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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE / #05 / 2014 WORLD LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL DAZZLES UNDER THE ETERNAL CITY STARS THINK Feel EN_SMDIESEL_BRAND PRACTICALITY_297x210_FIVB_HONDA.indd 1 24/06/2013 15:06 EDITORIAL 1 Cover photo Volleyball and in particular the FIVB Volleyball World will become interested in our two sports and from World League volleyball dazzles under League made worldwide headlines recently when there volleyball and beach volleyball will grow and the Eternal City stars Italy hosted their clash with Poland in the spectacular expand in popularity. setting of the centre court at the Foro Italico Tennis Publication Management Centre. As a Federation the FIVB needs to encourage such and Editorial Committee innovative thinking and help national federations to Almost 11,000 fans packed the venue on a glorious try new initiatives to promote volleyball and beach Fédération Internationale night to watch a thrilling match between two sides who volleyball. de Volleyball have a proud volleyball history and who will be aiming Château Les Tourelles to add to their titles this year at the World League and Rome has shown the way and we can look forward Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, later the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship. to seeing another similarly spectacular occasion when 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland the Men’s World Championship starts at the 58,000 Tel. 0041-21-3453535 Of course there were some concerns before the match, National Stadium in Warsaw. Poland and Serbia are two Fax 0041-21-3453545 but they were things that the organisers had no of the most passionate volleyball countries so should www.fivb.org control of, most noticeably the weather. In the event provide a marvellously colourful backdrop to the start of Press Department Director the weather was marvellous and it helped show off an the World Championship. Richard Baker exceptional level of organisation, which reflects why we have trusted the Italian Volleyball Federation with Our sports are both in good health, but we cannot ignore Editorial the organisation of this year’s World League Finals and or overlook any ideas that may spread their growth and Jeremy Inson the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship this popularity further. Rome was a great idea and executed year. in magnificent fashion; I look forward immensely to more of these spectacular events in the future. Design and Layout We shouldn’t be overly surprised that so many people amethys.ch wanted to take in this historic event. After all if we think back to the 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Translation Championships in Rome, the Foro Italico was also Libero Language Lab packed to capacity for the men’s and women’s www.liberos.com finals and helped provide a glorious backdrop to a spectacular event. Reproduction Reproduction of any article These are exactly the types of events that we want or part of the magazine to see more of to help promote volleyball and beach is authorised, providing that volleyball. the source is explicitly cited By hosting matches and tournaments in settings as FIVB President: Dr. Ary S. Graça F° Contributions spectacular as the Foro Italico more and more people Typed articles are accepted in the following languages: French, English CONTENT / VOLLEYWORLD / #05 / 2014 Email: [email protected] Photographs FIVB Archives 2 4 10 BIG PICTURE COVER STORY FEATURE VolleyWorld is available Italy and Poland light up Jaqueline Carvalho; back and to download in English, French, the Roman night sky on hungry for more medals Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, unforgettable evening Russian and Chinese at www.fivb.org The views expressed in 12 14 16 VolleyWorld are not necessarily FIVB MEN’S & WOMEN’S SOCIAL MEDIAS CONFEDERATIONS those of the FIVB or its Officials. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 22 23 The content of this publication AVC CAVB 23 CEV 24 CSV is based on the best information 24 NORCECA available at the time the articles were written. 2 BIG PICTURE 3 Australian volleyball fans enjoyed a double treat recently; not only were they able to celebrate hosting the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World League matches between the hosts and Finland at the AIS Arena in the capital Canberra; they were also able to enjoy the sounds of recording artist James Blunt who provided the pre-match entertainment. The matches represented the highest level of volleyball to be played in Australia since the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and they finished honours even after both sides enjoyed a 3-2 win each. 4 COVER STORY – Italy and Poland light up the Roman night sky on unforgettable evening Rome’s Foro Italico played host to a spectacular evening in the FIVB Volleyball World League when Italy hosted Poland. 5 6 COVER STORY Nearly 11,000 fans packed into centre court of the Tennis Centre to Even before the match got underway there was already electricity witness the hosts beat Stephane Antiga’s Poland for the second time in the atmosphere as the two teams warmed up. Earlier reports of in three days and VolleyWorld looks back on an event in which the potential rain were proving to be unfounded and the court staff, play on court sparkled as brightly as the stars overhead. many whom were local volunteers, busied themselves ensuring the eventide dew would pose no problems to the players. It was a night like no other as for the first time since the 1948 European Championship a competitive match was played outside, Soon the 10,500 capacity began to fill, many of whom had under the elements in Rome this time between Italy and Poland, earlier enjoyed the start of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World respective hosts of the 2014 women’s and men’s FIVB Volleyball Championship trophy tour and tournament presentation as well as World Championships. the celebrations for the 100 year anniversary of the Italian Olympic Committee. By the end of the match Italy had won a thrilling contest 3-1 (25- 21, 25-20, 15-25, 25-17), but among those present there was an “I want to thank the Federation for having chosen Rome as the overriding feeling that volleyball had been the real winner. location for the World Championship trophy,” Andrea Scozzese, the president of the Local Organizing Committee for the World In 1980 and 1983 Brazil and USSR played in front of 90,000 spectators Championship said. at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro and then in 1988 Italy took on the United States, then Olympic and world champions at As the teams entered through the narrow tunnel to the court, the Arena de Verona. However, these were all exhibition matches, the roar from the crowd could be heard across the river Tiber and whereas in Rome there were vital World League points on offer for through the city and Italy’s tricolore flag was displayed by fans on the victors. the eastern stand. 7 Italy quickly responded to the crowd and raced into a two-set lead. Captain Emanuele Birarelli added, “I’m proud of having been here Poland then fought back in the third, but Mauro Berruto’s team re- with nearly 11,000 people who chanted our names all match.” took the initiative in the fourth and gave the majority of the watching crowd the result that they had been craving ever since purchasing Birarelli’s performance as middle blocked alongside Matteo Piano their tickets for the event. was one of the key factors in the Azzurri’s win, their seventh in a row. Birarelli finished the match with an 85% spiking rate after scoring with 11 from 13 to contribute 14 points. Piano meanwhile score five winning blocks. “This evening is Ivan Zaytsev continued to be the idol of the crowd though and he led unforgettable. I felt shivers scoring with 18 points, while his exceptional play around the court from the beginning to the in the first and fourth sets in particular bookended his side’s victory. end. Those who enjoyed this “I’ve never felt an emotion like this with this crowd at a home match will remember it until match,” he said. “This night will remain with us forever.” the end of their lives.” “It was the most beautiful evening of my life,” Dragan Travica added. “I’m proud of having played such a match; we really felt the love of Mauro Berruto the people.” SERVING UP WORLD TOUR GRAND SLAM STAVANGER THE WORLD’S NORWAY 24-29 JUNE BEST VOLLEYBALL WORLD TOUR GRAND SLAM THE HAGUE THE NETHERLANDS 15-20 JULY WORLD TOUR WOMEN’S CLUB WORLD TOUR GRAND SLAM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND SLAM LONG BEACH ZURICH GSTAAD, USA SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND 22-27 JULY 07-11 MAY 8-13 JULY WORLD TOUR WORLD TOUR U17 WORLD GRAND SLAM OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS KLAGENFURT PUERTO VALLARTA ACAPULCO AUSTRIA MEXICO MEXICO 29 JULY - 3 AUGUST 06 - 11 MAY 15-20 JULY U19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN’S CLUB WORLD TOUR WORLD PORTO GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONSHIP PORTUGAL 29 JUL. - 3 AUG. SAO PAULO BETIM BRAZIL BRAZIL 23 - 28 SEPTEMBER 5-10 MAY WORLD TOUR OPEN PARANA ARGENTINA 28 OCT. - 2 NOV. VOLLEYBALL BEACH VOLLEYBALL CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION WORLD GRAND PRIX WORLD TOUR U23 WORLD MEN’S WORLD FINAL ROUND GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIP (2ND GROUP) STARE JABLONKI MYSLOWICE KOZALIN POLAND POLAND POLAND POLAND 19 - 24 AUGUST 10-15 JUNE 30 AUG. - 21 SEPT. AUGUST 15-17 WORLD TOUR WORLD TOUR WORLD TOUR WORLD TOUR OPEN GRAND SLAM OPEN GRAND SLAM (WOMEN) BERLIN PRAGUE MOSCOW ANAPA GERMANY CZECH REPUBLIC RUSSIA RUSSIA 17-22 JUNE 21 - 25 MAY 11-15 JUNE 27 MAY - 1 JUNE WORLD TOUR WORLD TOUR GRAND SLAM OPEN SHANGHAI XIAMEN CHINA CHINA 29 APR. - 4 MAY 7-12 OCTOBER WORLD GRAND PRIX WORLD TOUR YOUTH OLYMPIC FINAL ROUND OPEN GAMES (3RD GROUP) SAMOKOV FUZHOU NANJING BULGARIA CHINA CHINA 15-17 AUGUST 22 - 27 APRIL 17-27 AUGUST WORLD LEAGUE WORLD GRAND PRIX FINAL ROUND FINAL ROUND (3RD GROUP) (1ST GROUP) BURSA TOKYO TURKEY JAPAN 27-29 JUNE 20-24 AUGUST WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ITALY 23 SEPT.