Volleyball News: Canadians rock the podium at the 2011 CEV Champions League
The wonderful volleyball extravaganza of club volleyball teams of the world is underway in different countries of the European continent. A total of 24 men’s teams are on the board, which have been further split into 6 pools. The first preliminary robin
round is in full swing. The first round was kicked off in November, 2010, and teams staged great performances. The play was closed off on account of Christmas Break but recently the game resumed and action restarted.
Different national team players of several countries can be spotted on the scene. In this connection, Nicholas Cundy (Edmonton) and Fred Winters (Victoria) of Canadian National Volleyball Teams have also been attached to two different teams of 2010 CEV Champions
League. Both the players have displayed a tremendous effort to enable their respective teams to achieve success.
Nicholas Cundy is competing for AS Cannes of France in Pool A. AS Cannes is placed at bottom as they lost the four out of five matches. Nonetheless, it was a great achievement for them to claim their first victory in the season. They played a tough match
with Bulgaria’s CSKA Sofia and pulled off victory in a five set thriller. Cundy played an instrumental role in France’s triumph. He clipped valuable 23 points to support his team. Cundy was credited for his superb performance, which helped France to catch
a little limelight.
Likewise, the other Canadian player Fred Winters is playing under the tag of German Vfb Friedrichshafen in Pool D. The Germans have captured two matches of the first round. They came across Romania Zalau on Wednesday, January 6 and beat them in straight
sets. Fred Winters was one of three players, who contributed 13 crucial points.
Nicholas Cundy expressed his views about their performance in the season. He said:
‘’we didn’t want to go the season without a win. We have been on a bad skid the last two months. It was important to know that we are still good, and that we should be winning more game. Personally, I felt like I finally put a more complete game together. I
passed well, spiked okay, and served really well.’’
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