2021 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship Explained

Custom Title:2021 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship
Year:2020–21
Sport:Men's volleyball
Season:2020-21
Teams:Eight
Finals Site:Richardson Gymnasium
Brandon, Manitoba
Champions:No champion
Prev:2020
Tournament Link:Volleyball Championship
Next:2022

The 2021 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship was scheduled to be held March 19–21, 2021, in Brandon, Manitoba, to determine a national champion for the 2020–21 U Sports men's volleyball season.[1] However, the due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was announced on October 15, 2020, that the tournament was cancelled.[2] It was the second consecutive year that the national championship was cancelled due to the pandemic.[3]

Host

The tournament was scheduled to be played at Richardson Gymnasium at Brandon University.[4] It would have been the first time that Brandon University had hosted the men's tournament.[1] Instead, Brandon was awarded the 2025 hosting rights to compensate for the cancelled tournament this year.[5]

Scheduled teams

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U Sports announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons . December 11, 2018 . May 1, 2021 . usports.ca . U Sports.
  2. Web site: U Sports unable to offer national championships in winter 2021 . October 15, 2020 . May 1, 2021 . usports.ca . U Sports.
  3. Web site: 2020 U Sports Men's and Men's Volleyball Championship cancelled due to COVID-19 . March 13, 2020 . U Sports.
  4. Web site: BU named 2021 U Sports nationals host . . December 12, 2018.
  5. Web site: BU to host nationals in 2025 . . June 28, 2021 . March 4, 2023.
  6. Web site: U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Volleyball . . September 2020.