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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Marta Menegatti/Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy vs. Maria Antonelli/Juliana Felisberta, Brazil Marta Menegatti Viktoria Orsi Toth Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: August 16, 1990 (23 yrs old) Birth Date: August 14, 1990 (23 yrs old) Home Town: Rovigo Resides: Santeramo Resides: Ariano Polesine Height: 185 cm (6'1") Height: 180 cm (5'11") Weight: 75 kg (167 lbs.) Weight: 67 kg (149 lbs.) Seasons: 5 Seasons: 9 Tournaments: 26 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 66 Best Finish: 2nd (Alanya 2010) Best Finish: 2nd (6 times) Best WT Finish: 4th (2 times) Best WT Finish: 2nd (4 times) Career Winnings: $72,213 Career Winnings: $283,538 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 14 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 3 2 US$128,425.00 FIVB Age Group WC 10100000000 US$0.00 Overall 15 0 1 0 2 1 0 5 0 3 2 US$128,425.00 Previous Klagenfurt Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2010 Greta Cicolari - 25th Did not play 2011 Greta Cicolari - 9th Did not play Klagenfurt Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/30/2014 Pool F Fernanda Alves / Taiana Lima, Brazil (11) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:39 Wed, 7/30/2014 Pool F Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (6) Lost 21-15, 17-21, 13-15 0:46 Thu, 7/31/2014 Pool F Monika Brzostek / Kinga Kolosinska, Poland (27, Q5) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:33 Thu, 7/31/2014 Winner 1 Natalia Dubovcova / Dominika Nestarcova, Slovak Republic (14) Won 21-10, 21-13 0:35 Fri, 8/1/2014 Winner 2 Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (24, Q2) Won 21-15, 15-21, 18-16 0:53 Fri, 8/1/2014 Winner 3 Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (8) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:39 Sat, 8/2/2014 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (4) Marta Menegatti and Viktoria Orsi Toth have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 14th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Marta is playing in her 15th FIVB World Tour final four with four silver medals, four bronze medals, and six 4th place finishes. Viktoria is playing in her 3rd FIVB World Tour final four with two 4th place finishes. This is Marta's and Viktoria's 1st Final Four of 2014. Their last Final Four was a 4th Place Finish in São Paulo 2013. Marta finished 5th in the Olympic Games with Greta Cicolari in 2012 (London). Marta finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome) and 5th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Greta Cicolari. Viktoria finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships with Giada Benazzi in 2011 (Rome). Marta and Viktoria are currently ranked 10th in FIVB World Tour points in 2014 with 2,820 points and 15th in winnings with $90,375. Marta and Viktoria rank 234th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 14. Marta and Viktoria rank 104th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $128,425. Marta (56) ranks 141st and Viktoria (25) ranks 311th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Marta ($282,887) ranks 46th and Viktoria ($72,212) ranks 176th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Marta and Viktoria won the silver medal at the U21 World Championship in 2010 (Alanya, Turkey). Marta won the silver medal at the U19 World Championships with Gilda Lombardo in 2007 (Myslowice, Poland). Marta won the gold medal at the CEV European Championship Final with Greta Cicolari in 2011 (Kristiansand, Norway). Marta was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2011. Page 1 of 8 Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli Juliana Felisberta da Silva Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: February 25, 1984 (30 yrs old) Birth Date: July 22, 1983 (31 yrs old) Home Town: Resende Home Town: Santos Resides: Rio de Janerio Resides: Fortaleza Height: 176 cm (5'9") Height: 177 cm (5'10") Weight: 68 kg (151 lbs.) Weight: 63 kg (140 lbs.) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 12 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 101 Tournaments: 123 Best Finish: 1st (11 times) Best Finish: 1st (46 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (9 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (45 times) Career Winnings: $702,013 Career Winnings: $1,436,913 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 11 0 3 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 US$203,375.00 Previous Klagenfurt Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2004 Did not play Larissa Franca - 5th 2005 Did not play Larissa Franca - 5th 2006 Did not play Larissa Franca - 2nd 2007 Did not play Larissa Franca - 2nd 2008 Vanilda Leao - 17th Larissa Franca - 5th 2009 Talita Rocha - 5th Larissa Franca - 1st 2010 Talita Rocha - 5th Larissa Franca - 1st 2011 Talita Rocha - 4th Larissa Franca - 9th 2012 Talita Rocha - 3rd Larissa Franca - 9th Klagenfurt Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/30/2014 Pool D Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (29, Q8) Won By Forfeit Wed, 7/30/2014 Pool D Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (20, Q1) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:46 Thu, 7/31/2014 Pool D Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (13) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:34 Fri, 8/1/2014 Winner 2 Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (10) Won 21-6, 21-13 0:31 Fri, 8/1/2014 Winner 3 Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (7) Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:57 Sat, 8/2/2014 Semi-Finals Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (22) Maria Antonelli and Juliana Felisberta started playing together at the beginning of 2014. They are playing in their 11th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Maria is playing in her 44th FIVB World Tour final four with nine gold, 11 silver, 13 bronze medals and 10 4th place finishes. Juliana is playing in her 93rd FIVB World Tour final four with 45 gold, 23 silver, 18 bronze medals and six 4th place finishes. This is Maria's and Juliana's 6th Final Four of 2014 (Silver Fuzhou Open, Silver Puerto Vallarta Open, Silver Berlin Grand Slam, 4th Gstaad Grand Slam, Bronze The Hague Grand Slam). Maria finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Talita Rocha in 2012 (London). Juliana won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games with Larissa Franca in 2012 (London). Maria won the bronze medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger), finished 5th in 2011 (Rome), both with Talita Rocha, and finished 17th with Agatha Bednarczuk in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Juliana finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships with Jackie Silva in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), won the silver medal in 2005 (Berlin), won the bronze medal in 2007 (Gstaad), won the silver medal in 2009 (Stavanger), and won the gold medal in 2011 (Rome), all with Larissa Franca. Maria and Juliana are currently ranked 1st in FIVB World Tour points in 2014 with 5,240 points and 3rd in winnings with $203,375. Maria and Juliana rank 285th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 11. Maria and Juliana rank 64th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $203,375. Maria (9) ranks 18th and Juliana (45) ranks 3rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Maria (96) ranks 50th and Juliana (121) ranks 20th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Maria ($695,712) ranks 12th and Juliana ($1,436,912) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Maria won the gold medal at the Vaduz Satellite with Vanilda Leao in 2007 (Vaduz, Liechtenstein). Maria won the silver medal at the Geroskipou Challenger with Vanilda Leao in 2007 (Geroskipou, Cyprus). Maria won the bronze medal at the San Sebastiàn Satellite with Vanilda Leao in 2007 (San Sebastiàn, Spain). Maria won the gold medal at the Eboli Challenger with Vanilda Leao in 2007 (Eboli, Italy). Juliana won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Taiana Lima in 2002 (Catania, Italy). Juliana was named the FIVB World Tour Best Blocker in 2009 and 2010, Best Offensive Player in 2006, 2010, and 2012, Most Outstanding in 2009, 2010, and 2011, Sportsperson in 2011, and was FIVB World Tour Points Champion and named Team of the Year with Larissa Franca in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Maria Antonelli/Juliana Felisberta lead the series 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 4/26/2014 Fuzhou Open Winner 3 Maria Antonelli/Juliana Felisberta 21-18, 21-15 0:43 Page 2 of 8 Semi Finals - Agatha Bednarczuk/Barbara Seixas, Brazil vs. Larissa Franca/Talita Rocha, Brazil Ágatha Bednarczuk Bárbara Figueiredo Seixas Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: June 22, 1983 (31 yrs old) Birth Date: March 8, 1987 (27 yrs old) Home Town: Curitiba (PR) Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Rio de Janeiro Height: 182 cm (6'0") Height: 178 cm (5'10") Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Weight: 67 kg (149 lbs.) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 9 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 74 Tournaments: 39 Best Finish: 1st (Puerto Vallarta 2014) Best Finish: 1st (4 times) Career Winnings: $246,800 Best WT Finish: 1st (Puerto Vallarta 2014) Career Winnings: $188,000 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 41 CQ Money FIVB 19 1 1 2 0 5 0 4 0 0 1 1 3 US$248,200.00 Previous Klagenfurt Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2005 Sandra Pires - Country Quota Did not play 2007 Shaylyn Bede - Country Quota Did not play 2012 Barbara Seixas - Country Quota Agatha Bednarczuk - Country Quota Klagenfurt Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/30/2014 Pool C Tatyana Mashkova / Irina Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan (30, Q10) Won 21-9, 21-14 0:29 Wed, 7/30/2014 Pool C Larissa Franca / Talita Rocha, Brazil (19) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:38 Thu, 7/31/2014 Pool C Natalia Dubovcova / Dominika Nestarcova, Slovak Republic (14) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:33 Fri, 8/1/2014 Winner 2 Alexandra Moiseeva / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (26, Q4) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:34 Fri, 8/1/2014 Winner 3 Laura Ludwig / Julia Sude, Germany (16) Won 25-23, 21-17 0:40 Sat, 8/2/2014 Semi-Finals Larissa Franca / Talita Rocha, Brazil (19) Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas played together for the 2012 season but played with different partners in 2013.