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2015 NORCECA Women's Champions Cup (Final Four)
The 2015 Women's NORCECA Champions Cup (Final Four) was played from June 5 to June 7 in Havana, Cuba. The Dominican Republic won the tournament and together with Cuba, both qualified for the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan. Qualification The top four teams from the NORCECA confederation who did not yet qualify for the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup played a single round robin system playoff. The United States did not play because they were already qualified as 2014 World Champions. The next three best NORCECA ranking joined the host country for the tournament. Qualified teams * (Host) * (NORCECA Ranking 2) * (NORCECA Ranking 4) * (NORCECA Ranking 5) Venues Pool standing procedure # Numbers of matches won # Match points # Points ratio # Sets ratio # Result of the last match between the tied teams Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisvel Elisa Eve
Lisvel Elisa Eve-Castillo (''née'' Eve Mejía, born September 10, 1991 in Puerto Plata) is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played for the Women's National Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also played the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in fourth place, and did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Shortly afterwards Eve claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Mexico as a sixteen-year-old. Personal life She was born on September 10, 1991 in Puerto Plata. She was recruited by the former National Team member Miriam García. Eve is married to the professional baseball player Damian Ismael Defrank Campusano, who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Career Eve was the youngest athlete during the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup, there she ranked 9th with her national team. She was chosen 2008 Athlete of the Year of her native province of Puerto Plata by the Guild of Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karina Ocasio
Karina Ocasio Clemente (born August 1, 1985) is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who competed for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. Ocasio became "Best scorer" at the event, alongside Kazakhstan's Yelena Pavlova. Career She was part of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany., 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix, and 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Ocasio played for Fujian Xi Meng Bao in China for the 2014–2015 season. She won the Best Scorer award at the 2015 Pan American Games, losing the bronze medal to the Dominican Republic 1-3. Clubs * Conquistadoras de Guaynabo (2000) * Despar Sirio Perugia (2003–2004) * Caoduro Cavazzale (2004–2005) * Valencianas de Juncos (2005–2008) * Heungkuk Life Pink Spid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 In Cuban Sport
Fifteen or 15 may refer to: * 15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak album), 2007 * ''15'' (Phatfish album), 2008 * ''15'' (mixtape), a 2018 mixtape by Bhad Bhabie * ''Fifteen'' (Green River Ordinance album), 2016 * ''Fifteen'' (The Wailin' Jennys album), 2017 * ''Fifteen'', a 2012 album by Colin James Songs * "Fifteen" (song), a 2008 song by Taylor Swift *"Fifteen", a song by Harry Belafonte from the album ''Love Is a Gentle Thing'' *"15", a song by Rilo Kiley from the album ''Under the Blacklight'' *"15", a song by Marilyn Manson from the album ''The High End of Low'' *"The 15th", a 1979 song by Wire Other uses *Fifteen, Ohio, a community in the United States * ''15'' (film), a 2003 Singaporean film * ''Fifteen'' (TV series), international release name of ''Hillside'', a Canadian-American teen drama *Fif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 In Volleyball
The following were the events of Volleyball for the year 2015 throughout the world. Beach volleyball * April 21 – November 13: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Beach volleyball championships * June 26 – July 5: 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships in the ** Men's winners: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt ** Women's winners: Agatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas * July 28 – August 2: 2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships in Klagenfurt ** Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs ** Women's winners: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst * September 2 – 6: Aquece Rio Open 2015 in (Olympic Test Event) ** Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs ** Women's winners: Larissa França / Talita Antunes * September 29 – October 4: 2015 World Tour Finals in Fort Lauderdale, Florida ** Men's winners: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt ** Women's winners: Larissa França / Talita Antunes BV Grand Slams * May 26 – Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. Initially the tournament was played in the year following the Olympic Games, but since 1991 the World Cup has been awarded in the year preceding the Olympic Games. The current champion is China, which won its fifth title at the 2019 tournament. The current format of the competition involves 12 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation Japan, competing in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about two weeks. The World Cup (with exception of the 2019 edition) acts as the first qualification event for the following year's Olympic Games with the top two teams qualifying. The 13 World Cup tournaments have been won by five different national teams. China have won five times. The other World Cup winners are Cuba, with four titles; I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 NORCECA Men's Champions Cup (Final Four)
The 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Champions Cup was the first edition of the tournament, and was held in Detroit, United States from 21 to 23 May 2015. The top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup. Canada won the tournament for the first time in its history. Qualification The hosts United States and the top three ranked teams from the NORCECA Ranking as of 1 January 2015 which had not yet qualified to the 2015 World Cup. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 1st. * (Hosts) * (2) * (3) * (4) Squads Venue Pool standing procedure # Number of matches won # Match points # Points ratio # Sets ratio # Result of the last match between the tied teams Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser Round robin *All times are Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Borrel
Emily Borrell Cruz (born 19 February 1992) is a Cuban female volleyball player. She is a member of the Cuba women's national volleyball team and played for Villa Clara in 2014. She was part of the Cuban national team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014 Music * 14th (band), a British electronic music duo * ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013 *''14'', an unrele ... in Italy. Clubs * Villa Clara (2010–2014) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Borrell, Emily 1992 births Living people Cuban women's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) Volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Liberos Medalists at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Castillo
Brenda Castillo (born June 5, 1992, in San Cristóbal) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic and plays as a libero. She was a member of the Dominican Republic national team that won fifth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics, while she was named the tournament's Best Libero. She played in the 2014 World Championship reaching also the fifth place and ranking 17th in the 2010 World Championship and the 2011 FIVB World Cup where her national team ranked eight and the 2015 FIVB World Cup, winning the Best Libero individual award and ranking in seventh place. She won the silver medal at the 2009 U20 World Championship, 2013 U23 World Championship and Bronze in the 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup and the 2015 Pan American Games. She won the gold medal of the 2009 NORCECA Championship, 2010 Final Four and the 2010 and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games. Castillo also won the 2008, 2010, 2014 and 2016 Pan American Cup championship. In club compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Ocasio
Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh and Sheelagh) is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name ''Síle'', which is believed to be a Gaelic form of the Latin name Caelia, the feminine form of the Roman clan name Caelius, meaning 'heavenly'. People * Sheila (French singer) (born 1945), real name Annie Chancel, French singer of group "Sheila (and) B. Devotion" * Sheila (German singer) (born 1984), Sheila Jozi, German folk/schlager singer of Iranian descent * Sheila Bair (born 1954), chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation * Sheila Bleck (born 1974), IFBB bodybuilder * Sheila Burnett (born 1949), British sprint canoeist * Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer * Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born 1979), American politician * Sheila Chisholm (1895–1969), socialite, probable inspiration for the Australian phrase "a good-looking sheila" * Sheila Copps (born 1952), Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 1993–97 * Sheila Diksh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janie Guimod , a community in the United States
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Janie may refer to: * Janie (given name) * ''Janie'' (1944 film), an American romantic comedy * ''Janie'' (2006 film), a short *Janie, West Virginia Janie is an unincorporated community and former coal town known as Mordue in Boone County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Lundquist
Jennifer Lundquist (born 10 September 1991) is a Canadian female volleyball player. She is a member of the Canada women's national volleyball team. She was part of the Canadian national team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014 Music * 14th (band), a British electronic music duo * ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013 *''14'', an unrele ... in Italy. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lundquist, Jennifer 1991 births Living people Canadian women's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) Volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Canada Montana State Bobcats athletes Expatriate volleyball players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba ''The World Factbook''. Central Intelligence Agency. The city has a population of 2.3million inhabitants, and it spans a total of – making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies, fourth largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The city of Havana was founded by the Spanish Empire, Spanish in the 16th century, it served as a springboard for the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish conquest of the Americas becoming a stopping point for Spanish galleons returning to Spain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
