The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008 is an international beach volleyball competition.
The tour consists of 15 tournaments with both genders and 9 separate gender tournaments.2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar, FIVB.org
The top eight finishes that a team has from January 1, 2007, to July 20, 2008, on the Swatch FIVB World Tour (2007 and 2008), SWATCH FIVB World Championships (2007) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counts towards Olympic qualification for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.2008 Olympic qualification systems confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, FIVB, June 23, 2006Adelaide hosts season-opening SWATCH FIVB World Tour Event, FIVB, February 26, 2008 The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country., CBC.ca, June 30, 2008
Grand Slam There are six Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.World-class beach volleyball against a dreamlike backdrop, Henkel, June 25, 2008 Berlin, GermanySmart Grand Slam, June 10–15, 2008 Paris, FranceHenkel Grand Chelem, June 16–22, 2008 Stavanger, NorwayConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, June 24–29, 2008 Moscow, RussiaMoscow Grand Slam, July 1–6, 2008 Gstaad, Switzerland1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008, July 22–27, 2008 Klagenfurt, AustriaA1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by Nokia, July 28 - August 2, 2008
Tournament results
Women Adelaide Australia Open Swatch Beachvolley Women's Calendar & Results , Swatch Juliana-Larissa Talita-Renata Ana Paula-Shelda China Shanghai Jinshan Open Renata-Talita Juliana-Larissa Xue-Zhang XiSeoul Open Xue-Zhang Xi Ana Paula-Shelda Branagh-YoungsKeihan/Smfg Japan Open Juliana-Larissa Tian Jia-Wang Xue-Zhang XiHyundai Open Barcelona Branagh-Youngs Renata-Talita Juliana-LarissaMazury Open Ana Paula-Shelda Wacholder-Turner Maria Clara-CarolSmart Grand SlamFIVB > results , Swatch Walsh-May-Treanor Tian Jia-Wang Juliana-LarissaHenkel Grand Chelem Walsh-May-Treanor Wacholder-Turner Branagh-YoungsConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger Walsh-May-Treanor Karantasiou-Arvaniti Ross-BossMoscow Grand Slam Xue-Zhang Xi Branagh-Youngs Tian Jia-WangWorld Series 13 Pohl-Rau Antonelli-Leao Maria Clara-Carol1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 Ana Paula-Shelda Tian Jia-Wang Xue-Zhang XiA1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA Ana Paula-Shelda Osheyko-Baburina Holtwick-SemmlerOtera Open Kristiansand Antonelli-Leao Hakedal-Torlen D. Schwaiger-S. SchwaigerMyslowice Open Maria Clara-Carol Holtwick-Semmler Hakedal-TorlenBrazil Open Vivian-Larissa Shaylyn-Agatha Ana Paula-SheldaDubai Open Walsh-Branagh Ross-Boss Maria Clara-CarolPhuket Thailand Open Ross-Boss Branagh-Turner Banck-GüntherSanya Open Ross-Boss Y. Huang-Zhang Xi Branagh-Turner
Men Adelaide Australia Open Swatch Beachvolley Men's Calendar & Results , Swatch Harley-Pedro Xu-Wu Rogers-DalhausserChina Shanghai Jinshan Open Harley-Pedro Xu-Wu Franco-CunhaPrague Open Gibb-Rosenthal Brink-Dieckmann Ch. Ricardo-EmanuelItalian Open presented by Abruzzo Harley-Pedro Brink-Dieckmann Ch. Rogers-DalhausserVIP Open Nummerdor-Schuil Xu-Wu Fuerbringer-JenningsHyundai Open Barcelona Brink-Dieckmann Ch. Barsouk-Kolodinsky Ricardo-EmanuelMazury Open Ricardo-Emanuel Lario-Gavira Schacht-SlackSmart Grand Slam Ricardo-Emanuel Rogers-Dalhausser Herrera-MesaHenkel Grand Chelem Rogers-Dalhausser Nummerdor-Schuil Klemperer-KorengConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger Rogers-Dalhausser Reckermann-Urbatzka Brink-Dieckmann Ch.Moscow Grand Slam Rogers-Dalhausser Xu-Wu Klemperer-KorengWorld Series 13 Márcio Araújo-Fabio Xu-Wu Matysik-Uhmann1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 Harley-Pedro Nummerdor-Schuil Alison-EmanuelA1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA Barsouk-Kolodinsky Williams-Metzger Ricardo-EmanuelOtera Open Kristiansand Herrera-Mesa Maciel-Bruno Lochhead-PitmanMallorca Open Harley-Pedro Klemperer-Koreng Franco-BenjaminBrazil Open Harley-Pedro Brink-Dieckmann Ch. Reckermann-UrbatzkaDubai Open Nummerdor-Schuil Reckermann-Urbatzka Harley-PedroBahrain Open Alison-Cunha Cès-Ces Dollinger-WindscheifSanya Open Benjamin-Harley Pitta-Cunha Baracetti-Salema
Medal table by country
Awards
SWATCH Most Outstanding Player SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour 08, FIVB Maria Antonelli (BRA) for the Otera Open Kristiansand in Kristiansand, Norway Talita Antunes (BRA) for the China Shanghai Jinshan Open in Shanghai, China Shelda Bede (BRA) for the Mazury Open in Stare Jablonki, Poland for the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA in Klagenfurt, Austria Nicole Branagh (USA) for the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain Julius Brink (GER) for the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain Ana Paula Connelly (BRA) for the 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 in Gstaad, Switzerland Pedro Cunha (BRA) for the Bahrain Open in Manama, Bahrain Phil Dalhausser (USA) for the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, in Stavanger, Norway for the Moscow 2008 Grand Slam in Moscow, Russia Juliana Felisberta (BRA) for the Adelaide Australia Open in Adelaide, Australia for the Keihan/Smfg Japan Open in Osaka, Japan Larissa França (BRA) for the Brazil Open in Guarujá, Brazil Pablo Herrera (ESP) for the Otera Open Kristiansand in Kristiansand, Norway Igor Kolodinsky (RUS) for the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA in Klagenfurt, Austria Inocencio Lario (ESP) for the Mazury Open in Stare Jablonki, Poland Fabio Luiz Magalhães (BRA) for the World Series 13 in Marseille, France Harley Marques Silva (BRA) for the Adelaide Australia Open in Adelaide, Australia for the China Shanghai Jinshan Open in Shanghai, China for the Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy for the Brazil Open in Guarujá, Brazil Misty May-Treanor (USA) for the Smart Grand Slam in Berlin, Germany for the Henkel Grand Chelem in Paris, France for the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger in Stavanger, Norway. Reinder Nummerdor (NED) for the Dubai Open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Stephanie Pohl (GER) for the World Series 13 in Marseille, France Emanuel Rego (BRA) for the Smart Grand Slam in Berlin, Germany Todd Rogers (USA) for the Henkel Grand Chelem in Paris, France Sean Rosenthal (USA) for the Prague Open in Prague, Czech Republic April Ross (USA) for the Phuket Thailand Open in Phuket, Thailand José Salema (ARG) for the Sanya Open in Sanya, China Richard Schuil (NED) for the VIP Open in Zagreb, Croatia Maria Clara Salgado (BRA) for the Myslowice Open in Myslowice, Poland Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA) for the 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 in Gstaad, Switzerland for the Mallorca Open in Mallorca, Spain Kerri Walsh (USA) for the Dubai Open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Zhang Xi (CHN) for the Seoul Open in Seoul, South Korea for the Moscow 2008 Grand Slam in Moscow, Russia for the Sanya Open in Sanya, China
Records The Russian player Igor Kolodinsky shot the fastest serve in the Swatch FIVB World Tour history, when he served at 114.0 km/h at the Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy.
American player Elaine Youngs, became the oldest women to win an "open" FIVB event, when she was 38 years, three months and 16 days old, when she won the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Branagh, Youngs Discover Gold on Beach in Barcelona, USOC PressBox, May 31, 2008
References
Beachvolleyball-News: Beach World-Tour, volleyballer.de Beach Volleyball Database
External links 2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar at FIVB.org Beachvolley at Swatch.com
Tournaments Adelaide Australia Open, March 25–30, 2008 Prague Open, May 6–11, 2008 Hyundai Open Barcelona, May 26 - June 1, 2008 Mazury Open, June 3–8, 2008 Henkel Grand chelem, June 16–22, 2008 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, June 24–29, 2008 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008, July 21–27, 2008 Myslowice Open, September 2–7, 2008 Open de Mallorca, September 3–7, 2008