Women’s Milner Open Main Draw, Elimination & Semi-finals August 28 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Time Court Match Team A Team B Round 16:00 1 59 Keizer-Van Iersel NED [9] Antonelli-Talita BRA [2] Semi-finals 17:00 1 60 Xue-Zhang Xi CHN [3] Akers-Turner USA [13] Semi-finals 12:30 3 57 Larissa-Juliana BRA [1] Antonelli-Talita BRA [2] Elimination 6, QF 12:30 1 58 Meppelink-Wesselink NED [10 Akers-Turner USA [13] Elimination 6, QF 9:30 3 55 Tsiartsiani-Arvaniti GRE [15] Larissa-Juliana BRA [1] Elimination 5 9:30 1 56 Meppelink-Wesselink NED [10] Van Breedam-Mouha BEL [17] Elimination 5 Sunday, August 29 Schedule Time Court Match Team A Team B Round 11:05 1 61 Loser of match #59 Loser of match #60 Bronze Medal Match 14:35 1 62 Winner of match #59 Winner of match #60 Gold Medal Match 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, Brazil July 26-31 Klagenfurt, Austria Grand Slam....................................................... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil August 2-7 Stare Jablonki, Poland Grand Slam....................................................... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil August 9-14 Kristiansand, Norway .......................................................................... Juliana/Larissa, Brazil August 16-21 Aland, Finland ................................................................................ Xue/Zhang, China August 23-28 The Hague, Netherlands ...............................................................................................$190,000 October 26-31 Sanya, China ...............................................................................................$190,000 2010 WOMEN’S SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR - COUNTRY MEDALS & FINALS 4s Including Open & Grand Slam stops through August 21, 2010 Country Gold Silver Bronze .............Medals 4ths .............. Final 4s Brazil 8 4 7 ...................... 19 4...........................23 United States 2 2 2 ....................... 6 4...........................10 China 2 2 1 ....................... 5 0.............................5 Germany 0 3 1 ....................... 4 0.............................4 Austria 0 1 1 ....................... 2 2.............................4 Czech Republic 0 0 0 ....................... 0 1.............................1 Netherlands 0 0 0 ....................... 0 1.............................1 Totals 12 12 12 ..................... 36 12..........................48 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 Semi-finals - Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands vs. Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil Uniform Uniform Team Player No. Player No. Country 9 Marleen Van Iersel 1 Sanne Keizer 2 Netherlands 2 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2 Brazil Antonelli & Talita lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Keizer & Van Iersel, 2-1 Date FIVBTournament Round WinningTeam Score Time 8/28/10 The Hague Open Semi-Finals TBD TBD TBD 7/1/10 Stavanger Grand Slam Pool C Keizer/Van Iersel 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:48 9/11/09 Barcelona Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 21-18, 21-12 0:35 5/30/09 SeoulOpen Winner3 Antonelli/Antunes 21-14,21-19 0:37 · Keizer and Van Iersel are making their second SWATCH FIVB World Tour "final four" appearance in 2010 and fourth overall. · Keizer and Van Iersel placed third in Japan (Osaka) and fourth in Switzerland (Gstaad) in 2009. · Keizer and Van Iersel placed fourth in France (Marseille) in 2010. · Keizer and Van Iersel placed fourth at the European Championships two weeks ago in Berlin before winning the Dutch Championships last week in The Hage. · Keizer and Van Iersel were the sixth-ranked team on the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour behind teams from Brazil, Germany and the United States. · Keizer and Van Iersel rank 52nd in FIVB career team winnings (US$193,000). · Keizer currently ranks 61st in all-time FIVB earnings ($193,150) and Van Iersel 99th ($115,650). · Keizer is making fifth SWATCH FIVB World Tour "final four" appearance, including a fourth with Marrit Leenstra at the 2005 Canadian stop in Montreal. · Keizer and Leenstra finished the 2005 SWATCH FIVB World Tour season at the 13th-ranked team. · Keizer won the inaugural SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 19 in 2002 with Arjanne Stevens in Xylokastro, Greece. · Keizer and Merel Moore won a FIVB Challenger/Satellite event in 2004 at Lausanne, Switzerland. · Van Iersel competed in nine junior (under 21) and youth (under 19) SWATCH FIVB World Championship events with her first event being in 2003 at Pattaya, Thailand. · Van Iersel earned medals at the last three worlds for players under the age of 21. · Van Iersel and Marloes Wesselink were U21s bronze medal finishers in 2006 and 2007 in Italy and Poland, respectively · Van Iersel and Daniëlle Remmers won the 2008 U21s gold medal in England. · Van iersel and Remmers were second at the 2006 U19s in Bermuda. · Van Iersel and Wesselink, who won a 2007 FIVB Satellite stop in San Sebastiàn, Spain, · Van Iersel won the European U20 gold medals in 2005 and 2007 with Remmers and Wesselink, respectively. Milner Open Results Winner1 def.TamsinBarnettHinchley/NatalieCook,Australia(24,Q17) 23-21,21-16 39minutes Winner 2 def. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (8) 21-15, 24-22 40 Winner 3 def. Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (1) 21-19, 27-25 49 Winner 4 def. Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (13) 21-16, 21-14 33 Semi-Finals vs. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) Medal Match vs. Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) or Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (13) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:................................. 22-20 Since 2008 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...................... 62-45 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: ....................................... 51-45 Since 2008 SWATCH Tournaments Played:........................ 23 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: .................................. 10 Since 2008 SWATCH Best Finish: ...............3rd (Osaka 2009) 2010 SWATCH Best Finish: .............................. 4th (Marseille) Since 2008 SWATCH Winnings:.................................$193,000 2010 SWATCH Winnings: ............................................ $73,800 Semi-finals - Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands vs. Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil Uniform Uniform Team Player No. Player No. Country 9 Marleen Van Iersel 1 Sanne Keizer 2 Netherlands 2 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2 Brazil Antonelli & Talita lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Keizer & Van Iersel, 2-1 Date FIVBTournament Round WinningTeam Score Time 8/28/10 The Hague Open Semi-Finals TBD TBD TBD 7/1/10 Stavanger Grand Slam Pool C Keizer/Van Iersel 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:48 9/11/09 Barcelona Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 21-18, 21-12 0:35 5/30/09 SeoulOpen Winner3 Antonelli/Antunes 21-14,21-19 0:37 · Talita and Antonelli are concluding their second season together on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour with a gold medal last month in Marseille, France. · Talita and Antonelli captured 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals in Shanghai, Seoul, Gstaad and Kristiansand. · Talita and Antonelli claimed a bronze medal at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway. · Despite only 27 events together, Talita and Antonelli rank 12th on the FIVB’s all-time earnings list (US$522,450). · Talita and Renata Ribeiro placed fourth in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. · Talita and Renata won five SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including two in 2005, two in 2007 and one in 2008. · Talita was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour top rookie in 2005. · Talita was a bronze medal winner with Maria Clara Salgado at the 2002 SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Catania, Italy. · Talita won the 2008 “Queen of the Beach” title in Brazil. · Talita currently ranks 11th all-time in FIVB earnings ($610,550). · In four SWATCH FIVB World Tour seasons together, Talita and Renata competed in 59 events together with 13 podium placements, 20 “final four” appearances, $692,550 in earnings (fourth all-time on the women’s team list). The pair posted a 237-105 match mark together. · While Talita and Renata were the third-ranked team on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour, Antonelli and Vanilda Leao ranked fifth with a 59-23 match mark and two podium placements. · Antonelli captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in 2008 with Leao at Kristiansand, Norway. · Antonelli captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour silver