Seoul Open Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 GOLD - Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, Brazil vs. Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 4 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2 Brazil 1 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2 United States Talita and Antonelli lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams, 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/30/09 Seoul Open Winner 4 Talita/Antonelli 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:02 · Talita and Antonelli are competing in their fourth SWATCH FIVB World Tour event with a gold medal earlier this month in Shanghai followed by a second-place last week in Japan where they lost to Brazilian rivals Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca twice - 21-16, 15-21, 15-10 in 54 minutes and 26-24, 19-21, 18-16 in the 65-minute title match. · On the Brazilian Tour this season for four events, Talita and Antonelli have a 16-3 match mark with two firsts, a second and a fifth. · 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 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 18th all-time in FIVB earnings ($382,550). · 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 medal in 2008 with Leao at Marseille, France. · Antonelli and Leao won 2007 FIVB Challenger/Satellite events in Spain and Liechtenstein. · For 25 FIVB events together, Antonelli and Leao compiled a 95-38 match mark and $157,600 in earnings. · Antonelli is one of 98 players to earn more than $100,000 in FIVB winnings as she currently ranks 91st all-time ($112,025). Seoul Open Results Winner 1 def. Susan Blundell / Anna Scarlett, New Zealand (29, Q8) 25-23, 21-15 41 minutes Winner 2 def. Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins / Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia (20, Q2) 21-15, 21-16 34 Winner 3 def. Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (12) 21-14, 21-19 37 Winner 4 def. Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (1) 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 62 Semi-finals def. Hana Klapalova / Tereza Petrova, Czech Republic (22) 21-12, 21-10 40 Gold vs. Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States (1) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:.................................................. 18-4 2009 Best Finish:............................................. 1st (Shanghai) 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ...................................................... 39-17 2009 Winnings:............................................................$76,250 2009 Tournaments Played: ....................................................4 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 1 of 8 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org Seoul Open Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 GOLD - Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, Brazil vs. Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 4 Maria Antonelli 1 Talita Antunes 2 Brazil 1 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2 United States Talita and Antonelli lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams, 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/30/09 Seoul Open Winner 4 Talita/Antonelli 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:02 · Kessy and Ross have won three SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including the last two international stops in 2008 at Phuket, Thailand and Sanya, China. · Kessy and Ross will now be competing in their fifth-straight SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal match, including silver medal placements last October in Dubai and last month in Brazil. · Kessy and Ross finished the 2008 SWATCH season as the No. 2 team on the points list behind Brazilians Shelda Bede and Ana Paula Connelly. This was the highest finish by an American team since 2003 when Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh placed second behind Sandra Pires and Ana Paula. · Kessy and Ross missed qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games after being edged by Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs for the second USA berth. · After winning a country quota playoff and two qualifying matches at the 2007 Norwegian Grand Slam, Kessy and Ross captured the Stavanger gold medal as the 29th-seeded team in the competition by upsetting China’s Jia Tian and Jie Wang 21-14 and 21-12 in the finals. · The Norwegian Grand Slam title came in Ross’ fourth SWATCH event. · Kessy and Ross currently rank 24th in FIVB career team earnings. · Prior to the Stavanger gold medal, Kessy best previous SWATCH finish was a fourth in the 2005 season finale in Mexico with Nancy Mason. · Kessy won a 2001 FIVB Satellite gold medal with Heather Lowe at Pattaya, Thailand. · Ross was the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour rookie-of-the-year. · Kessy won the 2008 American “Queen-of-the-Beach” title in September at Glendale, Arizona. · On the American domestic tour this season, Kessy and Ross compiled a 21-4 record with three setbacks in the finals to Branagh and Youngs. Kessy and Ross defeated Branagh and Youngs once this season for a domestic title in Houston two weeks ago. Seoul Open Results Winner 1 def. Hyo-Sil Jang / Ka-Yeon Kim, Korea (32) 21-6, 21-6 27 minutes Winner 2 def. Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (16) 21-17, 21-15 45 Winner 3 def. Ying Huang / Xi Zhang, China (8) 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 61 Winner 4 lost to Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (4) 20-22, 21-18, 13-15 62 Contender 6 def. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (3) 21-16, 21-17 40 Semi-finals def. Vanilda Leao / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (7, Q1) 21-19, 21-18 38 Gold vs. Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (4) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:.................................................. 10-2 Since 2007 Matches Won-Lost:......................................92-33 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ........................................................ 21-6 Since 2007 Tournaments Played: .......................................22 2009 Tournaments Played: ....................................................2 Since 2007 Best Finish: ......................................1st (3 times) 2009 Best Finish:............................................... 2nd (Brasilia) Since 2007 Winnings: ...............................................$322,700 2009 Winnings: ............................................................$42,000 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 2 of 8 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org Seoul Open Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Sunday, May 31, 17:07 NOTE - Talita and Antonelli became the 33rd Brazilian women’s team to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour “final four”. Talita also appeared in FIVB semi-finals with Renata Ribeiro (20 times), including the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Antonelli and Vanilda Leao competed in two semi-finals together. NOTE - Brazil and the United States have combined to win 357 of the 421 men’s (184) and women’s (173) gold medals awarded on the international circuit. · The Seoul Open is the 190th women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour event. · Brazil has now advanced a women’s team(s) to a FIVB semi-final 175 times. · Brazil has now had a women’s team(s) in 146 Gold Medal matches. · The United States has now advanced a women’s team(s) to a FIVB semi-final 139 times. · The United States has now had a women’s team(s) in 112 Gold Medal matches. · There now have been 130 women’s events where two different countries competed for the Gold Medal. · The Myslowice Open is the 233rd men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour event. · Brazilians have won 150 men’s titles and 95 women’s gold medals. · Americans have won 34 men’s titles and 78 women’s gold medals. · Sunday’s women’sfinal in Seoul will feature the two countries playing for a women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour title for the 75th-time with the United States holding a 43-31 edge over the Brazilians · Sunday’s men’sfinal in Myslowice will feature the two countries playing for a women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour title for the 41st-time with Brazil holding a 23-17 edge over the Americans. Talita & Antonelli’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 1, Lost 1) 1. def. Jie Wang/Man Zuo, CHINA, China - Shanghai (5/2-7/09), 21-17, 21-13 (37), SWATCH Event No. 188 2. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Japan - Osaka (5/24/2009), 26-24, 19-21, 18-16. (65), No. 189 3. vs. Jen Kessy/April Ross, UNITED STATES, Korea - Seoul (5/31/2009), No. 190 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 3 of 8 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org Seoul Open Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Sunday, May 31, 17:07 NOTE - Kessy and Ross are one of 42 American women’s team to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour “final four”.