2013 FIVB U23 World Championship - Mexico - 05/10

S: Yao Di (Tianjin) Cheng Long (Shandong) Zhou Yujie (Army)
OP: Gu Xinwei (Shanghai)
OH: Yang Jie (Shanghai) Zhang Yichan (Shanghai) Wang Lin (Shandong) Wang Huimin (Zhejiang) Pi Yanchi (Guangdong) Liu Yanhan (Army) Wang Qi (Army)
MB: Qiao Ting (Beijing) Wang Jiamin (Tianjin) Zhang Xiaoya (Sichuan) Liu Peixin (Army)
L: Wang Ying (Shandong) Lin Li (Fujian)

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S: Yao Di (Tianjin) Cheng Long (Shandong) Zhou Yujie (Army)
OP: Gu Xinwei (Shanghai)
OH: Yang Jie (Shanghai) Zhang Yichan (Shanghai) Wang Lin (Shandong) Wang Huimin (Zhejiang) Pi Yanchi (Guangdong) Liu Yanhan (Army) Wang Qi (Army)
MB: Qiao Ting (Beijing) Wang Jiamin (Tianjin) Zhang Xiaoya (Sichuan) Liu Peixin (Army)
L: Wang Ying (Shandong) Lin Li (Fujian)

currently, Liu Peixin, Wang Huimin, Wang Lin, Zhou Yujie will not be convoked for this central training camp.

there for the final 14 roster should be like this,

Setter (2)
Yao Di (1992, 182cm, Tianjin)
Cheng Long (1993, 185cm, Shandong)

Opposite (1)
Gu Xinwei (1991, 181cm, Shanghai)

Outside Hitter (5)
Yang Jie (1994, 194cm, Shanghai)
Liu Yanhan (1993, 188cm, Army)
Zhang Yichan (1991, 187cm, Shanghai)
Pi Yanchi (1993, 187cm, Guangdong - B Leauge)
Wang Qi (1993, 184cm, Army)

Middle Blocker (4)
Qiao Ting (1992, 189cm, Beijing)
Yang Zhou (1992, 187cm, Zhejiang)
Wang Jiamin (1995, 186cm, Tianjin)
Zhang Xiaoya (1992, 188cm, Sichuan)

Libero (2)
Wang Ying (1992, 172cm, Shandong)
Lin Li (1992, 171cm, Fujian)

Names in bold are current China NT players

It will be interesting to see who the USA brings to this tournament.

I doubt they will field a very strong team. Most of the girls in this age group with National Team potential will either be playing in college or will have already started training with their professional teams. I suppose those who play in Puerto Rico may play in this tournament since the PR League starts later in the season.

Cuban Roster:

Melissa Vargas
Alena Rojas
Daymara Lescay
Emely Borrell
Dayesi Luis Ruis
Rosanna Giel Ramos
Beatriz Vilches
Sulian Matienzo
Jennifer Alvarez
Haidi Rodriguez

2 more players will replace Yoana Palacio and Dainilys Cruz, because these two players will not qualify to participate, because they were born in 1990.

So Cuba will have the same team that participated at the Grand Prix without Yoana Palacio and Cruz.

My Dominican Republic roster would be:

Yonkaira Peña
Jeoselyna Rodriguez
Candida Arias (MB)
Marianne Fersola (MB)
Brenda Castillo (L)
Celenia Toribio (Setter)
Camil Dominguez (Setter)
Ana Binet
Brayelin Martinez
Winnifer Fernandez (L)
Pamela Soriano
Gayla Gonzalez/Erasma Moreno

Is Camil Dominguez still active player?

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Is Camil Dominguez still active player?

She came back to practice with the rest of the players that are getting ready for this World championship, and I was told that she will be the second setter behind Celenia Toribio.

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She came back to practice with the rest of the players that are getting ready for this World championship, and I was told that she will be the second setter behind Celenia Toribio.

Thanks I even don't remember when did she play for any Dominican NT (senior/junior/youth) last time. I checked FIVB and NORCECA webistes and since 2010 I didn't see her in any roster Because of this I thought she retired

Well Cuba and DR have the strongest rosters because all of their players play for the Senior NT.. so I don't expect anything else than this 2 in the final..

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Well Cuba and DR have the strongest rosters because all of their players play for the Senior NT.. so I don't expect anything else than this 2 in the final..

Come on, Cuba's current NT is worse than most Junior NTs! I'd be very surprised if they even finish top 4 in this tournament...

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Come on, Cuba's current NT is worse than most Junior NTs! I'd be very surprised if they even finish top 4 in this tournament...

Agreed. Without a decent setter, Cuba is only a bunch of strong spikers. To me, best team would be CHN, however they don't bring their best players. Still it doesn't change that they have the best generations starting of 1990s

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Agreed. Without a decent setter, Cuba is only a bunch of strong spikers. To me, best team would be CHN, however they don't bring their best players. Still it doesn't change that they have the best generations starting of 1990s

Well their setter is not good of course but in junior the other teams a weaker, serves are easier, blocks are lower.. so I think they'll do good job.. we'll see

Camil was part of the Dominican Junior team that won silver medal at the World Championship in 2009

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Camil was part of the Dominican Junior team that won silver medal at the World Championship in 2009

I know that before 2010 she was in Junior Dominican NT, but later she disappeared from NT competitions

She played in USA in 2010 and 2011 with the Florida Golf Cost Eagles o

Gabi won't be with Brazil U-23 NT..cause she will be with Unilever playing the club's World Championship.

October 5-12
Hosts: Tijuana and Mexicali

Pool A (Tijuana - High Performance Center)
Mexico
Japan
Italy
Dominican Republic
Russia
Argentina

Pool B (Mexicali - State Auditorium)
USA
Brazil
China
Turkey
Cuba
Kenya

21 points rules will be applied here.

Pools composition looks quite fair

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21 points rules will be applied here.

So Russia is in, Algeria is out Tournament seems very balanced, no favourite indeed. The most prepared one will win