Inaugural CAZOVA tournament for Bonaire

BONAIRE, June 20, 2018 – The CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association) Under-23 Women’s Championships will be staged this weekend at the Jorge Nicholas Sports Hall in Bonaire.

It will not only be the inaugural edition of the tournament, but the first CAZOVA competition to ever take place in the one of the smallest islands in the Caribbean.

Aruba, Curacao, Suriname, United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and hosts Bonaire will do battle in straight round-robin action from Friday until Sunday to determine the champions.

The tournament will serve off at 6 p.m. Friday with Curacao facing Suriname and Bonaire and USVI will take the court in the second match of the double header, following the opening ceremony.

After resting on the opening night, Aruba will begin their campaign at 11.30 a.m. the following day against Bonaire.

There will actually be four matches each on Saturday and Sunday and the tournament will conclude with Suriname opposing Bonaire at eight o’clock Sunday night.

CAZOVA president Mushtaque Mohammed was full of praise for the “tremendous effort” made by Bonaire officials to stage a tournament of this magnitude for the first time.

The venue was named in honour of former Bonaire president Jorge Nicholas, who passed away after undergoing heart surgery in 2012.

Schedule:

June 22

6 p.m. – Curacao vs Suriname

7.30 – Opening ceremony

8 p.m. – Bonaire vs USVI

June 23

9.30 a.m. – Curacao vs USVI

11.30 a.m. – Aruba vs Bonaire

6 p.m. – Aruba vs Suriname

8 p.m. – Bonaire vs Curacao

June 24

9.30 a.m. – Aruba vs Curacao

11.30 a.m. – Suriname vs USVI

6 p.m. – Aruba vs USVI

8 p.m. – Bonaire vs Suriname