2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships Explained

Competition:	Beach Volleyball World Championships
Year:	2009
Dates:	26 June – 5 July
Last:	2007 Beach Volleyball World Championships
Next:	2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships

The 2009 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships is a beach volleyball event, that was held from June 26 to July 5, 2009 in Stavanger, Norway.^[1] The Swatch FIVB World Championships are organized every two years, and Norway is the first Northern European country to host the event. The city of Stavanger had earlier hosted ten Open and Grand Slam events at the SWATCH FIVB World Tour.^[1]

The 2009 event was the seventh official edition of the championship, after ten unofficial championships (1987–1996) all held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The total Prize Money for 2009 was US$1 Million.^[1]

Medal summary

Men's
Women's

Men's competition

Round Robin

Best Third Places

Play-off

Gold medal Match

Women's competition

Round Robin

Best Third Places

Play-off

Gold medal Match

Final ranking

Women's competition

^[2]

RANK	NAME ATHLETES	SEED
		1
		3
		2
4.		5
5.		4
	6
	12
	14
9.		8
	10
	11
	15
	17
	20
	23
	33
17.		7
	9
	13
	16
	18
	21
	24
	26
	27
	28
	34
	35
	37
	41
	42
	43
33.		22
	25
	29
	30
37.		19
	31
	32
	36
	38
	39
	40
	44
	45
	46
	47
	48

Men's competition

^[3]

RANK	NAME ATHLETES	SEED
		3
		1
		2
4.		6
5.		5
	10
	15
	17
9.		11
	16
	23
	24
	26
	28
	31
	37
17.		4
	8
	9
	12
	13
	14
	18
	20
	21
	27
	29
	30
	32
	35
	40
	43
33.		7
	22
	25
	39
37.		19
	33
	34
	36
	38
	41
	42
	44
	45
	46
	47
	48

External links

Notes and References

http://www.fivb.org/en/Infomedia/PressReleaseDB.asp?No=15932&Language=0 Stavanger to host 2009 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by ConocoPhillips: "A fair battle with Moscow won by Norway," says FIVB President
http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID=2072 Women's US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Championship presented by ConocoPhillips June 25 – July 4, 2009
http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID=2073 Men's US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Championship presented by ConocoPhillips June 26 – July 5, 2009

RANK	NAME ATHLETES	SEED
		1
		3
		2
4.		5
5.		4
	6
	12
	14
9.		8
	10
	11
	15
	17
	20
	23
	33
17.		7
	9
	13
	16
	18
	21
	24
	26
	27
	28
	34
	35
	37
	41
	42
	43
33.		22
	25
	29
	30
37.		19
	31
	32
	36
	38
	39
	40
	44
	45
	46
	47
	48

RANK	NAME ATHLETES	SEED
		3
		1
		2
4.		6
5.		5
	10
	15
	17
9.		11
	16
	23
	24
	26
	28
	31
	37
17.		4
	8
	9
	12
	13
	14
	18
	20
	21
	27
	29
	30
	32
	35
	40
	43
33.		7
	22
	25
	39
37.		19
	33
	34
	36
	38
	41
	42
	44
	45
	46
	47
	48

RANK	NAME ATHLETES	SEED
		1
		3
		2
4.		5
5.		4
	6
	12
	14
9.		8
	10
	11
	15
	17
	20
	23
	33
17.		7
	9
	13
	16
	18
	21
	24
	26
	27
	28
	34
	35
	37
	41
	42
	43
33.		22
	25
	29
	30
37.		19
	31
	32
	36
	38
	39
	40
	44
	45
	46
	47
	48

RANK	NAME ATHLETES	SEED
		3
		1
		2
4.		6
5.		5
	10
	15
	17
9.		11
	16
	23
	24
	26
	28
	31
	37
17.		4
	8
	9
	12
	13
	14
	18
	20
	21
	27
	29
	30
	32
	35
	40
	43
33.		7
	22
	25
	39
37.		19
	33
	34
	36
	38
	41
	42
	44
	45
	46
	47
	48

RANK	NAME ATHLETES	SEED
		1
		3
		2
4.		5
5.		4
	6
	12
	14
9.		8
	10
	11
	15
	17
	20
	23
	33
17.		7
	9
	13
	16
	18
	21
	24
	26
	27
	28
	34
	35
	37
	41
	42
	43
33.		22
	25
	29
	30
37.		19
	31
	32
	36
	38
	39
	40
	44
	45
	46
	47
	48

RANK	NAME ATHLETES	SEED
		3
		1
		2
4.		6
5.		5
	10
	15
	17
9.		11
	16
	23
	24
	26
	28
	31
	37
17.		4
	8
	9
	12
	13
	14
	18
	20
	21
	27
	29
	30
	32
	35
	40
	43
33.		7
	22
	25
	39
37.		19
	33
	34
	36
	38
	41
	42
	44
	45
	46
	47
	48