Polina Rahimova`s 48 points Rekord!

Here is the statistics of Polina Rahimova in the match Azerrail Baku- Uralochka Yekaterinburg where she scored 48!!! points in five-set thriller.

She scored: 39 attacks (53%) : 6 blocks: 3 aces!!!
The previous record of the Challenge Cup was also Polina Rahimova with 45 points in 2008/09 season after the match Azerrail Baku - Betonut Nyerghaza Hungary.

Tomkom Nootsara: Amazing!!!

New format for 2014 World Championships

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Board of Administration confirmed a new formula for the 2014 World Championships incorporating quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.

The new formula for both the women's and men's events, due to be held in Italy and Poland respectively, will see 23 of the 24 teams go through the qualifying process with the host country the only confirmed country (the defending champion was previously also guaranteed a qualification spot). Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals last featured at a FIVB World Championships in 2002.

The 24 teams will be spread across four pools of six teams playing in a round-robin system with the top four teams advancing to a second round of preliminary matches featuring two pools of eight teams. The top four from each pool will then advance to the quarterfinal phase.

In addition, the Board also decided to maintain the same number of vacancies per continent for the 2014 World Championships as per the 2010 editions:

AVC 4 Men - 4 Women
CAVB 3 - 2
CEV 9 - 10 (including hosts)
CSV 3 - 2
NORCECA 5 - 6

The criteria of vacancies is based on the number of teams participating in the qualification phase and percentage of teams placed in the top 12 at previous World Championships.

Source: FIVB

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Polina Rahimova - Wonderful!

Polina Rahimova show. Challenge Cup Final

The Latest CEV Ranking

The latest CEV ranking for European club competitions for 2011/12 season shows that Azerbaijan can not be represented in the European Champions league tournament as the last season.

Rabita Baku played in this tournament with "Wild Card" and finished with Silver medals.

But we can note that this ranking system is not such ideal, as all the Azeri clubs showed great performance this season. As we noted Rabita Baku finished as the second best team of Europe, Azerrail Baku won the Challenge Cup trophy playing Final against another Azeri club Lokomotiv Baku. And the last Azeri participant Igtisadchi Baku finished as the bronze medalist of the Challenge Cup.

But Azerbaijan has to send two teams to CEV CUP and two for Challenge Cup as a result of the last three seasons - 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10 !!!

Anyway we hope the European Volleyball Confederation will think about that and let Azerbaijani Volleyball Federation to be represented in Europe with 5 clubs.

Updated: First Final Four round in 18-20 April in Mingechevir

Azerbaijani volleyball Federation decided to organize each of the "Final Four" tournaments of the Super league in different cities.

The first Final Four tournament will be organised in Mingechevir city from 18 till 20 April. During these three days each team will face the rest three in a row and will try to finish on the top after three rounds of Final Four. The points earned in Regular season matches will not affect on the ranking list.

All the matches will be broadcasted LIVE on Idman Azerbaijan TV.

Link:

http://www.yildiz.tv/?act=dvr&chan=idmanaz

Matches Schedule:

18 April

16:00 Rabita - Lokomotiv

18:30 Igtisadchi – Azerrail

19 April

16:00 Lokomotiv- Azerrail

18:30 Rabita - Igtisadchi

20 April

12:00 Igtisadchi - Lokomotiv

14:30 Azerrail - Rabita

The matches will be played in "KUR Olympic Centre" (Video is below)