FIVB: World League Cities Released

Residents of Toronto and Quebec City will have the chance to see Gavin and Brinks shut the Netherlands, Egypt, and Korea down this JuneIf you live in Quebec City or Toronto, break out your Canadian jerseys and your noisemakers, because your city will be hosting World League volleyball!

Volleyball Canada has just announced the host cities and weekends for the 2013 FIVB Men’s World League, and it goes as follows:

• Canada vs. Netherlands, May 31^st-June 2^nd, Quebec City
• Canada vs. Egypt, June 7^th-9^th, Toronto
• Canada vs. Korea, June 14^th-16^th, Toronto

Actual dates, times, and venues have yet to be announced because Volleyball Canada is still negotiating the terms of the contract with the venues, but still, it’s something!

Each series will feature two matches, on two consecutive days.

Canada has to finish in first place to move on to the Final Round. For any of you who saw Canada beat Brazil last year in Toronto, you know how the power of a crowd can turn a match!

Update on 2013-03-06 05:20 by Cameron Kerr

We just spoke with Hugh Wong on The Volleyball Source Podcast and he let us know the locaitons for World League this year.  The Quebec City event will take place at Colisée Pepsi and the Toronto events at The Hershey Centre.