U23 FIVB Championships

[klazk]

Third US women's team finally showing up on the FIVB entry listing.

Women - www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/U23/2014/Teams.asp?TournCode=W232014&Phase=-1

Lara Dykstra/Jace Pardon
Sara Hughes/Kellie Woolever
Kelley Larsen/Betsi Metter

Dykstra/Pardon seeded into main draw. Other two in the qualifier

Men - www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/U23/2014/Teams.asp?TournCode=M232014&Phase=-1

Alex Jones/Kyle Stevenson
Clay Paullin/Skyler McCoy

Jones/Stevenson in main draw. Paullin/McCoy in qualifier.

[unrated]

Busy month for Betsi. Graduated, married, tournament, all in one month?

[klazk]

I don't follow the FIVB age group championships, but have always been curious how the seeding works considering the players don't play that often.

Since the example I'm about to use involves Canadians, maybe camkerr can explain this to me.

Canada has three women's teams entered.

Sophie Bukovec/Tiadora Miric
Melissa Humana-Paredes/Taylor Pischke
Denise Wooding/Charlotte Sider

In 2013 and to-date in 2014 their results are

Bukovec/Miric - 9th at 2013 U19s as a team and a 17th at the 2013 U21 for Bukovec with a different partner
Wooding/Sider - 17th at 2013 U23
Humana-Paredes/Pischke - 2 Norceca Golds, 2 Norceca Silvers, a 9th at 2014 Puerto Vallarta Open, 17th at 2013 Long Beach Grand Slam and a Bronze at 2013 U23s

So how do Bukovec/Miric end up in the main draw (automatic bid), while Humana-Parades/Pischke are in the qualifier?

(Wooding/Sider were also in the qualifier and lost to get a 41st)

[vinnielopes]

Jones-Stevenson gets out of pool-play but eliminated in the first round: www.offtheblockblog.com/2014/06/cal-state-northridge-outside-attacker-eliminated-for-beach-world-championships/

[camkerr]

Jun 10, 2014 8:16:42 GMT -5 klazk said:

So how do Bukovec/Miric end up in the main draw (automatic bid), while Humana-Parades/Pischke are in the qualifier?

I have no clue, but i'll find out. Even after they qualified for the main draw, they were given the 4th seed too. Weird.

[JB Southpaw]

Jun 13, 2014 19:25:33 GMT -5 vinnielopes said:

Jones-Stevenson gets out of pool-play but eliminated in the first round: www.offtheblockblog.com/2014/06/cal-state-northridge-outside-attacker-eliminated-for-beach-world-championships/

at least the team that knocked them out is in the finals...

[queen bey]

Jun 10, 2014 8:16:42 GMT -5 klazk said:

So how do Bukovec/Miric end up in the main draw (automatic bid), while Humana-Parades/Pischke are in the qualifier?

I'd venture a guess to say that perhaps it's because Tia and Sophie won the Volleyball Canada U23 Worlds Qualifier, and technically would have to go as Canada 1, whereas Melissa and Taylor did not participate in the qualifier, and would therefore have to go as a qualification team. But don't quote me on that, not too sure.

Update: Dykstra/Pardon won silver
Humaña-Paredes/Pischke won bronze
Bukovec/Miric finished 9th
Hughes/Woolever and Larsen/Metter finished 5th

[camkerr]

Jun 15, 2014 9:53:15 GMT -5 queen bey said:

I'd venture a guess to say that perhaps it's because Tia and Sophie won the Volleyball Canada U23 Worlds Qualifier, and technically would have to go as Canada 1, whereas Melissa and Taylor did not participate in the qualifier, and would therefore have to go as a qualification team.

That's it. Volleyball Canada held the qualifier during the school season, so Mel and Taylor were both off playing for their CIS teams. Mel was actually injured at that time and Taylor went on to win a national championship.