The 2013 beach volleyball season will begin with the Fuzhou Open in China as the capital city of Fujian province will host the men's and women's Open from April 23 to 28.
Chen Zhaodi, a renowned volleyball player, died from cancer at the age of 58 on April 1 in Beijing.
Li Mu, head coach of the league champion Beijing Basic Motor volleyball club, said scientific and advanced techniques western clubs and teams are handling are inaccessible to Chinese volleyball coaches.
Unlike their female counterparts, China's male volleyball players have never tasted major victory on international courts as the team is regarded as "neglected" and "marginalized" in the country.
For an underdog team like China's men's volleyball, which has already a futile record of six at one cup tournament.
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