Canadian Jamie Broder to defend title in Tobago
TOBAGO, November 24, 2016 - Canadian Jamie Broder, a two-time
female champion at the Trinidad & Tobago Beach Volleyball
Tournament, is among several past champions competing this
weekend in Tobago where the final leg of the NORCECA Circuit
kicks off on Friday.
The defending champion Broder, who was crowned last year and
also in 2013 when she teamed up with compatriot Kristina Valjas,
will have Melissa Humana-Paredes, another former champion as her
new partner for the closing event of the year. Humana-Paredes
won here with Taylor Pischke in 2014.
The USA pair of Emily Day and Summer Ross complete the list of
past champions officially registered to participate in the
double gender competition organized by the Trinidad & Tobago
Volleyball Federation for fifth consecutive year. In 2007 the
tournament only included women’s competition.
Day and Ross triumphed in 2012 but have engaged with new
partners since then. Day will team up with Brooge Sweat while
Ross will be playing alongside Kimberly Dicello.
Eighteen and twelve teams of men and women, respectively, were
registered to take part when the preliminary inspections and
technical meeting took place on Thursday evening at the Crafton
Beach Resort, the players’ official hotel.
Men’s teams are divided into four pools (two of four teams and
two of five teams) while women’s teams are divided into three
pools.
The top two teams from the men’s pools will advance to the main
draw. In the women’s event, the top two teams plus the best two
third placed teams will play in the knock-out round.
Daymian Stewart, president of the Trinidad & Tobago Volleyball
Federation, welcomed the players during a brief opening
ceremony, and Mushtaque Mohammed, NORCECA delegate, conducted
the technical meeting. Ed Drakich is the competition director
and Andre Trottier, the referee manager.
Past winners in Trinidad & Tobago
2007
PUR Annia Ruiz/Yamileska Yantín (W)
2012
USA Will Montgomery/Antonio Ciarelli (M)
USA Emily Day/Summer Ross (W)
2013
CAN Christian Redmann/Maverick Hatch (M)
CAN Jamie Broder/Kristina Valjas (W)
2014
CAN Chaim Schalk/Benjamin Saxton (M)
CAN Melissa Humaña/Taylor Pischke (W)
2015
USA Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena (M)
CAN Jamie Broder/Kristina Valjas (W) |