Club Championships come to a close in Bendigo
Following the great success of the Sitting Volleyball and Youth Championships which wound up on Friday, ten days of fantastic competition was capped off today in Bendigo with the medals decided at the 2024 Australian Club Volleyball Championships.
Heidelberg won the Men’s Premier Final for the third straight with a 3:1 victory over Sydney Acers, with Sydney United took five sets to overcome KVA Future Stars in the third place playoff.
Sydney’s Vostok Volleyball Club denied KVA Future Stars a third-straight Women’s Premier title with a 3:0 final victory having gone through the tournament undefeated and dropping just three sets along the way.
Volley Friends United Melbourne defended their 2023 bronze medal with a 3:1 victory over Sydney United.
In Men’s Division Two, Sydney United upgraded their 2023 bronze to 2024 gold, pushed the distance firstly by Impact in this morning’s semis before defeating Vikings 2:1 in the final.
Send It Volleyball was arguably the team of the tournament on their way to the Women’s Division Two title.
Having won every set in their three Pool D matches, Send It scored 2:0 victories in the quarters and semis before beating Going Global Volleyball 2:1 in the final. Lynx Volleyball Club defeated Melbourne University Renegades in the battle for bronze.
2024 AUSTRALIAN CLUB VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday 21 to Monday 23 September
Red Energy Arena, Bendigo VIC
PREMIER DIVISION
Women
Gold Medal Match: VOSTOK d KVA Future Stars 3:0
Bronze Medal Match: Volley Friends United Melbourne d Sydney United 3:1
Men
Gold Medal Match: Heidelberg Volleyball Club d Sydney Acers 3:1
Bronze Medal Match: Sydney United d KVA Future Stars Blue 3:2
DIVISION 2
Women
Gold Medal Match: Send It Volleyball d Going Global Volleyball 2:1
Bronze Medal Match: Lynx Volleyball Club d Melbourne University Renegades White 2:0
Men
Gold Medal Match: Sydney United Blue d Vikings 2:1
Bronze Medal Match: Impact d Sydney United Gold 2:1
On behalf of Huntly Epsom Lions club, I would sincerely like to congratulate all the competitors whom we served brekky up to, in the 2 locations. Their manners and behaviour was fantastic and a credit to not only themselves, clubs but families as well. Please somehow let them know. My self only did 2day others 3 & 4.
Was a real pleasure to serve them all.
Kind regards Tony Harrison( pres)
Geoff Lawry( organiser)
And on behalf of all others
Jean Richards( secretary)