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CEV EuroVolley 2023 combines sports and tourism in Skopje

by Press 01/03/2023

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The third consecutive EuroVolley appearance of Team MKD, and the first in front of a home audience, is a great opportunity to combine the beautiful and the useful. The matches in the Boris Trajkovski arena will be a real treat not only for Macedonian fans, but for everyone who decides to travel and watch Volleyball of the finest level in Skopje. The Volleyball Federation of North Macedonia as one of the CEV EuroVolley 2023 Men co-organisers is preparing a wide and varied offer for all guests.

Macedonian Volleyball has been living the dream for the last few years, and while enjoying the company of the European elite in the sport, it wants to share the joy with everyone who will participate in the major event due to run from August 28 to September 16. The Volleyball Federation recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Agency for the Promotion and Support of Tourism to foster the development of sports tourism in the Balkan country, which is known for its hospitality and natural beauty.

“Sports tourism is one of the ways to travel that is becoming more and more popular in the world. More and more often, people travel to a sporting event for a few days and experience the tourist offers of the destination. To this extent, the main activities in the upcoming period will be aimed at promotion for greater regional and European visibility of CEV EuroVolley 2023 Men. We will motivate as many guests as possible to follow the matches and explore the beauty of the city of Skopje. We will have meetings with tour operators and hoteliers to provide the best possible conditions and a complete show for all Volleyball fans,” said the Director of the Agency for the Promotion and Support of Tourism, PhD Ljupcho Janevski.

At the upcoming international fair in Berlin next week, the Agency will promote the event with the Pool C matches in Skopje as a main point, which will feature – next to the home team –2014 and 2018 world champions Poland, 1996 Olympic champions the Netherlands, Czechia, Denmark, and Montenegro.

“It is a special honour and pleasure that we have signed this Memorandum of Cooperation. This is official support for us from a state institution and we hope that this can be an initial sign for other institutions to stand on our side and support the organisation of this extraordinary event for us,” said Zoran Karanović, Secretary General of the MKD Volleyball Federation.

Given that ticket sales have only recently started, the first indications of the fans’ interest are expected soon. The Macedonians hope that the figures will be impressive and that in addition to enjoying Volleyball of the highest calibre, the country will show its potential as a sports-tourist destination. The event is in the summer when tourism is in prime time. Therefore, ‘Taste MKD’, and the hosts will do their best for you to live and share an experience to remember!

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Partizan Efbet and ZOK UB crowned Serbian Cup winners

by Press 01/03/2023

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Traditionally, the Serbian Cup finals are taking place on the same day, in the same venue for men and women. This year, the hosts were ZOK UB, from the central Serbian city of Ub. The matches were played on Sunday, with nearly 3,500 spectators in the stands and more than 700,000 people watching the competition live on TV – a great spectacle in which Partizan Efbet BEOGRAD retained their men’s title, and ZOK UB lifted the women’s trophy for the second time in history.

Both matches ended up lasting for five sets, giving fans a total of seven hours of happiness and joy in an afternoon that was rightly called a true volleyball festival.

In the first match, Partizan Efbet edged Vojvodina NS Seme NOVI SAD 3-2 (21-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-19, 15-7), after 132 minutes of play, thus winning their ninth Cup title overall in the men’s competition. In the second match, ZOK UB beat Jedinstvo STARA PAZOVA after completing a stunning comeback 3-2 (25-27, 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-12) in 133 minutes, to claim their second Cup title in the history of the women’s competition.

MVPs Milija Mrdak and Bojana Ćelić strike a pose after receiving their awards

The most valuable players of the Cup finals (MVP) were Milija Mrdak, the opposite of Partizan Efbet, and Bojana Ćelić, receiver of ZOK UB.

After completion of both matches, the awarding ceremony took place where all four teams got their rightfully deserved prizes.

Gyula Mester, President of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, and Ivan Knežević, Secretary General, presented Slađana Erić, team captain of ZOK UB, and Milija Mrdak, team captain of Partizan Efbet, with the Cup Winners’ trophies.

Vesna Djurišić, Vice-President of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, and Danilo Mrdja, Competitions Director, presented the players of ZOK UB with the gold medals, while Petar Bogunović, President of the Regional Volleyball Association of Vojvodina and Vice-President of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, and Dragutin Ćuk, Technical Director, presented the players of Partizan Efbet with the shiniest awards.

Vesna Djurišić and Danilo Mrdja gave away also the consolation trophies for the Serbian Cup finalists to Isidora Kockarević, team captain of Jedinstvo, and Petar Krsmanović, team captain of Vojvodina.

Partizan Efbet retained their title – to make it nine triumphs in the men’s competition

Zlatko Petrović, member of the Executive Board in the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, and Mladen Maran, President of the Volleyball Association of Belgrade, handed over the silver medals to the players of Jedinstvo, while Boris Kolarević, supreme referee, and Goran Gradinski, President of the Association of Volleyball Referees of Serbia, presented the players of Vojvodina with their consolation medals.

The prizes for the MVP players of the finals were presented by Vesna Djurišić and Danilo Mrdja, both representing the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, and Nenad Ralević, member of the Board of Directors of Banka Poštanska Štedionica (Postal Savings Bank), the general sponsor of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia.

Hosts ZOK UB lifted the women’s trophy for the second time in their history

In between the first and the second set of the men’s final, Goran Gradinski, President of the Association of Volleyball Referees of Serbia, presented Ljubomir Kovačević with a plaque for his immeasurable contribution to the work of the referee organisation.

In between the first and the second set of the women’s final, Ivan Knežević, Secretary General of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, presented Dr Jovan Mladenović, long-time President of the Volleyball Association of Kosovo and Metohija, a special plaque for his great contribution to the development and improvement of Volleyball, while Petar Bogunović, Vice-President of the federation, presented Milan Jovanović, long-term President of the Association of Volleyball Clubs of the Republic Leagues, with the same award.

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Tickets for EuroVolley 2023 now on sale!

by Admin 28/02/2023

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Tickets for the Volleyball party of the year – the CEV EuroVolley 2023 – are now on sale! Volleyball fans from across the globe can purchase tickets to attend matches for the men’s and women’s competitions due to take place in Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia*, Germany, and North Macedonia. The start of the ticket sale for the matches / stages of the competition hosted by Italy and Israel shall follow in due course.

This is the moment that fans have been waiting for since the Drawing of Lots held this past November 16 at the iconic Palazzo Reale in Naples, when we did find out the pool composition of the men’s and women’s tournaments that will be crowning the new Kings and Queens of European Volleyball!

Just as it happened in 2021, the CEV, the hosting National Federations and partner EVENTIM have been working closely together to provide a one-stop shop and platform where fans can purchase their tickets.

Therefore, we invite you to check the following links for CEV EuroVolley 2023 Men and for CEV EuroVolley 2023 Women, respectively, and to start making your plans to witness Volleyball at its finest and be part of an experience that you will be cherishing for a lifetime!

Further information, including a detailed competition schedule, is available on the official event website https://eurovolley.cev.eu/en

*The ticket sale for Estonia will officially start on Tuesday, February 28

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Action-packed year to coincide with CEV’s golden jubilee

by Admin 28/02/2023

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The members of the CEV Board of Administration convened on Saturday in Mannheim for the first plenary meeting of a truly special year for the European Volleyball family – as it coincides with the golden jubilee / 50th anniversary since the CEV was officially established in 1973.

CEV President Aleksandar Boričić and his colleagues agreed on an extensive programme, which will allow European Volleyball to mark and celebrate appropriately such an occasion together with all relevant stakeholders and partners throughout the months ahead.

In what remain extremely challenging circumstances for our society at large, following also the devastating quakes that hit Türkiye and neighbouring Syria earlier this month – with members of the CEV BoA paying their respect to the many victims, the European Volleyball family still remains driven by positive energy, optimism, a clear vision and the ability to adjust along the way in order to enable and support a further growth of the game at all levels.

The ‘golden year’ of European Volleyball is filled with many opportunities to enjoy the sport and share event experiences of the finest level, starting with the CEV Champions League Volley Super Finals – whose host will be announced in due course – and the eagerly anticipated CEV EuroVolley 2023 for men and women across as many as seven host countries.

Beach Volleyball fans already look forward to a record-breaking EuroBeachVolley on the iconic Danube Island in Vienna as well as to the second edition of the Nations Cup – which, combined with next year’s edition, will count as an Olympic qualifying event for Paris 2024. The second edition of the electrifying Queen & King of the Court European Finals – with its innovative and highly entertaining format – and the inaugural CEV Beach Volley European Cup – the first such competition involving Beach Volleyball clubs – will account for further highlights in this anniversary year. Moreover, to grow the game even further, and keeping a long-term perspective in mind, the CEV will introduce a first-ever Snow Volleyball age-group continental championship too.

Overall, the discussions revolved around the future of European Volleyball, and this so special year will focus – among other things – on further innovation and digitisation through the implementation of a centralised data platform which shall lay the groundwork for further engagement with fans from across Europe and beyond and to support the promotion of the many major CEV events scheduled for 2023 and for the years ahead.

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