August 17 Update Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s & Women’s Highlights & Schedule Highlighted by the SWATCH FIVB World Championships and four Grand Slam events, the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar began in April and concludes in November. Here are 2009 SWATCH SWATCH FIVB World Tour highlights. · The total prize money for 2009 is US$7.2-million. · The calendar features 18 sites in 15 countries within three FIVB confederations (Asia, Europe and South America). · The 2009 calendar includes 12 double gender events. · Italy (Rome) and Poland (Myslowice) have hosted men’s only events. · Japan (Osaka), Korea (Seoul), Spain (Barcelona) and Thailand (Phuket) have hosted or will stage women’s only events. · The 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships were held June 25-July 5 in Stavanger, Norway. It marked the fifth-time that a European country has hosted the event. · The 2009 calendar includes four SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Grand Slam events with total prize money of $2.4- million. The Swiss Alps village of Gstaad, which hosted the 2007 SWATCH FIVB World Championships, was the first Grand Slam event followed by stops in Moscow, Marseille and Klagenfurt. · The 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar lists three new sites, including Brasília (Brazil), Rome (Italy) and The Hague (Netherlands). · The Finnish event in Aland returns to the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar after not being held in 2008 due to the Beijing Olympic Games. · Myslowice hosted a men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop in 2009 after staging a women’s event in 2008. · Barcelona will host a women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour in 2009 after staging a double gender stop in 2008. · The FIVB will sanction two world championships for players under the age of 21. England will host the ninth annual SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Blackpool September 16-20. Turkey will host the eighth edition of the SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships for players under the age of 19 in Alanya August 19-23.

2009 Men’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Schedule (as of July 27, 2009) Dates Site ...... Gold Medal Team or Men’s PrizeMoney (US dollars) 1. April 21-26 Brasília, Brazil ...... Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil 2. April 29- May 3 Shanghai, China ...... Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil 3. May 12-17 Rome, Italy ...... Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany 4. May 26-31 Myslowice, Poland ...... Alison/Harley, Brazil 5. June 26-July 5 Stavanger, Norway World Championships...... Brink/Reckermann, Germany 6. July 7-12 Gstaad, Switzerland Grand Slam...... Brink/Reckermann, Germany 7. July 14-19 Moscow, Russia Grand Slam...... Brink/Reckermann, Germany 8. July 21-26 Marseille, France Grand Slam...... Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States 9. July 28-August 2 Klagenfurt, Austria Grand Slam...... Dalhausser Rogers, United States 10. August 4-9 Stare Jablonki, Poland ...... Benjamin Insfran/Pedro Salgado, Brazil 11. August 11-16 Kristiansand, Norway ...... Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia 12. August 18-23 Aland, Finland ...... $190,000 13. August 25-30 The Hague, Netherlands ...... $190,000 14. October 26-31 Sanya, China ...... $190,000 2009 Women’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Schedule (as of July 27, 2009) Dates Site ...... Gold Medal Team or Women’s PrizeMoney (US dollars) 1. April 20-25 Brasília, Brazil ...... Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil 2. April 28-May 2 Shanghai, China ...... Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, Brazil 3. May 19-24 Osaka, Japan ...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil 4. May 26-31 Seoul, Korea ...... Talita/Antonelli, Brazil 5. June 25-July 4 Stavanger, Norway World Championships...... Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States 6. July 6-11 Gstaad, Switzerland Grand Slam...... Talita/Antonelli, Brazil 7. July 13-18 Moscow, Russia Grand Slam...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil 8. July 20-26 Marseille, France Grand Slam...... Kessy/Ross, United States 9. July 27-August 1 Klagenfurt, Austria Grand Slam...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil 10. August 3-8 Stare Jablonki, Poland ...... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil 11. August 10-15 Kristiansand, Norway ...... Talita/Antonelli, Brazil 12. August 17-22 Aland, Finland ...... $190,000 13. August 24-29 The Hague, Netherlands ...... $190,000 14. September 8-13 Barcelona, Spain ...... $190,000 15. October 27-November 1 Sanya, China ...... $190,000 16. November 3-8 Phuket, Thailand ...... $190,000

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 1 of 5 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org August 17 Update Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s Leaders, 11 events (through August 16) Men’s Team Rank, points Men’s Team Rank, events, titles, US earnings 1, Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil, 5,700 1, Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany, 9, 4, $253,200 2, Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany, 5,600 2, Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil, 11, 2, $229,300 3, Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, 3,780 3, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 5, 2, $145,900 3, Adrian Gavira Collado/Pablo Herrera, Spain, 3,780 4, Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, 8, 1, $135,900 5, Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 3,300 5, Adrian Gavira Collado/Pablo Herrera, Spain, 8, 0, $118,800 5, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 3,300 6, Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 9, 1, $105,300 7, David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany, 3,220 7, David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany, 8, 0, $94,750 8, Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, 3,000 8, Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, 7, 0, $81,600 9, Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, 2,840 9, Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, 9, 0, $75,500 10, Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, 2,620 10, Benjamin Insfran/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, 6, 1, $73,500 11, Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhães, Brazil, 2,384 11, Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, 9, 0, $72,650 12, Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, United States, 2,340 12, Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, USA, 6, 0, $67,600 13, Benjamin Insfran/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, 2,240 13, Marcio Araujo/Fabio Luiz Magalhães, Brazil, 10, 0, $65,050 14, Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria, 2,100 14, Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France, 8, 0, $56,650 15, Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France, 2,080 15, Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia, 9, 0, $56,550 16, Renato "Geor" Gomes/Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia, 2,020 16, Jefferson Bellaguarda/Martin Laciga, Switzerland, 6, 0, $55,900 17, Jefferson Bellaguarda/Martin Laciga, Switzerland, 1,900 17, Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria, 9, 0, $53,800 17, Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia, 1,900 18, Renato "Geor" Gomes/Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia, 11, 0, $53,750 19, Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, 6, 0, $49,950 19, Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, 1,860 20, Joao Maciel/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil, 8, 0, $45,750 20, Joao Maciel/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil, 1,780 21, Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand, 9, 0, $39,100 21, Christian Redmann/Rich VanHuizen, Canada, 1,464 22, Christian Redmann/Rich VanHuizen, Canada, 7, 0, $38,900 22, Inocencio Lario/Raul Mesa, Spain, 1,450 23, Inocencio Lario/Raul Mesa, Spain, 10, 0, $34,550 23, Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand, 1,380 24, Michal Biza/Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic, 7, 0, $33,550 24, Michal Biza/Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic, 1,200 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s Leaders, 11 events (through August 15) Women’s Team Rank, points Women’s Team Rank, events, titles, US earnings 1, Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil, 6,120 1, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, 10, 5, $278,100 2, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, 5,960 2, Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil, 11, 4, $251,950 3, Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States, 4,320 3, Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States, 7, 2, $189,200 4, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, 4,220 4, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, 10, 0, $123,600 5, Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, 3,400 5, Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, 10, 0, $98,600 6, Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 3,020 6, Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States, 5, 0, $88,300 7, Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, 2,940 7, Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, 7, 0, $85,650 8, Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 2,760 8, Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 7, 0, $80,600 9, Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States, 2,700 9, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, 9, 0, $80,150 10, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, 2,660 10, Vanilda Leão/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, 10, 0, $79,400 11, Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States, 2,620 11, Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 11, 0, $79,200 12, Vanilda Leão/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, 2,580 12, Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States, 6, 0, $72,100 13, Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria, 2,448 13, Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria, 10, 0, $69,100 14, Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany, 2,400 14, Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany, 8, 0, $68,900 15, Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, Norway, 2,140 15, Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, Norway, 8, 0, $57,200 16, Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins/Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia, 2,020 16, Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins/Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia, 11, 0, $50,850 17, Liesbeth Mouha/Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium, 1,740 17, Daniela Gioria/Giulia Momoli, Italy, 7, 0, $47,000 18, Daniela Gioria/Giulia Momoli, Italy, 1,720 18, Chen Xue/Ying Zhang, China, 8, 0, $45,950 19, Chen Xue/Ying Zhang, China, 1,660 19, Liesbeth Mouha/Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium, 8, 0, $45,250 20, Ying Huang/Xi Zhang, China, 8, 0, $44,800 20, Hana Klapalova/Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic, 1,650 21, Hana Klapalova/Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic, 9, 0, $43,950 21, Ying Huang/Xi Zhang, China, 1,640 22, Angelica Ljungquist/Karin Lundqvist, Sweden, 11, 0, $43,550 22, Geeske Banck/Anja Gunther, Germany, 1,600 23, Geeske Banck/Anja Gunther, Germany, 9, 0, $41,300 23, Marie-Andree Lessard/Annie Martin, Canada, 1,594 24, Bibiana Candelas/Mayra Garcia, Mexico, 9, 0, $40,600 24, Angelica Ljungquist/Karin Lundqvist, Sweden, 1,500 Men’s Medals Gold Silver Bronze Medals 4ths.Final 4s Women’s MedalsGold Silver Bronze Medals 4ths. Final 4s Brazil 4 7 3 14 2...... 16 Brazil 9 4 5 18 3 ...... 21 Germany 4 1 2 7 3...... 10 United States 2 3 2 7 2 ...... 9 United States 2 1 2 5 1...... 6 Germany 0 0 3 3 2 ...... 5 Spain 0 1 2 3 0...... 3 Australia 0 1 0 1 0 ...... 1 Russia 1 0 0 1 1...... 2 Greece 0 1 0 1 0 ...... 1 Netherlands 0 0 1 1 2...... 3 Netherlands 0 0 1 1 1 ...... 2 Latvia 0 1 0 1 0...... 1 China 0 1 0 1 0 ...... 1 Switzerland 0 0 1 1 0...... 1 Austria 0 1 0 1 1 ...... 2 Estonia 0 0 0 0 1...... 1 Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 1 ...... 1 France 0 0 0 0 1...... 1 Norway 0 0 0 0 1 ...... 1 Totals 11 11 11 33 11...... 44 Totals 11 11 11 33 11 ...... 44 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 2 of 5 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org August 17 Update Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s “Final Four” Results

Brazil - Brasília, April 21-26, $190,000 Russia - Moscow, July 14-19, $300,000 1. Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, $30,000 1. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $43,500 2. Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil, $21,000 2. Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, $29,500 3. Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, Brazil, $15,000 3. Jefferson Bellaguarda/Martin Laciga, Switzerland, $23,000 4. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, $11,200 4. Klemperer/Koreng, Germany, $18,400 Gold - Emanuel/Ricardo def. Alison/Harley, 21-19, 22-20 (56 Gold - Brink/Reckerman ndef. Emanuel/Ricardo, 24-26, 21-18, 16- minutes) 14 (74) Bronze - Marcio Araujo/Fabio def. Dalhausser/Rogers, 19-21, 21- Bronze –Bellaguarda/Laciga def. Klemperer/Koreng, 21-16, 21-13 19, 15-11 (66) (40) SWATCH MOP - Emanuel SWATCH MOP - Laciga SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 100.3 km/h SWATCH Serve - Kolodinsky, Russia, 113.7 km/h

China - Shanghai, April 29-May 3, $190,000 France - Marseille, July 21-26, $300,000 1. Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil, $30,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $43,000 2. Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, $21,000 2. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $28,000 3. Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany, $15,000 3. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $21,000 4. Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, $11,200 4. Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands, $16,800 Gold - Alison/Harley def. Cunha/Salgado, 21-14, 21-15 (40) Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Gavira/Herrera, 21-8, 21-14 (35) Bronze - Brink/Reckermann def. Kais/Vesik, 1-17, 21-9 (37) Bronze –Brink/Reckermann def. Nummerdor/Schuil, 21-13, 23-21 SWATCH MOP - Harley (45) SWATCH Serve - Kais, 95.6 km/h SWATCH MOP - Dalhausser SWATCH Serve - Yannick Salvetti, France, 96.3 km/h Italy - Rome, May 12-17, $190,000 1. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $30,000 Austria - Klagenfurt, July 28-August 2, $300,000 2. Cunha/Salgado, Brazil, $21,000 1. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $43,500 3. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $15,000 2. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $29,500 4. Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, $11,200 3. Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands, $23,000 Gold - Brink/Reckermann def. Cunha/Salgado, 28-26, 20-22, 15-13 4. Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, $18,400 (83) Gold - Dalhausser/Rogers vs. Alison/Harley, 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 Bronze - Alison/Harley def. Emanuel/Ricardo, 21-12, 23-21 (42) (64) SWATCH MOP - Reckermann Bronze - Nummerdor/Schuil def. Barsouk/Kolodinsky, 21-19, 21-17 SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 104.2 km/h (42) SWATCH MOP - Harley Poland - Myslowice, May 26-31, $190,000 SWATCH Serve - Kolodinsky, 103.6 km/h 1. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $30,000 2. Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, United States, $21,000 Poland - Stare Jablonki, August 4-9, $190,000 3. Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, $15,000 1. Benjamin Insfran/Salgado, Brazil, $30,000 4. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $11,200 2. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $21,000 Gold - Alison/Harley def. Fuerbringer/Jennings, 25-23, 21-17 (42) 3. Gavira/Herrera, Spain, $15,000 Bronze - Gibb/Rosenthal def. Brink/Reckermann, 21-16, 21-19 (50) 4. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $11,200 SWATCH MOP - Harley Gold –Benjamin/Insfran def. Brink/Dieckmann, 23-21, 21-16 (55) SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 101.1 km/h Bronze - Gavira/Herrera def. Alison/Harley, 22-24, 21-18, 17-15 (63) Norway - Stavanger, June 26-July 5, $500,000 SWATCH MOP - Salgado 1. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $60,000 SWATCH Serve - Grzegorz Klimek, Poland, 93.8 km/h 2. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $45,000 3. Dalhausser/Rogers, United States, $35,000 Norway - Kristiansand, August 11-16, $190,000 4. David KlempererEric Koreng, Germany, $28,000 1. Barsouk/Kolodinsky, Russia, $30,000 Gold - Brink/Reckermann def. Alison/Harley, 21-16, 21-19 (50) 2. Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia, $21,000 Bronze - Dalhausser/Rogers def. Klemperer/Koreng, 21-11, 21-16 3. Alison/Harley, Brazil, $15,000 (42) 4. Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France, $11,200 SWATCH MOP - Brink Gold - Barsouk/Kolodinsky def. Samoilovs/Sorokins, 21-13, 21-16 SWATCH Serve - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 103.5 km/h (38) Bronze - Alison/Harley def. A. Ces/K. Ces, 21-18, 15-21, 15-8 (65) Switzerland - Gstaad, July 7-12, $300,000 SWATCH MOP - Kolodinsky 1. Brink/Reckermann, Germany, $43,500 SWATCH Serve - Kolodinsky, 96.9 km/h 2. Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, $29,500 3. Adrian Gavira/Pablo 29, Spain, $23,000 SWATCH Most Outstanding Player Awards 4. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, $18,400  Harley Marques, Brazil - Shanghai, Myslowice, Klagenfurt Gold - Brink/Reckermann def. Emanuel/Ricardo, 21-15, 17-21, 15-  Jonas Reckermann, Germany - Rome, Gstaad 11 (60)  Julius Brink, Germany - Stavanger Bronze - Gavira/Herrera def. Nummerdor/Schuil, 23-21, 14-21, 15-  Emanuel Rego, Brazil - Brasília 13 (57)  Martin Laciga, Switzerland - Moscow SWATCH MOP - Reckermann  Phil Dalhausser, United States - Marseille SWATCH Serve - Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia, 98.3 km/h  Igor Kolodinsky, Russia - Kristiansand  Pedro Salgado, Brazil - Stare Jablonki

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Brazil - Brasília, April 20-25, $190,000 Russia - Moscow, July 13-18, $300,000 1. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, $30,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43,500 2. Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States, $21,000 2. Leao/Renata, Brazil, $29,500 3. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, $15,000 3. Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $23,000 4. Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States, $11,200 4. Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany, $18,400 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Kessy/Ross, 21-18, 21-18 (44 minutes) Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Renata/Leao, 21-18, 21-19 (47) Bronze - Goller/Ludwig def. Branagh/Youngs, 21-18, 32-30 (55) Bronze - Goller/Ludwig def. Holtwick/Semmler, 21-16, 21-18 (38) SWATCH MOP - Juliana SWATCH MOP - Juliana SWATCH Serve - Ross, 82.4 km/h SWATCH Serve - Maloes Wesselink, Netherlands, 82.1 km/h

China - Shanghai, April 28-May 2, $190,000 France - Marseille, July 20-26, $300,000 1. Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, Brazil, $30,000 1. Kessy/Ross, United States, $43,000 2. Jie Wang/Man Zuo, China, $21,000 2. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, $28,000 3. Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, $15,000 3. Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $21,000 4. Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $11,200 4. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $16,800 Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Wang/Zuo, 21-17, 21-13 (37) Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, 21-16, 21-17 (42) Bronze - Salgados def. Goller/Ludwig, 21-19, 21-19 (42) Bronze - Goller/Ludwig def. Talita/Antonelli, 21-16, 23-21 (46) SWATCH MOP - Antonelli SWATCH MOP - Kessy SWATCH Serve - Yuan Yue, China, 83.2 km/h SWATCH Serve - Ross, 81.3 km/h

Japan - Osaka, May 19-24, $190,000 Austria - Klagenfurt, July 27-August 1, $300,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $30,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43,500 2. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $21,000 2. Branagh/Youngs, United States, $29,500 3. Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, $15,000 3. Kessy/Ross, United States, $23,000 4. Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States, $11,200 4. Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria, $18,400 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Talita/Antonelli, 26-24, 19-21, 18-16 (65) Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Branagh/Youngs, 21-12, 21-15 (39) Bronze - Keizer/Van Iersel def. Akers/Turner, 21-19, 21-18 (36) Bronze - Kessy/Ross def. Hansel/Montagnolli, 21-19, 21-17 (45) SWATCH MOP - Larissa SWATCH MOP - Montagnolli SWATCH Serve - Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 83.3 km/h SWATCH Serve - Larissa, 85.5 km/h

Korea - Seoul, May 26-31, $190,000 Poland - Stare Jablonki, August 3-8, $190,000 1. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $30,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $30,000 2. Kessy/Ross, United States, $21,000 2. Louise Bawden/Becchara Palmer, Australia, $21,000 3. Vanilda Leao/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, $15,000 3. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $15,000 4. Hana Klapalova/Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic, $11,200 4. Vivian Cunha/Angela Vieira, Brazil, $11,200 Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Kessy/Ross, 22-20, 21-16 (45) Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Bawden/Palmer, 21-14, 21-16 (38) Bronze - Leao/Renata def. Klapalova/Petrova, 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 Bronze - Talita/Antonelli def. Vivian/Vieira, 21-18, 21-13 (43) (49) SWATCH MOP - Palmer SWATCH MOP - Talita SWATCH Serve - Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 84.4 km/h SWATCH Serve - Ross, 83.1 km/h Norway - Kristiansand, August 10-15, $190,000 World Championships, Norway - Stavanger, June 25-July 4, 1. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $30,000 $500,000 2. Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, $21,000 1. Kessy/Ross, United States, $60,000 3. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $15,200 2. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $45,000 4. Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlan, Norway, $11,200 3. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $35,000 Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Schwaigers, 21-14, 18-21, 15-12 (59) 4. Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, $28,000 Bronze - Juliana/Larissa def. Hakedal/Torlen, 21-17, 21-7 (32) Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Juliana/Larissa, 30-28, 23-21 (58) SWATCH MOP - Antonelli Bronze - Talita/Antonelli def. Shelda/Ana Paula, 21-13, 21-16 (39) SWATCH Serve - Antonelli, 78.9 km/h SWATCH MOP - Ross SWATCH Serve –Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 86.5 km/h SWATCH Most Outstanding Player Awards  Maria Antonelli, Brazil - Shanghai, Gstaad, Kristiansand Switzerland - Gstaad, July 6-11, $300,000  Juliana Felisberta Silva, Brazil - Brasília, Moscow 1. Talita/Antonelli, Brazil, $43,500  Larissa Franca, Brazil - Japan 2. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $29,500  Talita Antunes, Brazil - Seoul 3. Branagh/Youngs, United States, $23,000  April Ross, United States - Stavanger 4. Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands, $18,400  Jen Kessy, United States - Marseille Gold - Talita/Antonelli def. Juliana/Larissa, 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 (39)  Sara Montagnolli, Austria - Klagenfurt Bronze - Branagh/Youngs def. Keizer/Van Iersel, 21-14, 21-17 (39)  Becchara Palmer, Australia - Stare Jablonki SWATCH MOP - Antonelli SWATCH Serve - Ross, United States, 84.2 km/h

Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 4 of 5 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org August 17 Update Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Men’s Serving Leaders(11 events, through August 16)

Rank Player Country Speed...... Site Rank Player Country Speed ...... Site 1 Igor Kolodinsky RUS 113.7 ...... Moscow 12 Patrick Heuscher SUI 94.7...... Stavanger 2 Julius Bring GER 102.7 ...... Moscow 14 Grzegorz Fijalek POL 94.5...... Brasilia 3 Ruslans Sorokins LAT 102.5 ...... Moscow 15 Jonathan Erdmann GER 94.3...... Myslowice 4 Eric Koreng GER 100.5 ...... Rome 16 Daniel Hupfer AUT 94.1...... Klagenfurt 5 Jonas Reckermann GER 99.1 ...... Stavanger 17 Marcio Araujo BRA 94.0...... Brasilia 6 Paolo Nicolai ITA 97.9 ...... Moscow 18 Kirk Pitman NZL 93.9...... Myslowice 7 Pablo Herrera ESP 96.4 ...... Gstaad 19 Grzegorz Klimek POL 93.8..... Stare Jablonki 8 Michal Biza CZE 96.2 ...... Stavanger 20 Nalbert Bitencourt BRA 93.6...... Klagenfurt 9 Richard Schuil NED 95.7 ...... Klagenfurt 21 Alexei Prawdzic SUI 93.1...... Myslowice 10 Kristjan Kais EST 95.6 ...... Shanghai 22 Bram Ronnes NED 93.0...... Stavanger 11 Yury Bogatov RUS 95.1 ...... Myslowice 22 Farid Mussa VEN 93.0...... Stavanger 12 Raul Mesa ESP 94.7 ...... Stavanger 24 Harley Marques BRA 92.9...... Brasilia

2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s Serving Leaders(11 events, through August 15) Rank Player Country Speed ...... Site Rank Player Country Speed ...... Site 1 Maria Clara Salgado BRA 86.5 ...... Stavanger 13 Karla Borger GER 80.1..... Stare Jablonki 2 Larissa Franca BRA 85.5 ...... Klagenfurt 13 Angie Akers USA 80.1...... Osaka 3 April Ross USA 85.3 ...... Stavanger 13 Jen Kessy USA 80.1...... Stavanger 4 Maloes Wesselink NED 84.1 .....Stare Jablonki 16 Katrin Holtwick GER 80.0...... Moscow 5 Yuan Yue CHN 83.2 ...... Shanghai 17 Carolina Costagrande ITA 79.5..... Stare Jablonki 6 Maria Antonelli BRA 83.0 ...... Seoul 18 Susan Blundell NZL 79.4...... Gstaad 7 Laura Ludwig GER 81.4 ...... Shanghai 19 Becchara Palmer AUS 79.2...... Marseille 8 Kadri Puri EST 80.9 ...... Osaka 20 Lotte Vestergaard DEN 78.8...... Klagenfurt 8 Sara Goller GER 80.9 ...... Shanghai 21 Sanne Keizer NED 78.4....Gstaad, Osaka 8 Marleen Van Iersel NED 80.9 ...... Osaka 22 Elaine Youngs USA 78.2...... Gstaad 8 Nicole Branagh USA 80.9 ...... Klagenfurt 23 Ying Huang CHN 78.0...... Stavanger 12 Ana Paula Connelly BRA 80.6 ...... Brasília 23 Rieke Brink-Abeler GER 78.0...... Osaka

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