$1.5m set for world volleyball teams

$1.5m set for world volleyball teams

JAKARTA (JP): World-class women's volleyball teams - including
Brazil, China, Peru and the Netherlands - will be diving and
spiking for US$1.5 million in prizes at the Ultra Jaya Cup World
Volleyball Grand prix.

The three-day event will be held at the Senayan Sports Complex
and will start Aug. 19.

The competition will also see China fielding its top players
who fought in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, including Li
Yueming, Wu Dan, Lai Yawen, Wang Yi, Gao Lin and Ma Fang.

Sutardiono, chair of the event's organizing committee, told
Media Indonesia yesterday that the meet will be participated by a
total of 12 squads and will use a round-robin system.

He said that the participants will compete in three qualifying
rounds after being divided into three groups. Jakarta holds the
preliminary round of the grand prix series along with Taipei and
Seoul.

He also added that the grand final will be held in Shanghai,
China in early September.

He explained that a team which wins nine matches will get
$100,000 in cash. The winner of the grand final will reap
$475,000 cash prize. (hdj)