The 2021 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was scheduled to be held March 19–21, 2021, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to determine a national champion for the 2020–21 U Sports women's volleyball season.[1][2] However, the due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was announced on October 15, 2020 that the tournament was cancelled.[3] It was the second consecutive year that the national championship was cancelled due to the pandemic.[4]
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | War Memorial Gymnasium Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Champions | No champion |
Host edit
The tournament was scheduled to be played at War Memorial Gymnasium at the University of British Columbia.[5] It would have been the third time that UBC had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 1983.[1] To compensate for the cancelled tournament, UBC was awarded the hosting rights to the 2023 tournament.[6]
Scheduled teams edit
- Canada West Representative
- OUA Representative
- RSEQ Representative
- AUS Representative
- Host (UBC Thunderbirds)
- Two assigned berths from Canada West
- One assigned berth from OUA
References edit
- ^ 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 September 18, 2020.
- ^ "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "U Sports unable to offer national championships in winter 2021". usports.ca. U Sports. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ "Women's volleyball nationals cancelled at U of C". Calgary Sun. March 13, 2020.
- ^ "UBC to host 2021 U Sports women's volleyball national championship". UBC Thunderbirds. December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Atlantic University Sport releases 2022-23 winter sports schedules". Atlantic University Sport. May 19, 2022.
- ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. September 2020.