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The tour consists of 15 tournaments with both genders and 9 separate gender tournaments.<ref>[http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/BVB_Calendar_WT2008.htm?sm=14 2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar], [[FIVB]].org</ref>
The tour consists of 15 tournaments with both genders and 9 separate gender tournaments.<ref>[http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/BVB_Calendar_WT2008.htm?sm=14 2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar], [[FIVB]].org</ref>


The top eight finishes that a team has from January 1, 2007 to July 20, 2008, on the [[Swatch FIVB World Tour]] ([[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2007|2007]] and '''2008'''), [[SWATCH FIVB World Championship]]s ([[2007 Beach Volleyball World Championships|2007]]) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counts towards Olympic qualification for the [[Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing 2008 Olympic Games]].<ref name=Olqual>[http://www.fivb.org/EN/fivb/viewNews.asp?No=10259 2008 Olympic qualification systems confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball], [[FIVB]], June 23, 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.fivb.ch/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?TRN=MADE2008&PG=PRE&No=15928 Adelaide hosts season-opening SWATCH FIVB World Tour Event], [[FIVB]], February 26, 2008</ref> The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country.<ref name=Olqual/><ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/beach-volleyball/story/2008/06/30/f-olympics-beachvolleyball-news.html U.S. beach volleyball pair win, Canadians lose], [[CBC.ca]], June 30, 2008</ref>
The top eight finishes that a team has from January 1, 2007 to July 20, 2008, on the [[Swatch FIVB World Tour]] ([[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2007|2007]] and '''2008'''), [[SWATCH FIVB World Championship]]s ([[2007 Beach Volleyball World Championships|2007]]) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counts towards Olympic qualification for the [[Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing 2008 Olympic Games]].<ref name=Olqual>[http://www.fivb.org/EN/fivb/viewNews.asp?No=10259 2008 Olympic qualification systems confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball], [[FIVB]], June 23, 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.fivb.ch/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?TRN=MADE2008&PG=PRE&No=15928 Adelaide hosts season-opening SWATCH FIVB World Tour Event], [[FIVB]], February 26, 2008</ref> The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country.<ref name=Olqual/><ref>[https://archive.today/20120721152921/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/beach-volleyball/story/2008/06/30/f-olympics-beachvolleyball-news.html U.S. beach volleyball pair win, Canadians lose], [[CBC.ca]], June 30, 2008</ref>


==Grand Slam==
==Grand Slam==
There are six Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.<ref>[http://www.henkel.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-0AC8330A-9CAE3288/henkel_com/hs.xsl/12169_16430_COE_HTML.htm World-class beach volleyball against a dreamlike backdrop], [[Henkel]], June 25, 2008</ref>
There are six Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.<ref>[http://www.henkel.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-0AC8330A-9CAE3288/henkel_com/hs.xsl/12169_16430_COE_HTML.htm World-class beach volleyball against a dreamlike backdrop]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, [[Henkel]], June 25, 2008</ref>
*[[Berlin]], [[Germany]]{{ndash}} [[Smart (automobile)|Smart]] Grand Slam, June 10–15, 2008
*[[Berlin]], [[Germany]]{{spaced ndash}}[[Smart (automobile)|Smart]] Grand Slam, June 10–15, 2008
*[[Paris]], [[France]]{{ndash}} [[Henkel]] Grand Chelem, June 16–22, 2008
*[[Paris]], [[France]]{{spaced ndash}}[[Henkel]] Grand Chelem, June 16–22, 2008
*[[Stavanger]], [[Norway]]{{ndash}} [[ConocoPhillips]] Grand Slam Stavanger, June 24–29, 2008
*[[Stavanger]], [[Norway]]{{spaced ndash}}[[ConocoPhillips]] Grand Slam Stavanger, June 24–29, 2008
*[[Moscow]], [[Russia]]{{ndash}} Moscow Grand Slam, July 1–6, 2008
*[[Moscow]], [[Russia]]{{spaced ndash}}Moscow Grand Slam, July 1–6, 2008
*[[Gstaad]], [[Switzerland]]{{ndash}} 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008, July 22–27, 2008
*[[Gstaad]], [[Switzerland]]{{spaced ndash}}1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008, July 22–27, 2008
*[[Klagenfurt]], [[Austria]]{{ndash}} [[Vodafone|A1]] Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by [[NOKIA]], July 28 - August 2, 2008
*[[Klagenfurt]], [[Austria]]{{spaced ndash}}[[Vodafone|A1]] Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by [[Nokia]], July 28 - August 2, 2008


==Tournament results==
==Tournament results==

===Women===
===Women===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|-
|Adelaide Australia Open <ref name=Swatchres>[http://www.swatch.com/zz_en/beachvolley/calendarresults_women.html Swatch Beachvolley Women's Calendar & Results], [[Swatch]]</ref>
|Adelaide Australia Open <ref name=Swatchres>[http://www.swatch.com/zz_en/beachvolley/calendarresults_women.html Swatch Beachvolley Women's Calendar & Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530020750/http://www.swatch.com/zz_en/beachvolley/calendarresults_women.html |date=2008-05-30 }}, [[Swatch]]</ref>
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Juliana Felisberta|Juliana]]-[[Larissa França|Larissa]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Juliana Felisberta|Juliana]]-[[Larissa França|Larissa]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Talita Antunes|Talita]]-[[Renata Ribeiro|Renata]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Talita Antunes|Talita]]-[[Renata Ribeiro|Renata]]
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|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Clara Salgado|Maria Clara]]-[[Carolina Solberg Salgado|Carol]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Clara Salgado|Maria Clara]]-[[Carolina Solberg Salgado|Carol]]
|-
|-
|Smart Grand Slam<ref>[http://api2.swatch.com/content/fivb.results.php?code=WBER2008 FIVB > results], [[Swatch]]</ref>
|Smart Grand Slam<ref>[http://api2.swatch.com/content/fivb.results.php?code=WBER2008 FIVB > results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716171624/http://api2.swatch.com/content/fivb.results.php?code=WBER2008 |date=2011-07-16 }}, [[Swatch]]</ref>
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kerri Walsh|Walsh]]-[[Misty May-Treanor|May-Treanor]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kerri Walsh|Walsh]]-[[Misty May-Treanor|May-Treanor]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tian Jia]]-[[Wang Jie (volleyball)|Wang]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tian Jia]]-[[Wang Jie (volleyball)|Wang]]
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|World Series 13
|World Series 13
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Stephanie Pohl (beach volleyball)|Pohl]]-[[Okka Rau|Rau]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Stephanie Pohl (beach volleyball)|Pohl]]-[[Okka Rau|Rau]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Antonelli|Antonelli]]-[[Vanilda Leão|Leao]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Elisa Antonelli|Antonelli]]-[[Vanilda Leão|Leao]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Clara Salgado|Maria Clara]]-[[Carolina Solberg Salgado|Carol]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Clara Salgado|Maria Clara]]-[[Carolina Solberg Salgado|Carol]]
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|Otera Open Kristiansand
|Otera Open Kristiansand
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Antonelli|Antonelli]]-[[Vanilda Leão|Leao]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Elisa Antonelli|Antonelli]]-[[Vanilda Leão|Leao]]
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Nila Håkedal|Hakedal]]-[[Ingrid Tørlen|Torlen]]
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Nila Håkedal|Hakedal]]-[[Ingrid Tørlen|Torlen]]
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Doris Schwaiger|D. Schwaiger]]-[[Stefanie Schwaiger|S. Schwaiger]]
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Doris Schwaiger|D. Schwaiger]]-[[Stefanie Schwaiger|S. Schwaiger]]
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|Sanya Open
|Sanya Open
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[April Ross|Ross]]-[[Jennifer Boss|Boss]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[April Ross|Ross]]-[[Jennifer Boss|Boss]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ying Huang|Y. Huang]]-[[Zhang Xi (volleyball)|Zhang Xi]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ying Huang (volleyball)|Y. Huang]]-[[Zhang Xi (volleyball)|Zhang Xi]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Branagh|Branagh]]-[[Tyra Turner|Turner]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Branagh|Branagh]]-[[Tyra Turner|Turner]]
|}
|}
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{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|-
|Adelaide Australia Open <ref name=SwatchresMen>[http://www.swatch.com/zz_en/beachvolley/calendarresults_men.html Swatch Beachvolley Men's Calendar & Results], [[Swatch]]</ref>
|Adelaide Australia Open <ref name=SwatchresMen>[http://www.swatch.com/zz_en/beachvolley/calendarresults_men.html Swatch Beachvolley Men's Calendar & Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531065113/http://www.swatch.com/zz_en/beachvolley/calendarresults_men.html |date=2008-05-31 }}, [[Swatch]]</ref>
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Harley Marques Silva|Harley]]-[[Pedro Solberg Salgado|Pedro]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Harley Marques Silva|Harley]]-[[Pedro Solberg Salgado|Pedro]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Linyin Xu|Xu]]-[[Wu Penggen|Wu]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Linyin Xu|Xu]]-[[Wu Penggen|Wu]]
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|Prague Open
|Prague Open
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jake Gibb|Gibb]]-[[Sean Rosenthal|Rosenthal]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jake Gibb|Gibb]]-[[Sean Rosenthal|Rosenthal]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julius Brink|Brink]]-[[Christoph Dieckmann|Dieckmann Ch.]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julius Brink|Brink]]-[[Christoph Dieckmann (beach volleyball)|Dieckmann Ch.]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Santos|Ricardo]]-[[Emanuel Rego|Emanuel]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Santos (beach volleyball)|Ricardo]]-[[Emanuel Rego|Emanuel]]
|-
|-
|Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
|Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Harley Marques Silva|Harley]]-[[Pedro Solberg Salgado|Pedro]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Harley Marques Silva|Harley]]-[[Pedro Solberg Salgado|Pedro]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julius Brink|Brink]]-[[Christoph Dieckmann|Dieckmann Ch.]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julius Brink|Brink]]-[[Christoph Dieckmann (beach volleyball)|Dieckmann Ch.]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Rogers|Rogers]]-[[Phil Dalhausser|Dalhausser]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Rogers|Rogers]]-[[Phil Dalhausser|Dalhausser]]
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|Hyundai Open Barcelona
|Hyundai Open Barcelona
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julius Brink|Brink]]-[[Christoph Dieckmann|Dieckmann Ch.]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julius Brink|Brink]]-[[Christoph Dieckmann (beach volleyball)|Dieckmann Ch.]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dmitri Barsouk|Barsouk]]-[[Igor Kolodinsky|Kolodinsky]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dmitri Barsouk|Barsouk]]-[[Igor Kolodinsky|Kolodinsky]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Santos|Ricardo]]-[[Emanuel Rego|Emanuel]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Santos (beach volleyball)|Ricardo]]-[[Emanuel Rego|Emanuel]]
|-
|-
|Mazury Open
|Mazury Open
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Santos|Ricardo]]-[[Emanuel Rego|Emanuel]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Santos (beach volleyball)|Ricardo]]-[[Emanuel Rego|Emanuel]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Inocencio Lario Carrillo|Lario]]-[[Adrián Gavira Collado|Gavira]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Inocencio Lario Carrillo|Lario]]-[[Adrián Gavira Collado|Gavira]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Schacht|Schacht]]-[[Joshua Slack (beach volleyball)|Slack]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Schacht|Schacht]]-[[Joshua Slack (beach volleyball)|Slack]]
|-
|-
|Smart Grand Slam
|Smart Grand Slam
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Santos|Ricardo]]-[[Emanuel Rego|Emanuel]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Santos (beach volleyball)|Ricardo]]-[[Emanuel Rego|Emanuel]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Rogers|Rogers]]-[[Phil Dalhausser|Dalhausser]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Rogers|Rogers]]-[[Phil Dalhausser|Dalhausser]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Herrera (volleyball player)|Herrera]]-[[Raul Mesa|Mesa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Herrera (volleyball player)|Herrera]]-[[Raul Mesa|Mesa]]
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Rogers|Rogers]]-[[Phil Dalhausser|Dalhausser]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Rogers|Rogers]]-[[Phil Dalhausser|Dalhausser]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jonas Reckermann|Reckermann]]-[[Mischa Urbatzka|Urbatzka]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jonas Reckermann|Reckermann]]-[[Mischa Urbatzka|Urbatzka]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julius Brink|Brink]]-[[Christoph Dieckmann|Dieckmann Ch.]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julius Brink|Brink]]-[[Christoph Dieckmann (beach volleyball)|Dieckmann Ch.]]
|-
|-
|Moscow Grand Slam
|Moscow Grand Slam
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|-
|-
|World Series 13
|World Series 13
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Márcio Araújo]]-[[Fabio Luiz Magalhães|Fabio]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Márcio Araújo (volleyball)|Márcio Araújo]]-[[Fabio Luiz Magalhães|Fabio]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Linyin Xu|Xu]]-[[Wu Penggen|Wu]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Linyin Xu|Xu]]-[[Wu Penggen|Wu]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kay Matysik|Matysik]]-[[Stefan Uhmann|Uhmann]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kay Matysik|Matysik]]-[[Stefan Uhmann|Uhmann]]
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|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dmitri Barsouk|Barsouk]]-[[Igor Kolodinsky|Kolodinsky]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dmitri Barsouk|Barsouk]]-[[Igor Kolodinsky|Kolodinsky]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Williams (volleyball)|Williams]]-[[Stein Metzger|Metzger]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Williams (volleyball)|Williams]]-[[Stein Metzger|Metzger]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Santos|Ricardo]]-[[Emanuel Rego|Emanuel]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Santos (beach volleyball)|Ricardo]]-[[Emanuel Rego|Emanuel]]
|-
|-
|Otera Open Kristiansand
|Otera Open Kristiansand
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|Brazil Open
|Brazil Open
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Harley Marques Silva|Harley]]-[[Pedro Solberg Salgado|Pedro]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Harley Marques Silva|Harley]]-[[Pedro Solberg Salgado|Pedro]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julius Brink|Brink]]-[[Christoph Dieckmann|Dieckmann Ch.]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julius Brink|Brink]]-[[Christoph Dieckmann (beach volleyball)|Dieckmann Ch.]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jonas Reckermann|Reckermann]]-[[Mischa Urbatzka|Urbatzka]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jonas Reckermann|Reckermann]]-[[Mischa Urbatzka|Urbatzka]]
|-
|-
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==Medal table by country==
==Medal table by country==


{{Medals table
{| {{RankedMedalTable|class=wikitable sortable}}
| caption =
|-
| host =
|1.
| flag_template =
|align=left|{{flag|Brazil}}
| event =
|20
| team =
|8
| gold_BRA = 20 | silver_BRA = 8 | bronze_BRA = 14
|14
| gold_USA = 11 | silver_USA = 7 | bronze_USA = 7
|42
| gold_CHN = 2 | silver_CHN = 9 | bronze_CHN = 4
|-
| gold_GER = 2 | silver_GER = 7 | bronze_GER = 8
|2.
| gold_NED = 2 | silver_NED = 2 | bronze_NED = 0
|align=left|{{flag|United States}}
| gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 0
|11
| gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 0
|7
| gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 1
|7
| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 0
|25
| gold_GRE = 0 | silver_GRE = 1 | bronze_GRE = 0
|-
| gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 0
|3.
| gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1
|align=left|{{flag|China}}
| gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 0 | bronze_AUS = 1
|2
| gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 0 | bronze_AUT = 1
|9
| gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 1
|4
}}
|15
|-
|4.
|align=left|{{flag|Germany}}
|2
|7
|8
|17
|-
|5.
|align=left|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|2
|2
|0
|4
|-
|6.
|align=left|{{flag|Russia}}
|1
|1
|0
|2
|-
|6.
|align=left|{{flag|Spain}}
|1
|1
|0
|2
|-
|8.
|align=left|{{flag|Norway}}
|0
|1
|1
|2
|-
|9.
|align=left|{{flag|France}}
|0
|1
|0
|1
|-
|9.
|align=left|{{flag|Greece}}
|0
|1
|0
|1
|-
|9.
|align=left|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|0
|1
|0
|1
|-
|12.
|align=left|{{flag|Argentina}}
|0
|0
|1
|1
|-
|12.
|align=left|{{flag|Australia}}
|0
|0
|1
|1
|-
|12.
|align=left|{{flag|Austria}}
|0
|0
|1
|1
|-
|12.
|align=left|{{flag|New Zealand}}
|0
|0
|1
|1
|-
|}


==Awards==
==Awards==

===SWATCH Most Outstanding Player===
===SWATCH Most Outstanding Player===
<ref name=EventRecaps>[http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/2008EventRecaps.htm SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour 08], [[FIVB]]</ref>
<ref name=EventRecaps>[http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/2008EventRecaps.htm SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour 08], [[FIVB]]</ref>
*[[Maria Antonelli]] ([[Brazil|BRA]]) for the Otera Open Kristiansand in [[Kristiansand]], [[Norway]]
*[[Maria Elisa Antonelli|Maria Antonelli]] ([[Brazil|BRA]]) for the Otera Open Kristiansand in [[Kristiansand]], [[Norway]]
*[[Talita Antunes]] ([[Brazil|BRA]]) for the China Shanghai Jinshan Open in [[Shanghai]], [[People's Republic of China|China]]
*[[Talita Antunes]] ([[Brazil|BRA]]) for the China Shanghai Jinshan Open in [[Shanghai]], [[People's Republic of China|China]]
*[[Shelda Bede]] ([[Brazil|BRA]])
*[[Shelda Bede]] ([[Brazil|BRA]])
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The [[Russia]]n player [http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=7244 Igor Kolodinsky] shot the fastest serve in the Swatch FIVB World Tour history, when he served at 114.0&nbsp;km/h at the Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy.<ref name=EventRecaps/>
The [[Russia]]n player [http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=7244 Igor Kolodinsky] shot the fastest serve in the Swatch FIVB World Tour history, when he served at 114.0&nbsp;km/h at the Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy.<ref name=EventRecaps/>


[[United States|American]] player [[Elaine Youngs]], became the oldest women to win an "open" FIVB event, when she was 38 years, three months and 16 days old, when she won the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.<ref>[http://usocpressbox.org/usoc/pressbox.nsf/6272c9a938d3a5cb8525711000564abd/469ad79fc99415d78525745a007ec2d2?OpenDocument BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Branagh, Youngs Discover Gold on Beach in Barcelona], USOC PressBox, May 31, 2008</ref>
[[United States|American]] player [[Elaine Youngs]], became the oldest women to win an "open" FIVB event, when she was 38 years, three months and 16 days old, when she won the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.<ref>[http://usocpressbox.org/usoc/pressbox.nsf/6272c9a938d3a5cb8525711000564abd/469ad79fc99415d78525745a007ec2d2?OpenDocument BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Branagh, Youngs Discover Gold on Beach in Barcelona]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, USOC PressBox, May 31, 2008</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}
{{refbegin}}
<div class="references-small">
*[http://www.volleyballer.de/Beach-World-Tour-volleyball_kategorie_20.html Beachvolleyball-News: Beach World-Tour], volleyballer.de
*[http://www.volleyballer.de/Beach-World-Tour-volleyball_kategorie_20.html Beachvolleyball-News: Beach World-Tour], volleyballer.de
*[http://www.bvbinfo.com/default.asp Beach Volleyball Database]
*[http://www.bvbinfo.com/default.asp Beach Volleyball Database]
{{refend}}
</div class>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/BVB_Calendar_WT2008.htm?sm=14 2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar] at [[FIVB]].org
*[http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/BVB_Calendar_WT2008.htm?sm=14 2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar] at [[FIVB]].org
*[http://beachvolley.swatch.com/ Beachvolley] at [[Swatch]].com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090106152149/http://beachvolley.swatch.com/ Beachvolley] at [[Swatch]].com


===Tournaments===
===Tournaments===
*[http://www.wtadelaideopen.com/ Adelaide Australia Open], March 25–30, 2008
*[http://www.wtadelaideopen.com/ Adelaide Australia Open], March 25–30, 2008
*[http://www.beachpragueopen.cz/ Prague Open], May 6–11, 2008
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080701161147/http://www.beachpragueopen.cz/ Prague Open], May 6–11, 2008
*[http://www.worldtourbarcelona.cat/ Hyundai Open Barcelona], May 26 - June 1, 2008
*[http://www.worldtourbarcelona.cat/ Hyundai Open Barcelona], May 26 - June 1, 2008
*[http://www.worldtour.pl/ Mazury Open], June 3–8, 2008
*[http://www.worldtour.pl/ Mazury Open], June 3–8, 2008
*[http://www.henkel-grandchelem.com/ Henkel Grand chelem], June 16–22, 2008
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080704175714/http://www.henkel-grandchelem.com/ Henkel Grand chelem], June 16–22, 2008
*[http://www.wtstavanger.com/ ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger], June 24–29, 2008
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080604145901/http://www.wtstavanger.com/ ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger], June 24–29, 2008
*[http://www.e.beachworldtour.ch/ 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008], July 21–27, 2008
*[http://www.e.beachworldtour.ch/ 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008], July 21–27, 2008
*[http://www.worldtour2008.pl/ Myslowice Open], September 2–7, 2008
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080702191148/http://www.worldtour2008.pl/ Myslowice Open], September 2–7, 2008
*[http://worldtourmallorca.com/ Open de Mallorca], September 3–7, 2008
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080531152012/http://www.worldtourmallorca.com/ Open de Mallorca], September 3–7, 2008


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[[Category:Swatch FIVB Beach Volley World Tour|2008]]
[[Category:FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2008]]

[[no:Swatch FIVB Beach Volley World Tour 2008]]

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2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour
Tournament details
Host nationVarious
DatesMarch - November, 2008

The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008 is an international beach volleyball competition.

The tour consists of 15 tournaments with both genders and 9 separate gender tournaments.[1]

The top eight finishes that a team has from January 1, 2007 to July 20, 2008, on the Swatch FIVB World Tour (2007 and 2008), SWATCH FIVB World Championships (2007) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counts towards Olympic qualification for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.[2][3] The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country.[2][4]

Grand Slam

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There are six Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.[5]

Tournament results

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Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Adelaide Australia Open [6] Brazil Juliana-Larissa Brazil Talita-Renata Brazil Ana Paula-Shelda
China Shanghai Jinshan Open[6] Brazil Renata-Talita Brazil Juliana-Larissa China Xue-Zhang Xi
Seoul Open China Xue-Zhang Xi Brazil Ana Paula-Shelda United States Branagh-Youngs
Keihan/Smfg Japan Open Brazil Juliana-Larissa China Tian Jia-Wang China Xue-Zhang Xi
Hyundai Open Barcelona United States Branagh-Youngs Brazil Renata-Talita Brazil Juliana-Larissa
Mazury Open Brazil Ana Paula-Shelda United States Wacholder-Turner Brazil Maria Clara-Carol
Smart Grand Slam[7] United States Walsh-May-Treanor China Tian Jia-Wang Brazil Juliana-Larissa
Henkel Grand Chelem United States Walsh-May-Treanor United States Wacholder-Turner United States Branagh-Youngs
ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
Stavanger 		United States Walsh-May-Treanor Greece Karantasiou-Arvaniti United States Ross-Boss
Moscow Grand Slam China Xue-Zhang Xi United States Branagh-Youngs China Tian Jia-Wang
World Series 13 Germany Pohl-Rau Brazil Antonelli-Leao Brazil Maria Clara-Carol
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 Brazil Ana Paula-Shelda China Tian Jia-Wang China Xue-Zhang Xi
A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam
presented by NOKIA 		Brazil Ana Paula-Shelda Ukraine Osheyko-Baburina Germany Holtwick-Semmler
Otera Open Kristiansand Brazil Antonelli-Leao Norway Hakedal-Torlen Austria D. Schwaiger-S. Schwaiger
Myslowice Open Brazil Maria Clara-Carol Germany Holtwick-Semmler Norway Hakedal-Torlen
Brazil Open Brazil Vivian-Larissa Brazil Shaylyn-Agatha Brazil Ana Paula-Shelda
Dubai Open United States Walsh-Branagh United States Ross-Boss Brazil Maria Clara-Carol
Phuket Thailand Open United States Ross-Boss United States Branagh-Turner Germany Banck-Günther
Sanya Open United States Ross-Boss China Y. Huang-Zhang Xi United States Branagh-Turner

Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Adelaide Australia Open [8] Brazil Harley-Pedro China Xu-Wu United States Rogers-Dalhausser
China Shanghai Jinshan Open[8] Brazil Harley-Pedro China Xu-Wu Brazil Franco-Cunha
Prague Open United States Gibb-Rosenthal Germany Brink-Dieckmann Ch. Brazil Ricardo-Emanuel
Italian Open presented by Abruzzo Brazil Harley-Pedro Germany Brink-Dieckmann Ch. United States Rogers-Dalhausser
VIP Open Netherlands Nummerdor-Schuil China Xu-Wu United States Fuerbringer-Jennings
Hyundai Open Barcelona Germany Brink-Dieckmann Ch. Russia Barsouk-Kolodinsky Brazil Ricardo-Emanuel
Mazury Open Brazil Ricardo-Emanuel Spain Lario-Gavira Australia Schacht-Slack
Smart Grand Slam Brazil Ricardo-Emanuel United States Rogers-Dalhausser Spain Herrera-Mesa
Henkel Grand Chelem United States Rogers-Dalhausser Netherlands Nummerdor-Schuil Germany Klemperer-Koreng
ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
Stavanger 		United States Rogers-Dalhausser Germany Reckermann-Urbatzka Germany Brink-Dieckmann Ch.
Moscow Grand Slam United States Rogers-Dalhausser China Xu-Wu Germany Klemperer-Koreng
World Series 13 Brazil Márcio Araújo-Fabio China Xu-Wu Germany Matysik-Uhmann
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 Brazil Harley-Pedro Netherlands Nummerdor-Schuil Brazil Alison-Emanuel
A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam
presented by NOKIA 		Russia Barsouk-Kolodinsky United States Williams-Metzger Brazil Ricardo-Emanuel
Otera Open Kristiansand Spain Herrera-Mesa Brazil Maciel-Bruno New Zealand Lochhead-Pitman
Mallorca Open Brazil Harley-Pedro Germany Klemperer-Koreng Brazil Franco-Benjamin
Brazil Open Brazil Harley-Pedro Germany Brink-Dieckmann Ch. Germany Reckermann-Urbatzka
Dubai Open Netherlands Nummerdor-Schuil Germany Reckermann-Urbatzka Brazil Harley-Pedro
Bahrain Open Brazil Alison-Cunha France Cès-Ces Germany Dollinger-Windscheif
Sanya Open Brazil Benjamin-Harley Brazil Pitta-Cunha Argentina Baracetti-Salema

Medal table by country

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)2081442
2 United States (USA)117725
3 China (CHN)29415
4 Germany (GER)27817
5 Netherlands (NED)2204
6 Russia (RUS)1102
 Spain (ESP)1102
8 Norway (NOR)0112
9 France (FRA)0101
 Greece (GRE)0101
 Ukraine (UKR)0101
12 Argentina (ARG)0011
 Australia (AUS)0011
 Austria (AUT)0011
 New Zealand (NZL)0011
Totals (15 entries)393938116

Awards

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SWATCH Most Outstanding Player

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Records

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The Russian player Igor Kolodinsky shot the fastest serve in the Swatch FIVB World Tour history, when he served at 114.0 km/h at the Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy.[9]

American player Elaine Youngs, became the oldest women to win an "open" FIVB event, when she was 38 years, three months and 16 days old, when she won the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.[10]

References

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  1. ^ 2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar, FIVB.org
  2. ^ a b 2008 Olympic qualification systems confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, FIVB, June 23, 2006
  3. ^ Adelaide hosts season-opening SWATCH FIVB World Tour Event, FIVB, February 26, 2008
  4. ^ U.S. beach volleyball pair win, Canadians lose, CBC.ca, June 30, 2008
  5. ^ World-class beach volleyball against a dreamlike backdrop[permanent dead link‍], Henkel, June 25, 2008
  6. ^ a b Swatch Beachvolley Women's Calendar & Results Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, Swatch
  7. ^ FIVB > results Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Swatch
  8. ^ a b Swatch Beachvolley Men's Calendar & Results Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Swatch
  9. ^ a b SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour 08, FIVB
  10. ^ BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Branagh, Youngs Discover Gold on Beach in Barcelona[permanent dead link‍], USOC PressBox, May 31, 2008
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Tournaments

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