The 12th edition of the Volley Market ended this morning with the presentation of the season calendar, which was live on E’TV and in streaming on Sportube.tv.
The first important news of the season is the partnership between the Italian Volleyball League and Mikasa Corporation, who will give its balls to the competition for four seasons. The Japanese company can boast over a hundred national leagues using its balls. Besides, these are the ones also used in the World League, European Cups, and in the Olympic Games 2012.
Meanwhile, the fixture list is out and the regular season will begin on October 7. The final will not be played on a single game like in the past few years with the V-Day but on the best of five games. Other novelty: in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the best classified team at the end of the regular season will start off with a 1-0 advantage in the series.
During the calendar presentation, the newly promoted teams from the A2 (Perugia and Castellana Grotte) and from the B1 (Potenza Picena and Matera) were rewarded.
ALL THE DATES FOR THE A1 in 2012-13
The full calendari s available on the link in home page of the league’s official site
Regular Season
Start: 7 October 2012
End: 10 March 2013
Playoffs
Start
13 March 2013
End
12 May 2013
EVENTS
Italian Super Cup
30 September 2012
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Diatec Trentino
Italian Cup A1 2013
Quarter-finals: 26 December 2012 (Best classified team in Regular Season plays home)
Final Four: 29 and 30 December 2012
Italian Cup A2 2013
Quarters: 26 December 2012 (Best classfied teams play host)
Final: 30 dicembre 2012
ALL THE DATES OF THE SERIE A2 2012/13
Calendar available on the home page link
Regular Season
Start: 7 October 2012
End: 24 March 2013
Playoffs
Start
30 March 2013
End
12 May 2013
Marco Tentella wins Stracca Award
Marco Tentello (head of press Macerata) won the second edition of the “Roberto Stracca” award, handed to the best press media.
