Swatch FIVB World Tour 2004 explained

Competition:	Swatch FIVB World Tour
Continent:	World
Year:	2004
Size:	250px
Host:	Various
Dates:	March–September, 2004
Last:	Swatch FIVB World Tour 2003
Next:	Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005

The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2004 was the official international beach volleyball tour for 2004.

The USA won seven, and Brazil five, of the 12 women's tournaments, of the 2004 tour. Brazil also won nine of the 14 men's tournaments.

Grand Slam

There were three Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.^[1]

Berlin, GermanySmart Grand Slam, June 22–27, 2004
Marseille, FranceWorld Series 13, July 13–18, 2004
Klagenfurt, AustriaA1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia, 29 July – 1 August 2004

Schedule

Key

Olympic Games
Grand Slam
Open tournaments

Tournament results

Women

width=230	Tournament^[2]	width=210	Champions	width=210	Runners-up	width=210	Third place	width=210	Fourth place
Ceará Open^[3] Fortaleza, Brazil US$180,000 09–14 March 2004	21-18, 21-10		24–22, 21–9
Hellas Open^[4] Rhodes, Greece US$180,000 19–23 May 2004	21–17, 21–13		23–25, 21–16, 15–11
China Jinshan Open^[5] Shanghai, China US$180,000 26–30 May 2004	21-17, 21-13		24-22, 21-17
Japan Open^[6] Osaka, Japan US$180,000 2–6 June 2004	21–12, retired		21–13, 21–14
1to1 Energy Open^[7] Gstaad, Switzerland US$180,000 15–19 June 2004	26–28, 21–17, 15–10		walkover
Smart Grand Slam^[8] Berlin, Germany US$300,000 22–26 June 2004	21–16, 21–17		21–13, 21–16
ConocoPhilips Open^[9] Stavanger, Norway US$180,000 29 June – 3 July 2004	21–17, 16–21, 15–10		18–21, 21–18, 15–11
Mallorca Open^[10] Mallorca, Spain US$180,000 06–10 July 2004	21–17, 21–12		21–14, 19–21, 18–16
World Series 13^[11] Marseille, France US$280,000 13–18 July 2004	21–19, 21-18		21–23, 21–19, 17–15
A1 Grand Slam^[12] Klagenfurt, Austria US$270,000 29–31 July 2004	21–13, 21–7		21–17, 13–21, 18–16
XXVIII Olympic Games^[13] Athens, Greece 14–24 August 2004	21–17, 21–11		21–18, 15–21, 15–9
Alice Italian Open^[14] Milan, Italy US$180,000 1–5 September 2004	21–15, 21–13		21–15, 21–18
Banco do Brasil Open^[15] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil US$180,000 20–25 September 2004	21-14, 28-26		21-16, 21-16

Men

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Salvador Open^[16] Salvador, Brazil US$180,000 16–21 March 2004	21-19, 21-18		walkover
South African Open^[17] Cape Town, South Africa US$180,000 23–28 March 2004	27–25, 14–21, 15–12		21–11, 21–15
Olympic Garden Open^[18] Lianyungang, China US$180,000 19–23 May 2004	15–21, 21–19, 21–19		21–10, 21–17
NIS Open 2004^[19] Budva, Serbia and Montenegro US$180,000 26–30 May 2004	21-18, 21-19		21-17, 21-18
Portugal Open^[20] Espinho, Portugal US$180,000 2–6 June 2004	21-12, 22-20		21–16, 21–15
Carolina Open^[21] Carolina, Puerto Rico US$180,000 09–13 June 2004	21-17, 35-33		22–20, 21–19
1to1 Energy Open^[22] Gstaad, Switzerland US$180,000 16–20 June 2004	21–18, 27–25		21–18, 21–16
Smart Grand Slam^[23] Berlin, Germany US$300,000 23–27 June 2004	20-22, 21–19, 16-14

21-12, 16–21, 15-12|
|- valign=top|style="background:#ffffff;"|ConocoPhilips Open^[24]
Stavanger, Norway
US$180,000
1–4 July 2004|

21–15, 21–17|
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18–21, 21–18, 15–10|
|- valign=top|style="background:#ffffff;"|Mallorca Open^[25]
Mallorca, Spain
US$180,000
07–11 July 2004|

21-14, 21-13|
|

walkover|
|- valign=top|style="background:#E9E9E9;"|World Series 13^[26]
Marseille, France
US$280,000
14–18 July 2004|

12–21, 22–20, 15–12|
|

walkover|
|- valign=top|style="background:#ffffff;"|Mazury Open^[27]
Stare Jablonki, Poland
US$180,000
21–25 July 2004|

21–18, 21–16|
|

19–21, 21–18, 21–19|
|- valign=top|style="background:#E9E9E9;"|A1 Grand Slam^[28]
Klagenfurt, Austria
US$270,000
29 July – 1 August 2004|

17–21, 21–16, 15–10|
|

walkover|
|- valign=top|style="background:#F3E6D7;"|XXVIII Olympic Games^[29]
Athens, Greece
14–25 August 2004|

21-16, 21-15|
|

19–21, 21–17, 15–13|
|- valign=top|style="background:#ffffff;"|Banco do Brasil Open^[30]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
US$180,000
21–26 September 2004|

18–21, 21–19, 15–9|
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17–21, 23–21, 17–15|
|- valign=top|}

Rankings

Men

Rank	Pair	Points
Top 15 Rankings as of September 27, 2004.^[31]
1	Emanuel Rego & Ricardo Santos	4'092
2	Tande Ramos & Franco Neto	3'222
3	Patrick Heuscher & Stefan Kobel	2'970
4	Mariano Baracetti & Martín Conde	2,330
5	Markus Dieckmann & Jonas Reckermann	2'860
6	Márcio Araújo & Benjamin Insfran	2'630
7	Markus Egger & Sascha Heyer	2'408
8	Martin Laciga & Paul Laciga	2'390
9	Christoph Dieckmann & Andreas Scheuerpflug	2'040
10	Andrew Schacht & Joshua Slack	1'964
11	Todd Rogers & Sean Scott	1'916
12	Francisco Álvarez & Juan Rossell	1'596
13	Vegard Høidalen & Jørre Kjemperud	1,542
14	Björn Berg & Simon Dahl	1'552
15	Julien Prosser & Mark Williams	1,384

Women

Rank	Pair	Points
Top 15 Rankings as of September 27, 2004.^[32]
1	Adriana Behar & Shelda Bede	3'354
2	Juliana Silva & Larissa França	2'568
3	Holly McPeak & Elaine Youngs	2'370
4	Annett Davis & Jenny Johnson Jordan	2'340
5	Simone Kuhn & Nicole Schnyder-Benoit	2'286
6	Susanne Lahme & Danja Musch	1'886
7	Daniela Gattelli & Lucilla Perrotta	1'786
8	Renata Ribeiro & Shaylyn Bede	1'774
9	Soňa Nováková & Eva Celbová-Ryšavá	1'716
10	Tamara Larrea Peraza & Dalixia Fernandez Grasset	1'422
11	Kerri Walsh Jennings & Rachel Wacholder	1'388
12	Stephanie Pohl & Okka Rau	1'348
13	Summer Lochowicz & Kerri Pottharst	1'338
14	Lina Yanchulova & Petia Yanchulova	1'306
15	Kathrine Maaseide & Susanne Glesnes	1'282

Swatch FIVB World Tour 2004 explained

Grand Slam

Schedule

Tournament results

Women

Men

Rankings

Men

Women

References

External links

Notes and References