3rd EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES BEACH-VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Latina, Italy: June 22 - June 25, 2006

The 3rd European University Beach-Volleyball Championship took place from June 23rd to 26th 2006, in Latina, Italy. 22 men and 17 women university teams from 17 European countries took part in the championship, and this represents a new record according to the number of participating countries on the EUC. The championship was organised by the Italian University Sports Association (CUSI) together with the CUS Roma.

The transportation from various airports was perfectly organised, and all the teams were transferred to three different hotels, Hotel Gabriele, Hotel del Sole and Hotel Tirreno.

The Italian media, recognised the championship very well, especially by the local press and TV, which both had good press coverage. Besides the championship, the students could also enjoy the social life. The parties were usually held near the beach, in open air.

The Opening ceremony took place at the beach, which attracted a great number of spectators. A lot of honourable guests and speakers like the President of the Province Latina Armando Cusani and the Mayor of the city of Latina Vincenzo Zaccheo as well as representatives of universities and CUSI honoured the opening ceremony. Representatives of the universities and officials marched into the stadium, cheered on by their teams and the great number of local spectators. The President of EUSA, director of OC Alberto Gualtieri, representatives of the hosting city and province, gave speeches. After that, everyone enjoyed a spectacular performance of the Capoeira group Solano.

The preliminary round of the tournament was played in a round robin pool play, but the main draw was played with an official double elimination 32-bracket. The participant’s level was very good: there were some experienced players from FIVB World Tour Qualification events and some competitors who played in the WUC in Protaras
the previous week.

FINAL PLACEMENT

Additional Information
Organising Committee EUC Latina
Viale di Tor di Quinto 64
ITA - 00191 Rome
Italy

Tel: +39 06 333 1961; Fax: +39 06 334 0989
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