Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 FACT SHEET – $10,000 FIVB Daegu Open Daegu, Korea, July 13-15, 2018 Updated on July 8, 2018, this fact sheet provides information on the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball and the 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball calendar. The 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour continues with the starred classification of its events, with three five-star events, all of which are the Major Series, nine four-star events, six three-star events, seven two-star events, and 22 one-star events, along with the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals. One FIVB Age Group World Championships for players under the age of 19 will also be held. The 2018 World Tour began in September of 2017 in France and concludes in August in Germany. 2018 marks the 32nd anniversary of the first FIVB Beach Volleyball event held February 17-22, 1987 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Four events played in 2017: France (Montpellier), China (Qinzhou), Netherlands (Aalsmeer), and Australia (Sydney), are part of the 2018 FIVB World Tour. Four events held in August- October, 2018 in Hungary (Siofok), France (Montpellier), and China (Qinzhou and Yangzhou) will be part of the 2019 FIVB World Tour. · The women’s only $10,000 FIVB Daegu Open, a one star event, is the 33rd women’s event on the 2018 FIVB World Tour. The men have also played 33 events. The FIVB World Tour visits Korea for the second straight year after a seven year absence. For more information regarding the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, please visit fivb.com. · July 13-15, Daegu, Korea, Women, $10,000 – Korea has hosted ten previous FIVB World Tour events, with one double-gender event and eight women’s-only events. Pusan hosted the first event, for both genders, in 1995 and women’s-only events in 1996 and 1997. Seoul hosted the next four events, all for women, one each season from 2007-2010. Daegu and Ulsan hosted women’s-only one-star events last season, and Ulsan will host a women’s-only event next week. Host country Korea’s best ever finish on its home soil is four ninth-place finishes in the women’s 1996 event, the 2017 Daegu event, and two in the 2017 Ulsan event. · The FIVB Daegu Open starts July 13 and concludes July 15. The winning team will share the $2,000 first-place prize. Here is the tentative schedule: · Friday, July 13 .................................................................................................................................... Main Draw Matches · Saturday, July 14 ..................................................................................................... Main Draw and Quarterfinal Matches · Sunday, July 15 ................................................................................................................ Semi-Final and Medal Matches · A total of 15 teams from 11 countries are entered into the FIVB Daegu Open (as of July 8, 2018), including Australia (1 team), Austria (2), Canada (1), Chinese Taipei (1), Hong Kong (2), Israel (1), Korea (2), Malaysia (1), Russia (1), Thailand (2), and Turkey (1). · The FIVB Daegu Open is the 365th women’s event on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (open, grand slam, Olympic and Goodwill). The men have played 400 events. The first men’s FIVB World Tour event was played February 17-22, 1987 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the first women’s event was played August 14-16, 1992 at Almeria, Spain. TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................................................................... Page · Past FIVB World Tour Results in Korea (1995 to present for men and 1995 to present for women) ......................................... 2 · Olympic & World Championship Gold Medal Teams and Schedule ............................................................................................. 3 · FIVB Daegu Open Entries (through July 8) ..................................................................................................................................... 4 · 2018 FIVB World Tour Highlights ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 · 2018 FIVB World Tour Schedule and Results ................................................................................................................................. 6 · 2017 FIVB World Tour Results ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 · 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking ................................................................................................................................... 9 · 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Points Leaders ............................................................................................................. 10 · 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Money Leaders ............................................................................................................. 11 · 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Points Leaders ............................................................................................................. 12 · 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Money Leaders ............................................................................................................. 13 · Men’s FIVB World Tour - Country Medals & Final Fours ............................................................................................................. 14 · Women’s FIVB World Tour - Country Medals & Final Fours ....................................................................................................... 16 Past Korean Men’s Medals – Brazil 2, Norway 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Pusan 1995 Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA Rogerio Para/Guilherme Marques, BRA Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR Past Korean Women’s Medals – United States 9, Brazil 8, Australia 2, China 2, Japan 2, Thailand 2, Czech Republic 1, New Zealand 1 Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 1. Pusan 1995 Holly McPeak/Nancy Reno, USA Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan, USA Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA 2. Pusan 1996 Lisa Arce/McPeak, USA Yuki Ishizaka/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, BRA 3. Pusan 1997 Arce/McPeak, USA Rodrigues/Samuel, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS 4. Seoul 2007 Cook/Tamsin Hinchley, AUS Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Juliana Felisberta/Larissa Franca, BRA 5. Seoul 2008 Chen Xue, Xi Zhang, CHN Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Henkel, BRA Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, USA 6. Seoul 2009 Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, BRA Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, USA Valinda Leao/Renata Ribeiro, BRA 7. Seoul 2010 Juliana/Larissa, BRA Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, USA Kessy/A. Ross, USA 8. Daegu 2017 Miki Ishii/Megumi Murakami, JPN Varapatsorn Radarong/Tanarattha Udomchavee, THA Katerina Valkova/Diana Zolnercikova, CZE 9. Ulsan 2017 Betsi Flint/Kelley Larsen Radarong/Udomchavee, THA Shaunna Polley/Kelsie Wills, NZL FIVB Beach Volleyball Major Championships Men ....................................................................... Olympic Champions ............................................................................... Women Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes, United States ...................... Atlanta 1996 ................................................ Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, Brazil Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, United States ............ Sydney 2000 ....................................... Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia Emanuel/Ricardo Santos, Brazil ................................... Athens 2004 .......................... Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, United States Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States ............... Beijing 2008 ............................................ May-Treanor/Walsh, United States Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany ................. London 2012 ............................................ May-Treanor/Walsh, United States Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil ..................... Rio 2016 .................................... Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany Boys ................................................................ Youth Olympic Champions ............................................................................... Girls Oleg Stoyanovskiy/Artem Yarzutkin, Russia ............... Nanjing 2014 .................................. Eduarda Lisboa/Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil October 6-18 .......................................................... Buenos Aires 2018 ............................................. olympic.org/buenos-aires-2018 Men ...................................................... FIVB Beach Volleyball World Champions .............................................................. Women Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marquez, Brazil ................ Los Angeles 1997 ............................................ Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, Brazil Emanuel Rego/Jose Loiola, Brazil ............................. Marseille 1999........................................... Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Brazil Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina .............. Klagenfurt 2001 ............................................................. Adriana/Shelda, Brazil Emanuel/Ricardo Santos, Brazil ............................. Rio de Janeiro 2003 .................... Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, United States Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, Brazil ........................