sports material & equipment 009 FIVB EXCLUSIVE APPROVED VOLLEYBALL BALLS MIKASA MVA 00 / MVP 00 (colour, synthetic leather) Exclusive game ball for all FIVB Competitions incl. OG 01 FIVB APPROVED VOLLEYBALL BALLS World Volley News SHOES AND UNIFORMS ADIDAS ASICS CHAMPION DACAPO DESCENTE Uniforms Uniforms MIKASA MVA 00 / MVP 00NC MOLTEN IV5XC (MTV5SLIT) (colour, synthetic leather) (colour, synthetic leather) GRANDSPORT Uniforms MIKASA Uniforms International Referees supplier for Volleyball MIZUNO GALA BV 5091S (colour, synthetic leather) NIKE OLYMPIKUS QUINGDAO-SYNSHEEN Star VB 15-4 (colour, synthetic leather) FIVB APPROVED SYNTHETIC SPORTS FLOORS FIVB INSPECTED VOLLEYBALL BALLS MIKASA SV- School MIKASA VP500 Park Volley BEACH VOLLEYBALL BALLS TARAFLEX Exclusive for all FIVB Competitions incl. OG 01 TARAFLEX Taraflex Sport M Plus (7 mm thickness colour Teal 641 and Coral 6146) over wood sub floors or synthetic sub floors MIKASA VLS 00 (colour) Beach Exclusive game ball for all FIVB Competitions incl. OG 008 MOLTEN BV5000 (colour) Beach CAMBUCI Penalty Beach Volley Pro HOMOLOGATED POSTS, PADS, ANTENNAE, NETS, REFEREES CHAIRS SENOH Posts, pads, nets with antennae & referees chairs are exclusive for all FIVB Competitions incl. OG 01 Taraflex Sport Performance Plus (9 mm thickness same colours as above) over concrete sub floors MONDO MONDOFLEX Blue Laguna H + Rose Flamingo H41 FIVB RECOMMENDED SYNTHETIC SPORTS FLOORS TARAFLEX TARAFLEX Sport M Plus (7 mm thickness colour Teal 641 and Coral 6146) MONDO MONDOSPORT HP-E PVC indoor floor Blue Laguna H + Rose Flamingo H41 DESCOL PULASTIC Combi, 000 and ZS National Federations are requested to select material from the list of the FIVB approved sports material 8 FIVB World Volley News No. 4 August 009