Minister Jacobs Attends Noceca Group D World Championship Qualifier

St. Maarten Volleyball Association (SIMVA) male volleyball team represented Dutch Sint Maarten in the 2014 Norceca group D World Championship Qualifier hosted by the French side of the island.

 

Islands represented at round one of the qualifier were Antigua & Barbuda, Bermuda, Anguilla, French St. Martin, and Dutch Sint Maarten. Each team played four games. Dutch Sint Maarten played (1-3) winning one game against Bermuda.

Antigua placed first (4-0), French St. Martin second (3-1) and Anguilla coming in third (2-2). The first and second place teams will move on to take part in the East Caribbean Volleyball Association Championship 2012 in St. Lucia. The top 3 will continue to round two of the Norceca group D World Championship Qualifier.

The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports Hon. Silveria Jacobs hereby congratulates the teams for their participation in these qualifier games, and encourages SIMVA and the National Team to keep on striving for success as we rebuild volleyball on Sint Maarten.