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2013 FIVB Women's U23 Volleyball World Championship
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was held in Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico, for seven days from 5 to 12 October 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament. China won the tournament and Yao Di was selected Most Valuable Player. Competition Formula The competition format saw the 12 teams split into two pools of six teams playing in round robin format. The semifinals featured the top two teams from each pool. The FIVB Volleyball Women’s U23 World Championship featured two countries per confederation plus the host Mexico and the highest country in the world rankings not already selected by their confederation, in this case USA. Qualified teams Each Confederation was allowed to enter two teams into the competition. The qualification criteria were left to the discretion of each continental confederation. *Germany was invited as Wild Card after Algeria from the African Confederation withdrew from the competition. Pool Composition First six teams were s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao Di (volleyball)
Yao Di (姚迪; born 15 August 1992, in Tianjin), is a Chinese volleyball player. She is the setter of China women's national volleyball team，and plays for Tianjin Bohai Bank and Savino del Bene Scandicci. Career Yao won the 2013 FIVB U23 World Championship and named Most Valuable Player and best setter. She participated in the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix. and 2019 Montreux Volley Masters, Clubs * Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ... * Savino del Bene Scandicci Awards Individuals * '' 2011 U20 World Championship "Best Setter"'' * '' 2013 U23 World Championship "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2013 U23 World Championship "Best Setter"'' * '' 2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship "Best Setter"'' * '' 2019-20 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Yanhan
Liu Yanhan (; born 19 January 1993 in Liaoning) is a Chinese volleyball player. She is an outside spiker and an opposite spiker. She won the 2015 and 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, and she was the Best Outside Spiker in 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League The FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The first tournament took place between May a .... Awards * 2010 U18 Asian Championship – "Best Spiker" * 2010 U18 Asian Championship – "Best Blocker" * 2010 U20 Asian Championship – "Best Spiker" * 2010 U20 Asian Championship – "Most Valuable Player" * 2014 Asian Cup – "Best Outside Spikers" * 2014–15 Chinese League – "Most Valuable Player" * 2015 U23 Asian Championship – "Most Valuable Player" * 2015 U23 Asian Championship – "Best Outside Spiker" * 2016 Asian Club Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarina Koga
is a Japanese volleyball player who won the bronze medal at the 2013 U23 World Championship with the Japan's U23 national team. She also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball. Now, she is the senior national team captain. Career Koga played with the Kumamoto Shin-ai Girls' High School team, winning the 2011 All-Japan Junior High School championship and receiving the Excellent Player award. Koga played for the senior national team for the first time at the Alassio Cup in May 2013. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Asian Youth Girls Championship claimed by her National Junior team and she also won the Most Valuable Player award and Best Scorer of the tournament. In October 2013, Koga competed in the 2013 FIVB Women's U23 Volleyball World Championship and won the bronze medal. Koga was named one of the best outside hitters. On 23 Jan 2015 NEC Red Rockets announced her joining the team. Clubs * Kumamoto Shin-ai Girls' High School * NEC Red Rockets (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Jiande
Xu or XU may refer to: People and characters * Xu (surname), one of two Chinese surnames ( or /), transliterated as Xu in English * ǃXu, a name for the ǃKung group of Bushmen; may also refer to the ǃKung language or the ǃKung people * ǃXu (god), the creator god of the ǃKung * Xu, a minor character in the game ''Final Fantasy VIII'' Places * Xu (state) (), a state of ancient China * Xǔ (state) (), was a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty Universities * X University (Toronto Metropolitan University aka Ryerson Polytechnic Institute), Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Xavier University (other) ** Xavier University in Cincinnati, United States ** Xavier University of Louisiana, United States * Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China * Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China Other uses * African Express Airways (IATA code XU), a Kenyan airline * X unit (symbol xu), a unit of length approximately equal to 0.1 pm (10−13 m), used for X-ray and gamma ray wavelengths * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shan Danna
Shan Danna (; born 8 October 1991 in Zhejiang) is a retired Chinese volleyball player. She represented her nation at the London 2012 Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... She won the 2013 FIVB Women's U23 Volleyball World Championship. Clubs * Zhejiang New Century Tourism (2009 - 2017) References 1991 births Living people Chinese women's volleyball players Sportspeople from Ningbo Olympic volleyball players of China Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Volleyball players from Zhejiang Liberos 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Lin (volleyball)
Wang Lin may refer to: * Lin Wang (composer) (born 1976), female Chinese composer * Wang Lin (general) (526–573), general of the Chinese dynasties Liang Dynasty and Northern Qi * Wang Fangqing (died 702), Tang Dynasty chancellor * Wang Yanjun (died 935), emperor of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Min * Wang Lin (qigong master) (1952–2017), Chinese Qigong master * Wang Lin (swimmer) (born 1959), retired Chinese swimmer * Wang Lin (footballer) (born 1987), Chinese footballer * Wang Lin (badminton) Wang Lin (born March 30, 1989 in Hangzhou) is a badminton player from China. Wang Lin was crowned the world champion after winning the gold medal at the 2010 BWF World Championships held at Paris defeating fellow Chinese Wang Xin 21–11, 19–21 ... (born 1989), Chinese badminton player See also * Wang Tian Lin (1928–2010), Chinese screenwriter and actor * Lin Wang (Asian elephant) (1917–2003), Asian elephant {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (sports)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket, a captain is also known as a skipper. Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach, who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheng Long (volleyball)
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Chan has been acting since the 1960s, performing in more than 150 films. He is one of the most popular action film stars of all time. Chan is one of the most recognisable and influential film personalities in the world, with a widespread global following in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. He has received fame stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, films, and video games. He is an operatically trained vocalist and is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of music albums and sung many of the theme songs for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Qi (volleyball)
Wang Qi is the name of: *Wang Qi (footballer, born October 1993), Chinese midfielder *Wang Qi (footballer, born November 1993), Chinese goalkeeper *Wang Qi (physician) Wang Qi (; born February 1943) is a Chinese andrologist who is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Biography Wang was born in Gaoyou, Jiangsu, in February 1943. Honours and awards * 1997 National Fa ... (born 1943), Chinese andrologist See also * Qiwang (other) {{hndis, Wang, Qi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gu Xinwei
GU, Gu, or gu may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Gu (instrument), Chinese drums ** Bangu (drum) () or Gu (), a Chinese "flowerpot" drum * ''Global Underground'', an electronic dance music compilation series Other media * GU Comics, an online comic * '' .hack//G.U.'', a video game series * '' Godzilla: Unleashed'', a video game Universities * Gandhara University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States * Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India * , or , Amsterdam, Netherlands * Georgetown University, Washington D.C., United States * Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan * GIFT University, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan * Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, United States * University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden ( sv, Göteborgs universitet , links=no) * Grantham University, Kansas City, Missouri, United States * Griffith Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
