2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships Explained

Competition:	Beach Volleyball World Championships
Year:	2011
Dates:	13 June – 19 June
Last:	2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships
Next:	2013 Beach Volleyball World Championships

The 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships were a beach volleyball double-gender event, which were held from June 13 to 19, 2011 in Rome, Italy.^[1] The Swatch FIVB World Championships are organized every two years, and Italy hosted the event for the first time. 48 teams per gender entered the competition making 96 total.^[2]

Medal summary

Medal events

Men's event
Women's event

Medal table

Men's event

Round Robin

Pool A

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Cès–Cès	2–0	Morais–Silva	21–11	21–10
	Rogers–Dalhausser	0–2	Jennings–Wong	20–22	12–21
14 Jun	Jennings–Wong	2–1	Cès–Cès	19–21	21–9	15–10
	Rogers–Dalhausser	2–0	Morais–Silva	21–13	21–13
15 Jun	Jennings–Wong	2–0	Morais–Silva	21–12	21–8
	Rogers–Dalhausser	2–0	Cès–Cès	21–19	21–13

Pool B

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
14 Jun	Søderberg–Hoyer	2–0	Babich–Ioisher	22–20	21–13
	Emanuel–Alison	2–0	Lochhead–Pitman	21–19	21–18
15 Jun	Lochhead–Pitman	2–0	Babich–Ioisher	21–19	21–14
	Emanuel–Alison	2–1	Søderberg–Hoyer	21–18	22–24	15–10
16 Jun	Søderberg–Hoyer	2–1	Lochhead–Pitman	21–18	17–21	17–15
	Emanuel–Alison	2–0	Babich–Ioisher	21–13	21–13

Pool C

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
14 Jun		0–2	Redmann–Saxton	18–21	17–21
	Araújo–Ricardo	2–1	Gabathuler–Schnider	21–15	19–21	20–18
15 Jun	Gabathuler–Schnider	2–1	Redmann–Saxton	21–17	19–21	15–21
	Araújo–Ricardo	1–2	Boersma–Spijkers	21–12	17–21	10–15
16 Jun		0–2	Gabathuler–Schnider	14–21	12–21
	Araújo–Ricardo	2–1	Redmann–Saxton	23–21	17–21	15–11

Pool D

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
14 Jun	Heuscher–Bellaguarda	2–1	Kądzioła–Szałankiewicz	22–20	14–21	16–14
	Brink–Reckermann	2–0	Likholetov–Pastukhov	21–11	21–13
15 Jun	Likholetov–Pastukhov	0–2	Kądzioła–Szałankiewicz	16–21	20–22
	Brink–Reckermann	2–0	Heuscher–Bellaguarda	21–13	21–17
16 Jun	Heuscher–Bellaguarda	2–1	Likholetov–Pastukhov	21–17	15–21	15–13
	Brink–Reckermann	2–0	Kądzioła–Szałankiewicz	21–18	21–14

Pool E

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Heyer–Chevallier	2–0	Doppler–Mellitzer	27–25	21–19
	Klemperer–Koreng	2–0	Erdmann–Matysik	7–21	21–15	16–14
15 Jun	Erdmann–Matysik	2–1	Doppler–Mellitzer	17–21	21–18	15–8
		1–2	Heyer–Chevallier	12–21	21–18	12–15
16 Jun	Erdmann–Matysik	2–0	Heyer–Chevallier	21–19	21–17
		0–2	Doppler–Mellitzer	14–21	19–21

Pool F

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
14 Jun	Skarlund–Spinnangr	0–2	Tomatis–Lupo	17–21	18–21
	Xu–Wu	0–2	Fijałek–Prudel	18–21	22–24
15 Jun	Fijałek–Prudel	2–0	Tomatis–Lupo	21–19	21–14
	Xu–Wu	2–1	Skarlund–Spinnangr	19–21	21–17	15–11
16 Jun	Skarlund–Spinnangr	0–2	Fijałek–Prudel	18–21	16–21
	Xu–Wu	2–0	Tomatis–Lupo	21–16	21–13

Pool G

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Geor–Gia	2–0	Boehm–Kapa	21–16	21–14
	Fuerbringer–Lucena	2–0	Thiago–Harley	21–14	21–17
14 Jun	Thiago–Harley	2–0	Geor–Gia	21–13	21–19
	Fuerbringer–Lucena	2–0	Boehm–Kapa	21–16	21–19
15 Jun	Thiago–Harley	1–2	Boehm–Kapa	21–18	19–21	10–15
	Fuerbringer–Lucena	2–1	Geor–Gia	18–21	21–13	15–10

Pool H

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Nummerdor–Schuil	2–0	Sidorenko–Dyachenko	21–19	21–15
	Bruno–Benjamin	2–1	Mesa–Lario	15–21	21–18	23–21
15 Jun	Mesa–Lario	2–0	Sidorenko–Dyachenko	21–16	24–22
	Bruno–Benjamin	0–2	Nummerdor–Schuil	14–21	18–21
16 Jun	Nummerdor–Schuil	2–0	Mesa–Lario	21–17	21–19
	Bruno–Benjamin	2–1	Sidorenko–Dyachenko	26–24	18–21	15–10

Pool J

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Semenov–Koshkarev	2–1	Laciga–Weingart	21–17	17–21	22–20
	Herrera–Gavira	2–0	Müllner–Horst	21–19	21–15
14 Jun	Müllner–Horst	2–1	Laciga–Weingart	18–21	21–17	15–8
	Herrera–Gavira	1–2	Semenov–Koshkarev	21–14	21–23	14–16
15 Jun	Semenov–Koshkarev	1–2	Müllner–Horst	21–14	20–22	10–15
	Herrera–Gavira	2–0	Laciga–Weingart	32–30	21–16

Pool K

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Pļaviņš–Šmēdiņš	2–0	Prokopiev–Bogatov	21–18	21–16
	Gibb–Rosenthal	2–1	Vesik–Jaani	17–21	24–22	17–15
15 Jun	Pļaviņš–Šmēdiņš	2–0	Vesik–Jaani	21–16	21–15
	Gibb–Rosenthal	2–0	Prokopiev–Bogatov	21–17	21–18
16 Jun	Vesik–Jaani	2–0	Prokopiev–Bogatov	21–17	21–12
	Gibb–Rosenthal	0–2	Pļaviņš–Šmēdiņš	15–21	19–21

Pool L

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Nicolai–Martino	2–1	Samoilovs–Sorokins	21–17	15–21	15–11
	Beneš–Kubala	2–1	Gunnarsson–Brinkborg	21–19	20–22	15–13
14 Jun	Nicolai–Martino	1–2	Gunnarsson–Brinkborg	21–17	21–23	13–15
	Beneš–Kubala	2–0	Samoilovs–Sorokins	21–19	21–16
15 Jun	Gunnarsson–Brinkborg	0–2	Samoilovs–Sorokins	16–21	21–23
	Beneš–Kubala	2–1	Nicolai–Martino	17–21	21–19	15–8

Pool M

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Ingrosso–Ingrosso	2–0	Barsouk–Yutvalin	21–14	21–16
	Ferramenta–Pedro	2–0	Dollinger–Windscheif	21–12	21–16
14 Jun	Dollinger–Windscheif	2–1	Barsouk–Yutvalin	15–21	22–20	15–13
	Ferramenta–Pedro	2–1	Ingrosso–Ingrosso	20–22	21–10	15–13
16 Jun	Ingrosso–Ingrosso	0–2	Dollinger–Windscheif	18–21	18–21
	Ferramenta–Pedro	2–0	Barsouk–Yutvalin	21–19	21–16

3rd place ranked teams

The eight best third-placed teams will advance to the round of 32.

Knockout round

Round of 32

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
17 Jun	Mesa–Lario	0–2	Emanuel–Alison	16–21	15–21
17 Jun	Xu–Wu	0–2	Semenov–Koshkarev	19–21	17–21
17 Jun	Ferramenta–Pedro	2–1	Samoilovs–Sorokins	21–19	14–21	15–10
17 Jun	Fuerbringer–Lucena	2–1	Müllner–Horst	21–18	17–21	15–8
17 Jun	Fijałek–Prudel	2–0	Redmann–Saxton	21–18	21–19
17 Jun	Beneš–Kubala	1–2	Bruno–Benjamin	21–19	17–21	9–15
17 Jun	Rogers–Dalhausser	2–0	Gibb–Rosenthal	21–14	21–18
17 Jun	Brink–Reckermann	2–0	Vesik–Jaani	21–17	21–19
17 Jun	Kądzioła–Szałankiewicz	0–2	Araújo–Ricardo	13–21	17–21
17 Jun		1–2	Dollinger–Windscheif	21–12	18–21	12–15
17 Jun	Herrera–Gavira	2–1	Heuscher–Bellaguarda	18–21	21–13	15–13
17 Jun		0–2	Nicolai–Martino	17–21	22–24
17 Jun	Erdmann–Matysik	2–0	Lochhead–Pitman	21–15	21–14
17 Jun	Pļaviņš–Šmēdiņš	2–0	Thiago–Harley	21–15	21–12
17 Jun	Søderberg–Hoyer	2–0	Heyer–Chevallier	21–18	21–18
17 Jun	Jennings–Wong	1–2	Doppler–Mellitzer	21–17	16–21	16–18

Round of 16

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
17 Jun	Semenov–Koshkarev	0–2	Emanuel–Alison	17–21	17–21
17 Jun	Fuerbringer–Lucena	1–2	Ferramenta–Pedro	19–21	21–15	13–15
17 Jun	Bruno–Benjamin	0–2	Fijałek–Prudel	13–21	16–21
17 Jun	Brink–Reckermann	2–1	Rogers–Dalhausser	17–21	21–19	18–16
17 Jun		1–2	Araújo–Ricardo	20–22	21–19	21–23
17 Jun	Nicolai–Martino	1–2	Herrera–Gavira	18–21	21–18	11–15
17 Jun	Pļaviņš–Šmēdiņš	2–1	Erdmann–Matysik	21–17	16–21	19–17
17 Jun	Doppler–Mellitzer	0–2	Søderberg–Hoyer	12–21	18–21

Quarterfinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
18 Jun	Ferramenta–Pedro	0–2	Emanuel–Alison	20–22	16–21
18 Jun	Brink–Reckermann	2–0	Fijałek–Prudel	21–15	21–16
18 Jun	Herrera–Gavira	0–2	Araújo–Ricardo	18–21	17–21
18 Jun		0–2	Pļaviņš–Šmēdiņš	19–21	17–21

Semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
18 Jun		0–2	Emanuel–Alison	15–21	15–21
18 Jun		0–2	Araújo–Ricardo	20–22	16–21

Gold medal Match

Women's event

Round Robin

Pool A

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Köhler–Sude	2–0	Kadijk–Mooren	21–15	22–20
	Larissa–Juliana	2–0	Toth–Benazzi	21–7	21–9
14 Jun	Larissa–Juliana	2–0	Kadijk–Mooren	21–14	21–18
	Köhler–Sude	2–0	Toth–Benazzi	21–17	21–13
15 Jun	Larissa–Juliana	2–0	Köhler–Sude	21–15	21–16
	Kadijk–Mooren	2–0	Toth–Benazzi	21–17	22–20

Pool B

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Liliana–Baquerizo	2–0	Li Yuk Lo–Rigobert	21–9	21–14
	Talita–Antonelli	2–0	Vasina–Vozakova	21–14	21–9
14 Jun	Vasina–Vozakova	2–0	Li Yuk Lo–Rigobert	21–13	29–27
	Talita–Antonelli	2–0	Liliana–Baquerizo	21–9	21–13
15 Jun	Liliana–Baquerizo	1–2	Vasina–Vozakova	21–15	13–21	13–15
	Talita–Antonelli	2–0	Li Yuk Lo–Rigobert	21–7	21–12

Pool C

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
14 Jun	Klapalová–Hajecková	1–2	Graessli–Goricanec	18–21	21–14	9–15
	Kessy–Ross	2–0	Hansel–Montagnolli	29–27	21–11
	Hansel–Montagnolli	2–1	Graessli–Goricanec	13–21	21–19	15–10
	Kessy–Ross	2–1	Klapalová–Hajecková	22–24	21–7	15–12
15 Jun	Klapalová–Hajecková	2–0	Hansel–Montagnolli	21–16	21–14
	Kessy–Ross	2–0	Graessli–Goricanec	21–13	21–12

Pool D

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Nyström–Nyström	2–0	Maaseide–Tørlen	21–12	21–13
	Keizer–van Iersel	2–0	Santanna–Martins	21–19	21–19
14 Jun	Santanna–Martins	0–2	Maaseide–Tørlen	19–21	16–21
	Keizer–van Iersel	2–0	Nyström–Nyström	21–16	21–19
15 Jun	Nyström–Nyström	2–0	Santanna–Martins	21–16	21–18
	Keizer–van Iersel	2–0	Maaseide–Tørlen	21–15	21–19

Pool E

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
14 Jun	Giombini–Rosso	0–2	Nováková–Tobiášová	13–21	20–22
	May-Treanor–Walsh	2–0	Kolocová–Sluková	21–12	21–19
	Kolocová–Sluková	2–0	Nováková–Tobiášová	21–16	21–13
	May-Treanor–Walsh	2–0	Giombini–Rosso	21–16	21–11
15 Jun	Kolocová–Sluková	2–0	Giombini–Rosso	21–10	21–17
	May-Treanor–Walsh	2–0	Nováková–Tobiášová	21–15	21–19

Pool F

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Arvaniti–Tsiartsiani	2–0	Cook–West	21–14	21–15
	Schwaiger–Schwaiger	2–0	Huang–Yue	21–16	21–10
14 Jun	Huang–Yue	2–0	Cook–West	21–17	21–19
	Schwaiger–Schwaiger	0–2	Arvaniti–Tsiartsiani	19–21	16–21
15 Jun	Arvaniti–Tsiartsiani	2–1	Huang–Yue	16–21	21–18	15–11
	Schwaiger–Schwaiger	2–0	Cook–West	21–19	21–16

Pool G

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Bawden–Palmer	2–0	Wesselink–Meppelink	21–11	21–16
	Goller–Ludwig	2–1	Banck–Günther	21–12	17–21	15–9
14 Jun	Banck–Günther	2–1	Wesselink–Meppelink	21–17	19–21	16–14
		0–2	Bawden–Palmer	14–21	27–29
15 Jun	Bawden–Palmer	2–0	Banck–Günther	21–19	22–20
	Goller–Ludwig	2–1	Wesselink–Meppelink	19–21	21–15	15–12

Pool H

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Kuhn–Zumkehr	2–0	Mullin–Dampney	21–11	21–16
	Xue–Zhang	2–1	Candelas–García	21–12	17–21	15–9
14 Jun	Candelas–García	0–2	Mullin–Dampney	17–21	19–21
	Xue–Zhang	2–1	Kuhn–Zumkehr	21–13	18–21	15–9
15 Jun	Kuhn–Zumkehr	2–1	Candelas–García	24–26	21–19	15–10
	Xue–Zhang	2–1	Mullin–Dampney	19–21	21–11	15–10

Pool J

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
14 Jun		0–2	Holtwick–Semmler	26–28	11–21
	Taiana–Vivian	2–0	Lessard–Martin	21–16	21–10
	Lessard–Martin	0–2	Holtwick–Semmler	15–21	14–21
	Taiana–Vivian	2–0	Brink-Abeler–Grün	21–18	21–15
15 Jun	Lessard–Martin	1–2	Brink-Abeler–Grün	21–18	12–21	12–15
	Taiana–Vivian	2–0	Holtwick–Semmler	21–17	21–17

Pool K

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Barnett–Rohkamper	0–2	Bansley–Maloney	17–21	20–22
	Maria Clara–Carolina	0–2	Ukolova–Khomyakova	16–21	16–21
14 Jun	Ukolova–Khomyakova	2–0	Bansley–Maloney	21–12	21–18
	Maria Clara–Carolina	2–0	Barnett–Rohkamper	21–15	21–13
15 Jun	Barnett–Rohkamper	1–2	Ukolova–Khomyakova	19–21	21–18	14–16
	Maria Clara–Carolina	2–0	Bansley–Maloney	21–13	21–19

Pool L

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun		1–2	Gielen–Mouha	18–21	21–14	13–15
	Akers–Branagh	2–0	Gioria–Momoli	21–15	21–17
14 Jun	Gioria–Momoli	0–2	Gielen–Mouha	17–21	10–21
	Akers–Branagh	2–0	Minusa–Jursone	21–16	21–16
15 Jun	Gioria–Momoli	2–0	Minusa–Jursone	21–19	21–17
	Akers–Branagh	2–1	Gielen–Mouha	22–24	21–15	15–13

Pool M

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
14 Jun	Cicolari–Menegatti	2–0	van der Hoeven–van der Vlist	21–7	21–8
	Fendrick–Hanson	2–0	Johns–Boulton	21–16	21–12
	Johns–Boulton	2–0	van der Hoeven–van der Vlist	21–18	21–18
	Fendrick–Hanson	0–2	Cicolari–Menegatti	17–21	17–21
15 Jun	Cicolari–Menegatti	2–0	Johns–Boulton	21–17	21–15
	Fendrick–Hanson	2–1	van der Hoeven–van der Vlist	21–10	18–21	15–8

3rd place ranked teams

The eight best third-placed teams will advance to the round of 32.

Knockout round

Round of 32

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
16 Jun		0–2	Larissa–Juliana	16–21	15–21
16 Jun	Kolocová–Sluková	0–2	Maria Clara–Carolina	17–21	14–21
16 Jun	Taiana–Vivian	0–2	Fendrick–Hanson	23–25	20–22
16 Jun		0–2	Liliana–Baquerizo	17–21	13–21
16 Jun	Bawden–Palmer	2–1	Huang–Yue	24–26	22–20	15–11
16 Jun	Akers–Branagh	1–2	Klapalová–Hajecková	22–24	21–19	13–15
16 Jun	Nyström–Nyström	0–2	Köhler–Sude	19–21	19–21
16 Jun	Keizer–van Iersel	2–0	Kadijk–Mooren	21–17	21–15
16 Jun	Bansley–Maloney	0–2	Kessy–Ross	14–21	14–21
16 Jun	Holtwick–Semmler	2–0	Gielen–Mouha	21–19	21–18
16 Jun	Ukolova–Khomyakova	0–2	Goller–Ludwig	15–21	17–21
16 Jun	May-Treanor–Walsh	2–0	Mullin–Dampney	21–13	21–12
16 Jun	Xue–Zhang	2–0	Banck–Günther	21–12	21–12
16 Jun	Cicolari–Menegatti	2–0	Vasina–Vozakova	21–16	21–18
16 Jun	Schwaiger–Schwaiger	2–0	Kuhn–Zumkehr	21–14	21–14
16 Jun	Talita–Antonelli	2–1	Nováková–Tobiášová	21–19	21–23	15–11

Round of 16

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
17 Jun	Maria Clara–Carolina	0–2	Larissa–Juliana	14–21	15–21
17 Jun	Liliana–Baquerizo	0–2	Fendrick–Hanson	19–21	13–21
17 Jun	Klapalová–Hajecková	2–1	Bawden–Palmer	16–21	21–19	15–13
17 Jun		1–2	Köhler–Sude	17–21	21–17	11–15
17 Jun		1–2	Kessy–Ross	18–21	21–15	10–15
17 Jun	May-Treanor–Walsh	2–1	Goller–Ludwig	21–19	18–21	15–11
17 Jun	Cicolari–Menegatti	0–2	Xue–Zhang	15–21	19–21
17 Jun	Talita–Antonelli	2–1	Schwaiger–Schwaiger	18–21	21–15	22–20

Quarterfinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
17 Jun	Fendrick–Hanson	1–2	Larissa–Juliana	13–21	21–17	12–15
17 Jun		0–2	Klapalová–Hajecková	14–21	18–21
17 Jun	May-Treanor–Walsh	2–1	Kessy–Ross	21–18	18–21	15–10
17 Jun	Talita–Antonelli	1–2	Xue–Zhang	17–21	21–18	11–15

Semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
18 Jun	Klapalová–Hajecková	0–2	Larissa–Juliana	14–21	13–21
18 Jun	Xue–Zhang	1–2	May-Treanor–Walsh	17–21	21–15	10–15

Gold medal Match

External links

• Men's tournament on FIVB website site
• Women's tournament on FIVB website site

Notes and References

1. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=29176&Language=en World's best arriving in Rome for 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships
2. Web site: FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships powered by Smart entry list unveiled. 2011-05-26. FIVB. 2011-05-26.