Volleyball qualifiers start tonight
Published:Wednesday | May 20, 2009 | 8:54 AM
The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation Group ‘D’ Men’s International World Championships qualifiers serve off today at the National Indoor Sports Centre.
The qualifiers will run for five days.
Hosts Jamaica will open against Haiti at 7 p.m. tonight. Before that encounter St Lucia, one of the top OECS teams, will tackle The Bahamas at 5 p.m.
Jamaica will play alongside Cayman Islands and Haiti in Pool ‘A’, while Mexico, St Lucia and Bahamas will compete in Pool ‘B’.
Tomorrow’s second day will feature Cayman Islands against Haiti at 5 p.m., while Bahamas tackle Mexico two hours later.
In the final preliminary round of matches on Friday, Mexico take on St Lucia at 5 p.m. and Jamaica face Cayman at 7 p.m.
The semi-finals will be played on Saturday, with the final and third place play-offs scheduled for Sunday.
The two top teams will advance to the third round of World Championships qualifiers, which will be hosted by either Puerto Rico or Cuba from July 8 to 12.