Women’s Round 6, Men’s Round 7 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 GE Money Bank Mazury open Hotel Anders, Stare Jablonki, Poland June 2-8, 2008

Updated on June 1, 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$350,000 GE Money Bank Mazury Open is the fourth of 16 double gender events on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar. The women’sGE Money Bank Mazury Open competition starts Monday and concludes Saturday (June 7) while the men’s schedule began Tuesday and ends June 8. After opening the season in South Australia for the inaugural Adelaide Australia Open (March 25-30), the SWATCH FIVB World Tour returns to Stare Jablonki for the fifth-straight year. The fifth annual GE Money Bank Mazury Open will also feature women’s competition for the first- time. In addition to Adelaide, other new sites on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour are set for Guaruja (Brazil), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona and Mallorca (), 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 · Hyundai Open Barcelona Facts ...... 2 · FIVB Officials...... 2 · 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Schedule Notes...... 3 · 2008 Olympic Games ...... 3 · GE Money Bank Mazury Open Men’sUpdated Entries through June 1, 2008 ...... 4 · GE Money Bank Mazury Open Women’s Updated Entries through June 1, 2008 ...... 5 · 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Schedule & Notes ...... 6 · 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Leaders through June 1, 2008...... 7 · 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s “Final Four” Results & Serving Leaders ...... 8 · 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s “Final Four” Results & Serving Leaders ...... 9 · Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Men’s Qualification Listthrough June 1, 2008 ...... 10 · Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Women’s Qualification List through May 31, 2008...... 11

Following GE Money Bank Mazury Open, the SWATCH FIVB World Tour continues in Europe for four-straight weeks of Grand Slam starting in followed by stops in Paris and Norway before the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Moscow since 1999. After a week off following the Moscow event, the SWATCH tour continues in France, and Austria before breaking for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

· The GE Money Bank Mazury 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 1 of 11 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more news visit www.fivb.org Women’s Round 6, Men’s Round 7 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 The US$350,000 GE Money Bank Mazury Open, the sixth women’s and seventh men’s event on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar, will be staged at the Hotel Anders in Stare Jablonki, Poland.

· The Hotel Anders in located in the picturesque village of Stare Jablonki in the western part of Masuria within the area of the Pine Taborska Reserve. The hotel is situated by Szeląg Mały Lake and is 200 metres from an old railway station building where all slow and fast trains going towards and from Olsztyn have their stops. The Hotel Anders is located 220 km from Warsaw and 130 km from Gdańsk. One of the most modern facilities in Poland, the Hotel Anders can accommodate even 400 people.

· Combined with the junior SWATCH-FIVB World Championships, Poland continues to host the international Beach Volleyball community as Stare Jablonki will expand its presence by hosting a double gender event in 2008. The Hotel Anders in the Mazury region hosts a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour stop for the fifth-straight season as the first four events featured men’s competition where reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos of Brazil placed on each Stare Jablonki podiums with three gold medals. The Polish Volleyball Federation hosted women’s events the past two seasons in Warsaw where teams from Brazil and China split the six podium spots and two gold medals. Polish junior world champions Michal Krzysztof Kadziola/Jakub Szalankiewicz and Katarzyna Urban/Joanna Wiatr have posted their country’s best SWATCH finishes with 17ths in 2007 and 2006- 2007, respectively. In Myslowice, the Polish Volleyball Federation staged the U-21 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in 2006 before hosting the U-19 finals in 2007 where Krzysztof Kadziola and Szalankiewicz won the men’s title. Urban and Wiatr captured the gold medal at the 2004 U-18 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in Termoli, Italy.

PAST POLISH MEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Total Medals - Brazil 7, Argentina 1, China 1, 1, Norway 1, Switzerland 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Stare Jablonki 2004 Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santo, BRA Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, BRA Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR 2. Stare Jablonki 2005 Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, SUI Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA 3. Stare Jablonki 2006 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Pedro Cunha/Franco, BRA Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, CHN 4. Stare Jablonki 2007 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA

PAST POLISH WOMEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS Medals - China 3, Brazil 3 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Warsaw 2006 Wang Jie/Tian Jia, CHN Xue Chen/Zhang Xi, CHN Leila Barros/Ana Paula Connelly, BRA 2. Warsaw 2007 Juliana F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN

· The gold medal teams at the GE Money Bank Mazury Open will share the $28,000 first-place prizes. Here is the schedule for the GE Money Bank Mazury Open.

· Monday, June 2 ...... Women’s Country Quota Playoffs · Tuesday, June 3 ...... Women’s Qualification Tournament; Men’s Country Quota Playoffs · Wednesday, June 4 ...... Women Main Draw (32 matches), Men’s Qualification Tournament · Thursday, June 5 ...... Women’s (22 matches) and Men’s (32 matches) Main Draw · Friday, June 6 ...... Women’s (four matches) and Men’s (22 matches) Main Draw · Saturday, June 7...... Women’s Semi-finals Medal matches, Men’s Main Draw (four matches) · Sunday, June 8...... Men’s Semi-finals Medal matches

· The GE Money Bank Mazury Open will be the 172nd women’s and 215th 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.

FIVB Officials · Sara Seravalli, Italy...... Technical Supervisor · Jose Moreno, Sweden...... TV Delegate · David Cox, Norway ...... Referee Delegate · Tim Simmons, United States...... Press Delegate

International Referees · Darryl Friesen, Canada · Maria Villas-Boas, Brazil · Miguel Ramirez, Mexico · Hongyu Liu, China · Andrea Haas, Austria · John Bennett, Australia · Takashi Fujii, Japan

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’s Round 6, Men’s Round 7 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 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), (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 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’s Round 6, Men’s Round 7 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2008 Men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour - GE Money Bank Mazury Open Entries A total of 89 men’s teams from 34 countries have entered the GE Money Bank Mazury Open (as of June 1, 2008), including Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Moldova, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Ukraine, and Venezuela. Main Draw, Teams, Country Qualification, Teams, Country · Mariano Baracetti/Jose Salema, Argentina · Elia Lulla/Mait Murs, Estonia · Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, Australia · Kristo Kollo/Oliver Venno, Estonia · Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria · Fabien Dugrip/Gregory Gagliano, France · Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France · Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil · Greg Brachard/Denis Damez, France · Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil · Steve Grotowski/Gregg Weaver, England · Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil · Jody Gooding/Robin Miedzybrodzki, England · Kristjan Kais/, Estonia · Kay Matysik/Stefan Uhmann, Germany · Guilherm Deulofeu/Yannick Salvetti, France · Florian Huth/Kjell Schneider, Germany · Renato "Geor" Gomes/Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia · Sebastian Dollinger/Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany · David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany · Martin Kern/Maarten Lammens, Germany · Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, Germany · Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Bizzotto, Italy · Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, Germany · Domenico Apicella/Massimiliano Falaschetti, Italy · Rodolfo Cavaliere/Fabio Galli, Italy · Riccardo Lione/Matteo Varnier, Italy · Matte La Rocca/Ottavio Ucci, Italy · Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands · Kentaro Asahi/Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan · Jorre Kjemperud/Tarjei Skarlund, Norway · Taichi Morikawa/Koichi Nishimura, Japan · Iver Horrem/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway · Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia · Michal Krzysztof Kadziola/Jakub Szalankiewicz, · Janis Smedins/Toms Smedins, Latvia Poland · Janis Freidenfelds/Martins Freidenfelds, Latvia · Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland · Janis Rudzitis/Klavs Zalkalns, Latvia · Tomasz Sinczak/Rafal Szternel, Poland · Oliver Indra/Matthias Wachter, Liechtenstein · Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal · Aldo Miramontes/Juan Virgen, Mexico · Anton Voleanin/Grigorii Voleanin, Moldova · Martin Laciga/Jan Schnider, Switzerland · Tijmen Companjen/Stan van Laanen, Netherlands · Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland · Kjell Goranson/Vegard Hoidalen, Norway · Bjorn Berg/Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden · Magne Kobbevik/Trygve Leite, Norway · Jackson Henriquez/Igor Hernandez, Venezuela · Ronny Berntsen/Kim Hellum, Norway · Lars Erk Engebretsen/Hakon Kronstad, Norway Qualification, Teams, Country · Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand · Morais Abreu/Emanuel Fernandes, Angola · Grzegorz Klimek/Dominik Witczak, Poland · Isaac Kapa/Brett Richardson, Australia · Michal Michalak/Michal Ruciak, Poland · Sam Boehm/Christopher McHugh, Australia · Marek Leznicki/Damian Wojtasik, Poland · Felix Blauel/Alexander Huber, Austria · Marcin Golonka/Nikodem Kalucki, Poland · Daniel Hupfer/Paul Schroffenegger, Austria · Piotr Janiak/Sebastian Sobczak, Poland · Simon Nausch/Mario Steinoker, Austria · Jose Pedrosa/Pedro Rosas, Portugal · Aliaksandr Kavalenka/Andrei Zharykau, Belarus · Grant Goldschmidt/Gershon Rorich, South Africa · Joao Maciel/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil · Yaroslav Koshkarev/Serguei Prokopiev (I), Russia · Ian Allison/Bernardo Romano, Brazil · Marco Folmli/Raphael Zurgilgen, Switzerland · Ahren Cadieux/Mark Heese, Canada · Michal Litva/Peter Varga, Slovak Republic · Jason Kruger/Chris Simek, Canada · Oleksiy Klyamar/Andriy Kutsmus, Ukraine · Jessi Lelliott/Ben Saxton, Canada · Dmytro Khudoley/Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine · Toni Ivkovic/Pero Krizanovic, Croatia · Farid Mussa/Jesus Villafañe, Venezuela · Josip Kovacev/Jegor Zukovskij, Croatia · Petr Benes/Martin Tichy, Czech Republic Reserve Teams · Jan Dumek/Robert Kufa, Czech Republic · Giulio Mosci/Vladimir Tchernichov, Italy · Pavel Krc/Michal Rucka, Czech Republic · Filip Habr/Milan Monik, Czech Republic Country Quota Playoff Teams · Anders Lund Hoyer/Bo Soderberg, Denmark · To be determined · Adrian Gavira Collado/Inocencio Lario, Spain · Maksim Petrov/Aleksei Povjakel, Estonia

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’s Round 6, Men’s Round 7 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2008 Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour - GE Money Bank Mazury Open Entries A total of 74 women’s teams from 34 countries have entered in the GE Money Bank Mazury Open (as of June 1, 2008), including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Slovak Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, the Ukraine and the United States.

Main Draw,Teams, Country Qualification, Teams, Country · Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria · Lucy Boulton/Denise Johns, England · Sara Montagnolli/Sabine Swoboda, Austria · Zara Dampney/Shauna Mullin, England · Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil · Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins/Cristine "Saka" Santanna, · Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil Georgia · Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil · Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany · Dalixia Fernandez/Tamara Larrea, Cuba · Claudia Lehmann/Julia Sude, Germany · Milagros Crespo/Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba · Gisela Rodriguez/Moran Zur, Israel · Emilia Nystrom/Erika Nystrom, Estonia · Daniela Gattelli/Lucilla Perrotta, Italy · Morgane Faure/Virginie Sarpaux, France · Daniela Gioria/Giulia Momoli, Italy · Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany · Lucia Bacchi/Valeria Rosso, Italy · Rieke Brink-Abeler/Hella Jurich, Germany · Chiaki Kusuhara/Mika Teru Saiki, Japan · Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany · Eiko Koizumi/Shinako Tanaka, Japan · Vassiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece · Miwa Asao/Takemi Nishibori, Japan · Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece · Hiromi Suzuki/Satoko Urata, Japan · Inese Jursone/Inguna Minusa, Latvia · Yelena Alenkina/Marina Storozhenko, Kazakhstan · Bibiana Candelas/Mayra Garcia, Latvia · Tatyana Mashkova/Alexandra Turichsheva, · Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, Norway Kazakhstan · Katarzyna Urban/Joanna Wiatr, Poland · Sicova Jelizaveta/Salmina Sallija, Latvia · Gosia Sobolewska/Dorota Wojtczak, Poland · Zita Freidenfelde/Anete Krastina, Latvia · Monika Brzostek/Karolina Sowala, Poland · Hilda Gaxiola/Rosario Reyes, Mexico · Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer, Switzerland · Marleen Van Iersel/Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands · Jennifer Boss/April Ross, United States · Mered de Vries/, Netherlands · Tyra Turner/Rachel Wacholder, United States · Rebekka Kadijk/Merel Mooren, Netherlands · Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide, Norway Qualification, Teams, Country · Janne Kongshavn/Kristine Wiig, Norway · Summer Lochowicz/Eileen Romanowski, Australia · Susan Blundell/Anna Scarlett, New Zealand · Heike Jensen/Becchara Palmer, Australia · Heidi Ilustre/Diane Pascua, Philippines · Liesbeth Mouha/Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium · Magdalena Michon/Agnieszka Woloszyn, Poland · Leila Barros/Sandra Pires, Brazil · Beata Galek/Wiktoria Staszak-Staszkow, Poland · Shaylyn Bede/Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil · Paulina Eska/Aleksandra Filip, Poland · Maria Antonelli/Leão Vanilda, Brazil · Zuzanna Kaczkowski/Kinga Kolosinska, Poland · Eva Tcholakova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria · Judith Augoustides/Vitalila Nel, South Africa · Marie-Andree Lessard/Sarah Maxwell, Canada · Maria Bratkova/Evgenia Ukolova, Russia · Dana Cooke/Annie Martin, Canada · Tanja Guerra-Schmocker/Karin Trussel, Latvia · Anastasia Danilova/Sara Pothaar, Canada · Zuzana Keltosova/Martina Turnerova, Slovak · Hana Klapalova/Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic Republic · Stine Andreasen/Lotte Vestergaard, Denmark · Angelica Ljungquist/Karin Lundquist, Slovak Republic · Ester Alcon/Olga Matveeva, Spain · Svitlana Baburina/Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine · Nadia Campisi/Clara Lozano, Spain · Elsa Baquerizo/Liliana Fernández Steiner, Spain Country Quota Playoff Teams · Deborah Giaoui/Eva Hamzaoui, France · To be determined

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’s Round 6, Men’s Round 7 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Results & Schedule Highlighted by the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and six Grand Slam events, the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB Tour calendar began in March and concludes in November. · The total prize money for 2008 is US$8.325-million. · The calendar features 24 sites in 20 countries in three FIVB confederations (Asia, Europe and South America). · The 2008 calendar will include 16 double gender events. · Men’s single gender events will be in the Czech Republic (Prague), Italy (Roseto degli Abruzzi), Croatia (Zagreb), Mallorca and Bahrain (Manama). · Women’s single gender stops will be in Korea (Seoul), Japan (Osaka), Poland (Myslowice) and Thailand (Phuket). · Qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games concludes with a double gender event in the French Mediterranean port city of Marseille in July 15-20. This includes 12 events for men and 11 for women. The following week in Switzerland, the official 2008 Olympic Games drawing of lots will be staged to determine the Pools composition and the first days of the match-up of the Beach Volleyball tournaments in Beijing. · With the addition of an event in Moscow, the 2008 calendar will contain six SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam events with total prize money of $3.6-million. The Swiss Alps village of Gstaad returns to the Grand Slam calendar after hosting the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships. Other Grand Slams will be held in Berlin, Paris, Stavanger and Klagenfurt.

Dates Men’s Tournament...... Prize Money (US dollars)/Gold Medal Team March 25-30 Adelaide, Australia ...... Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil April 28-May 4 Shanghai, China...... Harley/Salgado, Brazil May 6-11 Prague, Czech Republic...... Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States May 13-18 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy ...... Harley/Salgado, Brazil May 20-25 Zagreb, Croatia ...... Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands May 26-June 1 Barcelona, Spain ...... Germany or Russia June 3-8 Stare Jablonki, Poland...... $175,000 June 9-15 Berlin, Germany ...... $300,000 June 16-22 Paris, France...... $300,000 June 23-29 Stavanger, Norway...... $300,000 June 30-July 6 Moscow, Russia ...... $300,000 July 14-20 Marseille, France...... $175,000 July 21-27 Gstaad, Switzerland ...... $300,000 July 28-August 3 Klagenfurt, Austria...... $300,000 August 9-22 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 25-31 Kristiansand, Norway...... $175,000 September 2-7 Mallorca...... $175,000 September 15-21 Guarujà, Brazil...... $175,000 October 5-11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates ...... $175,000 October 27-November 1 Manama, Bahrain ...... $175,000 November 10-16 Sanya, China...... $175,000 Dates Women’s Tournament...... Prize Money (US dollars)/Gold Medal Team March 25-30 Adelaide, Australia ...... Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil April 28-May 4 Shanghai, China...... Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil May 13-18 Seoul, Korea...... Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China May 20-25 Osaka, Japan ...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil May 26-June 1 Barcelona, Spain ...... Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States June 3-8 Stare Jablonki, Poland...... $175,000 June 9-15 Berlin, Germany ...... $300,000 June 16-22 Paris, France...... $300,000 June 23-29 Stavanger, Norway...... $300,000 June 30-July 6 Moscow, Russia ...... $300,000 July 14-20 Marseille, France...... $175,000 July 21-27 Gstaad, Switzerland ...... $300,000 July 28-August 3 Klagenfurt, Austria...... $300,000 August 9-22 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 25-31 Kristiansand, Norway...... $175,000 September 2-7 Myslowice, Poland...... $175,000 September 15-21 Guarujà, Brazil...... $175,000 October 5-11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates ...... $175,000 November 4-9 Phuket, Thailand ...... $175,000 November 10-16 Sanya, China...... $175,000

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Men’s Team Rank, points Men’s Team Rank, events, titles, US earnings 1, Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, 2,460 1, Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, 6, 3, $100,200 2, Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, 2,160 2, Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, 5, 0, $71,000 3, Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, Germany, 1,980 3, Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, Germany, 4, 0, $67,000 4, Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, 1,920 4, Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, 4, 1, $55,500 5, Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, 1,740 5, Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, 4, 1, $51,000 6, Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhães, Brazil, 1,680 6, Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, 5, 0, $49,000 7, Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, 1,560 7, Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 5, 0, $41,300 8, Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 1,500 8, Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhães, Brazil, 6, 0, $40,000 9, Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, United States, 1,320 9, Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, USA, 4, 0, $33,500 10, Pablo Herrera /Raul Mesa, Spain, 1,080 10, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 2, 0, $28,000 11, Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil, 1,020 11, Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil, 4, 0, $25,900 11, Emiel Boersma/Bram Ronnes, Netherlands, 1,020 12, Pablo Herrera /Raul Mesa, Spain, 5, 0, $24,400 13, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 960 13, Emiel Boersma/Bram Ronnes, Netherlands, 4, 0, $23,500 13, Riccardo Lione/Matteo Varnier, Italy, 960 14, Riccardo Lione/Matteo Varnier, Italy, 5, 0, $21,300 15, Jorre Kjemperud/Tarjei Skarlund, Norway, 900 15, Jorre Kjemperud/Tarjei Skarlund, Norway, 4, 0, $20,500 15, Renato "Geor" Gomes/Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia, 900 16, Martin Laciga/Jan Schnider, Switzerland, 4, 0, $19,800 17, Martin Laciga/Jan Schnider, Switzerland, 840 17, Renato Gomes/Jorge Terceiro, Georgia, 6, 0, $19,400 17, Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands, 840 18, Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands, 6, 0, $17,300 19, Stein Metzger/Mark Williams, United States, 720 19, Stein Metzger/Mark Williams, United States, 3, 0, $16,500 19, Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand, 720 20, Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia, 6, 0, $15,700 21, Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France, 660 21, Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France, 5, 0, $15,600 21, Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, 660 22, Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, 4, 0, $15,300 21, Clemens Doppler/Peter Gartmayer, Austria, 660 23, Clemens Doppler/Peter Gartmayer, Austria, 4, 0, $15,200 21, Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, 660 24, Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, 3, 0, $14,900

2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s Leaders, Through May 31, five events Women’s Team Rank, points Women’sTeam Rank, events, titles, US earnings 1, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, 2,640 1, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, 5, 2, $100,000 2, Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, 2,220 2, Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, 5, 1, $79,500 3, Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, 2,160 3, Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, 4, 1, $63,000 4, Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, 1,860 4, Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, 5, 0, $61,000 5, Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States, 1,740 5, Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States, 4, 1, $58,000 6, Jia Tian/Jie Wang, China, 1,440 6, Jia Tian/Jie Wang, China, 4, 0, $40,500 7, Tamsin Barnett/Natalie Cook, Australia, 1,320 7, Tamsin Barnett/Natalie Cook, Australia, 4, 0, $31,500 8, Jennifer Boss/April Ross, United States, 1,200 8, Jennifer Boss/April Ross, United States, 4, 0, $28,000 9, Tyra Turner/Rachel Wacholder, United States, 1,020 9, Tyra Turner/Rachel Wacholder, United States, 4, 0, $23,400 9, Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany, 1,020 10, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece, 3, 0, $23,000 11, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece, 960 11, Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany, 5, 0, $22,800 12, Milagros Crespo/Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba, 900 12, Milagros Crespo/Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba, 4, 0, $20,400 13, Bibiana Candelas/Mayra Garcia, Mexico, 810 13, Rieke Brink-Abeler/Hella Jurich, Germany, 3, 0, $17,900 14, Rieke Brink-Abeler/Hella Jurich, Germany, 780 13, Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany, 3, 0, $17,900 14, Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany, 780 15, Bibiana Candelas/Mayra Garcia, Mexico, 5, 0, $17,500 16, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, 660 16, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, 2, 0, $15,500 16, Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, 660 17, Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, 5, 0, $14,800 18, Andrezza Martins/Cristine Santanna, Georgia, 618 18, Alexandra Shiryaeva/Natalya Uryadova, Russia, 4, 0, $13,000 19, Alexandra Shiryaeva/Natalya Uryadova, Russia, 600 19, Andrezza Martins/Cristine Santanna, Georgia, 5, 0, $12,800 19, Dalixia Fernandez/Tamara Larrea, Cuba, 600 19, Dalixia Fernandez/Tamara Larrea, Cuba, 4, 0, $12,800 21, Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 570 21, Lu Wang/Man Zuo, China, 4, 0, $12,300 22, Chiaki Kusuhara/Mika Teru Saiki, Japan, 558 22, Chiaki Kusuhara/Mika Teru Saiki, Japan, 5, 0, $12,100 23, Lu Wang/Man Zuo, China, 540 23, Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 5, 0, $11,900 23, Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, 540 24, Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer, Switzerland, 4, 0, $11,600 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.

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 7 of 11 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org Women’s Round 6, Men’s Round 7 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s “Final Four” Results Australia, Adelaide, March 25-30, $175,000 Italy, Roseto degli Abruzzi, May 13-18, $175,000 1. Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, $28,000 1. Harley/Salgado, Brazil, $28,000 2. Penggen Wu/Linyin Wu, China, $19,500 2. Brink/Dieckmann, Germany, $19,500 3. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 3. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $14,00 $14,000 4. Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, $10,500 4. Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, $10,500 Gold - Harley/Salgado def. Brink/Dieckmann, 20-22, 21- Gold - Harley/Salgado def. Wu/Xu, 23-21, 21-12 (46 18, 15-8 (62) minutes) Bronze - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Emanuel/Ricardo, 24- Bronze - Dalhause/Rogers def. Gibb/Rosenthal, 21-18, 22, 26-24 (63) 14-21, 15-11 (50) SWATCH MOP - Harley SWATCH MOP - Harley SWATCH TOP SERVICE - Kolodinsky, 114.0 km/h (the SWATCH TOP SERVICE - Pablo Herrera, Spain, 99.2 fastest serve in SWATCH FIVB World Tour history) km/h Croatia, Zagreb, May 20-25, $175,000 China, Shanghai, April 28-May 3, $175,000 1. Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands, $19,500 1. Harley/Salgado, Brazil, $28,000 2. Wu/Wu, China, $19,500 2. Wu/Wu, China, $19,500 3. Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, United States, 3. Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil, $14,000 $14,000 4. Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, Brazil, $10,500 4. Marcio Araujo/Fabio, Brazil, $10,500 Gold - Harley/Salgado def. Wu/Xu, 21-16, 21-16 (44) Gold - Nummerdor/Schuil def. Wu/Xu, 17-21, 21-17, 15- Bronze - Cunha/Franco def. Marcio Araujo/Fabio, 23-21, 11 (50) 21-15 (49) Bronze - Fuerbringer/Jennings def. Marcio Araujo/Fabio, SWATCH MOP - Harley 21-19, 21-17 (46) SWATCH TOP SERVICE - Xu, 96.4 km/h SWATCH MOP - Richard Schuil SWATCH TOP SERVICE - Kolodinsky, 113.7 km/h Czech Republic, Prague, May 6-11, $175,000 1. Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, $28,000 Spain, Barcelona, May 27-June 1, $175,000 2. Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, Germany, · Brink/Dieckmann, Germany, $19,500 $19,500 · Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, $19,500 3. Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, $14,000 · Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, $$10,500 4. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, · Harley/Salgado, Brazil, $10,500 $10,500 Gold - Brink/Dieckmann vs. Barsouk/kolodinsky Gold - Gibb/Rosenthal def. Brink/Dieckmannn, 21-13, 23- Bronze - Emanuel/Ricardo vs. Harley/Salgado 21 (47) SWATCH MOP - to be determined Bronze - Emanuel/Ricardo def. Nummerdor/Schuil, 21- SWATCH TOP SERVICE - to be determined 18, 19-21, 15-11 (61) SWATCH MOP - Rosenthal SWATCH TOP SERVICE - Igor Kolodinsky, 111.0 km/h

2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s Serving Leaders, five events (km/h) Rank Name Nation Speed Site Rank Name Nation Speed Site 1 Igor Kolodinsky RUS 114.0 Roseto 11 Adrián Gavira Collado ESP 95.6 Shanghai 2 Julius Brink GER 104.0 Prague 12 Andy Ces FRA 95.0 Prague 2 Linyin Xu CHN 104.0 Roseto 12 Jonas Reckermann GER 95.0 Prague 4 Pablo Herrera ESP 99.2 Adelaide 12 Juan Virgen MEX 95.0 Prague 5 Eric Koreng GER 98.5 Zagreb 12 Yaroslav Koshkarev RUS 95.0 Prague 6 Grzegorz Fijalek POL 98.0 Prague 12 Paolo Nicolai ITA 95.0 Roseto 6 Clemens Doppler AUT 98.0 Roseto 12 Yannick Salvetti FRA 95.0 Roseto 8 Harley Marques BRA 97.0 Prague 18 Sean Rosenthal USA 94.0 Roseto 9 Oney Ramirez Bernal CUB 96.0 Prague 19 Serguei Prokopiev RUS 93.8 Shanghai 0 Richard Schuil NED 96.0 Roseto 20 Jian Bao CHN 93.6 Shanghai

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Korea, Seoul, May 13-18, $175,000 1. Xue/Zhang, China, $28,000 2. Shelda/Ana Paula, Brazil, $19,500 3. Branagh/Youngs, United States, $14,000 4. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $10,500 Gold - Xue/Zhang def. Shelda/Ana Paula, 21-15, 21-12 (41) Bronze - Branagh/Youngs def. Juliana/Larissa, 1-19, 13- 21, 15-7 (49) SWATCH MOP - Zhang SWATCH TOP SERVICE - April Ross, United States, 81.7 km/h

2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s Serving Leaders, five events (km/h) Rank Name Nation Speed Site Rank Name Nation Speed Site 1 Marie-Christine Mondor CAN 84.2 Osaka 11 Jen Boss USA 78.7 Seoul 2 April Ross USA 83.0 Osaka 12 Shaylyn Bede BRA 77.1 Osaka 3 Nicole Branagh USA 82.1 Barcelona 13 Sara Goller GER 77.0 Adelaide 4 Yuan Yue CHN 80.9 Shanghai 14 Lucilla Perrotta ITA 76.9 Osaka 5 Ana Paula Connelly BRA 80.4 Shanghai 15 Nadia Campisi ESP 76.8 Osaka 5 Marleen Van Iersel NED 80.4 Adelaide 16 Wenwen Zhang CHN 76.6 Shanghai 7 Maria Clara Salgado BRA 80.3 Barcelona 17 Jia Tian CHN 76.4 Osaka 8 Larissa Franca BRA 79.7 Seoul 18 Renata Ribeiro BRA 76.1 Osaka 9 Chiaki Kusuhara JPN 79.0 Osaka 19 Takemi Nishibori JPN 76.0 Seoul 10 Shelda Bede BRA 78.8 Osaka 20 Elaine Youngs USA 75.7 Seoul

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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 · Mykola Babich/Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine, CEV, 8, 750 2, Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhães, Brazil, CSV, 8, 4,740 · Premysl Kubala/Jaroslav Pavlas, Czech Republic, CEV, 8, · Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, CSV, 8, 4,560 740 3, Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, CEV, 8, 4,460 · 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 · Stein Metzger/Mark Williams, United States, NORCECA, 3, 5, Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, AVC, 8, 4,180 720 6, Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, CEV, 8, · Bruno de Paula/Benjamin Insfran, Brazil, CSV, 5, 670 4,150 · Marcel Gscheidle/Jan Schnider, Switzerland, CEV, 7, 664 7, Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, Germany, CEV, 8, 4,000 · Michal Biza/Martin Lebl, Czech Republic, CEV, 8, 558 8, David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany, CEV, 8, 3,400 · Jackson Henriquez/Igor Hernandez, Venezuela, CSV, 8, 9, Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina, CSV, 8, 3,260 550 10, Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, USA, NORCECA, 8, 3,140 · Yaroslav Koshkarev/Serguei Prokopiev (II), Russia, CEV, 11, Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, CEV, 8, 3,100 8, 550 12, Andrew Schacht/Joshua Slack, Australia, AVC, 8, 3,100 · Anders Lund Hoyer/Bo Soderberg, Denmark, CEV, 8, 530 · Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, Germany, CEV, 8, · Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland, CEV, 4, 500 3,090 · 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, 2,890 · Denis Rovkin/Pavel Saulko, Kazakhstan, AVC, 8, 434 15, Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain, CEV, 8, 2,720 · Eugenio Amore/Andrea Tomatis, Italy, CEV, 5, 400 16, Renato "Geor" Gomes/Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia, CEV, · Matt Fuerbringer/Sean Scott, United States, NORCECA, 3, 8, 2,410 400 17, Emiel Boersma/Bram Ronnes, Netherlands, CEV, 8, 2,380 · Koichi Nishimura/Satoshi Watanabe, Japan, AVC, 8, 398 18, Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria, CEV, 8, 2,360 · Philip Gabathuler/David Wenger, Switzerland, CEV, 8, 392 19, Jorre Kjemperud/Tarjei Skarlund, Norway, CEV, 8, 2,220 · Mariano Baracetti/Jose Salema, Argentina, CSV, 4, 390 20, Martin Laciga/Jan Schnider, Switzerland, CEV, 8, 2,050 · Michal Krzysztof Kadziola/Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland, · Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands, CEV, 8, CEV, 3, 378 1,990 · Aldo Miramontes/Juan Virgen, Mexico, NORCECA, 8, 370 21, Riccardo Lione/Matteo Varnier, Italy, CEV, 8, 1,880 · Alexandr Dyachenko/Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan, AVC, 5, 22, Jian Li/Shun Zhou, China, AVC, 8, 1,880 354 24, Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia, CEV, 8, · Alexey Sidorenko/Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan, AVC, 8, 1,860 326 · Ahren Cadieux/Mark Heese, Canada, NORCECA, 8, 1,800 · Francisco Alvarez/Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba, · Kentaro Asahi/Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan, AVC, 8, 1,680 NORCECA, 5, 318 · Guilherm Deulofeu/Yannick Salvetti, France, CEV, 8, 1,540 · Jason Kruger/Wes Montgomery, Canada, NORCECA, 5, · Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal, CEV, 8, 1,520 312 · Bjorn Berg/Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden, CEV, 8, 1,480 · Ricardo Brandao/Rodrigo Monteiro, Brazil, CSV, 1, 300 · Iver Horrem/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway, CEV, 8, 1,450 · Adrian Gavira Collado/Inocencio Lario, Spain, CEV, 5, 288 · Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger, USA, NORCECA, 5, 1,440 · Janis Smedins/Toms Smedins, Latvia, CEV, 8, 272 · Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, USA, NORCECA, 5, · Isaac Kapa/Brett Richardson, Australia, AVC, 8, 234 1,440 · Taichi Morikawa/Koichi Nishimura, Japan, AVC, 8, 218 · Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand, AVC, 8, 1,400 · Robert Kufa/Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic, CEV, 5, 214 · Fabien Dugrip/Gregory Gagliano, France, CEV, 8, 1,350 · Tim Joosen/Steve Roelandt, Belgium, CEV, 1, 200 · Kjell Goranson/Vegard Hoidalen, Norway, CEV, 8, 1,180 · Toni Ivkovic/Pero Krizanovic, Croatia, CEV, 7, 198 · Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Bizzotto, Italy, CEV, 8, 1,140 · Paul Podstawka/Chris Simek, Canada, NORCECA, 5, 198 · Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France, CEV, 8, 940 · Thanassis Michalopoulos/Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece, · Conrad Leinemann/Rich VanHuizen, Canada, NORCECA, CEV, 4, 198 8, 910 23, Casey Augoustides/Patrik Flisberg, South Africa, CAVB, 9, · Kay Matysik/Stefan Uhmann, Germany, CEV, 5, 810 190 · Jose Pedrosa/Pedro Rosas, Portugal, CEV, 8, 800

· 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). In case of a tie, a team’s total number of qualifying points, events and finishes will be used to break the deadlock.

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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 · Hana Klapalova/Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic, CEV, 8, 2, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, CSV, 8, 5,240 1,020 3, Jia Tian/Jie Wang, China, AVC, 8, 5,200 · Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany, CEV, 8, 1,004 4, Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, AVC, 8, 4,380 · Shaylyn Bede/Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil, CSV, 7, 996 5, Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, CSV, 8, 4,320 · Daniela Gattelli/Lucilla Perrotta, Italy, CEV, 8, 980 6, Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, USA, NORCECA, 8, 4,140 · Bibiana Candelas/Mayra Garcia, Mexico, NORCECA, 8, · Jennifer Boss/April Ross, USA, NORCECA, 8, 3,580 960 7, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, CEV, 8, 3,530 · Marie-Andree Lessard/Sarah Maxwell, Canada, 8, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece, CEV, 8, 3,480 NORCECA, 8, 940 9, Tamsin Barnett/Natalie Cook, Australia, AVC, 8, 3,460 · Eiko Koizumi/Shinako Tanaka, Japan, AVC, 8, 920 · Leila Barros/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, CSV, 8, 3,060 · Heidi Ilustre/Diane Pascua, Philippines, AVC, 8, 920 10, Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany, CEV, 8, 3,010 · Ester Alcon/Olga Matveeva, Spain, CEV, 8, 840 · 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, · Tyra Turner/Rachel Wacholder, USA, NORCECA, 8, 2,800 8, 718 · Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, CSV, 8, · Sanne Keizer/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands, CEV, 8, 640 2,680 · Deborah Giaoui/Eva Hamzaoui, France, CEV, 8, 600 11, Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, Norway, CEV, 8, 2,660 · Geeske Banck/Susanne Lahme, Germany, CEV, 5, 600 · Lu Wang/Man Zuo, China, AVC, 8, 2,600 · Nadia Campisi/Clara Lozano, Spain, CEV, 8, 580 12, Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide, Norway, CEV, 8, · Svitlana Baburina/Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine, CEV, 8, 530 2,460 · Daniela Gioria/Giulia Momoli, Italy, CEV, 8, 500 · Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, CSV, 6, 2,400 · Linjun Ji/Ying Zhang, China, AVC, 3, 438 · Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany, CEV, 8, 2,360 · Angelica Ljungquist/Karin Lundquist, Sweden, CEV, 8, 426 13, Milagros Crespo/Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba, NORCECA, · Hiromi Suzuki/Satoko Urata, Japan, AVC, 8, 420 8, 2,200 · Lucy Boulton/Denise Johns, England, CEV, 8, 396 14, Dalixia Fernandez/Tamara Larrea, Cuba, NORCECA, 8, · Mered de Vries/Sanne Keizer, Netherlands, CEV, 7, 378 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, 1,870 · Miwa Asao/Takemi Nishibori, Japan, AVC, 8, 350 18, Rebekka Kadijk/Merel Mooren, Netherlands, CEV, 8, 1,840 · Inna Shmat/Natalia Stepanova, Russia, CEV, 8, 342 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 20, Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer, Switzerland, CEV, 8, 1,650 · Chrisi Gschweidl/Barbara Hansel, Austria, CEV, 6, 288 21, Chiaki Kusuhara/Mika Teru Saiki, Japan, AVC, 8, 1,620 · Maria Bratkova/Evgenia Ukolova, Russia, CEV, 5, 276 22, Morgane Faure/Virginie Sarpaux, France, CEV, 8, 1,500 · Isabelle Forrer/Sarah Schmocker, Switzerland, CEV, 8, 272 23, Emilia Nystrom/Erika Nystrom, Finland, CEV, 8, 1,450 · Heike Jensen/Summer Lochowicz, Australia, AVC, 8, 272 24, Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins/Cristine "Saka" Santanna, · Geeske Banck/Anja Gunther, Germany, CEV, 2, 270 Georgia, CEV, 8, 1,400 · Eva Tcholakova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria, CEV, 8, 224 · Inese Jursone/Inguna Minusa, Latvia, CEV, 8, 1,400 · Janne Kongshavn/Kristine Wiig, Norway, CEV, 8, 206 · Liesbeth Mouha/Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium, CEV, 8, Africa, Judith Augoustides/Leigh-Ann Naidoo, South Africa, 1,310 CAVB, 7, 206 · Dana Cooke/Annie Martin, Canada, NORCECA, 8, 1,080

· 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). In case of a tie, a team’s total number of qualifying points, events and finishes will be used to break the deadlock.

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