Beach Volley World Tour Media Guide 2008

2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 0 of 167 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 1 of 167 This booklet provides information, facts and figures on the FIVB and the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. At the present time, the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour will be scheduled over a nine-month period starting in March in Australia and ending in November in China. TABLE OF CONTENTS .........................................................................Page 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Schedule & Notes............................... 2 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour & Results ............................................. 3 2008 FIVB Challenger & Satellite Schedule & Notes.............................. 4 2007 FIVB Challenger & Satellite Results ................................................ 4 SWATCH-FIVB U-21 World Championships & Past Results................. 5 SWATCH-FIVB U-19 World Championships & Past Results................. 7 BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games Qualification Process ........................... 9 2008 CEV Beach Volleyball Tournament Calendar .............................. 10 European Beach Volleyball Championship Results ............................ 10 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Event Notes & Recaps..................... 11 2007 FIVB Challenger & Satellite Event Notes & Recaps .................... 24 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball ................................................. 26 FIVB Representatives & FIVB Confederations...................................... 27 FIVB Federations ....................................................................................... 28 FIVB & Beach Volleyball History ............................................................. 30 World Tour History, Olympics and ECO Friendly................................. 31 Frequently Asked Questions ................................................................... 32 Beach Volleyball Court Layout & Rules ................................................. 33 FIVB Beach Volleyball Rules Changes................................................... 34 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Recaps Men's Event Results, Leaders, Fastest Serves..................................... 36 Me ’ Me as MO s B e kho g s S a o L a es ns d l, P , ra tru h , e s n e d r...................... 37 Me ’ “ ia F u” e iw...................................................................... 38 ns Fn l o r R ve Men's Match, Set Records & Ratio.......................................................... 40 Me ’ A ad ............................................................................................. 41 ns w rs Me ’ C aln e/aele“ ia F u”R ve &L a es ns h l g r tlt Fn l o r e iw e S i e d r ................ 42 Men's Qualifying & Wild Card Facts & Figures ..................................... 43 Women's Event Results, Leaders, Fastest Serves............................... 47 Women's Medals, MOPs, Breakthroughs, Season Leaders................ 48 Wo ns“ ia F u” e iw................................................................. 49 me ' Fn l o r R ve Women's Match, Set Records & Ratio ................................................... 51 Women's Awards....................................................................................... 52 Wo nsC aln e/aele“ ia F u”R ve &L a es me ' h l g r tlt Fn l o r e iw e S i e d r .......... 53 Women's Qualifying & Wild Card Facts & Figures ............................... 54 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Through the Years..................................................................................... 58 Points Champions..................................................................................... 58 Top Event Purses, Entries ....................................................................... 59 Beach Volleyball Major Championships ................................................ 60 Locations .................................................................................................... 60 Past Men's SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Award Winners ...................... 61 FIVB Beach Volleyball Participation ....................................................... 62 Me ’ C u t Me as&Final 4s ........................................................... 63 ns o nr y dl MensIdvd a Me as&Fn l s ’ n iiu l d l ia 4 ........................................................ 64 Me ’ T pIdvd a Me as&Fn l s................................................ 67 ns o n iiu l d l ia 4 Men's Top Season's Earnings ................................................................. 68 Me ’ T a Me as&Fn l s B C u t .......................................... 69 ns e m dl ia 4 , y o nr y Me ’ T a Me as&G l Me a Mac R c rs ns e m dl od d l th e od .............................. 71 Me ’ T a E rig ............................................................................... 72 ns e m ann s Me ’ Idvd a E rig ........................................................................ 72 ns n iiu l ann s Men’ All-Time Match Records................................................................ 73 s Me ’ Wol T u “ p n Fn l s ns r o r O e ” ia 4 ......................................................... 74 d Me ’ Wol T u Me ’ G l Me as- By Country ............................ 80 ns r o r ns od d l d Me ’ FV Idvdual, Team Tournament Leaders ............................. 85 ns IB n ii WomensC u t Me as&Fn l s ’ o nr y dl ia 4 ..................................................... 86 Wo nsIndividual Medals & Final 4s .................................................. 87 me ’ Wo nsT pIndividual Medals & Final 4s .......................................... 89 me ’ o Women's Top Season's Earnings ........................................................... 90 Wo nsFV Idvd a, e m T un me t e d r me ’ IB n iiu lT a o ra n L a es....................... 90 Wo nsT a Medals & Final 4s, By Country.................................... 91 me ’ e m Wo nsT a Me a & Gold Medal Match Records ........................ 93 me ’ e m d ls TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................... Page Women’ Wol T u - Team Earnings...................................................94 s r or d Wo nsWol T ur - Individual Earnings ...........................................94 me ’ r o d Wo nsAl me ’ l -Time Match Records ..........................................................95 Wo nsWol T u “ p n Fn l s...................................................96 me ’ r o r O e ” ia 4 d Wo nsG l Medal Finishes - By Country.......................................101 me ’ od Dennis Wagner & www.BVBInfo.com ...................................................105 FIVB Challenge & Satellite ME ’ E E TFN L4 ..........................................................................106 NS V N IA s Me ’ ME A S P DU ns D L , O IMS&FN L4s ................................................107 IA WO NSE E TFN L4 ...................................................................108 ME ’ V N IA s Wo nsME A S P DU me ’ D L , O IMS&FINAL 4s ..........................................109 Youngest & Oldest...................................................................................110 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour - Individual "Open" Event Winners .......110 Challenger/Satellite - Individual Event Winners ..................................111 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour -Team "Open" Event Winners ................112 Challenger/Satellite - T a “ p n E e t n es e m O e ” v n Win r ...........................113 Highest Scoring & Longest Matches SWATCH-FIVB World Tour - Men's "Open" Sets & Matches.............114 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour - Women's "Open" Sets & Matches.......115 Challenger/Satellite - Men's & Women's "Open" Sets & Matches ....116 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships Me ’ “ ia F u” e ut ....................................................................117 ns Fn l o r R s l s Wo ns“ ia F u” e ut me ' Fn l o r R s l s..............................................................118 Past World Championship Entries ........................................................119 T pMe ’ E e ts, Money, Points & Final 4s ......................................120 o ns v n T pWo nsE e t, n y P it &Fn l s................................121 o me ’ v ns Mo e , ons ia 4 World Championship Entries, Earnings, Finishes By Country.........122 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Grand Slams SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Grand Slams .............................................123 Me ’ G a dSa - Final Four Results, Team, Individual ..............124 ns rn lms Me ’ G a dSa -Team, Country & Individual Totals ...................126 ns rn lms Wo nsG a dSa - Final Four Results, Team, Individual ........128 me ’ rn lms Wo nsG a dSa -Team, Country & Individual Totals .............129 me ’ rn lms 2 0 Me ’ P it L a ers - Grand Slam Events Only......................131 0 7 ns ons e d 2007 Wo nsP it L a ers - Grand Slam Events Only................132 me ’ ons e d Olympics Beach Volleyball Me ’ P rcp ns ns at ia t ...................................................................................133 i Me ’ E te , th s Wis ns nr s Mac e , n ................................................................133 i Me ’ Pa e ns ns lc me t....................................................................................134 Me ’ Match Results –Atlanta 1996 .....................................................135 ns Me ’ nsMatch Results –Sydney 2000.....................................................136 Me ’ nsMatch Results - Athens 2004 ......................................................137 Wo nsP rcp ns me ’ at ia t .............................................................................138 i Wo nsE te , th s Wis me ’ nr s Mac e , n ..........................................................138 i Wo nsPa e ns me ’ lc me t..............................................................................139 Wo nsMatch Results - Atlanta 1996 ................................................140 me ’ Wo nsMatch Results - Sydney 2000 ...............................................141 me ’ Wo nsMatch Results - Athens 2004 ................................................142 me ’ Me ’ H a -to-Head Results..................................................................143 ns e d Women’ H a -to-Head Results............................................................144 s ed SWATCH Podiums, By Confederation & SWATCH Notes .................145 Beach Volleyball Terms ..........................................................................153 MensR ses T a Sait s ’ o tr, e m tt i .............................................................156 sc WomensR ses T a Sait s ’ o tr, e m tt i .......................................................159 sc SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men’ & Women’ Seedings...................162 s s Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 2 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Me ’ &Wo nsS h d l & Notes IB r o r ns d me ’ c e ue Highlighted by the Beijing Olympic Games and six Grand Slam events, the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB Tour calendar is scheduled to begin in March and conclude in November. Here are 2008 SWATCH-FIVB Tour highlights. · · · · · · · · · · · The total prize money for 2008 is US$8.325-million. The calendar features 24 sites in 20 countries in three FIVB confederations (Asia, Europe and South America). The 2008 calendar will include 16 double gender events. Me ’ s g g n e e e t wlb i teC e hR p bc(rg e,tl ( o eod g A rzi C oatia (Zagreb), Mallorca and n i l e d r v ns i e n h z c e u l Pa u )I y R s t e l bu z, r s ne l i a i ) Bahrain (Manama). Wo n s g g n e s p wl ei K ra(e u , a a ( s k )P l d( s wc ) n T aa d(h k t me ’ i l e d r t s ib n oe S o l J p n O a a, o n Myl i a d h in P u e) s ne o l ) a o e l . Qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games concludes with a double gender event in The French Mediterranean port city of Marseille in July 15-20. This includes 12 events for men and 11 for women. The following week in Switzerland, the official 2008 Olympic Games drawing of lots will be staged to determine the Pools composition and the first days of the match-up of the Beach Volleyball tournaments in Beijing. With the addition of an event in Moscow, the 2008 calendar will contain six SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Grand Slam events with total prize money of $3.6-million. The Swiss Alps village of Gstaad returns to the Grand Slam calendar after hosting the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships. Other Grand Slams will be held in Berlin, Paris, Stavanger and Klagenfurt. In addition to prize money totaling $600,000 for each Grand Slam double gender event, four of the stops will feature valuable Olympic qualifying p i s s o ae t a “p n FV e e t o t a c mp rd o n o e ” IB v n. n There are 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar, including Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). T eFV wl l s g to“ n rw r c a i s i .Wi teL n o tesefr 0 2Oy i , ra Bi i wl o th h IB ia o t e w j i ” ol h mp n h s ls a uo d o p t h o d n h i o 2 1 l c G e t ra ih s te h t mp s tn l eighth annual SWATCH-FVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in the city of Brighton September 3-7. The Netherlands will stage the seventh edition of the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 19 in The Hague July 30-August 3. The 2009 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships will be selected following in-depth verification of the bidding documentation from Norway (Stavanger) and Russia (Moscow) T ow me ’ a dfu me ’ FV C ae g r aei e e t h v b e sh d l fr2 0 i teC e hR p bc( n w o n n o r n IB h ln e/ tle v ns a e e n c e u d o 0 8 n h z c e u l me ’ s s l S l t e i s Challenger, Brno, June 26-2 )E ytw me ’ C ae g rH c n aB yB a h J l 2 -25), Estonia ( n Challenger, Pärnu, 9, g p ( o n h ln e, a i d a e c , u 3 s l e y me ’ s July 17-20)L c tn ti ( o n a dme ’S tle V d z A g s 6 0 a dS iel d( n Satellite, July 10-13). , i he s n w me ’ n e e s n aei , a u , u u t -1 ) n wt r n me ’ s l t z a s 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Schedule As of January 29, 2008 Dates March 24-30 April 28-May 4 May 6-11 May 13-18 May 13-18 May 20-25 May 20-25 May 26-June 1 June 3-8 June 9-15 June 16-22 June 23-29 June 30-July 6 July 14-20 July 21-27 July 28-August 3 August 9-22 August 25-31 September 2-7 September 2-7 September 15-21 October 5-11 October 27-November 1 November 4-9 November 10-16 Tournament Adelaide, Australia Shanghai, China Prague, Czech Republic Seoul, Korea Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Osaka, Japan Zagreb, Croatia Barcelona, Spain Stare Jablonki, Poland Berlin, Germany Paris, France Stavanger, Norway Moscow, Russia Marseille, France Gstaad, Switzerland Klagenfurt, Austria Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Kristiansand, Norway Myslowice, Poland Mallorca Guarujà, Brazil Dubai, United Arab Emirates Manama, Bahrain Phuket, Thailand Sanya, China Gender ............................... Prize Money (US dollars) Men & Women .............................................. $350,000 Men & Women .............................................. $350,000 Men............................................................... $175,000 Women ......................................................... $175,000 Men............................................................... $175,000 Women ......................................................... $175,000 Men............................................................... $175,000 Men & Women .............................................. $350,000 Men & Women .............................................. $350,000 Men & Women Grand Slam .......................... $600,000 Men & Women Grand Slam .......................... $600,000 Men & Women Grand Slam .......................... $600,000 Men & Women Grand Slam .......................... $600,000 Men & Women .............................................. $350,000 Men & Women Grand Slam .......................... $600,000 Men & Women Grand Slam .......................... $600,000 Men & Women Men & Women .............................................. $350,000 Women ......................................................... $175,000 Men............................................................... $175,000 Men & Women .............................................. $350,000 Men & Women .............................................. $350,000 Men............................................................... $175,000 Women ......................................................... $175,000 Men & Women .............................................. $350,000 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 3 of 167 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour With 17 tournaments for both men and women, the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar was highlighted by the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Switzerland along with four Grand Slams events in France, Norway, Germany and Austria. The 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour featured 21 events on four continents with prize money at US$8.15-million. The 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour schedule also featured 13 double gender stops. The 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Gstaad featured $1-millon in prize money while Paris, Stavanger, Berlin and Klagenfurt hosted Grand Slam stops where the combined prize money was $2.4-mio frtec mb e me ’ a d ln o h o i d n n l i n s w me ’ e e t E e t i sh sn i en t n l e c V ly a e e t frh fs o n v ns v n se o t g n rai a B a h oe b l v ns o te i t s . t i t o l l r -time included Manama, Bahrain (men), Singapore (women), Seoul, Korea (women), Kristiansand, Norway (men women) and Aland, Finland (men and women). Here are the 2007 results. 2007 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Me ’ R s l IB r o r ns e ut d s Dates May 1-6 May 8-12 May 23-27 June 6-10 June 13-17 June 19-24 June 26-July 1 July 4-8 July 11-15 July 18-22 July 24-29 Aug. 1-5 Aug. 8-12 Aug. 15-19 Aug. 29-Sept. 2 Sept. 5-9 Sept. 27-30 Tournament ................................................................................................................. Gold Medal Team China Shanghai Jinshan Open ......................................................Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil Bahrain Open, Manama ................................................Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy ... Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, Brazil VIP Open, Zagreb, Croatia...................................................................... Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia Open of Portugal, Espinho ..............................................................Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil Henkel Grand Slam, Paris, France ...................................................................... Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil ConocoPhilips Grand Slam, Stavanger, Norway .............................................Marcio Araujo/Fabio, Brazil Montréal Open, Canada....................................................................................... Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil Smart Grand Slam, Berlin, Germany ...............................................................Marcio Araujo/Fabio, Brazil World Series 13, Marseille, France ........................................................ Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil SWATCH FIVB World Championships, Gstaad, SwitzerlandPhil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia, Klagenfurt, Austria ..................................... Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil Otera Open, Kristiansand, Norway ...................................................................... Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil PAF Open, Aland, Finland ...................................................................................... Harley/Salgado, Brazil St. Petersburg Open, Russia .................................................................................. Harley/Salgado, Brazil Mazury Open Presented by Hotel Anders, Stare Jablonki, Poland...................... Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil Banco do Brasil Open, Brazil ............................................................................... Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil 2007 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Wo nsR s l IB r o r me ’ e ut d s Dates May 1-6 May 23-27 May 30-June 3 June 6-10 June 12-16 June 20-24 June 26-July 1 July 4-8 July 11-14 July 17-21 July 24-28 Aug. 1-5 Aug. 7-11 Aug. 14-18 Aug. 28-Sept. 1 Sept. 25-29 Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Tournament ................................................................................................................. Gold Medal Team China Shanghai Jinshan Open ........................................................................... Jia Tian/Jie Wang, China Singapore Open, Sentosa.............................................................. Talita Antunes/Renata Antunes, Brazil Seoul Open, Korea........................................................................ Tamsin Barnett/Natalie Cook, Australia GE Money Bank Warsaw Open, Poland ............................ Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa France, Brazil Open of Portugal, Espinho ....................................................................................... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil Henkel Grand Slam, Paris, France ....................................Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, United States ConocoPhilips Grand Slam, Stavanger, Norway ................................ Jen Boss/April Ross, United States Montréal Open, Canada.......................................................................May-Treanor/Walsh, United States Smart Grand Slam, Berlin, Germany ...................................................May-Treanor/Walsh, United States World Series 13, Marseille, France .............................................................................Talita/Renata, Brazil SWATCH FIVB World Championships, Gstaad, Switzerland ..............May-Treanor/Walsh, United States A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia, Klagenfurt, Austria .....................May-Treanor/Walsh, United States Otera Open, Kristiansand, Norway .......................................................................... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil PAF Open, Aland, Finland ....................................................................................... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil St. Petersburg Open, Russia ................................................................................... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil Banco do Brasil Open, Brazil ...............................................................May-Treanor/Walsh, United States Phuket Thailand Open, Phuket, Thailand ............................................May-Treanor/Walsh, United States Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 4 of 167 2008 FV Me ’ &Wo nsCallenger/Satellite Schedule Notes IB ns me ’ A total of five me ’ a d four w me ’ e e t h v b e c ni d frte 2008 SWATCH-FIVB Tour n n s o n v ns a e e n o fme o h s r highlights. · · · · · · · · The total prize money for 2008 is US$195,000. The calendar features seven sites in seven countries in two FIVB confederations (Africa, Asia Europe). The 2008 calendar includes two double gender events in Russia na dLiechtenstein. Me ’s g g n e e e t wl ei teC e hR p bc Brno), Switzerland (Lausanne) and Estonia (Pärnu). n i l e d r v ns ib n h z c e u l ( s ne l i Wo n s g g n e s p wl ei Spain (San Sebastian) and Egypt (Hacienda Bay Beach). me ’ i l e d r t s ib n s ne o l The top 24 men's and 6 women's teams in the FIVB World Ranking (as per the standings 30 days before the start of the competition) are not allowed to take part in Challenger events. The top 48 men's and 32 women's teams in the FIVB World Ranking (as per the standings 30 days before the start of the competition) are not allowed to take part in Satellite events. Exceptions will be made for host country players as well as for two wild cards. 2008 FIVB Challenger/Satellite Schedule As of February 1, 2008 Dates June 27-29 July 3-6 July 10-13 July 17-20 July 23-25 July 30-July 3 August 6-10 Tournament San Sebastiàn Satellite, Spain Czech Republic Challenger, Brno Switzerland Satellite, Lausanne Estonia Challenger, Pärnu Egypt Challenger, Hacienda Bay Beach Russia Challenger, Vladivostok Liechtenstein Satellite, Vaduz Gender ....................... Prize Money (US dollars) Women ................................................... $10,000 Men......................................................... $30,000 Men......................................................... $15,000 Men......................................................... $30,000 Women ................................................... $30,000 Men & Women ........................................ $60,000 Men & Women ........................................ $20,000 2 0 FV Me ’ C aln e/aeleR s l 0 7 IB ns h l g r tlt e ut e S i s Dates June 28-July 1 July 25-29 August 9-12 August 17-19 August 31-September 2 Tournament ................................................................................................. Gold Medal Team Brno Challenger, Czech Republic ...............................Michal Biza/Martin Lebl, Czech Republic Geroskipou Challenger, Cyprus.................................. Bruno de Paula/Benjamin Insfran, Brazil Vaduz Satellite, Liechtenstein ............. Sascha Heyer/Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland Lausanne Satellite, Switzerland .................................Joao Maciel/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil Milan Challenger, Italy ......................................... Anders Lund Hoyer/Bo Soderberg, Denmark 2 0 FV Wo nsChallenger/Satellite Results 0 7 IB me ’ Dates June 29-July 1 July 19-22 July 25-28 August 8-11 August 13-19 November 7-11 Tournament ................................................................................................. Gold Medal Team San Sebastiàn Satellite, Spain.................. Marleen Van Iersel/Maloes Wesselink, Netherlands Eboli Challenger, Italy ........................................................ Maria Antonelli/Leão Vanilda, Brazil Geroskipou Challenger, Cyprus................................... Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany Vaduz Satellite, Liechtenstein................................................................... Antonelli/Leão, Brazil Beijing Challenger, China .................................................... Vivian Cunha/Angela Vieira, Brazil Hong Kong Challenger, China ............................................................ Jia Tian/Jie Wang, China Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 5 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FIVB U-21 World Championships With the London 2012 Olympic Games in the future, Great Britain will host its first-ever international Beach Volleyball event as Brighton will be the site for the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under 21 years old. The eighth annual event will be September 3-7 in Brighton, which is located 45 minutes from London on the south coast of England and is one of the most famous cities by the sea in the United Kingdom. The 2008 U-21 gold medal team will be rw re a“ i c r” y h FV fr ftr S T H FV Wol T u e e t ui tef a tomo tso te2 0 e ad d wl ad b te IB o a uue WA C IB d r o r v n d r g h i lw d n n nh fh 0 8 or in 2009. With a population of more than 250,000, Brighton is a popular place to visit, welcoming over eight million tourists each year. With its hotels, restaurants, shops and entertainment facilities, Brighton additionally serves a substantial business conference industry. The City of Brighton and Hove is also an educational centre with two universities and many English language schools. Of the seven previous SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under 21 years old, Brazilians have captured treme ’a ds w me ’ te .Bi tnwl etes t E rp he n n i o n i s r ho ib h ih uo ean site for the championships as Modena hosted the s x st l g l x 2007 event where the teams of Francesco Giontella/Paolo Nicolai of Italy and Lili Maestrini/Barbara Seixas of Brazil c pue teme ’a dw me ’te ,e p cv l Wi Go tl n me tetpme ’player in Modena, the U-21 title a trd h n n o n i s rs e te . t i ea a d h o s st l i y h n l n s was the first-ever youth Beach Volleyball gold medal for Italy. At the 2006 U-19 in Berumda, Giontella and Nicolai claimed the silver medal with compatriots Matteo and Paolo Ingrosso placing third for Italy. Seixas successfully defended her U21 crown after winning the 2006 gold medal in Poland with Carolina Aragao at Myslowice. The young Brazilians also won the 2005 U-19 title at Saint Quay Portrieux, France. “h FV i v r po dt s g aw r e e tnac u t T e IB s ey ru o t e a ol v n i d o nr ylike United Kingdom aiming to increase the awareness of Beach Volleyball leading towards the smooth preparation of the Beach Volleyball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic G me w i wl eh l i tec r o L n o i H reG ad s u r,s i A g l S u the FIVB Beach Volleyball a s h h ib e n h oe f o d n n os u rs q ae” a n e q eo, c l d d o Events Director. Me ’ U Final 4s ns -21 Brazil Spain Germany Latvia Poland Russia Italy Czech Republic Venezuela France Greece Netherlands San Marino Women’ U-21 Final 4s s Brazil Germany Netherlands Czech Republic Russia Switzerland Australia France Austria Greece Mexico Spain Gold 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gold 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Silver 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Silver 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bronze 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bronze 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Medals 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Medals 8 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4ths ...........Final 4s 1......................... 6 0......................... 4 1......................... 4 1......................... 3 0......................... 2 0......................... 2 0......................... 1 0......................... 1 0......................... 1 1......................... 1 1......................... 1 1......................... 1 1......................... 1 4ths ...........Final 4s 1......................... 9 0......................... 3 1......................... 3 0......................... 2 0......................... 2 2......................... 3 0......................... 1 0......................... 1 0......................... 1 1......................... 1 1......................... 1 1......................... 1 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 6 of 167 Past SWATCH-FIVB U-21 World Championships Results Men Italy, Modena (September 5-9, 2007) 1. Francesco Giontella/Paolo Nicolai, Italy 2. Adrián Gavira/Alejandro Rojas, Spain 3. Jonathan Erdmann/Stefan Windscheif, Germany 4. Marco Daalmeijer/Tim Oude Elferink, Netherlands Gold - Giontella/Nicolai def. Gavira/Rojas, 13-21, 21-17, 15-13 (50 minutes) Bronze - Erdmann/Windscheif def. Daalmeije/Oude Elferink, 21-14, 21-16 (43) Poland, Myslowice (August 24-27, 2006) 1. Bruno Oscar Schmidt/Pedro Salgado, Brazil 2. Tomasz Sinczak/Rafal Szternel, Poland 3. Piotr Marciniak/Krzysztof Orman, Poland 4. Janis Smedins-Toms Smedins, Latvia Gold - Bruno/Pedro def. Sinczak Sternel 21-11 and 21-13 (31) Bronze - Marciniak/Orman def. Smedins/Smedins 21-13, 17-21, 1513 (56) Brazil, Rio de Janeiro (September 7-11, 2005) 1. Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia 2. Jackson Henriquez/Jesus Villafane, Venezuela 3. Serguei Prokopiev/Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia 4. Salgado/Tiago Santos, Brazil Gold - Plavins/Samoilovs def. Henriquez/Villafane, 21-15 and 21-9 (39) Bronze - Prokopiev/Koshkarev def. Salgado/Tiago, 21-16 and 29-27 (48) Portugal, Porto Santo (September 16-19, 2004) 1. Miguel Angel Amo/Inocencio Lario, Spain 2. Valters Ramma/Toms Smedins, Latvia 3. Mois Santos/Salgado, Brazil 4. Tom Gotz/Stefan Uhmann, Germany Gold - Amo/Lario def. Ramma/Smedins, 21-19, 21-12 (32) Bronze - Santos/Salgado def. Gotz/Uhmann, 21-17, 25-23 (39) France, Saint Quay Portrieux (August 7-10, 2003) 1. Pedro Cunha/Salgado, Brazil 2. Daniel Krug/Mischa Urbatzka, Germany 3. Ravel Rotreki/Pavel Kolar, Czech Republic 4. Gregoire Capitaine/Damien Quoirin, France Gold - Cunha/Salgado def. Krug/Urbatzka, 21-12, 21-18 (34) Bronze - Rotreki/Kolar, def. Capitaine/Quoirin, 21-15, 21-16 (39) Italy, Catania (July 10-14, 2002) 1. Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain 2. Cunha/Adriano Fonseca, Brazil 3. Matthias Karger/Maarten Lammens, Germany 4. Andreas Gortsianouk/Georgios Knapek, Greece Gold - Herrera/Mesa def. Cunha/Fonseca, 21-21-11, 21-19 (29) Bronze - Karger/Lammens def. Gortsianouk/Knapek, 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 (53) France, Le Lavandou (August 24-26, 2001) 1. Cunha/Anselmo Sigoli, Brazil 2. Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3. Anton Koulinovski/Alexei Verbov, Russia 4. Alfredo Tabarini/Francesco Tabarini, San Marino Gold - Cunha/Sigoli def. Herrera/Mesa, 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 (55) Bronze - Koulinovski/Verbov def. Tabarini/Tabarini, 22-20, 21-17 (37) Women Italy, Modena (September 5-9, 2007) 1. Lili Maestrini/Barbara Figueiredo Seixas, Brazil 2. Becchara Palmer/Alice Rohkamper, Australia 3. Marleen Van Iersel/Maloes Wesselink, Netherlands 4. Elsa Baquerizo/Liliana Steiner, Spain Gold - Lili-Seixas def. Palmer/Rohkamper, 25-27, 21-17, 15-7 (71 minutes) Bronze - Van Iersel/Wesselink def. Baquerizo/Liliana, 21-16 21-19 (43) Poland, Myslowice (August 24-27, 2006) 1. Carolina Aragao/Barbara Figueiredo Seixas, Brazil 2. Julia Sude/Jana Kohler, Germany 3. Marleen Van Iersel/Maloes Wesselink, Netherlands 4. Carolina Salgado/Julia Caldas, Brazil Gold – Seixas/Aragao def. Sude/Kohler, 21-13, 20-22, 15-6 (55 minutes) Bronze - Van Iersel-Wesselink def. Carol-Julia 19-21, 21-12, 18-16 (58) Brazil, Rio de Janeiro (September 7-10, 2005) 1. Carolina/Camillinha Saldanha, Brazil 2. Ruth Flemig/Ilka Semmler, Germany 3. Stefanie Schwaiger/Doris Schwaiger, Austria 4. Nadine Zumkehr/Muriel Graessli, Switzerland Gold - Carolina/Camillinha def. Flemig/Semmler, 11-21, 21-17, 17-15 (58) Bronze - Schwaigers def. Zumkehr/Graessli, 21-18, 21-19 (34) Portugal, Porto Santo (September 16-19, 2004) 1. Taiana Lima/Carolina, Brazil 2. Marion Castelli/Eva Hamzaoui, France 3. Sarka Nakladalova/Veronika Opravilova, Czech Republic 4. Arjanne Stevens/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands Gold - Taiana/Carolina def. Castelli/Hamzaoui, 21-11, 21-12 (29) Bronze - Nakladalova/Opravilova def. Stevens/Van Iersel, 21-16, 2117 (38) France, Saint Quay Portrieux (August 7-10, 2003) 1. Anna Morozova/Alexandra Shiryaeva, Russia 2. Katrin Holtwick/Maria Kleefisch, Germany 3. Carolina/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil 4. Tanya Schmocker/Melanie Schoneberger, Switzerland Gold - Morozova/Shiryaeva def. Holtwick/Kleefisch, 21-19, 21-16 (37) Bronze - Carolina/Maria def. Schmocker/Schoneberger 21-12, 21-18 (34) Italy, Catania (July 10-14, 2002) 1. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Taiana, Brazil 2. Isabelle Forrer/Melanie Schoneberger, Switzerland 3. Talita Rocha/Maria Clara, Brazil 4. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece Gold - Juliana/Lima def. Forrer/Schoneberger, 21-18, 21-15 (34) Bronze - Rocha/Maria def. Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, 21-15, 21-9 (33) France, Le Lavandou (August 24-26, 2001) 1. Shaylyn Bede/Maria Clara, Brazil 2. Anna Bobrova/Anna Morozova, Russia 3. Katerina Tychnova/Markiea Tychnova, Czech Republic 4. Jeaqueline Alvares/Norma Perez, Mexico Gold - Shaylyn/Maria def. Bobrova/Morozova, 21-16, 21-10 (29) Bronze - Tychnova/Tychnova def. Alvares/Perez, 21-13, 21-15 (29) Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 7 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FIVB U-19 World Championships After hosting local, national and European Beach Volleyball stops the past several years, Netherlands will stage its firstever international event July 30-August 3 as The Hague will be the site for the SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 19. The Hague, the third-largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam with a population of nearly 500,000, is the largest Dutch city on the North Sea and comprises two distinct beach towns. The main beach resort Scheveningen, in the northwestern part of the city, is a popular destination for tourists and young people with 10 million visitors a year. The Hague offers a unique blend of versatility, service and quality. The hotels, restaurants, bars and clubs make Scheveningen one of the best known trendy resorts on the North Sea. Kijkduin, on the other hand, is smaller and more situated to those who live at a slower pace. “h s e e t h v b e ci a t ce t an w g n rt no B a hV lya ah ts said Angelo Squeo, the FIVB T e e v ns a e e n ri lo rae e e eai f e c oe b l tl e , t c o l l e ” B a hV ly a E e t Drc r “ a few years, these players will challenge for SWATCH-FIVB World Tour medals and e c oe b l v ns i t . I l l eo n vie for berths in future Olympic Games. The winners of these events will also be rewarded by the FIVB and the respective organizers with wild cards and free transportation to take part in the main draw of a SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in 20 8o 2 0 . S u ow sa op a e ta “ eN tel d w sog n i s c i otn e e t a teD t h v a 0 r 0 9” q e a l l s d h tt eh r n s a ra in u h mp r t v ns s h uc a e s e h a zg a h solid tradition in Volleyball and are now developing very competitive Beach Volleyball program with a strong interest for this discipline at n l e ” a ye l v. While Brazilians dominated the FIVB U-21 competition, the U-1 h ss e teme a a d“n lo rc u t l s e e ly 9 a enh d l n f a fu” o n a i mo t v n distributed among 18 countries. The German men and the Dutch women have each captured two gold medals. The Polish team of Mi a K d iaa dJ k bS a n i i g v te c u t tel do teme ’me a lt y a tr g c l a z l n a u z l k wc a e h i o nr h e h o a e z r y a nh n s d ls b c pui i n the 2007 U-1 te G r n w sd n daw me ’ p d m p c me to tefs i i 2 0 a teN tel d 9 i . ema y a e i t l e o n oi s u l e n frh i t me n 0 7 s h eh r n ’ a r -t a s Danielle Remmers and Michelle Stiekema claimed the 2007 title. The Dutch team of Sanne Keizer and Arjanne Stevens won the first-e e w me ’ g l me a w e tec mp to w sfr l esu d r h a eo 1 . T ea efr h vr o n o s d d l h n h o ei n a o p y r n e te g f 8 h g o te t i a competition was changed in 2005 for players under the age of 19. Men’ U-18/19 Final 4s s Poland Germany Brazil Italy Slovenia United States Lithuania Latvia Russia Greece Ukraine Canada France Mexico Women’ U-18/19 Final 4s s Germany Brazil Netherlands Poland Australia Czech Republic Italy Mexico Switzerland Gold 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gold 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Silver 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Silver 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Bronze 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Bronze 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Medals 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Medals 7 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 4ths ...........Final 4s 2......................... 6 1......................... 4 0......................... 2 0......................... 2 0......................... 1 0......................... 1 0......................... 1 0......................... 1 0......................... 1 0......................... 1 0......................... 1 1......................... 1 1......................... 1 1......................... 1 4ths ...........Final 4s 0......................... 7 1......................... 4 1......................... 4 1......................... 3 0......................... 1 1......................... 2 0......................... 1 1......................... 1 1......................... 1 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 8 of 167 Past SWATCH-FIVB U-18/19 World Championships Results Men Poland, Myslowice (July 12-15, 2007) 1. Michal Kadziola/Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland 2. Stefan Kohler/Malte Stiel, Germany 3. Vitalii Didukh/Pavlo Ostapenko, Ukraine 4. Marcin Kantor/Damian Wojtasik of Poland Gold - Kadziola/Szalankiewicz def. Kohler/Stiel, 21-16, 21-16 (39 minutes) Bronze - Didukh/Ostapenko def. Kantor/Wojtasik, 16-21, 21-11, 1510 (48) Bermuda, Horseshoe Bay (September 6 - 10, 2006) 1. Jonathan Erdmann/Marvin Klass, Germany 2. Paolo Nicolai/Francesco Giontella, Italy 3. Matteo Ingrosso/Paolo Ingrosso, Italy 4. Renaud Ventresque/Brice Thesee, France Gold - Erdmann/Klass def. Nicolai/Giontella 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 (54) Bronze - Ingrosso-Ingrosso def. Ventresque-Thesee FRA 22-20, 2115 (38) France, Saint Quay Portrieux (August 3-7, 2005) 1. Tine Urnaut/Nejc Zemljak, Slovenia 2. Joseph Dykstra/Mark Van Zwieten, United States 3. Grzegorz Fijalek/Michal Matyja, Poland 4. Jonathan Erdmann/Stefan Windscheif, Germany Gold - Urnaut/Zemljak def. Dykstra/Van Zwieten, 21-13, 21-23, 15-12 (49) Bronze - Fijalek/Matyja def. Erdmann/Windscheif, 12-21, 21-17, 1510 (47) Italy, Termoli (September 8-12, 2004) 1. Arunas Kirsnys/Arvydas Miseikis, Lithuania 2. Zbigniew Bartman/Michal Kubiak, Poland 3. Ingars Ivanovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia 4. Reid Hall/Adam Podstawka, Canada Gold - Kirsnys/Miseikis def. Bartman/Kubiak, 21-14, 22-24 and 15-13 (54) Bronze - Ivanovs/Smedins def. Hall/Podstawka, 21-15 and 21-14 (34) Thailand, Pattaya (August 27-31, 2003) 1. Sebastian Fuchs/Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany 2. Ian Borges/Pedro Solberg Salgado, Brazil 3. Tomasz Sinczak/Rafat Szternal, Poland 4. Michel Mokomdoko/Juan Virgen, Mexico Gold - Fuchs/Kaczmarek def. Borges/Salgado, 21-19, 23-25, 18-16 (64) Bronze - Sinczak/Szternal def. Mokomdoko/Virgen, 21-17, 21-17 (37) Greece, Xylokastro (August 28-September 1, 2002) 1. Ian Borges/Pedro Solberg Salgado, Brazil 2. Andreas Gortisanouk/Theodoris Papadimitriou, Greece 3. Rouslan Daynov/Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia 4. Kamil Lyczko/Sebastian Pecherz, Poland Gold - Borges/Salgado def. Gortisanouk/Papadimitriou, 21-18, 22-20 (41) Bronze -Daynov/Koshkarev def. Lyczko/Pecherz, 21-19, 21-18 (40) Women Poland, Myslowice (July 12-15, 2007) 1. Danielle Remmers/Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands 2. Gilda Lombardo/Marta Menegatti, Italy 3. Iveta Halbichova/Barbora Jerabkova, Czech Republic 4. Monika Brzostek/Weronika Kurek, Poland Gold - Remmers/Stiekema, def. LombardoMenegatti, 21-10, 19-21, 15-10 (52 minutes) Bronze - Halbichova/Jerabkova def. Brzostek/Kurek, 14-21, 21-15, 15-9 (49) Bermuda, Horseshoe Bay (September 5-9, 2006) 1. Becchara Palmer/Alice Rohkamper, Australia 2. Marleen Van Iersel/Danielle Remmers, Netherlands 3. Britta Bthe/Svenja Engelhardt, Germany 4. Tanja Goricanec/Taryn Sciarini, Switzerland Gold - Palmer/Rohkamper def. Van Iersel/Remmers, 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 (69) Bronze - Bthe/Engelhardt def. Goricanec/Sciarini, 21-12, 21-17 (38) France, Saint Quay Portrieux (August 3-7, 2005) 1. Carolina Aragao/Barbara Figueiredo Seixas, Brazil 2. Katarzyna Urban/Joanna Wiatr, Poland 3. Florentina Bttner/Julia Sude, Germany 4. Veronika Opravilova/Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic Gold - Figueiredo/Aragao def. Urban/Wiatr, 21-14, 15-21, 15-10 (52) Bronze Medal Match - Bttner/Sude def. Opravilova/Slukova, 21-18, 21-17 (39) Italy, Termoli (September 8-12, 2004) 1. Katarzyna Urban/Joanna Wiatr, Poland 2. Barbara Figueiredo/Carolina Solberg Salgado, Brazil 3. Florentina Bttner/Julia Sude, Germany 4. Marleen Van Iersel/Margo Wiltens, Netherlands Gold - Urban/Wiatr def. Figueiredo/Solberg Salgado, 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 (53) Bronze - Bttner/Sude def. Van Iersel/Wiltens, 21-19, 21-10 (34). Thailand, Pattaya (August 27-31, 2003) 1. Jana Kohler/Laura Ludwig, Germany 2. Barbara Figueiredo/Carolina Solberg Salgado, Brazil 3. Frederike Fischer/Sandra Piasecki, Germany 4. Diana Estrada/Martha Revuelta, Mexico Gold - Kohler/Ludwig def. Figueiredo/Salgado, 21-11, 30-32, 15-7 (62) Bronze - Fischer/Piasecki def. Estrada/Martha Revuelta, 21-19, 1721, 15-7 (36) Greece, Xylokastro (August 28-September 1, 2002) 1. Sanne Keizer/Arjanne Stevens, Netherlands 2. Claudia Lehmann/Friederike Romberg, Germany 3. Ruth Flemig/Ilka Semmler, Germany 4. Isabel Grael/Carolina Solberg Salgado, Brazil Gold - Keizer/Stevens def. Lehmann/Romberg, 24-22, 21-14 (44) Bronze - Flemig/Semmler def. Grael/Solberg Salgado, 21-14, 21-16 (38) Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 9 of 167 QUALIFICATION FOR THE GAMES XXIX OLYMPIAD, BEIJING 2008 Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground Saturday, August 9 through Friday, August 22 Women's Medal Matches - August 21 Men's Medal Matches - August 22 The Beach Volleyball qualification period runs from January 1, 2007 to July 20, 2008 with 24 team vacancies available for each gender. By July 21, 2008, the FIVB will establish an Olympic Ranking based on the best eight performances of teams in recognized Olympic Qualification tournaments (SWATCH FIVB World Tour events, SWATCH FIVB World Championships, FIVB recognized Continental Championship Finals). China will automatically qualify at least one team as the host country with the top 23 teams from each gender qualifying for Beijing 2008, subject to a maximum of two teams per country. In order to respect the universality principle of the Olympic Games, if a continent does not have any teams qualified after the above procedure is applied, the 23rd place will be occupied by the highest-ranked eligible team from the continent in question. The FIVB confirmed the European Championship Finals in 2007 at Valencia, Spain (August 23-26) and 2008 in Hamburg, Germany (July 10-13) as part of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Qualification Process. Only the best finish from the two European Championships may be considered as one of the ta sbest eight performances. The 12,200-seat Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground will be the site for the 2008 e m’ competition. The volleyball ground contains 17,000 tons of fine sand imported from Hainan. Construction for the facility was started December 28, 2005 a dw s o l e fr n“ l i ts e e to w me August 2007. Practicing the n a c mp td o a Oy c e t v n fr o nin e mp ” concept of "Green Olympics," the beach volleyball event organizers had the previously existing workshops and industrial storerooms on the grounds converted into office space rather than having new offices built. A "sun-chasing" solar power generation system installed at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground will be the first such power generation system used at an Olympic venue. The sun-chasing mechanism controls a rotating battery that switches according to where the sun shines, thereby maximizing the amount of solar power collected. The completely automatic 11-kW sun-chasing solar power generation system measures 11 m high x 7 m wide, and the battery is capable of rotating 270 degrees. The system can generate 30% more power than the average solar power generation system. With a lifespan of more than 25 years, the system can generate 72,000 kWh per year, with an average of 200 kWh per day. Moreover, it is environmentalfriendly. As a solar energy power generation system, it produces 23.4 tons less carbon dioxide and 1.5 tons less sulfur dioxide emissions than regular generators. Men .............................................................Olympic Champions....................................................... Women Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes, United States..............Atlanta 1996.........................Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, Brazil Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, United States ... Sydney 2000 .............. Natalie Cook/Kerri Potthatrst, Australia Emanuel/Ricardo Santos, Brazil ..........................Athens 2004................. Misty May/Kerri Walsh, United States August 8-22 ........................................................ Beijing 2008 ......................................... www.beijing-2008.org Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 10 of 167 2008 CEV Beach Volleyball Tournament Calendar Dates April 17-20 May 8-12 May 22-25 May 28-June 1 July 10-13 September 11-14 September 18-21 Tournament Spanish Masters, Gran Canaria Austrian Masters, St. Pölten Swiss Masters, Lucerne Dutch Masters, The Hague Championship Final, Hamburg, Germany English Masters, Blackpool Russian Masters, Sochi Gender ........................................... Prize Money Men & Women ..............................................TBD Men & Women ..............................................TBD Men & Women ..............................................TBD Men & Women ..............................................TBD Men & Women ..............................................TBD Men & Women ..............................................TBD Men & Women ..............................................TBD European Beach Volleyball Championship Me ’ Results ns 1993 at Almeria, Spain 1. Jean-Philippe Jodard/Christian Penigaud, France 2. Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway 3. Andrea Ghiurghi/Dioisio Lequaglie, Italy 1994 at Almeria, Spain 1. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 2. Santiago Aguilera/Javier Bosma, Spain 3. Jörg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany 1995 at St. Quay, France 1. Marko Klok/Michiel Van der Kuip, Netherlands 2. Milan Dzavoronok/Vaclav Fikar, Czech Republic 3. Piero Antonini/Lequaglie, Italy 1998 at Rhodes, Greece 1. M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Swtizerland 2. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 3. Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1999 at Mallorca 1. M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland 2. Bosma/Fabio Diez, Spain 3. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 2000 at Bilbao, Spain 1. M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland 2. Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland 3. Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2003 at Alanya, Turkey 1. Nikolas Berger/Clemons Doppler, Austria 2. M. Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 3. Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2004 at Timmendorfer Strand, Germany 1. M. Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2. Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3. Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2005 at Moscow, Russia 1. Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain 2. Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 3. M. Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2006 at The Hague, Netherlands 1. Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann Germany 2. Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands 3. Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2007 at The Hague, Netherlands 1. Clemens Doppler/Peter Gartmayer, Austria 2. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands 3. David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany 2001 at Jesolo, Italy 1. Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1996 in Italy 2. M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland 1. Marek Pakosta/Michal Palinek, Czech Republic 3. Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2. Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2002 at Basel, Switzerland 3. Nicola Griogolo/Ghiurghi, Itaty 1. Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, 1997 in Italy Germany 1. Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, Norway 2. M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland 2. Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 3. Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3. Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland European Beach Volleyball Championship Wome ’ R s l ns e ut s 1994 at Almeria, Spain 1. Beate Bühler/Danja Müsch, Germany 2. Martina Hudcova/Dolores Storkova, Czech Republic 3. Cristiana Parenzan/Lucilla Perrotta, Italy 1995 at St. Quay, France 1. Cordula Borger/Beate Paetow, Germany 2. Merita Berntsen/Ragni Hestad, Norway 3. Parenzan/Lucilla Perrotta, Italy 1996 in Italy 1. Eva Celbova/Sona Novakova, Czech Republic 2. Bühler/Müsch, Germany 3. Laura Bruschini/Anamaria Solazzi, Italy 1997 in Italy 1. Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2. Daniela Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3. Celbova/Novakova, Czech Republic 1998 at Rhodes, Greece 1. Celbova/Novakova, Czech Republic 2. Rebekka Kadijk/Debora Schoon-Kadijk, Netherlands 3. Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1999 at Mallorca 1. Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2. Anabelle Prawerman/Cécile Rigaux, France 3. Celbova/Novakova, Czech Republic 2000 at Bilbao, Spain 1. Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2. Müsch/Jana Vollmer, Germany 3. Kadijk/Schoon-Kadijk, Netherlands 2001 at Jesolo, Italy 1. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efi Sfyri, Greece 2. Simone Kuhn/Nicole Schnyder, Switzerland 3. Andrea Ahmann/Ulrike Schmidt, Germany 2002 at Basel, Switzerlad 1. Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2. Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands 3. Celbova/Novakova, Czech Republic 2003 at Alanya, Turkey 1. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany 2. Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 3. Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2004 at Timmendorfer Strand, Germany 1. Kuhn/Schnyder, Switzerland 2. Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide, Norway 3. Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2005 at Moscow, Russia 1. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2. Kadijk/Merel Mooren, Netherlands 3. Pohl/Rau, Germany 2006 at The Hague, Russia 1. Alexandra Shiryaeva/Natalya Uryadova, Russia 2. Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3. Pohl/Rau, Germany 2007 at The Hague, Netherlands 1. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany 3. Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, Norway Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 11 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Me ’ &Wo nsEvent Notes & Recaps IB r o r ns d me ’ March 24-30, Adelaide Australia Open, Men & Women, $350,000 - For the first-time since 2001 when the Goodwill Games were staged in Brisbane, Australia will stage a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour as Adelaide will host the first event of the 2008 calendar on world famous Glenelg Beach. The last time an international Beach Volleyball event was staged in Australia, Brazilians captured the g l me a a teG o wl a s J s L iaa dRc roS no w nteme ’ G o wl a sg l me a i S pe e 2 0 o d d l th o d iG me . o e o l n i d a ts o h s l o a n o d iG me o s l d d l e tmb r 0 1 n atr ai aMi l a dS n r Prsc i dtew me ’ tef the South American country. While Natalie Cook and Kerri f T tn e a n l n a da i eo e lme h o n i or a s t l P t as c pue teS d e 2 0 Oy iG me w me ’ g l me a teb s f i b a A si me ’ ta i A s aaw sa ot rt a trd h y n y 0 0 l c a s o n o h mp s d d l h e tis y n u s , nh e n e m n ut l a s ri fourth by Andy Burdin and Julien Prosser in the 1992 Sydney stop. Adelaide is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). P S ME ’ AUSTRALIAN PODIUM PLACEMENTS A T NS Medals - Brazil 6, USA 4, Argentina 1, Germany 1 1. 2. 3. 4. Site Sydney Sydney Sydney Brisbane Year 1991 1992 2000 2001 Gold Medal Silver Medal Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, USA Andre Lima/Guilherme Marques, BRA Smith/Stoklos, USA Andre/Guilherme, BRA Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, USA ZeMarco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, BRA Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, BRA Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG Bronze Medal Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA PAST WOME ’ AUSTRALIAN PODIUM PLACEMENTS NS Medals - Brazil 7, USA 3, Australia 1, Germany 1 1. 2. 3. 4. Site Brisbane Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Year 1995 1997 2000 2001 Gold Medal Holly McPeak/Nancy Reno, USA Sandra/Jackie, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Tatiana Minello/Sandra, BRA Silver Medal Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Bronze Medal Beate Buhler/Danja Musch, GER Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, USA Sandra/Adriana Samuel, BRA Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, USA April 28-May 4, China Shanghai Jinshan Open, Men & Women, $350,000 - With the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games looming, China hosts a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event for the 11th-straight season. While C i h sb e h sn aw me ’ S T Hs ps c h a a e n o t g o n WA C t i e n i s o n 1 9 , h A i c u t wlb s g g a me ’ FV e e t o te f h 9 8 te s n o nr i e t i a y l an n IB v n fr h i -straight year. Jinshan Beach has been the site of the s f t international tour stop in Shanghai since 2004 with the 2008 event being the fourth-straight season of double gender competition. WheC i s w me ’ta h v w ntep s toS a g a s p , rzi me ’tn e h v c pue teg l me a tel t i h e e o n e ms a e o h a tw h n h it s Ba i n n a d ms a e a trd h o l n s o l a s d dl h a s s toy aso J s a B a h T eb s f i b aC i s me ’ ta i China was a 2007 fifth by Penggen Wu and Linyin Xu. The w e r n i h n e c . h e tis y h e e n e m n n nh n s 2 0 w me ’g l me a fr h nX ema eh rh y u g s p y rownaS T Hg l me a (7y as 3mo ts 1 d y) 06 o n o s d dl C e u o d e te o n e t l e t i a WA C o d d l1 e r, nh , 0 a s. PAST CHINESE ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 7, Germany 2, Switzerland 2, Spain 1 1. 2. 3. 4. Site Lianyungang Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, ESP Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, BRA Pedro Cunha/Para Ferreira, BRA C. Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, SUI Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Cunha/Franco Neto, BRA Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, SUI PAST CHINESE WO NSP DU P A E N S ME ’ O IM L C ME T Total Medals - Brazil 10, USA 9, Australia 4, China 4, Germany 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Site Dalian Dalian Dalian Maoming Maoming Lianyungang Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Gold Medal Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, NED McPeak/Youngs, USA Juliana F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN Tian/Wang, CHN Silver Medal Bronze Medal Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, USA Pauline Manser/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Annett Davis/Jenny J. Jordan, USA Arce/Barbra Fontana, USA Misty May-Treanor/McPeak, USA Ron Chi/Zi Xiong, CHN Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS McPeak/Youngs, USA Cook/Pottharst, AUS Suzanne Lahme/Danja Musch, GER Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Ana Paula Connelly/Shaylyn Bede, BRA Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Juliana/Larissa, BRA Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, NOR Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, BRA Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 12 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Me ’ &Wo nsEvent Notes & Recaps IB r o r ns d me ’ May 6-11, Prague 2008 Open, Czech Republic, Men, $175,000 - The Czech Republic hosts its first SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event with a 2008 stop in Prague after staging FIVB Challenger events in Karlovy Vary (1997) and Brno (2006 and 2007). The Czech R p bc Mi a Bz a dMat L b w nte2 0 C ae g r y ee t gC n d n J si eiott and Martin Reader in the finale. e u l’ c l i n is h a rn e l o h 0 7 h ln e b d fai a a i s e s L l i l n a l Brazilians Rodrigo Monteiro and Hevaldo Moreira won the 2006 Brno stop by defeating Simon Dahl and Stefan Gunnarsson of Sweden for the gold medal. Future Olympians competed for the 1997 Karlovy Vary title as the Swiss brothers Laciga (Martin and Paul) defeated Vegard Hoidalen and Jorre Kjemperud of Norway in the finals. Prague is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). May 13-18, Seoul Open, Korea, Women, $175,000 - The 2007 SWATCH-FVB World Tour event in Seoul was the country's first international Beach Volleyball event in nine seasons after Pusan hosted women's events for three years (1995-1997). Natalie Cook, Australia's three-time Olympian and Sydney 2000 gold medal winner, captured the inaugural Seoul stop last season with Tamsin Barnett as the pair upset top-seeded Jia Tian and Jie Wang of China 21-19 and 21-19 in the 44-minute finale. Teams from American won all three gold medals in Pusan as three-time Olympian Holly McPeak was a member of each winning team. The inaugural Pusan event in 1995 was a double gender stop as Brazilians Roberto Lopes and Franco Neto captured the men's title after McPeak and her Atlanta 1996 Olympic partner Nancy Reno claimed the women's gold medal. McPeak and Lisa Arce won the next two Pusan gold medals as the 1996 finale marked the first of two SWATCH-FIVB World Tour title matches for teams from Japan. Yukiko Takahashi and Yuki Ishizaka captured the 1996 Pusan silver medal. Japan's other SWATCH finale was in 2000 when Takahashi and her Sydney 2000 Olympic partner Mika Teru Saiki placed second to Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil in Osaka, Japan. Kyung-Hee Ji and Sung-Min Kim were ninth at the 1996 Pusan stop for the top women's placement for South Korea on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. PAST KOREAN WO NSP DU P A E ME ’ O IM L C MENTS Medals - USA 4, Brazil 4, Australia 2, China 1, Japan 1 1. 2. 3. 4. Site Pusan Pusan Pusan Seoul Year 1995 1996 1997 2007 Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Holly McPeak/Nancy Reno, USA Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan, USA Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Lisa Arce/McPeak, USA Yuki Ishizaka/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, BRA Arce/McPeak, USA Monica/Adriana, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Tamsin Barnett/Cook, AUS Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA May 13-18, Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy, Men, $175,000 - Roseto degli Abruzzi stages an "open" men's SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event for the third-straight season. Reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos have placed second in the first two Roseto degli Abruzzi stops after losing the inaugural event to Switzerland's Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel 14-21, 21-17 and 15-12. In the 80-minute 2007 finale, Marcio Araujo and Fabio Magalhaes defeated Emanuel and Ricardo 23-21, 16-21 and 15-12. Brazilian teams have captured seven of the previous 13 SWATCH stops in Italy. Dio Lequaglie and Giovanni Errichiello posted the best finish for an Italian team in the 13 events with a silver medal in 1989 at Jesi. It is one of two silver medal finishes for Italians on the SWATCH tour. Roseto degli Abruzzi also hosted a 2005 FIVB Challenger event where the Brazilian brothers Ferreira (Jan and Para) captured the final. PAST ITALIAN ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 19, USA 8, Argentina 4, Switzerland 3 Norway 2, Canada 1, Italy 1, Russia 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Site Jesi Lignano Cattolica Lignano Lignano Lignano Lignano Lignano Lignano Lignano Lignano Roseto Roseto Year 1989 1990 1991 1992 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2006 2007 Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, USA Giovanni Errichiello/Dio Lequaglie, ITA Karch Kiraly/Steve Timmons, USA Tim Hovland/Kent Steffes, USA Eddo/Sean Fallowfield, USA Eduardo Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRA Smith/Stoklos, USA John Eddo/Leif Hanson, USA Guilherme Marques/Andre Lima, BRA Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA Eduardo/Roberto, BRA Scott Friederichsen/Tim Walmer, USA Paulao/Paulo Emilio, BRA Martin Conde/Eduardo Martinez, ARG Franco Neto/Roberto Lopes, BRA Emanuel Rego/Ze Marco de Melo, BRA Carl Henkel/Smith, USA Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Conde/Martinez, ARG Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR Guilherme/Para Ferreira, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Jose Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Emanuel/Loiola, BRA Guilherme/Para, BRA Conde/Martinez, ARG Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI John Child/Mark Heese, CAN Mariano Baracetti/Conde, ARG Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Benjamin Insfran/Harley Marques, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 13 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Me ’ &Wo nsEvent Notes & Recaps IB r o r ns d me ’ May 20-25, Osaka 2008 Open, Japan, Women, $175,000 - After a two-year absence, Osaka returns to the SWATCH-FIVB World T u c l d r ys g gi 1 t e e t D b e J p n “e o dcy, s k h sh s dtemo tnen t n l e c V ly a o r a n a b t i t 3h v n. u b d a a ’ s c n i” O a a a o t h e an s s t e s i rai a B a h oe b l t o l l s p s c tes ro tew me ’FV c c ii 1 9 .T eFe c Me i r n a p rcy Marseille ranks second on the list with t s i e h t t fh o n IB i u n 9 2 h rn h d er e n ot i of o n a s r t t a t 1 e e t Rod J n i tp teme ’ lt i 1 S T H IBWol T u e e t s c tes ro teme ’ c c ii 1 8 . 0 v ns i e a e o o s h . r n i wt 4 WA C -FV ss h r o r v ns i e h t t fh d n a n iu n 9 7 s r t After teams from the United States and Australia combined to win the first three Osaka stops, Brazilian tandems have won the last nine events led by legendary pair of Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar. After placing third in 1997, Shelda and Adriana won six of the next eight Osaka events as the South Americans placed second in 2003 and th di 2 0 .S a l B d , h l ’y u g r ie, a trd i n 0 5 h y n e e S e a o n e s trc pue r y ds s the 2005 Osaka gold medal with Ana Paula Connelly, who teamed with Sandra Pires to defeat Shelda and Adriana for the 2003 crown. The best finish by the host country was a silver medal in 2000 by Mika Teru Saiki and Yukiko Takahashi, who finished fourth at the Sydney Olympic Games for Japan. Osaka is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). PAST JAPANESE WOME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 18, USA 9, Australia 6, Germany 1, Japan 1, Switzerland 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Site Osaka Osaka Osaka Osaka Osaka Osaka Osaka Osaka Osaka Osaka Osaka Osaka Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Gold Medal Barbra Fontana/Lori Forsythe, USA Holly McPeak/ Nancy Reno, USA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Ana Paula/Pires, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Shaylyn Bede/Ana Paula, BRA Silver Medal Isabel Salgado/Roseli Timm, BRA Linda Hanley/Angela Rock, USA Danalee Bragado/Pat Keller, USA Maike Friedrichsen/Danja Musch, GER Pires/Samuel, BRA Cook/Pottharst, AUS Mika Teru Saiki/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN Misty May /Kerri Walsh, USA Ana Paula/Tatiana Minello, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Cook/Sanderson, AUS Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Bronze Medal Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan, USA Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Liane Fenwick/Sarah Straton, AUS Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Lisa Arce/McPeak, USA Ana Paula/Silva, BRA Cook/Pottharst, AUS Fontana/ Elaine Youngs, USA May/Walsh, USA Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS Simone Kuhn/Nicole Schnyder, SUI Shelda/Adriana, BRA May 20-25, VIP Open, Zagreb, Croatia, Men, $175,000 - Zagreb stages SWATCH-FV Wol T u me ’event for the fourth-straight IB r o r n d s season as the 2007 finale pitted two teams that rebounded from an opening setback in the double-elimination VIP Open to win sevens a h mac e t ra hteg l me a mac .Kii K i a dRv V s c pue E tn ’ t i t t s o ec h o rg h d dl t h r t n a n i e i a trd s isfirst-ever SWATCH gold medal by sa s o k oa defeating Patrick Heuscher and Sascha Heyer of Switzerland 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 in the 64-minute finale. Brazilians captured the first two Zagreb titles as reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos defeated the United States' Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers for the 2006 gold medal. Two weeks prior to winning the 2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Berlin, Marcio Araujo and Fabio Magalhaes won their first SWATCH-FIVB World Tour gold medal together by defeating Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann of Germany in the inaugural VIP Open final. The best finishes by Croatian teams in Zagreb have been 17ths by Toni Ivkovic/Pero Krizanovic and Kresimir Peric/Tomislav Steinocher in 2005 and 2006, respectively. PAST CROATIAN ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 3, USA 2, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Russia 1, Switzerland 1 1. 2. 3. Site Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb Year 2005 2006 2007 Gold Medal Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, EST Silver Medal Bronze Medal Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, BRA Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger, USA Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, SUI Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 14 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FIVB WorldT u Me ’ &Wo nsEvent Notes & Recaps o r ns me ’ May 26-June 1, Barcelona Open, Men & Women, $350,000 - Spain hosts its first SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event since 2004 as Barcelona joins the calendar for the first time. Almeria, Cadiz, Mallorca, Marbella and Ten reh v h s dpe i sme ’ e e t ei a e o t rv u f e o n v ns s w eeS a ’tpf i w sa1 9 sv r d lo J v r o maa dSx J n zi T n re Wo n e e t h v b e h l i h r p is o is a n nh 9 5 ie me a fr a i B s l e n io i e n e ei . me ’ v ns a e e n e n t me f s d Amei G a C n r , a r a dMaoc .T etpp c me t yaS a i w me ’ l r , rn a ai Me di n a a d lra h o l e n b l a pn h o n s steam was a ninth by Monica Del Prado and Liliana Diaz at the 1992 Almeria event, the first-ever women's stop on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. Brazilians have dominated the p d m wt 3 o tep sie6 me ’a dw me ’me a , c d gn eme ’a dtrew me ’te .T eL c a ( rna d oi u i 4 fh o s l 3 n n o n h b s s dl i l i i snun n n n he o n i s h a i s Mat n s st l g i P u o S iel dc pue temo t n te wt fu g l me a a tred frn S a i se .S e aB d a dA r n a l f wt r n a trd h ) z a s me ’ i s i o r o st l h d d l the i e t p n h i s h l e e n di a s f e s t d a Behar captured 2001 and 2002 Spanish titles in Gran Canaria and Mallorca, respectively. Spain has hosted women's FIVB Satellite events the past two seasons where teams from Portugal (Juliana Antunes/Sandra Castro, 2006 at Getxo) and the Netherlands (Marleen Van Iersel/Maloes Wesselink, 2007 at San Sebastiàn) have won gold medals. Barcelona is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Mallorca (Spain) and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). PAST SPANISH ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 27, Switzerland 6, Argentina 4, USA 3, Canada 2, Cuba 1, France 1, Germany 1, Norway 1, Russia 1, Spain 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Site Almeria Almeria Marbella Tenerife Marbella Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife Mallorca Cadiz Mallorca Mallorca Mallorca Year 1991 1992 1995 1995 1996 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2004 Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal J-Philippe Jodard/Christian Penigaud, FRA Marlos Cogo/Marco Tullio, BRA Andre Lima/Guilherme Marques, BRA Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, USA Eduardo Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRA Andre Lima/Guilherme, BRA Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA Andre Gomes/Carlos Loss, BRA Ze Marco de Melo/Emanuel Rego, BRA Ze Marco/Emanuel, BRA Javier Bosma/Sixto Jimenez, ESP Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA Ze Marco/Emanuel, BRA Roberto Lops/Franco, BRA Martin Conde/Eduardo Martinez, ARG Ze Marco/Emanuel, BRA John Child/Mark Heese, CAN Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell, CUB Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Conde/Martinez, ARG Ze Marco/Emanuel, BRA Jose Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Karch Kiraly/Mike Whitmarsh, USA Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark, USA Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira, BRA Giovane Gavio/Tande Ramos, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, RUS Tande/Emanuel, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Mariano Baracetti/Conde, ARG Tande/Emanuel, BRA Baracetti/Conde, BRA Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Jody Holden/Conrad Leinemann, CAN Tande/Emamuel, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Baracetti/Conde, ARG M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SUI Fabio Magalhaes/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA PAST SPANISH WOME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 7, USA 5, Australia 1, Czech Republic 1, Germany 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Site Almeria Gran Canaria Madrid Mallorca Mallorca Year 1992 2001 2002 2002 2004 Gold Medal Karolyn Kirby/Nancy Reno, USA Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Juliana F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Silver Medal Bronze Medal Linda Chisholm/Angela Rock, USA Roseliana Santos/Roseli Timm, BRA Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, USA Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, BRA Ana Paula Connelly/Minello, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Ana Paula/Minello, BRA Susanne Lahme/Danja Musch, GER Eva Celbova Rysava/Sona Novakova, CZE June 2-8, Mazury Open Presented by Hotel Anders, Stare Jablonki, Poland, Men & Women, $350,000 - Combined with the junior SWATCH-FIVB World Championships, Poland continues to host the international Beach Volleyball community as Stare Jablonki will expand its presence by hosting a double gender event in 2008. The Hotel Anders in the Mazury region hosts a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour stop for the fifth-s a h s a o a tefs fu e e t faue me ’ c mp to w eeri i Oy i c a i sE n e t i t e s n s h i to r v ns e trd n o ei n h r e n g l c h mp n ma u l rg r s t i gn mp o Rego and Ricardo Santos of Brazil placed on each Stare Jablonki podiums with three gold medals. The Polish Volleyball Federation h s dw me ’ e e t tep s tos a o si Was w w eeta f m Ba i n C i s l tes p d m s osa dtog l o t o n v ns h a tw e s n n ra h r e ms r e s o rz a d h a pth i o i p t n w o l n i x u d medals. Polish junior world champions Michal Krzysztof Kadziola/Jakub Szalankiewicz and Katarzyna Urban/Joanna Wiatr have p s dte c u t ’ b s S T H f i e wt 1 tsi 2 0 a d2 0 -2007, respectively. In Myslowice, the Polish Volleyball o t h i o nr s e t WA C is s i 7h n 0 7 n 0 6 e r y nh h Federation staged the U-21 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in 2006 before hosting the U-19 finals in 2007 where Krzysztof K d iaa dS a n i i w nteme ’ te U b na dWi r a trdteg l me a a te2 0 U a z l n z l k wc o h o a e z n i . ra n st l a c pue h o t d d l th 0 4 -18 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Termoli, Italy. Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 15 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Me ’ &Wo nsEvent Notes & Recaps IB r o r ns d me ’ PAST POLISH ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Total Medals - Brazil 7, Argentina 1, China 1, Germany 1, Norway 1, Switzerland 1 1. 2. 3. 4. Site Stare Jablonki Stare Jablonki Stare Jablonki Stare Jablonki Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santo, BRA Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, BRA Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, SUI Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Pedro Cunha/Franco, BRA Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, CHN Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA PAST POLISH WO NSP DU P A E N S ME ’ O IM L C ME T Medals - China 3, Brazil 3 1. 2. Site Warsaw Warsaw Year 2006 2007 Gold Medal Wang Jie/Tian Jia, CHN Juliana F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Silver Medal Xue Chen/Zhang Xi, CHN Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Bronze Medal Leila Barros/Ana Paula Connelly, BRA Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN June 9-15, Smart Grand Slam, Berlin, Germany, Men & Women, $600,000 - The first of six SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Grand Slam events in 2008 will be hosted in the Germany capital. Four of the Grand Slam events feature additional points for qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games along with US$600,000 in prize money. After Berlin, other Grand Slam qualifying events will be staged in Paris, Stavanger and Moscow. Except for 2006 when the country hosted the World Cup of Soccer, Germany has been a regular on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar with the grand slam stop being the fifth double gender event in Berlin. The 2007 event featured the successful Berlin title defenses for Brazilians Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes and Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh of the United States as both claimed their first German gold medals in 2005 at the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships. The 2004 Berlin event s w teb s f i e frh me ’ a dw me ’ ta f m G r n .B fr Mak sDe k n a dJ n sR cema nc pue a h e tis s o te n n o n e ms r nh s s o ema y eoe ru i ma n n o a e k r n a trd c te2 0 B r me ’te teG r n w me ’ta of Susanne Lahme and Danja Musch placed fourth. h 0 4 el i n i ,h ema y o n e ms n st l s P S G R NME ’ P DU P A E N S A T E MA NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 14, Switzerland 4, Germany 4, Argentina 3, Norway 3, Australia 2, Canada 1, Spain 1, USA 1 Site Year Gold Medal 1. Berlin 1995 Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR 2. Berlin 1996 John Child/Mark Heese, CAN 3. Berlin 1997 Ze Marco/Emanuel, BRA 4. Berlin 1998 Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR 5. Berlin 1999 Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA 6. Berlin 2001 Prosser/Zahner, AUS 7. Berlin 2002 Para/Harley Marques, BRA 8. Berlin 2003 Harley/Franco, BRA 9. Berlin 2004 Markus Dieckmann/Reckermann, GER 10. Berlin 2005* Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhães, BRA 11. Berlin 2007 Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA *SWATCH-FIVB World Championships Silver Medal Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, BRA Para/Guilherme, BRA Para/Guilherme, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI M. Laciga/P.Laciga, SUI Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG Baracetti/Conde, ARG M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Sascha Heyer/P. Laciga, SUI David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, GER Bronze Medal Ze Marco de Melo/Emanuel Rego, BRA Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner, AUS Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Javier Bosma/Fabio Diez, ESP Tande Ramos/Emanuel, BRA M. Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Baracetti/Conde, ARG Julius Brink/Kjell Schneider, GER Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA P S G R NWO NSP DU P A E N S A T E MA ME ’ O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 5, USA 5, China 2, Australia 1, Cuba 1, Japan 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Berlin 2000 Misty May-Treanor/Holly McPeak, USA Tania Gooley/Pauline Manser, AUS Yukiko Takahashi/Mika Teru Saiki, JPN 2. Berlin 2003 Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, BRA Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs, USA Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, BRA 3. Berlin 2004 Adriana/Shelda, BRA Dalixia Fernandez Grasset/Tamara Larrea Peraza, CUB McPeak/Youngs, USA 4. Berlin 2005* May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Jia Tian/Fei Wang 5. Berlin 2007 May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN *SWATCH-FIVB World Championships Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 16 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Me ’ &Wo nsEvent Notes & Recaps IB r o r ns d me ’ June 16-22, Henkel Grand Chelem, Paris, France, Men & Women, $600,000 - With the world famous Eiffel Tower in the background, the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour returns to Paris for the fourth-straight year as France joins China in holding multiple international Beach V ly a e e t i 2 0 ,Mas i wl o t d u l g n e e e toe dteOy iq afn po e s C i ’i en t n ln u oe b l v nsn 0 8 l l rel ih s a o b e d r v n t n h l c u l i rc s. h a n rai a le p l l e e mp i g y ns t o i s r wt Ma ’ s pi S a g a flw db teB i g2008 Olympic Games in August and concluding with an inaugural event in tt i a s h y t n h n h ioo e y h ei s o l j n S n ai N v mb r T epe i sme ’ s p i P r h v faue tred frn wn esw i ri i Oy i c a i sMiy a y n o e e. h rv u o n t s n ai a e e trd he iee t i r he e n g l c h mp n s s o s f n l gn mp o t May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States have advanced to all three gold medal matches next to the Eiffel Tower with titles in 2 0 a d2 0 .O h rh nBa i Fa c h ss g dtemo t n a dw me ’ S T H 0 5 n 0 7 te ta rz, rn e a t e h l a s me ’ n o n WA C -FIVB World Tour events, including the s s 1999 world championships. Of the 99 total medals for both men and women presented for SWATCH stops in France, Brazilians have n t d4 , c d g1 o te2 me ’te a ds o te1 w me ’co n .Fa c ’tpf i b ame ’ta w sn1 9 w e et 9 i l i 6 fh 0 n i s n i fh 3 o n rw s rn e o is y e nun st l x s s nh n em a i 94 hn s Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud dropped the gold medal match to Jan Kvalheim and Bjorn Maaseide of Norway in the first all-European finale on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. Ethel-Julie Arjona and Virginie Kadjo have posted ninths in Marseille (2003 and 2004) for France's best women's finishes as a host country entry. In Paris, the French women have never finished higher that 17th w i teme ’ta o G iem D u fuY n i S l t p c d1 t a te2 0 Ef l o e s pfr rn e he h l n e m f uh r e l e /a n k a et l e 3h th 0 6 i T w r t o Fa c . s l o c v ia f e o PAST FRENCH ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 30, USA 10, Argentina 4, Norway 4, Switzerland 4, Germany 2, Australia 1, Canada 1, Cuba 1, France 1, Italy 1, Russia 1 Site Year 1. Sete 1990 2. CapdAgde 1991 3. Marseille 1994 4. Marseille 1995 5. La Baule 1995 6. Marseille 1996 7. Pornichet 1996 8. Marseille 1997 9. Marseille 1998 10. Marseille 1999* 11. Marseille 2000 12. Marseille 2001 13. Marseille 2002 14. Marseille 2003 15. Marseille 2004 16. Paris 2005 17. Marseille 2006 18. Paris 2006 19. Paris 2007 20. Marseille 2007 *FIVB World Championships Gold Medal Silver Medal Andre Lima/Guilherme Marques, BRA John Eddo/Sean Fallowfield, USA Eddo/Leif Hanson, USA Andrea Ghiurghi/Dionisio Lequaglie, ITA Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Christian Penigaud/J-P Jodard, FRA Emanuel Rego/Ze Marco de Melo, BRA Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith, USA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Guilherme/Para Ferreira, BRA Guilherme/Para, BRA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER Jose Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR Mariano Baracetti/Conde, ARG Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell, CUB Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI Heuscher/Kobel, SUI Jake Gibb/Metzger, USA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, USA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Cunha/Franco, BRA Cunha/Franco, BRA Baracetti/Conde, ARG Bronze Medal Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA Andre Lima/Guilherme Marques, BRA Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA Andre Gomes/Carlos Loss, BRA John Child/Mark Heese, CAN Eduardo Martinez/Martin Conde, ARG Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR Julie Prosser/Lee Zahner, AUS Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark, USA Guilherme/Para, BRA Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA Emanuel/Tande, BRA Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard, USA Baracetti/Conde, ARG Julius Brink/Kjell Schneider, GER Pedro Cunha/Franco, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Mike Lambert/Metzger, USA Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS PAST FRENCH WO NSP DU P A E N S ME ’ O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 19, USA 15, China 4, Australia 1 Site Year 1. Marseille 1997 2. Marseille 1998 3. Marseille 1999* 4. Marseille 2000 5. Marseille 2001 6. Marseille 2002 7. Marseille 2003 8. Marseille 2004 9. Paris 2005 10. Marseille 2006 11. Paris 2006 12. Paris 2007 13. Marseille 2007 *FIVB World Championships Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, USA Monica RodriguesAdriana Samuel, BRA Sandra Pires/Samuel, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Jackie Silva/Monica, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Ana Paula Connelly/Monica Rodrigues, BRA Barbra Fontana/Youngs, USA Shelda/Adriana Behar, BRA Arce/McPeak, USA McPeak/Youngs, USA Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Ana Paula/Pires, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Rachel Wacholder/Walsh, USA Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Jia Tian, Feil Wang, CHN Juliana/Larissa, BRA Adriana/Shelda, BRA Leila Barros/Ana Paula, BRA Juliana/Larissa, BRA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Leila/Ana Paula, BRA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Tyra Turner/Wacholder, USA Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, BRA Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 17 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Me ’ &Wo nsEvent Notes & Recaps IB r o r ns d me ’ June 23-29, ConocoPhilips Grand Slam Stavanger, Norway, Men & Women, $600,000 - Will 2008 be the year that teams other than those from Brazil win a SWATCH-FV Wol T u me ’ e e tn N r a ? Fv d frn me ’ tn e f m teS uh IB r o r n v n i ow y d s i i e t n a d ms r h o t e f e s o A r a c u t h v w ntepe i sn eme ’ g l me a a B mei n o nr a e o h rv u i c y o n n o s d d l s razilians have compiled 19 of the 27 podium spots with medal s sweeps in 1999, 2000 and 2006. Reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos have won four of the past five me ’ te i Sa a g r b t h i 2 0 p c me t f 5h w ste p i lowest finish ever on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. n i s n tv n e, u te 0 7 l e n o 2 t a h a ’ s t l r a r s Emanuel has won seven of the nine Stavanger gold medals, including the inaugural title in 1999 with Jose Loiola and a pair of crowns with Tande Ramos in 2001 and 2002. The United States has won three of tes w me ’ te a A r a sJ nB s a dA r h i o n i s s mei n e o s n pi x s t l c l R s o ec meap io p o p ys ta k t u s t h a J Ta a dJ Wa gt wnte2 0 g l me a B s a dR s a o o s v ra a f o l l eb cs o p e C i ’ i i n i r a ns a n e n o i h 07 o d d l os n os l . s became the lowest-seeded team (29th) to win a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour title. Vassiliki Arvaniti and Vasso Karadassiou captured G e c ’fs re e i t s r -ever SWATCH gold medal by upsetting Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca of Brazil in the 2005 finale. With the gold medal in 2005, Arvaniti became the youngest player to capture a SWATCH gold medal (20 years, 3 months, 15 days) at the time. N r a ’tpme ’f i esnSa a g r r f h b V g r H i l a dJ r Ke eu i 2 0 a d2 0 .Nl A nH k d l n ow y o s n is r i tv n e ae i s y e ad o a n n or j snh f t de e mp rd n 0 1 n 0 2 i n a e a a d a Ingrid Torlen placed fifth in 2004 for the top finish by aN r e i w me ’ta i Sa a g r ow g n o n e m n tv n e. a s PAST STAVANGER ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 19, Switzerland 3, Argentina 1, Australia 1, China 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Site Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Gold Medal Jose Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA Emanuel/Tande, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Silver Medal Bronze Medal Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira, BRA Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, BRA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Para/Ze Marco de, BRA Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Stefan Kobel/Patrick Heuscher, SUI Martin Conde/Mariano Baracetti, ARG Julien Prosser/Mark Williams, AUS Dave Klemperer/Niklas Rademacher, GER Franco/Tande, BRA Benjamin/Harley Marques, BRA Heuscher /Kobel, SUI Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Benjamin/Harley, BRA Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NED Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, CHN PAST STAVANGER WO NSP DU P A E N S ME ’ O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 7, USA 7, China 2, Australia 1, Greece 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Site Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs, USA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, BRA Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, BRA Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Adriana/Shelda, BRA McPeak/Youngs, USA Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA Walsh/Rachel Wacholder, USA Vasso Karadassiou/Vassiliki Arvaniti, GRE Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Jia Tian/Fei Wang, CHN Juliana/Larissa, BRA Adriana/Shelda, BRA Leila Barros/Ana Paula, BRA Jen Boss/April Ross, USA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN May-Treanor/Walsh, USA June 30-July 6, Moscow Open, Russia, Men & Women, $600,000 - After stops the past three years in historic St. Petersburg on the Neva River, the Russian Volleyball Federation will stage a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Grand Slam event in 2008 for men and women. While the women will be making their first visit to the Russian capital, the men played twice in Moscow in 1998 and 1999. Brazilians captured the last three gold medals for both men and womeni S. ees ugwt tred frn me ’ c a i sw i J ln n tP trb r i he i e t n h mp n he ua a h f e s o l i F lb r Sl a dL r s Fa c c pue a trew me ’ te . R sisfs a p aa c o teS T H es et ia n ai a rn a a trd l he o n i s u s ’ i t p e rn e n h WA C -FIVB World Tour i a v s l s t l a r calendar was in 1994 for the Goodwill Games in St. Petersb r w eeta f m N r a a dteU i dSae c pue teme ’ ug h r e ms r o ow y n h n e tts a trd h t n s a dw me ’g l me a rs e te .Mo c wi o eo 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with n o n o s d d l e p cv l , i y so s n f Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). PAST RUSSIAN ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Total Medals - Brazil 9, Germany 2, USA 2, Argentina 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 1, Portugal 1, Russia 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Site St. Petersburg Moscow Moscow St. Petersburg St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Year 1994 1998 1999 2005 2006 2007 Gold Medal Silver Medal Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, BRA Martin Conde/Eduardo Martinez, ARG Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, POR Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, BRA Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magelhaes, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRA Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS Bronze Medal Bruk Vandeweghe/Sinjin Smith, USA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER Jose Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, BRA Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, NED Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 18 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FIVB Wol T u Me ’ &Wo nsEvent Notes & Recaps r o r ns d me ’ PAST RUSSIAN WO NSP DU P A E N S ME ’ O IM L C ME T Total Medals - Brazil 7, USA 4, China 1 1. 2. 3. 4. Site St. Petersburg St. Petersburg St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Year 1994 2005 2006 2007 Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan, USA Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, BRA Barbra Fontana/Lori Kotas, USA Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRARenata Riberio/Talita Antunes, BRA Leila Barros/Ana Paula Connelly, BRA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Xue Chen.Zhang Xi, CHN Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, BRA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Jen Boss/April Ross, USA Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, USA July 14-20, World Series 13 Open, Marseille, France, Men & Women, $350,000 - Marseille will tie Rio de Janeiro in hosting the most SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events as the Mediterranean port city has staged an international Beach Volleyball event every year since 1994, except in 2005 when the organizer was developing a stop in Paris. The 14th event in Marseille is also the final qualifying event for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. While the men have completed in each Marseille event with Brazilians securing 19 podium p c me t a d1 g l me a ,h 2 0 w me ’ e e t ib E e t o 1 o tePa e d Pa oG s nD f r .O l O a a l e ns n 1 o a d d l te 0 8 o n v n wl e v n N . 1 n h l s u rd a t ef r s s l g o e e n sk y (12 h ss g dmoew me ’ S T H s p ta Mas i . T e2 0 g l me a f i wt P doC n ab Fa c N t ( )a te a r o n WA C t s h n rel h 0 7 o s o l e d d lis i e r u h y rn o eo 40 nh h years, eight months, 11 days) made the Brazilian the oldest player to win a SWATCH-FV Wol T u e e t Wo n ta f m IB r o r v n. d me ’ e ms r s o Brazil and the United States have split the previous 10 gold medals. Marseille hosted the 1999 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships w eeBa i n c pue b t teme ’a dw me ’ co n .Fa c ’tpf i b ame ’ ta w si 1 9 w e J a -Philippe h r rzi s a trd oh h l a n n o n rw s rn e o is y s s s nh n em a n 94 hn en s Jodard and Christian Penigaud dropped the gold medal match to Jan Kvalheim and Bjorn Maaseide of Norway in the first all-European finale on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. Ethel-Julie Arjona and Virginie Kadjo have posted ninths in Marseille (2003 and 2004) for France's best women's finishes as a host country entry. PAST MARSEILLE ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 19, USA 4, Argentina 4, Norway 3, Switzerland 3, Australia 1, Cuba 1, France 1, Germany 1, Russia 1 Site Year 1. Marseille 1994 2. Marseille 1995 3. Marseille 1996 4. Marseille 1997 5. Marseille 1998 6. Marseille 1999* 7. Marseille 2000 8. Marseille 2001 9. Marseille 2002 10. Marseille 2003 11. Marseille 2004 12. Marseille 2006 13. Marseille 2007 *FIVB World Championships Gold Medal Silver Medal Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Christian Penigaud/J-P Jodard, FRA Emanuel Rego/Ze Marco de Melo, BRA Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith, USA Guilherme/Para, BRA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER Jose Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR Mariano Baracetti/Conde, ARG Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell, CUB Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Cunha/Franco, BRA Baracetti/Conde, ARG Bronze Medal Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA Andre Gomes/Carlos Loss, BRA Eduardo Martinez/Martin Conde, ARG Julie Prosser/Lee Zahner, AUS Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark, USA Guilherme/Para, BRA Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA Emanuel/Tande, BRA Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard, USA Baracetti/Conde, ARG Pedro Cunha/Franco, BRA Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS PAST MARSEILLE WO NSP DU P A E N S ME ’ O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 16, USA 11, China 2, Australia 1 Site Year 1. Marseille 1997 2. Marseille 1998 3. Marseille 1999* 4. Marseille 2000 5. Marseille 2001 6. Marseille 2002 7. Marseille 2003 8. Marseille 2004 9. Marseille 2006 10. Marseille 2007 *FIVB World Championships Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, USA Monica RodriguesAdriana Samuel, BRA Sandra Pires/Samuel, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Jackie Silva/Monica, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Ana Paula Connelly/Monica Rodrigues, BRA Barbra Fontana/Youngs, USA Shelda/Adriana Behar, BRA Arce/McPeak, USA McPeak/Youngs, USA Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Ana Paula/Pires, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Rachel Wacholder/Walsh, USA Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Adriana/Shelda, BRA Leila Barros/Ana Paula, BRA Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, BRA Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 19 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Me ’ &Wo nsEvent Notes & Recaps IB r o r ns d me ’ July 21-27, 1to1 Energy, Gstaad, Switzerland, Men & Women, $600,000 - With Olympic qualifying completed, the highlight of the weekend will be the announcement of the pools for the Beijing 2008 Games. The international Beach Volleyball event started with w me ’c mp to i 2 0 flw db tefs d u l g n e e e th n xt year. The 2007 stop featured the $1-million SWATCHo n o ei n n 0 0 oo e y h i t o b e d r v n te e s t i l r e FIVB World Championships where the American teams of Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh and Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers captured tew me ’ a dme ’ g l me a ,e p cv l T eme ’ 2 0 p d m mak d the first-time that a Brazilian team did not win a h o n n s n o s d d l rs e te . h s i y n 07 oi s u re me a a ri i Oy i c a i sE n e R g a dRc roS no do p d“n lo r mac e t D l u s r o esa d d l s e n g l c h mp n ma u l e o n i d a ts rp e f a fu” t s o a a se/ g r n gn mp o a i h h R A de S h c t o h aSa k w ob c metefs me ’ta f m A s aat me in the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships. n rw c a h/ s u l , h e a J c h it n e m r r s o u t l o dal ri S i me ’ ta h v me a dti ,n l i atei 2 0 b P tc H u c e a dSea K b l Smo eK h h sl te ws s n e ms a e d l wc i u n s e e c d g i n 0 4 y ar k e sh r n tfn o e t l i . i n un a e h d S i w me ’ efrwt n t-place finishes four times, including two each with Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (2002 and 2003) and Lea ws o n f t i i h s s o h n Schwer (2005 and 2006). PAST SWISS ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 9, Germany 3, Switzerland 3, USA 3, Argentina 1, Australia 1, Russia 1 Site Year Gold Medal 1. Gstaad 2001 Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA 2. Gstaad 2002 Martin Conde/Mariano Baracetti, ARG 3. Gstaad 2003 Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA 4. Gstaad 2004 Heuscher/Kobel, SUI 5. Gstaad 2005 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA 6. Gstaad 2006 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA 7. Gstaad 2007* Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA *FIVB World Championships Silver Medal Bronze Medal Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Emanuel Rego/Tande Ramos, BRA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Stefan Kobel/Patrick Heuscher, SUI M. Dieckmann/Reckermann, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Benjamin/Harley Marques, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magelhaes, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, AUS PAST SWISS WO NSP DU P A E N S ME ’ O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 11, USA 9, China 3, Australia 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Site Gstaad Gstaad Gstaad Gstaad Gstaad Gstaad Gstaad Gstaad Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Holly McPeak/Misty May-Treanor, USA Ana Paula Connelly/Monica Rodrigues, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, USA May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Ana Paula/Sandra Pires, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA McPeak/Youngs, USA Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Jia Tian/Fei Wang, CHN Shelda/Adriana, BRA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Juliana/Larissa, BRA July 28-August 3, A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia, Klagenfurt, Austria, Men & Women, $600,000 - The 12th Klagenfurt stop will be the final stop before the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games while being the sixth of six Grand Slam stops on the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar. Reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos of Brazil and Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh of the United States captured the 2007 Klagenfurt gold medals. For Emanuel and Ricardo, it was their second Austrian title as the pair won te2 0 g l me a b fr p c gs c n i 2 0 a d2 0 .O ea, rzi me ’ ta h v w ne h Ka e frg l me a h 04 o d d l eoe l i e o d n 0 5 n 0 6 v rl Ba i n n e ms a e o i t l nut o an l l a s g g d dl s with Emanuel also claiming titles with Ze Marco de Melo (1997) and Jose Loiola (1998, 1999 and 2000). Nikolas Berger and Clemens Doppler posted fifths in 2002 and 2003 for the best Austrian men's placement in Klagenfurt. May-Treanor and Walsh have now won four of the seven Klagenfurt titles. Walsh has been atop the Austrian podium five times as she captured the 2004 crown with Rachel Wacholder when May-Treanor was sidelined before the Athens 2004 Olympic Games with an adnominal strain. Sara Montagnolli and Sabine Swoboda posted the best Austrian women's finish in Klagenfurt with a 2006 fifth. PAST AUSTRIAN ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 19, Germany 4, Norway 3, USA 3, Switzerland 2, Argentina 1, Netherlands 1 Site Year 1. Klagenfurt 1997 2. Klagenfurt 1998 3. Klagenfurt 1999 4. Klagenfurt 2000 5. Klagenfurt 2001* 6. Klagenfurt 2002 7. Klagenfurt 2003 8. Klagenfurt 2004 9. Klagenfurt 2005 10. Klagenfurt 2006 11. Klagenfurt 2007 *FIVB World Championships Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Emanuel Rego/Ze Marco de Melo, BRA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA Jose Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, USA Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira, BRA Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Paulao/Jefferson Bellaguarda, BRA Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SUI Hoidalen/Kjemperud, NOR Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA Stefan Kobel/Patrick Heuscher, SUI Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, BRA C. Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug, GER Christoph. Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, GER Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NED Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 20 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Me ’ &Wo nsEvent Notes & Recaps IB r o r ns d me ’ PAST AUSTRIAN WO NSP DU P A E N S ME ’ O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 8, USA 8, China 2, Germany 2, Czech Republic 1 Site Year 1. Klagenfurt 2001* 2. Klagenfurt 2002 3. Klagenfurt 2003 4. Klagenfurt 2004 5. Klagenfurt 2005 6. Klagenfurt 2006 7. Klagenfurt 2007 *FIVB World Championships Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Sandra Pires/Tatiana Minello, BRA Eva Celbova/Sona Novakova, CZE Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Elaine Youngs/Holly McPeak, USA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Pires/Ana Paula Connelly, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Walsh/Rachel Wacholder, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Annett Davis/ Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Wacholder/Youngs, USA Tian Jia/Wang Fei, CHN Wang Jie/Tian Jia, CHN Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, GER May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Juliiana/Larissa, BRA Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, GER August 9-22, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, Men & Women - Qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games concludes with a double gender event in The French Mediterranean port city of Marseille in July 15-20. This includes 13 events for men and 12 for women. The following week in Switzerland, the official 2008 Olympic Games drawing of lots will be staged to determine the Pools composition and the first days of the match-up of the Beach Volleyball tournaments in Beijing. OLYMPIC MEN'S PODIUM PLACEMENTS - 3 events Total Medals - USA 3, Brazil 2, Canada 1, Germany 1, Spain 1 and Switzerland 1 1. 2. 3. Site Atlanta Sydney Athens Year 1996 2000 2004 Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes, USA Mike Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh, USA John Child/Mark Heese, CAN Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, USA Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, BRA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER Emanuel Rego/Ricardo, BRA Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, ESP Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI OLYMPIC WOMEN'S PODIUM PLACEMENTS - 3 events Total Medals - Brazil 5, Australia 2, USA 2 1. 2. 3. Site Atlanta Sydney Athens Year 1996 2000 2004 Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Cook/Pottharst, AUS Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Sandra/Adriana Samuel, BRA Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs, USA August 25-31, Otera Open, Kristiansand, Norway, Men & Women, $350,000 - Kristiansand hosts the first event after the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games as Norway joins China, France and Poland in hosting two SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events this season. The Brazilian teams of Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos and Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca won the inaugural Kristiansand event in 2007. For Emanuel, it was his eighth Norwegian title in 10 events while Ricardo was winning for the sixth-time in the European country. Juliana and Larissa recovered from their lowest SWATCH-FIVB World Tour finish in 40 events at the 2007 Stavanger stop to defeat C i ’tptota t wntefs w me ’tei Kii s n .I r orm/j nMa s i (e e t) n Nl A nH k d l gi h a o w e ms o i h i t o n i n r t n a d v H r Bo ns r st l sa e e r a e e s v nh a d i n a e a I r d a / d n Torlen (fifth) posted Norway's top finishes in the inaugural Kristiansand event. PAST NORWEGIAN ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 21, Switzerland 3, Germany 2, Argentina 1, Australia 1, China 1, Netherlands 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Site Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Kristiansand Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2007 Gold Medal Jose Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA Emanuel/Tande, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Silver Medal Bronze Medal Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira, BRA Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, BRA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Para/Ze Marco de, BRA Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Stefan Kobel/Patrick Heuscher, SUI Martin Conde/Mariano Baracetti, ARG Julien Prosser/Mark Williams, AUS Dave Klemperer/Niklas Rademacher, GER Franco/Tande, BRA Benjamin/Harley Marques, BRA Heuscher /Kobel, SUI Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Benjamin/Harley, BRA Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NED Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, CHN Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, GER Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 21 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Me ’ &Wo nsEvent Notes & Recaps IB r o r ns d me ’ PAST NORWEGIAN WO NSP DU P A E N S ME ’ O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 8, USA 7, China 4, Australia 1, Greece 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Site Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger Kristiansand Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2007 Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs, USA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, BRA Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, BRA Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Adriana/Shelda, BRA McPeak/Youngs, USA Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA Walsh/Rachel Wacholder, USA Vasso Karadassiou/Vassiliki Arvaniti, GRE Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Jia Tian/Fei Wang, CHN Juliana/Larissa, BRA Adriana/Shelda, BRA Leila Barros/Ana Paula, BRA Jen Boss/April Ross, USA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN Tian/Jie Wang, CHN September 2-7, Myslowice Open, Poland, Women, $175,000 - After hosting U-21 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in 2006 and the U-1 w r f a i 2 0 , s wc e tr i tetpw me ’B a hV ly a p y r i tew r .P l djn C i , rance 9 ol i l n 0 7 Myl i net n h o o n e c oe b l l es n h ol o n o s h a F dns o e as s l la d a i n and Norway in hosting two or more SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events in 2007. Myslowice is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). PAST POLISH WO NSP DU P A E N S ME ’ O IM L C ME T Medals - China 3, Brazil 3 1. 2. Site Warsaw Warsaw Year 2006 2007 Gold Medal Wang Jie/Tian Jia, CHN Juliana F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Silver Medal Xue Chen/Zhang Xi, CHN Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Bronze Medal Leila Barros/Ana Paula Connelly, BRA Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN September 2-7, Mallorca Open, Men, $175,000 - The SWATCH-FIVB World Tour returns to Mallorca for the first-time since July 2004 when the stop on the Mediterranean island was the final qualifying event for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games for both men and women. T e2 0 e e t ifaueme 'p y n a dwl eh l a te“l ad trs,h l e d r b h 0 8 v n wle tr l n l o l n ib e th Pa e oo ”te e n ay ullfight arena where promoter Frank s a y l d z g Lichte obtained permission to hold the event. The brothers Laciga (Martin and Paul) won two of the four previous men's events (2002 and 2004), including the only All-Switzerland gold medal match in SWATCH-FIVB World Tour history. Brazilians captured the gold medals in 2001 (Tande Ramos/Emanuel Rego) and 2003 (Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran). The inaugural Mallorca event was held despite 9/11 as five players from the United States had to withdraw from the event due to airport closures. Brazilian Jose Loiola, who lived in Southern California, also had to withdraw with partner Ricardo Santos after the pair had finished second a month earlier in the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria. Mallorca is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). PAST MALLORCA ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Medals - Brazil 6, Switzerland 3, Argentina 2, Germany 1 1. 2. 3. 4. Site Mallorca Mallorca Mallorca Mallorca Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 Gold Medal Tande Ramos/Emanuel Rego, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Silver Medal Bronze Medal Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo Sanos, BRA Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Baracetti/Conde, ARG Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SUI Fabio Magalhaes/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA September 15-21, Brazil Open, Guaruja, Men & Women, $350,000 - Guaruja is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Guaruja hosted a SWATCH stop in 2000 where Marcio Araujo and Benjamin Insfran won their first-ever SWATCH event. Brazil has hosted the most SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events, i l i 2 me ’a d2 w me ’e e t T e2 0 G au s pmak te2 n y a ta Ba i a h se ame ’S T Hs p n u n 9 n n 4 o n v ns h 0 8 u rj t cdg s s . a o rs h 2 d e rh t rz h s o td l n WA C t s o and 16th-s a h s a o s g gaw me ’e e t E c p frh 2 0 me ’e e t Rod J n i ,e ms rm teS uhA r a t i tesn t i rg an o n v n. xe to te 0 4 n v n i i e a e o ta f s s n r o h o t mei n c country have medaled for host Brazil. Brazil also hosted the 2007 PanAm Games in Rio de Janeiro where Brazilians Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos and Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca captured the titles. Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIVB Communication +41 21 345 3535, FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 3545 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org 2008 Media Guide Federation Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Page 22 of 167 2008 SWATCH-FV Wol T u Me ’ &Wo nsEvent Notes & Recaps IB r o r ns d me ’ PAST BRAZILIAN ME ’ P DU P A E N S NS O IM L C ME T Total Medals - Brazil 52, USA 19, Switzerland 6, Argentina 4, Germany 2, Canada 2, Cuba 1, Norway 1 Site Year Gold Medal Randy Stoklos/Sinjin Smith, USA Karch Kiraly/Pat Powers, USA Stoklos/Smith, USA Stoklos/Smith, USA Stoklos/Smith, USA Stoklos/Smith, USA Adam Johnson/Steffes, USA Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Andre Gomes/Carlos Loss, BRA Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Paulao/Paulo Emilio, BRA Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh, USA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Emanuel Ze Marco, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Guilherme/Para, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA Emanuel/Tande Ramos, BRA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA M. Dieckmann/J. Reckerman, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Rio de Janeiro 1987 2. Rio de Janeiro 1988 3. Rio de Janeiro 1989 4. Rio de Janeiro 1990 5. Rio de Janeiro 1991 6. Rio de Janeiro 1992 7. Rio de Janeiro 1993 8. Rio de Janeiro 1994 9. Fortaleza 1994 10. Rio de Janeiro 1995 11. Fortaleza 1995 12. Rio de Janeiro 1996 13. Joao Pessoa 1996 14. Fortaleza 1996 15. Rio de Janeiro 1997 16. Fortaleza 1997 17. Rio de Janeiro 1998 18. Vitoria 1998 19. Vitoria 1999 20. Guaruja 2000 21. Vitoria 2000 22. Vitoria 2001 23. Fortaleza 2002 24. Rio de Janeiro 2003* 25. Salvador 2004 26. Rio de Janeiro 2004 27. Salvador 2005 28. Vitoria 2006 29. Fortaleza 2007 *FIVB World Championships Karch Kiraly/Pat Powers, USA Renan Dal Zotto/Jose Montanaro, BRA Bernard/Luis Amerigo, BRA Renan/Montanaro, BRA Eduardo Tinoco/Edinho de Mattos, BRA Mike Dodd/Tim Hovland, USA Dodd/Hovland, USA Franco Neto/Roberto Lopes, BRA Kent Steffes/Tim Hovland, USA Guilherme Marques/Andre Lima, BRA Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA Eduardo Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRA Eduardo Bacil/Jose Loiola, BRA Stoklos/Smith, USA Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA Ze Marco de Melo/Paulo Emilio, BRA Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Guilherme/Para Ferreria, BRA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Juan Rosell/Francisco Alvarez, CUB Guilherme/Para, BRA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA John Child/Mark Heese, CAN Eduardo Martinez/Martin Conde, ARG Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Guilherme/Para, BRA Emanuel/Ze Marco, BRA Bacil/Loiola, BRA Jody Holden/Conrad Leinemann, CAN Eduardo Garrido/Guilherme, BRA Martinez/Conde, ARG Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Jose Salema/Mariano Baracetti, ARG Jose Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Emanuel Rego/Tande Ramos, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, BRA M. Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Holdren/Metzger, USA Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, BRA Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI Baracetti/Conde, ARG Heuscher/Kobel, SUI Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SUI Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Jake Gibb/Metzger, USA Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, USA Pedro Cunha/Franco, BRA Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA PAST BRAZILIAN WO NSP DU P A E N S ME ’ O IM L C ME T Total Medals - Brazil 44, USA 24, Australia 3, Japan 1 Site Year 1. Rio de Janeiro 1993 2. Santos 1993 3. Santos 1994 4. Rio de Janeiro 1995 5. Santos 1995 6. Maceio 1996 7. Recife 1996 8. Rio de Janeiro 1996 9. Salvador 1996 10. Rio de Janeir 1997 11. Salvador 1997 12. Rio de Janeiro 1998 13. Salvador 1998 14. Salvador 1999 15. Fortaleza 2000 16. Vitoria 2000 17. Fortaleza 2001 18. Vitoria 2002 19. Rio de Janeiro 2003* 20. Fortaleza 2004 21. Rio de Janeiro 2004 22. Salvador 2005 23. Vitoria 2006 24. Fortaleza 2007 *FIVB World Championships Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Nancy Reno/Karolyn Kirby, USA Adriana Samuel/Monica Rodrigues, BRA Jackie Silva/Karina Silva, BRA Liz Masakayan/Kirby, USA Isabel Salgado/Roseli Timm, BRA Adriana Behar/Magda Lima, BRA Samuel/Monica, BRA Masakayan/Kirby, USA Salgado/Timm, BRA Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Samuel/Monica, BRA Kirby/Deb Richardson, USA Linda Hanley/Barbra Fontana, USA Holly McPeak/Angela Rock, USA Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Samuel/Monica, BRA Shelda Bede/Adriana, BRA Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Samuel/Monica, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Kerri Pottharst/Natalie Cook, AUS Shelda/Adriana, BRA Samuel/Monica, BRA Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Samuel/Monica, BRA McPeak/Lisa Arce, USA Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Holly McPeak/Arce, USA Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Pottharst/Pauline Manser, AUS Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Hanley/Fontana, USA Pires/Samuel, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA Pires/Samuel, BRA McPeak/Misty May-Treanor, USA Pires/Samuel, BRA Leanne McSorley/Nancy Mason, USA Masakayan/Youngs, USA Pires/ Samuel, BRA Mika Teru Saiki/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN Shelda/Adriana, BRA McPeak/Kerri Walsh, USA Masakayan/Dianne DeNecochea, USA Youngs/McPeak, USA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Ana Paula Connelly/Tatiana Minello, BRA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Juliana Felisberta Silva/ Larissa Franca, BRA Ana Paula/Pires, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Juliana/Larissa, BRA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Rachel Wacholder/Youngs, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Leila Barros/Ana Paula, BRA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Nicole Branagh/Youngs, USA Château Le