GROS ISLET - Host St Lucia ousted St Vincent and the Grenadines 25-16, 25- 18, 25-13 in the final of the 2014 World Championships Qualification Tournament of the Norceca First Round Men's Group B at the Beausejour Indoor Facility in St Lucia on Sunday night. St Lucia, easily the superior team among the four, played unbeaten winning all five matches by 3-0 margins. The St Lucians were efficient in all facets of the game, which was underlined by the dominant score lines. Earlier on the night, Grenada overcame a more organised and committed St Eustatius outfit 25-21, 25-14, 25-23 to take third place.
St Eustatius failed to win a set throughout the duration of the tournament, which spanned five matches. St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada go forth to the second round in 2013 for the World Championships Qualification, whilst St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines, have booked berths for the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) Senior Championships set for later this year. T&T, the reigning Caribbean champions have already qualified to the Third and Final Round of the qualification tournament based on its top six rankings among Norceca teams, up four spots from last year. The other teams also assured top ranked Cuba, USA, Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico.
