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Mazury Open August 8 Women’s Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Match Time Court Team A Team B Gender Round 59 12:00 1 Larissa-Juliana BRA [1] Talita-Antonelli BRA [2] Women Semi-finals 60 13:00 1 Vivian-Vieira BRA [11] Palmer-Bawden AUS [26] Women Semi-finals 61 14:45 1 Talita-Antonelli BRA [2 Vivian-Vieira BRA [11] Women Bronze 62 16:00 1 Larissa-Juliana BRA [1] Palmer-Bawden AUS [26] Women Gold 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s “Final Four” Results Brazil - Brasília, April 20-25, $190,000 Russia - Moscow, July 13-18, $300,000 1. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, $30,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43,500 2. Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States, $21,000 2. Leao/Renata, Brazil, $29,500 3. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, $15,000 3. Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $23,000 4. Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States, $11,200 4. Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany, $18,400 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Kessy/Ross, 21-18, 21-18 (44 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 (38) SWATCH MOP - Juliana 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 4. Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria, $18,400 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Talita/Antonelli, 26-24, 19-21, 18-16 (65) Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Branagh/Youngs, 21-12, 21-15 (39) Bronze - Keizer/Van Iersel def. Akers/Turner, 21-19, 21-18 (36) Bronze - Kessy/Ross def. Hansel/Montagnolli, 21-19, 21-17 (45) SWATCH MOP - Larissa 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 Poland - Stare Jablonki, August 3-8, $190,000 1. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $30,000 · Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $21,000 2. Kessy/Ross, United States, $21,000 · Louise Bawden/Becchara Palmer, Australia, $21,000 3. Vanilda Leao/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, $15,000 · Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $11,200 4. Hana Klapalova/Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic, $11,200 · Vivian Cunha/Angela Vieira, Brazil, $11,200 Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Kessy/Ross, 22-20, 21-16 (45) Gold - Juliana/Larissa vs. Bawden/Palmer Bronze - Leao/Renata def. Klapalova/Petrova, 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 (49) Bronze - Talita/Antonelli vs. Vivian/Vieira SWATCH MOP - Talita SWATCH MOP –to be determined SWATCH Serve - Ross, 83.1 km/h SWATCH Serve - to be determined World Championships, Norway - Stavanger, June 25-July 4, Women’s MedalsGold Silver Bronze Medals 4ths. Final 4s $500,000 Brazil 7 4 4 16 3 ............ 19 1. Kessy/Ross, United States, $60,000 United States 2 3 2 7 2 .............. 9 2. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $45,000 Germany 0 0 3 3 2 .............. 5 3. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $35,000 Greece 0 1 0 1 0 .............. 1 4. Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, $28,000 Netherlands 0 0 1 1 1 .............. 2 Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Juliana/Larissa, 30-28, 23-21 (58) Australia 0 0 0 1 0 .............. 1 Bronze - Talita/Antonelli def. Shelda/Ana Paula, 21-13, 21-16 (39) China 0 1 0 1 0 .............. 1 SWATCH MOP - Ross Austria 0 0 0 0 1 .............. 1 SWATCH Serve –Maria Claria, Brazil, 86.5 km/h Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 1 .............. 1 Switzerland - Gstaad, July 6-11, $300,000 Totals 9 9 10 30 10 ........... 40 1. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $43,500 2. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $29,500 NOTE - The above figures includes two guaranteed medals for Brazil 3. Branagh/Youngs, United States, $23,000 along with “final four” finishes for Brazil (three) and Australia. 4. Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands, $18,400 Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Juliana/Larissa, 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 (39) Bronze - Branagh/Youngs def. Keizer/Van Iersel, 21-14, 21-17 (39) SWATCH MOP - Antonelli SWATCH Serve - Ross, United States, 84.2 km/h Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland For more news visit www.fivb.org FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45 To GOLD - Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil vs. Louise Bawden/Becchara Palmer, Australia Team Uniform Uniform....................... Qualification Seed Player No. Player No. Country ............ Seed 1 Juliana Felisberta Silva 1 Larissa Franca 2 Brazil 26 Becchara Palmer 1 Louise Bawden 2 Australia ............ Q3 Juliana & Larissa lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Bawden & Palmer, 1-0 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 7/29/09 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Juliana/Larissa 21-15, 21-15 0:43 · Larissa placed fifth in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with Ana Paula Connelly as Juliana withdrew two days before the start of the competition due to a right knee injury. She had surgery in the weeks to follow. · Larissa and Juliana have won 25 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including one in 2004, six in 2005, seven in 2006, five in 2007, two in 2008 and four in 2009 · Larissa and Juliana posted silver, bronze and silver medal finishes at the 2005, 2007 and 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships, respectively. · Larissa and Juliana were three-time (2005 through 2007) SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions. · Larissa and Juliana won were gold medal winners at the 2007 PanAmerican Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · Larissa and Juliana rank second on the all-time FIVB money list behind Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede of Brazil (US$2,207,965) and ahead of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States ($1,613,350). · Larissa and Juliana rank second on the all-time FIVB wins list behind Adriana/Shelda (587 wins, 139 losses) and ahead of May-Treanor and Walsh (346-35). · The $409,750 earnings for Juliana and Larissa in 2005 was a SWATCH FIVB World Tour single-season record for both men and women breaking the previous mark of $332,000 by Emanuel Rego and ZeMarco deMelo of Brazil in 1996. · Juliana won the 2001 SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Italy with Taiana Lima. · Juliana was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best offenisve player in 2006. · Larissa was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player in 2006. · Larissa was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best hitter in 2008, and top setter in 2006, 2007 and 2008. · Larissa was a bronze medal winner at the 2003 PanAmerican Games in the Dominican Republic with Ana Richa. · On the Brazilian Tour this season for four events, Juliana and Larissa have a 12-3 match mark with a first, a second and a fourth in three events. Mazury Open Results Winner 1 def. Renata Bekier / Daria Paszek, Poland (32) 21-17, 21-11 34 minutes Winner 2 def. Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (16) 21-17, 21-16 38 Winner 3 def. Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (8) 21-11, 25-23 44 Winner 4 def. Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (5) 21-16, 21-12 41 Semi-Finals def. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) 14-21, 21-19, 15-9 50 Gold Medal vs. Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (26, Q3) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:..................................47-7 Since SWATCH 2004 Matches Won-Lost: ...................382-72 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:.......................................91-25 Since SWATCH 2004 Tournaments Played:.......................68 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...................................9 Since SWATCH 2004 Best Finish:..................... 1st (25 titles) 2009 SWATCH Best Finish: ................................1st (4 times) Since SWATCH 2004 Winnings:............................ $1,623,150 2009 SWATCH Winnings:..........................................$244,300 Juliana & Larissa’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 25, Lost 16) 1. def. Lahme/Musch, GERMANY, Spain, Mallorca (7/10/2004), 21-17, 21-12 (39 minutes), FIVB Event No. 113 2. def. Shelda/Adriana, BRAZIL, China, Shanghai (5/21/2005), 21-15, 21-18 (46), No. 119 3. lost to Shaylyn Bede/Ana Paula, BRAZIL, Japan, Osaka (5/29/2005), 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 (54), No. 120 4. def. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Vassiliki Arvaniti, GREECE, Italy, Milan (6/12/2005), 25-23, 21-16 (49), No. 121 5. def. Tian Jia/Wang Fei, CHINA, Switzerland, Gstaad (6/18/2005), 17-21, 21-15, 15-8 (57), No.
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    Women’s A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam Medal Matches July 31 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 TimeCourtMatch TeamA TeamB Round 13:30 1 71 Goller-Ludwig GER [5] Hansel-Montagnolli AUT [9] Bronze Medal Match 15:00 1 72 Larissa-Juliana BRA [1] Vivian-Lima BRA [24] Gold Medal Match 9:00 1 69 Larissa-Juliana BRA [1] Goller-Ludwig GER [5] Semi-finals 10:00 1 70 Hansel-Montagnolli AUT [9] Vivian-Lima BRA [24] Semi-finals Past Austrian Women’s Medals - Brazil 10, USA 10, Germany 3, China 2, Czech Republic 1, Ukraine 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Klagenfurt 2001* Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Sandra Pires/Tatiana Minello, BRA Eva Celbova/Sona Novakova, CZE 2. Klagenfurt 2002 Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Elaine Youngs/Holly McPeak, USA 3. Klagenfurt 2003 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Pires/Ana Paula Connelly, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA 4. Klagenfurt 2004 Walsh/Rachel Wacholder, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Annett Davis/ Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA 5. Klagenfurt 2005 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Wacholder/Youngs, USA Tian Jia/Wang Fei, CHN 6. Klagenfurt 2006 Wang Jie/Tian Jia, CHN Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, GER 7. Klagenfurt 2007 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Juliiana/Larissa, BRA Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, GER 8. Klagenfurt 2008 Shelda/Ana Paula, BRA Svitlana Baburina/Galyna Osheyko, UKR Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, GER 9. Klagenfurt 2009 Juliana/Larissa, BRA Nicole Branagh/Youngs, USA Jen Kessy/April Ross, USA *FIVB World Championships 2010 Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Schedule Dates Site Gender ........................Gold Medal Teams or Prize Money (US dollars) April 19-24 Brasília, Brazil .........................................