The Cuban volleyball player Miguel David Gutiérrez was elected the Most Valuable Player and the most outstanding opponent of the Challenger Final Four of the Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean (Norceca), held this weekend in Pinewood of the river and won undefeated by the Cuban team.
The also local Marlon Yant was selected along with the Dominican Wilfrido Hernández as the best attackers, while in the role of blockers the distinction fell to Antonio Elías Rodríguez, from Puerto Rico, and the Cuban Roamy Alonso, according to a note posted on the website Hit.
For the Puerto Rican Annel Cabrera, the awards were destined for the most outstanding in defense and reception, as well as the best libero, while his teammate Arturo Iglesias deserved the designation as the most outstanding usher and Henry Antonio López, from the Dominican Republic, monopolized more than one award, by finishing as the top scorer and starring in the best service performance, the media outlet specifies.
Remember Hit that the Cuban team dominated the tournament undefeated volleyball, by winning all of his submissions without losing a single set. In his debut he beat the Dominican team, then he beat the Mexican representative, and on Sunday he beat his similar team from Puerto Rico. This last meeting ended with scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-21.
The Dominican Republic finished in second position with a balance of two wins and one loss, Mexico was third with 1-2, and Puerto Rico said goodbye to the event with losses in all its appearances.
He won undefeated without losing a set. Dominican defeated Mexico for second place.https://t.co/03jB8EZZ8O
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With their victory over Mexico last Saturday, the host team secured first place and qualification for the 2023 world tournament, qualifying for the League of Nations. However, their place in that qualifying match would remain in the hands of the Dominicans if those from the largest of the Antilles prevail in another world qualifying tournament, scheduled for next month in South Korea.
After leaving the planetary elite in the men’s sector, largely due to the departure of the national team of important players who decided to enter foreign leagues on their own, the cuban volleyball aspires to recover a space of privilege in the international concert. For this, it counts on the rise of new figures that have been successfully inserted in foreign leagues under the protection of the Cuban Federation, and the return of consecrated as Roberlandy Simon and Maikel “El Ruso” Sánchez to the ranks of the Antillean cast.
