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[Darmen]

2052 Darmeni Volleyball Season
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Darmen (DAR) qualifiers
VCL: Tempala Terror, CV Chavarría
WorldLeague: Darmen
IBT: Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja, Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores, Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque - Rogerton Open, Playa de Alonso Morales, Rogerton (Capacity: 2,000)

[Banija]

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 Slobochia Raiders                44   38   6   120   51  +69   114
 2 Sisonke Pistons                  44   34  10   113   59  +54   102
 3 Kitara Athletic Association      44   30  14   102   67  +35    90
 4 West Beach Gorillas              44   29  15    99   75  +24    87
 5 Wakiso Grizzlies                 44   28  16   103   69  +34    84
 6 South Istria Hawks               44   27  17    99   71  +28    81
 7 Rukunbi Dragons                  44   20  24    84   87   −3    60
 8 North Herzegovina City Rams      44   18  26    80  100  −20    54
 9 Taramazna Skyhawks               44   14  30    67  113  −46    42
10 Kitara Athletic Society          44   13  31    78  109  −31    39
11 Herzegovina Phoenix              44    9  35    51  118  −67    27
12 Busembe Terriers                 44    4  40    46  123  −77    12

The BEVL is a quadruple 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. Last season, that led to an unprecedented amount of parity within the league. Half the league were within three games of the league champions, who earned 'only' 81 points, after going 27-17 throughout the season. That led to a strong belief that there would continue to be a lot of parity in this division, and you wouldn't see runaway champions.

But that is the exact opposite of what happened. Huge pressure on both sides of the table- with exactly half the league equaling or beating the 81 point total that the Pistons had to win last year's BEVL. And two teams, of course, even breaking the 100 point barrier. How much space was there even in the mid-table? 21 points separated 6th place South Istria and 7th place Rukunbi. Just remember, last season, the first and last place teams in this league were separated by 39 points, in a league where truly, anybody could beat anybody. This year? 54 points separate first and seventh place. 102 points separate the top and bottom of this table.

So the solid teams got better, and the worse teams got wayyy worse. What happened? Led by the Raiders going 38-6, there was a bunch of strong play at the top. Look at the Raiders season, specifically. They had one of the more impressive campaigns that we have seen in recent years. Instead of a close, heart throbbing title race, the Raiders absolutely went for it, going wire-to-wire as the league's best team. They started the season with a 12 game winning streak, and simply never looked back. Look at the intervals. From Matchday 1, they were either tied at the top of the table, or in sole possesion of first place, all 44 games of the season. They started 12-0, before finally falling to the Kitara Athletic Society on Matchday 13. They followed that loss up with another 10 match winning streak, to get to 22-1. When, at the halfway point, you've won 22 of 23, and the next place team in the league is already four games behind you, you basically have the title wrapped up.

By Matchday 30, they had reached the amount of points required to win the league last season, with 81, as they sat at 27-3. While they could not maintain their 22 out of 23 pace for an entire season, it didn't matter much. They were still strong enough to have one of the best finishes in the league as well. 16-5 over your last 21 is not a bad record either, right? Best record in both halves of the season. The Raiders were simply wining far too many games for the Pistons to have a legitimate chance to try and catch them from behind. They were utterly dominant in every fashion, and therefore, were well-deserved champions.

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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   21   7    74   36  +38    63 - Conference Champion, Qualify for Playoffs
2 Askatasuna Anacondas          28   20   8    71   41  +30    60 - Qualify for Playoffs, Conference #2 Berth
3 Kwadama Chiefs                28   15  13    60   51   +9    45
4 Jinja Orangutans              28   15  13    60   56   +4    45
5 Igulu Flying Deer             28   11  17    49   62  −13    33
6 Jinja Jaguars                 28   10  18    44   63  −19    30
7 Mynda Mystics                 28   10  18    44   67  −23    30
8 Aissa Ravens                  28   10  18    43   69  −26    30

  Southern Conference          Pld    W   L    SW   SL   PD   Pts 
1 Hoima Archangels              28   19   9    67   46  +21    57 - Conference Champion, Qualify for Playoffs
2 Umbazi Metropolitan SC        28   19   9    63   49  +14    57 - Qualify for Playoffs, Conference #2 Berth
3 Isipongo White Leopoards      28   18  10    67   43  +24    54 - Qualify for Playoffs, At-Large Berth 
4 Busukuma Kraken               28   17  11    65   50  +15    51 - Qualify for Playoffs, At-Large Berth 
5 Mukeruzi Gladiators           28   15  13    56   54   +2    45
6 Bunyoro RSC                   28   12  16    54   61   −7    36
7 Busukuma Buccaneers           28    9  19    49   69  −20    27
8 Bwubanza Golden Pelicans      28    3  25    31   80  −49     9

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    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Duntho Sporting Club          10    6   4    22   19   +3    21 - Advance to the Orange Sky Final Series. 3 points added to earned point total of 18. Conference Championship serves as the tiebreaker over Umbazi.
2 Umbazi Metropolitan SC        10    7   3    25   16   +9    21 - Advance to the Orange Sky Final Series.
3 Hoima Archangels              10    5   5    22   20   +2    18 - 3 points added to earned point total of 15. Conference Championship serves as the tiebreaker over the Busukuma Kraken.
4 Busukuma Kraken               10    6   4    20   19   +1    18
5 Askatasuna Anacondas          10    3   7    16   23   −7     9
6 Isipongo White Leopoards      10    3   7    14   22   −8     9

Duntho Sporting Club have shown what a huge advantage it is to win your conference. An extra win and an extra 3 points, to move from third in the table to top of it? Talk about emphasizing the impact of the regular season. It was, as many would expect, an extremely competitive round, with the best team finishing with 7 wins from 10, and the worst with 3. Which means, all credit should be given to Umbazi Metropolitan Sporting Club. Having to finish at least one game, potentially two games, ahead of at least one of the conference champions in this 10 match round is no easy feat. And yet, that is exactly what they did. They finished tied at the top of the table in the Southern Conference, but wanted to prove themselves the real best team in the league. They've done so, at least for now, and their 7 wins makes them worthy favorites for the Final Series.

Duntho Sporting Club, of course, were fortunate themselves. Tied with the Kraken based on wins, their conference championship vaulted them to new heights. The Southern Conference battle between two teams who were level at 57 points during regular season play, will be the defining series for this league- a 3 game set between Duntho and Umbazi Sporting Clubs to see who will triumph, and go to the VCL. Which team will advance?

Orange Sky Final Series(Best of 5)- Duntho Sporting Club v. Umbazi Metropolitan Sporting Club

Duntho Sporting Club         25  25  25
Umbazi Metropolitan SC       18  15  23

Duntho Sporting Club         21  25  25  26
Umbazi Metropolitan SC       25  21  16  24

Umbazi Metropolitan SC       25  28  15  21   9
Duntho Sporting Club         17  26  25  25  15 - Duntho Sporting Club win the series with a 3 game sweep, are league Champions

And, although Umbazi Metropolitan Sporting Club were dominant during the final round, Duntho Sporting Club rose to the occasion when it mattered most- the Final Series. The defending champs had their sights set on a second straight league title, and Umbazi Metropolitan Sporting Club were not going to get in their way as Duntho officially declared a stranglehold hold on the league title for the Orange Sky Volleyball Championship. Just look how this series went. The first two games, in Duntho, had a massive home court advantage for Duntho, which they took full advantage of. Loud fans, sellouts of 8,000 in each game, and they rode that crowd energy to victories. It wasn't as if there was a massive gap between the teams in each set- but Duntho knew how to close out sets, and got better as sets went on, while Umbazi simply could not keep up with the defending champs.

That's what allowed Duntho to win in straight sets during Game 1. They fell in Game 2, after losing the first set to visiting Umbazi. Some teams, some weaker teams mentally, may have felt the pressure after that. But Duntho did not- they opened up, what some might call "a can of whoop-ass" on the challengers. They had a close win in the second set, dominated the third set, and in the fourth set, they were able to make the plays necessary to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in this best of 5. And when things went to Buganda, with home court advantage to Umbazi, things did not change. Tight sets between the two. But Duntho simply kept rallying. Never say die, and when it went to the fifth and final set, they were, once again, able to impose their will on the match in route to their second straight league title.

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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.

With three spots available this year, everything changed in how the Olympic Committee would handle qualification. The two gold medal winning volleyball pairs, who, while veterans, are still elite players, would automatically qualify for the Quarterfinals. There would be a series of qualifying tournaments held across the country for the final six spots in Banijan Qualifying, which is where we'll pick up coverage from. With the gold medalists automatically being seeded first and second, and the rest ranked 3-8. These will be single elimination- so the three pairs who win two matches will advance to the WBVCs.

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 Oprah Adida/Mithcah Ayub

#4 Fatima Adhama/Faraji Elimisha
#5 Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal

#3 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele
#6 Elisabeth Onyango/Ruhamah Adoyo

#2 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu
#7 Imarisha Zakiya/Lindana Fatuma

WBVC Qualification Tournament- Quarterfinals(Best of 3)

#1 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama  v. #8 Oprah Adida/Mithcah Ayub

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                 21  11  15
Oprah Adida/Mithcah Ayub                13  21   4

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                 21  21
Oprah Adida/Mithcah Ayub                13  12

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

#4 Fatima Adhama/Faraji Elimisha v. #5 Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal

Fatima Adhama/Faraji Elimisha           21  12  15
Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal               13  21  17

Fatima Adhama/Faraji Elimisha           13  13
Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal               21  21

Saida Asamenew & Hiwet Abal win series 2-0(4 sets to 1)

#3 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele v. #6 Elisabeth Onyango/Ruhamah Adoyo

Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele             14  21  16
Elisabeth Onyango/Ruhamah Adoyo         21  19  14

Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele             21  21
Elisabeth Onyango/Ruhamah Adoyo         16  19

Youdit Brehane & Selam Bekele win series 2-0(4 sets to 1)

#2 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu v. #7 Imarisha Zakiya/Lindana Fatuma

Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu       21  21
Imarisha Zakiya/Lindana Fatuma          17  11

Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu       21  21
Imarisha Zakiya/Lindana Fatuma          16  10

Yobachukwu Jideofor & Halim Belonwu wins series 2-0(4 sets to 0)

WBVC Qualification Tournament- Semifinals

#1 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama v. #5  Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                 21  21
Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal               15  19

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                 21  21  15
Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal               23  15   6

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

#2 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu v. #3 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele

Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu 21 21
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele 12 9

Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu 21 21
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele 18 17

Yobachukwu Jideofor & Halim Belonwu wins series 2-0(4 sets to 0)[/pre]

The oldheads continue to assert their dominance in Banijan beach volleyball, as the semifinals for this tournament functionally acted as direct qualifiers for the country's top two spots to the World Beach Volleyball Championships. Yobachukwu Jideofor & Halim Belonwu have made plenty of noise about how they felt they were arbitrarily seeded #2, and should have been the country's top seed, due to their bronze medal finish at the WBVCs. And they, as the 2 seed, have proven their point thoroughly. They are the only pair of women who have not yet lost a set here at the automatic qualifiers, and they have won all 8 sets since the quarterfinal round commenced. The Olympic gold medalists have clinched both a berth in the national championship, and then have also clinched a spot at the WBVCs for the second year in a row.

Banija's other gold-winning pair, although not quite as dominant, have clinched the second of three spots. It is of no surprise that they are here- and the two pairs of women expect to continue to dominate beach volleyball in this country for as long as they seemingly want to. Joma Badijye & Kunda Kama are every bit as dominant as their other counterparts, as although they've dropped some sets, they are still sweeping series nad not even allowing them to go into a decisive, winner-take-all, third game.

With the expansion of the WBVCs for an extra spot, that allows some new blood a chance on the world stage. And that third place set, of course, will act as a WBVC qualifier. Which pair of young Banijan women will represent the country at the WBVCs, alongside the sport's oldheads? We'll find out soon enough.

WBVC Qualification- Final Round(best of 5)

National Championship Series- #1 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama v. #2 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                 21  15   9
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu       19  21  15

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

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                  8  21  12
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu       21  15  15

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                 18  21  15
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu       21   9  12

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                 21  17   6
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu       16  21  15

WBVC Qualifier- #3 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele v. #5 Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal

Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal               21  21
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele             18  11

Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal               12  19
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele             21  21

Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal               21   7  15
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele             10  21  12

Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal               14  21   7
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele             21  19  15

Saida Asamenew/Hiwet Abal               21  17  13
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele             19  21  15

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Banija (BNJ) qualifiers
VCL: Slobochia Raiders, Duntho Sporting Club
WorldLeague: Banija
WBVC: Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu, Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama, Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele

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

Banija (BNJ) final site bids

VCL: Jinja City Indoor Stadium(cap. 13,000)

Banija's 3rd largest city, Jinja City, which also sit as the largest non-coastal city in the country, are bidding to bring the Volleyball Champions League into the city for a third time. The city has hosted all sorts of major events, as it has basically hosted games in every single sporting tournament the country has ever hosted- from the World Cup, to the World Bowl, to the IBCs and the World Baseball Classic, and far beyond that. The Indoor Stadium is an older building, but as the city gets ready to replace it, they want the historic, 90 year old building to go out with a bang- a great way to memorialize an important piece of the city's history would be for the stadium to host an international sporting event.

Of course, despite it's age, it is still an excellent facility- and the city is known for having some of the wildest nightlife within the country, which will make it an especially appealing place for young travelers, even if it isn't traditionally known as a super tourist town.

Beach Volleyball: Sisonke Beach Stadium- capacity 8,000

The Olympic Committee is bidding to bring elite, high-level international beach volleyball into the country for the first time since the XIV Summer Olympiad. But they are branching out from old Olympic venues, trying to popularize the sport in more areas of the country. Therefore, the growing city of Sisonke features at the center of this year's bid. The beach front has recently been restored with donation from the Kitara Athletic Association, which are the city's primary sporting club(with professional soccer, gridiron, lacrosse, and volleyball teams, just to name a few). The brand new beach will be great for hosting visitors, and while Sisonke has hosted events at major tournaments, like the AOCAFs, it will be the first major standalone event hosted by the Kitaran city.

[Pemecutan]

1782 Season Division Stage
1782 Season Knockout Stage

Pemecutan (PCU) Qualifier

VCL: Kerobokan Westwind, Munggu Surfers
World League: Pemecutan
Yowana Mandala Stadium, Pemecutan Puri, Pemecutan (Cap. 5,000)

[Mytanija]

Sincerest apologies for lateness - as per this RP our qualifiers are below:

Mytanija [MYT] qualifiers
VCL: Litala ’93, Dinamo, OK Rauchnya; Host bid: NacZat Arena, Esca (capacity: 12,500)
WorldLeague: Mytanija; Host bid: NacZat Arena, Esca (capacity: 12,500)
WBVC: Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski, Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin, Aziz Kladnik/Sara-Maria Sangare

[Bollonich]

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Bollonischian Volleyball League - Season 3

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Bollonich’s regional positioning makes it perfect for developing a rich volleyball culture. It is a very well noted fact that Rushmore is the dominant force in the world of volleyball as has often been the case in the international stage at the Volleyball World Expo and IVF WorldLeague but also on the domestic stage in the Volleyball Champions League. Bollonich too has played a role in this dominance, especially in the Champions’ League and the WorldLeague along with regional rivals Mytanija. These successes in the domestic front coupled with the success in the WorldLeague had largely fuelled the growing popularity of volleyball and also the increased investments. That however was no longer going to be enough for the nation, as we had been struggling in the Volleyball World Expo, the pinnacle of international volleyball, for some time now. That is when the Federation made an increasingly brave decision of turning to the local divisions focused on youth development for the upcoming generations of Bollonischian volleyball talents to incorporate into the national team setup. This decision made massive dividend at the latest Volleyball World Expo as the team was massively successful making it deep into the tournament which allowed us to break into the top 10 rankings in international volleyball. This success on the international stage has naturally presented us with a working formula for now, which has motivated even more investments being poured into the regional leagues with the intention of giving them enough autonomy and support to do their thing but also pump out strong talents each season. The Bollonischian Volleyball League, Bollonich’s premier domestic volleyball competition, stands to directly benefit from increased youth production as it would diversify its player base and also give it a great opportunity to make some sweet profits if franchises were to acquire some clubs in the regional leagues and sell youth players to foreign clubs. This idea has already struck franchises though, which is why we have seen purchases of clubs Moreens and Gliders by the Karvian Tigers with this being a known phenomenon having occurred across the country. Acquisitions such as these give the franchises complete control over the operation of the clubs hence they control youth development, player sales, administration and anything they could wish for. They also possess the ability to setup some clubs to solely cater to their interests in the sport.
Many a times there comes a season where the transfer window is just a dud with no notable transfers to be noted. Well, this was such a window, however with the exception of some minor shifting of players. This was a disappointing occurrence for the season given the excitement and hype coming into it, to be met with very few major transfers. That was not to stop the rapid process of incorporating the youth in all forms of volleyball systems though as many older players were replaced with prospects from the regional leagues. The last season, we saw the Vreton Bulls establish themselves as the force to be reckoned with in the BVL with their unprecedented strength despite the narrow margin of victory. They have maintained a level of precision and perfection that has been rare to come by for any other franchise. An example of this can be seen in the Karvian Tigers who went from finishing second in a season to finishing fourth being 6 points off first place and missing out on VCL qualification. Vreton Bulls is also the side ranked second in the whole world just under Mytanar rivals Litala ’93. Akusha Rovers were the team after the Karvian Tigers to have challenged the Vreton Bulls and they came very close to defeating them and happened to miss out by a measly point. They had a fairly successful season by making the VCL and establishing themselves on the international stage. The Kings of Fermont finished in 3rd position last season with 33 points, having also had perhaps their best season ever. The Maihar Lions were closely matched with the Tigers with an equal number of wins, losing out on points though due to the margin of their victories which could and did influence a lot. What would complicate things this season is the fact that there is an extra VCL spot up for grabs for the team finishing third. This decision was made by the IVF to give some of the stronger associations the chance to send more teams to the competitions for tougher competition between the very best. This means some of the midfield teams will be hoping to make the jump to the upper spots with the hope of qualifying for the VCL which automatically means more and better revenue.

	BVL 	                PLD	W	L	SW	SL	SQ	PW	PL	PQ	PTS
1	Vreton Bulls	        18	14	4	48	20	2.400	1552	1318	1.178	43    Champions, VCL
2	Akusha Rovers	        18	14	4	45	25	1.800	1576	1440	1.094	38    VCL
3	San Pablo Rockers	18	11	7	42	32	1.313	1615	1506	1.072	34    VCL
4	Maihar Lions	        18	10	8	43	33	1.303	1676	1604	1.045	34
5	Karvian Tigers	        18	10	8	39	36	1.083	1591	1587	1.003	28
6	Marda Frogs	        18	9	9	32	33	0.970	1459	1406	1.038	27
7	Torrijas Wizards	18	8	10	30	41	0.732	1487	1585	0.938	21
8	Kings of Fermont	18	6	12	30	44	0.682	1488	1634	0.911	18
9	Maihar Warriors	        18	4	14	26	46	0.565	1440	1610	0.894	14
10	Lagos Yetis	        18	4	14	23	48	0.479	1393	1587	0.878	13

Another season and the same story once again with the Vreton Bulls winning the elusive title once again. The Bulls started the season quite slowly, losing twice in their first five matches having to make up ground on the other sides such as the San Pablo Rockers later in the season. This was a brilliant season for the teams right at the top as the Vreton Bulls went past their last record of 37 points and scored a whooping 43 points this season while winning 14 games. Their closest rivals, Akusha Rovers, won an equal number of games but with only 38 points throughout the season. This is just another example of the insane consistency that the Bulls are able to maintain throughout the season, scoring those vital points and winning vital games. They were on a crazy 10 match winning streak from matchday 8 to matchday 17 before they lost the final match of the season to the San Pablo Rockers which allowed the Rovers to equalise with the Bulls on points. The Rovers also deserve mention for this season as this is the second season in a row where they have competed and challenged the Bulls for the premier title in Bollonischian Volleyball. The Rovers started off their campaign with a disappointing loss to the Frogs which was a poor start for them. However, they immediately bounced back winning their next seven matches to take them to the top of the table before losing to the Yetis at the halfway point of the season and the Frogs taking to first spot. Given the 7th place finish last season for the Frogs, this had been a brilliant beginning to the season for them as they had the potential to snatch one of those VCL spots. The Rovers continued their upward spiral, losing only two games in the second half of the season firmly securing the second place in the league for themselves once again. The San Pablo Rockers bounced back from last season to make the most of this one and that they did. Qualification for the VCL would not have been what they were looking at, at the beginning of the season and achieving that has been a great success for the side. They hung back at that point from 6th position to 3rd position and were the primary beneficiaries of the two horse race at front which intensified the race in the midfield and the battle for the second position. 5 teams in the end of the season finished in striking distance of that third position however the Rockers beat them all with 11 wins out of 18 and 34 points, something the Maihar Lions tied them on. The Rockers finishing third would be a great achievement and a chance to further leapfrog towards the front of the league and become more competitive owning to the increased revenue that they will get from participating in the VCL. The Maihar Lions finished in an extremely close and disappointing fourth position as just a win more could have guaranteed VCL action for them, however they miss out on international competition. The Lions will be looking to bounce back from this next season, however the extent to which they will be successful is still up for debate as this season’s failure would have definitely affected the morale in the side and the belief in the managerial staff after coming so close yet being so far. The Tigers had suffered another major fall in this regard as they racked up a disappointing 5th place finish, something they would have hoped to avoid. However given the current rejuvenation process in the squad, some not so successful seasons is the leeway that needs to be given to the side. Making up the bottom four of the league were the Wizards, the Kings, the Warriors and the Yetis with an underwhelming four wins.
This was yet another brilliant season of the BVL with close matches, tight encounters and an eventual Vreton Bulls victory. Whether the same hierarchal structure is maintained next season or not is just a matter of waiting to find out as we hope that our sides perform at their very best in the VCL and bring it to Bollonich, something we have failed at two occasions in a row now.

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

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Bollonich (BOL) final site bids
WBVC: Vreton Park Beach Volleyball Centre (cap. 8,000)

The Vreton Park Facility is Bollonich's only beach volleyball facility with the ability of housing over 5,000 spectators which is a reminder of the waning popularity of beach volleyball in Bollonich. Governed by the same Volleyball Federation, the sport has often been treated with neglect and disinterest. Something the Federation plans to change by increasing domestic popularity of the sport by hosting a premier beach volleyball tournament with the chance of our very own athletes shining in the tournament.

[Quebec and Shingoryeo]

2053-54 Men's Season
2053-54 Women's Season

Quebec and Shingoryeo (QUE) Qualifiers:

VCL: London Planthoppers, Halifax Antebellum, Montreal Koreana
Selection Criteria: Quebec and Shingoryeo has three qualification slots for the VCL. Men's and women's postseason champion will receive a slot, while the third slot will alternate between men's and women's finalists. For this cycle, Montreal Koreana women's team receives the qualification spot.
WorldLeague: Quebec and Shingoryeo - Host Bid: Medway Gardens, London (Cap. 8,000)
IBT: Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong, Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook, Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison - Quebec Open: Doncliffe Beach, Kingston (Cap. 5000)

[Gatchingerrak Union]

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 2052-54 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). In addition, the teams across the league have started to face financial challenges that make it difficult to maintain domestic players and there is a fear that exodus from the league may occur in future-time.

That said, let's move to some scores and results for now:

 # 2052-54 Gatchingerrak Superliga-M  Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg 
 1 Armada Petrograd                    66   47  19   161  101   1.594 C - VCL
 2 Avangard VC                         66   46  20   160   92   1.739
 3 Diamant Palmyra                     66   44  22   157  104   1.510
 4 Dynamo Sillamaye-Sotke              66   40  26   152  120   1.267
 5 Fakel Gatchinovo                    66   39  27   145  112   1.295
 6 VK Lubossa                          66   39  27   139  128   1.086
 7 IF Brygge                           66   32  34   127  139   0.914
 8 Avtomobilist Dmytropavlovsk         66   27  39   113  145   0.779
 9 BoIFK                               66   24  42   120  153   0.784
10 Kisas VC                            66   20  46   107  160   0.669
11 VK Österby                          66   20  46   101  160   0.631
12 Elektriki Ashkadar                  66   18  48    99  167   0.593 R-NPG

 # 2052-54 Gatchingerrak Superliga-F  Pld    W   L    PF   PA     Avg 
 1 UTEK-Ashkadar                       66   56  10   182   81   2.247 C - VCL
 2 Avrora Gatchinovo                   66   49  17   173  100   1.730
 3 Armada Petrograd                    66   43  23   153  113   1.354
 4 VK Lubossa                          66   41  25   149  124   1.202
 5 Sokol Deblín                        66   33  33   139  134   1.037
 6 Burevestnik                         66   30  36   125  138   0.906
 7 Avangard VC                         66   30  36   126  138   0.913
 8 Union Lezennes                      66   29  37   135  142   0.951
 9 Spartak Petrograd                   66   22  44    97  157   0.618
10 Iskra Palmyra                       66   22  44   114  154   0.740
11 Kisas VC                            66   22  44   109  156   0.699
12 VK Österby                          66   19  47   103  168   0.613 R-NHV

Gatchingerrak Union (GAT) qualifiers
Puppet nation of Quebec and Shingoryeo (QUE)
VCL: Armada Petrograd, UTEK-Ashtadar
WorldLeague: Gatchingerrak Union - Host Bid: GB Arena, Gatchinovo (Capacity: 12,500)
WBVC: Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko, Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson, Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan - Host Bid: Palmyra Cup, Acadia Beach, Palmyra (Capacity: 3,500)

[Quebec and Shingoryeo]

International Volleyball Federation Competitions- Cycle VI

Association Codes

BNJ    Banija
BOL    Bollonich
DAR    Darmen
GGU    Gatchingerrak Union
KGS    Kriegiersien
MYT    Mytanija
PCU    Pemecutan
QUE    Quebec and Shingoryeo
SEF    Sevens Federation
SRE    Srednjaci
STR    StrayaRoos

Procedural Notes

• All entries were accepted.
• All the entries that had marked their submission to the World Beach Volleyball Championships (WBVC) are noted and moved into the International Beach Tour (IBT), the successor competition to the WBVC.
• There are twenty-five entries from eleven nations, with nine of them having participated in the last Volleyball World Expo. 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

The International Volleyball Federation have acknowledged the following bids for its competitions, and have made decisions accordingly at its annual congress in its headquarters-Domestic/Anaia-AO divisions in Quebec City:

• Two bids were received to host this cycle's IVF Volleyball Champions League Superfinal: Esca, Mytanija; and Jinja City, Banija. A vote has been held, with Jinja City Indoor Stadium, Jinja City, Banija, being named the winner.
• Five bids were initially received to host the first three weeks of WorldLeague competition - Esca, Mytanija; Pemecutan Puri, Pemecutan; Gatchinovo, Gatchingerrak Union, Kingston, Quebec and Shingoryeo; and Circunses, StrayaRoos. After a careful review of application files the bids from Esca, Pemecutan Puri and Gatchinovo were named host cities for this cycle. Ssangye Arena, Ssangye, Quebec and Shingoryeo, was also named the host for the Final Round of the WorldLeague due to lack of applications by the deadline.
• International Beach Tour (IBT) have received three submissions for the cycle-round tournaments (Palmyra, Rogerton and Kingston), while two submissions from Sisonke, Banija and Vreton, Bollonich; for the hosting rights of the tournament. After a best-of-seven rock-scissor-paper fight between the Bollonischian delegate and the Banijan delegate present, it was decided that Vreton Beach Volleyball Centre, Vreton, Bollonich will host the inaugural IBT Finals, with Sissonke Beach, Banija, hosting the penultimate tournament of the season under the Banijan Open.

IVF Volleyball Champions' League VI

Preliminary Round

Champions from seven highest ranked associations to the VCL (Mytanija, Quebec and Shingoryeo, Bollonich, Kriegiersien, Banija, Gatchingerrak Union and Pemecutan) will be given automatic spot to the group stage. Eighteen remaining teams, including all finalists and champions from remaining four associations, will play a qualifying round to determine nine remaining qualifiers into the group stage.

CV Chavarría (DAR)              24  25  13  25  10
Pale Tigers (STR)               26  15  25  19  15

Pale Tigers (STR)               25  20  25  25
CV Chavarría (DAR)              15  25  10  18

Halifax Antebellum (QUE)        26  25  17  18  15
Dinamo (MYT)                    24  21  25  25   8

Dinamo (MYT)                    25  25  22  25
Halifax Antebellum (QUE)        21  21  25  23

Goha Corp. (SEF)                 9  11  18
Akusha Rovers (BOL)             25  25  25

Akusha Rovers (BOL)             23  25  25  25
Goha Corp. (SEF)                25  15  22  19

OK Kings Star Katanija (SRE)    15   8  22
Montreal Koreana (QUE)          25  25  25

Montreal Koreana (QUE)          25  23  25  22  15
OK Kings Star Katanija (SRE)    19  25  12  25  11

1093.Eay (STR)                  19  15  20
ŽOK Bistua Nuova (SRE)          25  25  25

ŽOK Bistua Nuova (SRE)          25  22  25  18  15
1093.Eay (STR)                  19  25  18  25  12

OK Rauchnya (MYT)               14  27  25  22  15
Armada Petrograd (GGU)          25  25  21  25   7

Armada Petrograd (GGU)          25  17  25  16  10
OK Rauchnya (MYT)               20  25  23  25  15

Goha 7th (SEF)                  21  27  17  17
Tempala Terror (DAR)            25  25  25  25

Tempala Terror (DAR)            25  25  13  27
Goha 7th (SEF)                  22  16  25  25

Duntho Sporting Club (BNJ)      25  20  19  25   6
Munggu Surfers (PCU)            15  25  25  17  15

Munggu Surfers (PCU)            14  20  25  25  16
Duntho Sporting Club (BNJ)      25  25  23  20  14

San Pablo Rockers (BOL)         19  25  20  17
Beach All Stars (KGS)           25  20  25  25

Beach All Stars (KGS)           22  23  14
San Pablo Rockers (BOL)         25  25  25

(STR) Pale Tigers                   6-3             CV Chavarría           (DAR)             2-3 3-1 
(MYT) Dinamo                        5-4             Halifax Antebellum     (QUE)             3-2 2-3
(BOL) Akusha Rovers                 6-1             Goha Corp              (SEF)             0-3 3-1
(QUE) Montreal Koreana              6-2             OK Kings Star Katanija (SRE)             0-3 3-2
(SRE) ŽOK Bistua Nuova              6-2             1093.Eay               (STR)             0-3 3-2
(GGU) Armada Petrograd              4-6             OK Rauchnya            (MYT)             3-2 2-3   
(DAR) Tempala Terror                6-2             Goha 7th               (SEF)             1-3 3-1                         
(PCU) Munggu Surfers                6-4             Duntho Sporting Club   (BNJ)             2-3 3-2
(KGS) Beach All Stars               3-4             San Pablo Rockers      (BOL)             1-3 0-3

Group stage draw

Champions from aforementioned seven associations, as well as Tempala Terror of Darmen, were given an upper seed. 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 - UTEK-Ashkdar (GGU) - Tempala Terror (DAR) | OK Rauchnya (MYT) - Akusha Rovers (BOL)
Group B - Slobochia Raiders (BNJ) - Kerobokan Westwind (PCU) | Dinamo (MYT) - ŽOK Bistua Nuova (SRE)
Group C - Litala '93 (MYT) - Timesteam (KGS) | Montreal Koreana (QUE) - San Pablo Rockers (BOL)
Group D - London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (QUE) - Vreton Bulls (BOL) | Munggu Surfers (PCU) - Pale Tigers (STR)

IVF WorldLeague VI

Group Stage

Unlike in past edition, the group stage will be held across several participating nations across the multiverse. With ten participating nations and nine fixtures under single round robin format, there will be three weeks of three matches each week.

The ordering of the nations, which were used to generate round robin fixtures, is based on the IVF rankings and do not reflect each nation's VWE performance:

Orders: Mytanija (1) - Quebec & Shingoryeo (2) - Bollonich (3) - Kriegiersien (7) - Banija (8) - Gatchingerrak Union (9) - Pemecutan (10) - Darmen (11) - Srednjaci (UR) - StrayaRoos (UR)

WEEK 1 - NacZat Arena, Esca, Mytanija (Cap. 12,000)

• MD1: Mytanija* vs. Srednjaci | Bollonich vs. Darmen | Kriegiersien vs. Pemecutan | Banija vs. Gatchingerrak Union
• MD2: Srednjaci vs. Gatchingerrak Union | Pemecutan vs. Banija | Darmen vs. Kriegiersien | StrayaRoos vs. Bollonich | Mytanija* vs. Quebec & Shingoryeo
• MD3: Quebec & Shingoryeo vs. Srednjaci | Bollonich vs. Mytanija* | Kriegiersien vs. StrayaRoos | Banija vs. Darmen | Gatchingerrak Union vs. Pemecutan

WEEK 2 - Yowana Mandala Stadium, Pemecutan Puri, Pemecutan (Cap. 5,000)

• MD4: Srednjaci vs. Pemecutan* | Darmen vs. Gatchingerrak Union | StrayaRoos vs. Banija | Mytanija vs. Kriegiersien | Quebec & Shingoryeo vs. Bollonich
• MD5: Bollonich vs. Srednjaci | Kriegiersien vs. Quebec & Shingoryeo | Banija vs. Mytanija | Gatchingerrak Union vs. StrayaRoos | Pemecutan* vs. Darmen
• MD6: Srednjaci vs. Darmen | StrayaRoos vs. Pemecutan* | Mytanija vs. Gatchingerrak Union | Quebec & Shingoryeo vs. Banija | Bollonich vs. Kriegiersien

WEEK 3 - GB Arena, Gatchinovo citystate, Gatchingerrak Union (Cap. 12,500)

• MD7: Kriegiersien vs. Srednjaci | Banija vs. Bollonich | Gatchingerrak Union* vs. Quebec & Shingoryeo | Pemecutan vs. Mytanija | Darmen vs. StrayaRoos
• MD8: Srednjaci vs. StrayaRoos | Mytanija vs. Darmen | Quebec & Shingoryeo vs. Pemecutan | Bollonich vs. Gatchingerrak Union* | Kriegiersien vs. Banija
• MD9: Banija vs. Srednjaci | Gatchingerrak Union* vs. Kriegiersien | Pemecutan vs. Bollonich | Darmen vs. Quebec & Shingoryeo | StrayaRoos vs. Mytanija

[Quebec and Shingoryeo]

IVF WorldLeague VI

Group Stage

The 10-nation group stage were held in three selected venues across three countries - Mytanija, Pemecutan, and Gatchingerrak Union - with each nation hosting three matchdays of competitions. For IC purposes, it is implied that the matches did not necessarily last three days, and that they could be stretched up to six-day period.

WEEK 1 - NacZat Arena, Esca, Mytanija (Cap. 12,000)

Mytanija                    25  25  25
Srednjaci                   22  20  16
 
Quebec and Shingoryeo       25  25  25
StrayaRoos                  21  11  18
 
Bollonich                   25  23  17  20
Darmen                      18  25  25  25
 
Kriegiersien                22  23  23
Pemecutan                   25  25  25
 
Banija                      16  13  18
Gatchingerrak Union         25  25  25

Srednjaci                   21  20  25  22
Gatchingerrak Union         25  25  18  25
 
Pemecutan                   25  25  25
Banija                      17  21  21
 
Darmen                      25  15  23  12
Kriegiersien                22  25  25  25
 
StrayaRoos                  15  18  24
Bollonich                   25  25  26
 
Mytanija                    21  23  23
Quebec and Shingoryeo       25  25  25

Quebec and Shingoryeo       20  25  25  25
Srednjaci                   25  19  15  22
 
Bollonich                   11  23  21
Mytanija                    25  25  25
 
Kriegiersien                25  14  21  25  15
StrayaRoos                  22  25  25  19  12
 
Banija                      25  22  25  25
Darmen                      15  25  16  21
 
Gatchingerrak Union         21  25  14  23
Pemecutan                   25  18  25  25

#   Group D               PLD   W   L  SW  SL   SQ      PW      PL      PQ      PTS
1   Quebec and Shingoryeo   3   3   0   9   1   9.000   245	198	1.237   9
2   Pemecutan               3   3   0   9   1   9.000   243	210	1.157   9
3   Mytanija                3   2   1   6   3   2.000   217	188	1.154   6
4   Gatchingerrak Union     3   2   1   7   4   1.750   251	228	1.101   6
5   Kriegiersien            3   2   1   6   6   1.000   265	253	1.047   5
6   Darmen                  3   1   2   5   7   0.714   245	279	0.878   3
7   Bollonich               3   1   2   4   6   0.667   216	225	0.960   3
8   Banija                  3   1   2   3   7   0.429   203	227	0.894   3
9   StrayaRoos              3   0   3   2   9   0.222   210	251	0.837   1
10  Srednjaci               3   0   3   2   9   0.222   227	263	0.863   0

WEEK 2 - Yowana Mandala Stadium, Pemecutan Puri, Pemecutan (Cap. 5,000)

Srednjaci                   25  28  16  25
Pemecutan                   19  26  25  23
 
Darmen                      25  25  10  12
Gatchingerrak Union         18  27  25  25
 
StrayaRoos                  21  16  25  25   9
Banija                      25  25  23  21  15
 
Mytanija                    25  25  25
Kriegiersien                19  23  17
 
Quebec and Shingoryeo       26  17  25  25
Bollonich                   24  25  23  19

Bollonich                   25  22  25  25
Srednjaci                   22  25  17  22
 
Kriegiersien                24  26  25  18   7
Quebec and Shingoryeo       26  24  23  25  15
 
Banija                      25  15  19  21
Mytanija                    22  25  25  25
 
Gatchingerrak Union         26  25  25
StrayaRoos                  24  20  18
 
Pemecutan                   25  22  17  25  15
Darmen                      18  25  25  19  13

Srednjaci                   25  25  12  20  11
Darmen                      18  21  25  25  15
 
StrayaRoos                  15  19  19
Pemecutan                   25  25  25
 
Mytanija                    23  25  25  25
Gatchingerrak Union         25  18  22  15
 
Quebec and Shingoryeo       25  22  25  25
Banija                      18  25  15  21
 
Bollonich                   21  25  25  25
Kriegiersien                25  19  15  22

#   Group D               PLD   W   L   SW  SL  SQ      PW  PL  PQ      PTS
1   Quebec and Shingoryeo   6   6   0   18  5   3.600   548 468 1.171   17
2   Mytanija                6   5   1   15  5   3.000   487 407 1.197   15
3   Pemecutan               6   5   1   16  6   2.667   515 457 1.127   14
4   Gatchingerrak Union     6   4   2   14  8   1.750   502 460 1.091   12
5   Bollonich               6   3   3   11  11  1.000   500 485 1.031   9
6   Darmen                  6   2   4   11  15  0.733   521 571 0.912   6
7   Kriegiersien            6   2   4   9   15  0.600   505 537 0.940   6
8   Banija                  6   2   4   8   15  0.533   471 517 0.911   5
9   Srednjaci               6   1   5   8   16  0.500   500 557 0.898   4
10  StrayaRoos              6   0   6   4   18  0.222   421 511 0.824   2

WEEK 3 - GB Arena, Gatchinovo citystate, Gatchingerrak Union (Cap. 12,500)

Kriegiersien                22  25  23  22
Srednjaci                   25  18  25  25
 
Banija                      25  16  20  20
Bollonich                   21  25  25  25
 
Gatchingerrak Union         21  21  19
Quebec and Shingoryeo       25  25  25
 
Pemecutan                   22  21  18
Mytanija                    25  25  25
 
Darmen                      24  25  23  23
StrayaRoos                  26  23  25  25

Srednjaci                   25  25  23  27
StrayaRoos                  18  10  25  25
 
Mytanija                    19  25  22  25  15
Darmen                      25  17  25  22  11
 
Quebec and Shingoryeo       25  25  25
Pemecutan                   16  23  17
 
Bollonich                   24  25  25  25
Gatchingerrak Union         26  21  22  14
 
Kriegiersien                25  19  16  25  11
Banija                      23  25  25  22  15

Banija                      25  26  25
Srednjaci                   11  24  20
 
Gatchingerrak Union         25  25  18  25
Kriegiersien                22  20  25  21
 
Pemecutan                   18  24  25  14
Bollonich                   25  26  21  25
 
Darmen                      25  25  16  11
Quebec and Shingoryeo       15  27  25  25
 
StrayaRoos                  14  19  12
Mytanija                    25  25  25

Tiebreakers: Wins, points (3-0 and 3-1 wins = 3 points, 3-2 wins = 2 points, 2-3 losses = 1 point, 1-3/0-3 losses = 0 point), Set Quotient, Point Quotient, Head to Head Results.

#   Group D               PLD   W   L   SW  SL  SQ      PW  PL  PQ      PTS
1   Quebec and Shingoryeo   9   9   0   27  6   4.500   790 662 1.193   26  FINAL ROUND
2   Mytanija                9   8   1   24  7   3.429   743 613 1.212   23  FINAL ROUND
3   Bollonich               9   6   3   20  14  1.429   792 730 1.085   18  FINAL ROUND
4   Gatchingerrak Union     9   5   4   18  15  1.200   739 722 1.024   15  FINAL ROUND
5   Pemecutan               9   5   4   17  15  1.133   713 704 1.013   14
6   Banija                  9   4   5   15  20  0.750   738 764 0.966   10
7   Srednjaci               9   3   6   14  21  0.667   748 803 0.932   10
8   Darmen                  9   2   7   15  24  0.625   793 868 0.914   7
9   Kriegiersien            9   2   7   13  24  0.542   781 833 0.938   7
10  StrayaRoos              9   1   8   8   25  0.320   643 781 0.823   5

Final Round
Ssangye Arena (Cap. 5,500), Ssangye, Quebec and Shingoryeo

Semifinals

Quebec and Shingoryeo       20  25  25  15  15
Gatchingerrak Union         25  14  15  25  17
 
Mytanija                    25  25  20  21  15
Bollonich                   16  18  25  25   8

Bronze Medal Match

Quebec and Shingoryeo       17  23  24
Bollonich                   25  25  26

IVF WorldLeague VI Final

Mytanija                  25  25  23  25
Gatchingerrak Union        8  21  25  19

It was a second straight IVF final appearance for the defending champions, whose golden generation of prospects who had won olympic gold medal in Bunjil just six years ago, are now major pieces of the team. Gatchingerrak Union, on the other hand, saw an unexpected rise in form where they, after barely scraping into the Final Round, had upset their Quebecois rivals on their home soil.

With the all-Rushmori final taking place in middle of northern Anaian heat, it was the experienced Mytanar side who emerged victorious. Perunia Zivic's side started off hot early into the game with an impeccable first set performance, came out with a two-set lead, and never looked back as their young coach, upon the final whistle, were hoisted to the air after achieving the historic feat no team had previously achieved in this competition.

[Quebec and Shingoryeo]

Volleyball Champions' League VI

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

MD1

Akusha Rovers (BOL)                    24  25  24  25   4
OK Rauchnya (MYT)                      26  20  26  22  15

UTEK-Ashkadar (GGU)                    25  25  25
Tempala Terror (DAR)                   23  20  21

MD2

OK Rauchnya (MYT)                      25  25  25
Tempala Terror (DAR)                   21  18  17

Akusha Rovers (BOL)                    25  26  26
UTEK-Ashkadar (GGU)                    16  24  24

MD3

UTEK-Ashkadar (GGU)                    25  20  22  13
OK Rauchnya (MYT)                      23  25  25  25

Tempala Terror (DAR)                   14  24  17
Akusha Rovers (BOL)                    25  26  25

MD4

OK Rauchnya (MYT)                      25  24  24  25   4
Akusha Rovers (BOL)                    19  26  26  10  15

Tempala Terror (DAR)                   28  25  23  25
UTEK-Ashkadar (GGU)                    26  23  25  21

MD5

Tempala Terror (DAR)                   18  19  22
OK Rauchnya (MYT)                      25  25  25

UTEK-Ashkadar (GGU)                    14  19  18
Akusha Rovers (BOL)                    25  25  25

MD6

OK Rauchnya (MYT)                      25  25  25
UTEK-Ashkadar (GGU)                    16  21  10

Akusha Rovers (BOL)                    25  25  25
Tempala Terror (DAR)                   11  13  15

#   Group A       PLD   W   L   SW  SL  SQ      PW  PL  PQ      PTS
1   Akusha Rovers   6   5   1   17  5   3.400   501 420	1.193   15
2   OK Rauchnya     6   5   1   17  6   2.833   534 440	1.214   15
3   UTEK-Ashkadar   6   1   5   5   15  0.333   412 490	0.841   3
4   Tempala Terror  6   1   5   3   16  0.188   374 471	0.794   3

MD1

Kerobokan Westwind (PCU)               25  25  23  16  12
Slobochia Raiders (BNJ)                18  16  25  25  15

ŽOK Bistua Nuova (SRE)                 18  14  19
Dinamo (MYT)                           25  25  25

MD2

Slobochia Raiders (BNJ)                25  21  12  22
Dinamo (MYT)                           19  25  25  25

Kerobokan Westwind (PCU)               25  24  20  25  11
ŽOK Bistua Nuova (SRE)                 16  26  25  17  15

MD3

ŽOK Bistua Nuova (SRE)                 25  17  25  21  15
Slobochia Raiders (BNJ)                22  25  20  25  10

Dinamo (MYT)                           25  25  25
Kerobokan Westwind (PCU)               23  17  16

MD4

Slobochia Raiders (BNJ)                25  25  25
Kerobokan Westwind (PCU)               20  22  17

Dinamo (MYT)                           26  26  25
ŽOK Bistua Nuova (SRE)                 24  24  15

MD5

Dinamo (MYT)                           28  25  26  25
Slobochia Raiders (BNJ)                30  20  24  23

ŽOK Bistua Nuova (SRE)                 22  24  25  23
Kerobokan Westwind (PCU)               25  26  23  25

MD6

Slobochia Raiders (BNJ)                25  25  25
ŽOK Bistua Nuova (SRE)                 23  16  19

Kerobokan Westwind (PCU)               25  23  25  25
Dinamo (MYT)                           19  25  15  17

#   Group B            PLD  W   L   SW  SL  SQ      PW  PL  PQ      PTS
1   Dinamo               6  5   1   16  5   3.200   501	445	1.126   15
2   Slobochia Raiders    6  3   3   13  11  1.182   528	519	1.017   9
3   Kerobokan Westwind   6  2   4   10  14  0.714   518	518	1.000   8
4   ŽOK Bistua Nuova     6  2   4   7   16  0.438   468	533	0.878   4

MD1

Montreal Koreana (QUE)                 26  25  25  22
San Pablo Rockers (BOL)                28  27  23  25

Timesteam (KGS)                        19  13  25  25  11
Litala '93 (MYT)                       25  25  22  23  15

MD2

San Pablo Rockers (BOL)                12  18  18
Litala '93 (MYT)                       25  25  25

Montreal Koreana (QUE)                 25  25  21  25
Timesteam (KGS)                        21  17  25  23

MD3

Timesteam (KGS)                        25  18  25  23   7
San Pablo Rockers (BOL)                20  25  22  25  15

Litala '93 (MYT)                       18  25  19  25  16
Montreal Koreana (QUE)                 25  22  25  14  14

MD4

San Pablo Rockers (BOL)                18  25  25  22  12
Montreal Koreana (QUE)                 25  12  18  25  15

Litala '93 (MYT)                       25  25  25
Timesteam (KGS)                        16  20  23

MD5

Litala '93 (MYT)                       25  16  22  25  15
San Pablo Rockers (BOL)                20  25  25  23   8

Timesteam (KGS)                        15  20  16
Montreal Koreana (QUE)                 25  25  25

MD6

San Pablo Rockers (BOL)                25  25  25
Timesteam (KGS)                        17  20  16

Montreal Koreana (QUE)                 11  25  21  25  15
Litala '93 (MYT)                       25  22  25  15  13

#   Group C           PLD   W   L   SW  SL  SQ      PW  PL  PQ      PTS
1   Litala '93          6   5   1   17  9   1.889   566	498	1.137   13
2   Montreal Koreana    6   4   2   15  11  1.364   561	545	1.029   11
3   San Pablo Rockers   6   3   3   13  12  1.083   536	522	1.027   10
4   Timesteam           6   0   6   5   18  0.278   440	538	0.818   2

MD1

Munggu Surfers (PCU)                   18  17  25  27  15
London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (QUE)    25  25  14  25  12

Vreton Bulls (BOL)                     25  25  25
Pale Tigers (STR)                      20  13  21

MD2

London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (QUE)    25  25  25
Pale Tigers (STR)                      20  17  14

Munggu Surfers (PCU)                   14  25  25  17  16
Vreton Bulls (BOL)                     25  11  22  25  14

MD3

Vreton Bulls (BOL)                     22  25  13  20
London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (QUE)    25  18  25  25

Pale Tigers (STR)                      25  10  25  20  15
Munggu Surfers (PCU)                   21  25  16  25  11

MD4

London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (QUE)    25  19  18  25  15
Munggu Surfers (PCU)                   18  25  25  12   7

Pale Tigers (STR)                      20  14  23
Vreton Bulls (BOL)                     25  25  25

MD5

Pale Tigers (STR)                      19  13  25  12
London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (QUE)    25  25  22  25

Vreton Bulls (BOL)                     25  25  19  25
Munggu Surfers (PCU)                   19  21  25  23

MD6

London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (QUE)    13  25  25  25
Vreton Bulls (BOL)                     25  15  21  19

Munggu Surfers (PCU)                   19  23  20
Pale Tigers (STR)                      25  25  25

#   Group D                       PLD   W   L   SW  SL  SQ      PW  PL  PQ      PTS
1   London Nonghyeop Planthoppers   6   5   1   17  8   2.125   556	469	1.186   15
2   Vreton Bulls                    6   3   3   13  10  1.300   501	477	1.050   10
3   Munggu Surfers                  6   2   4   11  16  0.688   534	564	0.947   6
4   Pale Tigers                     6   2   4   7   14  0.500   401	482	0.832   5

Playoffs

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

#   Group X                       PLD   W   L   SW  SL  SQ      PW  PL  PQ      PTS
1   Akusha Rovers                   6   5   1   17  5   3.400   501 420	1.193   15
2   Dinamo                          6   5   1   16  5   3.200   501	445	1.126   15
3   London Nonghyeop Planthoppers   6   5   1   17  8   2.125   556	469	1.186   15
4   Litala '93                      6   5   1   17  9   1.889   566	498	1.137   13

5   OK Rauchnya                     6   5   1   17  6   2.833   534 440	1.214   15
6   Montreal Koreana                6   4   2   15  11  1.364   561	545	1.029   11
7   Vreton Bulls                    6   3   3   13  10  1.300   501	477	1.050   10
8   Slobochia Raiders               6   3   3   13  11  1.182   528	519	1.017   9

Quarterfinals
In case there is a normal tie, there will be a golden set separately held to determine who progresses. It is created from a modified file of indoor volleyball.

Slobochia Raiders (BNJ)    25  11  25  13  15
Akusha Rovers (BOL)        20  25  22  25  13

Akusha Rovers (BOL)        20  15  25  23
Slobochia Raiders (BNJ)    25  25  19  25

Vreton Bulls (BOL)      25  25  10  25
Dinamo (MYT)            16  13  25  13

Dinamo (MYT)            14  19  20
Vreton Bulls (BOL)      25  25  25

Montreal Koreana (QUE)                 24  25  23  18
London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (QUE)    26  19  25  25

London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (QUE)    25  25  25
Montreal Koreana (QUE)                 21  17  18

OK Rauchnya (MYT)       25  28  25
Litala '93 (MYT)        23  26  22

Litala '93 (MYT)        13  25  17  29  10
OK Rauchnya (MYT)       25  20  25  27  15

(BOL) Akusha Rovers                   3-6             Slobochia Raiders      (BNJ)           3-2 1-3
(MYT) Dinamo                          1-6             Vreton Bulls           (BOL)           3-1 0-3
(QUE) London Nonghyeop Planthoppers   6-1             Montreal Koreana       (QUE)           1-3 3-0 
(MYT) Litala '93                      2-6             OK Rauchnya            (MYT)           3-0 2-3

Semifinals

Slobochia Raiders (BNJ)    25  26  19  16  15
OK Rauchnya (MYT)          19  24  25  25   9

OK Rauchnya (MYT)          25  25  25
Slobochia Raiders (BNJ)    12  23  17

Vreton Bulls (BOL)                     22  20  26  25  17
London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (QUE)    25  25  24  18  19

London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (QUE)    25  16  25  23  12
Vreton Bulls (BOL)                     20  25  20  25  15

GOLDEN SCORE
London Nonghyeop Planthoppers (QUE)    12
Vreton Bulls (BOL)                     15

(QUE) London Nonghyeop Planthoppers   5-5*            Vreton Bulls           (BOL)           2-3 3-2 0-1* 
(MYT) OK Rauchnya                     5-3             Slobochia Raiders      (BNJ)           3-2 3-0

IVF Volleyball Champions League VI Final

Jinja City Indoor Stadium, Jinja City, Banija

OK Rauchnya (MYT)       23  13  20
Vreton Bulls (BOL)      25  25  25

In the past three cycles of domestic volleyball, two teams have emerged as the most consistent of the powerhouse teams that have come to participate in the IVF Champions' League. One was the back-to-back champions of last two editions in Litala '93, and the other was Vreton Bulls. For last two cycles the Bulls, three consecutive champions of the BVL, have come strikingly close within the trophy, making the finals on the VCL 4 and then the semifinals of the VCL 5. Both times they had lost to the eventual champions in Litala '93, which had more or less indicated the team's international success.

Two years after their semifinals run, they made it again, and had progressed all the way to the finals - only to face another Mytanar side in OK Rauchnya. OK Rauchnya, captained by the Mytanija international and three-time world champion Amalja Kolar, had themselves put together a magical campaign of own, first upsetting the Litala '93 of Mira Gushtanova, and then clinched the finals ticket by winning big on home against Slobochia Raiders of Banija. With an exciting finals pitting the lower-seeds who pulled several upsets en route to the final in Jinja City, many were excited to see a possible thriller on line. They were not wrong as the two teams fought valiantly from nail to tooth in the Banijan heartlands. Eventually, however, it was the Vreton Bulls whose third try at the charm of the VCL trophy was won.

[Quebec and Shingoryeo]

International Beach Tour

Regular Season

Quebec Open

Quebec Open - Group Stage

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    18  17
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             21  21
 
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)           21  17  15
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  11  21  13
 
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             21  21
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                   8  14
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    21  21
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)           12  17
 
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)           17  21  15
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             21  17  12
 
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  10  17
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    21  21

# Group A                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski                  3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
2 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                         3   2  1    4   2   2.000    5
3 Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook                3   2  1    4   4   1.000    5
4 Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja                       3   0  3    1   6   0.167    3

Group B

Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)             21  21
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                    9  16
 
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)            21  15  15
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 18  21  13
 
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   21  11  10
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 19  21  15
 
Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)             13  21  14
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)            21  15  16
 
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)            21  21
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   11  17
 
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 21  14  15
Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)             12  21   7

# Group B                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland                 3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
2 Anissa Barr/Florence Howse                      3   2  1    5   4   1.250    5
3 Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson                  3   1  2    4   4   1.000    4
4 Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores                        3   0  3    1   6   0.167    3

Group C

Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                 16  13
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             21  21
 
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)           10  12
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                21  21
 
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             24  19  15
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                22  21  11
 
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                 17  14
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)           21  21
 
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)           21  15   6
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             16  21  15
 
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                18  21  15
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                 21  17   9

# Group C                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin                  3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
2 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele                     3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
3 Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko                3   1  2    3   4   0.750    4
4 Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan                      3   0  3    1   6   0.167    3

Group D

Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc (SRE)              15  18
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     21  21
 
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)     10  21  14
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            21  19  16
 
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     21  21
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            17  16
 
Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc (SRE)              13  21  15
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)     21  16  10
 
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)     14  15
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     21  21
 
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            21  21
Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc (SRE)              17   9

# Group D                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Micha Dig/Thomas Block                          3   3  0    6   0       ∞    6
2 Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare                 3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
3 Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc                   3   1  2    2   5   0.400    4
4 Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque          3   0  3    2   6   0.333    3

Group E

Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   16   8
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           21  21
 
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                  21  21
Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE)             12  14
 
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           21  21
Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE)             10  15
 
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   21  19   8
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                  12  21  15
 
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                  23  12   7
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           21  21  15
 
Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE)             20  21  15
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   22  18   8

# Group E                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong                3   3  0    6   1   6.000    6
2 Susi Smash/Peach Princess                       3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
3 Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković                  3   1  2    2   5   0.400    4
4 Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy                        3   0  3    2   6   0.333    3

Group F

Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                21  21
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          14  19
 
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    21  19  15
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                14  21  10
 
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          17  21  15
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                21  14  12
 
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                13  16
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    21  21
 
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    22  11   8
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          20  21  15
 
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                13  22  13
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                21  20  15

# Group F                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison         3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
2 Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan                     3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
3 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu               3   2  1    4   4   1.000    5
4 Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack                     3   0  3    3   6   0.500    3

Seeding

All 12 qualifiers earn ranking points, with top 4 group winners earning a bye.

D1 Micha Dig/Thomas Block                          3   3  0    6   0       ∞    6
E1 Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong                3   3  0    6   1   6.000    6
B1 Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland                 3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
C1 Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin                  3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
------BYE------
A1 Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski                  3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
F1 Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison         3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
A2 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                         3   2  1    4   2   2.000    5
E2 Susi Smash/Peach Princess                       3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
C2 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele                     3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
D2 Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare                 3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
F2 Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan                     3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
B2 Anissa Barr/Florence Howse                      3   2  1    5   4   1.250    5

Knockout Rounds

First Round
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             19  21  13
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 21   8  15
 
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    12  19
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                21  21
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    22  21
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            20  17
 
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                  21  10   7
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                16  21  15

Quarterfinals

Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)              14   9
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)         21  21
 
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)      21  21
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)          13  14
 
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)    21  21
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)             13  14
 
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)     21  21
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)         10  18

Semifinals

Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)      15  21  10
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)         21  17  15
 
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)    12  21  15
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)     21  16   9

Final

Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)    21  17  10
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)         18  21  15

QUEBEC OPEN - Doncliffe Beach, Kingston, Quebec & Shingoryeo

CHAMPIONS (100 POINTS): Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)
FINALISTS (80 POINTS): Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)
SEMIFINALISTS (60 POINTS): Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS) - Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)
QUARTERFINALISTS (40 POINTS): Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU) - Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ) - Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL) - Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)
FIRST ROUNDERS (20 POINTS): Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS) - Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT) - Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE) - Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)

Banijan Open

Banijan Open - Group Stage

Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)     12  21  15
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   21  17  12
 
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                21  21
Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc (SRE)              19  13
 
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   21  21
Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc (SRE)              19  14
 
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)     21  16  14
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                16  21  16
 
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                21  16  15
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   15  21  12
 
Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc (SRE)              14  21  15
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)     21  17  13

# Group A                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan                     3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
2 Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy                        3   1  2    4   4   1.000    4
3 Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque          3   1  2    4   5   0.800    4
4 Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc                   3   1  2    2   5   0.400    4

Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE)             21  17   7
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)            11  21  15
 
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                21  19  13
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             14  21  15
 
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)            21  21
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             13  19
 
Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE)             16  13
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                21  21
 
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                21  21
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)            13  16
 
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             21  25
Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE)             12  23

# Group B                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele                     3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
2 Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin                  3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
3 Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland                 3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
4 Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković                  3   0  3    1   6   0.167    3

Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                  6  23  15
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                21  21  13
 
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)           13  21  15
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   21  14   9
 
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                21  25
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                    8  23
 
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                 10  23  15
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)           21  21  12
 
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)           13  13
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                21  21
 
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   23  21   9
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                 21  23  15

# Group C                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan                      3   3  0    6   3   2.000    6
2 Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack                     3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
3 Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko                3   1  2    3   5   0.600    4
4 Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores                        3   0  3    2   6   0.333    3

Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     22  13  12
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           20  21  15
 
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            21  21
Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)             13  13
 
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           21  21
Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)             16  17
 
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     20  18
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            22  21
 
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            21  14  15
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           19  21  11
 
Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)             16  20
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     21  22

# Group D                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare                 3   3  0    6   1   6.000    6
2 Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong                3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
3 Micha Dig/Thomas Block                          3   1  2    3   4   0.750    4
4 Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson                  3   0  3    0   6   0.000    3

Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)           21  18  11
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 19  21  15
 
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  11  21   6
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             21  16  15
 
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 18  21  15
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             21  15  12
 
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)           21  21
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  18   9
 
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  18  16
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 21  21
 
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             15  23
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)           21  25

# Group E                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Anissa Barr/Florence Howse                      3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
2 Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook                3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
3 Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski                  3   1  2    3   5   0.600    4
4 Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja                       3   0  3    1   6   0.167    3

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    14  15
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    21  21
 
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                   8  15
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          21  21
 
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    10  16
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          21  21
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    21  21
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                  16  13
 
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                  19  22  15
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    21  20  12
 
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          19  17
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    21  21

# Group F                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                         3   2  1    4   2   2.000    5
2 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu               3   2  1    4   2   2.000    5
3 Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison         3   1  2    3   4   0.750    4
4 Susi Smash/Peach Princess                       3   1  2    2   5   0.400    4

Seeding

All 12 qualifiers earn ranking points, with top 4 group winners earning a bye.

D1 Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare                 3   3  0    6   1   6.000    6
E1 Anissa Barr/Florence Howse                      3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
A1 Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan                     3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
C1 Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan                      3   3  0    6   3   2.000    6
------BYE------
B1 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele                     3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
F1 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                         3   2  1    4   2   2.000    5
E2 Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook                3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
C2 Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack                     3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
F2 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu               3   2  1    4   2   2.000    5
D2 Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong                3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
B2 Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin                  3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
A2 Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy                        3   1  2    4   4   1.000    4

First Round

Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)          21  21
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)             12  19
 
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)          18  21  10
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)    21  18  15
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)              21  21
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)       19  13
 
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)     21  21
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)     17   7

Quarterfinals

Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)      21  16  12
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)    18  21  15
 
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)            8  13
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)          21  21
 
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)           21  21
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)     12  19
 
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)          21  17  11
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)              12  21  15

Semifinals

Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)          20  22
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)    22  24
 
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)           21  21
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)              18  18

Final

Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)           17  19
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)    21  21

BANIJAN OPEN - Sisonke Beach Stadium, Sisonke, Banija

CHAMPIONS (100 POINTS): Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)
FINALISTS (80 POINTS): Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)
SEMIFINALISTS (60 POINTS): Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ) - Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)
QUARTERFINALISTS (40 POINTS): Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT) - Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE) - Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE) - Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)
FIRST ROUNDERS (20 POINTS): Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP) - Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL) - Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT) - Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)

Palmyra Cup

Palmyra Cup - Group Stage

Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)     5   9
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            21  21
 
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   18  17
Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)             21  21
 
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            21  22
Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)             18  20
 
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    21  21
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   14  16
 
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   21  12   9
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            17  21  15
 
Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)             21  20  17
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    17  22  15

# Group A                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare                 3   3  0    6   1   6.000    6
2 Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson                  3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
3 Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison         3   1  2    3   4   0.750    4
4 Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy                        3   0  3    1   6   0.167    3

Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 16  21  11
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                21  17  15
 
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             20  21   7
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     22   9  15
 
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                15  20
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     21  22
 
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 14  13
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             21  21
 
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             21  21
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                14  19
 
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                      8  21   9
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 21  18  15

# Group B                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin                  3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
2 Micha Dig/Thomas Block                          3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
3 Anissa Barr/Florence Howse                      3   1  2    3   5   0.600    4
4 Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan                     3   1  2    2   5   0.400    4

Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  13  10
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    21  21
 
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                  15  20
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             21  22
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    21  21
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             18  16
 
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  21  19  10
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                  18  21  15
 
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                  21  21
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    15  18
 
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             21  19  15
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  18  21  10

# Group C                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                         3   2  1    4   2   2.000    5
2 Susi Smash/Peach Princess                       3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
3 Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski                  3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
4 Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja                       3   0  3    2   6   0.333    3

Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                21  12  15
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   17  21  11
 
Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc (SRE)              12  21  11
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           21  18  15
 
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   21  17   8
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           17  21  15
 
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                19  23  15
Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc (SRE)              21  21  13
 
Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc (SRE)              17  20
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   21  22
 
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           17  19
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                21  21

# Group D                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele                     3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
2 Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong                3   2  1    4   4   1.000    5
3 Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores                        3   1  2    4   4   1.000    4
4 Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc                   3   0  3    2   6   0.333    3

Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                  9  12
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)     21  21
 
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          21  18  15
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)           14  21  10
 
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)     16  17
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)           21  21
 
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                 18  16
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          21  21
 
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          21  14  15
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)      8  21  13
 
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)           18  21  18
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                 21  13  16

# Group E                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu               3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
2 Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko                3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
3 Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque          3   1  2    3   4   0.750    4
4 Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan                      3   0  3    1   6   0.167    3]

Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                21  18  13
Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE)             19  21  15
 
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)            21  13  12
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)           14  21  15
 
Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE)             14  16
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)           21  21
 
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                24  17  15
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)            22  21   9
 
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)             9  21  15
Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE)             21  13  13
 
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)           21  21
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                11  16

# Group F                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook                3   3  0    6   1   6.000    6
2 Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland                 3   1  2    4   5   0.800    4
3 Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack                     3   1  2    3   5   0.600    4
4 Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković                  3   1  2    3   5   0.600    4

Seeding

All 12 qualifiers earn ranking points, with top 4 group winners earning a bye.

F1 Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook                3   3  0    6   1   6.000    6
A1 Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare                 3   3  0    6   1   6.000    6
D1 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele                     3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
E1 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu               3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
------ BYE ------
B1 Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin                  3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
C1 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                         3   2  1    4   2   2.000    5
B2 Micha Dig/Thomas Block                          3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
E2 Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko                3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
C2 Susi Smash/Peach Princess                       3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
A2 Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson                  3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
D2 Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong                3   2  1    4   4   1.000    5
F2 Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland                 3   1  2    4   5   0.800    4

First Round

Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)      21  17   9
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)     13  21  15
 
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)    22  13  11
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)           20  21  15
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)             21  17  15
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)    18  21   3
 
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)              21  21
Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)      16  14

Quarterfinals

Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)     21  13  15
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)            10  21   8
 
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)    21  21
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)      19  17
 
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)      18  21  13
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)               21  12  15
 
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)          18  17
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)              21  21

Semifinals

Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)     15  17
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)    21  21
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)              21  11  18
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)               17  21  20

Final

Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)    18  21  15
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)               21  11  17

PALMYRA CUP - Acadia Beach, Palmyra, Gatchingerrak Union

CHAMPIONS (100 POINTS): Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)
FINALISTS (80 POINTS): Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)
SEMIFINALISTS (60 POINTS): Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE) - Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)
QUARTERFINALISTS (40 POINTS): Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS) - Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS) - Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT) - Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)
FIRST ROUNDERS (20 POINTS): Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT) - Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU) - Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE) - Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)

Rogerton Open

Rogerton Open - Group Stage

Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc (SRE)              21  19  13
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)     17  21  15
 
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     19  21  15
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                21   5  17
 
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)     21  21
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                18  15
 
Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc (SRE)              24  15  11
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     22  21  15
 
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                     21  21
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)     19  15
 
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)                19  21  15
Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc (SRE)              21  18   9

# Group A                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Micha Dig/Thomas Block                          3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
2 Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque          3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
3 Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan                     3   2  1    4   4   1.000    5
4 Dražen Curović/Velimir Šprajc                   3   0  3    3   6   0.500    3

Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE)             10  21  15
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   21  12  12
 
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           21  21
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   16  12
 
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   21  21
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   15  15
 
Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE)             15  18
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           21  21
 
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)           24  21
Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy (HSP)                   22  17
 
Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores (DAR)                   18  21   9
Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE)             21  15  15

# Group B                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong                3   3  0    6   0       ∞    6
2 Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković                  3   2  1    4   4   1.000    5
3 Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy                        3   1  2    3   4   0.750    4
4 Ciro Acosta/Pilar Flores                        3   0  3    1   6   0.167    3

Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)            11  13
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          21  21
 
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            22  12  15
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)           20  21   8
 
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          21  22
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)           13  20
 
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)            12  21   7
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            21  18  15
 
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)            15  21  15
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)          21  18  11
 
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)           21  21
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)            18   6

# Group C                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare                 3   3  0    6   3   2.000    6
2 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu               3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
3 Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook                3   1  2    3   4   0.750    4
4 Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland                 3   0  3    1   6   0.167    3

Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                 12  15
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)           21  21
 
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             14  21   7
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 21  19  15
 
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)           11  19
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 21  21
 
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                 20  15
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             22  21
 
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)             21  18  15
Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko (GGU)           16  21   7
 
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                 21  21
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                 18  16

# Group D                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Anissa Barr/Florence Howse                      3   3  0    6   1   6.000    6
2 Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski                  3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
3 Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko                3   1  2    3   4   0.750    4
4 Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan                      3   0  3    0   6   0.000    3

Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             19  21  12
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                  21  16  15
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    21  21
Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)             11  12
 
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                  21  17  15
Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)             17  21  13
 
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             15  23  11
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    21  21  15
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                    17  21  15
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                  21  13   6
 
Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson (GGU)             17  21  15
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)             21  15  13

# Group E                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                         3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
2 Susi Smash/Peach Princess                       3   2  1    5   4   1.250    5
3 Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson                  3   1  2    3   5   0.600    4
4 Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin                  3   0  3    3   6   0.500    3

Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                21  17  15
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                12  21  10
 
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    14  21  12
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  21  15  15
 
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                11  21  15
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  21  15  10
 
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                21  21
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    18  15
 
Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison (QUE)    21  12  15
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)                18  21  12
 
Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja (DAR)                  11  13
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)                21  21

# Group F                                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele                     3   3  0    6   1   6.000    6
2 Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack                     3   1  2    4   5   0.800    4
3 Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison         3   1  2    3   5   0.600    4
4 Vito Caro/Daniela Pantoja                       3   1  2    3   5   0.600    4

Seeding

All 12 qualifiers earn ranking points, with top 4 group winners earning a bye.

B1 Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong                3   3  0    6   0       ∞    6
D1 Anissa Barr/Florence Howse                      3   3  0    6   1   6.000    6
F1 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele                     3   3  0    6   1   6.000    6
E1 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                         3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
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C1 Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare                 3   3  0    6   3   2.000    6
A1 Micha Dig/Thomas Block                          3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
C2 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu               3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
D2 Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski                  3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
A2 Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque          3   2  1    4   3   1.333    5
E2 Susi Smash/Peach Princess                       3   2  1    5   4   1.250    5
B2 Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković                  3   2  1    4   4   1.000    5
F2 Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack                     3   1  2    4   5   0.800    4

First Round
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT) 21 21 13
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL) 12 23 15

Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT) 21 22 11
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR) 17 24 15

Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS) 21 21
Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE) 16 14

Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ) 14 21 13
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS) 21 14 15

Quarterfinals
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE) 22 21 10
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR) 24 13 15

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ) 18 12
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL) 21 21

Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL) 17 21 15
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS) 21 14 8

Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ) 21 21
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS) 12 19

Semifinals
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR) 19 21 11
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL) 21 18 15

Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL) 18 15
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ) 21 21

Final
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL) 21 18 15
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ) 13 21 13

ROGERTON OPEN - Playa de Alonso Morales, Rogerton, Darmen

CHAMPIONS (100 POINTS): Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)
FINALISTS (80 POINTS): Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)
SEMIFINALISTS (60 POINTS): Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL) - Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)
QUARTERFINALISTS (40 POINTS): Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS) - Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS) - Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ) - Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)
FIRST ROUNDERS (20 POINTS): Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT) - Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ) - Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković (SRE) - Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)

Qualification for the IBT Finals

21 pairs out of 24 pairs have at least made the knockout stage of an IBT tournament.

Top 16 pairs qualify for the inaugural edition. The number of qualified pairs will depend in future editions, though preferable numbers will remain along the lines of 4, with 16 likely being considered the optimal number for the time being.

 # Code Pair                                    QUE BNJ GGU DAR Total                
 1  BNJ Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele             100  60  40  80   280
 2  BOL Anissa Barr/Florence Howse               40  80     100   220
 3  QUE Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong         80  20  60  40   200
 4  BNJ Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                  40  60  60  40   200
 5  BNJ Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu           100  80  20   200
 6  KGS Micha Dig/Thomas Block                   40     100  40   180
 7  MYT Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare          20  40  40  20   120
 8  BOL Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack                  20     100   120
 9  MYT Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin           60  20  20       100
10  KGS Susi Smash/Peach Princess                20      40  40   100
11  KGS Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland          60      40       100
12  QUE Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook             40  60       100
13  GGU Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan              40  40            80
14  DAR Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque               60    60
15  MYT Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski           20          20    40
16  SRE Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan                   40            40

T17 QUE Lesley Orantes-Schumacher/Odette Brison  20                20     
T17 HSP Antonina Can/Ishmael Luy                     20            20
T17 GGU Samuil Vengerov/Alina Klimchenko                 20        20
T17 GGU Gleb Sobyanin/Maria Gustavsson                   20        20 
T17 SRE Viktor Istarić/Jadran Bujković                       20

International Beach Tour Finals

Vreton Park Beach Volleyball Centre

Group A

Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)               23  21
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                21  16
 
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)               21  11  15
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)            13  21  13
 
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                21  12  15
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)            17  21  13
 
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)               16  21  15
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)               21  19  10
 
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)               21  21
Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan (SRE)                19  18
 
Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin (MYT)            13  21   3
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)               21  12  15

# Group A                                      Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele                    3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
2 Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack                    3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
3 Adriana Berčić/Filip Rudan                     3   1  2    2   5   0.400    4
4 Salija Herzatovic/Ana Matoslin                 3   0  3    3   6   0.500    3

Group B

Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                21  21
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)    14  19
 
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)           21  13  13
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                 13  21  15
 
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)    21  21
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                 18  19
 
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                15  14
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)           21  21
 
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)           21  17  15
Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque (DAR)    19  21   7
 
Susi Smash/Peach Princess (KGS)                 10  11
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)                21  21

# Group B                                      Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Anissa Barr/Florence Howse                     3   2  1    4   2   2.000    5
2 Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare                3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
3 Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque         3   1  2    3   4   0.750    4
4 Susi Smash/Peach Princess                      3   1  2    2   5   0.400    4

Group C

Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)          15  19
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)            21  21
 
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)         21  19  16
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)           19  21  14
 
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)            21  21
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)           19   9
 
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)          21  16  15
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)         19  21  13
 
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)         22  17  23
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)            20  21  21
 
Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland (KGS)           21  18   6
Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong (QUE)          17  21  15

# Group C                                      Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski                 3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
2 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu              3   2  1    5   4   1.250    5
3 Jean-Henri Becker/Alexandra Hong               3   2  1    4   4   1.000    5
4 Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland                3   0  3    2   6   0.333    3

Group D

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                   21  21
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)               15  16
 
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                    21  12  11
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)          18  21  15
 
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)               17  22   9
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)          21  20  15
 
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                   19  21  15
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                    21  13  10
 
Micha Dig/Thomas Block (KGS)                    21  21
Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan (GGU)               13   9
 
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)          21  19  14
Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)                   16  21  16

# Group D                                      Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts 
1 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                        3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
2 Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook               3   2  1    5   4   1.250    5
3 Micha Dig/Thomas Block                         3   1  2    4   4   1.000    4
4 Michael Hubner/Svetlana Yan                    3   0  3    1   6   0.167    3

Seedings

Top 2 placers in each group have qualified for the playoff stage. Pairs with same set ratio were placed based on alphabetical order of the first member of the pair's surname. To avoid group stage rematch on the quarterfinals, Berevogoy/Joh pair and Jideofor/Belonwu pair have had their orders switched.

D1 Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama                        3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
A1 Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele                    3   3  0    6   2   3.000    6
C1 Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski                 3   2  1    5   2   2.500    5
B1 Anissa Barr/Florence Howse                     3   2  1    4   2   2.000    5

A2 Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack                    3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
B2 Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare                3   2  1    5   3   1.667    5
D2 Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook               3   2  1    5   4   1.250    5*
C2 Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu              3   2  1    5   4   1.250    5*

Knockout Rounds

Quarterfinals

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)              21  21
Yobachukwu Jideofor/Halim Belonwu (BNJ)    13  15
 
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)           20  21  15
Carlie Cooper/Cornelia Jack (BOL)          22  17   9
 
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)          21  21
Clement Berevogoy/Joh Yeong-Sook (QUE)     14  12
 
Stevan Yusupov/Irfo Trijkovski (MYT)       13  21  13
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)      21  16  15

Semifinals

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)            23  21  15
Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)         25  18  10
 
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)        21  19  15
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)    13  21  12

Bronze Medal Match

Anissa Barr/Florence Howse (BOL)         21  25
Aziz Kladink/Sara-Maria Sangare (MYT)    19  23

International Beach Tour Final

Joma Badijye/Kunda Kama (BNJ)            17  22
Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele (BNJ)        21  24

[Quebec and Shingoryeo]

Updated association coëfficients are now available. From this point, we'll stick to a three cycle ranking system with following point allocations.

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Anyways, it has also come to my attention that we may have to run another domestic window before proceeding with VWE-15.

This is strictly due to OOC reasons that are there because 1) we are all stretched out and feeling slight burnout from a prolonged NSWC cycle, 2) lots of international tournaments are going on right now, and 3) Summer Olympics will be taking up 3.5 weeks to a month of my time in August. Considering a fairly consistent level of volleyball RPs that have been done in past summer Olympics, a domestic season can also mean that we can decide who goes to Olympics and who to VWE, but also funnel activity into VWE-15 as well. Assuming VWE happens before a likely WC cycle, this probably works, or at least I hope so. As for past VWE entrants, feel free to join as well. Substantial part of VWE/HWC ranks do count when I grade domestics for both HWC and VWE.

So, without ado we have a long deadline:

The entry deadline for the seventh cycle of the International Volleyball Federation (IVF) competitions, will be 15 July 2022, 23:59 EST (Toronto-New York Time).

Entry for International Volleyball Federation - Cycle VII

Please read the sample format carefully, especially for WorldLeague venues. We will be keeping the same format as last time, with a minor adjustment:

• 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).
  

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  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 active associations (Mytanija, Quebec and Shingoryeo, Bollonich, Banija, Gatchingerrak Union and Pemecutan) are entitled to enter three teams to the VCL 7.
• 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, Vreton Bulls receives automatic qualification to the group stage. Should Vreton Bulls not qualify, Bollonich will be given a fourth qualification spot.

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• 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, Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele pair receives automatic qualification to the group stage. Should this pair not qualify for the upcoming edition of VBWC, Banija will be given a fourth pair available for qualification.
• If Banija does not post a domestic submission for this cycle, Brehane/Bekele pair will be sole entry entered for BNJ. This, a continued precedence from the previous cycle with Ishmael/Luy pair of Hispinas, is also to provide IC continuity.
  

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• 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.

Please use the following format. You are more than welcome to submit a site bid for either WL or IBT as well:

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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)

[Pemecutan]

1782 Season Division Stage
1782 Season Knockout Stage

Pemecutan (PCU) Qualifier

VCL: Kerobokan Westwind, Munggu Surfers
World League: Pemecutan
Yowana Mandala Stadium, Pemecutan Puri, Pemecutan (Cap. 5,000)

Re-submission with updated for third VCL qualifier which contested by two previous season semifinals losers, Carangsari Great Lakes and Tonja Hornbill in best of 5 match.

Third Qualifier Play-off


Leg 1
Carangsari Great Lakes       25  23  25  25
Tonja Hornbill               23  25  21  18
Carangsari Great Lakes lead 1-0

Leg 2
Tonja Hornbill               25  21  18  25  15
Carangsari Great Lakes       19  25  25  18  13
Play-off draw by 1-1

Leg 3
Carangsari Great Lakes       25  25  23  20  15
Tonja Hornbill               22  15  25  25  13
Carangsari Great Lakes lead 2-1

Leg 4
Tonja Hornbill               22  12  24
Carangsari Great Lakes       25  25  26
Carangsari Great Lakes win the play-off by 3-1

Updates submission

Pemecutan (PCU) Qualifier

VCL: Kerobokan Westwind, Munggu Surfers, Carangsari Great Lakes
World League: Pemecutan
Yowana Mandala Stadium, Pemecutan Puri, Pemecutan (Cap. 5,000)

[Quebec and Shingoryeo]

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[Ko-oren]

Ko-oren (KOR) qualifiers
VCL: North Coast Olympic Academy
Leleia Olympic Academy
WorldLeague: Ko-oren - Indoor City, Launott, Ko-oren (Cap: 16000)

Results

[Kriegiersien]

The Kriegiersien Vollyeball Mega League had the same winner as always, but behind that there were surprises. The Beach All Stars had a disastrous season, ending on 11th place. The VC Scorpion City on the other side had a fantastic season, winning second place and qualification for the international competition.

Kriegiersien Mega League (KML)         Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Timesteam                            22   20   2    62   14  +48    60
 2 VC Scorpion City                     22   14   8    51   41  +10    42
 3 VC Schoenwetter                      22   12  10    50   42   +8    36
 4 Women's Olympiateam                  22   11  11    46   40   +6    33
 5 Southern Selection                   22   11  11    44   41   +3    33
 6 Pony City Volleyball                 22   11  11    40   46   −6    33
 7 Winter City Polarbears               22   10  12    41   45   −4    30
 8 Youth Nationalteam Kriegiersien      22   10  12    40   48   −8    30
 9 Pirat City Volleys                   22   10  12    40   50  −10    30
10 Zombieballers                        22    9  13    40   45   −5    27
11 Beach All Stars                      22    8  14    32   50  −18    24
12 Grumrush Smashers                    22    6  16    35   59  −24    18

In the Beach Volleyball Championships the favourites Micha and Thomas missed not only the title, but also the Top Three, while the two "Wunderkids" Susi Smash and Peach Princess even ended on fifth. The brothers Iwan and Hungwund Trouble made a sensational comeback, winning the title.

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

Kriegiersien (KGS) Qualifiers
VCL: Timesteam, VC Scorpion City
WorldLeague: Kriegiersien - Cuddly Garage, Schoenwetter, Kriegiersien (Cap: 24,000)
IBT: Iwan Trouble/Hungwung Trouble, Alissa Appel/Kyrena Kiwi, Birgit Berlin/Adriana Nederland

[Archalit]

After a remarkable comeback from the Tyrants, beating out the Trojans 3-0 in a shock upset, they passed Charkara and the Ravens to place 2nd and qualify alongside the Trojans for the VCL. Perhaps, had Charkara not lost two games to Mandoola for absolutely no reason, they'd have qualified instead, but here we are nonetheless. Also, to report, the Lords and Méchants Bomyvlyn are the two teams being promoted in place of the Northeastern Lions and Mandoola VC for next season.

VCL Qualifiers             Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts                                          
1 True North Trojans        14   10   4    33   23  +10    10    —   0–3  3–1  3–0  3–2  2–3  1–3  3–1
2 Redbranch Tyrants         14    8   6    30   20  +10     8   1–3   —   1–3  0–3  3–0  3–0  3–0  3–0
3 Social Charkara           14    8   6    33   24   +9     8   2–3  3–0   —   2–3  3–1  3–1  1–3  1–3
4 Ironpeak Ravens           14    8   6    31   23   +8     8   3–0  2–3  1–3   —   2–3  0–3  3–0  3–1
5 Bohria Kimje              14    7   7    29   28   +1     7   2–3  3–2  1–3  0–3   —   3–0  3–1  2–3
6 Emerstead Volleyball      14    7   7    25   28   −3     7   1–3  3–2  1–3  3–2  0–3   —   3–1  3–0
7 Northeastern Lions        14    5   9    18   31  −13     5   0–3  0–3  0–3  1–3  0–3  3–1   —   3–0
8 Mandoola VC               14    3  11    16   38  −22     3   1–3  0–3  3–2  1–3  2–3  0–3  1–3   —

Archalit (ARC) qualifiers
VCL: True North Trojans, Redbranch Tyrants
WorldLeague: Archalit- Charkara Stadium, Charkara, Archalit (Cap: 44,600)

[Commonwealth of Baker Park]

The 8th Baker Park V-League saw defending champions North Park Rec Club fall in the final to the regular season's top side from Ezriquay City SC. Both clubs will represent the V-League for the first time in the IVF Champions League.

West		Pld    W   L    SW   SL   SD   Pts   Bonus
Ezriquay City Sport Club   34   23  11    85   60  +25    69   5
Oceana Sports              34   20  14    73   61  +12    60   4
West Oceana AC             34   18  16    77   65  +12    54   10
SE Ezra SC                 34   18  16    71   68   +3    54   6
Lima Sports Club           34   15  19    66   74   −8    45   5
Newport Sports             34   13  21    59   80  −21    39   3

Metro		Pld    W   L    SW   SL   SD   Pts   Bonus
Morgan Park AA             34   23  11    79   58  +21    69   3
Pink Panthers VC           34   22  12    77   58  +19    66   4
Westside Spikers           34   19  15    82   62  +20    57   12
Hamilton VB                34   14  20    67   76   −9    42   10
Broadmoor SC               34   10  24    63   87  −24    30   11
Highlands VC               34    8  26    46   92  −46    24   6

East		Pld    W   L    SW   SL   SD   Pts   Bonus
North Park Rec             34   21  13    80   54  +26    63   7
East River VB              34   21  13    77   56  +21    63   4
Riverside AC               34   21  13    76   60  +16    63   4
St Steve's Setters         34   17  17    63   72   −9    51   2
Shirley Women's Club       34   13  21    58   85  −27    39   6
Fairport Men's & Women's   34   10  24    53   84  −31    30   5

**teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 bonus point for a five set loss.

Inter Zonal Playoff

Oceana Sports           25  23  25  25
Westside Spikers        19  25  14  14

Pink Panthers VC        19  25  20  25  15
Riverside AC            25  14  25  14   9

East River VB           25  17  25  25
West Oceana AC          15  25  22  16

Semi Final

Morgan Park AA              19  19  25  20
Oceana Sports               25  25  20  25

North Park Rec              25  25  22  28
Pink Panthers VC            22  19  25  26

Ezriquay City Sport Club    17  25  25  26
East River VB               25  18  18  24

Final

North Park Rec        25  25  25   
Oceana Sports 	      21  17  13

Ezriquay City Sport Club    20  21  29  25  15
North Park Rec              25  25  27  15  13

Commonwealth of Baker Park (CBP) qualifiers
VCL: Ezriquay City SC, North Park Rec Club
WorldLeague: Baker Park--Desmond Multipurpose Center, Belle Haven (11,200)

[Darmen]

2053 Darmeni Volleyball Season
Link

Darmen (DAR) qualifiers
VCL: Tempala Terror, Coastal VC
WorldLeague: Darmen - Harbor District Indoor Arena, Scott City, Darmen (Capacity: 3,600)
IBT: Pierce Ó Seighin/María José Del Bosque, Helio Sierra/Celeste Fontana, Goodwin Parish/Alexina Wray - Rogerton Open, Playa de Alonso Morales, Rogerton (Capacity: 2,000)

[Pemecutan]

1783 VAP ProLiga Preview
1783 VAP ProLiga - Giri Division
1783 VAP ProLiga - Nusa Division
1783 VAP ProLiga - Playoff

Pemecutan (PCU) Qualifier

VCL: Mengwi East Side, Pemogan Black Gold, Tonja Hornbill
World League: Pemecutan
Mengwi Sports Arena, Mengwi, Pemecutan (Cap. 4,000)

[Abanhfleft]

(A better preview for the league will be posted on my domestic newswire in the future. In the meantime, I'm only putting up results in order to get entrants in.)

Abanhfleft Volleyball League Season I Regular Season Final Standings

NORTHERN CONFERENCE      Pld    W   L  Pts   SW   SL   SetsR    PF   PA    PtsR    Qualification          
 1 Gamers                 16   13   3   38   43   19   2.263  1410 1243   1.134    Conference winners
 2 Couriers               16   11   5   27   40   33   1.212  1529 1483   1.031    Qualified for playoff
 3 Green Angels           16    9   7   29   36   28   1.286  1379 1286   1.072
 4 Surfers                16    8   8   23   33   32   1.031  1405 1402   1.002
 5 Centerfolds            16    7   9   23   30   35   0.857  1390 1386   1.003
 6 Bobcats                16    3  13   11   19   43   0.442  1282 1437   0.892

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE      Pld    W   L  Pts   SW   SL   SetsR    PF   PA    PtsR    Qualification          
 1 Oilers [x]             16   11   5   33   40   25   1.600  1454 1383   1.051    Conference winners
 2 SuperStars             16   11   5   31   40   26   1.538  1472 1367   1.077    Qualified for playoff
 3 Gobstoppers            16    9   7   26   35   33   1.061  1455 1467   0.992
 4 Pathfinders            16    7   9   23   30   30   1.000  1288 1309   0.984
 5 Prospectors            16    5  11   12   23   39   0.590  1322 1407   0.940
 6 Acoustics              16    2  14   10   18   44   0.409  1214 1430   0.849

*[x] = Oilers ahead of SuperStars on match points

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AVL Season I Playoffs
(Lower seed will host higher seed)

Northern Playoff                            
Couriers                22  28  25  19  13
Gamers                  25  26  17  25  15


Southern Playoff                        
SuperStars              22  25  27  25
Oilers                  25  19  25  15

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AVL Season I Championship Game
(Hosted at a neutral venue)

Gamers                   9  14  25  25   9
SuperStars              25  25  21  20  15

Abanhfleft (AFT) qualifiers

VCL: Effelenendro SuperStars, Releinthi Gamers
WorldLeague: Abanhfleft – Tamarao Center, Effelenendro City, Abanhfleft (cap. 31,416)

[Lisander]

Based on these results:

Lisander (LIS) qualifiers
VCL: Club Sparta Lutz, Remington/Santa Flora VC
WorldLeague: Lisander - Palaestra, Sirenia, Lisander (cap. 9000)
Palaestra is the indoor venue of multi-sport Club Sparta, V-LEAGUE Lisander Men. It was one of the venues in IBC 28 and also hosted games of IUBC 14 final round.

[Kikunomi]

Kikunomi National Women's Volleyball Team

After being denied qualifying for the last WVE (due to puppet rule), Kikunomijin Volleyball team debuts in World League. (OOC: I'm not sure this would count as RP and get any bonus, but I had this roster ready and never had the opportunity to post, so anything goes.)

Roster

1	OH	Minami Kirisaki	
2	S	Arisa Tsumotori	
4	OH	Shiho Kawaguchi	
6	MB	Satomi Morioka	
7	OH	Reina Tsumotori	
8	OH	Eiko Yanagibashi	
9	MB	Haruka Matsumoto	
10	L	Erina Furuya	
11	OPP	Airi Mizutani	
12	OH	Honoka Saikawa	Captain
13	MB	Mariko Sawada	
15	OH	Saori Mizuhara	
16	OPP	Kanae Ohashi	
17	MB	Yui Tomita	
20	S	Suzu Himekawa	
23	OH	Akane Takeuchi	
	Coach	Ayano Furuhashi

Kikunomi (KIK) qualifiers
Puppet of Lisander (Lis)
WorldLeague: Kikunomi

[The Gothanita Isles]

The Gothanita Isles, on behalf of its member state, North Handoria, as well as the disputed territories of Wokeanaia, presents the following results for submission. The league results are obtained from the Handorian Volleyball League.

# Edition 1                  Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts                                          
1 Chekina Trojans             12   11   0   1    34   15  +19    11         —   3–0  3–2  3–1  3–1  3–0  3–2 NHA Qualifier
2 Jazzerina VC                12   10   0   2    30   16  +14    10        3–1   —   3–2  3–2  3–1  3–2  0–3 WKN Qualifier
3 Arenes VC                   12    8   0   4    30   20  +10     8        1–3  1–3   —   3–0  3–1  3–1  3–1 NHA Qualifier
4 Hellina United VC           12    5   0   7    21   23   −2     5        1–3  0–3  2–3   —   3–0  3–1  3–0 WKN Qualifier
5 Mondown Sports Club         12    4   0   8    17   26   −9     4        1–3  0–3  1–3  0–3   —   3–0  3–1
6 Holonia VC                  12    3   0   9    15   30  −15     3        1–3  0–3  1–3  3–0  0–3   —   3–2
7 Darikna City Club           12    1   0  11    16   33  −17     1        2–3  1–3  1–3  1–3  1–3  1–3   —

North Handoria (NHA) qualifiers
Co-puppet of The Gothanita Isles
VCL: Chekina Trojans, Arenes VC
WorldLeague: North Handoria

Wokeanaia (WKN) qualifiers
Co-puppet of The Gothanita Isles
VCL: Jazzerina VC, Hellina United VC
WorldLeague: Wokeanaia

[Banija]

Banija International Volleyball Competitions Round-up
Banija Domestic Volleyball - Season 3

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Banija (BNJ) qualifiers
VCL: Slobochia Raiders, Isipongo White Leopards, Wakiso Grizzlies
WorldLeague: Banija
IBT: Nashrat Negasi/Ambai Belendia, Youdit Brehane/Selam Bekele, Sheba Ezrah/Makeda Googombe

(Note: For seeding purposes, The Raiders should be considered the 'first' seed, and the Isipongo White Leopards should be considered the 'second' seed).

Banija (BNJ) final site & other site bids
Worldleague: Kalil F. Vvuna Arena(cap. 13,000). Located in Downtown Kabakono, Kitara, it is the centerpiece of a city that's really trying to get themselves on the international map. A population of 597,000 and growing, they believe that they are enough of a destination to host its first ever neutral site international tournament(in any sport). The arena is named after one of Banija's first ever labor rights leader.

VCL: Hoima Public Arena(cap. 11,500). Bidding to host both tournaments(i.e. the Banijan Open), as well as the Finals, at this location. Hoima is the 5th largest city in Banija, with a population of just over 2.5 million people. There are plenty of hotels, and it is used to hosting large-scale events- serving as a host for events like World Cup and World Bowl matches, just to name a few.

IBT: Aissa Riverfront Stadium- Capacity 5,500. Aissa is a rapidly growing city, now the 6th largest in Banija, with a population of 1.6 million. Hangaza's capitol is located on Banija's eastern border, with Geisenfried, and the eastern edge of the city is the Kuanen River, which helps serve as the internationa border. Aissa is consistently trying to raise its profile, so it submits bids to host both tournaments(similar to the Banijan Open last cycle) or the Finals.

Busoga Islands (BUS)
Puppet of Banija
WorldLeague: Banija