Women’sRound 4, Men’s Round 5 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Women’s Keihan/Smfg Japan Open Nakanoshima-park, Nakanoshima Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan Men’s VIP Open Lake Jarun, Zagreb, Croatia May 20-25, 2008

Created on May 16, 2008, this fact sheet provides information on the FIVB and the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour. The 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour is scheduled over a nine- month period starting in March in Australia and ending in November in China. The US$175,000 Keihan/Smfg Japan Open is the second women’s single gender event of the season while the $175,000 VIP Open is the men’s third event without their female counterparts. Both events will be played May 20-25. After opening the season in South Australia for the inaugural Adelaide Australia Open (March 25-30), the SWATCH FIVB World Tour returns to Osaka for the first-time since the 2005 season. Zagreb hosts a men’s event for the fourth-consecutive season. In addition to Adelaide and Osaka, other new sites on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour are set for Guaruja (Brazil), Prague (Czech Republic), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and Sanya (China). For more information regarding the SWATCH FIVB World Tour, please visit www.fivb.org.

TABLE OF CONTENTS ...... Page · Seoul Open Facts ...... 2 · Italian Open presented by Abruzzo Facts ...... 2 · FIVB Officials ...... 2 · 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Schedule Notes ...... 3 · Beijing 2008 Olympic Games...... 3 · Keihan/Smfg Japan Open & VIP Open...... 4 · VIP Open Men’sUpdated Entries through May 16, 2008 ...... 5 · Keihan/Smfg Japan Open Women’s Updated Entries through May 16, 2008 ...... 6 · 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Schedule & Notes...... 7 · 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Leaders through May 18, 2008...... 8 · 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour “Final Four” Results & Serving Leaders ...... 9 · Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Men’s Qualification Listthrough May 18, 2008 ...... 10 · Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Women’s Qualification List through May 18, 2008...... 11

Following the Keihan/Smfg Japan Open and VIP Open, the third of 16 double gender events on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour will be staged in Spain for the inaugural Barcelona Open (May 26-June 1). The Barcelona tournaments starts six-straight weeks of European events through the Russian Grand Slam in Moscow the second week of July. Other stops will be in Poland, Berlin, Paris and Norway before the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Moscow since 1999.

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 1 of 11 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org Women’sRound 4, Men’s Round 5 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 The US$175,000 Keihan/Smfg Japan Open, the fourth women’s eventon the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar, will be staged May 20-25 at Nakanoshima-park, Nakanoshima Kita-ku in Osaka, Japan. · The 2008 Keihan/Smfg Japan Open marks the return of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour to Japan after staging events in the country for 12-straight season (1994-2005). Osaka is as an attractive, user friendly city and several new museums and other attractions have been added in recent times, all of which have helped to add to the overall cultural feel of the place. Leafy promenades abound beside fresh water and many people enjoy strolling along the riverbanks and relaxing in scenic splendor. Furthermore, each summer one can enjoy the amazement of what is known as the ‘Tenjin Matsuri’, a spectacular sailing festival containing decorated ships.

The US$175,000 VIP Open, the fifth men’s event on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar, will be staged May 20-25 on the Lake Jarun in Zagreb, Croatia. · The VIP Open is the fifth FIVB stop in Croatia and the fourth SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Zagreb on the Lake Jarun sand courts. When the Croatian people achieved their independence in 1991, Zagreb became a capital - a political and administrative centre for the Republic of Croatia. Located on the intersection of important routes between the Adriatic coast and Central Europe, Zagreb is the hub of the business, academic, cultural, artistic and sporting worlds in Croatia. Many famed scientists, artists and athletes come from the city, or work in it. Zagreb offers its visitors the Baroque atmosphere of the Upper Town, picturesque open-air markets, diverse shopping facili•ties, an abundant selection of crafts and a choice vernacular cuisine. Zagreb is a city of green parks and walks, with many places to visit in the beautiful surroundings. The city will enter into the third millennium with a population of one million. In spite of the rapid development of the economy and transportation, it has retained its charm, and a relaxed feeling that makes it a perfect place to visit and discover.

· The gold medal teams at both the Keihan/Smfg Japan Open and the VIP Open will share the $28,000 first- place prizes. Here are the tentative schedules for each event:

· Tuesday, May 20 (Japan and Croatia)...... Country Quota Playoffs · Wednesday, May 21 (Japan and Croatia)...... Qualification Tournament · Thursday, May 22 (Japan and Croatia)...... Main Draw, Match No. 1 through No. 32 · Friday, May 23 (Japan and Croatia)...... Main Draw, Match No. 33 through No. 54 · Saturday, May 24 (Japan)...... Elimination, Match No. 55 through 58 · Saturday, May 24 (Croatia) ...... Elimination, Match No. 55 through 58, semi-finals, Match No. 59 and No. 60 · Sunday, May 25 (Japan) ...... Semi-finals, Match No. 59 and No. 60, medal matches, No. 61 and No. 62 · Sunday, May 25 (Croatia) ...... Medal matches, No. 61 and No. 62

· The Keihan/Smfg Japan Open will be the 170th women’s and the VIP is the 213th men’s events on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour (open, grand slam, Olympic and Goodwill). The first men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour event was played February 17-22, 1987 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour event was played August 14-16, 1992 at Almeria, Spain. Osaka FIVB Officials · Lori Orkimure, United States...... Technical Supervisor · Keith Lee, Great Britain...... TV Delegate · Peter Hreszczuk, Australia ...... Referee Delegate · Tim Simmons, United States ...... Press Delegate Osaka International Referees · Richard Casutt, New Zealand · Weiping Lu, China · Kritsada Panaseri, Thailand · Thomas Chang, Hong Kong · Elzir Oliveira, Brazil Zagreb FIVB Officials · Sara Seravalli, Italy...... Technical Supervisor · Felix Von Knorring, Sweden ...... TV Delegate · David Cox, Norway ...... Referee Delegate Zagreb International Referees · Darryl Friesen, Canada · Andrea Haas, Austria · Leijun Wang, China · Mario Ferro, Brazil · Jonas Personeni, Switzerland

· The Keihan/Smfg Japan Open and VIP Open will also be part of the qualifying process for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. With the qualifying concluding July 20, 2008 to determine the 24 teams per gender for the Summer Games, a team’s best eight finishes on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour or sanctioned continental championships will count during the process.

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 2 of 11 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org Women’sRound 4, Men’s Round 5 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2008 SWACH-FIVB World Tour Men’s & Women’s Schedule & Notes · The FIVB will also stage two “junior” world championships. With the London the site for 2012 Olympics, Great Britain will host the eighth annual SWATCH-FVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in the city of Brighton September 3-7. The Netherlands will stage the seventh edition of the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 19 in The Hague July 30-August 3. · After an in-depth verification of the bidding documentation from Norway and Russia (Moscow), Stavanger has been selected to stage the 2009 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships. · Two women’s and four men’s FIVB Challenger/Satellite events have been scheduled for 2008 in the Czech Republic (men’s Challenger, Brno, June 26-29), Egypt (women’s Challenger, Hacienda Bay Beach, July 23-25), Estonia (men’s Challenger, Pärnu,July 17-20), Liechtenstein (women’s and men’s Satellite, Vaduz, August 6-10) and Switzerland (men’s Satellite, July 10-13). · Underlining the continued success of Beach Volleyball as Olympic disciplines is the announcement of a sell out at the 12,000-seat Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground where the competition begins August 9 and ends August 22. The Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) confirmed that internet sales for tickets have closed more than three months ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. BOCOG is keeping back a small percentage of tickets to sell on a daily basis at the Beach Volleyball venue during the men’s and women’s tournaments. Beach Volleyball made its Olympic debut at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Games has seen fans packing out tournaments ever since. The rush for tickets mirrors the television success enjoyed by Volleyball during the Olympic Games. The sport was recognized after Athens 2004 as one of the most popular Olympic sports on television, with 3.5 billion viewer hours according to official figures reported by the International Olympic Committee. There will be 24 men’s and 24 women’s pairs competing in the Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournaments

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games · The 12,200-seat Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground will be the site for the 2008 competition. The volleyball ground contains 17,000 tons of fine sand imported from Hainan. Construction for the facility was started December 28, 2005 and was completed for an “Olympic” test event for women in August 2007. Practicing the concept of "Green Olympics," the beach volleyball event organizers had the previously existing workshops and industrial storerooms on the grounds converted into office space rather than having new offices built. A "sun-chasing" solar power generation system installed at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground will be the first such power generation system used at an Olympic venue. The sun-chasing mechanism controls a rotating battery that switches according to where the sun shines, thereby maximizing the amount of solar power collected. The completely automatic 11-kW sun-chasing solar power generation system measures 11 m high x 7 m wide, and the battery is capable of rotating 270 degrees. The system can generate 30% more power than the average solar power generation system. With a lifespan of more than 25 years, the system can generate 72,000 kWh per year, with an average of 200 kWh per day. Moreover, it is environmental-friendly. As a solar energy power generation system, it produces 23.4 tons less carbon dioxide and 1.5 tons less sulfur dioxide emissions than regular generators. · A $50,000 FIVB Challenger stop at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground was held in 2007 (August 13-19) to serve as a “test” event for next August’s Summer Games in the Chinese capital. · Twenty-four women's teams competed in the fifth of six Challenge/Satellite events on the 2007 FIVB calendar following the same Olympic format for the Olympic Beach Volleyball competition to be held August 9-22, 2008. The "Good Luck Beijing" 2007 FIVB Beach Volleyball Women's Challenger “tested” all aspects of the competition, including the 24-team format, results, venue, cheerleaders’ program and the 17,000 tons of fine sand imported from Hainan for the main and two side courts. · Vivian Cunha and Angela Vieira of Brazil split the $9,000 first-place prize by defeating China’s Yuan Yue and Wenwen Zhang 21-15 and 23-21 in the 45-minute gold medal match to win the Good Luck Beijing" 2007 FIVB Beach Volleyball Women's Challenger. Thailand’s Kamoltip Kulna and Yupa Phokongploy posted a 21-14, 18-21 and 15-12 win in the 50-minute bronze medal match over Sarah Schmocker and Isabelle Forrer of Switzerland.

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 3 of 11 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org Women’sRound 4, Men’s Round 5 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 May 20-25, Keihan/Smfg Japan, Japan, Women, $175,000 - After a two-year absence, Osaka returns to the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar by staging its 13th event. Dubbed Japan’s “second city”, Osaka has hosted the most international Beach Volleyball stops since the start of the women’s FIVB circuit in 1992. The French Mediterranean port city of Marseille ranks second on the list with 10 events. Rio de Janeiro tops the men’s list with 14 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events since the start of the men’s circuit in 1987. After teams from the United States and Australia combined to win the first three Osaka stops, Brazilian tandems have won the last nine events led by legendary pair of Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar. After placing third in 1997, Shelda and Adriana won six of the next eight Osaka events as the South Americans placed second in 2003 and third in 2005. Shaylyn Bede, Shelda’s younger sister, captured the 2005 Osaka gold medal with Ana Paula Connelly, who teamed with Sandra Pires to defeat Shelda and Adriana for the 2003 crown. The best finish by the host country was a silver medal in 2000 by Mika Teru Saiki and Yukiko Takahashi, who finished fourth at the Sydney Olympic Games for Japan. Osaka is one of 10 new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates).

PAST JAPANESE WOMEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 18, USA 9, Australia 6, Germany 1, Japan 1, Switzerland 1

Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Osaka 1994 Barbra Fontana/Lori Forsythe, USA Isabel Salgado/Roseli Timm, BRA Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan, USA 2. Osaka 1995 Holly McPeak/ Nancy Reno, USA Linda Hanley/Angela Rock, USA Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA 3. Osaka 1996 Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS Danalee Bragado/Pat Keller, USA Liane Fenwick/Sarah Straton, AUS 4. Osaka 1997 Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, BRA Maike Friedrichsen/Danja Musch, GER Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA 5. Osaka 1998 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Pires/Samuel, BRA Lisa Arce/McPeak, USA 6. Osaka 1999 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Cook/Pottharst, AUS Ana Paula/Silva, BRA 7. Osaka 2000 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Mika Teru Saiki/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN Cook/Pottharst, AUS 8. Osaka 2001 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Misty May /Kerri Walsh, USA Fontana/ Elaine Youngs, USA 9. Osaka 2002 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Ana Paula/Tatiana Minello, BRA May/Walsh, USA 10. Osaka 2003 Ana Paula/Pires, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS 11. Osaka 2004 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Cook/Sanderson, AUS Simone Kuhn/Nicole Schnyder, SUI 12. Osaka 2005 Shaylyn Bede/Ana Paula, BRA Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA

May 20-25, VIP Open, Zagreb, Croatia, Men, $175,000 - Zagreb stages SWATCH-FIVB World Tour men’s event for the fourth-straight season as the 2007 finale pitted two teams that rebounded from an opening setback in the double-elimination VIP Open to win seven-straight matches to reach the gold medal match. Kristian Kais and Rivo Vesik captured Estonia’s first-ever SWATCH gold medal by defeating Patrick Heuscher and Sascha Heyer of Switzerland 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 in the 64-minute finale. Brazilians captured the first two Zagreb titles as reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos defeated the United States' Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers for the 2006 gold medal. Two weeks prior to winning the 2005 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Berlin, Marcio Araujo and Fabio Magalhaes won their first SWATCH-FIVB World Tour gold medal together by defeating Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann of Germany in the inaugural VIP Open final. The best finishes by Croatian teams in Zagreb have been 17ths by Toni Ivkovic/Pero Krizanovic and Kresimir Peric/Tomislav Steinocher in 2005 and 2006, respectively.

PAST CROATIAN MEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - Brazil 3, USA 2, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Russia 1, Switzerland 1

Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Zagreb 2005 Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, BRA 2. Zagreb 2006 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger, USA 3. Zagreb 2007 Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, EST Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, SUI Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 4 of 11 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org Women’sRound 4, Men’s Round 5 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2008 Men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour - VIP Open Entries A total of 93 men’s teams from 34 countries have competed for will compete in the VIP Open (as of May 16, 2008), including Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the Ukraine, United States, and Venezuela. Main Draw, Teams, Country Qualification, Teams, Country · Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack · Francisco Alvarez/Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba · Clemens Doppler/Peter Gartmayer, Austria · Paris Christofi/Georgios Platritis, Cyprus · Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil · Premysl Kubala/Jaroslav Pavlas, Czech Republic · Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil · Robert Kufa/Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic · Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil · Jan Dumek/David Kufa, Czech Republic · Ahren Cadieux/Mark Heese, Canada · Anders Lund Hoyer/Kristrian Kundsen, Denmark · Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China · Adrián Gavira/Inocencio Lario, Spain · Toni Ivkovic/Pero Krizanovic, Croatia · Maksim Petrov/Aleksei Povjakel, Estonia · Darko Nojic/Kresimir Peric, Croatia · Elia Lulla/Mait Murs, Estonia · Josip Kovacev/Jegor Zukovskij, Croatia · Fabien Dugrip/Gregory Gagliano, France · Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain · Jean-Philippe Daguerre/Mathieu Daguerre, France · Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia · Georgios Knapek/Panagiotis Mourtzios, Greece · Guilherm Deulofeu/Yannick Salvetti, France · Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Bizzotto, Italy · Renato "Geor" Gomes/Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia · Riccardo Fenili/Andrea Tomatis, Italy · David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany · Matteo La Rocca/Ottavio Ucci, Italy · Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, Germany · Pietro Ioppi/Giorgio Zauli, Italy · Riccardo "Riccardino" Lione/Matteo Varnier, Italy · Giulio Mosci/Vladimir Tchernichov, Italy · Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands · Kentaro Asahi/Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan · Emiel Boersma/Bram Ronnes, Netherlands · Koichi Nishimura/Taichi Morikawa, Japan · Jorre Kjemperud/Tarjei Skarlund, Norway · Alexandr Dyachenko/Alexey Kulinich, Kazakhstan · Iver Horrem/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway · Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia · Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia · Janis Smedins/Toms Smedins, latvia · Bjorn Berg/Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden · Janis Freidenfelds/Martins Freidenfelds, Latvia · Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States · Aldo Miramontes/Juan Virgen, Mexico · Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands Qualification, Teams, Country · Kjell Goranson/Vegard Hoidalen, Norway · Morais Abreu/Emanuel Fernandes, Angola · Ronny Bernsten/Kim Hellum, Norway · Mariano Baracetti/Jose Salema, Argentina · Magne Kobbevik/Trygve Leite, Norway · Isaac Kapa/Brett Richardson, Australia · Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand · Sam Boehm/Christopher McHugh, Australia · Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal · Daniel Hupfer/Paul Schroffenegger, Austria · Jose Pedrosa/Pedro Rosas, Portugal · Simon Nausch/Roland Schwab, Austria · Grant Goldschmidt/Gershon Rorich, South Africa · Martin Streitfellner/Manuel Traxler, Austria · Yaroslav Koshkarev/Serguei Prokopiev, Russia · Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil · Sinisa Antonic/Nenad Tatic, Serbia · Benjamin Insfran/Luizão Correa, Brazil · Jovan Sajnberger/Milos Zumbera, Serbia · Joao Luis Pianca Maciel/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil · Petter Jonsson/Rasmus Jonsson, Sweden · Alison Cerutti/Bernardo Romano, Brazil · Oleksiy Klyamar/Andriy Kutsmus, Ukraine · Jason Kruger/Chris Simek, Canada · Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, United States · Jessi Lelliott/Ben Saxton, Canada · Stein Metzger/Mark Williams, United States · Anton Hauser/Paul Podstawka, Canada · Jackson Henriquez/Igor Hernandez, Venezuela · Jian Li/Shun Zhou, China · Farid Mussa/Jesus Villafañe, Venezuela · Matija Gracin/Grga Trimcevski, Croatia · Ivo Jurisic/Tomislav Steinocher, Croatia Reserve Teams, Country · Dejan Kljajic/Marko Loncar, Croatia · Andrés Araujo/Adriano Pasqualini, Argentina · Mirko Sardelic/Matija Sulc, Croatia · Hannes Schlögl/Mario Steinöker, Austria · Ivan Lugar/Miroslav Vabec, Croatia · Damir Paleka/Luka Radosevic, Croatia · Donald Stojnic/Andrej Stanic, Croatia · Roman Pelko/Aleksandar Varga, Croatia · Niksa Dellorco/Ante Jukic, Croatia · Matija Brlas/Josip Huljev, Croatia · Ivor Bozic/Matko Culina, Croatia

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 5 of 11 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org Women’sRound 4, Men’s Round 5 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2008 Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour - Keihan/Smfg Japan Open Entries A total of 61 women’s teams from 27 countries have entered the Keihan/Smfg Japan Open (as of May 16, 2008), including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Spain, South Africa, Sweden and the United States.

Main Draw Teams, Country Qualification Teams, Country · Tamsin Barnett/Natalie Cook, Australia · Summer Lochowicz/Eileen Romanowski, Australia · Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria · Heike Jensen/Becchara Palmer, Australia · Liesbeth Mouha/Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium · Larraine Busch/Nicole Smith, Australia · Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil · Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil · Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil · Leila Barros/Sandra Pires, Brazil · Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil · Shaylyn Bede/Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil · Jia Tian/Jie Wang, China · Dana Cooke/Annie Martin, Canada · Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China · Marie-Andree Lessard/Sarah Maxwell, Canada · Lu Wang/Man Zuo, China · Anouk Boileau/Marie-Christine Mondor, Canada · Dalixia Fernandez Grasset/Tamara Larrea Peraza, · Amanda Moppett/Joanna Niemczewska, Canada Cuba · Hana Klapalova/Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic · Milagros Crespo/Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba · Nadia Campisi/Clara Lozano, Spain · Morgane Faure/Virginie Sarpaux, France · Emilia Nystrom/Erika Nystrom, Finland · Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany · Deborah Giaoui/Eva Hamzaoui, France · Rieke Brink-Abeler/Hella Jurich, Germany · Lucy Boulton/Denise Johns, Great Britain · Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany · Andrezza Martins/Cristine Santanna, Georgia · Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece · Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany · Chiaki Kusuhara/Mika Teru Saiki, Japan · Daniela Gattelli/Lucilla Perrotta, Italy · Miwa Asao/Takemi Nishibori, Japan · Daniela Gioria/Giulia Momoli, Italy · Eiko Koizumi/Shinako Tanaka, Japan · Hiromi Suzuki/Satoko Urata, Japan · Bibiana Candelas/Mayra Garcia, Mexico · Yuko Nakabayashi/Yuki Yanagawa, Japan · Alexandra Shiryaeva/Natalya Uryadova, Russia · Hiroyo Kaneda/Ayako Nakatsuka, Japan · Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States · Ayumi Kusano/Mutsumi Ozaki, Japan · Jennifer Boss/April Ross, United States · Mikako Fujiwara/Junko Komada, Japan · Tyra Turner/Rachel Wacholder, United States · Yelena Alenkina/Marina Storozhenko, Kazakhstan · Tatyana Mashkova.Alexandra Turichsheva, Kazakhstan · Rebekka Kadijk/Merel Mooren, Netherlands · Marleen Van Iersel/Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands · Mered de Vries/Sanne Keizer, Netherlands · Cintha Boersma/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands · Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide, Norway · Susan Blundell/Anna Scarlett, New Zealand · Heidi Ilustre/Diane Pascua, Philippines · Magdalena Michon-Szczytowicz/Agnieszka Woloszyn, Poland · Judith Augoustides/Vitalila Nel, South Africa · Svetlana Popova/Anastasia Vasina, Russia · Angelica Ljungquist/Karin Lundquist, Sweden

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Men’s Team Rank, points Men’s Team Rank, events, titles, US earnings 1, Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, 1,980 1, Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, 4, 3, $87,900 2, Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, 1,620 2, Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, 4, 0, $51,500 3, Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, Germany, 1,440 3, Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, Germany, 3, 0, $47,500 4, Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, 1,260 4, Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, 3, 1, $44,000 5, Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, 1,140 5, Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, 3, 0, $30,000 5, Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, 1,140 6, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 2, 0, $28,000 7, Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil, 1,020 7, Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, 3, 0, $27,500 8, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 960 8, Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil, 4, 0, $25,900 9, Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhães, Brazil, 900 9, Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhães, Brazil, 4, 0, $21,000 10, Martin Laciga/Jan Schnider, Switzerland, 840 10, Martin Laciga/Jan Schnider, Switzerland, 4, 0, $19,800 10, Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, United States, 840 11, Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, US, 3, 0, $19,500 12, Emiel Boersma/Bram Ronnes, Netherlands, 780 12, Emiel Boersma/Bram Ronnes, Netherlands, 3, 0, $18,000 12, Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 780 13, Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 3, 0, $17,900 14, Pablo Herrera /Raul Mesa, Spain, 720 14, Pablo Herrera /Raul Mesa, Spain, 3, 0, $16,400 15, Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, Germany, 600 15, Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, Germany, 3, 0, $13,500 16, Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, 600 15, Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, 3, 0, $13,500 17, Clemens Doppler/Peter Gartmayer, Austria, 540 17, Clemens Doppler/Peter Gartmayer, Austria, 3, 0, $12,700 17, Jian Li/Shun Zhou, China, 540 18, Jian Li/Shun Zhou, China, 4, 0, $12,100 17, Riccardo Lione/Matteo Varnier, Italy, 540 19, Riccardo Lione/Matteo Varnier, Italy, 3, 0, $11,900 17, Renato "Geor" Gomes/Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia, 540 20, Renato Gomes/Jorge Terceiro, Georgia, 4, 0, $11,400 21, Jorre Kjemperud/Tarjei Skarlund, Norway, 480 21, Jorre Kjemperud/Tarjei Skarlund, Norway, 2, 0, $11,000 21, Stein Metzger/Mark Williams, United States, 480 21, Stein Metzger/Mark Williams, United States, 2, 0, $11,000 23, Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, Australia, 420 23, Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, Australia, 2, 0, $9,500 23, Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, 420 24, Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, 2, 0, $9,400

2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s Leaders, Through May 18, three events Women’sTeam Rank, points Women’sTeam Rank, events, titles, US earnings 1, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, 1,560 1, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, 3, 1, $58,000 2, Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, 1,440 2, Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, 3, 1, $53,000 3, Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, 1,380 3, Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, 3, 1, $49,000 3, Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, 1,380 4, Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, 3, 0, $44,000 5, Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States, 900 5, Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States, 2, 0, $24,500 5, Tamsin Barnett/Natalie Cook, Australia, 900 6, Tamsin Barnett/Natalie Cook, Australia, 3, 0, $21,000 5, Jia Tian/Jie Wang, China, 900 6, Jia Tian/Jie Wang, China, 3, 0, $21,000 8, Rieke Brink-Abeler/Hella Jurich, Germany, 780 8, Rieke Brink-Abeler/Hella Jurich, Germany, 3, 0, $17,900 9, Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany, 600 9, Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany, 3, 0, $13,300 10, Bibiana Candelas/Mayra Garcia, Mexico, 570 10, Bibiana Candelas/Mayra Garcia, Mexico, 3, 0, $12,500 11, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece, 540 10, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece, 2, 0, $12,500 11, Tyra Turner/Rachel Wacholder, United States, 540 12, Tyra Turner/Rachel Wacholder, United States, 2, 0, $12,400 13, Jennifer Boss/April Ross, United States, 480 13, Jennifer Boss/April Ross, United States, 2, 0, $11,000 13, Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany, 480 14, Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany, 2, 0, $10,900 13, Alexandra Shiryaeva/Natalya Uryadova, Russia, 480 15, Alexandra Shiryaeva/Natalya Uryadova, Russia, 3, 0, $10,500 13, Lu Wang/Man Zuo, China, 480 15, Lu Wang/Man Zuo, China, 3, 0, $10,500 13, Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, 480 15, Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, 3, 0, $10,500 18, Milagros Crespo/Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba, 420 18, Milagros Crespo/Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba, 2, 0, $9,400 19, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, 360 19, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, 1, 0, $8,500 19, Emilia Nystrom/Erika Nystrom, Finland, 360 20, Emilia Nystrom/Erika Nystrom, Finland, 3, 0, $7,500 21, Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 330 21, Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 3, 0, $6,400 21, Morgane Faure/Virginie Sarpaux, France, 330 21, Morgane Faure/Virginie Sarpaux, France, 3, 0, $6,400 23, Andrezza Martins/Cristine Santanna, Georgia, 318 21, Andrezza Martins/Cristine Santanna, Georgia, 3, 0, $6,400 24, Dalixia Fernandez/Tamara Larrea, Cuba, 300 21, Dalixia Fernandez/Tamara Larrea, Cuba, 2, 0, $6,400 NOTE: The 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions will be determined by calculating the points for a team’s best 14women and 15 men finishes based on 75 percent of the 19 women’s and 20 men’s events (Open and Grand Slam events only) staged this season and rounded down. Although part of the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games does not reward world ranking points for the competition.

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Australia, Adelaide, March 25-30, $175,000 Czech Republic, Prague, May 6-11, $175,000 1. Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, $28,000 1. Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, $28,000 2. Penggen Wu/Linyin Wu, China, $19,500 2. Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, Germany, $19,500 3. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, $14,000 3. Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, $14,000 4. Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, $10,500 4. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, $10,500 Gold - Harley/Salgado def. Wu/Xu, 23-21, 21-12 (46 minutes) Gold - Gibb/Rosenthal def. Brink/Dieckmannn, 21-13, 23-21 (47) Bronze - Dalhause/Rogers def. Gibb/Rosenthal, 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 Bronze - Emanuel/Ricardo def. Nummerdor/Schuil, 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 (50) (61) SWATCH MOP - Harley SWATCH MOP - Rosenthal SWATCH TOP SERVICE - Pablo Herrera, Spain, 99.2 km/h SWATCH TOP SERVICE - Igor Kolodinsky, 111.0 km/h

China, Shanghai, April 28-May 3, $175,000 Italy, Roseto degli Abruzzi, May 13-18, $175,000 1. Harley/Salgado, Brazil, $28,000 1. Harley/Salgado, Brazil, $28,000 2. Wu/Wu, China, $19,500 2. Brink/Dieckmann, Germany, $19,500 3. Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil, $14,000 3. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, $14,00 4. Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, Brazil, $10,500 4. Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, $10,500 Gold - Harley/Salgado def. Wu/Xu, 21-16, 21-16 (44) Gold - Harley/Salgado def. Brink/Dieckmann, 20-22, 21-18, 15-8 (62) Bronze - Cunha/Franco def. Marcio Araujo/Fabio, 23-21, 21-15 (49) Bronze - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Emanuel/Ricardo, 24-22, 26-24 (63) SWATCH MOP - Harley SWATCH MOP - Harley SWATCH TOP SERVICE - Xu, 96.4 km/h SWATCH TOP SERVICE - Kolodinsky, 114.0 km/h (the fastest serve in SWATCH FIVB World Tour history)

2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s Serving Leaders, four events (km/h) Rank Name Nation Speed Site Rank Name Nation Speed Site 1 Igor Kolodinsky RUS 114.0 Roseto 11 Andy Ces FRA 95.0 Prague 2 Julius Brink GER 104.0 Prague 11 Jonas Reckermann GER 95.0 Prague 2 Linyin Xu CHN 104.0 Roseto 11 Juan Virgen MEX 95.0 Prague 4 Pablo Herrera ESP 99.2 Adelaide 11 Yaroslav Koshkarev RUS 95.0 Prague 5 Grzegorz Fijalek POL 98.0 Prague 11 Paolo Nicolai ITA 95.0 Roseto 5 Clemens Doppler AUT 98.0 Roseto 11 Yannick Salvetti FRA 95.0 Roseto 7 Harley Marques BRA 97.0 Prague 17 Sean Rosenthal USA 94.0 Roseto 8 Oney Ramirez Bernal CUB 96.0 Prague 18 Serguei Prokopiev RUS 93.8 Shanghai 8 Richard Schuil NED 96.0 Roseto 19 Jian Bao CHN 93.6 Shanghai 10 Adrián Gavira Collado ESP 95.6 Shanghai 20 Riccardo Lione ITA 93.0 Roseto 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s “Final Four” Results

Australia, Adelaide, March 25-30, $175,000 Korea, Seoul, May 13-18, $175,000 1. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, $28,000 1. Xue/Zhang, China, $28,000 2. Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, $19,500 2. Shelda/Ana Paula, Brazil, $19,500 3. Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, $14,000 3. Branagh/Youngs, United States, $14,000 4. Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States, $10,500 4. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $10,500 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Talita/Renata, 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 (57) Gold - Xue/Zhang def. Shelda/Ana Paula, 21-15, 21-12 (41) Bronze - Shelda/Ana Paula def. Branagh/Youngs, 21-19, 21-13 (39) Bronze - Branagh/Youngs def. Juliana/Larissa, 1-19, 13-21, 15-7 (49) SWATCH MOP - Juliana SWATCH MOP - Zhang SWATCH TOP SERVICE - Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 80.4 km/h SWATCH TOP SERVICE - April Ross, United States, xxx km/h

China, Shanghai, April 30-May 3, $175,000 1. Talita/Renata, Brazil, $28,000 2. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $19,500 3. Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, $14,000 4. Shelda/Ana Paula, Brazil, $10,500 Gold - Talita/Renata def. Juliana/Larissa, 21-18, 22-20 (41) Bronze - Chen Xu/Xi Zhang def. Shelda/Ana Paula, 23-21, 21-18 (41) SWATCH MOP - Talita SWATCH TOP SERVICE - Yuan Yue, China, 80.9 km/h 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s Serving Leaders, three events (km/h) Rank Name Nation Speed Site Rank Name Nation Speed Site 1 April Ross USA 81.7 Seoul 11 Vassiliki Arvaniti GRE 76.1 Seoul 2 Yuan Yue CHN 80.9 Shanghai 12 Takemi Nishibori JPN 76.0 Seoul 3 Marleen Van Iersel NED 80.4 Adelaide 13 Elaine Youngs USA 75.7 Seoul 3 Ana Paula Connelly BRA 80.4 Shanghai 14 Chiaki Kusuhara JPN 75.6 Seoul 5 Maria Clara Salgado BRA 80.1 Seoul 14 Xi Zhang CHN 75.6 Shanghai 5 Nicole Branagh USA 80.1 Seoul 16 Shelda Bede BRA 74.9 Shanghai 7 Larissa Franca BRA 79.7 Seoul 17 Renata Ribeiro BRA 73.9 Shanghai 8 Jen Boss USA 78.7 Seoul 17 Katrin Holtwick GER 73.9 Shanghai 9 Sara Goller GER 77.0 Adelaide 19 Stephanie Pohl GER 73.3 Shanghai 10 Wenwen Zhang CHN 76.6 Shanghai 20 Andrezza Martins GEO 72.7 Seoul 20 Hella Jurich GER 72.7 Shanghai

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Olympic Rank, Confederation, Qual Played, Qual Points Olympic Rank, Confederation, Qual Played, Qual Points 1, Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, CSV, 8, 5,240 · Kay Matysik/Stefan Uhmann, Germany, CEV, 5, 810 2, Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhães, Brazil, CSV, 8, 4,740 · Jose Pedrosa/Pedro Rosas, Portugal, CEV, 8, 800 · Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, CSV, 8, 4,560 · Mykola Babich/Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine, CEV, 8, 750 3, Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, CEV, 8, 4,340 · Francisco Alvarez/Leonel Munder, Cuba, NORCECA, 8, 4, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA, NORCECA, 8, 4,260 720 · Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil, CSV, 8, 4,200 · Premysl Kubala/Jaroslav Pavlas, Czech Republic, CEV, 8, 5, Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, AVC, 8, 4,000 710 6, Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, CEV, 8, · Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France, CEV, 8, 700 3,910 · Bruno de Paula/Benjamin Insfran, Brazil, CSV, 5, 670 7, Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, Germany, CEV, 8, 3,820 · Marcel Gscheidle/Jan Schnider, Switzerland, CEV, 7, 664 8, Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina, CSV, 8, 3,260 · Michal Biza/Martin Lebl, Czech Republic, CEV, 8, 558 9, Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, CEV, 8, 3,100 · Anders Lund Hoyer/Bo Soderberg, Denmark, CEV, 8, 530 10, Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, Australia, AVC, 8, 3,100 · Jackson Henriquez/Igor Hernandez, Venezuela, CSV, 8, 11, Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, Germany, CEV, 8, 520 3,090 · Yaroslav Koshkarev/Serguei Prokopiev , Russia, CEV, 8, · David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany, CEV, 8, 3,080 520 12, Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, NORCECA, 8, · Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland, CEV, 4, 500 3,000 · Roman Arkaev/Alexander Kuzmichev, Russia, CEV, 7, 492 13, Clemens Doppler/Peter Gartmayer, Austria, CEV, 8, 2,900 · Florian Huth/Kjell Schneider, Germany, CEV, 8, 484 14, Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, CEV, 8, 2,830 · Stein Metzger/Mark Williams, United States, NORCECA, 2, 15, Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain, CEV, 8, 2,720 480 16, Renato Gomes/Jorge Terceiro, Georgia, CEV, 8, 2,410 · Denis Rovkin/Pavel Saulko, Kazakhstan, AVC, 8, 434 17, Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria, CEV, 8, 2,360 · Eugenio Amore/Andrea Tomatis, Italy, CEV, 5, 400 18, Emiel Boersma/Bram Ronnes, Netherlands, CEV, 8, 2,320 · Matt Fuerbringer/Sean Scott, United States, NORCECA, 3, 19, Jorre Kjemperud/Tarjei Skarlund, Norway, CEV, 8, 2,100 400 20, Martin Laciga/Jan Schnider, Switzerland, CEV, 8, 2,050 · Koichi Nishimura/Satoshi Watanabe, Japan, AVC, 8, 398 21, Jian Li/Shun Zhou, China, AVC, 8, 1,880 · Philip Gabathuler/David Wenger, Switzerland, CEV, 8, 392 · Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands, CEV, 8, · Aldo Miramontes/Juan Virgen, Mexico, NORCECA, 8, 358 1,850 · Alexandr Dyachenko/Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan, AVC, 4, 22, Riccardo Lione/Matteo Varnier, Italy, CEV, 8, 1,800 336 24, Ahren Cadieux/Mark Heese, Canada, NORCECA, 8, 1,800 · Alexey Sidorenko/Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan, AVC, 8, · Kentaro Asahi/Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan, AVC, 8, 1,660 326 · Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia, CEV, 8, · Jason Kruger/Wes Montgomery, Canada, NORCECA, 5, 1,650 312 · Guilherm Deulofeu/Yannick Salvetti, France, CEV, 8, 1,500 · Ricardo Brandao/Rodrigo Monteiro, Brazil, CSV, 1, 300 · Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal, CEV, 8, 1,460 · Janis Smedins/Toms Smedins, Latvia, CEV, 8, 260 · Iver Horrem/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway, CEV, 8, 1,450 · Isaac Kapa/Brett Richardson, Australia, AVC, 8, 220 · Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger, USA, NORCECA, 5, 1,440 · Robert Kufa/Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic, CEV, 5, 214 · Bjorn Berg/Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden, CEV, 8, 1,360 · Taichi Morikawa/Koichi Nishimura, Japan, AVC, 8, 206 · Fabien Dugrip/Gregory Gagliano, France, CEV, 8, 1,290 · Tim Joosen/Steve Roelandt, Belgium, CEV, 1, 200 · Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand, AVC, 8, 1,280 · Paul Podstawka/Chris Simek, Canada, NORCECA, 5, 198 · Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Bizzotto, Italy, CEV, 8, 1,060 · Thanassis Michalopoulos/Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece, · Kjell Goranson/Vegard Hoidalen, Norway, CEV, 8, 1,000 CEV, 4, 198 · Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, United States, 23, Casey Augoustides/Patrik Flisberg, South Africa, CAVB, 9, NORCECA, 4, 960 190 · Conrad Leinemann/Rich VanHuizen, Canada, NORCECA, 8, 910

· The qualifying process for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games started with the 2007 China Shanghai Jinshan Open and concludes July 20, 2008 at Marseille, France. The Beijing 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball competition will feature 24 teams per gender. By July 21, 2008, the FIVB will establish an Olympic Ranking based on the best eight performances of teams in recognized Olympic Qualification tournaments (SWATCH FIVB World Tour events, SWATCH FIVB World Championships, FIVB recognized Continental Championship Finals).

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Olympic Rank, Confederation, Qual Played, Qual Points Olympic Rank, Confederation, Qual Played, Qual Points 1, Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA, NORCECA, 8, 5,840 · Dana Cooke/Annie Martin, Canada, NORCECA, 8, 1,080 2, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, CSV, 8, 5,240 · Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany, CEV, 8, 1,004 3, Jia Tian/Jie Wang, China, AVC, 8, 5,200 · Hana Klapalova/Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic, CEV, 8, 4, Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, AVC, 8, 4,380 960 5, Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, CSV, 8, 4,260 · Marie-Andree Lessard/Sarah Maxwell, Canada, 6, Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, USA, NORCECA, 8, 3,960 NORCECA, 8, 940 7, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, CEV, 8, 3,530 · Eiko Koizumi/Shinako Tanaka, Japan, AVC, 8, 910 8, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece, CEV, 8, 3,380 · Daniela Gattelli/Lucilla Perrotta, Italy, CEV, 8, 910 9, Tamsin Barnett/Natalie Cook, Australia, AVC, 8, 3,340 · Shaylyn Bede/Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil, CSV, 6, 816 · Jennifer Boss/April Ross, USA, NORCECA, 8, 3,220 · Ester Alcon/Olga Matveeva, Spain, CEV, 8, 810 · Leila Barros/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, CSV, 8, 3,060 · Bibiana Candelas/Mayra Garcia, Mexico, NORCECA, 8, 10, Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany, CEV, 8, 2,950 780 · Rieke Brink-Abeler/Hella Jurich, Germany, CEV, 8, 2,940 · Adriana Behar/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, CSV, 2, 780 · Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil, CSV, 8, 2,940 · Marleen Van Iersel/Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands, CEV, · Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, CSV, 8, 8, 718 2,680 · Heidi Ilustre/Diane Pascua, Philippines, AVC, 8, 710 11, Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, Norway, CEV, 8, 2,660 · Sanne Keizer/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands, CEV, 8, 640 · Tyra Turner/Rachel Wacholder, USA, NORCECA, 8, 2,660 · Geeske Banck/Susanne Lahme, Germany, CEV, 5, 600 · Lu Wang/Man Zuo, China, AVC, 8, 2,600 · Deborah Giaoui/Eva Hamzaoui, France, CEV, 8, 594 12, Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide, Norway, CEV, 8, · Svitlana Baburina/Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine, CEV, 8, 530 2,460 · Nadia Campisi/Clara Lozano, Spain, CEV, 8, 490 · Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany, CEV, 8, 2,240 · Daniela Gioria/Giulia Momoli, Italy, CEV, 8, 490 13, Milagros Crespo/Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba, NORCECA, · Linjun Ji/Ying Zhang, China, AVC, 3, 438 8, 2,120 · Lucy Boulton/Denise Johns, England, CEV, 8, 396 14, Dalixia Fernandez/Tamara Larrea, Cuba, NORCECA, 8, · Hiromi Suzuki/Satoko Urata, Japan, AVC, 8, 390 2,120 · Tatiana Barerra/Virginie Kadjo, France, CEV, 5, 378 15, Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, CEV, 8, · Maria Antonelli/Leão Vanilda, Brazil, CSV, 4, 378 1,980 · Tatiana Barerra/Celine Gemise Fareau, France, CEV, 6, 16, Sara Montagnolli/Sabine Swoboda, Austria, CEV, 8, 1,880 354 17, Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, CEV, 8, 1,810 · Inna Shmat/Natalia Stepanova, Russia, CEV, 8, 342 18, Rebekka Kadijk/Merel Mooren, Netherlands, CEV, 8, 1,800 · Miwa Asao/Takemi Nishibori, Japan, AVC, 8, 314 19, Alexandra Shiryaeva/Natalya Uryadova, Russia, CEV, 8, · Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, Brazil, CSV, 1, 300 1,770 · Nadia Erni/Muriel Graessli, Switzerland, CEV, 8, 294 · Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, CSV, 4, 1,680 · Chrisi Gschweidl/Barbara Hansel, Austria, CEV, 6, 288 20, Chiaki Kusuhara/Mika Teru Saiki, Japan, AVC, 8, 1,560 · Mered de Vries/Sanne Keizer, Netherlands, CEV, 5, 288 21, Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer, Switzerland, CEV, 8, 1,530 · Angelica Ljungquist/Karin Lundquist, Sweden, CEV, 8, 282 22, Morgane Faure/Virginie Sarpaux, France, CEV, 8, 1,500 · Maria Bratkova/Evgenia Ukolova, Russia, CEV, 5, 276 23, Emilia Nystrom/Erika Nystrom, Finland, CEV, 8, 1,450 · Heike Jensen/Summer Lochowicz, Australia, AVC, 8, 272 24, Inese Jursone/Inguna Minusa, Latvia, CEV, 8, 1,400 · Isabelle Forrer/Sarah Schmocker, Switzerland, CEV, 8, 260 · Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins/Cristine "Saka" Santanna, · Geeske Banck/Anja Gunther, Germany, CEV, 1, 240 Georgia, CEV, 8, 1,340 · Janne Kongshavn/Kristine Wiig, Norway, CEV, 8, 206 · Liesbeth Mouha/Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium, CEV, 8, Africa, Judith Augoustides/Leigh-Ann Naidoo, South Africa, 1,170 CAVB, 7, 206

· The qualifying process for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games started with the 2007 China Shanghai Jinshan Open and concludes July 20, 2008 at Marseille, France. The Beijing 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball competition will feature 24 teams per gender. By July 21, 2008, the FIVB will establish an Olympic Ranking based on the best eight performances of teams in recognized Olympic Qualification tournaments (SWATCH FIVB World Tour events, SWATCH FIVB World Championships, FIVB recognized Continental Championship Finals).

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 11 of 11 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org