2015-16 Cev Cup and Challenge Cup
Perugia, Verona in cup draws
The draw for the CEV Cup and Challenge Cup took place this morning in Luxemburg. Last year, the winner of the CEV Cup was Dinamo Moscow, while the Serbians of Vojvodina had triumphed in the Challenge Cup.
CEV Cup
Sir Safety-Sicoma Perugia will start its european campaign in the 16th of finals against the Czech of Karlovarsko. The first leg will be played in Italy between the 3 and 5 November while the return leg will be away on November 17-19. The winner of this tie will meet the team coming out of the match-up between Kharkiv (Ukraine) and PU Presov (Slovakia).
The CEV cup will however begin officially in October for two teams: Skenderaj will make its debut as Kosovo has been recognized as an independent country by the FIVB.
Challenge Cup
Verona will start off against the Portuguese side of Fonte Bastardo Azores. November 10-12 and November 17-19 are the date of the first and return legs. Whoever qualifies will take on the winner of Lausanne (Switzerland) and Zwolle (Netherland).
FIVB World League
Video Check in 9 countries
Five nations will be using the Italian Video check during the World League: Iran (who bought the system for its Federation last year), The United States, Australia, Serbia and obviously Italy.
The instant replay system, developed by the Italian Volleyball League in collaboration with the FIPA, will also star in women’s volleyball. Indeed, four federations requested it for the World Grand Prix, the annual competition organized by the FIVB for the most successful nations in the world. The four federations are Turkey, Japan, China and Thailand.
Nine nations have therefore requested the Video Check for the summer competitions of the FIVB.
