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Semi-Final Notes PAF Open Updated Women’s August 21 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Match Time Court Team A Team B Round 59 18:00 CC Larissa-Juliana BRA [1] Ana Paula-Shelda BRA [10] Semi-finals 60 19:00 CC Talita-Antonelli BRA [3] Ross-Kessy USA [2] Semi-finals 57 13:00 CC Schwaiger-Schwaiger AUT [7] Ana Paula-Shelda BRA [10] Elimination, 6th 58 14:00 CC Ross-Kessy USA [2] Goller-Ludwig GER [5] Elimination, 6th 55 9:00 CC Schwaiger-Schwaiger AUT [7] Van Iersel-Keizer NED [11] Elimination, 5th 56 10:00 1 Ross-Kessy USA [2] Akers-Turner USA [6] Elimination, 5th 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 Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil vs. Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. ......................................Country 1 Juliana Felisberta Silva 1 Larissa Franca 2.............................................Brazil 10 Ana Paula Connelly 1 Shelda Bede 2.............................................Brazil Shelda & Ana Paula lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series against Juliana/Larissa, 1-0 Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/17/2008 Seoul Open Semi-Finals Shelda/Ana Paula 23-25, 21-19, 17-15 1:04 · Juliana and Larissa are the defending PAF Open champions are defeating Jia Tian/Jie Wang of China 21-19, 21-15 in 38 minutes. · Larissa and Juliana have won 26 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including one in 2004, six in 2005, seven in 2006, five in 2007, two in 2008 and five 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 ($1,658,350). · 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 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 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. PAF Open Results Winner 1 def. Kirsi Hyttinen / Merja Korhonen, Finland (32) 21-9, 21-14 31 minutes Winner 2 def. Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (17) 21-15, 21-13 39 Winner 3 def. Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (8) 18-21, 21-13, 15-8 57 Winner 4 def. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (5) 21-15, 12-21, 15-12 52 Semi-Finals vs. Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (10) Medal Match vs. Talita Antunes / Maria Antonelli, Brazil (3), or Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:..................................58-9 Since SWATCH 2004 Matches Won-Lost: ...................393-74 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:.....................................116-32 Since SWATCH 2004 Tournaments Played:.......................70 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: .................................11 Since SWATCH 2004 Best Finish:..................... 1st (26 titles) 2009 SWATCH Best Finish: ................................1st (5 times) Since SWATCH 2004 Winnings:............................ $1,658,350 2009 SWATCH Winnings:..........................................$289,300 Brazil has NOW had three teams advance to the SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR semi-finals in 36 events, including three times this season. This is now the 198th women’s event since 1992. Brazil has swept all three women’s podium spots 17 times. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil vs. Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. ................................ Country 1 Juliana Felisberta Silva 1 Larissa Franca 2................................... Brazil 10 Ana Paula Connelly 1 Shelda Bede 2................................... Brazil · Shelda and Ana Paula won three SWATCH stops in 2008 in Poland (Stare Jablonki), Switzerland and Austria. · Shelda and Ana Paula captured the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour point’s title. · Shelda won the SWATCH FIVB World Tour point’s title six times with Adriana Behar (1997-2001, 2004) · Ana Paula won the SWATCH FIVB World Tour point’s title once with Sandra Pires (2003). · Shelda is a two-time Olympic silver medal winner (2000 and 2004) with Adriana. · Shelda and Adriana won the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships twice (1999 and 2001), placed second in 2003 and third in 1997. · Shelda and Ana Paula placed 17th at the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships with Adriana and Leila Barros, respectively. · Shelda ranks third in SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals with 34, including 31 with Adriana. · Shelda tops the SWATCH FIVB World Tour for individual career earnings (US$1,317,108), tournaments (146), podium placements (91) and match wins (689 with 175 losses with Adriana second at 655-178). · Shelda has been named twice as the SWATCH FIVB World Tour’stop defender (2005, 2006) and four times the most inspirational (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008). · Ana Paula placed fifth at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with Sandra and Larissa Franca, respectively. · Ana Paula was a member of Brazil's bronze medal Volleyball team at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Game · Competing on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour since 1999, Ana Paula has won 11 gold medals with five different partners, including five with Sandra, and one each with Monica Rodrigues, Shaylyn Bede (Shelda’s younger sister) and Leila. · Ana Paula ranks 10th in career SWATCH FIVB World Tour individual career earnings (US$663,653) and 15th for tournaments played (109). · Ana Paula was the top server on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour for three seasons (2005, 2006 and 2007) with an all-time best serve of 83.6 kkm/h at the 2007 Canadian Open in Montreal. · Ana Paula has a career FIVB match record of 448-173 and ranks 10th in podium placements (32, 11 golds, eight silvers and 13 bronzes) with 44 “final four” appearances. · Ana Paula’s best placement at the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships was a 2003 fifth in Sandra in Rio de Janeiro. · Shelda and Ana Paula have played in only one Brazilian domestic event this year with a 1-2 record. PAF Open Results Winner 1 def. Galina Boyko / Anastasia Vasina, Russia (23, Q4) 21-14, 21-19 36 minutes Winner 2 def. Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (7) 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 48 Winner 3 def. Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) 21-18, 21-19 41 Winner 4 lost to Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3) 13-21, 14-21 34 Contender 6 def. Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (7) 21-15, 21-15 36 Semi-Finals vs. Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (1) Medal Match vs. Talita Antunes / Maria Antonelli, Brazil (3), or Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:................................27-12 Since 2007 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: .....................93-31 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:.......................................59-30 Since 2007 SWATCH Tournaments Played:.......................23 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...................................8 Since 2007 SWATCH Best Finish:....................... 1st (3 titles) 2009 SWATCH Best Finish: ...........................4th (Stavanger) Since 2007 SWATCH Winnings:...............................$352,650 2009 SWATCH Winnings:............................................$96,850 Shelda/Ana Paula’sSWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 3, Lost 1) 1. lost to Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHINA, Korea - Seoul (5/18/2008), 15-21, 12-21 (41 minutes), FIVB Event No. 169 2. def. Tyra Turner/Rachel Wacholder, UNITED STATES, Poland - Stare Jablonki (6/7/2008), 21-19, 21-16 (44), No. 172 3. def to Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Switzerland - Gstaad (7/26/08), 21-15, 21-15 (39), No. 178 4. def. Svitlana Baburina/Galyna Osheyko, UKRAINE, Austria, Klagenfurt (8/2/08), 21-10, 21-11 (33), No. 179 Brazil has NOW had three teams advance to the SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR semi-finals in 36 events, including three times this season. This is now the 198th women’s event since 1992. Brazil has swept all three women’s podium spots 17 times. Juliana & Larissa’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 26, Lost 16) 1. def. Susanne Lahme/Danja Musch, GERMANY, Spain, Mallorca (7/10/2004), 21-17, 21-12 (39 minutes), FIVB Event No. 113 2. def. Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRAZIL, China, Shanghai (5/21/2005), 21-15, 21-18 (46), No. 119 3. lost to Shaylyn Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, BRAZIL, Japan, Osaka (5/29/2005), 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 (54), No.
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