Men's Round 10 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam Presented by Volksbank
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Men’s Round 10 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by Volksbank Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by Volksbank, On the Metnitzstrand at Lake Wörthersee, Klagenfurt, Austria, July 27-August 1, 2010 Updated on July 25, 2010, this fact sheet provides information on the FIVB and the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour. The US$6.83-million SWATCH FIVB World Tour is scheduled over an eight-month period starting in April in Brazil and ending in November in Thailand. The US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by Volksbank is the 10th men’s event on the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar. For more information regarding the SWATCH FIVB World Tour, please visit www.fivb.org. · The 14th Klagenfurt stop will be the fifth of sixth SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam events on the 2010 calendar. Five different countries have topped the men’s podium since the first Austrian event in 1997 with the 2008 Klagenfurt event featuring the first-ever SWATCH gold medal won by a Russian men’s or women’s team when Dmitri Barsouk and Igor Kolodinsky topped the podium. Reigning Olympic champions Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers became the third multi-Klagenfurt men’s gold medal winner in 2009 after winning initially in 2006. Emanuel Rego of Brazil has won six Klagenfurt titles with three different partners, including three-straight wins with Jose Loiola (1998, 1999 and 2000) and two gold medals with Ricardo Santos (2004 and 2007). Loiola and Ricardo won the 2002 Austrian crown as Brazilian pairs have eight of the previous 13 Klagenfurt gold medals. Nikolas Berger and Clemens Doppler posted fifths in 2002 and 2003 for the best Austrian men's placement in Klagenfurt before Doppler and Peter Gartmayer were fifth in 2008. Past Austrian Men’s Medals - Brazil 21, USA 5, Germany 4, Norway 3, Netherlands 2, Switzerland 2, Argentina 1, Russia 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Klagenfurt 1997 Emanuel Rego/Ze Marco de Melo, BRA Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA 2. Klagenfurt 1998 Jose Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, USA Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR 3. Klagenfurt 1999 Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira, BRA 4. Klagenfurt 2000 Loiola/Emanuel, BRA Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA Paulao/Jefferson Bellaguarda, BRA 5. Klagenfurt 2001* Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, NOR 6. Klagenfurt 2002 Loiola/Ricardo, BRA Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, SUI Hoidalen/Kjemperud, NOR 7. Klagenfurt 2003 Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA Stefan Kobel/Patrick Heuscher, SUI 8. Klagenfurt 2004 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, BRA C. Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug, GER 9. Klagenfurt 2005 Christoph. Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, GER Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA 10. Klagenfurt 2006 Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA 11. Klagenfurt 2007 Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, GER Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NED 12. Klagenfurt 2008 Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, RUS Metzger/Mark Williams, USA Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA 13. Klagenfurt 2009 Dalhausser/Rogers, USA Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, BRA Nummerdor/Schuil, NED *FIVB World Championships · The men’s A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam starts July 27 and concludes August 1. The winning team will share the $43,500 first-place prizes. Here is the schedule: · Tuesday, July 27 .......................................................................................................................Country Quota Playoffs · Wednesday, July 28...............................................................................................................Qualification Tournament · Thursday, July 29..........................................................................................................................................Main Draw · Friday, July 30...............................................................................................................................................Main Draw · Saturday, July 31 ................................................................................................................... Main Draw & Semi-finals · Sunday, August 1.................................................................................................................................. Medal Matches · A total of 99 men’s teams from 31 countries have initially entered the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam (as of July 18, 2010), including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Russia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United States, and Venezuela. TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................... Page · SWATCH FIVB World Tour Notes, FIVB Facts, FIVB Television, 2010 women’s update, Mikasa ball.............2 · Olympic & World Championship Gold Medal Teams, SWATCH leaders ............................................................3 · A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam Men’s Entries through July 14, 2010..............................................................4 · 2010 Men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour, Results, Schedule, Leaders, Medals by Country, MOPs ..................5 · 2010 Men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Final 4s....................................................................................................6 · 2010 Men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Wild Card Results Qualifying Results, SWATCH Serving .................7 · 2009 Men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Leaders ...................................................................................................8 · Men’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour - Country Medals & Final Fours ....................................................................9 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 1 of 9 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org Men’s Round 10 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by Volksbank Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 · The A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam will be the 253rd men’s event 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. After the Klagenfurt stop, the season’s final SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam event will be held in Poland (Stare Jablonki, August 2-8). Open events will conclude the European portion of the international season with stops in Norway (Kristiansand, August 9-15), Finland (Aland, August 16-22) and The Netherlands (The Hague, August 23-29). The 14-event men’s international schedule ends in The Hague. The 15-stop women’s calendar concludes during the last week in October in China (Sanya, October 26-31) and the first week of November in Thailand (Phuket, November 2-7). A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by VolksbankFIVB Officials VolksbankInternational Referees · David Cox, Norway...............Technical Supervisor Djamal Bergheul, Algeria · André Trottier, Canada............. Referee Delegate Nikoletta Chirpilidou, Greece · Sophie Ormond, France ................... TV Delegate Lucie Guillemette, Canada · Tim Simmons, United States........Press Delegate Keith Murlless, United States · Mauro de Sanctis, Italy....................Photographer Charalampos Papadogoulas, Greece Anton Pevc, Slovenia Damien Searle, England About the FIVB - The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is the governing body responsible for all forms of Volleyball and Beach Volleyball on a global level. Working closely with the National Federations and private enterprises, the FIVB promotes Volleyball and Beach Volleyball competitions and development activities as entertainment and promotional factors for the enjoyment of spectators and participants while satisfying sponsors' needs. It aims to develop Volleyball and Beach Volleyball as a major world media and entertainment sport through world-class planning and organization of competitions, marketing and promotional activities. The FIVB is part of the Olympic Movement, contributing to the success of the Olympic Games. The television coverage for the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour will feature 55 broadcast companies across the world. The coverage covers six macro-regions (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and the, Middle East) with IMG the FIVB’s partner for TV distribution and production. A total of 134 “live” matches and 21 highlight programs have been and will be produced and distributed throughout the season offering increased access to each SWATCH FIVB World Tour event. The 2009 international Beach Volleyball season saw an increase in international broadcasters from 24 in 2008 to 39 in 2009 when more than 1,600 total hours of primary footage of events were broadcast around the world. MEN’S UPDATE - With Brazilian and Chinese pairs topping the podium this past weekend in France, the SWATCH FIVB World Tour returns Austria for the 14th season when Klagenfurt hosts the fifth of six “major” events