EIGHT TEAMS QUALIFY FOR BAKU

European Qualification Tournament for FIVB World Grand Prix 2006

Luxembourg, March 3, 2005. The teams participating in the European Qualification Tournament for the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix, which will take place from 26-31 July 2005 in Baku, Azerbaijan, are Poland, Turkey, Germany, Netherlands, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania and Azerbaijan with Italy being directly qualified for the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix. 

The best seven ranked teams of the 2003 Senior Women’s European Championship, as well as the organiser of the European Qualification Tournament for the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix, namely Azerbaijan, will take part in this competition. Next to Poland (2003 European champion), Turkey (2003 European runner-up), Germany (2003 European bronze), the Netherlands (4th), Russia (5th), Bulgaria (7th), 2003 European Championship’s 8th place finisher Romania is the lucky “seventh” team who moves up due to Italy (6th place in 2003 European Championships) being directly qualified as host organiser for the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix.
The eight countries eligible for Baku (AZE) will be divided into two preliminary pools, where each team plays the other in a single round robin. The two best ranked teams in each pool will continue to the Semi-finals and Finals, which will finally decide the three captors of the empty spots in the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix.

2005 European Qualification Tournament for 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix, Baku (AZE)

Preliminary Pool I: NED, POL, ROM, RUS
Preliminary Pool II: AZE, BUL, GER, TUR

For further information on the FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 please consult www.fivb.org

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Enjoy & Be There:

 

05-06 March 2005: CEV Cup, Men’s Final Four, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
05-06 March 2005: CEV Cup, Women’s Final Four, Perugia, Italy.
08-10 March 2005: Indesit European Champions League, Playoffs Men, Away matches.
11-12 March 2005: Austrian Airlines Top Teams Cup, Final Four Men, Piraeus, Greece.
12-13 March 2005: Top Teams Cup, Final Four Women, Turin, Italy.
19-20 March 2005: Indesit European Champions League, Final Four Women, Tenerife, Spain.
26-27 March 2005: Indesit European Champions League, Final Four Men, Thessaloniki, Greece.
29 March-03 April 2005: Youth European Championships 2005, Boys Final Round, Riga, Latvia.
29 March-03 April 2005: Youth European Championships 2005, Girls Final Round, Tallinn, Estonia. 

23-24 July 2005: European League, Final Four, Kazan, Russia.
26-31 July 2005: FIVB Grand Prix Qualification, Baku, Azerbaijan.
02-11 September 2005: Men’s Senior European Championships 2005, Rome (ITA) and Belgrade (SCG).
16-25 September 2005: Women’s Senior European Championships 2005, Pula and Zagreb, Croatia.