International Domestic Volleyball Newswires

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Thu Jul 15, 2021 6:19 pm

Volleyball Champions' League IV

Group Stage
Double round robin, with teams playing home-and-away. All top 2 sides from their respective groups, as well as top 2 of 3rd-placers, qualify for Quarterfinals.

Group A                                  Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts                      
1 Vreton Bulls                               6   5  1   15   6   2.500   14    —   0–3  3–2  3–1  QUALIFIED
2 Litala '93                                 6   5  1   15   8   1.875   13   0–3   —   3–1  3–0  QUALIFIED
3 UTEK-Ashkadar                              6   1  5    8  15   0.533    5   0–3  2–3   —   3–0
4 Z'ai'ai Mountains Volleyball Club          6   1  5    6  15   0.400    4   0–3  2–3  3–0   —

Group B                                  Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts                      
1 Olympic                                    6   5  1   16  10   1.600   13    —   3–1  3–2  3–1  QUALIFIED
2 Montreal Koreana VC                        6   4  2   15   8   1.875   13   3–1   —   2–3  3–0  QUALIFIED
3 Nashihana Power Girls                      6   2  4    9  16   0.562    5   1–3  0–3   —   3–2  QUALIFIED
4 VC Furbanks                                6   1  5    9  15   0.600    4   2–3  1–3  3–0   —

  Group C                                  Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts                      
1 Karvian Tigers                             6   5  1   17   8   2.125   14    —   3–1  3–2  2–3  QUALIFIED
2 Vigano Voleibol                            6   3  3   14  11   1.273   10   2–3   —   2–3  3–0  QUALIFIED
3 Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club         6   2  4   10  16   0.625    6   0–3  2–3   —   0–3  QUALIFIED
4 Halifax Antebellum                         6   2  4    8  14   0.571    6   0–3  0–3  2–3   —

Seedings
Group winners receive 1-3 seedings, Group finalists 4-6 and the third-placed sides 7-8.

1 Karvian Tigers                             6   5  1   17   8   2.125   14    —   3–1  3–2  2–3  QUALIFIED
2 Vreton Bulls                               6   5  1   15   6   2.500   14    —   0–3  3–2  3–1  QUALIFIED
3 Olympic                                    6   5  1   16  10   1.600   13    —   3–1  3–2  3–1  QUALIFIED
4 Litala '93                                 6   5  1   15   8   1.875   13   0–3   —   3–1  3–0  QUALIFIED
5 Montreal Koreana VC                        6   4  2   15   8   1.875   13   3–1   —   2–3  3–0  QUALIFIED
6 Vigano Voleibol                            6   3  3   14  11   1.273   10   2–3   —   2–3  3–0  QUALIFIED
7 Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club         6   2  4   10  16   0.625    6   0–3  2–3   —   0–3  QUALIFIED
8 Nashihana Power Girls                      6   2  4    9  16   0.562    5   1–3  0–3   —   3–2  QUALIFIED

Quarterfinals
In case there is a normal tie, there will be a third match held to decide the series. This is done as an alternative to the use of golden sets in CEV Champions League, as xkoranate does not have a function for Golden Sets in volleyball.

Karvian Tigers (BOL)                        25  22  25  25
Nashihana Power Girls (HIN)                 15  25  22  21

Nashihana Power Girls (HIN)                 16  23   8
Karvian Tigers (BOL)                        25  25  25

Vreton Bulls (BOL)                          25  25  25
Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT)    11  21  13

Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT)    10  16  13
Vreton Bulls (BOL)                          25  25  25
Vreton Bulls win, 6-0

Olympic (MYT)                               25  26  17  25
Vigano Voleibol (HSP)                       23  24  25  22

Vigano Voleibol (HSP)                       10  28  25  25
Olympic (MYT)                               25  26  23  21

Olympic (MYT)                               25  21  18  25  12
Vigano Voleibol (HSP)                       20  25  25  15  15
Vigano win on third match

Litala '93 (MYT)                            25  22  25  25
Montreal Koreana VC (QUE)                   20  25  20  22

Montreal Koreana VC (QUE)                   25  21  25  25
Litala '93 (MYT)                            21  25  14  19

Litala '93 (MYT)                            27  25  25
Montreal Koreana VC (QUE)                   25  16  22

(BOL) Karvian Tigers                6-1             Nashihana Power Girls (HIN)                 3-1  0-3   
(BOL) Vreton Bulls                  6-0             Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT)    3-0  0-3
(MYT) Olympic                       4-4*            Vigano Voleibol (HSP)                       3-1  3-1  2-3
(MYT) Litala '93                   *4-4             Montreal Koreana VC (QUE)                   3-1  3-1  3-0

Semifinals

Karvian Tigers (BOL)     15  13  28  19
Litala '93 (MYT)         25  25  26  25

Litala '93 (MYT)         25  25  25
Karvian Tigers (BOL)     20  20  19

Vreton Bulls (BOL)       25  25  23  25
Vigano Voleibol (HSP)    23  14  25  18

Vigano Voleibol (HSP)    17  25  21  19
Vreton Bulls (BOL)       25  21  25  25

(BOL) Karvian Tigers                1-6             Litala '93 (MYT)                            1-3  3-0
(BOL) Vreton Bulls                  6-2             Vigano Voleibol (HSP)                       3-1  1-3

IVF Volleyball Champions League IV Final

Litala '93 (MYT)        25  25  20  25
Vreton Bulls (BOL)      18  23  25  17

IVF WorldLeague IV

Semifinals

Mytanija (MYT)                 25  16  25  25  13
Bollonich (BOL)                27  25  16  10  15

Quebec and Shingoryeo (QUE)    25  25  25
Hispinas (HSP)                 18  21  20

Bronze Medal Match

Mytanija (MYT)                 25  19  29  23  15
Hispinas (HSP)                 20  25  27  25   8

IVF WorldLeague IV Final

Bollonich (BOL)                27  18  17  29  15
Quebec and Shingoryeo (QUE)    25  25  25  27  13

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Aug 08, 2021 1:51 am

World Beach Volleyball Championship III

Group Stage
Single round robin, all held in Seunghakpo Beach, Halifax, Quebec and Shingoryeo. All top 2 sides from their respective groups qualify for Quarterfinals.

Group A
Emil Karamatic/Goran Marinko (MYT)             21  17  15
Glenn Wochnowski/Helene Cyr-Houssiere (QUE)    15  21  10

Santana Beltram/Tacito Gallarde (HSP)          22  21
Beans Cavanagh/Morgie Barnett (FET)            20   6

Glenn Wochnowski/Helene Cyr-Houssiere (QUE)    21  17  11
Beans Cavanagh/Morgie Barnett (FET)            18  21  15

Emil Karamatic/Goran Marinko (MYT)             16  21  15
Santana Beltram/Tacito Gallarde (HSP)          21  17  13

Santana Beltram/Tacito Gallarde (HSP)          21  20  13
Glenn Wochnowski/Helene Cyr-Houssiere (QUE)    14  22  15

Beans Cavanagh/Morgie Barnett (FET)             9  21  15
Emil Karamatic/Goran Marinko (MYT)             21  12   5

P Group A                                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Emil Karamatic/Goran Marinko                  3   2  1    5   4  +1    6  QUALIFIED
2 Beans Cavanagh/Morgie Barnett                 3   2  1    4   4   0    6  QUALIFIED
3 Santana Beltram/Tacito Gallarde               3   1  2    4   4   0    3
4 Glenn Wochnowski/Helene Cyr-Houssiere         3   1  2    4   5  −1    3

Group B
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                 21  21
Michelle Etoile/Charisma Lariott (CMT)         14  12

Henri Lamppalainen/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)      21  14  13
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)              11  21  15

Michelle Etoile/Charisma Lariott (CMT)         19  12
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)              21  21

Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                 13  20
Henri Lamppalainen/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)      21  22

Henri Lamppalainen/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)      21  21
Michelle Etoile/Charisma Lariott (CMT)         15  17

Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)              15  21  15
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                 21  16  11

P Group B                                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack                   3   3  0    6   2  +4    9  QUALIFIED
2 Henri Lamppalainen/Alina Klimchenko           3   2  1    5   2  +3    6  QUALIFIED
3 Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores                      3   1  2    3   4  −1    3
4 Michelle Etoile/Charisma Lariott              3   0  3    0   6  −6    0

Group C
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)         21  23
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)               16  21

Tera Haia/Gwen Dumont (CMT)                    12  15
Emira Corbadzic/Tatjana Arzic (MYT)            21  21

Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                7  14
Emira Corbadzic/Tatjana Arzic (MYT)            21  21

Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)         15  21  12
Tera Haia/Gwen Dumont (CMT)                    21  14  15

Tera Haia/Gwen Dumont (CMT)                    23  16
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)               25  21

Emira Corbadzic/Tatjana Arzic (MYT)            21  21
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)         13   9

P Group C                                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Emira Corbadzic/Tatjana Arzic                 3   3  0    6   0  +6    9  QUALIFIED
2 Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong              3   1  2    3   4  −1    3  QUALIFIED
3 Anissa Barr/Florence Howse                    3   1  2    2   4  −2    3
4 Tera Haia/Gwen Dumont                         3   1  2    2   5  −3    3

Group D
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                 9  21   8
Rhett Slam/Segai Salo (FET)                    21  19  15

Mikhail Vysotsky/Adriana Valenta (GGU)         16  14
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                 21  21

Rhett Slam/Segai Salo (FET)                    19  21  15
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                 21  17  11

Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                10  18
Mikhail Vysotsky/Adriana Valenta (GGU)         21  21

Mikhail Vysotsky/Adriana Valenta (GGU)         13  21  15
Rhett Slam/Segai Salo (FET)                    21   9   7

Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                 21  21
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                15  12

P Group D                                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy                      3   2  1    5   2  +3    6  QUALIFIED
2 Rhett Slam/Segai Salo                         3   2  1    5   4  +1    6  QUALIFIED
3 Mikhail Vysotsky/Adriana Valenta              3   2  1    4   3  +1    6
4 Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja                     3   0  3    1   6  −5    0

Quarterfinals

Emil Karamatic/Goran Marinko (MYT)           13  21  15
Henri Lamppalainen/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)    21  16  10

Emira Corbadzic/Tatjana Arzic (MYT)          21  21
Rhett Slam/Segai Salo (FET)                  18   9

Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)            21  21
Beans Cavanagh/Morgie Barnett (FET)          12   8

Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)               21  21
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)       15  15

Semifinals

Emil Karamatic/Goran Marinko (MYT)     21  21
Emira Corbadzic/Tatjana Arzic (MYT)    16  10

Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)      18  16
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)         21  21

Bronze Medal Match

Emira Corbadzic/Tatjana Arzic (MYT)    21  19  15
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)      12  21   8

IVF World Beach Volleyball Championship III - Final

Emil Karamatic/Goran Marinko (MYT)     19  21   9
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)         21  18  15

Entry for International Volleyball Federation - Cycle V

IVF WorldLeague accepts one national team per nation. Maximum of one puppet national team can be entered.
For the IVF Volleyball Champions League, associations may enter up to two clubs. One user will be allowed to enter with a main and a puppet, with latter being declared on the form. Multiassociational leagues involving two or more associations shall have a maximum of four entrants, with each association entering no more than two entries.
As defending champions, Litala '93 receives automatic qualification to the group stage. Should Litala '93 not qualify, Mytanija will be given a third qualification spot.
For the IVF World Beach Volleyball Championships, two pairs per association will be accepted. Maximum of one puppet association can be entered, with full 2 pairs allowed for them as well.
As defending champions, Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy pair receives automatic qualification to the group stage. Should this pair not qualify for the upcoming edition of VBWC, Hispinas will be given a third pair available for qualification.
Associations interested to bid for the final site of the next VCL/WorldLeague/WBVC shall post their arena bid with a format similar to that of the IFCF, as have stated in the OP. If there are no bids received, then the default venue will remain to be in Laurent Ahn Arena, Montreal, Quebec and Shingoryeo for VCL/WorldLeague and Seunghakpo Beach, Halifax, Quebec and Shingoryeo.

The likely deadline for next IVF Cycle will be in early-mid October. It is expected that the deadline will occur following the completion of VWE 13.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:08 am

The entry deadline for the fifth cycle of the International Volleyball Federation (IVF) competitions, will be 18 October 2021, 22:00 Seoul time.

The Updated Ranks for associations and clubs are now available.

For those entering clubs in this IVF cycle, it is highly advised that you also sign up to Volleyball World Expo 13 as well.

by **Chromatika** » Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:14 pm

CVL Season 1

CVL Season 2

CVL Season 2             Pld    W   L Status
 1 ZMVC                   66   45  21 First-Round Bye VCL
 2 UTVC                   66   45  21 First-Round Bye VCL
 3 LDVC                   66   45  21 Playoffs
 4 CCVC                   66   44  22 Playoffs
   MHVC                   66   44  22 Playoffs
 6 WTVC                   66   36  30 Playoffs
 7 SCVC                   66   30  36 Eliminated
 8 NCVC                   66   29  37 Eliminated
 9 LMVC                   66   22  44 Eliminated
10 ADVC                   66   20  46 Eliminated
   EJVC                   66   20  46 Eliminated
12 SJVC                   66   16  50 Eliminated

Playoffs Quarterfinals (Best of Three)
LDVC                    25  25  25
WTVC                    16  17  20

WTVC                    25  25  16  21  15
LDVC                    20  15  25  25  13

LDVC                    25  19  26  20  15
WTVC                    20  25  24  25  12

WTVC wins the series, 2-1.

CCVC                    25  25  23  13   9
MHVC                    21  21  25  25  15

MHVC                    24  21  20
CCVC                    26  25  25

CCVC                    27  25  25
MHVC                    25  20  23

CCVC wins the series, 2-1.

Playoffs Semifinals (Best of Three)

ZMVC                    22  26  25  25
WTVC                    25  24  15  22

WTVC                    22  25  25  21  15
ZMVC                    25  19  20  25  13

ZMVC                    23  25  15  23
WTVC                    25  19  25  25

WTVC wins the series, 2-1.

UTVC                    25  25  25
CCVC                    20  17  21

CCVC                    13  25  16  21
UTVC                    25  23  25  25

UTVC wins the series, 2-0.

Chromatik Volleyball League Championship (Best of Five)

UTVC                    21  25  25  25
WTVC                    25  13  16  21

UTVC                    20  25  25  25
WTVC                    25  16  16  18

WTVC                    25  23  13  25  13
UTVC                    20  25  25  15  15

UTVC wins the series, 3-0.

Chromatik Beach Volleyball Playoffs

Round of Twelve

James Ingott/Kevin Masters (5)      21  21
Tera Haia/Gwen Dumont (12)          12  12

Mauricio Anglott/Pierre Mitt (6)    24  21
Maya Isho/Ren Imhoff (11)           22   9

Xin Yiling/Garry Hines (7)          21  21
Kirsten Jan/Jung-Mi Do (10)         14  17

Devin Ward/Desmond Willard (8)      14  21  15
Freya Anstott/Hera Mirin (9)        21  17   9

Quarterfinals

Michelle Étoile/Charisma Larriott (1)    21  21
Devin Ward/Desmond Willard (8)           17  15

Frederick Cerro/Oswald Dario (2)         21  21
Xin Yiling/Garry Hines (7)               18  14

Winston Grimes/Edith Juxar (3)           21  21
Mauricio Anglott/Pierre Mitt (6)         10  15

Gianni Pott/Diego Laure (4)              11  21   9
James Ingott/Kevin Masters (5)           21  13  15

Semifinals

Michelle Étoile/Charisma Larriott (1)    17  21  11
James Ingott/Kevin Masters (5)           21  19  15

Frederick Cerro/Oswald Dario (2)         21  16  12
Winston Grimes/Edith Juxar (3)           19  21  15


Chromatik Beach Volleyball Championship (Best of Three)

Winston Grimes/Edith Juxar (3)    21  23  16
James Ingott/Kevin Masters (5)    13  25  14

Winston Grimes/Edith Juxar (3)    23  21
James Ingott/Kevin Masters (5)    21  14

Chromatika (CMT) Qualifiers
VCL: Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club, Wirr Tsi Volleyball Club
WorldLeague: Chromatika
WBVC: Winston Grimes/Edith Juxar, James Ingott/Kevin Masters

by **Darmen** » Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:08 am

2051 Darmeni Volleyball Season
Link

Darmen (DAR) qualifiers
VCL: Tempala Terror, Coastal VC
WorldLeague: Darmen
WBVC: Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (CV Nacional), Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (Rogerton Rage)

by **Pemecutan** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:40 pm

1781 Pemecutan Volleyball Season

Division Stage
Play-off Stage
Knockout Stage

Pemecutan (PCU) qualifiers

VCL: Carangsari Great Lakes, Abiansemal Squirrel
WorldLeague: Pemecutan

by **Kriegiersien** » Fri Oct 08, 2021 4:53 am

The Kriegiersien Vollyeball League was rearranged once more, the winner stayed the same, the second was surprisingly a club loaded with Orcs from the Stolen Lands, a region in the far north.
Third came a team of All Stars Beach Volleyball players. Further unusual participants in the now professional, but still colorful league are the Youth National team with Kriegiersien Top Talents, the Southern Selection of players who are a Union from different Clubs and cities from South Kriegiersien, the Zombie Ballers from neighbouring Zombiestan, the players of the Ice Hockey Club Winter City Polarbears and the Women's current Olympiateam who are all now integrated in one team to train all time for international competitions together.

Kriegiesien Mega League (KML)       Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Timesteam                            22   19   3    60   21  +39    57
 2 Grumrush Smashers                    22   14   8    53   42  +11    42
 3 Beach All Stars                      22   12  10    49   44   +5    36
 4 VC Schoenwetter                      22   12  10    47   45   +2    36
 5 Pony City Volleyball                 22   12  10    44   42   +2    36
 6 Youth Nationalteam Kriegiersien      22   11  11    43   41   +2    33
 7 Pirat City Volleys                   22   11  11    40   48   −8    33
 8 Southern Selection                   22    9  13    45   47   −2    27
 9 Zombieballers                        22    9  13    41   47   −6    27
10 Winter City Polarbears               22    9  13    37   51  −14    27
11 Women's Olympiateam                  22    8  14    37   51  −14    24
12 VC Scorpion City                     22    6  16    38   55  −17    18

The finals of the Beach Volleyball Masters were played in Schoenwetter, dominated by Olympic participants.

Kriegiersien Beach Volleyball Championships Finals Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Micha Dig/Thomas Block                        3   3  0    6   1  +5    9
2 Alissa Appel/Kyrena Kiwi                      3   2  1    5   2  +3    6
3 Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland               3   1  2    2   4  −2    3
4 Iwan Trouble/Hungwung Trouble                 3   0  3    0   6  −6    0

Kriegiersien (KGS) Qualifiers
VCL: Timesteam, Grumrush Smashers
WorldLeague: Kriegiersien
WBVC: Micha Dig/Thomas Block, Alissa Appel/Kyrena Kiwis

by **Mytanija** » Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:36 am

MOF TOP LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL 30/31 SEASON REVIEW

MOF Top League Volleyball History

Year   Champion      
00/01  Olympic
01/02  Litala ’93
02/03  Litala ’93
03/04  Olympic
04/05  Litala ’93
05/06  Litala ’93
06/07  Litala ’93
07/08  Olympic
08/09  Olympic
09/10  Litala ’93
10/11  Olympic
11/12  Olympic
12/13  OK Rauchnya
13/14  Olympic
14/15  Olympic
15/16  Olympic
16/17  OK Rauchnya
17/18  Olympic
18/19  OK Rauchnya
19/20  Olympic
20/21  Olympic
21/22  Litala ’93
22/23  OK Rauchnya
23/24  OK Rauchnya
24/25  Litala ’93
25/26  OK Rauchnya
26/27  Olympic
27/28  Olympic
28/29  Litala ’93
29/30  Litala ’93
30/31

Team         Championships
Olympic      14
Litala ’93   10
OK Rauchnya  6

International honours
Litala ’93 - Volleyball Champions League 4

Volleyball is an extremely popular sport within Mytanija, particularly among women, with it enjoying the largest participation numbers for women out of any team sports. The MOF Top League is seen as the equivalent of football's Top League for Mytanar women, with wages not being significantly below those that footballers take home. The MOF Top League has been traditionally dominated by the sports' so-called 'big three': Olympic, Litala ’93 and OK Rauchnya. This represents quite a dramatic geographic spread of teams, with Olympic being based in Thessia, Litala ’93 in the capital Esca and OK Rauchnya in the region's second city Severyan. Due to the popularity of the sport there are teams throughout Mytanija, but only those three have ever managed to win a championship. Olympic and Litala ’93 split the first twelve seasons with 6 title apiece before OK Rauchnya burst onto the scene and since then it has pretty much always been a three-horse race for the Top League title. The three have fostered excellent youth systems for the sport, drawing the best talent from their local area and this means they consistently produce some of the nation's top volleyball stars. They often produce so many good players that some cannot actually get a game with the club's first team and therefore some women have had to leave the 'big three' clubs to leave to smaller teams in order to compete in the Top League.

In the past national team players have almost exclusively come from the 'big three' clubs, but in recent years that has changed and more teams now have a realistic chance at a league title. Atletik have developed a young team which has plenty of talent, whilst Avnalia Odbojka, Dinamo Esca and VK Magevskaya are following a similar trajectory. Akademija, the national academy team, is constantly producing new talent too and it means that they can be very competitive. Those players then move on to other teams once they reach the age of 22 at Akademija. It has made a for a more competitive league and that has led to greater investment, with television companies eager to pay for exclusive rights to show one of the strongest volleyball leagues. Greater foreign investment has only furthered this and it means that international stars are increasingly choosing to play volleyball in Mytanija due to the better wages on offer. The MOF are optimistic that a strong domestic game will only help the quality of the national team, something everybody can get behind as Mytanija look to build on the VWE 11 victory and Olympic gold with more success. Let's see what happened this season:

## Top League            Pld    W   L    SF   SA   S. Avg
01 Dinamo                 60   52   8   164   68    2.412  C, VCL
02 Litala ’93             60   48  12   164   69    2.377  VCL
03 Atletik                60   46  14   153   87    1.759
04 Olympic                60   41  19   144   89    1.618
05 OK Rauchnya            60   39  21   145   95    1.526
06 Avnalia Odbojka        60   38  22   135  102    1.324
07 VK Magevskaya          60   36  24   139  105    1.324
08 Akademija              60   32  28   126  115    1.096
09 Meja                   60   24  36   102  131    0.779
10 CDSA                   60   23  37   102  134    0.761
11 JK Ebor                60   22  38    99  138    0.717
12 Arka                   60   22  38    97  136    0.713
13 Crvena Zvezda          60   19  41    96  146    0.658
14 NK Thessia             60   16  44    77  152    0.507  R
15 Ribari                 60   11  49    74  159    0.465  R
16 Padina                 60   11  49    70  161    0.435  R

Breaking the stranglehold of Mytanar volleyball’s ‘big three’ has always been a tough task for the rest of the MOF Top League. In thirty seasons only those three have ever won the championship, with the rest left fighting over for scraps as the ‘best of the rest’ more often than not. In recent years the dominance of Olympic Thessia, Litala ’93 and OK Rauchnya has lessened ever so slightly, with other teams able to force them apart and ensure there would be other contenders. Pundits have predicted a first non-‘big three’ champion for a few years, though many thought it would be Atletik Thessia or Avnalia Odbojka given the former’s financial clout and intelligent squad-building and the latter’s exceptional youth system. In the end it was neither of those clubs, but instead the team from Esca’s Votavova neighbourhood, Dinamo.

Dinamo are a famous sports club in Mytanija, they are well respected for developing good teams in football, basketball and handball and their left-wing support create some of the most impressive choreographies in the country. In recent years their volleyball section has been improving rapidly under the tutelage of Peruna Zivic. A former Dinamo player, she has been in charge since the 27/28 season when the club were promoted from the Druga Liga, bouncing straight back to the top tier after relegation the previous season. Since then Zivic’s team have shown progress each season, surviving relatively comfortably despite finishing 13th (only one spot above the relegation places) in the 28/29 campaign; they then jumped all the way up to 3rd in the 29/30 campaign after combining their talented youngsters with some wily veterans signed at the end of their contracts with other teams. This year they made another jump, to MOF Top League champions, whilst only losing eight matches all year.

Zivic has been a truly transformative coach for them and she’s only been there for four seasons. It was her decision to cleverly combine the club’s self-produced starlets – the likes of Marija Georgijevic, Zeljana Kuzmanovic and Anica Simic – with more experienced players from other clubs like Ruzica Gavrilovic and Hasija Susic, signed when their contracts had expired from Litala ’93 and Olympic respectively. It has worked well and Dinamo’s young players have received just rewards for their performances with all three playing a part in Mytanija’s run to Olympic gold, though all three are awaiting a call-up to the senior national team. However that is perhaps what makes Dinamo’s championship win so impressive. They have done it without any bona fide stars. They don’t have a single national team player in their squad, even if they have some who have figured in the past and some that surely will in the future. This is a triumph of the collective. Zivic’s intelligent system has allowed these players to win out against the Mira Gushtanovas, Soo-Gyeong Yangs and Nyagũthiĩ Wanjirsdóttirs. Whether it will lead to more sides from outside the traditional ‘big three’ winning MOF Top League championships remains to be seen, but it is a fantastic development for the competitiveness of the league and shows that the strength in depth of Mytanar volleyball is arguably second-to-none at present.

Litala ’93 were last season’s champions and they managed to secure a Volleyball Champions League spot through the strength of their own league position rather than just getting there by virtue of being last season’s VCL winners. They will be disappointed in not being able to win three-in-a-row, their team is full of serial winners like the aforementioned Gushtanova, but also Zuzana Brajdic, Dobrila Pavlovic and Natasa Radic. Radina Ristic is their coach too and she has a history of winning both at club level and with the national team. Second isn’t good enough for her, but they will get the opportunity to defend their VCL title and that would be well received if they can manage it.

The two Thessian clubs finished 3rd and 4th, Atletik keep knocking on the door and with their young core you feel they aren’t too far away from winning a title. They finished only six wins down on Dinamo and although they will have been very pleased for a club they share an enormous friendship with they will feel that that is a gap which can be closed, it isn’t insurmountable. Olympic will be wondering what has gone wrong a little, they’re the most successful club in Mytanar volleyball and they’re in a similar position to Litala ’93 in that only success is good enough. You can be sure they will be investigating this season’s disappointment to try and put it right for next season.

NK Thessia finished 8th last season but they dropped down to 14th and will be playing Druga Liga volleyball next term, a really disappointing campaign for them as Crvena Zvezda pipped them to that final position of safety. Ribari and Padina were both always fighting an uphill battle, Padina were only promoted last season and Ribari finished 13th on their tiny budget. They will be joining NK Thessia in the second tier next year.

## Druga Liga            Pld    W   L    SF   SA   S. Avg 
01 NK Dyka                60   46  14   159   80    1.988  C
02 NK Istina              60   41  19   145  104    1.394  P
03 Eskobirsk              60   38  22   140   98    1.429  P
04 Centralni              60   35  25   138  112    1.232
05 Obalna                 60   34  26   124  120    1.033
06 Zenit                  60   33  27   128  123    1.041
07 OK Prizren             60   30  30   124  122    1.016
08 OK Miago               60   30  30   120  131    0.916
09 Vitalia                60   28  32   123  120    1.025
10 Sigurno Odbojka        60   28  32   126  125    1.008
11 Rudar                  60   28  32   121  123    0.984
12 Ostrova Odbojka        60   26  34   107  129    0.829
13 OK Visoravna           60   24  36   105  133    0.789
14 Slavia                 60   23  37   107  134    0.799
15 Rotor                  60   21  39   100  144    0.694
16 Partizan               60   15  45    87  156    0.558

NK Dyka manage to go back to the Top League at the first opportunity finishing five wins ahead of their nearest rival and being pretty dominant in the vast majority of games with by far the most impressive set average in the Druga Liga. NK Istina end a two year gap between top division seasons for them by finishing in second, whilst Eskobirsk join NK Dyka in bouncing straight back after sneaking into third place.

Mytanija [MYT] qualifiers
VCL: Dinamo, Litala ’93
WorldLeague: Mytanija
WBVC: Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski, Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin

by **United Adaikes** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 1:13 am

Volleyball Champions League Qualifier: Here
World Beach Volleyball Championships Qualifier: Here

United Adaikes (UAD) Qualifiers
VCL: Adaikes Coffee Ravens, A1 Cargo Movers
WorldLeague: United Adaikes
WBVC: Kevyn Castilla/Arden Milburn, Haven Cannon/Carson Bloxam

by **Hispinas** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:42 am

HVL and TVPH 2205

Hispinas (HSP) qualifiers

VCL: Vigano Voleibol, Haranurdina BdG Boleibola
WorldLeague: Hispinas
WBVC: Herculano Joaquin/Enocencio Resendiz, Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy

by **Banija** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:23 pm

Banija Women's Volleyball

There are two professional women's volleyball leagues in Banija. Due to legal fights with one another, teams do not compete across leagues as both claim top status. Each league sends their champion to the VCL. The multiple league thing is not uncommon in Banijan sport, as famously, Banija has 3 national men's basketball leagues who claim DI status.

The first league is the Banija Elite Volleyball League, which is located within the Moravica and Kitara Regions, all on the West Coast. This league is widely considered the stronger of the two leagues. The league consists of 8 teams from the Moravica Region, and 4 from the Kitara Region. This league consists of a strict quadruple round robin- each team plays each other 4 times(twice home, twice away) for a total of 44 games. There are no playoffs- the league champion simply is the team that leads at the end of the season.

Team Locations
Herzegovina Phoenix- Connected with the S-FPL club of the same name. Located in Vdizi, Moravica, just south of Herzegovina City.
North Herzegovina City Rams- located in the northern portion of Herzegovina City, Moravica.
West Beach Gorillas- located in the western portion of Herzegovina City, Moravica.
Iziarad Skyhawks- located in Iziarad, Moravica, a suburb of Istria.
Wakiso Grizzlies- located in Wakiso District, Istria, Moravica..
Rukunbi Dragons- located in Rukunbi, Istria, Moravica.
South Istria Hawks- located in Downtown Istria, Moravica.
Slobochia Raiders- Located in Slobochia, Moravica.
Kitara Athletic Association- Same club as the former IFCF Champions League winners in the S-FPL. Located in Sisonke, Kitara.
Busembe Terriers- Located in Busembe, Kitara.
Kitara Athletic Society- Same club as the team in Banija's regional soccer leagues. Located in Kiala, Kitara.
Sisonke Pistons- Located in Sisonke, Kitara.

SW= Sets Won
SL= Sets Lost

Banija Elite Volleyball League
                                   Pld    W   L    SW   SL   PD   Pts 
 1 Sisonke Pistons                  44   27  17   100   84  +16    81 - League Champion, qualifies for the Volleyball Champions League
 2 West Beach Gorillas              44   25  19    97   78  +19    75
 3 Slobochia Raiders                44   25  19    97   84  +13    75
 4 South Istria Hawks               44   24  20    95   86   +9    72
 5 Wakiso Grizzlies                 44   24  20    93   91   +2    72
 6 Kitara Athletic Association      44   24  20    91   89   +2    72
 7 Rukunbi Dragons                  44   23  21    92   91   +1    69
 8 North Herzegovina City Rams      44   22  22    97   92   +5    66
 9 Taramazna Skyhawks               44   20  24    85   93   −8    60
10 Herzegovina Phoenix              44   19  25    86   95   −9    57
11 Kitara Athletic Society          44   17  27    83  103  −20    51
12 Busembe Terriers                 44   14  30    76  106  −30    42

The BEVL is a round robin, and there is a purity in that. "One true champion"- no divisions, no conferences, no playoffs- everybody plays everybody an equal amount of times. And the Pistons were the beneficiaries of this. They were able to pull away in what was an incredibly tight title race. Even at Matchday 31, there were 6 teams in the league within 2 games of first place, with the Pistons sharing first place with the West Beach Gorillas. But here's how the Pistons pulled away. On Matchday 36, they lost a tight one to crosstown rivals Kitara A.A. That left them tied for first place in the league.

They then went on a dominant run- winning 6 of their next 7, with the last win in that run netting them a championship. It was a stretch where they were just one step ahead of everybody else. Strategically, athletically, etc... They were in a stretch where the squad simply could not be stopped. And on the penultimate day of the season, in front of a baying crowd, they won the league title on their home floor. The league showed its competitiveness and depth this season, with fifth place being separated from second place by just one game, but the Pistons were clear and deserved winners.

Expect the Istria sides to try and improve next year. Four teams from Metro Istria- and none finish in the top two. It's stunning, really. Should be some entertaining seasons to come from the BEVL.

The second league, for sponsorship reasons, is known as the Orange Sky Volleyball Championships, which consists of 16 teams from elsewhere across the country, outside of the Moravica and Kitara Regions. They are divided into two 8 team conferences. Each conference plays a quadruple round robin. The top two teams in each conference make the playoffs, as well as the next two best teams overall, for 6 total playoff participants. They are sponsored, of course, by Banija's major national airline, Orange Sky.

Team Locations
Northern Conference
Mynda Mystics- Located in Mynda, Aksum.
Askatasuna Anacondas- Located in Askatasuna, Aksum.
Kwadama Chiefs- Located in Kwadama, Ankole.
Igulu Flying Deer- Located in Igulu, Hangaza.
Jinja Orangutans- Located in Jinja City, Hangaza.
Jinja Jaguars- Located in Jinja City, Hangaza.
Duntho Sporting Club- Same club as the Former S-FPL club with the same name. Located in Duntho, Hangaza.
Aissa Ravens- Located in Aissa, Hangaza.
Southern Conference
Busukuma Kraken- Located in Busukuma, National Capitol Region. (This is the Farf community team, supported primarily by the large Farf community in the city, consists almost entirely of Farf players).
Busukuma Buccaneers- Located in Busukuma, National Capitol Region.
Hoima Archangels- Located in Hoima, Ankole.
Bunyoro RSC- Same club as the BLS soccer team and the BLL lacrosse team. Located in Dodoma, Bunyoro.
Umbazi Metropolitan Sporting Club- Same club as the former S-FPL side. Located in Umbazi, Buganda.
Isipongo White Leopards- Located in Isipongo, Buganda.
Bwubanza Golden Pelicans- Located in Bwubanza, Bunyoro.
Mukeruzi Gladiators- Located in Mukeruzi, Ankole.

Orange Sky Volley Championship- Regular Season

Northern Conference            Pld    W   L    SW   SL   PD   Pts 
1 Duntho Sporting Club          28   18  10    65   46  +19    54 - Conference Champion, Qualify for Playoffs
2 Kwadama Chiefs                28   16  12    62   51  +11    48 - Qualify for Playoffs, Conference #2 Berth
3 Jinja Orangutans              28   16  12    64   57   +7    48 - Qualify for Playoffs, At-Large Berth 
4 Askatasuna Anacondas          28   15  13    55   53   +2    45
5 Igulu Flying Deer             28   14  14    59   52   +7    42
6 Jinja Jaguars                 28   12  16    55   62   −7    36
7 Aissa Ravens                  28   12  16    48   65  −17    36
8 Mynda Mystics                 28    9  19    49   71  −22    27

  Southern Conference          Pld    W   L    SW   SL   PD   Pts
1 Busukuma Kraken               28   19   9    65   53  +12    57 - Conference Champion, Qualify for Playoffs
2 Mukeruzi Gladiators           28   16  12    63   52  +11    48 - Qualify for Playoffs, Conference #2 Berth
3 Umbazi Metropolitan SC        28   16  12    60   59   +1    48 - Qualify for Playoffs, At-Large Berth
4 Hoima Archangels              28   15  13    63   59   +4    45
5 Isipongo White Leopards       28   14  14    58   61   −3    42
6 Bunyoro RSC                   28   13  15    58   54   +4    39
7 Busukuma Buccaneers           28   10  18    54   65  −11    30
8 Bwubanza Golden Pelicans      28    9  19    48   66  −18    27

In the playoff round, the six teams are grouped together for a double round robin(10 games). The top two at the end of the double round robin will advance to the Orange Sky Final Series, which is a best of 5 series. There are two twists in this final round, however. Both conference champions are given a 3 point bonus for this series for the final table. And furthermore, a conference championship is the first tiebreaker.

Orange Sky Volley Championship- Playoff Round

Playoff Round                  Pld    W   L    SW   SL   PD   Pts 
1 Busukuma Kraken               10    7   3    27   16  +11    24 - Advance to the Orange Sky Final Series. 3 points added to earned point total of 21. 
2 Duntho Sporting Club          10    6   4    24   17   +7    21 - Advance to the Orange Sky Final Series. 3 points added to earned point total of 18. 
3 Kwadama Chiefs                10    6   4    21   18   +3    18
4 Mukeruzi Gladiators           10    4   6    19   25   −6    12
5 Jinja Orangutans              10    4   6    16   23   −7    12
6 Umbazi Metropolitan SC        10    3   7    18   26   −8     9

In this round, the bonus points for the conference champions were not needed, as both would've finished top two regardless. The Kraken, who have been the darlings of the season, continued their hot show of form. The nation's only ethnic club, the Kraken have turned that into a strength, rather than a weakness. They've got a killer home court advantage, and with a host of young, talented players, this is a team that has shown the ability to do some serious damage. On the flipside, Duntho Sporting Club was successful, as one of a few clubs that marshals resources garnered from other sports(specifically soccer), and invests it into this sport.

Orange Sky Final Series(Best of 5)

Busukuma Kraken                22  25  25  17  15 
Duntho Sporting Club           25  19  10  25  11

Busukuma Kraken                19  18  25  25   8
Duntho Sporting Club           25  25  20  19  15

Duntho Sporting Club           25  13  25  25
Busukuma Kraken                18  25  16  21

Duntho Sporting Club           16  23  22
Busukuma Kraken                25  25  25

Busukuma Kraken                25  18  21  21
Duntho Sporting Club           20  25  25  25 - Duntho SC win the series 3-2. Orange Sky Final Series Champions.

A series that went the distance. A series that featured key road wins for both teams- 3 of the 5 games in this series were won by the visiting. The Kraken took Game 1 at home, in front of a raucous crowd. However, Duntho Sporting Club did not stay intimidated for long. They swiped Game 2, in a game that went the distance, to take home court advantage back to Hangaza. Many thought that they could ride their home court advantage to a title, and they almost did so. A hard-earned Game 3 victory made Game 4 a potential championship clincher on their home floor.

But the Kraken had other ideas. They put together what some probably call their best game of the season. In a must-win elimination game, on the road, the Kraken came through in dominant fashion. They were the crisper and more energetic side, and won the game in straight sets- always seeming to get the key points at the crucial moments. And they took it back to the nation's capitol for Game 5. After winning the first set, many thought they were on the verge. But they were not- Duntho Sporting Club brought it to them. They kept the crowd on their heels, and won three sets in a row to capture the title.

Duntho poured onto the court after their win to a silent stadium, as the celebrations went off back home. Duntho held a parade for the volleyball team when they got back home to Hangaza. A hard earned title. Can they build on it- or will the big city clubs in the league(Jinja City, Hoima, Busukuma) come for them? A note that Duntho is the smallest city in the league. Duntho, however, is a notoriously tight-knit and rabid sporting community, so in a league where television rights don't matter all that much, it's not necessarily a detriment. But it's quite possible, as Banijan clubs go to the VCL, that many of their best players get swiped by big city teams in Banija.

Who cares about that now, though? Duntho Sporting Club are the winners of the Orange Sky Volleyball Championships. League Champions, VCL participants. Doesn't get better than this, does it?

Women's Beach Volleyball
In women's beach volleyball, Banija is fortunate enough to have two pairs of Olympic gold winning teams from the XIV and XV Summer Olympiads.

For the first spot and top seeded Banijan berth to the WBVC, the pair from the Istria Games took on the pair from the Bunjil games, for automatic qualification to the WBVC. This was a best of 3 series, all taking place in Istria.

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                 19  21  13
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu       21  15  15

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                  8  19
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu       21  21

For the second spot, the team of Joma Badijye and Kunda Kama automatically qualified to the quarterfinals of the WBVC Qualification tournament. Hundreds of teams entered, and for months, at beach volleyball courts all across the countries, pairs of Banijan women played for the opportunity to enter the prestigious World Beach Volleyball Championships. 7 more teams qualified to join the Istria gold medalists for Banija's second berth to the WBVCs. Seeding, of course, was based on advanced analytical formulas as calculated by the Olympic Committee of Banija.

The quarterfinal rounds are best of 3, while the final round is best of 5. All games from the quarterfinals round on are played in Istria.

WBVC Qualification Tournament- Seeding
#1 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama
#8 Fanta Jawara/Loli Nyang

#4 Anti Niang/Sonya Ogoo
#5 Fatoumata Sanyang/Nene Condeh

#3 Ramatoulie Coote/Pireta Uster
#6 Katty Jawo/Ami Sillah

#2 Fantaye Goliad/Selam Eyasu
#7 Lidya Atikem/Sofia Yitebarke

WBVC Qualification Tournament- Quarterfinals

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama             21  21
Fanta Jawara/Loli Nyang              9  17

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama             21  21  15
Fanta Jawara/Loli Nyang             13  23   5

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama win series, 2-0(4 sets to 1)

Anti Niang/Sonya Ogoo               21  21
Fatoumata Sanyang/Nene Condeh       19  16

Anti Niang/Sonya Ogoo               21  21
Fatoumata Sanyang/Nene Condeh       11  14

Anti Niang/Sonya Ogooa win series, 2-0(4 sets to 0)

Ramatoulie Coote/Pireta Uster       21  22
Katty Jawo/Ami Sillah               17  20

Ramatoulie Coote/Pireta Uster       19  16
Katty Jawo/Ami Sillah               21  21

Ramatoulie Coote/Pireta Uster       21  18
Katty Jawo/Ami Sillah               23  21

Katty Jawo/Ami Sillah win series, 2-1(4 sets to 2)

Fantaye Goliad/Selam Eyasu          21  18  15
Lidya Atikem/Sofia Yitebarke         8  21   9

Fantaye Goliad/Selam Eyasu          17  21  15
Lidya Atikem/Sofia Yitebarke        21  11   9

Fantaye Goliad/Selam Eyasu win series, 2-0(4 sets to 2)

WBVC Qualification Tournament- Semifinals

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama          21  17  15
Anti Niang/Sonya Ogoo            18  21   8

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama          21  19  15
Anti Niang/Sonya Ogoo            15  21  11

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama wins series, 2-0(4 sets to 2)

Katty Jawo/Ami Sillah            15  13
Fantaye Goliad/Selam Eyasu       21  21

Katty Jawo/Ami Sillah            17  18
Fantaye Goliad/Selam Eyasu       21  21

Fantaye Goliad/Selam Eyasu win series, 2-0(4 sets to 0)

This sets up an entertaining final. On one hand, we have the favorites, the gold medalists from the XIV Summer Olympiad on home soil- Joma Badijye and Kunda Kama. They've been playing together for a long time, and although they are up there in age (both at age 34), they have a skill level that is uncommonly high in this country for this sport. The wily veterans are well-conditioned for their age, and seemingly do not feel pressure.

But they are being challenged by the youngsters. Fantaye Goliad and Selam Eyasu have burst onto the volleyball scene in Banija. They are the opposite of the favorites in almost every way. The two youngsters are 23 and 24 years of age, respectively. And they have taken quite the route to get here. They go to one of Banija's larger universities- but in name only. While they are both Loyola University grads, they did not go to main campus in Istria. Both are graduates of Loyola-Jinja, the regional campus in the northern Hangaza city. And even then, they have totally different backgrounds.

Goliad is a rich girl from Busukuma. With her father a banker turned member of the Lukiiko(Parliament), she's been privileged basically her life. Goliad has been to volleyball camps abroad, especially in Quebec, and elsewhere throughout the Quebecois Commonwealth. Goliad has played in indoor and beach tournaments all her life, with a variety of partners. But she did not find one until she met basically the polar opposite of herself at college. Fellow Loyola-Jinja alumnus Selam Eyasu had basically the opposite upbringing. She grew up poor, in an urban slum in Jinja City.

Eyasu's first love was basketball, but her middle school cut the women's basketball team at age 12, so she switched to volleyball. And immediately fell in love. SHe loved beach volleyball, and even though she's from an inland city, she played plenty of times on the beach at the Jinja River. She played in plenty of league's in Banija's second largest city, and was known as a scrapper and insanely hard worker. When they started entering tournaments together a few years back, her game was strong, and she had potential- but she was raw. Crazy athletic, but lacked discipline. But with some coaching from the Goliad family resourdces, Eyasu refined her game and became elite.

Can the young upstarts pull off what would be a stunning upset? Or will the oldheads prove that they are still dominant in country?

WBVC Qualification Tournament- Finals

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama          21  21
Fantaye Goliad/Selam Eyasu       16  12

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama          21  16  12
Fantaye Goliad/Selam Eyasu       12  21  15

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama          21  16   9
Fantaye Goliad/Selam Eyasu       11  21  15

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama          21  21
Fantaye Goliad/Selam Eyasu       17  18

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama          10  21  15 - WBVC Qualification Tournament winners, second seed for the WBVCs
Fantaye Goliad/Selam Eyasu       21  15  12

In a surprisingly close final series, that went all the way down to the wire, Joma Badijye & Kunda Kama showed the grit and desire characteristic of them, and why they were able to succeed at the XIV Summer Olympiad- and parlay that success into an entry to the World Beach Volleyball Championships.

The veteran pair won the first game in straight sets, and many thought after that Game 1 showing, that the pair could simply sweep the challengers aside and earn a second consecutive title. But that did not happen. IN Games 2 and 3, the Loyola-Jinja grads turned the series on its head. With those two ladies showing more energy, both of those games went the distance, to three sets. The veteran pair wore down as those two games went on, and the Loyola-Jinja pair looked as if they had found the formula for an upset. Take the game the distance, make them work, wear them down, and then go for the kill.

But Joma Badijye and Kunda Kama were able to compete, even with their backs against the wall. While both sets were extremely close, they won in straight sets in Game 4 to force a winner take all, do or die Game 5. When this one went into the fifth set, many thought that the veteran pair would wear down once again, as they did in Games 2 and 3, when it was clear that they were exhausted to the point of not being able to compete. But this was set 3, to qualify for the WBVCs. They dug deep- they had to do so. They used every last bit of energy to try and outlast their younger and fitter opponents. And they did so, scoring a 15-12 victory.

They talked about their age in the post-match interviews. "I'm just gonna sit in a tub full of ice after this." Kunda Kama told reporters. "Hey, we aren't old- just because we're 34 doesn't mean we don't still got it. But boy, am I excited about the future of women's volleyball. These two threw everything they had at us, and there will certainly be an opportunity for them to have more success in the future." They will be the second seeds for the tournament, as the Bunjil pair of Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu will be Banija's first seeds for the WBVCs.

Banija (BNJ) qualifiers
VCL: Sisonke Pistons, Duntho Sporting Club
WorldLeague: Banija
WBVC: Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu, Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama

(Note: For seeding purposes, The Pistons should be considered the 'first' seed, and Duntho Sporting Club should be considered the 'second' seed).

by **Siovanija and Teusland** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:42 pm

V-Liga Season I

Volleyball has long been one of the most popular recreational sports in Siovanija & Teusland, especially amongst women. It is one of the few sports in this country that see a thriving collegiate athletic scene - with many recreational clubs at universities such as powerhouse TU Stelburg or the University of Borograd deciding to begin amateur play. However, there had been no professional league, with the sport limited to the amateur clubs often found particularly in Siovanijan sporting organizations like Olympia Borograd or SK Sparta.

When the women's volleyball team made its Olympic debut several years ago, no-one could have predicted the instant success the amateurs would achieve. They advanced to the semifinals of that tournament, and have since maintained a high ranking in the World Volleyball Expo as well, ranking amongst the top 10 nations of the world and reaching several Quarterfinal stages. That led to thinking amongst the team's stars, particularly Sophie Lanner, the team captain, as well as Heidi Jelenko. Why should we not also have the opportunity to play professionally? The best foreign players do, and within our own nation, competitive sports leagues exist in ice hockey and soccer for women. Led by the players, the Siovanija & Teusland Volleyball Federation backed the founding of the V-Liga for its first season. The league would involve 6 teams to start - with the possibility of adding more in the future. The majority of teams are sponsored by those athletic clubs, with some being new.

SV Edelweiss Stelburg look to be the dominant Teus program. TU Stelburg is the heart of Teus volleyball and has been for many years - it is the nation's only university really known for its sporting excellence, also winning a world football title at that level. The Edelweiss Sporting Club is well-known throughout Teusland as a promoter of youth sports, and with the backing of many of the TU Stelburg program's leading figures - including coach Lukas Keller and star player Sophie Lanner - the team looks to be very competitive to start the first season, with 5 national team players in its roster.

In Siovanija, Olympia Borograd and SK Sparta appear to have the best odds of stopping Stelburg. Everyone knows Olympia - the nation's oldest and largest sports union, covering everything from gymnastics to hockey to basketball to volleyball. There's a mix between professional and amateur programs, and for the first time now the volleyball program will go professional. Heidi Jelenko of the national team is on the roster, as is Evelina Strnisa. Siovanija has been the leading producer, arguably, of talent in this sport outside of the Stelburg circle - and SK Sparta gets 2 national team players of its own. Sparta is another multi-sport club in Borograd, which was founded to 'advance the spirit of the Siovanijan Revolution through athletics.' Famously, the club had one of the best football sides of the pre-war era, but after leagues in Siovanija & Teusland became professional, they dropped out, feeling amateurism key to their principles. Nowadays, however, times have changed and the club have embraced some form of professionalism in its leading sports. Sparta could have a shot at taking the first title this year.

The St. Jakob Stars are the other Teus representative in the league - and the only one not backed by a sporting organization. Instead national team player Melissa Franz, who herself hails from St. Jakob, took the lead on creating this club, attracting investors to sponsor the team and support its rise. Another St. Jakobite national teamer, Monika Vogel, will be on the team - and while the Stars aren't quite expecting to compete at the very top this year, they have a very enthralling story and could capture the hearts of fans - they are the underdogs up against the established powers.

Siovanija provides two other teams to the competition - Energija Chernovets and Zvezda Vlaikograd. Energija is Chernovets' largest multi-sport club, famous for its football side which has won several regional championships as well as the Republikaliga. But the multi-sport side of things has often been lacking, with many feeling the other fields are not given attention by the Energija board - they hope that the V-Liga can be a symbol of their success, however, they have been unable to attract any national team players to their ranks. Zvezda Vlaikograd are not nominally a multi-sport club, competing only in football for much of their history. The club has a long tradition, however, of supporting women's sport, and entered a deal with the league to establish a team in Vlaikograd and give it the 'Zvezda' moniker and allow it use of the club's logo and colours. They have also failed to attract any national team talent, but are hopeful that their young team can find some success.

#  V-Liga                    Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 SV Edelweiss Stelburg      50   41   9   132   67  +65   123     Final
2 SK Sparta                  50   31  19   120   91  +29    93     Semifinal
3 Olympia Borograd           50   31  19   115   94  +21    93
4 St. Jakob Stars            50   20  30    93  112  −19    60
5 Energija Chernovets        50   17  33    84  116  −32    51
6 Zvezda Vlaikograd          50   10  40    71  135  −64    30

And an excellent first season! SV Edelweiss Stelburg were the class of the field, with an incredible 41-9 record across the season, Sophie Lanner leading the way as clearly the best player in the league. SK Sparta and Olympia Borograd finished exactly tied with records of 31-19, both finishing 10 games back of Edelweiss. However, one of those teams will get a chance to defeat the Edelweiss and take the championship. The V-Liga title will be decided after a playoff, with the 2nd and 3rd placed teams facing off at the 2nd-place team's home before a Grand Final at the home arena of SV Edelweiss Stelburg.

The Stars, Chernovets and Zvezda each finished with records below .500, not quite performing up to some early-season expectations - however, they can only grow stronger from this, particularly for Chernovets and Zvezda who each fielded young squads knowing that perhaps competing with the major national team players may have been too much to ask.

V-Liga Playoff Semifinal

SK Sparta               25  25  27
Olympia Borograd        13  22  25

And in this battle of cross-town rivals, it's SK Sparta who come out on top! They defeated Olympia Borograd in a commanding 3-set victory, shocking the Greens with a 12-point win in the first set. The third set saw an epic late rally as Olympia recovered from down 7 to force the continuation of the contest, but Sparta would quickly take over and win it 27-25. The result qualifies them both for the VCL, an international competition, and gives them the chance to take on the Edelweiss in the championship final. Speaking of...

V-Liga Championship

SV Edelweiss Stelburg       23  26  18  25   9
SK Sparta                   25  24  25  17  15

An incredible final! SK Sparta rolled into Stelburg feeling confident in their chances against the Edelweiss, and they put their money where their mouth was right away in set 1, jumping to a 15-3 lead. Stelburg would rally back, but Sparta hung on to take the win. Stelburg were more prepared for the second set, themselves building an 8-point lead right away, but this time it was Sparta playing the underdog with a recovery that just fell short. The third set was relatively dominant for Sparta, and the fourth likewise for Stelburg, neither side letting the other get too much of a feeling they would be winning tonight. But in the final, decisive set, it was Sparta who handled the pressure best of all, and Silvia Luzar who slammed down the winning point. A feel-good story for the league, with SK Sparta taking the championship and handing a relatively stacked SV Edelweiss Stelburg team a defeat that will be one they will look to take motivation from for next season.

The STVF will also submit its clubs and national teams to international competition. There is no national domestic beach volleyball competition, as the climate of Siovanija & Teusland is not conducive to the sport for much of the year, meaning it lags behind its indoor counterpart in popularity. There has been talk of future competition, however, for now there is none. Siovanija & Teusland's qualifiers are thus as follows:

Siovanija & Teusland (STL) Qualifiers:

VCL: SK Sparta, SV Edelweiss Stelburg
WorldLeague: Siovanija & Teusland

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:05 am

2050-51 season (Not submitted for entrants, but good for context)
2051-52 Season (To-be-graded).

Quebec and Shingoryeo (QUE) Qualifiers:

VCL: Montreal Koreana, Shawinigan Skywalkers
WorldLeague: Quebec and Shingoryeo
WBVC: Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong, Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison

by **Bollonich** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:11 am

Bollonischian Volleyball League

Volleyball is a sport that’s rapidly growing in stature in Bollonich. With international and domestic success, people have received more exposure to volleyball which has naturally resulted in a rise of popularity. With the hosting of the 13th Volleyball World Expo right here in Bollonich, TV viewership for volleyball games and tickets for the same have skyrocketed. The Bollonischian Volleyball League due to how its structured is often very difficult to predict. There are some consistently top tier teams, however with how fierce competition is, qualification to international competitions is no guarantee. Volleyball players in stature earn similarly to Handball players as the development and rise of these two sports has been closely linked to each other. In the BVL’s one season long history we saw a rather commanding performance from Vreton Bulls as they looked rather unchallenged at the top. Joining them in the VCL spots was the Karvian Tigers who were very much under threat from the Akusha Rovers and San Pablo Rockers who were just one win away from securing an equal number of wins. The other sides were as well not too far away. This doesn’t give us a conclusive image of what to expect due to the youth and foreign influx of players in the BVL. While these franchises themselves don’t have youth systems, they are known to systematically pick up players from youth clubs to play at the highest level. Bollonischian Volleyball, before the formation of the BVL and the Union was a very disorganised sport with mostly amateur teams. Teams based mainly regionally whose main focus was on keeping themselves afloat. These clubs however were some of the best youth systems in the entire sport in Bollonich and are naturally the largest sellers to the BVL.

The league was recently opened up to foreign investments following the success of the national team and the clubs at the international stage. The inclusion of foreign internationals will not only further the brand of the Bollonischian Volleyball League and its teams and owner which is the main goal of its investors, it will also serve as a magnet attracting attention from all over the multiverse meaning lucrative TV deals and coverage. Such moves will not only improve the financial position of the league but also put Bollonischian teams in strong positions to compete for international domestic titles such as the BVL. A perfect example of this is the signing of Quebecois wonder kid Jin Chang-Wook. Chang-Wook is a young Quebecois setter we’ve all come to know from the tight and entertaining matches that our very own side had against the Quebecois national team in the World League final and the Olympics semifinals. Jin Chang-Wook was not only featured both of those games for the Quebecois but greatly stood out for a young player amongst some of our most experienced and talented players. As soon as he made it clear he would be looking for a team to go to, it was no surprise that teams grovelling at his feet. They knew the talent this one player possessed and how much of a difference it could make for their teams. Even Bollonischian teams rightfully expressed interest as currently Bollonich stands out as among some of the best destinations for male volleyball players. Vreton Bulls was naturally the best choice for Chang-Wook as apart from all the other reasons to join the Bulls, they are a championship contending team. A team that’s known to have the capability and Chang-Wook will aim to help them realise this capability. Jin Chang-Wook is by far among the most popular sportsmen in Quebec and Shingoryeo and this provides yet another aspect or view to this move. A top tier league like the BVL is inevitably popular in the volleyball fanatic nation of Quebec and Shingoryeo however the signing of Jin Chang-Wook the Olympics MVP has definitely boosted the overall popularity of the BVL in Quebec and Shingoryeo. It is also clear to everyone just how rare contracts such as Chang-Wook’s with Vreton Bulls are with the deal extending for an unfathomable 5 years.
Other prominent international signings include the signing of Arlo Byter to the Kings of Fermont. Byter is an experienced Ardengardian setter who more than displayed his talent at the Volleyball World Expo here in Bollonich. Multiple high profile members of the selection squads of the franchises made their way to view these matches often seeing players who could be good fits for their teams. And that’s exactly how Byter ended up in the Kings of Fermont.

Foreign Transfers
Jin Chang-Wook (21) (QUE) Setter ➞ Vreton Bulls
Guy Tille-Nadon (23)(QUE) Middle Blocker ➞ Karvian Tigers
Alanis Hair-Lewis (26) (QUE) Outside Hitter ➞ Maihar Lions
Arlo Byter (29) (ARG) Setter ➞ Kings of Fermont
Drew Amber (23) Middle Blocker ➞ Torrijas Wizards

   BVL  	        PLD	W	L	SW	SL	SQ	PW	PL	PQ	PTS
1  Vreton Bulls	        18	13	5	45	27	1.667	1576	1427	1.104	37    VCL, Champions
2  Akusha Rovers	18	13	5	45	32	1.406	1694	1583	1.070	36    VCL
3  Kings of Fermont	18	11	7	42	33	1.273	1642	1615	1.017	33
4  Karvian Tigers	18	10	8	40	32	1.250	1550	1512	1.025	31
5  Maihar Lions	        18	10	8	40	34	1.176	1621	1542	1.051	29
6  San Pablo Rockers	18	8	10	36	38	0.947	1631	1593	1.024	25
7  Marda Frogs	        18	8	10	33	40	0.825	1556	1620	0.960	23
8  Torrijas Wizards	18	7	11	37	45	0.822	1682	1739	0.967	22
9  Maihar Warriors	18	6	12	29	44	0.659	1489	1647	0.904	18
10 Lagos Yetis	        18	4	14	24	46	0.522	1464	1627	0.900	16

Matchday 1

Akusha Rovers           19  22  25  25  15
Vreton Bulls            25  25  17  22   8

Karvian Tigers          20  25  25  16   8
Torrijas Wizards        25  10  18  25  15

Kings of Fermont        25  25  22  25
San Pablo Rockers       16  19  25  22

Lagos Yetis             25  16  25  27   5
Marda Frogs             20  25  21  29  15

Maihar Lions            26  25  25
Maihar Warriors         24  16  21

Matchday 2

Vreton Bulls            25  24  25  25
Maihar Warriors         17  26  11  13

Marda Frogs             23  13  14
Maihar Lions            25  25  25

San Pablo Rockers       25  25  25
Lagos Yetis             20  12  23

Torrijas Wizards        18  18  25  22
Kings of Fermont        25  25  16  25

Akusha Rovers           21  25  25  25
Karvian Tigers          25  11  21  23

Matchday 3

Karvian Tigers          25  25  25
Vreton Bulls            23  20  21

Kings of Fermont        17  20  25  23
Akusha Rovers           25  25  19  25

Lagos Yetis             19  16  27  15
Torrijas Wizards        25  25  25  25

Maihar Lions            18  25  25  25
San Pablo Rockers       25  16  23  21

Maihar Warriors         25  27  24  25
Marda Frogs             23  25  26  21

Matchday 4

Vreton Bulls            25  25  25
Marda Frogs             21  13  14

San Pablo Rockers       19  25  18  25  15
Maihar Warriors         25  19  25  14  10

Torrijas Wizards        25  21  25  22   8
Maihar Lions            22  25  19  25  15

Akusha Rovers           23  25  25  25
Lagos Yetis             25  23  21  16

Karvian Tigers          21  25  20  25  15
Kings of Fermont        25  16  25  21  13

Matchday 5

Kings of Fermont        17  19  14
Vreton Bulls            25  25  25

Lagos Yetis             25  11  13  25  11
Karvian Tigers          21  25  25  17  15

Maihar Lions            25  25  25
Akusha Rovers           20  20  17

Maihar Warriors         19  13  25  25  13
Torrijas Wizards        25  25  21  23  15

Marda Frogs             25  13  25  23
San Pablo Rockers       27  25  20  25

Matchday 6

Vreton Bulls            19  25  25  25
San Pablo Rockers       25  23  22  23

Torrijas Wizards        25  24  27  20  19
Marda Frogs             21  26  25  25  21

Akusha Rovers           25  25  25
Maihar Warriors         22  22  18

Karvian Tigers          25  25  27
Maihar Lions            20  18  25

Kings of Fermont        25  25  25
Lagos Yetis             20  18  14

Matchday 7

Lagos Yetis             25  25  20  23  14
Vreton Bulls            20  16  25  25  16

Maihar Lions            26  21  25  21  14
Kings of Fermont        24  25  17  25  16

Maihar Warriors         22  19  16
Karvian Tigers          25  25  25

Marda Frogs             14  26  12  13
Akusha Rovers           25  24  25  25

San Pablo Rockers       21  23  25  25  15
Torrijas Wizards        25  25  17  15   9

Matchday 8

Vreton Bulls            25  18  25  21  15
Torrijas Wizards        17  25  16  25  10

Akusha Rovers           22  26  25  19  17
San Pablo Rockers       25  24  16  25  15

Karvian Tigers          25  19  15  15
Marda Frogs             20  25  25  25

Kings of Fermont        20  25  25  23   4
Maihar Warriors         25  17  13  25  15

Lagos Yetis             25  27  21  25
Maihar Lions            22  25  25  22

Matchday 9

Maihar Lions            16  25  25  11  15
Vreton Bulls            25  17  14  25  11

Maihar Warriors         25  25  23  25
Lagos Yetis             14  23  25  15

Marda Frogs             25  22  25  21  18
Kings of Fermont        12  25  19  25  16

San Pablo Rockers       18  24  25  22
Karvian Tigers          25  26  19  25

Torrijas Wizards        29  24  19  25  10
Akusha Rovers           27  26  25  14  15

Matchday 10

Vreton Bulls            25  12  18  25  15
Akusha Rovers           19  25  25  18  13

Torrijas Wizards        25  19  25  22  15
Karvian Tigers          16  25  16  25  12

San Pablo Rockers       22  19  26  23
Kings of Fermont        25  25  24  25

Marda Frogs             22  25  13  25
Lagos Yetis             25  21  25  27

Maihar Warriors         12  25  17  25  15
Maihar Lions            25  21  25  23  12

Matchday 11

Maihar Warriors         16  16  12
Vreton Bulls            25  25  25

Maihar Lions            23  23  25  25  15
Marda Frogs             25  25  20  22  12

Lagos Yetis             20  30  11  21
San Pablo Rockers       25  28  25  25

Kings of Fermont        19  25  19  26  15
Torrijas Wizards        25  14  25  24   8

Karvian Tigers          18  25  21  25  15
Akusha Rovers           25  21  25  21  12

Matchday 12

Vreton Bulls            25  25  25
Karvian Tigers          14  20  16

Akusha Rovers           21  16  25  19
Kings of Fermont        25  25  17  25

Torrijas Wizards        25  18  24  25  15
Lagos Yetis             23  25  26  22  12

San Pablo Rockers       15  25  20  25  12
Maihar Lions            25  17  25  20  15

Marda Frogs             25  15  26  25
Maihar Warriors         18  25  24  13

Matchday 13

Marda Frogs             25  23  25  25
Vreton Bulls            16  25  23  22

Maihar Warriors         18  20  25  17
San Pablo Rockers       25  25  19  25

Maihar Lions            25  21  25  25
Torrijas Wizards        22  25  13  17

Lagos Yetis             25  10  25  25
Akusha Rovers           19  25  19  21

Kings of Fermont        25  19  18  25  20
Karvian Tigers          22  25  25  20  18

Matchday 14

Vreton Bulls            25  25  20  25
Kings of Fermont        23  21  25  19

Karvian Tigers          25  25  25
Lagos Yetis             23  22  18

Akusha Rovers           25  25  18  25
Maihar Lions            21  19  25  23

Torrijas Wizards        25  24  25  18  15
Maihar Warriors         21  26  19  25   8

San Pablo Rockers       25  25  25
Marda Frogs             20  15  17

Matchday 15

San Pablo Rockers       25  20  14  22
Vreton Bulls            18  25  25  25

Marda Frogs             21  25  12  20
Torrijas Wizards        25  21  25  25

Maihar Warriors         14  25  17  21
Akusha Rovers           25  18  25  25

Maihar Lions            25  15  22  16
Karvian Tigers          19  25  25  25

Lagos Yetis             21  17  25
Kings of Fermont        25  25  27

Matchday 16

Vreton Bulls            23  25  22  15
Lagos Yetis             25  23  25  25

Kings of Fermont        25  25  15  25
Maihar Lions            22  19  25  21

Karvian Tigers          25  22  28  27  13
Maihar Warriors         17  25  30  25  15

Akusha Rovers           28  25  16  17  15
Marda Frogs             26  14  25  25  12

Torrijas Wizards        19  25  24  19
San Pablo Rockers       25  21  26  25

Matchday 17

Torrijas Wizards        15  15  12
Vreton Bulls            25  25  25

San Pablo Rockers       23  25  25  22  12
Akusha Rovers           25  23  22  25  15

Marda Frogs             25  25  25
Karvian Tigers          12  19  23

Maihar Warriors         21  25  25  24
Kings of Fermont        25  20  27  26

Maihar Lions            25  27  25
Lagos Yetis             22  25  23

Matchday 18

Vreton Bulls            25  25  12  18  15
Maihar Lions            17  19  25  25   9

Lagos Yetis             15  21  27
Maihar Warriors         25  25  29

Kings of Fermont        17  23  25  23
Marda Frogs             25  25  18  25

Karvian Tigers          25  25  25
San Pablo Rockers       20  19  11

Akusha Rovers           12  25  25  25
Torrijas Wizards        25  19  14  14

The BVL, contrary to most leagues around the world has no fixed heirarchy. And this constant state of flux is the. Most attractive feature about a franchise systemic league. The Vreton Bulls however were looking to maybe change this. They followed up their first place finish last season in the table with yet another magnificent display bagging first place on the table with the help of star signing Jin Chang-Wook. The Bulls however were tightly contested by the Rovers who were also equally eager to notch up some silverware. The summer window was rather uneventful for the Rovers, but they didn’t need to make many changes as they knew from the previous season that they certainly had what it took. Akusha Rovers showed this on the very first matchday against Vreton Bulls as they took a much better team than them on paper to five sets eventually defeating them. This was the first sign that maybe Vreton Bulls couldn’t live up to expectations this season, following a rather mediocre display from most players. Fans were also worried about Chang-Wook settling down and from what was visible he clearly hadn’t yet. Akusha Rovers meanwhile looked stronger than ever in this victory. Worrying signs for the Karvian Tigers also propped up as they lost to a seemingly uncompetitive Torrijas Wizards team. For a team having international experience this was a shameful display and rightly raised some eyebrows. The Rovers carried forward their spiking hot form from their victory over the Bulls back home where they overcame strong opposition to record yet another victory, this time over the Tigers. Having defeated both sides that made it to the VCL last cycle, they were looking to be serious contenders for the title. The Bulls following their loss against the Rovers bounced back well heading into their MD3 showdown against the Tigers. Playing at home the Tigers shut down their critics as they put up a dominant display defeating the Bulls 3 sets to none. This was yet another set back in the Vreton Bulls’ bid for reclaiming their title once again. The two title favourites were already two wins behind table leaders Maihar Lions and Akusha Rovers, one of whom looked strong as ever. A near perfect performance from the Bulls and Tigers for the next 6 matches did nothing to close down to the gap between themselves and the Rovers as they still trailed the Rovers by 2 wins, two wins they would desperately need to make up to stay in contention. The Maihar Lions who were atop following the first three match days were pulled down back from heaven as they had lost three out of their next six games. The Bulls however were not ready to let the Rovers run away with it yet and this showed in another thrilling encounter between both teams on MD10 which was eventually won by the Bulls. This put them in direct contention with the Rovers as another loss by the Rovers would put both sides level on points. The Tigers who were looking strong prior to this encounter suffered yet another setback at the hands of the Wizards who repeated the same shenanigans they performed on the first matchday to record a 3-2 set victory over the Tigers. This set the Tigers back in the competition of catching up to the top teams such as the Rovers and the Bulls. With this three way battle looking better than ever the league was at its most intense stage. The Rovers would now face off against the Tigers who had been given an opportunity to right their wrongs and make crucial headway on the advantage that the Rovers already possessed. This also propelled the Vreton Bulls up top as these consecutive losses for the Rovers significantly set them back. This three horse race had gotten even more interesting as some teams started to do something we expected them of being unable to do. The Kings of Fermont with their new signing Byter were now in fifth position with a good chance at competing for some of the top positions. The struggles for the Akusha Rovers continued into the 12th matchday as they suffered yet another defeat this time at the hands of Kings of Fermont. This propelled the Kings in fourth and a decent position to compete for a possible VCL spot. The Maihar Lions also rose in places with a win following the drops experienced by the Rovers and the Tigers. The Tigers, facing the Bulls away from home were very clearly the underdogs. Th performance put up by them however could be compared to that of novices as the Bulls completely dominated them providing them with no opportunity comfortably defeating their biggest rivals for the second time this season. This also meant that the Bulls had done what they had set out to do and were now in first position clear of everyone else and only had to hold onto this which should be minimal work for them. The Bulls however slipped up in the very next game against the Marda Frogs which cost them a vital win and points. The Lions carried on their charge for a VCL qualification spot which didn’t seem likely at first but they look to be in a rather comfortable position. The Akusha Rovers’ losing run carried on as they suffered yet another close defeat this time at the hands of the Yetis. This had truly been a horrific run for the Rovers as they went from an 8-1 win loss record to 8-5 in the matter of four games. The upside of Vreton Bulls’ loss was that they were still in striking distance due to this meaning the title fight was far from over. Another team that had made massive amount of headway into the title fight were the Kings of Fermont whose victory over the Karvian Tigers didn’t only set the Tigers back by a lot but also propelled them into a very competitive position. A position they would hold onto. The Bulls managed to keep their winning run going against the Kings of Fermont preventing further headway by the team, also giving the Rovers and Tigers an opportunity to catch up. The Lions despite looking as contenders at one state seemed to be far off the quality suffering an embarrassing defeat to the Rovers. The Vreton Bulls and Rovers kept a very clean record for the upcoming encounters. The Bulls won all of their games except the one game against The Yetis on MD16 which threw the championship very wide open. The Rovers unlike the Bulls didn’t slip up once following their cataclysmic four game losing streak and won all of the games putting them right up there with the Bulls. The Tigers slipped up quite a few times struggling to hold onto third place on the table as it was occupied by the Kings of Fermont who were very much outsiders at the beginning of the season. The Lions finished on equal wins as the Tigers in fifth position following a rather successful season for them considering the stiff competition. The bottom half of the table was comprised of the San Pablo Rockers, the Marda Frogs, the Torrijas Wizards, the Maihar Warriors and the Lagos Yetis in order.

Bollonich (BOL) qualifiers
VCL: Vreton Bulls, Akusha Rovers
WorldLeague: Bollonich
WBVC: Anissa Barr and Florence Howse, Carlie Cooper and Cornelia Jack

by **Gatchingerrak Union** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:52 am

OOC: Feel free to contact me via Discord or PM me if you have any national teamer or tweener willing to play in the Gatchingerrak Superliga, as I probably won't be scouting as much talent for Superliga as I'd be normally doing so with QOVO.1 league for obvious reasons. If you wish to TG, send it to Quebec and Shingoryeo and not this account, as I tend to check this account infrequently at times. For those who wish to get rough comparison for how I view the league signings, QOVO.1 leagues would be more like Italy and Gatchingerrak Superliga Russia, though GGU certainly doesn't have the size or talent pool or VWE results. lol.

THE GATCHINGERRAK SUPERLIGA 2051-52 SEASON

Gatchingerrak Union of Rushmori nations, shortened as the Gatchingerrak Union, is a cultural and political alliance of four countries of the Quebecois Commonwealth located in mid-southern Rushmore (Norrskie Zasousti, Norrehavn, Gatchinovo and Novopetrograd, with an incoming membership by the Ilyrian Isles). The three kingdoms and the citystate, while independent nations of own, do have the Gatchingerrak Union as a way to establish their common zone, where their main goals are to advance co-operation in military, cultural, economic and energy matters. It shares land border with Vaugania and Norrhem to the west, while bits of the east touch Phoenigetzusta. Combined population of the union are estimated to be around 83 million.

While its trio of nations have always fought with one another for centuries, Gatchingerrak Union is a culturally diverse nation with growing importance outside to that of the Quebecois Commonwealth. Its population is ethnically diverse, with the eastern, Novopetrogradian half of the realms primarily Slavic, while the Western half is divided to primarily Nordic Norrehavn on north and slavic Norrskie Zasousti on the south. Somewhere in middle of the lake, which faces all of the three nations, stands the island that is nowadays known as the citystate of Gatchinovo, the ancient place known for its significance on trades and diplomacy among the Rushmori realms of the Quebecois Commonwealth. It is where the Accord between the 4 states were signed in year 2030 (around the time of WC78), to promise co-prosperity among the rivalling states whose cooperation is needed more than ever. Its economy is a mix of natural resources and heavy manufacturing for it.

A no stranger to international sport, Gatchingerrak Union does have a past history of international football and hockey, where its western realms were represented as Norrehavn. It has hosted a Copa Rushmori and a World Cup of Hockey, and both sports are extremely popular. Unfortunately, the long years of absence from the international sporting circuit does mean that it is expected to be a long way back to relevance for the seven-stars in most sports beyond the Quebecois Commonwealth, even if the individual nation within the Union perform well within the Commonwealth circuit.

Out of those, volleyball is one sport where they may have the strongest following that ties up with their team strength, even if the competitiveness of the international volleyball scene may leave them slightly...underperforming. Volleyball is a very popular sport across Gatchingerrak Union, especially in Novopetrograd, Gatchinovo citystate and Norrskie Zasousti (everybody knows Norrehavn doesn't, even when they have a couple of known opposites over time), and it is one sport where both men and women, as with Quebec, have a fairly large following as well. This is partly due to decades of competitive rivalry between Novopetrograd and Quebec dating back to the 1960s, which remain a marquee match (see: GGU-QUE men's round robin match of the VWE 13), but also due to the northern realms' decline in basketball and to lesser extent basketball.

The Gatchingerrak Superliga, for both men and women, is a highly popular league with remarkable television ratings (better than football league, even though they aim to change it with a possible IFCF membership in near future) and sellout crowd in most arenas. Generally players are paid generously, roughly around $150-600k NSD, and the perks that come with the league more than makes up for extensive travel required during the Vatmarkian winters. The league's foreigner limit (maximum two a year) and the challenging nature of sports administration in country at times (not bad, but just complicated to navigate even for international jurists) usually mean that they'll usually stick to signing a Quebecois or another Commonwealth player (Banija, for one).

Traditionally, it has been a popular place for the Quebecois national team players to move, especially in the old days when the salaries were lower and volleyball wasn't as popular at various points over history (2000s for women, 2010s for men). The times have changed, however, and the rise of Mytanar Top League and the BVL within Rushmore alone, with both them and the QOVO.1 leagues offering more stability on their contracts, it has had harder time attracting Quebecois players of acceptable calibre (usually on the national team or higher). At the moment, four foreign players, all coming from Quebec or Banija, play in the Gatchingerrak Superliga - Li Nkemdilim Nwankwo (BoIFK, Men - BNJ), OH Bae Jong-Doo (Avangard VC, Men - QUE), OH Alexanne Bayley (Iskra Palmyra, Women - QUE), and RS Agak Okumu (VK Lubossa, Women - BNJ) - though there have been rumours of a national team opposite in either Ahn Seung-Min or Todor Asparuhov, or setter Gustave-Paul Filatriault moving as well. That said, let's move to some scores and results for now:

P  2051-52 Gatchingerrak Superliga-M  Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg 
 1 Avangard VC                         44   34  10   115   55   2.091 C - VCL
 2 Armada Petrograd                    44   30  14   110   69   1.594
 3 Fakel Gatchinovo                    44   29  15   101   80   1.262
 4 Avtomobilist Dmytropavlovsk         44   28  16    97   77   1.260
 5 Dynamo Sillamaye-Sotke              44   24  20    98   85   1.153
 6 BoIFK                               44   24  20    91   87   1.046
 7 Diamant Palmyra                     44   24  20    91   90   1.011
 8 Elektriki Ashkadar                  44   18  26    74   99   0.747
 9 VK Österby                          44   17  27    75  101   0.743
10 Kisas VC                            44   16  28    80  102   0.784
11 VK Lubossa                          44   13  31    75  107   0.701
12 Aschatz IF                          44    7  37    64  119   0.538 R-NZS

P  2051-52 Gatchingerrak Superliga-F  Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg 
 1 VK Lubossa                          44   32  12   111   70   1.586 C - VCL
 2 UTEK-Ashkadar                       44   31  13   104   63   1.651
 3 Union Lezennes                      44   28  16   100   76   1.316
 4 Avrora Gatchinovo                   44   25  19    99   89   1.112
 5 Iskra Palmyra                       44   23  21   101   94   1.074
 6 Sokol Deblín                        44   23  21    93   89   1.045
 7 Avangard VC                         44   20  24    89   95   0.937
 8 VK Österby                          44   19  25    85   95   0.895
 9 Armada Petrograd                    44   18  26    86   95   0.905
10 Spartak Petrograd                   44   17  27    75  104   0.721
11 Burevestnik                         44   16  28    81  105   0.771
12 Nevanmaa Racing Club                44   12  32    61  110   0.555 R-NHV

Gatchingerrak Union (GAT) qualifiers
Puppet nation of Quebec and Shingoryeo (QUE)
VCL: Avangard VC/VK Lubossa
WorldLeague: Gatchingerrak Union
WBVC: Sami Harkimo/Alina Klimchenko, Ilgar Akhmedjarnov/Brenda Ohlsson

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:36 am

IVFmondiale.com - Official Website of the International Volleyball Federation and Volleyball World Expo

New VCL, WorldLeague Format Announced

Published: 09:41, 3 SEPT 2051

MANDRID, HISPINAS - Following a joint Volleyball World Expo (VWE) - International Volleyball Federation (IVF) meeting last night, the upcoming format for the Volleyball Champions' League and the WorldLeague, were discussed and approved after overnight discussion about the approachability of the prospective format.

The upcoming format for the WorldLeague, based on the paperwork of clear intent received by 12 associations (OOC: This means submitting their league result), will consist of a single round-robin match during the group stage phase. This will then be followed by a six-team second round robin stage, where the teams will then be divided into two groups of three for a single round robin format. The final four teams will then move into the semifinals and the finals on a neutral venue, allowing for maximum ride of international volleyball to unfold during the alternating year.

As for the Volleyball Champions League (VCL), the twenty-four team format is in plans with paperwork of intent received a year ahead of time. Champions from seven returning associations to the VCL (Mytanija, Quebec and Shingoryeo, Bollonich, Hispinas, Chromatika, Gatchingerrak Union and Darmen) and one new association, Siovanija and Teusland, on wildcard by past competitive record, will be given automatic spot to the group stage. Sixteen remaining teams are going to play a qualifying round to determine eight remaining qualifiers into the group stage. Being marked with four groups of four, each team will play under double-round robin format, equaling to six matches that happen over between fall and spring. The matches, when possible, will be played mid-week to avoid conflicts with the league matches scheduled for most nations. Top two teams on each group stage will qualify for the quarterfinals. All the knockout rounds onwards will be played on a neutral venue selected.

The following format for two competitions will provide the teams, fans and future volleyballers across the Multiverse to maximise their exposure to the sport that continues to see strong presence and participation, year in and year out, across the Multiverse. Furthermore, the longer period over the tournaments will allow stronger promotion of the sport in major and emerging markets alike.

International Volleyball Federation, based in Quebec City, Quebec and Shingoryeo, following their agreement with the Volleyball World Expo committee, has now opened the calls for host venue applications. Interested associations, who have received confirmation of their intent paperwork, are now welcome to apply for the open bidding process for the final.

As for the World Beach Volleyball Championships, to be held next summer, there is no update over the format at this point in time. The scheduling matter will subsequently be discussed at the Competition Committee meeting in to be held in Quebec City this November.

International Volleyball Federation Competitions- Cycle V

Association Codes

BNJ    Banija
BOL    Bollonich
CMT    Chromatika
DAR    Darmen
GGU    Gatchingerrak Union
HSP    Hispinas
KGS    Kriegiersien
MYT    Mytanija
PCU    Pemecutan
QUE    Quebec and Shingoryeo
STL    Siovanija and Teusland
UAD    United Adaikes

Procedural Notes

All entries were accepted.
There are twenty-four entries from twelve nations, with all the entries from ranked associations at the end of Volleyball World Expo 13. This is a good sign. While the IVF is not governed under the VWE, the relatively intimate nature that exist between the two competitions would mean that the associations with history in VWE better be given priorities. With that said, it is advised that the entrants continue to sign up consistently to the VWE, to ensure ranking consistencies on both IVF and VWE departments.

Final Site Selection

Laurent Ahn Arena, Montreal, Quebec and Shingoryeo will host the Volleyball Champions League and the WorldLeague of the IVF V cycle. As for the World Beach Volleyball Championship, Seunghakpo Beach in Halifax, Quebec and Shingoryeo, will host the entire competition.

Volleyball Champions' League V

Preliminary Round

Champions from seven returning associations to the VCL (Mytanija, Quebec and Shingoryeo, Bollonich, Hispinas, Chromatika, Gatchingerrak Union and Darmen) and one new association, Siovanija and Teusland, on wildcard by VWE coefficients, will be given automatic spot to the group stage. Sixteen remaining teams, including all finalists and champions from remaining four associations, will play a qualifying round to determine eight remaining qualifiers into the group stage.

First Leg

A1 Cargo Movers (UAD)              25  11  25  18  15
Akusha Rovers (BOL)                18  25  23  25  13
 
SV Edelweiss Stelburg (STL)        21  14  25  18
Coastal VC (DAR)                   25  25  13  25
 
Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)    25  25  25
Carangsari Great Lakes (PCU)       20  19  13
 
Duntho Sporting Club (BNJ)         22  27  25  17  15
Abiansemal Squirrel (PCU)          25  25  18  25   5
 
Wirr Tsi Volleyball Club (CMT)     24  23  22
Litala '93 (MYT)                   26  25  25
 
Sissonke Pistons (BNJ)             15  17  21
Shawinigan Skywalkers (QUE)        25  25  25
 
VK Lubossa (GGU)                   27  25  25
Timesteam (KGS)                    25  20  14
 
Grumrush Smashers (KGS)            25  25  18  25
Adaikes Coffee Ravens (UAD)        21  14  25  16

Second Leg

Akusha Rovers (BOL)                25  25  25
A1 Cargo Movers (UAD)              21  20  11
 
Coastal VC (DAR)                   13  17  21
SV Edelweiss Stelburg (STL)        25  25  25
 
Carangsari Great Lakes (PCU)       20  19  27  19
Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)    25  25  25  25
 
Abiansemal Squirrel (PCU)          19  22  12
Duntho Sporting Club (BNJ)         25  25  25
 
Litala '93 (MYT)                   25  25  25
Wirr Tsi Volleyball Club (CMT)     21  23  19
 
Shawinigan Skywalkers (QUE)        25  26  23  25   8
Sissonke Pistons (BNJ)             16  28  25  20  15
 
Timesteam (KGS)                    25  22  22  25  15
VK Lubossa (GGU)                   17  25  25  13   7
 
Adaikes Coffee Ravens (UAD)        16  22  23
Grumrush Smashers (KGS)            25  25  25

(BOL) Akusha Rovers                 5-3             A1 Cargo Movers (UAD)                       2-3  3-0
(DAR) Coastal VC                    3-4             SV Edelweiss Stelburg (STL)                 1-3  3-0
(PCU) Carangsari Great Lakes        1-6             Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)             0-3  1-3
(PCU) Abiansemal Squirrel           2-6             Duntho Sporting Club (BNJ)                  3-2  0-3
(MYT) Litala '93                    6-0             Wirr Tsi Volleyball Club (CMT)              0-3  3-0
(QUE) Shawinigan Skywalkers         5-3             Sissonke Pistons (BNJ)                      0-3  2-3
(KGS) Timesteam                     3-5             VK Lubossa (GGU)                            3-0  3-2
(UAD) Adaikes Coffee Ravens         1-6             Grumrush Smashers (KGS)                     3-1  0-3

Group stage draw

Champions from aforementioned eight associations were given an upper seed, with the ranking being a determinator for the initial placing of groups. The eight preliminary round winners were then drawn randomly to the groups. No matchups between two teams of the same nations will occur on this stage.

Group A - Dinamo (MYT) - SK Sparta (STL) - Akusha Rovers (BOL) - Grumrush Smashers (KGS)
Group B - Montreal Koreana (QUE) - Tempala Terror (DAR) - SV Edelweiss Stelburg (STL) - Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)
Group C - Vreton Bulls (BOL) - Avangard VC (GGU) - Shawinigan Skywalkers (QUE) - Duntho Sporting Club (BNJ)
Group D - Vigano Voleibol (HSP) - Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT) - VK Lubossa (GGU) - Litala '93 (MYT)

IVF WorldLeague V

First Group Stage

With small number of entrants for this cycle, it is decided that the national teams of all nine sides will play under a single round robin match, to be held in Laurent Ahn Arena in Montreal, Quebec and Shingoryeo.

MD1
 
Quebec and Shingoryeo        25  25  25
Darmen                       13  18  11
 
New Adaikes                  15  16  22
Bollonich                    25  25  25
 
Kriegiersien                 25  15   8  25  12
Mytanija                     23  25  25  13  15
 
Gatchingerrak Union          19  26  25  21   9
Banija                       25  24  16  25  15
 
Pemecutan                    25  25  17  22   9
Chromatika                   19  18  25  25  15
 
Hispinas                     25  18  25  25
Siovanija and Teusland       21  25  21  23

MD2
 
Darmen                       26  18  24  19
Siovanija and Teusland       24  25  26  25
 
Chromatika                   25  18  16  25  10
Hispinas                     20  25  25  21  15
 
Banija                       25  27  25  25
Pemecutan                    18  29  20  18
 
Mytanija                     23  22  26  13
Gatchingerrak Union          25  25  24  25
 
Bollonich                    22  25  25  18  18
Kriegiersien                 25  14  20  25  20
 
Quebec and Shingoryeo        25  25  25
New Adaikes                  18  15  23

MD3
 
New Adaikes                  22  25  17  25  13
Darmen                       25  21  25  21  15
 
Kriegiersien                 25  26  16  25
Quebec and Shingoryeo        23  24  25  17
 
Gatchingerrak Union          20  20  20
Bollonich                    25  25  25
 
Pemecutan                    19  24  18
Mytanija                     25  26  25
 
Hispinas                     22  25  23  25  15
Banija                       25  21  25  21   9
 
Siovanija and Teusland       25  21  25  25
Chromatika                   22  25  16  23

MD4
 
Darmen                       19  17  13
Chromatika                   25  25  25
 
Banija                       19  23  18
Siovanija and Teusland       25  25  25
 
Mytanija                     12  19  25  25  20
Hispinas                     25  25  21  19  18
 
Bollonich                    24  25  22  25  11
Pemecutan                    26  23  25  16  15
 
Quebec and Shingoryeo        25  26  25
Gatchingerrak Union          23  24  16
 
New Adaikes                  18  18  25  25   9
Kriegiersien                 25  25  15  19  15

MD5
 
Kriegiersien                 16  22  25  25  15
Darmen                       25  25  18  16   9
 
Gatchingerrak Union          25  25  25
New Adaikes                  14  21  15
 
Pemecutan                    26  27  13  21  12
Quebec and Shingoryeo        24  25  25  25  15
 
Hispinas                     25  25  26
Bollonich                    21  13  24
 
Siovanija and Teusland       21  25  23  14
Mytanija                     25  22  25  25
 
Chromatika                   25  19  17  25   9
Banija                       18  25  25  14  15
 

MD6
 
Darmen                       26  18  21  22
Banija                       24  25  25  25
 
Mytanija                     25  21  19  25  15
Chromatika                   15  25  25  13   8
 
Bollonich                    20  20  22
Siovanija and Teusland       25  25  25
 
Quebec and Shingoryeo        25  25  25
Hispinas                     18  20  23
 
New Adaikes                  18  26  26  22
Pemecutan                    25  28  24  25
 
Kriegiersien                 25  25  25
Gatchingerrak Union           9  19  18


MD7
 
Gatchingerrak Union          16  25  25  27
Darmen                       25  20  15  25
 
Pemecutan                    25  22  25  16  17
Kriegiersien                 13  25  21  25  15
 
Hispinas                     16  25  25  24  15
New Adaikes                  25  18  15  26   6
 
Siovanija and Teusland       18  16  17
Quebec and Shingoryeo        25  25  25
 
Chromatika                    9  21  20
Bollonich                    25  25  25
 
Banija                       21  17  25  14
Mytanija                     25  25  22  25
 

MD8
 
Darmen                       23  26  25  13
Mytanija                     25  28  21  25
 
Bollonich                    22  21  19
Banija                       25  25  25
 
Quebec and Shingoryeo        25  16  23  25  13
Chromatika                   16  25  25  23  15
 
New Adaikes                  15  15  15
Siovanija and Teusland       25  25  25
 
Kriegiersien                 14  25  23  25  15
Hispinas                     25  18  25  22  11
 
Gatchingerrak Union          20  25  18  25  15
Pemecutan                    25  16  25  13  11

MD9
 
Pemecutan                    25  25  25
Darmen                       14  22  23
 
Hispinas                     15  25  25  25
Gatchingerrak Union          25  17  23  14
 
Siovanija and Teusland       25  22  25  25
Kriegiersien                 21  25  20  23
 
Chromatika                   25  25  25
New Adaikes                  20  10  20
 
Banija                       16  23  14
Quebec and Shingoryeo        25  25  25
 
Mytanija                     25  20  21  25  12
Bollonich                    23  25  25  21  15

MD10
 
Darmen                       22  25  21
Bollonich                    25  27  25
 
Quebec and Shingoryeo        27  23  20  18
Mytanija                     25  25  25  25
 
New Adaikes                  13  21  18
Banija                       25  25  25
 
Kriegiersien                 24  18  23
Chromatika                   26  25  25
 
Gatchingerrak Union          24  26  13  23
Siovanija and Teusland       26  24  25  25
 
Pemecutan                    22  21  15
Hispinas                     25  25  25

MD11
 
Hispinas                     25  25  25
Darmen                       17  12  20
 
Siovanija and Teusland       25  25  25
Pemecutan                    17  16  20
 
Chromatika                   19  15  25  25  17
Gatchingerrak Union          25  25  14  18  15
 
Banija                       25  15  25  25
Kriegiersien                 17  25  23   9
 
Mytanija                     25  21  25  25
New Adaikes                  15  25  16  23
 
Bollonich                    27  25   9  12  15
Quebec and Shingoryeo        25  22  25  25  11

P                             Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Mytanija                    11    9   2    30   17  +13    26  SECOND ROUND
 2 Siovanija and Teusland      11    8   3    26   13  +13    24  SECOND ROUND
 3 Hispinas                    11    8   3    28   17  +11    23  SECOND ROUND
 4 Quebec and Shingoryeo       11    7   4    27   14  +13    22  SECOND ROUND
 5 Banija                      11    7   4    24   19   +5    20  SECOND ROUND
 6 Bollonich                   11    6   5    22   19   +3    18  SECOND ROUND
 7 Chromatika                  11    6   5    25   21   +4    18
 8 Kriegiersien                11    6   5    24   24    0    16
 9 Pemecutan                   11    4   7    19   26   −7    13
10 Gatchingerrak Union         11    4   7    18   25   −7    13
11 Darmen                      11    1  10     9   32  −23     3
12 New Adaikes                 11    0  11     8   33  −25     3

Group stage draw

Top four teams, all already ranked under IVF rankings, will be placed by alternation. The other two unranked sides will be randomly assigned.

Group A - Quebec and Shingoryeo (2) - Bollonich (3) - Siovanija and Teusland (UR)
Group B - Mytanija (1) - Hispinas (4) - Banija (UR)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 12:18 am

Volleyball Champions' League V

Group Stage
Double round robin, with teams playing home-and-away. All top 2 sides from their respective group qualify for Quarterfinals.

P	Group A 	  PLD	W	L	SW	SL	   SQ	 PW	 PL	   PQ  PTS
1	Dinamo	            6	5	1	17	 8	2.125	572	496	1.153	14
2	SK Sparta           6	4	2	15	 9	1.667	530	506	1.047	12
3	Akusha Rovers	    6	2	4	11	14	0.786	530	539	0.983	 7
4	Grumrush Smashers   6	1	5	 5	17	0.294	423	514	0.823	 3

MD1

Dinamo (MYT)               25  25  25
Grumrush Smashers (KGS)    22  16  14
 
SK Sparta (STL)            19  19  25  25  15
Akusha Rovers (BOL)        25  25  19  18  13

MD2

Grumrush Smashers (KGS)    12  22  18
Akusha Rovers (BOL)        25  25  25
 
Dinamo (MYT)               25  25  18  23  15
SK Sparta (STL)            15  22  25  25   8

MD3

SK Sparta (STL)            25  25  25
Grumrush Smashers (KGS)    13  21  18
 
Akusha Rovers (BOL)        25  19  18  31  15
Dinamo (MYT)               19  25  25  29   9

MD4

Grumrush Smashers (KGS)    20  25  23  25  14
Dinamo (MYT)               25  22  25  23  16
 
Akusha Rovers (BOL)        19  25  27  23
SK Sparta (STL)            25  19  29  25

MD5

Akusha Rovers (BOL)        25  20  28  19  11
Grumrush Smashers (KGS)    13  25  26  25  15
 
SK Sparta (STL)            18  23  25  18
Dinamo (MYT)               25  25  23  25

MD6
Grumrush Smashers (KGS) 20 19 17
SK Sparta (STL) 25 25 25

Dinamo (MYT) 25 25 25
Akusha Rovers (BOL) 12 17 21

P	Group B 	             PLD	W	L	SW	SL	   SQ	 PW	 PL	   PQ  PTS
1	Montreal Koreana	       6	6	0	18	 3	6.000	503	414	1.215	17
2	Haranurdina BdG Boleibola      6	4	2	12	 8	1.500	462	431	1.072	11
3	SV Edelweiss Stelburg	       6	2	4	10	13	0.769	487	511	0.953	 8
4	Tempala Terror	               6	0	6	 2	18	0.111	402	498	0.807	 0

MD1

Montreal Koreana (QUE)             25  25  25
Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)    19  23  17
 
Tempala Terror (DAR)               17  21  25  15
SV Edelweiss Stelburg (STL)        25  25  22  25

MD2

Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)    25  21  25  27  16
SV Edelweiss Stelburg (STL)        17  25  14  29  14
 
Montreal Koreana (QUE)             25  25  25
Tempala Terror (DAR)               22  16  22

MD3

Tempala Terror (DAR)               19  17  22
Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)    25  25  25
 
SV Edelweiss Stelburg (STL)        13  15  17
Montreal Koreana (QUE)             25  25  25

MD4

Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)    21  19  20
Montreal Koreana (QUE)             25  25  25
 
SV Edelweiss Stelburg (STL)        25  25  25
Tempala Terror (DAR)               23  23  17

MD5

SV Edelweiss Stelburg (STL)        25  22  19
Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)    27  25  25
 
Tempala Terror (DAR)               23  26  17  19
Montreal Koreana (QUE)             25  24  25  25

MD6

Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)    25  25  27
Tempala Terror (DAR)               16  17  25
 
Montreal Koreana (QUE)             25  19  20  25  15
SV Edelweiss Stelburg (STL)        22  25  25  22  11

P	Group C 	          PLD	W	L	SW	SL	   SQ	 PW	 PL	   PQ	PTS
1	Shawinigan Skywalkers	    6   5	1	17	10	1.700	608	551	1.103	 14
2	Vreton Bulls	            6	4       2	14	 8	1.750	510	452	1.128	 12
3	Duntho Sporting Club        6   2       4       10      16	0.625	514	555	0.926	  5
4	Avangard VC	            6	1	5	 9	16	0.563	501	575	0.871	  5

MD1

Vigano Voleibol (HSP)                       20  24  25  23
Litala '93 (MYT)                            25  26  20  25
 
Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT)    25  25  25
VK Lubossa (GGU)                            22  14  20

MD2

Litala '93 (MYT)                            25  25  25
VK Lubossa (GGU)                            10  23  11
 
Vigano Voleibol (HSP)                       25  18  25  18  15
Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT)    17  25  22  25  11

MD3

Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT)    17  18  25  25  15
Litala '93 (MYT)                            25  25  21  20   8
 
VK Lubossa (GGU)                            19  18  25  23
Vigano Voleibol (HSP)                       25  25  20  25

MD4

Litala '93 (MYT)                            27  25  21  25
Vigano Voleibol (HSP)                       25  21  25  13
 
VK Lubossa (GGU)                            21  22  25  25  11
Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT)    25  25  21  21  15

MD5

VK Lubossa (GGU)                            23  25  19
Litala '93 (MYT)                            25  27  25
 
Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT)    23  26  14  25  16
Vigano Voleibol (HSP)                       25  24  25  15  14

MD6

Litala '93 (MYT)                            25  25  25
Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT)    21   8  22
 
Vigano Voleibol (HSP)                       25  25  25
VK Lubossa (GGU)                            16  16  15

P	Group D 	                       PLD	W	L	SW	SL	   SQ	 PW	 PL	   PQ  PTS
1	Litala '93                               6      5       1	17	 5	3.400	520	438	1.187	16
2	Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club	 6	4	2	14	12	1.167	537	538	0.998	10
3	Vigano Voleibol	                         6	3	3	13	12	1.083	550	530	1.038	 9
4	VK Lubossa	                         6	0	6	 3	18	0.167	403	504	0.800	 1

MD1

Vreton Bulls (BOL)             25  25  25
Duntho Sporting Club (BNJ)      9  17  10
 
Avangard VC (GGU)              12  25  22  26
Shawinigan Skywalkers (QUE)    25  19  25  28

MD2

Duntho Sporting Club (BNJ)     18  25  25  22  18
Shawinigan Skywalkers (QUE)    25  12  23  25  16
 
Vreton Bulls (BOL)             24  25  25  25
Avangard VC (GGU)              26  15  19  23

MD3

Avangard VC (GGU)              19  25  25  10   8
Duntho Sporting Club (BNJ)     25  23  19  25  15
 
Shawinigan Skywalkers (QUE)    22  25  25  29
Vreton Bulls (BOL)             25  12  22  27

MD4

Duntho Sporting Club (BNJ)     25  13  22  14
Vreton Bulls (BOL)             14  25  25  25
 
Shawinigan Skywalkers (QUE)    25  25  19  20  15
Avangard VC (GGU)               6  22  25  25  12

MD5

Shawinigan Skywalkers (QUE)    25  25  17  23  15
Duntho Sporting Club (BNJ)     17  19  25  25  11
 
Avangard VC (GGU)              16  18  24
Vreton Bulls (BOL)             25  25  26

MD6

Duntho Sporting Club (BNJ)     23  25  23  21
Avangard VC (GGU)              25  23  25  25
 
Vreton Bulls (BOL)             19  19  27  20
Shawinigan Skywalkers (QUE)    25  25  25  25

Seedings
Group winners receive 1-4 seedings and Group finalists 5-8.

P	Group X 	                PLD	W	L	SW	SL	   SQ	 PW	 PL	   PQ  PTS
1	Montreal Koreana	            6   6       0       18	 3      6.000   503     414     1.215   17
2	Litala	                            6	5	1	17	 5	3.400	520	438	1.187	16
3	Dinamo	                            6	5	1	17	 8	2.125	572	496	1.153	14
4	Shawinigan Skywalkers	            6	5	1	17	10	1.700	608	551	1.103   14

5	SK Sparta                           6	4	2	15	 9	1.667	530	506	1.047	12
6	Vreton Bulls	                    6	4	2	14	 8	1.750	510	452	1.128	12
7	Haranurdina BdG Boleibola           6	4	2	12	 8	1.500	462	431	1.072	11
8	Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club  6	4	2	14	12	1.167	537	538	0.998	10

Quarterfinals
In case there is a normal tie, there will be a third match held to decide the series. This is done as an alternative to the use of golden sets in CEV Champions League, as xkoranate does not have a function for Golden Sets in volleyball.

Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT)    16  23  25  18
Montreal Koreana (QUE)                      25  25  17  25
 
Montreal Koreana (QUE)                      25  14  25  23   9
Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT)    17  25  21  25  15

Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)    28  25  15  20  10
Litala '93 (MYT)                   26  14  25  25  15
 
Litala '93 (MYT)                   25  25  25
Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)    19  18  14

Vreton Bulls (BOL)      26  25  31
Dinamo (MYT)            24  18  29
 
Dinamo (MYT)            20  18  25  22
Vreton Bulls (BOL)      25  25  23  25

SK Sparta (STL)                24  25  25  25
Shawinigan Skywalkers (QUE)    26  21  19  20
 
Shawinigan Skywalkers (QUE)    25  25  25  25  15
SK Sparta (STL)                27  22  27  16  12

(QUE) Montreal Koreana                5-4             Urrheddiao Thunder Volleyball Club (CMT)     1-3 2-3
(MYT) Litala '93                      6-2             Haranurdina BdG Boleibola (HSP)              2-3 3-0
(MYT) Dinamo                          1-6             Vreton Bulls (BOL)                           3-0 1-3
(QUE) Shawinigan Skywalkers           4-5             SK Sparta (STL)                              3-1 2-3

Semifinals

SK Sparta (STL)           29  23  21
Montreal Koreana (QUE)    31  25  25
 
Montreal Koreana (QUE)    25  25  19  23  15
SK Sparta (STL)           18  17  25  25  13

Vreton Bulls (BOL)      15  20  25  23
Litala '93 (MYT)        25  25  18  25
 
Litala '93 (MYT)        22  25  25  25
Vreton Bulls (BOL)      25  21  18  12

(QUE) Montreal Koreana                6-2              SK Sparta (STL)                              0-3 3-2
(MYT) Litala '93                      6-2              Vreton Bulls (BOL)                           1-3 3-1

IVF Volleyball Champions League IV Final

Montreal Koreana (QUE)    19  20  20
Litala '93 (MYT)          25  25  25

After a chaotic group stage that saw the strengths of increased parity on the domestic volleyball scene across the multiverse, the IVF playoffs went as expected, as the defending champions Litala '93 continued their international dominance, beating last VCL finalist Vreton Bulls and Quebecois powerhouse Montreal Koreana en route to defend their title. Litala '93 become the first team since Lexington Torch of New Gelderland to win back-to-back VCL titles, adding to the legends of Radina Ristic and Mira Gushtanova.

IVF WorldLeague V

Group Stage
Single round robin, with all matches held in Laurent Ahn Arena, Montreal, Quebec and Shingoryeo. All top 2 sides from their respective group qualify for Semifinals, while the fifth and sixth-placing sides play out for a classification match. For ranking purposes, the 5th-place match will not count for association coefficients.

MD1

Bollonich                    19  25  15  25  15
Siovanija and Teusland       25  21  25  14  12

MD2

Quebec and Shingoryeo        25  25  14  25
Bollonich                    21  21  25  22

MD3

Siovanija and Teusland       18  22  17
Quebec and Shingoryeo        25  25  25

P	Group A 	               PLD	 W	L	SW	SL	    SQ	 PW	 PL	   PQ	PTS
1	Quebec and Shingoryeo	         2       2	0        6       1       6.000  164	146	1.123	  6
2	Bollonich	                 2       1      1        4       5       0.800  188     186     1.011     2
3	Siovanija and Teusland	         2       0	2 	 2	 6	 0.333	154	174	0.885	  1

MD1

Hispinas                     25  19  21  24
Banija                       15  25  25  26

MD2

Mytanija                     29  27  25  25
Hispinas                     31  25  22  21

MD3

Banija                       21  26  25  25
Mytanija                     25  24  18  21

P	Group B 	 PLD	W	L	SW	SL	   SQ	 PW	 PL	   PQ PTS
1	Banija	           2    2       0        6       2      3.000   188     177     1.062   6
2	Mytanija	   2	1	1	 4	 4	1.000	194	196	0.990	3
3	Hispinas	   2	0	2	 2	 6	0.333	188	197	0.954	0

5th Place Match

Siovanija and Teusland       25  19  22  25  11
Hispinas                     19  25  25  21  15

Semifinals

Quebec and Shingoryeo        24  11  16
Mytanija                     26  25  25

Banija                       23  25  25  16  12
Bollonich                    25  16  23  25  15

Bronze Medal Match

Quebec and Shingoryeo       15  25  25  13  15
Banija                      25  19  18  25  13

IVF WorldLeague V Final

Mytanija                    26  25  25  25
Bollonich                   28  21  23  13

The 5th WorldLeague Final would be contested by two Rushmori nations in Mytanija and Bollonich, which wasn't a surprise to many people. Still, what may have surprised some people, however, was that the host nation of Quebec and Shingoryeo, beaten in straight sets by their rivals, did not make the final for the first time in the WorldLeague history - they instead won bronze medal after beating Commonwealth rivals Banija in full sets. While some may have been disappointed by this, the presence of two deserving sides were more than enough to suggest that Rushmore remain the prime continent for international domestic volleyball.

For Mytanija, the WorldLeague tournament was a testing ground for the national team led by a new coach following Radina Ristic's retirement after the last VWE, and the Rushmori powerhouse had succeeded in completing their initial goal, beating the Quebecois twice in order to reach the final. Meanwhile, Bollonich has emerged as a recent volleyball power, most strongly marked by an olympic men's bronze medal and the IVF 4 title, and would be hoping that they would be able to defend their title. In the end, it was the Mytanar side who, under the direction of their new coach, Peruna Zivic of Dinamo, beat out Bollonich in four sets, adding the WorldLeague title to what's been yet another excellent IVF cycle for the Mytanija.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:16 pm

World Beach Volleyball Championship IV

Group Stage
Single round robin, all held in Seunghakpo Beach, Halifax, Quebec and Shingoryeo. All top 2 sides from their respective groups qualify for Quarterfinals.

MD1
 
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    21  21
Sami Harkimo/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)              10   9
 
James Ingott/Kevin Masters (CMT)                 21  21
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   15  18
 
MD2
 
Sami Harkimo/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)               7  23   9
James Ingott/Kevin Masters (CMT)                 21  21  15
 
Haven Cannon/Carson Bloxam (UAD)                 21  11  15
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    19  21   8
 
MD3
 
Haven Cannon/Carson Bloxam (UAD)                 16  13
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   21  21
 
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    21  21
James Ingott/Kevin Masters (CMT)                 10  15
 
MD4
 
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   21  15  15
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    19  21  12
 
Sami Harkimo/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)              17  21  15
Haven Cannon/Carson Bloxam (UAD)                 21   9  10
 
MD5
 
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    21  21
Sami Harkimo/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)              10   9
 
James Ingott/Kevin Masters (CMT)                 21  21
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   15  18

P Group A                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg 
1 James Ingott/Kevin Masters                      4   3  1    6   4   1.500
2 Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy                        4   3  1    6   3   2.000
3 Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison         4   2  2    6   4   1.500
4 Sami Harkimo/Alina Klimchenko                   4   1  3    3   7   0.429
5 Haven Cannon/Carson Bloxam                      4   1  3    4   7   0.571

MD1
 
Ilgar Akhmedjarnov/Brenda Ohlsson (GGU)          12  19
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  21  21
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    16  22   5
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             21  20  15
 
MD2
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    21  21  18
Alissa Appel/Kyrena Kiwis (KGS)                  23  10  16
 
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             21  21
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  14   8
 
MD3
 
Alissa Appel/Kyrena Kiwis (KGS)                  21  17  13
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             15  21  15
 
Ilgar Akhmedjarnov/Brenda Ohlsson (GGU)          21  19   5
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    17  21  15
 
MD4
 
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             21  21
Ilgar Akhmedjarnov/Brenda Ohlsson (GGU)          15  16
 
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  19   9
Alissa Appel/Kyrena Kiwis (KGS)                  21  21
 
MD5
 
Ilgar Akhmedjarnov/Brenda Ohlsson (GGU)          12  19
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  21  21
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    16  22   5
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             21  20  15

P  Group B                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg 
1 Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski                  4   4  0    8   2   4.000
2 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                         4   3  1    7   4   1.750
3 Alissa Appel/Kyrena Kiwis                       4   2  2    6   4   1.500
4 Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja                       4   1  3    2   6   0.333
5 Ilgar Akhmedjarnov/Brenda Ohlsson               4   0  4    1   8   0.125

MD1
 
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             21  18  15
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     14  21   9
 
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                21  19   9
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          10  21  15
 
MD2
 
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                21  21  15
Herculano Joaquin/Enocencio Resendiz (HSP)       23  18  10
 
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          21  21
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     19  10
 
MD3

Herculano Joaquin/Enocencio Resendiz (HSP)       21  22  16
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          23  20  14
 
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             21  15  15
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                16  21   9
 
MD4
 
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          11  10
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             21  21
 
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     21  21
Herculano Joaquin/Enocencio Resendiz (HSP)       19  17
 
MD5
 
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             21  18  15
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     14  21   9
 
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                21  19   9
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          10  21  15

P Group C                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg 
1 Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin                  4   4  0    8   2   4.000
2 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu               4   2  2    5   5   1.000
3 Micha Dig/Thomas Block                          4   2  2    5   5   1.000
4 Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack                     4   1  3    5   7   0.714
5 Herculano Joaquin/Enocencio Resendiz            4   1  3    3   7   0.429

MD1
 
Kevyn Castilla/Arden Milburn (UAD)               21  22  15
Winston Grimes/Edith Juxar (CMT)                 18  24  12
 
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   21  20  12
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 12  22  15
 
MD2
 
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   18  20
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           21  22
 
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 24  21
Winston Grimes/Edith Juxar (CMT)                 22  19
 
MD3
 
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           21  21
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 16  19
 
Kevyn Castilla/Arden Milburn (UAD)               21  16   9
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   16  21  15
 
MD4
 
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 12  17
Kevyn Castilla/Arden Milburn (UAD)               21  21
 
Winston Grimes/Edith Juxar (CMT)                 21  21
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           19   8
 
MD5
 
Kevyn Castilla/Arden Milburn (UAD)               21  22  15
Winston Grimes/Edith Juxar (CMT)                 18  24  12
 
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   21  20  12
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 12  22  15

P Group D                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg 
1 Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong                4   3  1    6   2   3.000
2 Kevyn Castilla/Arden Milburn                    4   2  2    5   5   1.000
3 Anissa Barr/Florence Howse                      4   2  2    4   5   0.800
4 Winston Grimes/Edith Juxar                      4   2  2    5   5   1.000
5 Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores                        4   1  3    4   7   0.571

P Group X                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pt
B1 Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski                  4   4  0    8   2   4.000   8  BYE
C1 Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin                  4   4  0    8   2   4.000   8  BYE
D1 Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong                4   3  1    6   2   3.000   7  BYE
A1 James Ingott/Kevin Masters                      4   3  1    6   4   1.500   7  BYE

A2 Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy                        4   3  1    6   3   2.000   7  1R
B2 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                         4   3  1    7   4   1.750   7  1R
D2 Kevyn Castilla/Arden Milburn                    4   2  2    5   5   1.000   5  1R
C2 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu               4   2  2    5   5   1.000   5  1R

A3 Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison         4   2  2    6   4   1.500   5  1R
B3 Alissa Appel/Kyrena Kiwis                       4   2  2    6   4   1.500   5  1R
C3 Micha Dig/Thomas Block                          4   2  2    5   5   1.000   5  1R
D3 Anissa Barr/Florence Howse                      4   2  2    4   5   0.800   5  1R

Second Round

(5)  Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   21  21
(12) Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 11  19
 
(6)  Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    18  21
(11) Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     21  23
 
(7)  Kevyn Castilla/Arden Milburn (UAD)               23  19  12
(10) Alissa Appel/Kyrena Kiwis (KGS)                  21  21  15
 
(8) Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)           19  21  15
(9) Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)     21  18  10

Quarterfinals

(1)  Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)       17  17
(8)  Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)    21  21
 
(4)  James Ingott/Kevin Masters (CMT)           22  21  11
(5)  Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)             20  23  15
 
(3)  Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)     28  18  13
(11) Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)               26  21  15
 
(2)  Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)       17  21  15
(10) Alissa Appel/Kyrena Kiwis (KGS)            21  13   5

Semifinals

(8)  Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)    23  18   9
(5)  Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)             21  21  15
 
(2)  Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)       12  10
(11) Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)               21  21

Bronze Medal Match

Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)    26  17  15
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)       24  21  13

IVF World Beach Volleyball Championship III - Final

Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)             21  21
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)               17  10

Congratulations to Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy pair for their successful title defence. The defending champions from Hispinas had an unexpected second-place finish in the group stage, after losing the head to head results, 0-2, to James Ingott/Kevin Masters pair of Chromatika. Not that it mattered much to them in the end, as they went onto win four consecutive matches. The pair's second consecutive win puts Hispinas as the one of only two nations (the other being New Gelderland) to have won the IVF WBVC. The pair, with their successful defence, reigns as the most successful in domestic beach volleyball history.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:59 pm

Entry for International Volleyball Federation - Cycle VI

Updated association coëfficients are now available.

For the upcoming cycle of the International Volleyball Federation's competitions, which comprise of three championships in indoor and beach volleyball, there will be major changes made to reflect the stronger status of the sport on domestic front. Please read this carefully:

IVF WorldLeague accepts one national team per nation. Maximum of one puppet national team can be entered.
Unlike in past editions, when the WorldLeague competitions were all held in a single location (e.g. VNL 2021), venue submissions for the first group stage will be accepted. Venue submissions, entirely up to the participating nation, will be done under a simplified format, with the entrant just submitting venue, location and capacity (e.g. Ssangye Arena, Ssangye, Quebec and Shingoryeo - Cap: 5,870).

For the IVF Volleyball Champions League, the number of teams allowed is determined according to the association coëfficient ranking, with the following distribution:
The top six associations (Mytanija, Quebec and Shingoryeo, Bollonich, Hispinas, Siovanija and Teusland, and Chromatika) are entitled to enter three teams to the VCL 6.
All other associations may enter up to two clubs. One user will be allowed to enter with a main and a puppet, with latter being declared on the form.
As defending champions, Litala '93 receives automatic qualification to the group stage. Should Litala '93 not qualify, Mytanija will be given a fourth qualification spot.

For the beach volleyball section of the International Volleyball Federation (IVF), I have decided to go for a format change to add additional realism to it. Instead of the World Beach Volleyball Championships held on a single location at the end, there will be a IVF International Beach Tour (IBT), held with generous prize money across the Multiverse under participating nations, with the Tour Finals being open for the bidding process. ICly, feel free to roleplay the IBT as running concurrently to the domestic championships and whatnot:

For the IVF International Beach Tour (IBT), three pairs per association, as well as individual Open venues, will be accepted. Maximum of one puppet association can be entered, with 2 pairs allowed for them. Please clearly state your pair in 1-2-3 order for placement purposes.
As defending champions, Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy pair receives automatic qualification to the group stage. Should this pair not qualify for the upcoming edition of VBWC, Hispinas will be given a fourth pair available for qualification.
Associations interested to bid for the final site of the next VCL/WorldLeague/IBT shall post their arena bid with a format similar to that of the IFCF, as have stated in the OP. If there are no bids received, then the default venue will remain to be in Ssangye Arena, Ssangye, Quebec and Shingoryeo for VCL/WorldLeague and Doncliffe Beach, Kingston, Quebec and Shingoryeo.

As for the new submission format, please use the following format:

Samplestan (XYZ) qualifiers
master nation of Sampleland (ZYX)
VCL: 1093 Sampleton, Sampleville Tigers, Samplesamplesamplesample VC
WorldLeague: Samplestan - Samplestan City Arena, Samplestan City, Samplestan (Cap: 24,300)
WBVC: Sample A/Sample B, Sample C/Sample D, Sample E/Sample F - Samplestan Open, Samplestan Beach, Samplestan City (Capacity: 210)

The likely deadline for the IVF 6 Cycle will be in early February. It is expected that the deadline will occur in a week following the completion of VWE 14.

by **StrayaRoos** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 6:07 pm

1 1093.Eay               12    9   3    30   19  +11    27 VCL,Champions
2 Pale Tigers            12    7   5    24   21   +3    21 VCL
3 Richmond Jets          12    6   6    27   26   +1    18
4 East Titans            12    6   6    25   24   +1    18
5 Menai Arrows           12    6   6    26   27   −1    18
6 North Rebels           12    4   8    23   27   −4    12
7 Circunses United       12    4   8    18   29  −11    12 Relegated

StrayaRoos (STR) qualifiers
Master of The Sevens Federation (SEF)
VCL:1093.Eay,Pale Tigers
WorldLeague:StrayaRoos-Meindhart Arena no.2,Circunses (5,725)

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sat Feb 12, 2022 9:31 pm

The entry deadline for the sixth cycle of the International Volleyball Federation (IVF) competitions, will be 10 March 2022, 22:00 EST (Toronto-New York Time).

Updated association coëfficients are now available.

Please read the spoilers and the sample format carefully, especially for WorldLeague venues:

Entry for International Volleyball Federation - Cycle VI

For the upcoming cycle of the International Volleyball Federation's competitions, which comprise of three championships in indoor and beach volleyball, there will be major changes made to reflect the stronger status of the sport on domestic front. Please read this carefully:

IVF WorldLeague accepts one national team per nation. Maximum of one puppet national team can be entered.
Unlike in past editions, when the WorldLeague competitions were all held in a single location (e.g. VNL 2021), venue submissions for the first group stage will be accepted. Venue submissions, entirely up to the participating nation, will be done under a simplified format, with the entrant just submitting venue, location and capacity (e.g. Ssangye Arena, Ssangye, Quebec and Shingoryeo - Cap: 5,870).

For the IVF Volleyball Champions League, the number of teams allowed is determined according to the association coëfficient ranking, with the following distribution:
The top six associations (Mytanija, Quebec and Shingoryeo, Bollonich, Hispinas, Siovanija and Teusland, and Chromatika) are entitled to enter three teams to the VCL 6.
All other associations may enter up to two clubs. One user will be allowed to enter with a main and a puppet, with latter being declared on the form.
As defending champions, Litala '93 receives automatic qualification to the group stage. Should Litala '93 not qualify, Mytanija will be given a fourth qualification spot.

For the IVF International Beach Tour (IBT), three pairs per association, as well as individual Open venues, will be accepted. Maximum of one puppet association can be entered, with 2 pairs allowed for them. Please clearly state your pair in 1-2-3 order for placement purposes.
As defending champions, Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy pair receives automatic qualification to the group stage. Should this pair not qualify for the upcoming edition of VBWC, Hispinas will be given a fourth pair available for qualification.
Associations interested to bid for the final site of the next VCL/WorldLeague/IBT shall post their arena bid with a format similar to that of the IFCF, as have stated in the OP. If there are no bids received, then the default venue will remain to be in Ssangye Arena, Ssangye, Quebec and Shingoryeo for VCL/WorldLeague and Doncliffe Beach, Kingston, Quebec and Shingoryeo.

As for the new submission format, please use the following format:

Samplestan (XYZ) qualifiers
master nation of Sampleland (ZYX)
VCL: 1093 Sampleton, Sampleville Tigers, Samplesamplesamplesample VC
WorldLeague: Samplestan - Samplestan City Arena, Samplestan City, Samplestan (Cap: 24,300)
WBVC: Sample A/Sample B, Sample C/Sample D, Sample E/Sample F - Samplestan Open, Samplestan Beach, Samplestan City (Capacity: 210)

by **Kriegiersien** » Sun Feb 13, 2022 4:51 am

The Kriegiersien Vollyeball Mega League saw in its second season the title holder winning without a problem, but behind them it was a very exciting and balanced competition for the second spot. The assembly of Beach Volley Players were able to win the second spot for the VCL just in front of the captial city club Schoenwetter, the Winter City Polarbears, who nearly sold their license before the start of the season and the Zombieballers from Zombiestan.

Kriegiesien Mega League (KML)          Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Timesteam                            22   21   1    65   16  +49    63
 2 Beach All Stars                      22   13   9    49   46   +3    39
 3 VC Schoenwetter                      22   12  10    50   44   +6    36
 4 Winter City Polarbears               22   12  10    47   43   +4    36
 5 Zombieballers                        22   12  10    47   46   +1    36
 6 Grumrush Smashers                    22   11  11    44   44    0    33
 7 Pirat City Volleys                   22   11  11    44   46   −2    33
 8 VC Scorpion City                     22   11  11    43   47   −4    33
 9 Women's Olympiateam                  22    8  14    41   48   −7    24
10 Pony City Volleyball                 22    8  14    41   52  −11    24
11 Youth Nationalteam Kriegiersien      22    7  15    31   48  −17    21
12 Southern Selection                   22    6  16    34   56  −22    18

In the Beach Volleyball Masters title defenders and WBVC finalists Micha and Thomas won again but with a sensational loss against the newcomers, the two talented youngsters Susi Smash and Peach Princess who got their wildcard for the masters by winning the Enfant terrible Open. Only their clear loss against Iwan and Hungwung Trouble did cost them the title.

Kriegiersien Beach Volleyball Championships Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1 Micha Dig/Thomas Block 4 3 1 7 2 +5 9
2 Susi Smash/Peach Princess 4 3 1 6 5 +1 9
3 Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland 4 2 2 5 5 0 6
4 Iwan Trouble/Hungwung Trouble 4 2 2 4 5 −1 6
5 Alissa Appel/Kyrena Kiwi 4 0 4 3 8 −5 0[/pre]

Kriegiersien (KGS) Qualifiers
VCL: Timesteam, Beach All Stars
WorldLeague: Kriegiersien
WBVC: Micha Dig/Thomas Block, Susi Smash/Peach Princess, Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland

by **Yu-Gi-Oh SEVENS** » Sun Feb 13, 2022 1:22 pm

P  Sevens Federation League  Pld    W   L   Pts
1 Goha Corp.                 12    7   5    14
2 Goha 7th                   12    7   5    14
3 Goha Wanderers             12    7   5    14
4 Goha United                12    6   6    12
5 SEVENS United              12    6   6    12
6 Goha VC                    12    6   6    12
7 7.Goha VC                  12    3   9     6

Sevens Federation (SEF) qualifiers
Puppet of StrayaRoos(STR)
VCL:Goha Corp.,Goha 7th

by **Srednjaci** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 1:39 am

The volleyball championship is over. The Volleyball Association of Srednjci is sending two of its champions to the international volleyball scene, one in the women's competition and the other in the men's competition.
Domestic volleyball championship is becoming more and more popular and in high-quality in our country, so it's not surprising that there are more spectators at matches.
** ŽOK-ženski odbojkaški klub ( women's volleyball club)

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPMORE DETAILS HERE-WOMEN'S FIRST VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE-SEASON 2

*STANDINGS FOR PLAYOFF -FIRST LEAGUE Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 ŽOK Kings Star Katanija           22   17   5    58   30  +28    34Q
 2 ŽOK Bistua Nuova                  22   16   6    55   32  +23    32Q
 3 ŽOK Tower Sky- Kula               22   15   7    54   38  +16    30Q
 4 ŽOK Lijepograd Evergreen Inc      22   15   7    50   39  +11    30Q
 5 ŽOK Ota Moru Melarit              22   13   9    52   40  +12    26
 6 ŽOK Pionir Podgora                22   13   9    50   43   +7    26
 7 ŽOK Luka Taru                     22   10  12    38   52  −14    20
 8 ŽOK Katanija                      22    8  14    42   48   −6    16
 9 ŽOK Nova Banka- Raduč             22    8  14    38   48  −10    16
10 ŽOK Tolmud                        22    8  14    38   53  −15    16
11 ŽOK Dalatia Banka Dormatisi       22    6  16    37   59  −22    12
12 ŽOK Melarit Volley                22    3  19    31   61  −30     6 -SECOND LEAGUE

PLAY OFF 1- PAIR FIRST - THREE WIN SERIES

MD1
ŽOK Kings Star Katanija            20  25  25  25
ŽOK Lijepograd Evergreen Inc       25  10  18  16

MD2
ŽOK Lijepograd Evergreen Inc       25  21  25  25
ŽOK Kings Star Katanija            22  25  18  19

MD3
ŽOK Kings Star Katanija            25  25  23  25
ŽOK Lijepograd Evergreen Inc       14  20  25  20

MD4
ŽOK Kings Star Katanija            25  25  23  25
ŽOK Lijepograd Evergreen Inc       14  20  25  20

WINNER ŽOK KINGS STAR KATANIJA (3-1)

PLAY OFF 2- PAIR SECOND - THREE WIN SERIES

MD1
ŽOK Bistua Nuova                   26  25  25
ŽOK Tower Sky- Kula                24  23  21

MD2
ŽOK Tower Sky- Kula                20  25  25  25
ŽOK Bistua Nuova                   25  21  22  23

MD3
ŽOK Bistua Nuova                   25  19  23  26  15
ŽOK Tower Sky- Kula                21  25  25  24  11

MD4
ŽOK Tower Sky- Kula                20  23  25  16
ŽOK Bistua Nuova                   25  25  22  25

WINNER ŽOK BISTUA NUOVA (3-1)

[/pre]

3PPO

MD1
ŽOK Lijepograd Evergreen Inc       25  26  25
ŽOK Tower Sky- Kula                22  24  23

MD2
ŽOK Tower Sky- Kula                25  25  25
ŽOK Lijepograd Evergreen Inc       18  16   8

MD3
ŽOK Lijepograd Evergreen Inc       25  19  25  25
ŽOK Tower Sky- Kula                16  25  21  17

THIRD PLACE - ŽOK LIJEPOGRAD EVERGREEN INC

FINALS- FOUR WIN SERIES

MD1
ŽOK Bistua Nuova              19  25  25  12  13
ŽOK Kings Star Katanija       25  21  19  25  15

MD2
ŽOK Kings Star Katanija       21  25  16  23
ŽOK Bistua Nuova              25  21  25  25

MD3
ŽOK Bistua Nuova              22  25  25  15  15
ŽOK Kings Star Katanija       25  15  23  25  13

MD4
ŽOK Kings Star Katanija       17  21  20
ŽOK Bistua Nuova              25  25  25

MD5
ŽOK Bistua Nuova              19  19  25  25  15
ŽOK Kings Star Katanija       25  25  21  23  11

NEW CHAMPIONS- ŽOK BISTUA NUOVA - WIN SERIES 4-1

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPMORE DETAILS HERE-MEN'S VOLLEYBALL FIRST LEAGUE- SEASON 2

* STANDINGS AFTER 22 ROUNDS-      Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 OK Kings Star Katanija          22   17   5    58   34  +24    51Q
 2 OK Dormatisi Dalatia Banka      22   16   6    56   30  +26    48Q
 3 OK Mladost Melarit              22   16   6    56   35  +21    48Q
 4 OK Podgora                      22   15   7    50   36  +14    45Q
 5 OK Rudar Raduč                  22   14   8    55   34  +21    42
 6 OK Dinamo Katanija              22   10  12    41   51  −10    30
 7 OK Archer Kula                  22    9  13    43   48   −5    27
 8 OK Nouva Banka- Bistua          22    9  13    42   50   −8    27
 9 OK Suraja                       22    8  14    38   48  −10    24
10 OK Traktor Vitreja              22    7  15    30   54  −24    21
11 OK Pula Sunny Hotels            22    6  16    32   54  −22    18
12 OK Raduč Industries             22    5  17    29   56  −27    15

PLAY OFF 1 - THREE WINS SERIES

OK Kings Star Katanija       23  27  27  25   8
OK Podgora                   25  25  29  22  15



OK Podgora                   23   9  25  22
OK Kings Star Katanija       25  25  16  25



OK Kings Star Katanija       25  25  21  13  15
OK Podgora                   14  16  25  25   8



OK Podgora                   21  25  16  18
OK Kings Star Katanija       25  19  25  25

[b]WINNERS PO1- OK KINGS STAR KATANIJA 3-1[/b]

PLAYOFF 2

OK Dormatisi Dalatia Banka       25  21  25  20  15
OK Mladost Melarit               15  25  15  25  10



OK Mladost Melarit               21  20  25  27  13
OK Dormatisi Dalatia Banka       25  25  23  25  15



OK Dormatisi Dalatia Banka       13  25  25  25  15
OK Mladost Melarit               25  21  27  18   6

WINNERS PO2- OK DORMATISI DALATIA BANKA (3-0)

3PPO - THREE WINS SERIES

OK Mladost Melarit       26  26  25
OK Podgora               24  24  15



OK Podgora               21  18  23
OK Mladost Melarit       25  25  25



OK Mladost Melarit       26  14  16
OK Podgora               28  25  25



OK Podgora               25  16  15  15
OK Mladost Melarit       23  25  25  25

THIRTD PLACE WINNERS - OK MLADOST MELART (3-1)

FINALS - FOUR WINS SERIES

OK Kings Star Katanija           25  25  25
OK Dormatisi Dalatia Banka       19  15  14



OK Dormatisi Dalatia Banka       25  25  25
OK Kings Star Katanija           21  15  14



OK Kings Star Katanija           25  25  20  25
OK Dormatisi Dalatia Banka       14  20  25  22



OK Dormatisi Dalatia Banka       25  25  25
OK Kings Star Katanija           22  23  15



OK Kings Star Katanija           25  25  25
OK Dormatisi Dalatia Banka       20  23  15

OK Dormatisi Dalatia Banka       24  25  14  16
OK Kings Star Katanija           26  11  25  25

CHAMPIONS OF SEASON 2- OK KINGS STAR KATANIJA - SERIES 4-2

BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

The beach volleyball championship brought several surprises. The bronze Olympians and defending champions Istarić/Bujković failed to reach the finals and one young mix double pair delighted all fans of this sport wtih theirs game.
nation have a new champions of championship and champions of hearts.

* GROUP A                            Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc       6   6  0   12   3  +9   12Q
2 Valentna Usova/Luka Botić           6   4  2   10   8  +2    8Q
3 Leia de Vroome/Magy Headgiss        6   2  4    6   8  −2    4
4 Magy Magdalenić/Ivona Jurić         6   0  6    3  12  −9    0

* GROUP B                            Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan          6   5  1   10   4  +6   10Q
2 Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković      6   4  2    9   5  +4    8Q
3 Claudia Insigne/Vita Perković       6   2  4    6   9  −3    4
4 Borna Treškić/Danijel Curavić       6   1  5    4  11  −7    2

SEMIE FIINAL

Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc        12  25  15
Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković       21  23   7

Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan           21  21
Valentna Usova/Luka Botić            11  16

3PPO

Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković       18  23  15
Valentna Usova/Luka Botić            21  21   9

FINALE

Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc       21  23
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan          14  21

CHAMPIONS : DRAŽEN CUROVIĆ/VELIMIR ŠPRAJC

Srednjaci (SRE) Qualifiers
VCL: ŽOK Bistua Nuova, OK Kings Star Katanija
WorldLeague: Srednjaci
WBVC:Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc, Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan, Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sat Mar 05, 2022 12:00 pm

OOC: Minor note - I have noticed that I wrote WBVC, the predecessor of IBT, instead of IBT for beach submissions box. That error's now fixed. All the submissions made under WBVC will be counted as IBT submissions.

We are all busy, and with how the domestic cycles for many sports mesh together...here's an extension.

The entry deadline for the sixth cycle of the International Volleyball Federation (IVF) competitions, will be 17 March 2022, 22:00 EST (Toronto-New York Time).

Updated association coëfficients are now available.

Please read the spoilers and the sample format carefully, especially for WorldLeague venues:

Entry for International Volleyball Federation - Cycle VI

For the upcoming cycle of the International Volleyball Federation's competitions, which comprise of three championships in indoor and beach volleyball, there will be major changes made to reflect the stronger status of the sport on domestic front. Please read this carefully:

IVF WorldLeague accepts one national team per nation. Maximum of one puppet national team can be entered.
Unlike in past editions, when the WorldLeague competitions were all held in a single location (e.g. VNL 2021), venue submissions for the first group stage will be accepted. Venue submissions, entirely up to the participating nation, will be done under a simplified format, with the entrant just submitting venue, location and capacity (e.g. Ssangye Arena, Ssangye, Quebec and Shingoryeo - Cap: 5,870).

For the IVF Volleyball Champions League, the number of teams allowed is determined according to the association coëfficient ranking, with the following distribution:
The top six associations (Mytanija, Quebec and Shingoryeo, Bollonich, Hispinas, Siovanija and Teusland, and Chromatika) are entitled to enter three teams to the VCL 6.
All other associations may enter up to two clubs. One user will be allowed to enter with a main and a puppet, with latter being declared on the form.
As defending champions, Litala '93 receives automatic qualification to the group stage. Should Litala '93 not qualify, Mytanija will be given a fourth qualification spot.

For the IVF International Beach Tour (IBT), three pairs per association, as well as individual Open venues, will be accepted. Maximum of one puppet association can be entered, with 2 pairs allowed for them. Please clearly state your pair in 1-2-3 order for placement purposes.
As defending champions, Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy pair receives automatic qualification to the group stage. Should this pair not qualify for the upcoming edition of VBWC, Hispinas will be given a fourth pair available for qualification.
Associations interested to bid for the final site of the next VCL/WorldLeague/IBT shall post their arena bid with a format similar to that of the IFCF, as have stated in the OP. If there are no bids received, then the default venue will remain to be in Ssangye Arena, Ssangye, Quebec and Shingoryeo for VCL/WorldLeague and Doncliffe Beach, Kingston, Quebec and Shingoryeo.

As for the new submission format, please use the following format. You are more than welcome to submit a site bid for either WL or IBT as well:

Samplestan (XYZ) qualifiers
master nation of Sampleland (ZYX)
VCL: 1093 Sampleton, Sampleville Tigers, Samplesamplesamplesample VC
WorldLeague: Samplestan - Samplestan City Arena, Samplestan City, Samplestan (Cap: 24,300)
IBT: Sample A/Sample B, Sample C/Sample D, Sample E/Sample F - Samplestan Open, Samplestan Beach, Samplestan City (Capacity: 210)

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