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PRESS KIT 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Calendar WOMEN DATE COUNTRY PRIZE MONEY 11 June - 15 June Rhodes, Greece Open $150,000 17 June - 21 June Gstaad, Switzerland Open $150,000 24 June - 28 June Berlin, Germany Grand Slam $300,000 01 July - 05 July Stavanger, Norway Open $150,000 15 July - 19 July Marseille, France Grand Slam $270,000 MEN 30 July - 02 Aug Klagenfurt, Austria Grand slam $260,000 06 Aug - 10 Aug Osaka, Japan Open $150,000 DATE COUNTRY PRIZE MONEY 13 Aug - 17 Aug Maoming, China Open $150,000 04 June - 08 June Rhodes, Greece Open $150,000 20 Aug - 24 Aug Bali, Indonesia Open $150,000 18 June - 22 June Gstaad, Switzerland Open $150,000 3 Sept - 7 Sept Milan, Italy Open $150,000 25 June - 29 June Berlin, Germany Grand Slam $300,000 16 Sept - 20 Sept Los Angeles, USA Grand Slam $300,000 02 July - 06 July Stavanger, Norway Open $150,000 08 Oct - 12 Oct Rio de Janeiro, Brazil World Championship $400,000 16 July - 20 July Marseille, France Grand Slam $270,000 TOTAL WOMEN'S PRIZE MONEY USD$2,580,000 23 July - 27 July Espinho, Portugal Open $150,000 31 July - 03 Aug Klagenfurt, Austria Grand Slam $260,000 3 Sept - 7 Sept Mallorca, Spain Open $150,000 17 Sept - 21 Sept Los Angeles, USA Grand Slam $300,000 15 Oct. - 19 Oct Rio de Janeiro, Brazil World Championship $400,000 TOTAL MEN'S PRIZE MONEY USD$2,280,000 TOTAL COMBINED PRIZE MONEY USD$4,860,000 1 Evolution of the SWATCH-FIVB From the beginnings of three legs for men in Brazil, Italy and Japan World Tour involving 40 athletes, from seven countries, women were introduced three years later before the international circuit was revitalized and the World Championship Series was born in 1995.
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