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2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup Qualification (NORCECA)
The North American section of the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification acted as a qualifier for the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, for national teams which are members of the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA). The tournament was held in Pinar del Río, Cuba from 3 to 5 June 2022. The winners Cuba qualified for the 2023 Challenger Cup. But, as Cuba later won the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup and qualified for the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, the runners-up Dominican Republic succeeded to the 2023 Challenger Cup qualification. Qualification The hosts Cuba and the top three ranked teams from the NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2022 not yet participating in the 2022 Nations League qualified for the tournament. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 3rd. * (Hosts) * (4) * (5) * (6) Venue * Sala 19 de Noviembre, Pinar del Río, Cuba Pool standing procedure # Number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup Qualification
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup
The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup was the fourth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, an annual men's international volleyball tournament contested by eight national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. The tournament was held at Aspire Zone, Aspire Ladies Sports Hall in Doha, Qatar, between 28 and 30 July 2023. Four teams made their first appearance in the men's Challenger Cup in this edition: China men's national volleyball team, China, the Dominican Republic men's national volleyball team, Dominican Republic, Thailand men's national volleyball team, Thailand and Ukraine men's national volleyball team, Ukraine. Turkey men's national volleyball team, Turkey won the title, defeating host Qatar men's national volleyball team, Qatar in the final, and earned the right to participate in 2024 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, 2024 Nations League replacing China men's national volleyball team, China, the last place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North, Central America And Caribbean Volleyball Confederation
The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international governing body for the sports of volleyball in Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NORCECA is the continental confederation that represents its 35 member associations at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) level. It also has six associate members: Bonaire, Saba, Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The confederation is responsible for, among other things, the staging of Olympic and World Championship zone qualification tournaments, as well as continental championships for both men and women in indoor volleyball and beach volleyball. In 2022, NORCECA celebrated its fifty-fourth (54th) anniversary. Origins and expansion During the 1966 Caribbean and Central American Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the idea of the NORCECA concept was born. At that time it was known as the Caribbean and Central American Zone. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinar Del Río
Pinar del Río is the capital city of Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. With a population of 139,336 (2004) in a municipality of 190,332, it is the List of cities in Cuba, 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called ''Pinareños''. History Pinar del Río was one of the last major cities in Cuba founded by the Spanish, on September 10, 1867. The city and province was founded as ''Nueva Filipinos, Filipinas'' (New Philippines) in response to an influx of Asian laborers coming from the Philippine Islands to work on tobacco plantations. Pinar del Río's history begins with the Guanahatabey, a group of nomadic Indians who lived in caves and procured most of their livelihood from the sea. Less advanced than the other indigenous natives who lived on the island, the Guanahatabey were a peaceful and passive race whose culture came about largely independently of the Taíno and Siboney cultures further east. The Guanahatabey were extinct by the time of the Spanish arrival in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba Men's National Volleyball Team
The Cuba men's national volleyball team ( es, Selección masculina de voleibol de Cuba) represents Cuba in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Federación Cubana De Voleibol. Cuba in the 1976 Summer Olympics won their first bronze medal. In FIVB competitions, the national team won one gold each at World Cup, World Grand Champions Cup, World League and Challenger Cup. Cuba also attained two silver and two bronze World Championship medals and have won the NORCECA Championship 15 times with a 6-peat record. Results Olympic Games *1972 – 10th place *1976 – Bronze medal *1980 – 7th place *1992 – 4th place *1996 – 6th place *2000 – 7th place *2016 – 11th place World Championship *1956 – 19th place *1966 – 17th place *1970 – 13th place *1974 – 8th place *1978 – Bronze medal *1982 – 10th place *1986 – 5th place *1990 – Silver medal *1994 – 4th place *1998 – Bronze medal *2002 – 19th place *2006 – 15th place *2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup
The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup was the third edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, an annual men's international volleyball tournament contested by eight national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. The tournament was held at Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea, between 28 and 31 July 2022. Cuba won the title, defeating Turkey in the final, and earned the right to participate in 2023 Nations League replacing Australia, the last placed challenger team after the 2022 edition. South Korea defeated Czech Republic in the 3rd place match. Qualification Format The tournament will compete in the knock-out format (quarterfinals, semifinals, and final), with the host country (South Korea) playing its quarterfinal match against the lowest ranked team among the participating teams. The remaining seven teams are placed from 2nd to 8th positions as per the FIVB World Ranking as of 10 July 2022. Rankings a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League is the fifth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, an annual men's international volleyball tournament. The competition is currently held from 6 June to 23 July 2023, and the final round will take place in Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland. Following the results of 2022 Nations League and 2022 Challenger Cup, Australia were replaced by debutants Cuba men's national volleyball team, Cuba in this edition. Qualification Sixteen teams qualified for the competition. Ten of them qualified as core teams which cannot face relegation. Other six teams were selected as challenger teams which could be relegated from the tournament. Cuba men's national volleyball team, Cuba replaced Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic Men's National Volleyball Team
The Dominican Republic men's national volleyball team represents the Dominican Republic in international volleyball competitions. In the 1950s the squad twice ended up in fourth place at the Pan American Games (1955 and 1959). The dominant forces in men's volleyball in Americas, North and Central America are Cuba men's national volleyball team, Cuba and the United States men's national volleyball team, United States. Results FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, World Championship * 1974 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, 1974 – 22nd place * 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, 2018 – 24th place FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, Challenger Cup * 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, 2023 – Qualified NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship, NORCECA Championship *1969 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, 1969 – Did not enter *1971 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, 1971 – Did not enter *1973 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, 1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sala 19 De Noviembre
Sala or SALA may refer to: Places Europe * Sala, the historical name of the river IJssel and home of the Salii Franks * Sala (Estonian island), one of the Uhtju islands * Sala Baganza, a municipality in Emilia-Romagna, Italy * Sala Bolognese, a municipality in Emilia-Romagna, Italy * Sala Consilina, a municipality in Campania, Italy * Sala Municipality, Latvia, a municipality in Latvia * Sala, Sala Parish, a village in Latvia, an administrative centre of Sala municipality * Šaľa, Slovakia, a city in Slovakia * Sala Municipality, Sweden, a municipality in Sweden * Sala, Sweden, a city in Sweden, seat of Sala Municipality * Sala Parish (other), parishes (''socken'') in Sweden Africa * Salé ( ber, Sala, link=no), Morocco * Sala, an ancient city at Rabat, Morocco * Sala, Houet, a village in Satiri Department, Houet Province, Burkina Faso * Sala, Ziro, a village in Ziro Province, Burkina Faso * Sala Colonia, a Phoenician and Roman colony whose ruins are located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small portion of westernmost Brazil in South America, along with certain Caribbean and Atlantic islands. Places that use: * Eastern Standard Time (EST), when observing standard time (autumn/winter), are five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00). * Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer), are four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−04:00). On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT leaving a one-hour "gap". On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, thus "duplicating" one hour. Southern parts of the zone (Panama and the Caribbean) do not observe daylight saving time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
