Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008 explained

Competition:	Swatch FIVB World Tour
Continent:	World
Year:	2008
Size:	200px
Host:	Various
Dates:	March - November, 2008
Last:	Swatch FIVB World Tour 2007
Next:	Swatch FIVB World Tour 2009

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

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, GermanySmart Grand Slam, June 10–15, 2008
• Paris, FranceHenkel Grand Chelem, June 16–22, 2008
• Stavanger, NorwayConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, June 24–29, 2008
• Moscow, RussiaMoscow Grand Slam, July 1–6, 2008
• Gstaad, Switzerland1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008, July 22–27, 2008
• Klagenfurt, AustriaA1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by Nokia, July 28 - August 2, 2008

Tournament results

Women

Adelaide Australia Open ^[6]	Juliana-Larissa	Talita-Renata
China Shanghai Jinshan Open	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	Maria Clara-Carol
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008	Ana Paula-Shelda	Tian Jia-Wang	Xue-Zhang Xi
A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA	Ana Paula-Shelda	Osheyko-Baburina	Holtwick-Semmler
Otera Open Kristiansand	Antonelli-Leao	Hakedal-Torlen	D. Schwaiger-S. Schwaiger
Myslowice Open	Maria Clara-Carol	Holtwick-Semmler	Hakedal-Torlen
Brazil Open	Vivian-Larissa	Shaylyn-Agatha	Ana Paula-Shelda
Dubai Open	Walsh-Branagh	Ross-Boss	Maria Clara-Carol
Phuket Thailand Open	Ross-Boss	Branagh-Turner	Banck-Günther
Sanya Open	Ross-Boss	Y. Huang-Zhang Xi	Branagh-Turner

Men

Adelaide Australia Open ^[8]	Harley-Pedro	Xu-Wu	Rogers-Dalhausser
China Shanghai Jinshan Open	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	Márcio Araújo-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	Barsouk-Kolodinsky	Williams-Metzger	Ricardo-Emanuel
Otera Open Kristiansand	Herrera-Mesa	Maciel-Bruno	Lochhead-Pitman
Mallorca Open	Harley-Pedro	Klemperer-Koreng	Franco-Benjamin
Brazil Open	Harley-Pedro	Brink-Dieckmann Ch.	Reckermann-Urbatzka
Dubai Open	Nummerdor-Schuil	Reckermann-Urbatzka	Harley-Pedro
Bahrain Open	Alison-Cunha	Cès-Ces	Dollinger-Windscheif
Sanya Open	Benjamin-Harley	Pitta-Cunha	Baracetti-Salema

Awards

SWATCH Most Outstanding Player

^[9]

• Maria Antonelli (BRA) for the Otera Open Kristiansand in Kristiansand, Norway
• Talita Antunes (BRA) for the China Shanghai Jinshan Open in Shanghai, China
• Shelda Bede (BRA)
  • for the Mazury Open in Stare Jablonki, Poland
  • for the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA in Klagenfurt, Austria
• Nicole Branagh (USA) for the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain
• Julius Brink (GER) for the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain
• Ana Paula Connelly (BRA) for the 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 in Gstaad, Switzerland
• Pedro Cunha (BRA) for the Bahrain Open in Manama, Bahrain
• 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
• Larissa França (BRA) for the Brazil Open in Guarujá, Brazil
• Pablo Herrera (ESP) for the Otera Open Kristiansand in Kristiansand, Norway
• Igor Kolodinsky (RUS) for the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA in Klagenfurt, Austria
• Inocencio Lario (ESP) for the Mazury Open in Stare Jablonki, Poland
• Fabio Luiz Magalhães (BRA) for the World Series 13 in Marseille, France
• 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
  • for the Brazil Open in Guarujá, Brazil
• 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.
• Reinder Nummerdor (NED) for the Dubai Open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• 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
• April Ross (USA) for the Phuket Thailand Open in Phuket, Thailand
• José Salema (ARG) for the Sanya Open in Sanya, China
• Richard Schuil (NED) for the VIP Open in Zagreb, Croatia
• Maria Clara Salgado (BRA) for the Myslowice Open in Myslowice, Poland
• Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)
  • for the 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 in Gstaad, Switzerland
  • for the Mallorca Open in Mallorca, Spain
• Kerri Walsh (USA) for the Dubai Open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Zhang Xi (CHN)
  • for the Seoul Open in Seoul, South Korea
  • for the Moscow 2008 Grand Slam in Moscow, Russia
  • for the Sanya Open in Sanya, China

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]

References

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/BVB_Calendar_WT2008.htm?sm=14 2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar
2. http://www.fivb.org/EN/fivb/viewNews.asp?No=10259 2008 Olympic qualification systems confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball
3. 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
4. http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/beach-volleyball/story/2008/06/30/f-olympics-beachvolleyball-news.html U.S. beach volleyball pair win, Canadians lose
5. 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
6. http://www.swatch.com/zz_en/beachvolley/calendarresults_women.html Swatch Beachvolley Women's Calendar & Results
7. http://api2.swatch.com/content/fivb.results.php?code=WBER2008 FIVB > results
8. http://www.swatch.com/zz_en/beachvolley/calendarresults_men.html Swatch Beachvolley Men's Calendar & Results
9. http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/2008EventRecaps.htm SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour 08
10. http://usocpressbox.org/usoc/pressbox.nsf/6272c9a938d3a5cb8525711000564abd/469ad79fc99415d78525745a007ec2d2?OpenDocument BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Branagh, Youngs Discover Gold on Beach in Barcelona