With victories by two teams from Brazil in the men’s and women’s divisions of the South American Club Championships, the last pieces have fallen into place for the 2012 World Club Championships set to begin October 13 in Doha, Qatar.
Sada Cruzeiro beat UPCN of Argentina in four sets (25-19, 18-25, 17-25 and 26-28) September 9 to claim the final spot in the men’s championship, joining their compatriots Sollys/Nestlé who defeated Boca Juniors of Argentina 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-9) on September 6 to clinch the South American Women’s Club Championship for the fourth straight time and secure their ticket to the World Club Championship in Qatar.
The draw for the FIVB Club World Championships 2012 had already been completed in Doha September 2, with the defending three-time men’s champions Trentino Diatec, from Italy, drawn in Pool A against Qatar’s own Al-Rayyan while Tiger N. Leon of Mexico was left to await the outcome of the South American contest. Women’s title holders Rabita Baku, from Azerbaijan, will play Bohai Bank of China and Sollys/Nestlé.
With the South American teams now determined, the full results of the draw are the following:
Men
Pool A
Trentino Diatec (Italy), Tiger N. Leon (Mexico), Al-Rayyan (Qatar) and Sada Cruzeiro (Brazil)
Pool B
Zenit Kazan (Russia), PGE Skra Belchatow (Poland), AL-Arabi (Qatar) and Zamalek (Egypt)
Women
Pool C
Rabita Baku (Azerbaijan), Bohai Bank (China) and Sollys/Nestlé (Brazil)
Pool D
Fenerbahce Universal (Turkey), Kenya Prisons (Kenya) and Lancheras de C. (Puerto Rico)
Source: fivb.org
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