Women’s Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Main Draw November 7 Medal Match Schedule Fédération Internationale de [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35

TimeCourtMatch TeamA TeamB Round 15:05 C 61 Maria Clara-Carol BRA [8] Keizer-Van Iersel NED [11] Bronze Medal Match 16:05 C 62 Rosso-Menegatti ITA [16] Walsh-Branagh USA [4] Gold Medal Match

NOTES  and Valeria Rosso will be the first Italian women’s team to play in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal match as the pair became the first women’s pair to win a semi-final match in six attempts.  The Italian men’s teams of Andrea Ghiurghi/Dio Lequaglie and Giovanni Errichiello/Dio Lequaglie lost SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches to teams from the United States in 1989 (Jesi, Italy) and 1991 (Cap d’Agde, France), respectively.  Kerri Walsh will by seeking her 39th SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal. Walsh and Misty May-Treanor currently hold the women’s record with 38 FIVB gold medals, including 35 together.  Walsh’s husband (Casey Jennings) won his first SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal this season as he teamed with Kevin Wong to capture the men’s 2010 season finale in The when the American pair upset Benjamin Insfran and Bruno Oscar Schmidt of Brazil 21-18, 18-21 and 17-15 in the 60-minutes August 29 title in The Hague.  Both the teams of Branagh/Walsh and Menegatti/Rosso had to win elimination matches to reach Sunday’s Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT gold medal finale, including three victories each on Friday and two wins each on Saturday.  Menegatti and Rosso will be attempting to become the first-ever women’s team to win SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals by winning six elimination matches to reach the semi-finals after dropping their opening match in a 32-team, double-elimination tournament. The feat has happen five times on the men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour.  Branagh and Walsh will be seeking to become the fourth women’s team to win SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals by winning five elimination matches to reach the semi-finals after dropping second in a 32-team, double-elimination tournament.  Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar were the first to accomplish the feat at the 1999 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Marseille, France. In 2008, Branagh and Elaine Youngs won the Barcelona gold medal after losing in the second round of the winner’s bracket. Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau of Germany matched the accomplishment the same year in the final Beijing 2008 Olympic qualifying event at Marseille.

Past Thailand Women’s Medals - USA 7, China 3, Germany 1, Russia 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Phuket 2006 Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA 2. Phuket 2007 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA /Elaine Youngs, USA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN 3. Phuket 2008 Jen Kessy/, USA Branagh/Tyra Turner, USA Geeske Banck/Anja Gunther, GER 4. Phuket 2009 Kessy/Ross, USA Angie Akers/Turner, USA Maria Bratkova/Evgenia Ukolova, RUS 5. Phuket 2010 Branagh/Walsh, USA or Menegatti/Rosso, ITA TBD Salgados, BRA or Keizer/Van Iersel, NED

2010 Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Schedule Dates Site Gender ...... Gold Medal Teams or Prize Money (US dollars) April 19-24 Brasília, Brazil ...... Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil May 4-9 Shanghai, China ...... Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States May 17-22 Rome, Italy Grand Slam...... Kessy/Ross, United States May 25-30 Seoul, Korea ...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil June 7-13 Moscow, Russia Grand Slam...... Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China June 28-July 3 Stavanger, Norway Grand Slam...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil July 5-10 Gstaad, Switzerland Grand Slam...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil July 19-25 Marseille, France ...... Maria Antonell/Talita Antunes, B