Brazil to Host Men’s Club World Volleyball Championship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship 2015 will take place from October 27 to November 1, with Brazilian club Sada Cruzeiro hosting the annual tournament for the third year in a row in Belo Horizonte.
The 11th edition of the Men’s Club World Championship will see eight of the world’s top clubs travel to one of volleyball’s heartlands.
Belogorie Belgorod won last year’s tournament, marking the first time a Russian team had won gold in the competition.
The winner of the 2015 African Men’s Club Championship, which takes place from March 5-17, will also earn a berth to the tournament. Last year it was Esperance of Tunisia who represented the continent, but they struggled to make an impact, failing to win a set throughout the competition.
NORCECA and Asia will both also have representatives at the tournament, with three wildcards to be decided later in the year completing the line-up.
The FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship was first held in 1989 and ran until 1992. The tournament was resurrected in 2009 with Italian club Trentino winning the first four editions. Sada Cruzeiro broke their grasp on the trophy in 2013 before Belogorie Belgorod added their name to the honors list last year.
