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
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]
- SmartGrand 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
- , July 28 - August 2, 2008
Tournament results
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Adelaide Australia Open [6] | Juliana-Larissa
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China Shanghai Jinshan Open[6] | ![]() |
Juliana-Larissa
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Zhang Xi
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Seoul Open | Zhang Xi
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Keihan/Smfg Japan Open | Juliana-Larissa
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Wang
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Zhang Xi
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Hyundai Open Barcelona | ![]() |
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Juliana-Larissa
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Mazury Open | ![]() |
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Smart Grand Slam[7] | Walsh-May-Treanor
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Wang
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Juliana-Larissa
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Henkel Grand Chelem | Walsh-May-Treanor
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ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger |
Walsh-May-Treanor
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Karantasiou-Arvaniti
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Boss
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Moscow Grand Slam | Zhang Xi
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Wang
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World Series 13 | ![]() |
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1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 | ![]() |
Wang
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Zhang Xi
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A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA |
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Otera Open Kristiansand | ![]() |
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Myslowice Open | ![]() |
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Brazil Open | ![]() |
Agatha
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Dubai Open | Walsh-Branagh
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Boss
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Phuket Thailand Open | Boss
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Sanya Open | Boss
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Zhang Xi
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Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Adelaide Australia Open [8] | Pedro
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Xu-Wu
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China Shanghai Jinshan Open[8] | Pedro
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Xu-Wu
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Cunha
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Prague Open | ![]() |
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Italian Open presented by Abruzzo | Pedro
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VIP Open | ![]() |
Xu-Wu
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Hyundai Open Barcelona | ![]() |
Barsouk-Kolodinsky
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Mazury Open | ![]() |
Gavira
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Slack
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Smart Grand Slam | ![]() |
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Mesa
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Henkel Grand Chelem | ![]() |
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ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger |
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Moscow Grand Slam | ![]() |
Xu-Wu
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World Series 13 | Fabio
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Xu-Wu
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1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 | Pedro
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A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA |
Barsouk-Kolodinsky
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Otera Open Kristiansand | Mesa
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Mallorca Open | Pedro
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Brazil Open | Pedro
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Dubai Open | ![]() |
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Pedro
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Bahrain Open | Cunha
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Sanya Open | ![]() |
Cunha
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Medal table by country
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 20 | 8 | 14 | 42 |
2 | ![]() | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Totals (15 entries) | 39 | 39 | 38 | 116 |
Awards
SWATCH Most Outstanding Player
- Maria Antonelli (BRA) for the Otera Open Kristiansand in Kristiansand, Norway
- China
- Shelda Bede (BRA)
- 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
- Phil Dalhausser (USA)
- Juliana Felisberta (BRA)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- Phuket, Thailand
- José Salema (ARG) for the Sanya Open in Sanya, China
- Richard Schuil (NED) for the VIP Open in Zagreb, Croatia
- 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
- 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
- FIVB.org
- ^ FIVB, June 23, 2006
- 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[permanent dead link], Henkel, June 25, 2008
- ^ a b Swatch Beachvolley Women's Calendar & Results Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, Swatch
- ^ FIVB > results Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Swatch
- ^ a b Swatch Beachvolley Men's Calendar & Results Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Swatch
- ^ FIVB
- ^ BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Branagh, Youngs Discover Gold on Beach in Barcelona[permanent dead link], USOC PressBox, 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