Sir Sicoma Perugia’s adventure at the Club World Cup in India is about to begin. The “Club World Championship” officially began today, in Bangalore, with the matches between HalkBank Ankara and Suntory Susbirds for Pool B, with a victory in three sets for the Japanese, and between Itambè Minas and Ahmedabad Defenders for Pool A, the same of the Block Devils, in which the Brazilians always prevailed in three sets.
The Bianconeri carried out a physical work session in the morning in the hotel’s weight room and in the afternoon technical finishing training in a second building made available by the organisation. Training in which coach Lorenzetti has developed the latest technical and tactical situations in view of tomorrow when Sir Susa Vim will make its debut in the event by facing Itambè Minas at 4.00 pm (8.30 pm local time) with live streaming on VBTV web platform. Second match of the day preceded by the Pool A match between the other Brazilian team present, Sada Cruzeiro, and the Japanese Suntory Sunbirds.
The participants
In addition to Sir Sicoma Perugia, the Turkish side Halkbank Ankara will be present at the event (qualifying for the event, as did Perugia, as semi-finalists of the Champions League after the withdrawal of the two finalists), the Brazilian side Sada Cruzeiro and Itambè Minas ( first and second place in the last South American club championship), the Japanese Suntory Sunbirds (winners of the Asian club championship) and the Indian hosts Ahmedabad Defenders (winners of the Indian championship, the RuPay Prime Volleyball League). Sir Sicoma Perugia has been included in Pool A together with Itambè Minas and Ahmedabad Defenders while in Pool B HalkBank Ankara, Sada Cruzeiro and Suntory Sunbirds will compete.
The calendar – World Club Championship 2023
Thursday 7 December 2023
12.30pm, Sada Cruzeiro – Suntory Sunbirds (Pool B)
4.00 pm, Sir Sicoma Perugia – Itambè Minas (Pool A)
Friday 8 December 2023
12.30 pm, HalkBank Ankara – Sada Cruzeiro (Pool B)
4.00 pm, Ahmedabad Defenders – Sir Sicoma Perugia (Pool A)
Saturday 9 December 2023
12.30pm, First Semifinal
4.00 pm, Second Semifinal
Sunday 10 December 2023
12.30pm, 3rd/4th place final
4.00 pm, 1st/2nd place final
Serie A Credem Banca
Time change for Casarano – San Giustino
The Serie A Volleyball League informs that the match between Leo Shoes Casarano and Erm Group San Giustino, valid for the 1st return day of Serie A3 Credem Banca, scheduled for 30 December 2023 at 8.30 pm, has been brought forward to 6.00 pm.