The Mastervoley - UPCT La Manga 2018 celebrates its tenth anniversary with the conversion of this traditional competition into a tricampeonato that will take place during two weekends in August on the Levante Beach of Cabo de Palos.
As a novelty, in this edition will be held the I Open of Spain of beach Adapatado Beach and the I Memorial Pedro Meca, which brings together federated athletes.
In addition, Gustavo Fortea Memorial will also be held for the second consecutive year.
In the presentation, which took place this Wednesday, July 25, the Councilor for Sports, Obdulia Gómez;
the general director of Sports, Alonso Gómez;
the Vice Chancellor of the UPCT, Sergio Amat;
the vice president of Primisport, Isidoro Martínez and the organizers of the event, Ángel Modia and Javier Meca.
On Friday, August 3, the X Mastervoley - UPCT will open with a morning dedicated to inclusive sports in the I Open of Spain of Adapted Beach volleyball.
Starting at 10:30 a.m., matches will be played until approximately 3:30 p.m.
In the course of the competition it is expected that a score of participants from several points of Spain will attend.
Also, as pointed out by the Vice President of Primisport, Isidoro Martínez, after the development of this first Open it is expected that next year we can continue to move forward "and get a Spanish Beach Volleyball Championship Adapted, since the celebration of this tournament It is the first step we must take to achieve this goal. "
During the weekend of the 4th and 5th of August it will be the turn of amateur non-federated players, who will meet at the II Gustavo Fortea Memorial, the centerpiece of this championship that already enjoys great acceptance among fans of this discipline .
As the organizer of the event, Javier Meca, pointed out, "This tournament is already a reference for all those who practice this sport in an amateur way".
To close this tricampeonato, on August 18 and 19, in the natural setting of the Levante Beach of Cabo de Palos, the I Pedro Meca Memorial will be played in which the federated players of the female, male and mixed categories will compete.
A novelty that has been included in this tenth anniversary of the Mastervoley, with which they intend to "make a competition open to all levels and players, so that everyone who wants to participate finds his place," said Javier Meca.
For its part, the mayor of Sports, has emphasized the high participation with which this event has, something that has also had to highlight the event organizer, Angel Modia.
And, this time they have again beat the record of participation with 99 registered couples - more than 200 players in total - when there are still 10 days until the end of the registration period.
In addition, the Councilor for Sports, Obdulia Gómez, stressed that this event "includes a range of teams throughout the Region, which adds great value to the promotion of sports and archaeological treasures we do from the different Councils of the City Council "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena