Dominicans look to continue winning streak

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia, July 17, 2018 – Four-time defending champions Dominican Republic are one of the eight teams registered to participate in the female volleyball tournament of the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games to be played at Humberto Perea Coliseum from July 20 to 25.

The Dominicans hot streak started in 2002 at the Games held in San Salvador and continued through the editions of 2006 in Cartagena de Indias, 2010 in Mayaguez and 2014 in Veracruz.

The defending champions will play in Pool A together with Venezuela, Cuba and Mexico. The Pool B consists of teams of Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica and host Colombia.

The winners of the pools will earn direct tickets to the semifinal phase while the teams placed in second and third will compete in the quarterfinals.

In the history of the Games, Cuba has won the women’s tournament eight times, including seven in a row. The Dominican Republic is next with six titles and Mexico has won the other three tournaments.

Puerto Rico and Trinidad & Tobago are scheduled to open the competition on July 20 at 15:00 local time, followed by the match between Dominican Republic and Venezuela at 17:00. Colombia will play Costa Rica at 19:00 while Cuba will square off Mexico at 21:00.

The preliminary round schedule is the following:

July 20

15:00    Puerto Rico v Trinidad & Tobago

17:00    Dominican Republic v Venezuela

19:00    Colombia v Costa Rica

21:00    Cuba v Mexico

July 21

15:00    Venezuela v Mexico

17:00    Costa Rica v Puerto Rico

19:00    Dominican Republic v Cuba

21:00    Colombia v Trinidad & Tobago

July 22

15:00    Trinidad & Tobago v Costa Rica

17:00    Cuba v Venezuela

19:00    Mexico v Dominican Republic

21:00    Puerto Rico v Colombia

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