An unhappy information for volleyball fans just before the opening of the Championship Volleyball Championships of the South Asian Clubs 2025 (AVC Champions League 2025) appeared.
Accordingly, the most anticipated star – the king of the world volleyball village, owner Wilfredo Leon, officially missed this tournament for force majeure.
Specifically, Leon is currently playing for Lublin Club in Poland. This team is playing a series of finals of the league and suddenly lost in game 3. Therefore, Leon's team and the opponent have to drag each other to the game 4 to determine the victory.
This game 4 will take place on May 10 and Leon was unable to register to play at the AVC Champions League, the tournament will start in Japan then only one day on 11/5.
Thus, the agreement of Leon and the Shanghai Club failed. Only Michal Kubiak will continue to play for the Chinese team in the upcoming tournament and this makes their ambitions difficult to come true.
Shanghai men's volleyball is a high goal after recruiting three Polish players. However, without Leon, it will be difficult for this team to compete with rivals from Japan like Bluteon or Suntory Sunbirds.