All the team participating in the Club World Championship in Doha got one dream and one aim: overcome Trentino! Will they succeed this year? Or will Italians get the fourth title in a row?
Trentino Diatec is the main favorite to win the Volleyball World Championship held in Doha, Qatar. Italians have already won the competition for the three times in a row and will do their best do get another title and make history once again. Guys of coach Radostin Stoychev are well-prepared and ready to beat their most dangerous rivals, Zenit Kazan and PGE SkraBelchatow. Comparing to the last season, there are no changes in the “six”. The living legends of volleyball like Matey Kaziyski and Osmany Juantorena are able to bring the sheer magic to the court once again. Trentino is eager to win another title especially that last year they lost their national crown to their rival, Macerata. This time they want it all, and they want to start it now.
Zenit Kazan is also one of the main favorites to gold. Team of coach Vladimir Alekno recently won the Russian Supercup and is leading the Superliga. And it seems that so far no-one has found any recipe how to stop amazing Maxim Mikhaylov and his teammates. Will they stop Trentino this time? For sure their block and serve are extremely dangerous against every rival and Zenit is worth to become the world top-team.
Last but not least, also PGE Skra Belchatow recently won Polish Supercup and after last year’s defeat to Asseco Resovia Rzeszow in the league is willing to amaze the world once again and finally winning the trophy after being twice the runner-up of the competition. Mariusz Wlazly and Michal Winiarski are in the good shape and should lead their team. But is Skra ready to stop top-of-the-top teams, Trentino and Kazan now? Recent loss against Resovia showed us that everything is possible and volleyball is a truly unpredictable sport. But that is the beauty of it and something we all love.
We should not neglect the Qatar teams. They might make a surprise. Al-Rayyan Sport Club made some extra preparations especially for the Club World Championship. This included not only the training regime but also (first of all?) hiring top players: Georgi and Valentin Bratoev, Rodrigao and David Lee. Their skills and experience for sure will make a difference in the play of the team and who knows, maybe this team will even make it to the semi-final? Also Al-Arabi isn’t a team consisting of anonymous players anymore with such stars like Dante Boninfante, Richard Lambourne and Matti Oivanen. That is a good news for all of volleyball lovers. The championship this year should be much more interesting and thrilling. Even outsiders like Mexican Tigres UANL got the unique chance to stop the giants of volleyball. And I strongly believe that we will experience some surprises and be delighted by this completion.
