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Success of the V Volleyball Tournament Villa de Benidorm

Sporting events in Benidorm are another attraction for visitors.  The Davis Cup, celebrated last year is a good example as is the World Rhythmic Gymnastic Championships celebrated in the L'illa de Benidorm Sports Centre.

The local Volleyball team which has reached  top level nationally wanted to contribute so they created a tournament in which national and international  teams could compete before the start of the official season.voley

After 3 days the competition concluded  with very positive results.

The Benidorm Beach Volleyball Club under the direction of David Lopez Egea, fought for the final with the Italian Club Cariparma Sigrade classified as A2 Feminine.  A weak start by the Italians who lost the first two sets 25 -13 and 25 -9 respectively, led the locals to believe that they could win, so they upped their attack and defence.  The Italians played the better game and won with a marginal 29 -27.

The University of Burgos and the French team Stella Es Callais played for third place which went to the Spanish superleague team 3 sets to 0.

The first phase of the tournament was held on 23rd of September with four teams playing each other.  The playoffs continued on Friday morning and the afternoon saw the games of those who had classified.  The standard during the three day competition was high, allowing the trainers to assess the performance of their players and make any necessary changes before the start of the National Championhip season  2010/11.

At the end of the tournament trophies were presented to the participants and awards given to the two best players.   Mila Montani from the Italian Cariparma Sigrade was awarded Best Player and the young Elena Marmaneu from the Benidorm Beach Volleyball Club awarded Most Promising Player.

The teams celebrated the close of the tournament in the Balcon del Rico where the players and entourage said their goodbyes until the next sporting event.

Leticia Murillo.

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