Volleyball World Cup opened new horizons for WVBF!

(Lausanne on 24.12.08) It was under the snow that the first WVBF Men Volleyball World
Cup-Cadempino in Lugano took place. For the occasion six teams: USA, Bolivia, Brazil,
Slovenia, Italy and Zimbabwe were invited to compete in four days in the beautiful sport hall
of Palamondo Lugano Switzerland. At the last minute, the team National Zimbabwe, chaired
by Neil Chamisa, was unable to obtain permission to join the other participants because of
the cholera epidemic that creates thousands of dead in his country.
At the rate of 2 games per day, the Brazilians dominated the tournament winning all the
matches. Not really surprising given the level and the mindset of this training Conduct hands
of master Alfio Sacchi, President of the APAV. Although the Americans, to impressive
physical and led by Said Souikane, have shown that sometimes the tournament was within
their reach; they will be defeated by Brazil and took the second place.
The third place taken by the experienced team Slovenia, led by its captain Greg Lah,
defeated the young national team Bolivia, headed by Bernardo Pavisic, which shown
throughout the tournament a potential combativeness any event, but experience has failed in
the important moments.
The team of Italy, under the leadership of Vittorio Silvestri, President of the FIBV, took the
fifth and last place in the competition; not easy to measure with the strongest World teams
but the game shown by this team often reached the height of the tournament since the rallies
were mostly very much disputed. The title of “best player” of the World Cup was awarded to
the American setter Ty Tramblie.
"The tournament was a complete success due to Lasse Svensson, Head of the
competitions, Florian Urfer, WVBF Volleybal Manager, and Paolo Tarchini, President of the
Swiss Association of Volleyball Beach Volleyball, "exclaimed Jean-Pierre Seppey, WVBF
President.
The WVBF especially thank Vittorio Cornaro and Alexandre Seralvo, General Directors of
the Corner Bank, presenting sponsor, the City of Lugano by Mr. Sandro Rovelli, Dicastero
Sport Director, Mr Renato Belotti, SGA Director, Mrs. Marie-Christine Gillet, CEO of FieldTurf
Tarkett, Christian Kuhn, Sales Director of FieldTurf Tarkett, Giuseppe Fusaro and Luca
Urbinati, Diectors of Zeta, Walter Dejonghe, Scheldesports Director, Jean-Jacques Lamon
and Christian Masserey, Axius Xerox Directors, Dumas Constructions SA, Walter
Migliavachia, Hotel Origlio owner, and all the volunteers who lived and supported this event
out of the ordinary.