August 4, 2006 - The road to Beijing starts in
Ottawa for the Canadian men's national volleyball team. The nation's
capital will be hosting the inaugural Anton Furlani International
Cup - a four-team, four-day elite international tournament at
Scotiabank Place from Sept. 6 to 9, 2006. The event will provide
the Canadians with the chance to test themselves against some of the
world's best volleyball talent as they gear up for the 2008 Olympics
in China, as well as this November's World Championships in
Japan.
The Canadian team, currently ranked 13th in the world, will
contest three days of round robin play (from Wednesday to Friday)
against 2005 World League bronze-medallist Cuba (currently ranked
10th), Argentina (6th) and Tunisia (17th) with the medal matches
scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Each session at Scotiabank Place
will feature double-headers, at 6 and 8 p.m. on the weeknights, and 2
and 4 p.m. for the finals on Saturday.
Anton Furlani International Cup/Schedule:
Wednesday, September 6th @ 6:00
PM: Argentina vs
Tunisia
Wednesday, September 6th @ 8:00
PM: Canada vs
Cuba
Thursday, September 7th @ 6:00
PM: Cuba vs
Argentina
Thursday, September 7th @ 8:00
PM: Canada vs
Tunisia
Friday, September 8th @ 6:00
PM: Tunisia
vs Cuba
Friday, September 8th @ 8:00
PM: Canada vs
Argentina
Saturday, September 9th @ 2:00
PM: Bronze medal
match
Saturday, September 9th @ 4:00
PM: Gold medal
match
Day tickets for the event are $10.00 for adults and $8.00 for
youth (18 and under)/seniors on Wednesday to Friday, and are
$12.00/10.00 on Saturday. Tournament packages for all days are
$32.00 for adults and $24.00 for youth/seniors. Ticket prices do
not include CRF and convenience charges.
