Women’s Round 12 PAF Open Åland Island, Mariehamn, Finland Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Hotel Arkipelag, Mariehamn, Finland, August 16-21, 2010 (Finnish island of Åland) Updated on August 16, 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$380,000 PAF Open is the 12th women’s event on the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar. For more information regarding the SWATCH FIVB World Tour, please visit www.fivb.org. · Brazilian women have captured half of the six medals awarded at the two PAF Opens as record- setting Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca from the South American country have topped the podium in 2007 and 2009 by defeating teams from China and the United States, respectively. Past Finnish Women’s Medals - Brazil 3, China 2, USA 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Åland 2007 Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN Åland 2009 Juliana/Larissa, BRA Jen Kessy/April Ross, USA Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, BRA · The women’s PAF Open starts Monday (August 16) and concludes Saturday. The winning team will share the $30,000 first-place prizes. Here is the schedule: · Monday, August 16........................................................................................Country Quota Playoffs · Tuesday, August 17 ....................................................................................Qualification Tournament · Wednesday, August 18......................................................................................................Main Draw · Thursday, August 19..........................................................................................................Main Draw · Friday, August 20...............................................................................................................Main Draw · Saturday, August 21 .............................................................................Semi-finals & Medal Matches · A total of 82 women’s teams from 31 countries have initially entered the PAF Open (as of August 16, 2010), including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United States and Vanuatu. · The PAF Open will be the 214th women’s event on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour (open, grand slam, Olympic and Goodwill). The first women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour event was played August 14- 16, 1992 at Almeria, Spain. After the Åland stop, the European portion of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour season ends with a stop in The Netherlands (The Hague, August 23-29). While The Hague event will be the men’s season finale, the women’s 15-stop schedule concludes in China (Sanya, October 26-31) and Thailand (Phuket, November 2-7). 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............................................................................................3 · PAF Open Women’s Entries through August 16, 2010.........................................................................................4 · 2010 Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour, Results, Schedule, Leaders, Medals by Country.........................5 · 2010 Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Final 4s, MOPs..................................................................................6 · 2010 Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Wild Card Results, Qualifying Results, Serving ...........................7 · 2009 Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Leaders .............................................................................................8 · Women’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 Women’s Round 12 PAF Open Åland Island, Mariehamn, Finland Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 · About the FIVB - The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is the governing body 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. PAF Open FIVB Officials PAF Open International Referees · Nikos Sofianos, Greece ...............Technical Supervisor Dan Apol, United States · Geir Dahle, Norway............................ Referee Delegate Bruno Frapiccini, Italy · Max Heddy, England ................................. TV Delegate Vitor Oliveira, Brazil · Tim Simmons, United States.................Press Delegate José Maria Padron, Spain Cha. Papadogoulas, Greece Anton Pevc, Slovenia Greg Thompson, England 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. A new Mikasa ball, the VLS 300, will be used after being introduced at 2009 season-ending events in Sanya and Phuket. WORLD TOUR UPDATE - After a record-setting weekend in Norway for Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca and Americans Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, the SWATCH FIVB World Tour continues on the Finnish island of Åland starting Monday for the US$380,000 PAF Open. Juliana and Larissa entered the SWATCH FIVB World Tour record book first on Saturday in Norway by winning their 36th international Beach Volleyball title together by posting a 21-19 and 22-20 win in 43 minutes over Chen Xue and Xi Zhang of China. It was the Brazilians’ 14th win in 19 matches against Xue and Zhang, who also dropped a gold medal finale two weeks ago in Poland to Juliana and Larissa. With six Kristiansand match wins last week, Juliana and Larissa also extended their personal winning streak to 35-straight victories. With five-straight gold medal finishes this season in Norway (Stavanger), Switzerland (Gstaad), Austria (Klagenfurt), Poland (Stare Jablonki) and Norway (Kristiansand), Juliana and Larissa are a Mikasa serve away of clinching their fifth SWATCH FIVB World Tour championship in Åland. The previous team mark of 35 gold medals was set in 2008 by Americans Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh (2001-2008), who broke the previous best team mark of 31 titles by Brazilians Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede (1996-2007). The men’s record for team titles is 33 by Brazilians Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos (2002-2009). Dalhausser and Rogers set the SWATCH FIVB World Tour record Sunday for men’s gold medals in a season as the Americans scored a 21-18 and 21-12 title win in 47 minutes over Harley Marques and Pedro Salgado of Brazil to top an international podium for the eighth-time in 2010. Three Brazilian teams had won seven men’s titles in a single-season, including Emanuel and Ricardo twice in 2004 and 2007. Roberto Lopes and Franco Neto established the record in 1995 with Emanuel and Jose Loiola matching it in 1999. On the women’s side, Juliana and Larissa won eight gold medals last season with seven titles for the Brazilians in 2006 that was matched by Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in 2007. In the midst of their current 18-match winning streak, Dalhausser and Rogers clinched the men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour championship. Not counting a forfeit pool play setback at the Austrian Grand Slam, Dalhausser and Rogers have not lost on the sand in 24-straight matches since losing to compatriots Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal last month at the Swiss Grand Slam in Gstaad. Juliana and Larissa will be seeking their third-straight gold medal in Åland as the Brazilians defeated Americans Jen Kessy/April Ross for the 2009 crown after an inaugural Mariehamn victory over China’s Jia Tian/Jie Wang in 2007 for the title. Kessy and Ross will be playing in Tuesday’s qualifier after placing fourth this past week in Kristiansand after losing to the Salgado sisters (Carolina and Maria Clara) in the bronze medal match. The defending Mariehamn men’s champions are Reinder Nummerdor and Richard