SEA V.League
Current season, competition or edition: 2017 Asean Grand Prix | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 (planned) |
| No. of teams | at least 4 |
| Countries |  Indonesia Philippines Thailand Vietnam |
| Continent | AVC (Asia) |
The Asean Grand Prix is an upcoming women's club volleyball tournament in Southeast Asia.
History
Plans of a regional women's volleyball league in Southeast Asia was first made in 2013 when AVC secretary-general Shanrit Wongprasert of Thailand met with officials of the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, the national volleyball association of the Philippines. The league was proposed to adopt a home and away format as an effort to promote women's volleyball in the region.[1]
SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc., the organizer of the Philippine Super Liga, along with club leagues from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, are reportedly backing such plans. By July 2015, only "finishing touches" are yet to be made which includes the mechanics and official name of the tournament.[2]
In December 2016, it was reported that the inaugural edition of the tournament reportedly to be named as the Southeast Asian SuperLiga is to be held from September 14 to 17, 2017.[3] In January 2017, the tournament's name is now reportedly the ASEAN Grand Prix.[4]
References
- ^ Manicad, Julius (21 March 2016). "Southeast Asian club league in the pipeline". Volleyverse. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Superliga eyes formation of Southeast Asian meet". Malaya Business Insight. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Noguera, Emil (26 December 2016). "PH Superliga braces for busy 2017". The Manila Times. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Reyes, Marc Anthony (5 January 2017). "PSL serves up Asean Grand Prix this September". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 5 January 2017.