News Volleyball 14/05/2014 Lugano gears up to host women’s European qualifier Lugano, Switzerland,May 14, 2014. After hosting matches of the 2014 CEV DenizBank VolleyballChampions League, the Resega ice arena in Lugano will re-open its doors toworld-class Volleyball starting on Friday evening. Switzerland women’s nationalteam will indeed play at home the first of two round robin tournaments onschedule for the second round of qualifications for the 2015 CEV VolleyballEuropean Championship.The Swiss ladies whoperformed strong at last year’s home European Championship in Zurich will playthe national teams of Poland and Ukraine plus Latvia who came out as secondranked team of the first-round qualifier starring Georgia, Latvia, Norway andSweden which was slated for May 9-11 in Halmstad, Sweden. Lugano will host thefirst of two round robin tournaments on May 16-18 before the quest for a ticketto the Final Round scheduled for September 2015 in the Netherlands and Belgiumwill continue on May 23-25 at Hala Lucniczka in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The teamtopping the charts at the end of these tournaments will book a ticket to theFinals while the second-placed will have one last chance to make it there viathe third round of qualifications scheduled for late May 2015.The organisers of thetournament taking place at the Resega ice arena have designed a special websiteto promote the event: www.eurovolleylugano2014.ch whereplenty of information is available for fans and media alike. Tickets to follow thematches scheduled for May 16-18 are now on sale here. A few differentoptions are available. Volleyball fans can buy tickets to attend all sixmatches coming up throughout the weekend or daily tickets – valid for twomatches – whose price stands between 15 and 60 CHF (12 and 49 € respectively).Special offers have been prepared for families with children; another specialpackage – named 5x3 – is also available and will allow members of sports clubsto get two tickets for free upon buying another three first. In order toexploit this offer, Volleyball fans are required to download, fill in andreturn a form which is available on the official website of the tournament.Click here for more info including a detailed match programme. The organizers of theMontreux Volley Masters 2014 will continue their promotion for the 29th editionof the world-class tournament from May 27 to June 1, 2014. Switzerland willwelcome to Clarens the current top three teams in the world, namely Brazil, theUnited States, and Japan. Participation has never been so eminent in pasteditions. With China (No. 5 in the FIVB World Ranking), Russia (No. 6), theDominican Republic (No. 8) and Germany (No. 9), it is no less than seven of the10 best teams in the world that will be putting their skills on display on theshores of Lake Léman. (Source: CEV / Montreux Volley Masters) Print this Page News {{item.LocalShortDate}} {{item.Title}} All the News