European University Sport Newsletter of the European University Sports Association
4/2004
1st EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP KLAGENFURT / AUSTRIA 2004 16 men and 11 women university teams from 11 European countries took part at the 1st European University Beach Volleyball Championship, which was organised by the Austrian University Sports Association and University Sports Institute (USI) Klagenfurt from June 16th to June 19th, 2004 in Klagenfurt / Austria. The tournament took place on 4 beach volleyball courts of Klagenfurt´s public beach front by the lake Worthersee; and was integrated into a popular sports festival of the area (Klagenfurter Sporttage) as its athletic highlight. The teams arrived at Klagenfurt on Wednesday, June 16th. All the participants were accomodated in a Jugendgasthaus Youth Hostel, which was just 800m away from the venue. After the accreditation, the draw, and the first team-captains meeting, a welcoming banquet was organised for all the teams. The tournament began on Thursday morning. The Chairman of the Organising Committee, dr. Wolf Fruhauf, welcomed all the participants and opened the tournament. The teams were devided into 4 groups; best two teams from each group qualified in the quarterfinals; while the others had to fight for the placement from the 9th place on. The weather was perfect, the organisation was on a high level, and both, the players and the spectators, really enjoyed the atmosphere.
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