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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 25, 2015 – NORCECA Board
of Administration and Executive Committee approved a qualifying
system to the age-group and senior FIVB Beach Volleyball World
Championships based on the principles of equity and
opportunities to promote development of the sport in the region.
The BOA voted in favor of distributing the six vacancies granted
to NORCECA for the U17, U19 and U21 FIVB World Championships
considering both excellence and development.
According to the decision the top two ranked countries in each
qualification tournament will get automatic tickets to the world
championships and the next four spots will be assigned to the
highest ranked country from each of the four zones within the
confederation – Central America, Caribbean, Eastern Caribbean
and North Central.
The Board also approved the proposal to distribute four
vacancies to the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in
Netherlands among the top non-qualified countries to the world
event.
Costa Rica, Mexico, Cuba and Guatemala will be represented in
the women’s segment while Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Cuba and
Mexico will take part in the men’s competition.
United States and Canada, the top ranked countries of NORCECA,
have qualified teams to the competition trough the FIVB Entry
National Federation Ranking. As of May 25, United States and
Canada have four and two men’s teams, respectively, and two and
three women’s teams qualified to the Netherlands.
The Board also approved the dates, host countries and pool
distribution (based on the senior rankings) for the
confederation’s double gender events as follows: U17
Championships in Saint Lucia (July 8 to 13), U19 Championship in
Cayman Islands from August 12-17), and U21 Championships in
Guatemala City (July 29-August 3). |
