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2021 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship

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2021 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship
Season2020–21
TeamsEight
Finals siteRichardson Gymnasium
Brandon, Manitoba
ChampionsNo champion

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

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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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  • Canada West Representative
  • OUA Representative
  • RSEQ Representative
  • Host (Brandon Bobcats)
  • One assigned berth from Canada West
  • Two assigned berths from OUA
  • One assigned berth from RSEQ

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References

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