With the field set, all eyes will be gazed towards the Philippines, as the countdown to the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championships is now down to one year.
“The ball is served!” said Ramon “Tats” Suzara, head of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation on Wednesday fresh from his election as president of the Asian Volleyball Confederation last Friday in Bangkok.
To help commemorate the event, the hosts arranged for a couple of matches involving its national team against Japanese club opposition at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on September 7 and 8.
The first match of both doubleheaders will feature Alas Pilipinas women against Saga Hisamitsu Springs at 3pm, followed by the Alas Pilipinas men against Osaka Bluteon three hours later.
Tickets to these matches are available via Ticketmax.
One week later, the much-anticipated draw to determine the groups will take place on September 14 at the Solaire Resort Hotel.
“It’s all systems go for the preparations heading to the world championship that will be marked with year-long activities including a Trophy Tour that would bring the MWCH trophy to key cities in the country,” Suzara says.
Joining the hosts Philippines and the defending champions Italy are fifteen sides that earned their spot through the continental championships, with the remaining fifteen slots completed just before the start of the one-year countdown.
Leading the charge for the European contingent are Olympic champions France, as well as top-ranked Poland.
Fourth-ranked Slovenia earned their spot through continental play, while the United States, Canada, and Cuba comprise the NORCECA contingent.
South America will have Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia, while providing the Asian flavor aside from the Philippines are Japan, Iran, and Qatar.
Egypt, Libya, and Algeria earned their respective spot through their continental championships.
The remaining fifteen slots mostly went to European sides: Germany, Serbia, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Belgium, Türkiye, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Portugal, Finland and Romania, with China, Korea, Tunisia, and Chile snapping up the remaining berths.
The competition is set to take place from September 12-28.
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