Beach Volleyball Tournament set to start in Veracruz

VERACRUZ, Mexico, November 25, 2014. - The Beach Volleyball Tournament is set to start at the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games of Veracruz, Mexico at Magic Kingdom Park as one of the main attractions of the Games.

The double gender tournament featuring 32 teams, 16 in each gender, representing nineteen countries that arrived in Veracruz during the weekend, took part of the general technical meeting chaired by NORCECA President and FIVB Vice-President Cristobal Marte Hoffiz.

The meeting took off with an audiovisual of the Opening Ceremony of the Games, followed by the presentation of President of the Mexican Volleyball Federation Jesus Perales Navarro and of the COVER Second Technical Sports Director Guillermo Regis Borja, as well as member of the control committee.

Marte Hoffiz welcomed all delegations on behalf of FIVB President Dr. Ary Graça, “I am proud of the support of each National Federation for you to be here, the development of our Confederation and of this competition depends on it”. He also expressed his appreciation to the state authorities and the COVER for their enormous efforts to make both Volleyball and Beach Volleyball tournaments successful ones “your personal and political interest has contributed to make this a great sports event”.

NORCECA Director of Competition Arnaldo Sanchez announced the seedings, Pool composition, and the competition schedule which begins on Wednesday November 26 at 11:00am requested by the COVER due to the heavy winds in Veracruz.

Pool Composition

MEN

Pool A Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, El Salvador, Jamaica

Pool B Venezuela, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, Barbados

Pool C Mexico, Cuba, Aruba, Caiman Islands

Pool D Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, US Virgin Islands

Women

Pool E Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Antigua and Barbuda

Pool F Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras, Barbados

Pool G Guatemala, Venezuela, St. Lucia, Jamaica

Pool H Cuba, Dominican Republic, St. Kitts and Nevis, Us Virgin Islands

Wednesday’s schedule of twenty four matches start with Men’s Pool A Puerto Rico’s Roberto Rodríguez/Erick Haddock against Jamaica’s Christopher Walters/Ryck Mckenzte de Jamaica; and with Women’s Pool E Costa Rica’s Karen Cope/Natalia Alfaro facing Tessa Payne/Rosemarie Simon of Antigua and Barbuda.