Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008
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Host nation | Various |
Dates | March - 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.[4][2]
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.[5]
- Berlin, Germany– Smart Grand Slam, June 10 - 15, 2008
- Paris, France– Henkel Grand Chelem, June 16 - 22, 2008
- Stavanger, Norway– ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, June 24 - 29, 2008
- Moscow, Russia– Moscow Grand Slam, July 1 - 6, 2008
- Gstaad, Switzerland– 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008, July 22 - 27, 2008
- Klagenfurt, Austria– A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA, July 28 - August 2, 2008
Tournament results
Women
Event: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
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Adelaide Australia Open [6] | Juliana-Larissa | Talita-Renata | Ana Paula-Shelda |
China Shanghai Jinshan Open[6] | Renata-Talita | Juliana-Larissa | Xue-Zhang Xi |
Seoul Open | Xue-Zhang Xi | Ana Paula-Shelda | Branagh-Youngs |
Keihan/Smfg Japan Open | Juliana-Larissa | Tian Jia-Wang | Xue-Zhang Xi |
Hyundai Open Barcelona | Branagh-Youngs | Renata-Talita | Juliana-Larissa |
Mazury Open | Ana Paula-Shelda | Wacholder-Turner | Maria Clara-Carol |
Smart Grand Slam[7] | Walsh-May-Treanor | Tian Jia-Wang | Juliana-Larissa |
Henkel Grand Chelem | Walsh-May-Treanor | Wacholder-Turner | Branagh-Youngs |
ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger |
Walsh-May-Treanor | Karantasiou-Arvaniti | Ross-Boss |
Moscow Grand Slam | Xue-Zhang Xi | Branagh-Youngs | Tian Jia-Wang |
World Series 13 | Pohl-Rau | Antonelli-Leao | Carolina-Maria Clara |
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 | Ana Paula-Shelda | Tian Jia-Wang | Xue-Zhang Xi |
A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA |
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Otera Open Kristiansand | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Myslowice Open | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Brazil Open | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Dubai Open | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Phuket Thailand Open | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Sanya Open | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Men
Event: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
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Adelaide Australia Open [8] | Harley-Pedro | Xu-Wu | Rogers-Dalhausser |
China Shanghai Jinshan Open[8] | Harley-Pedro | Xu-Wu | Franco-Cunha |
Prague Open | Gibb-Rosenthal | Brink-Dieckmann Ch. | Ricardo-Emanuel |
Italian Open presented by Abruzzo | Harley-Pedro | Brink-Dieckmann Ch. | Rogers-Dalhausser |
VIP Open | Nummerdor-Schuil | Xu-Wu | Fuerbringer-Jennings |
Hyundai Open Barcelona | Brink-Dieckmann Ch. | Barsouk-Kolodinsky | Ricardo-Emanuel |
Mazury Open | Ricardo-Emanuel | Lario-Gavira | Schacht-Slack |
Smart Grand Slam | Ricardo-Emanuel | Rogers-Dalhausser | Herrera-Mesa |
Henkel Grand Chelem | Rogers-Dalhausser | Nummerdor-Schuil | Klemperer-Koreng |
ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger |
Rogers-Dalhausser | Reckermann-Urbatzka | Brink-Dieckmann Ch. |
Moscow Grand Slam | Rogers-Dalhausser | Xu-Wu | Klemperer-Koreng |
World Series 13 | Marcio Araujo-Fabio | Xu-Wu | Matysik-Uhmann |
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 | Harley-Pedro | Nummerdor-Schuil | Alison-Emanuel |
A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA |
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Otera Open Kristiansand | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Mallorca Open | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Brazil Open | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Dubai Open | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Bahrain Open | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Sanya Open | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Awards
SWATCH Most Outstanding Player
- Talita Antunes (BRA) for the China Shanghai Jinshan Open in Shanghai, China
- Shelda Bede (BRA) for the Mazury Open in Stare Jablonki, Poland
- Nicole Branagh (USA) for the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain
- Julius Brink (GER) for the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain
- Phil Dalhausser (USA)
- for the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, in Stavanger, Norway
- for the Moscow 2008 Grand Slam in Moscow, Russia
- Juliana Felisberta (BRA)
- for the Adelaide Australia Open in Adelaide, Australia
- for the Keihan/Smfg Japan Open in Osaka, Japan
- Inocencio Lario (ESP) for the Mazury Open in Stare Jablonki, Poland
- Fabio Luiz Magalhães (BRA) for the World Series 13 in Marseille, France
- Misty May-Treanor (USA)
- for the Smart Grand Slam in Berlin, Germany
- for the Henkel Grand Chelem in Paris, France
- for the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, in Stavanger, Norway.
- Stephanie Pohl (GER) for the World Series 13 in Marseille, France
- Emanuel Rego (BRA) for the Smart Grand Slam in Berlin, Germany
- Todd Rogers (USA) for the Henkel Grand Chelem in Paris, France
- Sean Rosenthal (USA) for the Prague Open in Prague, Czech Republic
- Richard Schuil (NED) for the VIP Open in Zagreb, Croatia
- Harley Marques Silva (BRA)
- for the Adelaide Australia Open in Adelaide, Australia
- for the China Shanghai Jinshan Open in Shanghai, China
- for the Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy
- Zhang Xi (CHN)
- for the Seoul Open in Seoul, Korea
- for the Moscow 2008 Grand Slam in Moscow, Russia
Records
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]
Reference
- ^ 2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar, FIVB.org
- ^ a b 2008 Olympic qualification systems confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, FIVB, June 23, 2006
- ^ Adelaide hosts season-opening SWATCH FIVB World Tour Event, FIVB, February 26, 2008
- ^ U.S. beach volleyball pair win, Canadians lose, CBC.ca, June 30, 2008
- ^ World-class beach volleyball against a dreamlike backdrop, Henkel, June 25, 2008
- ^ a b Swatch Beachvolley Women's Calendar & Results, Swatch
- ^ FIVB > results, Swatch
- ^ a b Swatch Beachvolley Men's Calendar & Results, Swatch
- ^ a b SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour 08, FIVB
- ^ BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Branagh, Youngs Discover Gold on Beach in Barcelona, usolympicteam Presss box, May 31, 2008
- Beachvolleyball-News: Beach World-Tour, volleyballer.de
- Beach Volleyball Database
External links
- 2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar at FIVB.org
- Beachvolley at Swatch.com
Tournaments
- Adelaide Australia Open, March 25 - 30, 2008
- Prague Open, May 6 - 11, 2008
- Hyundai Open Barcelona, May 26 - June 1, 2008
- Mazury Open, June 3 - 8, 2008
- Henkel Grand chelem, June 16 - 22, 2008
- ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, June 24 - 29, 2008
- 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008, July 21 - 27, 2008
- Myslowice Open, September 2 - 7, 2008
- Open de Mallorca, September 3 - 7, 2008