USAV Open National Championships: By the #s

Bill Kauffman
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: 719-228-6800
E-Mail: bill.kauffman@usav.org

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 30, 2010) – The USA Volleyball Open National Championships, one of the largest single sport championship events in the United States, is taking place May 29 through June 5 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

The Open National Championships is in its 81st year since USA Volleyball’s founding in 1928. Except for 1943 and 1944 during the height of World War II, the Open has been a mainstay celebrating adult volleyball in the United States.

To learn more about the USA Volleyball Open National Championships, see the below “Inside the Numbers”.

Inside the Numbers
Number of Teams Registered: 557
Number of Players: approximately 6,000
Number of Championship Divisions: 26
Number of Volleyball Courts Used: 40 Sport Court surfaces within Phoenix Convention Center
Number of Competition Volleyballs Used: approximately 360 Molten volleyballs
Number of Referees and Scorekeepers: 215
Number of Registered Teams from Arizona: 40 (Tucson 9, Phoenix 7, Chandler 5, Tempe 4, Scottsdale 4, Marana 2, Tombstone 2, Flagstaff 2, Glendale 1, Laveen 1, Avondale 1, Gilbert 1, Peoria 1)
Number of Foreign Countries Participating: 5
Number of Foreign Teams Participating: 36 (Brazil 17, Canada 10, Venezuela 6, Mexico 2, Puerto Rico 1)

Tags: U.S. Women's National A2 Team, USA Adult Open Volleyball Championships, USA Volleyball Open National Championships