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**rowneigerie** · 06-05-2008, 09:07 AM

It's been narrowed down to 4. This means I may be going to the beach! Yipee!!!!! I'll know by May 9th!

Four Spanish cities shortlisted to host semifinalThe Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) has announced the four cities that have been shortlisted to host the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal against USA on 19-21 September.

Benidorm, Gijon, Madrid and Santa Cruz de Tenerife were announced as the four cities chosen from the initial ten cities that bid to host the tie. Barcelona, Jerez de la Frontera, Malaga, Marbella, Murcia and Santander were the unsuccessful cities.

"It's been a tough job because all the bids were magnificient and shows the enourmous interest and passion for the team across Spain. Unfortunately, we have to make a preliminary selection, but we want to encourage everyone to continue to support the team in future," said Pedro Munoz, RFET President.

The proposed venues in each of the four cities are:
Benidorm - Parque Tematico Tierra Mitica (capacity 20,000)
Gijon - Parque Hermanos Castro (16-20,000)
Madrid - Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas (23,789)
Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Estadio Olimpico Arturo Dominguez (14,700)

Each of the shortlisted cities will be visited and a final selection will be made on 9 May. The chosen venue will then be forwarded to the ITF for approval, subject to a successful site visit.

The highest attendance for a Davis Cup tie was set at the Spain v USA World Group Final in 2004 in Seville when the daily crowd numbered 27,200.

http://www.daviscup.com/news/newsart...rticleid=14613

AWw. I would have loved it if Santander won.

I hope Gijon wins the bid

I love Asturias.

Benidorm might be the only one out of the four where you might be able to visit without needing to know much, if any, Castilian Spanish. 19 percent of the population's Irish/British, according to Wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benidorm
Benidorm is particularly popular with Flemish, British and Dutch tourists. In fact, there are whole sections of the city where you will rarely hear a word of Spanish and there are pubs on every corner advertising an "authentic British menu". Benidorm's long row of skyscrapers also resemblances the Belgian coast. Because of this fact, together with the many Flemish tourists and shops, Benidorm is often called the "11th Belgian province". I really really really really hope Gijon wins the bid, though.

Asturias

06-05-2008, 09:07 AM	#7
rowneigerie Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 542 Senior Member	It's been narrowed down to 4. This means I may be going to the beach! Yipee!!!!! I'll know by May 9th! Four Spanish cities shortlisted to host semifinalThe Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) has announced the four cities that have been shortlisted to host the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal against USA on 19-21 September. Benidorm, Gijon, Madrid and Santa Cruz de Tenerife were announced as the four cities chosen from the initial ten cities that bid to host the tie. Barcelona, Jerez de la Frontera, Malaga, Marbella, Murcia and Santander were the unsuccessful cities. "It's been a tough job because all the bids were magnificient and shows the enourmous interest and passion for the team across Spain. Unfortunately, we have to make a preliminary selection, but we want to encourage everyone to continue to support the team in future," said Pedro Munoz, RFET President. The proposed venues in each of the four cities are: Benidorm - Parque Tematico Tierra Mitica (capacity 20,000) Gijon - Parque Hermanos Castro (16-20,000) Madrid - Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas (23,789) Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Estadio Olimpico Arturo Dominguez (14,700) Each of the shortlisted cities will be visited and a final selection will be made on 9 May. The chosen venue will then be forwarded to the ITF for approval, subject to a successful site visit. The highest attendance for a Davis Cup tie was set at the Spain v USA World Group Final in 2004 in Seville when the daily crowd numbered 27,200. http://www.daviscup.com/news/newsart...rticleid=14613 AWw. I would have loved it if Santander won. I hope Gijon wins the bid I love Asturias. Benidorm might be the only one out of the four where you might be able to visit without needing to know much, if any, Castilian Spanish. 19 percent of the population's Irish/British, according to Wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benidorm Benidorm is particularly popular with Flemish, British and Dutch tourists. In fact, there are whole sections of the city where you will rarely hear a word of Spanish and there are pubs on every corner advertising an "authentic British menu". Benidorm's long row of skyscrapers also resemblances the Belgian coast. Because of this fact, together with the many Flemish tourists and shops, Benidorm is often called the "11th Belgian province". I really really really really hope Gijon wins the bid, though. Asturias
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