Final Season Results November 8 Update Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s & Women’s Highlights & Schedule Highlighted by the SWATCH FIVB World Championships and four Grand Slam events, the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar began in April and concludes in November. Here are 2009 SWATCH SWATCH FIVB World Tour highlights. · The total prize money for 2009 was US$7.2-million. · The calendar featured 18 sites in 15 countries within three FIVB confederations (Asia, Europe and South America). · The 2009 calendar included 12 double gender events. · Italy (Rome) and Poland (Myslowice) hosted men’s only events. · Japan (Osaka), Korea (Seoul), (Barcelona) and Thailand (Phuket) hosted women’s only events. · The 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships were held June 25-July 5 in Stavanger, Norway. It marked the fifth-time that a European country has hosted the event. · The 2009 calendar included four SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Grand Slam events with total prize money of $2.4- million. The Swiss Alps village of Gstaad, which hosted the 2007 SWATCH FIVB World Championships, was the first Grand Slam event followed by stops in Moscow, Marseille and Klagenfurt. · The 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar featured three new sites, including Brasília (Brazil), Rome (Italy) and The Hague (). · The Finnish event in Aland returned to the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar after not being held in 2008 due to the Olympic Games. · Myslowice hosted a men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop in 2009 after staging a women’s event in 2008. · Barcelona hosted a women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour in 2009 after staging a double gender stop in 2008. · The FIVB sanctioned two world championships for players under the age of 21. England hosted the ninth annual SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Blackpool September 16-20. Turkey hosted the eighth edition of the SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships for players under the age of 19 in Alanya August 19-23.

2009 Men’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Schedule Dates Site ...... Gold Medal Team or Men’s PrizeMoney (US dollars) 1. April 21-26 Brasília, Brazil ...... Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil 2. April 29- May 3 Shanghai, China ...... Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil 3. May 12-17 Rome, Italy ...... Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, 4. May 26-31 Myslowice, Poland ...... Alison/Harley, Brazil 5. June 26-July 5 Stavanger, Norway World Championships...... Brink/Reckermann, Germany 6. July 7-12 Gstaad, Grand Slam...... Brink/Reckermann, Germany 7. July 14-19 Moscow, Russia Grand Slam...... Brink/Reckermann, Germany 8. July 21-26 Marseille, France Grand Slam...... Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States 9. July 28-August 2 Klagenfurt, Austria Grand Slam...... Dalhausser Rogers, United States 10. August 4-9 Stare Jablonki, Poland ...... Benjamin Insfran/Pedro Salgado, Brazil 11. August 11-16 Kristiansand, Norway ...... Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia 12. August 18-23 Aland, Finland ...... Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands 13. August 25-30 The Hague, Netherlands ...... Schuil/Nummerdor, Netherlands 14. October 26-31 Sanya, China ...... Schuil/Nummerdor, Netherlands 2009 Women’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Schedule Dates Site ...... Gold Medal Team or Women’s PrizeMoney (US dollars) 1. April 20-25 Brasília, Brazil ...... Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil 2. April 28-May 2 Shanghai, China ...... Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, Brazil 3. May 19-24 Osaka, Japan ...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil 4. May 26-31 Seoul, Korea ...... Talita/Antonelli, Brazil 5. June 25-July 4 Stavanger, Norway World Championships...... Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States 6. July 6-11 Gstaad, Switzerland Grand Slam...... Talita/Antonelli, Brazil 7. July 13-18 Moscow, Russia Grand Slam...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil 8. July 20-26 Marseille, France Grand Slam...... Kessy/Ross, United States 9. July 27-August 1 Klagenfurt, Austria Grand Slam...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil 10. August 3-8 Stare Jablonki, Poland ...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil 11. August 10-15 Kristiansand, Norway ...... Talita/Antonelli, Brazil 12. August 17-22 Aland, Finland ...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil 13. August 24-29 The Hague, Netherlands ...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil 14. September 8-13 Barcelona, Spain ...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil 15. October 27-November 1 Sanya, China ...... Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland 16. November 3-8 Phuket, Thailand ...... Kess/Ross, United States

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 1 of 6 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more news visit www.fivb.org Final Season Results November 8 Update Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s Leaders, 14 events (through October 31, *clinched title) Men’s Team Rank, points Men’s Team Rank, events, titles, US earnings 1, Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany, 6,140* 1, Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany, 10, 4, $274,200 2, Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil, 5,760 2, Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil, 13, 2, $253,400 3, Adrian Gavira Collado/Pablo Herrera, Spain, 4,920 3, Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, 10, 3, $171,600 4, Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, 4,420 4, Adrian Gavira Collado/Pablo Herrera, Spain, 11, 0, $163,900 5, Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, 3,780 5, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 5, 2, $145,900 6, David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany, 3,700 6, Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, 8, 1, $135,900 7, Kristjan Kais/, , 3,480 7, David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany, 9, 0, $109,750 8, Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 10, 1, $107,300 8, Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 3,360 9, Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, 11, 0, $94,300 9, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 3,300 10, Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, 10, 0, $75,450 10, Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, 2,960 11, Benjamin Insfran/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, 6, 1, $73,500 11, Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhães, Brazil, 2,564 12, Jefferson Bellaguarda/Martin Laciga, Switzerland, 8, 0, $71,100 12, Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria, 2,520 13, Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhães, Brazil, 11, 0, $69,300 13, Jefferson Bellaguarda/Martin Laciga, Switzerland, 2,500 14, Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, United States, 6, 0, $67,600 13, Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France, 2,500 15, Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria, 11, 0, $67,150 15, Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, United States, 2,340 16, Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France, 10, 0, $66,900 16, Renato "Geor" Gomes/Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia, 2,280 17, Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia, 11, 0, $65,350 17, Benjamin Insfran/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, 2,240 18, Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, 5, 0, $64,100 18, Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia, 2,220 19, Renato Gomes/Jorge Terceiro, Georgia, 13, 0, $62,550 19, Joao Maciel/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil, 2,140 20, Joao Maciel/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil, 10, 0, $54,550 20, Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, 1,880 21, Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand, 12, 0, $52,150 21, Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, 1,860 22, Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, 6, 0, $49,950 22, Inocencio Lario/Raul Mesa, Spain, 1,820 23, Inocencio Lario/Raul Mesa, Spain, 13, 0, $46,150 23, Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand, 1,780 24, Christian Redmann/Rich VanHuizen, Canada, 7, 0, $38,900 24, Christian Redmann/Rich VanHuizen, Canada, 1,464 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s Leaders, 16 events (through November 8, *clinched title) Women’s Team Rank, points Women’s Team Rank, events, titles, US earnings 1, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, 7,600* 1, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, 13, 8, $368,100 2, Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil, 7,020 2, Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil, 14, 4, $308,950 3, Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States, 6,540 3, Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States, 12, 3, $278,200 4, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, 5,060 4, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, 14, 0, $155,150 5, Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States, 4,420 5, Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States, 11, 0, $128,900 6, /Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 4,080 6, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, 14, 0, $117,800 7, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, 3,940 7, Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 12, 0, $113,700 8, Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, 3,880 8, Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, 12, 0, $110,500 9, Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, 10, 0, $104,450 9, Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, 3,660 10, Vanilda Leão/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, 12, 0, $92,750 10, Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 3,380 11, Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 13, 0, $88,300 11, Vanilda Leão/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, 3,120 11, /Elaine Youngs, United States, 5, 0, $88,300 12, Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany, 3,060 13, Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland, 12, 1, $86,150 13, Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria, 3,030 14, Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany, 12, 0, $85,400 14, Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland, 2,780 15, Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria, 13, 0, $83,900 15, Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States, 2,700 16, Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, Norway, 10, 0, $66,800 16, Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, Norway, 2,500 17, Liesbeth Mouha/Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium, 12, 0, $62,850 17, Liesbeth Mouha/Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium, 2,460 18, Andrezza Martins/Cristine Santanna, Georgia, 14, 0, $62,450 18, Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins/Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia, 2,380 19, Hana Klapalova/Tereza Petrova, Czech Rep. 14, 0, $61,150 19, Hana Klapalova/Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic, 2,280 20, Daniela Gioria/Giulia Momoli, Italy, 11, 0, $59,800 20, Daniela Gioria/Giulia Momoli, Italy, 2,200 21, Angelica Ljungquist/Karin Lundqvist, Sweden, 14, 0, $55,800 21, Ying Huang/Xi Zhang, China, 2,000 22, Ying Huang/Xi Zhang, China, 10, 0, $53,600 22, Geeske Banck/Anja Gunther, Germany, 1,960 23, Geeske Banck/Anja Gunther, Germany, 12, 0, $51,300 23, Marie-Andree Lessard/Annie Martin, Canada, 1,894 24, Marie-Andree Lessard/Annie Martin, Canada, 12, 0, $48,300 24, Angelica Ljungquist/Karin Lundqvist, Sweden, 1,880

NOTE - The 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions were determined by calculating the points for a team’s best 10 men and 12 women finishes based on 75 percent of the 14 men’s and 16 women’s events (Open, World Championship and Grand Slam events only) staged during season and rounded down.

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Brazil - Brasília, April 21-26, $190,000 Switzerland - Gstaad, July 7-12, $300,000 1. Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, $30,000 1. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $43,500 2. Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil, $21,000 2. Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, $29,500 3. Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, Brazil, $15,000 3. Adrian Gavira/Pablo 29, Spain, $23,000 4. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, $11,200 4. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, $18,400 Gold - Emanuel/Ricardo def. Alison/Harley, 21-19, 22-20 (56 Gold - Brink/Reckermann def. Emanuel/Ricardo, 21-15, 17-21, minutes) 15-11 (60) Bronze - Marcio Araujo/Fabio def. Dalhausser/Rogers, 19-21, Bronze - Gavira/Herrera def. Nummerdor/Schuil, 23-21, 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 (66) 15-13 (57) SWATCH MOP - Emanuel SWATCH MOP - Reckermann SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 100.3 km/h SWATCH Serve - Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia, 98.3 km/h

China - Shanghai, April 29-May 3, $190,000 Russia - Moscow, July 14-19, $300,000 1. Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil, $30,000 1. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $43,500 2. Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, $21,000 2. Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, $29,500 3. Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany, $15,000 3. Jefferson Bellaguarda/Martin Laciga, Switzerland, $23,000 4. Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, $11,200 4. Klemperer/Koreng, Germany, $18,400 Gold - Alison/Harley def. Cunha/Salgado, 21-14, 21-15 (40) Gold - Brink/Reckerman ndef. Emanuel/Ricardo, 24-26, 21-18, Bronze - Brink/Reckermann def. Kais/Vesik, 1-17, 21-9 (37) 16-14 (74) SWATCH MOP - Harley Bronze –Bellaguarda/Laciga def. Klemperer/Koreng, 21-16, SWATCH Serve - Kais, 95.6 km/h 21-13 (40) SWATCH MOP - Laciga Italy - Rome, May 12-17, $190,000 SWATCH Serve - Kolodinsky, Russia, 113.7 km/h 1. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $30,000 2. Cunha/Salgado, Brazil, $21,000 France - Marseille, July 21-26, $300,000 3. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $15,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $43,000 4. Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, $11,200 2. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $28,000 Gold - Brink/Reckermann def. Cunha/Salgado, 28-26, 20-22, 3. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $21,000 15-13 (83) 4. Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands, $16,800 Bronze - Alison/Harley def. Emanuel/Ricardo, 21-12, 23-21 (42) Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Gavira/Herrera, 21-8, 21-14 (35) SWATCH MOP - Reckermann Bronze –Brink/Reckermann def. Nummerdor/Schuil, 21-13, 23- SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 104.2 km/h 21 (45) SWATCH MOP - Dalhausser Poland - Myslowice, May 26-31, $190,000 SWATCH Serve - Yannick Salvetti, France, 96.3 km/h 1. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $30,000 2. Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, United States, $21,000 Austria - Klagenfurt, July 28-August 2, $300,000 3. Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, $15,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $43,500 4. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $11,200 2. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $29,500 Gold - Alison/Harley def. Fuerbringer/Jennings, 25-23, 21-17 3. Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands, $23,000 (42) 4. Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, $18,400 Bronze - Gibb/Rosenthal def. Brink/Reckermann, 21-16, 21-19 Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers vs. Alison/Harley, 21-19, 12-21, 15- (50) 12 (64) SWATCH MOP - Harley Bronze - Nummerdor/Schuil def. Barsouk/Kolodinsky, 21-19, SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 101.1 km/h 21-17 (42) SWATCH MOP - Harley Norway - Stavanger, June 26-July 5, $500,000 SWATCH Serve - Kolodinsky, 103.6 km/h 1. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $60,000 2. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $45,000 Poland - Stare Jablonki, August 4-9, $190,000 3. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $35,000 1. Benjamin Insfran/Salgado, Brazil, $30,000 4. David KlempererEric Koreng, Germany, $28,000 2. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $21,000 Gold - Brink/Reckermann def. Alison/Harley, 21-16, 21-19 (50) 3. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $15,000 Bronze - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Klemperer/Koreng, 21-11, 21- 4. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $11,200 16 (42) Gold - Benjamin/Insfran def. Brink/Dieckmann, 23-21, 21-16 SWATCH MOP - Brink (55) SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 103.5 km/h Bronze - Gavira/Herrera def. Alison/Harley, 22-24, 21-18, 17-15 (63) SWATCH MOP - Salgado SWATCH Serve - Grzegorz Klimek, Poland, 93.8 km/h

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Norway - Kristiansand, August 11-16, $190,000 Netherlands - The Hague, August 25-30, $190,000 1. Barsouk/Kolodinsky, Russia, $30,000 1. Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands, $30,000 2. Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia, $21,000 2. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $21,000 3. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $15,000 3. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $15,000 4. Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France, $11,200 4. Kais/Vesik, Estonia, $11,200 Gold - Barsouk/Kolodinsky def. Samoilovs/Sorokins, 21-13, 21- Gold - Nummerdor/Schuil def. Gavira/Herrera, 21-17, 18-21, 16 (38) 15-10 (56) Bronze - Alison/Harley def. A. Ces/K. Ces, 21-18, 15-21, 15-8 Bronze - Alison/Harley def. Kais/Vesik, 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 (65) (65) SWATCH MOP - Kolodinsky SWATCH MOP - Schuil SWATCH Serve - Kolodinsky, 96.9 km/h SWATCH Serve - Harley, 96.0 km/h

Finland - Aland, August 18-23, $190,000 China - Sanya, October 26-31, $190,000 1. Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands, $30,000 1. Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands, $30,000 2. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $21,000 2. Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, $21,000 3. Klemperer/Koreng, Germany, $15,000 3. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $15,000 4. Salgado/Ricardo, Brazil, $11,200 4. Yury Bogatov/Serguei Prokopiev, Russia, $11,200 Gold - Nummerdor/Schuil def. Brink/Reckermann, 21-23, 21-15, Gold - Nummerdor/Schuil def. Wu/Xu, 21-13, 21-14 (35) 15-11 (69) Bronze - Gavira/Herrera def. Bogatov/Prokopiev 17-21, 21-12, Bronze - Klemperer/Koreng def. Salgado/Ricardo, 21-19, 16- 15-10 (55) 21, 15-13 (65) SWATCH MOP - Schuil SWATCH MOP - Schuil SWATCH Serve - Prokopiev, 102.6 km/h SWATCH Serve - Pablo Herrera, Spain, 102.4, km/h

2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Medal, Final 4 finishes, By Country (through October 31) Men Gold Silver Bronze Medals 4ths.Final 4s Men Gold Silver Bronze Medals 4ths. Final 4s Brazil 4 7 4 15 3...... 18 China 0 1 0 1 0 ...... 1 Germany 4 2 3 9 3...... 12 Latvia 0 1 0 1 0 ...... 1 United States 2 1 2 5 1...... 6 Switzerland 0 0 1 1 0 ...... 1 Spain 0 2 3 5 0...... 5 Estonia 0 0 0 0 2 ...... 2 Netherlands 3 0 1 4 2...... 6 France 0 0 0 0 1 ...... 1 Russia 1 0 0 1 2...... 3 Totals 14 14 14 42 14 ...... 56

2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s Serving Leaders(14 events, through October 31)

Rank Player Country Speed ...... Site Rank Player Country Speed ...... Site 1 Igor Kolodinsky RUS 113.7 ...... Moscow 13 Yury Bogatov RUS 95.1...... Myslowice 2 Julius Brink GER 102.7 ...... Moscow 14 Anssi Hakala FIN 94.9...... Aland 3 Serguei Prokopiev RUS 102.6 ...... Sanya 15 Raul Mesa ESP 94.7...... Stavanger 4 Ruslans Sorokins LAT 102.5 ...... Moscow 15 Patrick Heuscher SUI 94.7...... Stavanger 5 Pablo Herrera ESP 102.4 ...... Aland 17 Grzegorz Fijalek POL 94.5...... Brasilia 6 Eric Koreng GER 100.5 ...... Rome 18 Jonathan Erdmann GER 94.3...... Myslowice 7 Jonas Reckermann GER 99.1 ...... Stavanger 19 Daniel Hupfer AUT 94.1...... Klagenfurt 8 Paolo Nicolai ITA 97.9 ...... Moscow 20 Marcio Araujo BRA 94.0...... Brasilia 9 Kristjan Kais EST 97.0 ...... Aland 21 Kirk Pitman NZL 93.9...... Myslowice 10 Michal Biza CZE 96.2 ...... Stavanger 22 Grzegorz Klimek POL 93.8..... Stare Jablonki 11 Harley Marques BRA 96.0 ...... The Hague 23 Nalbert Bitencourt BRA 93.6...... Klagenfurt 12 Richard Schuil NED 95.7 ...... Klagenfurt 24 Alexei Prawdzic SUI 93.1...... Myslowice

SWATCH Most Outstanding Player Awards - Men  Harley Marques, Brazil...... Shanghai, Myslowice, Klagenfurt  Richard Schuil, Netherlands...... Aland, The Hague, Sanya  Jonas Reckermann, Germany...... Rome, Gstaad  Julius Brink, Germany ...... Stavanger  Emanuel Rego, Brazil...... Brasília  Martin Laciga, Switzerland...... Moscow  Phil Dalhausser, United States...... Marseille  Igor Kolodinsky, Russia...... Kristiansand  Pedro Salgado, Brazil...... Stare Jablonki

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 4 of 6 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org Final Season Results November 8 Update Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s “Final Four” Results Brazil - Brasília, April 20-25, $190,000 SWATCH Serve - Ross, United States, 84.2 km/h 1. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, $30,000 Russia - Moscow, July 13-18, $300,000 2. Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States, $21,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43,500 3. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, $15,000 2. Leao/Renata, Brazil, $29,500 4. Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States, $11,200 3. Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $23,000 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Kessy/Ross, 21-18, 21-18 (44 4. Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany, $18,400 minutes) Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Renata/Leao, 21-18, 21-19 (47) Bronze - Goller/Ludwig def. Branagh/Youngs, 21-18, 32-30 (55) Bronze - Goller/Ludwig def. Holtwick/Semmler, 21-16, 21-18 SWATCH MOP - Juliana (38) SWATCH MOP - Juliana SWATCH Serve - Ross, 82.4 km/h SWATCH Serve - Maloes Wesselink, Netherlands, 82.1 km/h

China - Shanghai, April 28-May 2, $190,000 France - Marseille, July 20-26, $300,000 1. Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, Brazil, $30,000 1. Kessy/Ross, United States, $43,000 2. Jie Wang/Man Zuo, China, $21,000 2. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, $28,000 3. Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, $15,000 3. Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $21,000 4. Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $11,200 4. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $16,800 Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Wang/Zuo, 21-17, 21-13 (37) Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, 21-16, 21-17 (42) Bronze - Salgados def. Goller/Ludwig, 21-19, 21-19 (42) Bronze - Goller/Ludwig def. Talita/Antonelli, 21-16, 23-21 (46) SWATCH MOP - Antonelli SWATCH MOP - Kessy SWATCH Serve - Yuan Yue, China, 83.2 km/h SWATCH Serve - Ross, 81.3 km/h Japan - Osaka, May 19-24, $190,000 Austria - Klagenfurt, July 27-August 1, $300,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $30,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43,500 2. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $21,000 2. Branagh/Youngs, United States, $29,500 3. Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, $15,000 3. Kessy/Ross, United States, $23,000 4. Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States, $11,200 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Talita/Antonelli, 26-24, 19-21, 18-16 4. Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria, $18,400 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Branagh/Youngs, 21-12, 21-15 (39) (65) Bronze - Kessy/Ross def. Hansel/Montagnolli, 21-19, 21-17 Bronze - Keizer/Van Iersel def. Akers/Turner, 21-19, 21-18 (36) SWATCH MOP - Larissa (45) SWATCH MOP - Montagnolli SWATCH Serve - Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 83.3 km/h SWATCH Serve - Larissa, 85.5 km/h Korea - Seoul, May 26-31, $190,000 1. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $30,000 Poland - Stare Jablonki, August 3-8, $190,000 2. Kessy/Ross, United States, $21,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $30,000 3. Vanilda Leao/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, $15,000 2. Louise Bawden/Becchara Palmer, Australia, $21,000 4. Hana Klapalova/Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic, $11,200 3. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $15,000 Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Kessy/Ross, 22-20, 21-16 (45) 4. Vivian Cunha/Angela Vieira, Brazil, $11,200 Bronze - Leao/Renata def. Klapalova/Petrova, 21-17, 20-22, Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Bawden/Palmer, 21-14, 21-16 (38) 15-11 (49) Bronze - Talita/Antonelli def. Vivian/Vieira, 21-18, 21-13 (43) SWATCH MOP - Talita SWATCH MOP - Palmer SWATCH Serve - Ross, 83.1 km/h SWATCH Serve - Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 84.4 km/h World Championships, Norway - Stavanger, June 25-July 4, Norway - Kristiansand, August 10-15, $190,000 $500,000 1. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $30,000 1. Kessy/Ross, United States, $60,000 2. Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, $21,000 2. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $45,000 3. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $15,200 3. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $35,000 4. Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlan, Norway, $11,200 4. Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, $28,000 Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Schwaigers, 21-14, 18-21, 15-12 Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Juliana/Larissa, 30-28, 23-21 (58) (59) Bronze - Talita/Antonelli def. Shelda/Ana Paula, 21-13, 21-16 Bronze - Juliana/Larissa def. Hakedal/Torlen, 21-17, 21-7 (32) (39) SWATCH MOP - Antonelli SWATCH MOP - Ross SWATCH Serve - Antonelli, 78.9 km/h SWATCH Serve –Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 86.5 km/h Finland - Aland, August 17-22, $190,000 Switzerland - Gstaad, July 6-11, $300,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $30,000 1. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $43,500 2. Kessy/Ross, United States, $21,000 2. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $29,500 3. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $15,000 3. Branagh/Youngs, United States, $23,000 4. Shelda/Ana Paula, Brazil, $11,200 4. Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands, $18,400 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Kessy/Ross, 21-15, 28-26 (46) Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Juliana/Larissa, 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 Bronze - Talita/Antonelli def. Shelda/Ana Paula, 21-15, 21-18 (39) (42) Bronze - Branagh/Youngs def. Keizer/Van Iersel, 21-14, 21-17 SWATCH MOP - Larissa (39) SWATCH Serve - Ana Paula, 83.9 km/h SWATCH MOP - Antonelli

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Netherlands - The Hague, August 24-29, $190,000 China - Sanya, October 27-November 1, $190,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $30,000 1. Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland, $30,000 2. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $15,000 2. Kessy/Ross, United States, $15,000 3. Vivian/Vieira, Brazil, $11,200 3. Akers/Turner, United States, $11,200 4. Lenka Hajeckova Felbabova/Sona Novakova, Czech 4. Greta Cicolari/, Italy, $11,200 Republic, $11,200 Gold - Kuhn/Zumkehr def. Kessy/Ross, 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Talita/Antonelli, 21-16, 21-15 (37) (60) Bronze - Vivian/Vieira def. Hajeckova/Novakova, 21-14, 15-21, Bronze - Akers/Turner def. Cicolari/Menegatti, 21-15, 21-15 15-11 (52) (36) SWATCH MOP - Juliana SWATCH MOP - Kuhn SWATCH Serve - Erika Fabjan, Slovenia, 80.1km/h SWATCH Serve - Ross, 75.2, km/h

Spain - Barcelona, September 8-13, $190,000 Thailand - Phuket, November 3-8, $190,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $30,000 1. Kessy/Ross, United States, $30,000 2. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $21,000 2. Akers/Turner, United States, $21,000 3. Kessy/Ross, United States, $15,000 3. Maria Bratkova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia, $15,000 4. Akers/Turner, United States, $11,200 4. Lauren Fendrick/Ashley Ivy, United States, $11,200 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Talita/Antonelli, 21-17, 28-26 (55) Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Akers/Turner, 21-12, 21-17 (37) Bronze - Kessy/Ross def. Akers/Turner, 21-13, 21-19 (43) Bronze - Bratkova/Ukolova def.Fendrick/Ivy, 15-21, 22-20, 15-9 SWATCH MOP - Juliana (53) SWATCH Serve - Nadia Campisi, Spain, 82.8, km/h SWATCH MOP - Kessy SWATCH Serve - Ross, 77.8, km/h

2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Medal, Final 4 finishes, By Country (through November 8) Women Gold Silver Bronze Medals 4ths.Final 4s Women Gold Silver Bronze Medals 4ths. Final 4s Brazil 12 6 7 25 4...... 29 Austria 0 1 0 1 1 ...... 2 United States 3 6 4 13 4...... 17 China 0 1 0 1 0 ...... 1 Germany 0 0 3 3 2...... 5 Russia 0 0 1 1 0 ...... 1 Australia 0 1 0 1 0...... 1 Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 2 ...... 2 Greece 0 1 0 1 0...... 1 Italy 0 0 0 0 1 ...... 1 Netherlands 0 0 1 1 1...... 2 Norway 0 0 0 0 1 ...... 1 Switzerland 1 0 0 1 0...... 1 Totals 16 16 16 48 16 ...... 64

2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s Serving Leaders(16 events, through November 8) Rank Player Country Speed ...... Site Rank Player Country Speed ...... Site 1 Maria Clara Salgado BRA 86.5 ...... Stavanger 10 Nicole Branagh USA 80.9...... Klagenfurt 2 Larissa Franca BRA 85.5 ...... Klagenfurt 14 Karla Borger GER 80.1..... Stare Jablonki 3 April Ross USA 85.3 ...... Stavanger 14 Erika Fabjan SLO 80.1...... The Hague 4 Maloes Wesselink NED 84.1 .....Stare Jablonki 14 Jen Kessy USA 80.1...... Stavanger 5 Ana Paula Connelly BRA 83.9 ...... Aland 14 Angie Akers USA 80.1...... Osaka 6 Yuan Yue CHN 83.2 ...... Shanghai 18 Katrin Holtwick GER 80.0...... Moscow 7 Maria Antonelli BRA 83.0 ...... Seoul 19 Carolina Costagrande ITA 79.5..... Stare Jablonki 8 Nadia Campisi ESP 82.8 ...... Barcelona 20 Marie-Christine Mondor CAN 79.4...... Barcelona 9 Laura Ludwig GER 81.4 ...... Shanghai 20 Susan Blundell NZL 79.4...... Gstaad 10 Kadri Puri EST 80.9 ...... Osaka 22 Becchara Palmer AUS 79.2...... Marseille 10 Sara Goller GER 80.9 ...... Shanghai 23 Lotte Vestergaard DEN 78.8...... Klagenfurt 10 Marleen Van Iersel NED 80.9 ...... Osaka 24 Sanne Keizer NED 78.4....Gstaad, Osaka

SWATCH Most Outstanding Player Awards - Women  Juliana Felisberta Silva, Brazil...... Brasília, Moscow, The Hague, Barcelona  Maria Antonelli, Brazil ...... Shanghai, Gstaad, Kristiansand  Larissa Franca, Brazil...... Osaka, Aland  Jen Kessy, United States...... Marseille, Phuket  Talita Antunes, Brazil...... Seoul  April Ross, United States...... Stavanger  Simone Kuhn, Switzerland...... Sanya  Sara Montagnolli, Austria...... Klagenfurt  Becchara Palmer, Australia ...... Stare Jablonki

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