Event Title: 2019 World Tour 2 Star - Aydin Masters

Date: 16 - 19 May 2019
Venue: Aydin Kent Meydani (Aydin City Square)
Host City: Aydin (TUR)
Airport: Izmir International Airport
Distance from airport to venue: 94 km, 80 min by bus
Prize Money: 20.000 EUR
Stadium Capacity:  1.000 seats
Participating Teams: Main Draw of 16 women teams plus Qualification Tournament (max. 16 teams)

Competition Schedule
Thursday 16th May - Qualification Tournament
Friday 17th May - Main Draw matches (Pool Play)
Saturday 18th May - Round of 12 & Quarter Finals
Sunday 19th May - Semi-finals & Finals

Flash info:

Aydin is an important city for Turkish tourism with its counties having a lot of cultural, historical and touristic places. Besides Kusadasi and Didim which are very active especially in summer and should be seen, there are also a lot of other places to see in Aydin. Aydin and its surroundings attract many tourists in April and the season ends in October. Especially in July and August, a lot of foreign and local visitors visit Aydin. The active atmosphere surrounds everywhere in the region. Because of the Mediterranean season that is prevailing in Aydin, the weather is hot and dry in summer whereas it is cool and rainy in winter.
 
Settlement to Aydin began in 7000 B.C. First city states were established here. Aegean, Mediterranean and Anatolian tribes formed civilizations in this region. The Ionians established states near the sea, because of the harbours they succeed in trade, got richer and used these for cultural improvement. Lydians helped the region to become the center of arts and philosophy.  

Turkish Volleyball Federation and Aydin Metropolitan Municipality have organized at least one big event every year since 2016. 2019 will be a special year with the first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2 Star event in Europe. The event will be organized in the middle of the city at Turkey’s one of the most crowded city square-Atatürk City Square. Thousans of people will be watching not only finals but even the qualification matches.

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