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LA PAZ, Mexico, April 7, 2016 - The Norceca Beach Volleyball
Circuit was officially announced at the Araiza Inn Hotel on
Thursday, just a few hours before the beginning of the last stop
scheduled in La Paz, Baja California Sur.
Members of the Control Committee as well as the Local Organizing
Committee shared all their expectations about the competition
that begins on Friday.
A total of 16 Couples will play in the men's tournament while 12
tandems will take actions in women's.
On behalf of Norceca President and FIVB First Executive Vice
President, Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, Norceca Supervisor and
Control Committee President, Mayra Huerta remarked that there is
a lot of confidence by the Continental Confederation in the work
and preparation of the tournament.
There has been a great coordination between the authorities of
the Baja California Sur Sports Institute (INSUDE) as well as by
the representatives of the Municipality of La Paz and the
Mexican Volleyball Federation.
Among the authorities there were Jose Avila Geraldo, General
Director of the Southern Baja California Sports Institute and
Operations Director Javier Solis, as well as Nubia Barraza,
President of the Southern Baja California Volleyball Association
and Hilda Gaxiola President of the Beach Volleyball Commission
of the Mexican Volleyball Federation.
A total of 200 ranking points will be given to each gender’s
champions while the second place will earn 180, and the third
place will finish with 160, remarked Competition Director
Daymian Stewart.
Along with that a prize of 3,000 US Dollars will be given to
first place on each gender, 1700 to second place, 1050 to third,
750 to fourth, 500 to fifth, 400 to sixth, 350 to seventh and
250 to eighth.
Some competitors like Cubans Nivaldo Diaz and Sergio Gonzalez,
who won the stop celebrated in Guaymas last week, were present
at the announcement to the media as well as Mexicans Josue
Gaxiola and Jose Luis Rubio.
“We expect a good tournament, and feel glad for winning first
place in Guaymas last week,” said Diaz. “We have worked hard and
held a training camp in Tijuana for the circuit”.
Meanwhile, Mexicans Rubio and Gaxiola have become the local
sensation after finishing fourth a week ago in Guaymas and
playing a hard semifinal against the incumbent champions.
“I feel great we have reached a good position at the circuit,
good competition, we faced a tough couple like Cuba”, said
Rubio. “We know each other since we were children, we have
played together at a very early age, so we expect to improve and
move on at the tour.”
Matches begin on Friday at 8:00 AM local time at the Harborside
Beach. Along with this announcement, the Preliminary Inquiries
as well as the Techical Meeting took part at the Araiza Hotel.
Matches will be broadcast localy by Mega Cable Network and
results will be available in real time in the FIVB Beach
Volleyball Platform. |
