CATANIA-The second round of the 2024 Italian Absolute Beach Volleyball Championship will start today, Friday 28 June in Catania. After the first Gold stage in Caorle (VE), which took place from 14 to 16 June, the “Le Capannine” establishment in Catania is preparing to host the best national beachers in this rich weekend of competitions that promises a great show.
After the Gold event in Caorle, the rankings of both boards have started to move, and the Sicilian event will therefore represent a new opportunity for the competing couples to accumulate precious points in the general rankings. Tomorrow will be the day dedicated to qualifications, while the main draw will be played on Saturday; the finals are scheduled for Sunday.
WOMEN’S SCOREBOARD-
The first seeding couple will be Chiara They and Sara Breidenbach, who finished third in Caorle; the second team of the tournament is made up of Giada Benazzi and Michela Lantignotti, a team that reached the second step of the podium in the first Venetian stage. Team number three will be made up of the Italians Reka Orsi Toth and Giada Bianchi, while team number four is made up of Alice Gradini and Federica Frasca, who will wear the Gold singlet won in mid-June in Caorle. With them, Eleonora Sestini and Erika Ditta, Anna Piccoli and Sharin Rottoli, Greta Cavestro and Jessica Belliero Piccinin and Eleonora Annibalini and Anna Pelloia will also start from the main draw. The two wild cards were instead assigned to Sara Franzoni and Eleonora Gili and to Ilaria Porporati and Giorgia Sambugaro, triumphant in the Under 20 stage which concluded today also in Catania.
MEN’S SCOREBOARD-
Spectacle is also guaranteed in the men’s draw. Giacomo Spadoni and Michele Luisetto, who came in second in Caorle, will be the number one seeded pair of the draw, while Manuel Alfieri and Tiziano Andreatta will be the number two team. Federico Geromin and Matteo Camozzi, Mauro Sacripanti and Giacomo Titta, Marco Ulisse and Matteo Bellucci, Gerald Ndrecaj and Franco Arezzo di Trifiletto, Fabrizio Mussa and Alessandro Carucci, Luca Bigarelli and Riccardo Reggiani, Simone Podestà and Nicolas Brucini and Luca Cravera and Michele Crusca will also start their journey from the main draw. For Daniele Lupo and Ivan Zaytsev, the tournament will instead start from the qualifications.
UPCOMING EVENTS | THE COMPLETE CALENDAR –
THE GOLD STAGES –
July 12-14, Montesilvano (PE) | Italian Cup
6-8 September, Bellaria Igea Marina (RN) | Final
THE OTHER STAGES OF THE ITALIAN ABSOLUTE CHAMPIONSHIP
June 28-30, Catania
5-7 July, Giugliano (NA)
19-21 July, Beinasco (TO)
26-28 July, Cirò Marina (KR)
August 2-4, Modica Marina (RG)
9-11 August, Cordenons (PN)
August 23-25, Vasto (CH)
