Seoul Open Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 GOLD - Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, Brazil vs. Jen Kessy/, United States Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 4 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2 Brazil 1 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2 United States

Talita and Antonelli lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams, 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/30/09 Seoul Open Winner 4 Talita/Antonelli 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:02

· Talita and Antonelli are competing in their fourth SWATCH FIVB World Tour event with a gold medal earlier this month in Shanghai followed by a second-place last week in Japan where they lost to Brazilian rivals Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca twice - 21-16, 15-21, 15-10 in 54 minutes and 26-24, 19-21, 18-16 in the 65-minute title match. · On the Brazilian Tour this season for four events, Talita and Antonelli have a 16-3 match mark with two firsts, a second and a fifth. · Talita and Renata Ribeiro placed fourth in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. · Talita and Renata won five SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including two in 2005, two in 2007 and one in 2008. · Talita was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour top rookie in 2005. · Talita was a bronze medal winner with Maria Clara Salgado at the 2002 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Catania, Italy. · Talita won the 2008 “Queen of the Beach” title in Brazil. · Talita currently ranks 18th all-time in FIVB earnings ($382,550). · In four SWATCH FIVB World Tour seasons together, Talita and Renata competed in 59 events together with 13 podium placements, 20 “final four” appearances, $692,550 in earnings (fourth all-time on the women’s team list). The pair posted a 237-105 match mark together. · While Talita and Renata were the third-ranked team on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour, Antonelli and Vanilda Leao ranked fifth with a 59-23 match mark and two podium placements. · Antonelli captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in 2008 with Leao at Kristiansand, . · Antonelli captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour silver medal in 2008 with Leao at Marseille, France. · Antonelli and Leao won 2007 FIVB Challenger/Satellite events in Spain and Liechtenstein. · For 25 FIVB events together, Antonelli and Leao compiled a 95-38 match mark and $157,600 in earnings. · Antonelli is one of 98 players to earn more than $100,000 in FIVB winnings as she currently ranks 91st all-time ($112,025). Seoul Open Results Winner 1 def. Susan Blundell / Anna Scarlett, New Zealand (29, Q8) 25-23, 21-15 41 minutes Winner 2 def. Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins / Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia (20, Q2) 21-15, 21-16 34 Winner 3 def. / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (12) 21-14, 21-19 37 Winner 4 def. Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (1) 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 62 Semi-finals def. Hana Klapalova / Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic (22) 21-12, 21-10 40 Gold vs. Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States (1) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:...... 18-4 2009 Best Finish:...... 1st (Shanghai) 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ...... 39-17 2009 Winnings:...... $76,250 2009 Tournaments Played: ...... 4 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 1 of 8 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more news visit www.fivb.org Seoul Open Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 GOLD - Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, Brazil vs. Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 4 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2 Brazil 1 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2 United States Talita and Antonelli lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams, 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/30/09 Seoul Open Winner 4 Talita/Antonelli 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:02

· Kessy and Ross have won three SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including the last two international stops in 2008 at Phuket, Thailand and Sanya, China. · Kessy and Ross will now be competing in their fifth-straight SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal match, including silver medal placements last October in Dubai and last month in Brazil. · Kessy and Ross finished the 2008 SWATCH season as the No. 2 team on the points list behind Brazilians Shelda Bede and Ana Paula Connelly. This was the highest finish by an American team since 2003 when Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh placed second behind Sandra Pires and Ana Paula. · Kessy and Ross missed qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games after being edged by Nicole Branagh and for the second USA berth. · After winning a country quota playoff and two qualifying matches at the 2007 Norwegian Grand Slam, Kessy and Ross captured the gold medal as the 29th-seeded team in the competition by upsetting China’s Jia Tian and Jie Wang 21-14 and 21-12 in the finals. · The Norwegian Grand Slam title came in Ross’ fourth SWATCH event. · Kessy and Ross currently rank 24th in FIVB career team earnings. · Prior to the Stavanger gold medal, Kessy best previous SWATCH finish was a fourth in the 2005 season finale in Mexico with Nancy Mason. · Kessy won a 2001 FIVB Satellite gold medal with Heather Lowe at Pattaya, Thailand. · Ross was the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour rookie-of-the-year. · Kessy won the 2008 American “Queen-of-the-Beach” title in September at Glendale, Arizona. · On the American domestic tour this season, Kessy and Ross compiled a 21-4 record with three setbacks in the finals to Branagh and Youngs. Kessy and Ross defeated Branagh and Youngs once this season for a domestic title in Houston two weeks ago. Seoul Open Results Winner 1 def. Hyo-Sil Jang / Ka-Yeon Kim, Korea (32) 21-6, 21-6 27 minutes Winner 2 def. Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (16) 21-17, 21-15 45 Winner 3 def. Ying Huang / Xi Zhang, China (8) 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 61 Winner 4 lost to Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (4) 20-22, 21-18, 13-15 62 Contender 6 def. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (3) 21-16, 21-17 40 Semi-finals def. Vanilda Leao / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (7, Q1) 21-19, 21-18 38 Gold vs. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (4) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:...... 10-2 Since 2007 Matches Won-Lost:...... 92-33 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ...... 21-6 Since 2007 Tournaments Played: ...... 22 2009 Tournaments Played: ...... 2 Since 2007 Best Finish: ...... 1st (3 times) 2009 Best Finish:...... 2nd (Brasilia) Since 2007 Winnings: ...... $322,700 2009 Winnings: ...... $42,000

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NOTE - Talita and Antonelli became the 33rd Brazilian women’s team to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour “final four”. Talita also appeared in FIVB semi-finals with Renata Ribeiro (20 times), including the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Antonelli and Vanilda Leao competed in two semi-finals together.

NOTE - Brazil and the United States have combined to win 357 of the 421 men’s (184) and women’s (173) gold medals awarded on the international circuit. · The Seoul Open is the 190th women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour event. · Brazil has now advanced a women’s team(s) to a FIVB semi-final 175 times. · Brazil has now had a women’s team(s) in 146 Gold Medal matches. · The United States has now advanced a women’s team(s) to a FIVB semi-final 139 times. · The United States has now had a women’s team(s) in 112 Gold Medal matches. · There now have been 130 women’s events where two different countries competed for the Gold Medal. · The Myslowice Open is the 233rd men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour event. · Brazilians have won 150 men’s titles and 95 women’s gold medals. · Americans have won 34 men’s titles and 78 women’s gold medals. · Sunday’s women’sfinal in Seoul will feature the two countries playing for a women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour title for the 75th-time with the United States holding a 43-31 edge over the Brazilians · Sunday’s men’sfinal in Myslowice will feature the two countries playing for a women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour title for the 41st-time with Brazil holding a 23-17 edge over the Americans.

Talita & Antonelli’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 1, Lost 1) 1. def. Jie Wang/Man Zuo, CHINA, China - Shanghai (5/2-7/09), 21-17, 21-13 (37), SWATCH Event No. 188 2. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Japan - Osaka (5/24/2009), 26-24, 19-21, 18-16. (65), No. 189 3. vs. Jen Kessy/April Ross, UNITED STATES, Korea - Seoul (5/31/2009), No. 190

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NOTE - Kessy and Ross are one of 42 American women’s team to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour “final four”. Kessy also appeared in FIVB semi-final with Nancy Mason by placing fourth in a 2005 stop in Acapulco. Kessy and Ross’ eight SWATCH medals together is tied for the seventh-most among American women’s teams.

Kessy/Ross’SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 3, Lost 3) 1. lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Russia - St. Petersburg (9/1/2007), 23-21, 21-17 (48), FIVB Event No. 164 2. def. Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Norway - Stavanger (6/30/2007), 21-14, 21-12 (44), No. 156 3. lost to Nicole Branagh/Kerri Walsh, UNITED STATES, United Arab Emirates - Dubai (10/11/08), 21-18, 21-19 (46), No. 184 4. def. Branagh/Tyra Turner, UNITED STATES, Thailand, Phuket (11/9/08), 18-21, 21-14, 15-12 (63), No. 185 5. def. Ying Huang/Xi Zhang, CHINA, China, Sanya (11/16/08), 21-17, 23-21 (44), No. 186 6. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Brazil - Brasília (4/35/2009), 21-18, 21-18 (44), No. 187 7. vs. Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, BRAZIL, Korea - Seoul (5/31/2009), No. 190

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Team Uniform Uniform Qualification Seed Player No. Player No. Country ...... Seed 7 Renata Ribeiro 1 Vanilda Leao 2 Brazil ...... Q1 22 Hana Klapalova 1 Tereza Petrova 2 Czech Republic

Renata and Leao lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams, 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/30/09 Seoul Open Winner 4 Leao/Ribeiro 21-17, 21-19 0:39

· Renata and Leao are competing in their fourth SWATCH FIVB World Tour event with two fifths and a seventh to their credit this season. · On the Brazilian Tour this season for four events, Renata and Leao have an 18-4 match mark with two firsts and two seconds. · Renata and Talita Antunes placed fourth in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. · Renata and Talita won five SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including two in 2005, two in 2007 and one in 2008. · Renata currently ranks 16th all-time in FIVB earnings ($417,400). · In four SWATCH FIVB World Tour seasons together, Talita and Renata competed in 59 events together with 13 podium placements, 20 “final four” appearances, $692,550 in earnings (fourth all-time on the women’s team list). The pair posted a 237-105 match mark together. · While Talita and Renata were the third-ranked team on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour, Maria Antonelli and Leao ranked fifth with a 59-23 match mark and two podium placements. · Leao captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in 2008 with Antonelli at Kristiansand, Norway. · Leao captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour silver medal in 2008 with Antonelli at Marseille, France. · Leao and Antonelli won 2007 FIVB Challenger/Satellite events in Spain and Liechtenstein. · For 25 FIVB events together, Leao and Antonelli compiled a 95-38 match mark and $157,600 in earnings. · With one more match win this week, Leao will become the 98th player to earn more than $100,000 in FIVB winnings as she currently ranks 100th all-time ($99,250). · Leao won the 2004 “Queen of the Beach” title in Brazil. Seoul Open Results Qualifier 2 def. Hiromi Suzuki / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (Q16) 21-14, 21-18 33 minutes Winner 1 def. Imara Esteves Ribalta / Dalixia Fernandez Grasset, Cuba (26) 21-16, 14-21, 15-9 46 Winner 2 def. Jie Wang / Man Zuo, China (10) 21-18, 19-21, 19-17 58 Winner 3 def. Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (2) 21-17, 21-17 41 Winner 4 def. Hana Klapalova / Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic (22) 21-17, 21-19 39 Semi-finals lost to Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States (1) 19-21, 18-21 38 Bronze vs. Hana Klapalova / Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic (22) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:...... 19-7 2009 Best Finish:...... 4th or better (Seoul) 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ...... 43-20 2009 Winnings:...... $37,000 2009 Tournaments Played: ...... 4

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Renata and Leao lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams, 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/30/09 Seoul Open Winner 4 Leao/Ribeiro 21-17, 21-19 0:39

· Klapalova and Petrova were awarded a "wild card" spot for the Seoul Open. · With a guaranteed fourth-place, Klapalova and Petrova have now posted their best finish on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour as the Seoul Open is their 46 "open" international events. · Prior to this week's Seoul Open, Klapalova and Petrova's best SWATCH FIVB World Tour were five fifths, including two last season at the Switzerland Grand Slam and at the Myslowice Open. · Klapalova and Petrova won two FIVB events, including a 2005 Satellite event in Italy (Alba Adriatica) and a 2006 Challenger in Cyprus (Atlantida Beach). .Seoul Open Results Winner 1 def. Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (11) 22-20, 21-12 40 minutes Winner 2 def. Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (27) 21-18, 21-23, 16-14 53 Winner 3 def. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (3) 21-19, 21-18 39 Winner 4 lost to Vanilda Leao / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (7, Q1) 17-21, 19-21 39 Contender 6 def. Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (13) 21-18, 19-13, retired 39 Semi-finals lost to Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (4) 12-21, 10-21 40 Bronze vs. Vanilda Leao / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (7, Q1) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:...... 8-6 Since 2003 Matches Won-Lost:...... 77-83* 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ...... 16-13 Since 2003 Tournaments Played: ...... 48* 2009 Tournaments Played: ...... 3 Since 2003 Best Finish: ..1st (satellite wins, 4th, SWATCH)* 2009 Best Finish:...... 4th or better (Seoul) Since 2003 Winnings: ...... $127,300* 2009 Winnings: ...... $18,250 Including FIVB Challenger/Satellite events

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NOTE - Renata and Leao are the 34th Brazilian women’s team to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour “final four”. Renata has also appeared in FIVB semi-finals with Shaylyn Bede (once) and Talita Antunes (20). Leao and Maria Antonelli competed in two semi-finals together.

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NOTE - The Czech Republic has had only two other women’s teams compete in SWATCH FIVB World Tour “final fours” with the last being a fourth-place finisy by Sona Novakova and Tereza Tobiasova at the 2008 women’s stop in Myslowice, Poland. Novakova and Eva Celbova Rysava posted six semi-final appearances together with four bronze medals, including a third-place at the 2001 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria, the first medal ever for a Czech women’s team Two-time Beach Volleyball Olympians in 2000 and 2004, Novakova and Eva Celbova Rysava also finished third at a 2003 stop in Indonesia and posted two bronze medal finishes in 2004 at Mallorca and Milan, Italy. Two Czech Republic men’s teams have posted SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final appearances with no podium placements - Premysl Kubala/Michal Palinek (1998 Berlin) and Martin Lebl/Palinek (2000 Marseille).

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