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Men's World Tour 2000 Beach Volleyball World Tour
FIVB WORLD TOUR 2000 CALENDAR
Men Site Ctry Event Main Draw Qualifier Entry PrizeMoney
Argentina Mar del Plata Open 12/16-January $150,000 Brazil Guarujá Open 18/23-January $150,000 Macao Macao Open 24/28-May $150,000 Mexico Rosarito Open 31/04-June $150,000 Canada Toronto Open 14/18-June $150,000 Spain Tenerife,Canary Islands Open21/25-June $150,000 Men's U.S. Open 2000 Chicago 28 June-2 July $200,000 Norway Stavanger Open 05/9-July $150,000 Italy Lignano Open 12/16-July $150,000 France Marseille Open 19/23-July $150,000 Portugal Espinho Open 26/30-July $150,000 Austria Klagenfurt Open 02/06-August $150,000 Belgium Ostende Open 9/13-August $150,000 Australia Bondi Beach,Sydney 16/26-September OLYMPIC GAMES Brazil Vitoria Open 28 Nov-3 Dec $150,000 The Prize Money for each World Tour event is US$ 150'000 Entries deadline is 30 days before each Open Open's Main draws are usually played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays World Championships and Open events included in the World Tour Calendar between January 1, 1999 and August 15, 2000 are valid for the Olympic Qualification of Beach Volleyball athletes to Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney Negotiations underway for 2000 Women's World Tour Open events in Spain and United States
The Argentina Open in Mar del Plata serves as the World Tour 2000 season opener, and is one of the stages on the road to the qualification for Sydney 2000. For its third edition, this event will be held again on the courts of the complex located in the wonderful Playa Bristol, just behind the Central Casino. Over 60,000 spectators attended the 5-day 1999 edition won by the Brazilian pair of Emanuel-Loiola.
Rk Players Country Prize Bonus (US$) (US$) 25th Ian Clark-Boullianne USA $1,000.00 $500.00
Mar del Plata, Men's Argentina Open 2000
Qualifier Results: Beef & Ian Advance to Main Draw of the $150,000 Argentinean FIVB Open in Mar del Plata Top seeded Bill Boullianne and Ian Clark dropped a 17-15 decision in 62 minutes to ninth-seeded Bjorn Berg and Simon Dahl of Sweden in today’s opening qualification match. Bill and Ian advanced to the 32-team Main Draw by later scoring a 15-10 elimination win in 47 minutes over 14th-seeded Stephane Canet and Mathieu Hamel of France.
Main draw Results Ian Clark/Bill Boullianne USA Round 1 Heidger R.-Wong USA defeat Ian Clark/Bill Boullianne USA 16-14 in 1:03 Round 2 Hannemann Albert-Hannemann Nick ASA defeat Ian Clark/Bill Boullianne USA 17-15 in 0:53 Very close matches you guys,keep up the fine play next weekend in Brazil. :>) Other USA Teams: Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA place 7th $6,000.00 Blanton-FonoimoanaE.USA place9th $4,000.00 Hannemann Albert-Hannemann Nick ASA place 17th $2,000.00 Heidger R.-Wong USA place 17th $2,000.00
TOP 3 FINISHES: Salema-Baracetti ARG place Gold 1st $26,000.00 Zé Marco-Ricardo BRA place Silver 2nd $18,000.00 Prosser-Zahner AUS place Bronze 3rd $14,000.00
Men's Brazil Open 2000 : The second men's Beach World Tour Open will start on Tuesday in Brazil. Guaruja, Brazil (January 17, 2000) - The second men's event of the 2000 Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour will take place tomorrow in Guaruj¯ (90 Km south of Sao Paolo) starting with the 2-day Qualification tournament. Sixty-one (61) teams representing 24 countries are entered in the starting list. After the qualification Tournament, 8 pairs, out of 37, will advance to the Main Draw to join the 24 pairs, including the 2 wild cards for Boullianne-Clark (USA) and Franco-Roberto Lopes (BRA) whose comeback at top level (they were among the very best in the '95/'96 FIVB World) is foreseeable.
Rk Players Country Prize Bonus (US$) (US$) 17th Ian Clark-Boullianne USA $1,500.00 $500.00 Brazil Beach Open 20-Jan-2000
Qualifier Results: This afternoon, eight teams advanced from the qualification tournament for the main draw. The Brazilians teams Tande-Giovane, Marcio Araujo-Benjamin and Paulo Emilio-Garrido; the Australians Schacht-Anfiloff; the Frenchmen Canet-Hamel;Berger-Stamm, from Austria; Berg-Dahl, from Sweden, and the Cubans Alvarez-Roseli. Main draw Results: Round 1 Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA defeat Boullianne-Clark I. USA 15-7 in 0:30 Round 2 Boullianne-Clark I. USA defeat Ahmann-Hager GER 15-6 in 0:35 Boullianne-Clark I. USA lose to PauloEmilio-Garrido BRA 13-15 in 0:25 Boullianne-Clark I. USA are eliminated from the Brazil Beach Open with 1 win and 2 losses and place 17th and win $2,000.Tough matches Beef & Iman,keep training hard,take some time off and get ready to defend your Mexico Acapulco Open title 26/30-April 2000!!!! Were cheering for you both win or lose!!!! All the Members, "IAMANIMANFANCLUB" & "HERE'S DABEEF FANCLUBS" & Unca Nick
The other teams eliminated in the first day of the Main Draw are the Spaniards Bosma/Diez, the US tandems Boullianne/Clark and Smith/Henkel, Kjemperud/Hoidalen and Kvalheim/Maaseide, from Norway, the Australian Schacht/Anfilloff, Ahmann/Hager and Dieckman/Dieckman, from Germany, the Frenchmen Penigaud/Jodard and Canet/Hamel; Holden/Leineman, from Canada, Karasev/Sayfulin and Kouchnerev/Ermichin from Russia, the Portuguese Maia/Brenha. Other USA Teams: Heidger R.-Wong USA place 9th win $4,000 Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA place 13th win $3,000 Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA place 17th win $2,000 TOP 3 FINISHES: Marcio Araujo - Benjamin BRA place Gold 1st $26,000.00 Laciga P. - Laciga SUI place Silver 2nd $18,000.00 Emanuel - Loiola BRA place Bronze 3rd $14,000.00
Results: 1st) Brazilian team of Tande, Giovane, Anjinho, and Fred 2nd) American team of Canyon Ceman/Ian Clark/Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana 3rd) Brazilian team of Loiola, Adriano, Ricardo, and Franco 4th) American team of Stein Metzger/Lee LeGrande/Collin Smith/Bill Boullianne
OldsmobileAlero Beach Volleyball Series 2000 U.S.Olympic Challenge April 13th-16th
Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier in Deerfield Beach,Florida Prize Money $200,000
Deerfield Beach to Host Olympic Qualifier for USA Beach Volleyball courtesy of Beachmania Deerfield Beach Hotels Accommodations, and Lodging FT LAUDERDALE,OCEAN DRIVE WEBCAM...Deerfield Beach cam down :>(
Final Results:
Rk Players Country Prize (US$) 1st Dax Holdren-Todd Rodgers USA $20,000.00 2nd Ian Clark-Bill Boullianne USA $14,000.00 3rd Dain Blanton-Eric Fonoimoana USA $10,000.00
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Mikasa opener to preview beach volleyball challenge courtesy of the Sun Sentinel Apr. 6, 2000
A preview of next week's $200,000 Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series in Deerfield Beach will be held Saturday in the season-opening Mikasa Florida Beach Volleyball 2000 Series at the Fort Lauderdale Sheraton Yankee Clipper. Most of the teams entered in next Thursday and Friday's pro tournament qualifier are entered Saturday for a final tuneup. Jimmy Van Zwieten of Pompano Beach and veteran Eric Wurts of Fort Lauderdale head the men's field. Terry Van Dyke of Deerfield Beach and Wendy Martin of Wesley Chapel are the top women. AVP tour veteran Mark Paluuhi is looking for a partner to play with. Next week's qualifier is shaping up to be California vs. Florida. Among top local players entered in both tournaments are David DiPierro and Todd Hart of Pompano Beach, Gaston Macau of Coral Gables, Brian Rutland of Boca Raton and Bill Maik of Cape Coral, Jay Mears of Pompano Beach and Drew Pelski of Fort Lauderdale, Dana Camacho of Fort Lauderdale, Matt Heath of Delray Beach, Scott Rau of Fort Lauderdale, Lynda Street of Jupiter, David Krobatsch of Fort Lauderdale, Doug Nascimento of Deerfield Beach and top high school players Sandi Fox and Kelly Haan. The top-seeded pro teams for the Oldsmobile event are Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson and Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs. Both teams are favorites to make the Olympic Games. Saturday's one-day tournament begins at 9 a.m. with the finals expected to start at 5 p.m. The Boca Raton-based Exclusive Sports Marketing Bud Light Beach Volleyball Series also opens this weekend in Pensacola Beach. The series, the oldest and largest pro-am tour in the Southeast, comprises players of all ages and abilities. The series offers $8,000 in grand prix prize money. Male and female open players will earn grand prix points at all 14 tournaments. Points will be based on tournament participation and individual finishes in tournament play. The top 10 finishers in the men's open grand prix will split a $5,000 purse, and the top eight teams in the women's open will share a purse of $3,000. At each of the six televised tournaments players will earn points based on base points (10), first place (20), second (12), third (10), fourth (8), fifth (5) and ninth (3). Players will receive double points at each of the eight non-televised events based on base points (20), first (40), second (24), third (20), fourth (16), fifth (10) and ninth (6). Final standings will be determined after the conclusion of the Sept. 8-9 Bud Light Beach Volleyball National Championships in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Weather a plus for locals in pros' return
By SHARON ROBB courtesy of the Sun Sentinel Mar. 30, 2000
DEERFIELD BEACH -- The two-day qualifying tournament for the Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series could be as exciting as the main draw. With Olympic silver medalist Mike Whitmarsh and several other top players in the April 13-14 qualifier, the showdown for the final eight spots in the 16-team main draw will come down to California vs. Florida. The wind and heat at Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier could help local players. "If we get those kind of conditions, we'll definitely have the advantage," said Jimmy Van Zwieten of Pompano Beach, who ranks among the top 60 players on the AVP tour. "The local players are training longer and harder for this tournament," he said. "It's had all the players motivated. When it's in your town, you want to put on a good show." The local field is led by veteran Eric Wurts of Fort Lauderdale, David DiPierro of Pompano Beach, Dana Camacho of Fort Lauderdale and Doug Nascimento of Deerfield Beach, who at 20 is considered one of the sport's most promising stars. Former national champions Teri Van Dyke of Deerfield Beach, Wendy Martin of Wesley Chapel and Lynda Street of Jupiter head the women's qualifying field. The qualifier leads to the return of pro beach volleyball when 53 teams compete for potential Olympic spots April 13-16. Beach volleyball legend and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson are the top-seeded men's team. Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs are the top-seeded women's team. The challenge series will help determine nominees for international events like the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and the Olympic Games. Sharon Robb can be reached at srobb@sun-sentinel.com.
Local pair rolls on opening day By SHARON ROBB Apr. 13, 2000
DEERFIELD BEACH -- Pro beach volleyball veteran Eric Wurts of Fort Lauderdale and rookie Jimmy Van Zwieten of Pompano Beach are one win away from the main draw of the $200,000 Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series. The pair, playing in heavy winds Thursday, picked up two victories on opening day at the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier, moving them into the winners' bracket. The No. 14 seeds play No. 11 Jerry Graham of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and Chris Makos of Playa Del Rey, Calif., at 11 a.m. today for one of eight remaining berths in the 16-team main draw. Lou Messier and Doug Mathews, both of Fort Lauderdale, also advanced. Wurts, 40, and Van Zwieten, 22, defeated Kevin Craig and Doug Nascimento 15-10 in 39 minutes, then defeated Brent Frohoff of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and Adam Jewell of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 15-11 in 38 minutes. "Jimmy got us off to a great start," Wurts said. "He had five aces on the first-side change, dug a couple balls and had a few more aces after that. He was on fire." Wurts played full time on the AVP tour for 13 seasons before a torn right Achilles' tendon sidelined him. With a family and full-time job, beach volleyball went on hold until teaming with Van Zwieten, one of the most promising players in the sport. "It was a long process coming back from an injury," Wurts said. "I love to play. I don't know if I could sustain it for 12 tournaments. I'm still not in the best shape. I don't have the stamina I used to have, mainly because I didn't do a lot of conditioning. I just go out there and have fun. I never worried about playing again, but my competitive fires never stopped burning." Van Zwieten, a two-time national champion who played his first AVP tour event at 19, is a 2004 Olympic hopeful. "I like playing with Eric because he has a lot of experience and he's been on the tour a long time," Van Zwieten said. "He's been teaching me a lot. It's nice to play with someone that's accomplished as much as he has. I want to try to raise my level of play and try to climb the rankings." Reece withdraws Gabrielle Reece withdrew from the tournament because of a knee injury. It is the same knee she had surgery on in August. Patty Dodd will replace Reece and play with Jennifer Meredith of Malibu, Calif. Dodd became a U.S. citizen in May and can compete for the U.S. ... Carl Henkel withdrew due to a hernia. Henkel had surgery in January after the Brazilian event and is recovering. Sinjin Smith will play with Sean Scott. ... California leads Florida teams 5-2 after the first day. Results: WOMEN WINNER'S BRACKET, FIRST ROUND : Karen Helyer, San Diego/Karen Hoyt, St. Petersburg Beach def. Allison Block, San Diego/Pat Killiany, Vista, Calif. 15-12; Kristin Schritter, San Diego/Rachel Wacholder, Laguna Beach, Calif. def. Wendy Martin, Wesley Chapel/Teri Van Dyke, Deerfield Beach, Fla. 15-8; Karrie Poppinga, Honolulu, Hawaii/Angela Rock, Encinitas, Calif. def. Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif./Cherry Simkins, Torrance, Calif. 15-1; Angie Kammer, San Diego, Calif./Lia Young, Honolulu, Hawaii def. Michelle Morse, Fort Rucker, Ala./Lynda Street, Jupiter 15-5. WINNER'S BRACKET, SECOND ROUND (winners advance to main draw): Marsha Miller, Los Angeles/Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif. def. Helyer/Hoyt 15-9; Schritter/Wacholder def. Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego 15-8; Poppinga/Rock def. Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif. 15-10; Angie Kammer/Lia Young def. Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Ali Wood, Long Beach, Calif. 15-7. MEN WINNER'S BRACKET, FIRST ROUND : Jay Mears, Pompano Beach/Drew Pelski, Fort Lauderdale def. David Krobatsch, Fort Lauderdale/Scott Rau, Fort Lauderdale 15-9; Bryan Ivie, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. def. Marcos Macau, Coral Gables/ James Walls, Fort Lauderdale 15-8; Doug Matthews, Fort Lauderdale/Lou Messier, Fort Lauderdale def. Eric Lazowski, Fort Lauderdale/John Vestal, Clinton Township, Mich. 15-8; Bill Maik, Cape Coral/ Brian (Spuds) Rutland, Boca Raton def. Gaston Macau, Coral Gables/Adam Roberts, Murrells, Inlet, S.C. 15-8; Jimmy Van Zwieten, Pompano Beach/Eric Wurts, Fort Lauderdale def. Kevin Craig, Deerfield Beach/Doug Nascimento, Deerfield Beach 15-10; Jerry Graham, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Chris Makos, Playa Del Rey, Calif. def. James Leslie, Cordova, Tenn./Paul O'Leary, Cordova, Tenn. 15-3; David Fischer, Santa Barbara, Calif./John Hribar, Hermosa Beach, Calif. def. Matt Heath, Delray Beach/Curtis Rollins, Palm Beach Gardens 17-15; Dana Camacho, Fort Lauderdale/Jake Elliott, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. def. David DiPierro, Pompano Beach/Todd Hart, Pompano Beach 15-13. WINNER'S BRACKET, SECOND ROUND : Dax Holdren, Redondo Beach, Calif./Todd Rogers, Goleta, Calif. def. Mears/Pelski 15-6; Paul Baxter, Palm Springs, Calif./Mark Paaluhi, Hermosa Beach, Calif. def. Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith 15-9; Matthews/Messier def. Scott Davenport, Redondo Beach, Calif./Peter Goers, Dana Point, Calif. 15-10; Canyon Ceman, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brian Lewis, Huntington Beach, Calif. def. Maik/ Rutland 15-5; Van Zwieten/Wurts def. Brent Frohoff, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. 15-11; Jerry Graham/Chris Makos def. Scott Kiediasch, San Diego, Calif./Matthew Sokolowski, Hermosa Beach, Calif. 15-6; Aaron Boss, Agoura, Calif./Stein Metzger, Hermosa Beach, Calif. def. David Fischer/John Hribar 15-7; David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. def. Dana Camacho/Jake Elliott 15-7. Today's schedule WOMEN LOSER'S BRACKET, FIRST ROUND (11 a.m.): Michelle Morse/Lynda Street (10) vs. Valinda Hilleary/Liz Pagano (4); Heather Lowe/Cherry Simkins (11) vs. Karen Helyer/Karen Hoyt (9); Wendy Martin, Wesley/Teri Van Dyke (12) vs. Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood(2); Allison Block/Pat Killiany (8) vs. Stephanie Cox/Katy Eldridge (3). MEN LOSER'S BRACKET, FIRST ROUND (9 a.m.): Dave Krobatsch/Scott Rau (16) vs. Dana Camacho/Jake Elliott (15); Marcos Macau/James Walls (24) vs. David Fischer/John Hribar (10); Eric Lazowski/John Vestal (12) vs. Scott Kiediasch/Matthew Sokolowski (6); Gaston Macau/Adam Roberts (13) vs. Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell (3); Kevin Craig/Douglas Nascimento (19) vs. Bill Maik/Brian Rutland (20); James Leslie/Paul O'Leary (22) vs. Scott Davenport/Peter Goers (5); Matthew Heath/Curtis Rollins (23) vs. Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith (9); Dave DiPierro/Todd Hart (18) vs. Jay Mears/Drew Pelski (17). WINNER'S BRACKET, THIRD ROUND (11 a.m., winners qualify for main draw): Dax Holdren//Todd Rogers (1) vs. Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi, (8); Doug Matthews/Lou Messier (21) vs. Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis (4); Jimmy Van Zwieten/Eric Wurts (14) vs. Jerry Graham/Chris Makos (11); Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger (7) vs. David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh (2).
Deerfield Alero Thursday results Posted by: Gene Mick on 04/13/00 16:20:38 PDT Volleyball Magazine Forum Deerfield Beach, FL April 13, 2000 - When play finished today in Deerfield Beach, the winds finally started calming down only to be replaced by scattered rain showers. There was clearly a good-side and a bad-side on the 7 courts as a strong wind prevailed from south to north throughout tournament play today. Winning the coin toss was clearly an advantage today.
Four women teams advanced to Saturday’s Main Draw tournament by going undefeated today. They are Marsha Miller/Jen Pavley, Kristen Schritter/Rachel Wacholder, Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock, and Angie Kammer/Lia Young. The remaining eight women teams play final round loser’s bracket games tommorow (Friday) to determine the other four teams that will advance to Saturday’s main draw. Today’s women’s competition inlcuded an upset when 7th seeded Angie Kammer/Lia Young defeated 2nd seeded Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood by a score of 15 to 7 in a winner’s bracket game.
No men’s teams secured any of the 8 qualifier spots in Saturday’s Main Draw yet today and all 24 teams remain in the hunt. One winner’s bracket upset today was 21st seeded local Floridians Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier defeat of 5th seeded Scott Davenport/Peter Goers by a score of 15 to 10. Another upset engineered by local Floridians was 14th seeeded Jim Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts defeat of 3rd seeded Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell by a score of 15 to 11.
The following results information is courtesy of Tim Simmons:
Thursday's Women's Qualification Results
Winner's Bracket, First-round · Karen Helyer, San Diego, Calif./Karen Hoyt, St. Petersburg Beach, Fla. (No. 9-seeded Qualification Tournament Team) def. Allison Block, San Diego, Calif./Pat Killiany, Vista, Calif. (8), 15-12 (40 minutes) · Kristin Schritter, San Diego, Calif./Rachel Wacholder, Laguna Beach, Calif. (5) def. Wendy Martin, Wesley Chapel, Fla./Teri Van Dyke, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (12), 15-8 (36); · Karrie Poppinga, Honolulu, Hawaii/Angela Rock, Encinitas, Calif. (6) def. Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif./Cherry Simkins, Torrance, Calif. (11), 15-1 (31); · Angie Kammer, San Diego, Calif./Lia Young, Honolulu, Hawaii (7) def. Michelle Morse, Fort Rucker, Ala./Lynda Street, Jupiter, Fla. (10), 15-5 (21).
Winner's Bracket, Second-round (winner's advance to Main Draw) · Marsha Miller, Los Angeles, Calif./Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif. (1) def. Karen Helyer/Karen Hoyt (9), 15-9 (32); · Kristin Schritter/Rachel Wacholder (5) def. Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego, Calif. (4), 15-8 (27); · Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock (6) def. Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif. (3), 15-10 (40); · Angie Kammer/Lia Young (7) def. Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach,
Calif./Ali Wood, Long Beach, Calif. (2), 15-7 (32).
Friday's Women's Qualification Match Schedule
Loser's Bracket, First-round (11 a.m., winner's advance to Main Draw, losers eliminated, place 17th) · Michelle Morse/Lynda Street (10) vs. Valinda Hilleary/Liz Pagano (4); · Heather Lowe/Cherry Simkins (11) vs. Karen Helyer/Karen Hoyt (9); · Wendy Martin, Wesley/Teri Van Dyke (12) vs. Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood(2); · Allison Block/Pat Killiany (8) vs. Stephanie Cox/Katy Eldridge (3)
Thursday's Men's Qualification Results
Winner's Bracket, First-round
Jay Mears, Pompano Beach, Fla./Andrew Pelski, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (No. 17-seeded Qualification Tournament Team) def. David Krobatsch, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Scott Rau, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (16), 15-9 (40 minutes) · Bryan Ivie, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (9) def. Marcos Macau, Coral Gables, Fla./ James Walls, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (24), 15-8 (51) · Douglas Matthews, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Louis Messier, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (21) def. Eric Lazowski, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./John Vestal, Clinton Township, Mich. (12), 15-8 (37) · Bill Maik, Cape Coral, Fla./ Brian Rutland, Boca Raton, Fla. (20) def. Gaston Macau, Coral Gables, Fla./Adam Roberts, Murrells, Inlet, S.C. (13), 15-8 (36); · James Van Zweiten, Jr., Pompano Beach, Fla./Eric Wurts, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (14) def. Kevin Craig, Deerfield Beach, Fla./Douglas Nascimento, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (19), 15-10 (39); · Jerry Graham, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Chris Makos, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (11) def. James Leslie, Cordova, Tenn./Paul O'Leary, Cordova, Tenn. (22), 15-3 (27); · David Fischer, Santa Barbara, Calif./John Hribar, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (10) def. Matthew Heath, Delray Beach, Fla./Curtis Rollins, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (23), 17-15 (62); · Dana Camacho, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Jake Elliott, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (15) def. David DiPierro, Pompano Beach, Fla./Todd Hart, Pompano Beach, Fla. (18), 15-13 (35).
Winner's Bracket, Second-round
· Dax Holdren, Redondo Beach, Calif./Todd Rogers, Goleta, Calif. (1) def. Jay Mears/Andrew Pelski (17), 15-6 (27); · Paul Baxter, Palm Springs, Calif./Mark Paaluhi, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (8) def. Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith (9), 15-9 (31); · Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier (21) def. Scott Davenport, Redondo Beach, Calif./Peter Goers, Dana Point, Calif. (5), 15-10 (33); · Canyon Ceman, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brian Lewis, Huntington Beach, Calif. (4) def. Bill Maik/Brian Rutland (20), 15-5 (26); · James Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts (14) def. Brent Frohoff, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (3), 15-11 (38); · Jerry Graham/Chris Makos (11) def. Scott Kiediasch, San Diego, Calif./Matthew Sokolowski, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (6), 15-6 (25); · Aaron Boss, Agoura, Calif./Stein Metzger, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (7) def. David Fischer/John Hribar (10), 15-7 (26); · David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (2)def. Dana Camacho/Jake Elliott (15), 15-7 (37).
Friday's Men's Qualification Match Schedule
Loser's Bracket, First-round (9 a.m., losers eliminated, place 25th) · David Krobatsch/Scott Rau (16) vs. Dana Camacho/Jake Elliott (15); · Marcos Macau/James Walls (24) vs. David Fischer/John Hribar (10); · Eric Lazowski/John Vestal (12) vs. Scott Kiediasch/Matthew Sokolowski (6); · Gaston Macau/Adam Roberts (13) vs. Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell (3); · Kevin Craig/Douglas Nascimento (19) vs. Bill Maik/Brian Rutland (20); · James Leslie/Paul O'Leary (22) vs. Scott Davenport/Peter Goers (5); · Matthew Heath/Curtis Rollins (23) vs. Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith (9); · David DiPierro/Todd Hart (18) vs. Jay Mears/Andrew Pelski (17).
Winner's Bracket, Third-round (11 a.m., winners qualify for Main Draw) · Dax Holdren//Todd Rogers (1) vs. Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi, (8) · Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier (21) vs. Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis (4); · James Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts (14) vsJerry Graham/Chris Makos (11);
· Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger (7) vs. David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh (2). Take care, Gene Mick reposted by Unca Nick,thanks Gene
Matthews, Messier escape soggy qualifying round
By SHARON ROBB Apr. 14, 2000
DEERFIELD BEACH -- Fort Lauderdale teammates Wayne Matthews and Lou Messier were the only South Florida survivors who advanced from the qualifier to today's main draw of the $200,000 Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series. Matthews and Messier, frequent winners on the Bud Light Beach Volleyball Series, worked their way out of the losers' bracket with a 3-1 record at the rain-delayed competition at the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier. Matthews and Messier, the No. 21 seeds, defeated Marcos Macau of Coral Gables and James Walls of Fort Lauderdale, 15-6, in 30 minutes. Favorites Jimmy Van Zwieten of Pompano Beach and Eric Wurts of Fort Lauderdale were eliminated after two losses. They lost 15-1 to Jerry Graham of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and Chris Makos of Playa Del Rey, Calif., in 25 minutes. They also lost to Bryan Ivie and Collin Smith, 15-11 in an hour. Olympic silver medalist Mike Whitmarsh and Dave Swatik were among 12 teams that advanced to the main draw. Swatik and Whitmarsh, who won a medal in the sport's medal debut at the 1996 Olympics with former partner Mike Dodd, won 15-9 over No. 7 Aaron Boss and Stein Metzger. Other men's teams advancing from the qualifier with perfect records were top-seeded Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers, fourth-seeded Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis and 11th-seeded Jerry Graham/Chris Makos. Qualifying for the last four men's Main Draw berths after a 31/2-hour rain delay were third-seeded Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell, seventh-seeded Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger and ninth-seeded Ivie/Smith. Two women's teams earned main draw berths to join Thursday's four "money" round qualifiers. The teams of fourth-seeded Valinda Hilleary/Liz Pagano and ninth-seeded Karen Helyer/Karen Hoyt won matches before the rain delay and advanced to today's main draw. Today's schedule begins at 9 a.m. After the rain delay, second-seeded Danalee Bragado and Ali Wood rebounded from an 8-4 deficit to win 15-11 over 12th-seeded Wendy Martin and Teri Van Dyke of Deerfield Beach to advance. Allison Block and Pat Killiany upset third-seeded Stephanie Cox and Katy Eldridge, 16-14, to earn the final women's berth. Marsha Miller and Jenny Pavley, the top-seeded women's team in the qualifying rounds, advanced Thursday along with Kristin Schritter/Rachel Wacholder, Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock and Angie Kammer/Lia Young. Results WOMEN Loser's Bracket, First-round (winner's advance to Main Draw, losers eliminated, place 17th): Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego (4) d. Michelle Morse, Fort Rucker, Ala./Lynda Street, Jupiter (10), 15-12; Karen Helyer, San Diego/Karen Hoyt, St. Petersburg (9) d. Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif./Cherry Simkins, Torrance, Calif. (11), 15-5; Wendy Martin, Wesley Chapel/Teri Van Dyke, Deerfield Beach (12) vs. Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Ali Wood, Long Beach, Calif. (2); Allison Block, San Diego/Pat Killiany, Vista, Calif. (8) vs. Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif. (3). Main Draw Qualifiers (To be seeded No. 9 through No. 12 in main draw): Marsha Miller, Los Angeles/Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif. (No. 1-seeded Qualification Tournament team); Kristin Schritter, San Diego/Rachel Wacholder, Laguna Beach, Calif. (5); Karrie Poppinga, Honolulu, Hawaii/Angela Rock, Encinitas, Calif. (6); Angie Kammer, San Diego/Lia Young, Honolulu, Hawaii (7); (To be seeded No. 13 through No. 16 in main draw): Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego (4); Karen Helyer, San Diego, Calif./Karen Hoyt, St. Petersburg (9). Top Main Draw Teams: 1. Liz Masakayan, San Diego/Elaine Youngs, Encinitas, Calif.; 2. Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif.; 3. Annett Davis, Tarzana, Calif./Jenny Johnson Jordan, Tarzana, Calif.; 4. Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Nancy Reno, Encinitas, Calif.; 5. Misty May, Costa Mesa, Calif./Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif.; 6. Carrie Busch, El Segundo, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Manhattan Beach, Calif.; 7. Nancy Mason, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif.; 8. Patty Dodd, El Segundo, Calif./Jennifer Meredith, Malibu, Calif. MEN Loser's Bracket, First-round (losers eliminated, place 25th): Dana Camacho, Fort Lauderdale/Jake Elliott, Mount Pleasant, S.C. (15) d. David Krobatsch, Fort Lauderdale/Scott Rau, Fort Lauderdale (16), 15-10 (39 minutes); Marcos Macau, Coral Gables/James Walls, Fort Lauderdale (24) d. David Fischer, Santa Barbara, Calif./John Hribar, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (10), 15-12; Scott Kiediasch, San Diego/Matthew Sokolowski, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (6) d. Eric Lazowski, Fort Lauderdale/John Vestal, Clinton Township, Mich. (12), 15-10; Brent Frohoff, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (3) d. Gaston Macau, Coral Gables/Adam Roberts, Murrells, Inlet, S.C. (13), 15-9; Bill Maik, Cape Coral/Brian Rutland, Boca Raton (20) d. Kevin Craig, Deerfield Beach/Doug Nascimento, Deerfield Beach (19), 15-8; Scott Davenport, Redondo Beach, Calif./Peter Goers, Dana Point, Calif. (5) d. James Leslie, Cordova, Tenn./Paul O'Leary, Cordova, Tenn. (22), 15-5; Bryan Ivie, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (9) d. Matt Heath, Delray Beach/Curtis Rollins, Palm Beach Gardens (23), 15-7; Jay Mears, Pompano Beach/Drew Pelski, Fort Lauderdale (17) d. David DiPierro, Pompano Beach/Todd Hart, Pompano Beach (18), 15-7. Winner's Bracket, Third-round ( winners qualify for Main Draw): Dax Holdren, Redondo Beach, Calif./Todd Rogers, Goleta, Calif. (1) d. Paul Baxter, Palm Springs, Calif./Mark Paaluhi, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (8), 15-7 (32); Canyon Ceman, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brian Lewis, Huntington Beach, Calif. (4) d. Wayne Matthews, Fort Lauderdale/Lou Messier, Fort Lauderdale, 15-8; Jerry Graham, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Chris Makos, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (11) def. Jimmy Van Zwieten, Pompano Beach/Eric Wurts, Fort Lauderdale (14), 15-1; David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego (2) d. Aaron Boss, Agoura, Calif./Stein Metzger, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (7), 15-9 (39). Losers' Bracket, Second-round (losers eliminated, place 21st): Marcos Macau/James Walls (24) def. Dana Camacho/Jake Elliott (15), 16-14 (45); Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell (3) d. Scott Kiediasch/Matthew Sokolowski (6), 15-1 (23); Bill Maik/Brian Rutland (20) d. Davenport/Goers (5), 15-10 (40); Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith (9) def. Jay Mears/Andrew Pelski (17), 15-7 (20). Top Main Draw Teams: 1. Adam Johnson, Laguna Beach, Calif./Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif.; 2. Rob Heidger, Redondo Beach, Calif./Kevin Wong, Los Angeles; 3. Dain Blanton, Los Angeles, Calif./Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif.; 4. Sean Scott, San Diego, Calif./Sinjin Smith, Pacific Palisades, Calif.; 5. Bill Boullianne, Redondo Beach, Calif./Ian Clark, Hermosa Beach, Calif.; 6. Mike Mattarocci, San Diego/Devin Poolman, Redwood City, Calif.; 7. Morgan Chapman, Topanga, Calif./Greg Ryan, Torrance, Calif.; 8. Brent Doble, Dana Point, Calif./Lee LeGrande, Hermosa Beach, Calif. Deerfield Alero Friday Midday Results
Posted by: Gene Mick on 04/14/00 13:17:47 PDT
Deerfield Beach, FL April 14, 2000 - Play was interrupted today by heavy thunderstorms that included nearby lightning strikes. The tournament director hope to resume play at 4:30 PM (EDT).
Here are the current results from today’s play:
Men’s winner’s bracket:
Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers earned a berth into tomorrow’s main draw by defeating Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi 15-7.
Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis made it into tomorrow by defeating Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier 15-8.
Jerry Graham/Chris Makos are in the main draw as a result of beating Jim Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts today 15-1. Most people thought this game would be much closer.
David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh easily won over Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger by a score of 15-9 to earn a main draw berth.
Men’s loser’s bracket:
Two upsets - 5th seeded Scott Davenport/Pete Goers were eliminated from the tournament by 20th seeded Floridians Bill Maik/Brian Rutland and 10th seeded David Fischer/John Hribar were eliminated by 24th seeded Floridians Marcos Macau/James Walls.
Eight teams are now remaining in the loser’s bracket vying for the four remaining berths into tomorrow’s main draw. Scheduled to play next (4:30 PM?) are:
Marcos Macau/James Walls vs. Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell vs. Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi Bill Maik/Brian Rutland vs. Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith vs. Jim Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts
The women’s winner’s bracket finished play yesterday.
The women’s loser’s bracket:
Valinda Hilleary/Liz Pagano defeated Michelle Morse/Lynda Street and earned a berth in the main draw tomorrow.
Karen Heyler/Karen Hoyt won over Heather Lowe/Cherry Simpkins to make it into the main draw.
Floridians Wendy Martin/Teri Van Dyke were ahead of Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood by about 4 points when their game was interrupted midstream by the extremely heavy rains and lightning.
Allison Block/Pat Killiany will play against Stephanie Cox/Katy Eldridge when the weather allows. Deerfield Alero Final Friday Results
Posted by: Gene Mick on 04/14/00 19:36:51 PDT
Deerfield Beach, FL April 14, 2000 - Play continued today at 4:30 PM (EDT) after heavy thunderstorms, that included nearby lightning strikes, interrupted play earlier.
Here are the results from today’s resumed play (winners earned berths to main draw):
Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier def. Marcos Macau/James Walls 15-6 Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell def. Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi 15-13 Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger def. Bill Maik/Brian Rutland 15-9 Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith def. Jim Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts 15-11
Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood came back to win Wendy Martin/Teri Van Dyke 15-11 Allison Block/Pat Killiany def. Stephanie Cox/Katy Eldridge 16-14
Summary of successful qualifiers to tomorrow’s main draw:
Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis Jerry Graham/Chris Makos David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith
Marsha Miller/Jen Pavley Kristen Schritter/Rachel Wacholder Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock Angie Kammer/Lia Young Valinda Hilleary/Liz Pagano Karen Heyler/Karen Hoyt Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood Allison Block/Pat Killiany
Tomorrow’s first-round men’s match-ups (seed is in parenthesis):
Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly (1) vs. Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell (16) Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers (9) vs. Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande (8) Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark (5) vs. Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis (12) Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier (13) vs. Sinjin Smith/Sean Scott (4) * Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana (3) vs. Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger (14) Jerry Graham/Chris Makos (11) vs. Mike Mattarocci/Devin Poolman (6) Morgan Chapman/Greg Ryan (7) vs. David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh (10) Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith (15) vs. Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong (2)
* Sinjin Smith was originally entered in the main draw with Carl Henkel, but Henkel had to withdraw due to additional time needed to recover from hernia surgery.
Tomorrow’s first-round women’s match-ups (seed is in parenthesis):
Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs (1) vs. Karen Helyer/Karen Hoyt (16) Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock (9) vs. Jennifer Merideth/Patty Dodd (8) * Misty May/Holly McPeak (5) vs. Kristen Schritter/Rachel Wacholder (12) Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood (13) vs. Linda Hanley/Nancy Reno (4) Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) vs. Valinda Hilleary/Liz Pagano (14) Angie Kammer/Lea Young (11) vs. Carrie Busch/Leeane Schuster (6) Nancy Mason/Marla O’Hara (7) vs. Marsha Miller/Jen Pavley (10) Allison Block/Pat Killiany (15) vs. Lisa Arce/Barbra Fontana (2) * Jennifer Merideth was originally entered in the main draw with Gabby Reece, but Reece had to withdraw due to an injury to her right knee. The Main Draw tournament is intended to be double-elimination, but if rain interrupts the competition, the tournament may revert to single-elimination to ensure completion of the finals by Sunday afternoon. Courtesy Of Gene Mick Thanks,Gene Unca Nick Deerfield Alero Final Saturday Results Saturday's Men's Results: Winner's Bracket, 1st-round · Brent Frohoff, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (No. 16-seeded Main Draw Team3, No. 3-seeded Qualification Tournament Team) def. Adam Johnson, Laguna Beach, Calif./Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif. (1), 15-4 (55 minutes). · Dax Holdren, Redondo Beach, Calif./Todd Rogers, Goleta, Calif. (9, 1) def. Brent Doble, Dana Point, Calif./Lee LeGrande, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (8), 15-9 (60); · Bill Boullianne, Redondo Beach, Calif./Ian Clark, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (5) def. Canyon Ceman, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brian Lewis, Huntington Beach, Calif. (12, 4), 15-13 (59); · Sean Scott, San Diego, Calif./Sinjin Smith, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (4) def. Wayne Matthews, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Louis Messier, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (13, 21), 15-5 (30); · Dain Blanton, Los Angeles, Calif./Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (3) def. Aaron Boss, Agoura, Calif./Stein Metzger, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (14, 7), 16-14 (70); · Jerry Graham, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Chris Makos, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (11, 11) def. Mike Mattarocci, San Diego, Calif./Devin Poolman, Redwood City, Calif. (6), 15-9 (35); · David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (10, 2) def. Morgan Chapman, Topanga, Calif./Greg Ryan, Torrance, Calif. (7), 15-8 (27); · Rob Heidger, Redondo Beach, Calif./Kevin Wong, Los Angeles, Calif. (2) def. Bryan Ivie, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (15, 9), 15-13 (70).
Winner's Bracket, Second-round · Holdren/Rogers (9, 1) def. Frohoff/Jewell (16, 3), 15-5 (35); · Boullianne/Clark (5) def. Scott/S. Smith (4), 16-14 (68); · Blanton/Fonoimoana, (3) def. Graham/Makos (11, 11), 15-11 (62); · Heidger/Wong (2) def. Swatik/Whitmarsh (10, 2), 15-8 (40).
Loser's Bracket, First-round (losers eliminated, place 13th, share $3,000) · Ivie/C. Smith (15, 9) def. Chapman/Ryan (7), 15-12 (36); · Boss/Metzger (14, 7) def. Mattarocci/Poolman (6), 15-7 (29); · Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis (12, 4) def. Matthews/Messier (13, 21), 15-4 (25); · Johnson/Kiraly (1) def. Doble/LeGrande (8), 15-9 (52).
Winner's Bracket, Third-round (1:30 p.m., winners advance to Sunday's 10:30 a.m. semi-finals) · Boullianne/Clark (5) vs. def. Holdren/Rogers (9, 1), 15-10 (43); · Blanton/Fonoimoana, (3) def. Heidger/Wong (2), 15-5 (28)
Loser's Bracket, Second-round (2 p.m., losers eliminated, place ninth, share $3,750) · Ivie/C. Smith (15, 9) def. Scott/S. Smith (4), 15-13 (47) · Boss/Metzger (14, 7) def. Frohoff/Jewell (16, 3), 15-8 (30); · Swatik/Whitmarsh (10, 2) def. Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis (12, 4), 15-13 (48); · Johnson/Kiraly (1) def. Graham/Makos (11, 11), 15-4 (26).
Loser's Bracket, Third-round (3:30 p.m., losers eliminated, place seventh, share $4,750) · Boss/Metzger (14, 7) def. Ivie/C. Smith (15, 9), 15-11 (43). · Swatik/Whitmarsh (10, 2) def. Johnson/Kiraly (1), 15-13 (43).
Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series April 16, 2000 at Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Men's Sunday Schedule
Loser's Bracket, Fourth-round (9 a.m., winners advance to semi-finals, losers eliminated, place fifth, split $6,000) Rob Heidger, Redondo Beach, Calif./Kevin Wong, Los Angeles, Calif. (No. 2-seeded Main Draw Team) vs. Aaron Boss, Agoura, Calif./Stein Metzger, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (14, No. 7-seeded Qualification Tournament Team); Dax Holdren, Redondo Beach, Calif./Todd Rogers, Goleta, Calif. (9, 1) vs. David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (10, 2).
Semi-finals (10:30 a.m.) Bill Boullianne, Redondo Beach, Calif./Ian Clark, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (5) vs. Heidger/Wong (2) vs. Boss/Metzger 14, 7); Dain Blanton, Los Angeles, Calif./Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (3) vs. Holdren/Rodger (9, 1) vs. Swatik/Whitmarsh (10, 2).
Bronze Medal Match (1 p.m., winners place third, split $10,000; losers place fourth, split $7,500) Semi-final losers.
Gold Medal Match (3 p.m., winners place first, split $20,000; losers place fourth, split $14,000) Semi-final winners.
2000 Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series April 13-16 at The Deerfield Beach (Fla.) International Fishing Pier
Rank Men's (Main, qualifying seed) W-L Pts Earnings 1st 0-0 340 $20,000 2nd 0-0 306 $14,000 3rd 0-0 272 $10,000 4th 0-0 238 $7,500 5th 0-0 204 $6,000 0-0 204 $6,000 7th Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith (15, 9) 2-2 170 $4,750 Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly (1) 2-2 170 $4,750 9th Sean Scott/Sinjin Smith (4) 1-2 136 $3,750 Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell (16, 3) 4-3 136 $3,750 Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis (12, 4) 1-2 136 $3,750 Jerry Graham/Chris Makos (11,11) 4-2 136 $3,750 13th Morgan Chapman/Greg Ryan (7) 0-2 102 $3,000 Mike Mattarocci/Devin Poolman (6) 0-2 102 $3,000 Wayne Matthews/Louis Messier (13, 21) 3-3 102 $3,000 Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande (8) 0-2 102 $3,000 17th Marcos Macau/James Walls (24, DNQ) 2-2 68 Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi (8, DNQ) 1-2 68 Bill Maik/Brian Rutland (20, DNQ) 3-2 68 James Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts (14, DNQ) 2-2 68 21st Dana Camacho/Jake Elliott (15, DNQ) 2-2 51 Scott Kiediasch/Matthew Sokolowski (6, DNQ) 1-2 51 Scott Davenport/Peter Goers (5, DNQ) 1-2 51 Jay Mears/Andrew Pelski (17, DNQ) 2-2 51 25th David Krobatsch/Scott Rau (16, DNQ) 0-2 34 David Fischer/John Hribar (10, DNQ) 1-2 34 Eric Lazowski/John Vestal (12, DNQ) 0-2 34 Gaston Macau/Adam Roberts (13, DNQ) 0-2 34 Kevin Craig/Douglas Nascimento (19, DNQ) 0-2 34 James Leslie/Paul O'Leary (22, DNQ) 0-2 34 Matthew Heath/Curtis Rollins (23, DNQ) 0-2 34 David DiPierro/Todd Hart (18, DNQ) 0-2 34 Courtesy of Tim Simmons, BFishInc
Men's USAV $100,000 Oldsmobile Olympic Challenge Series April 13-16, 2000 Deerfield Beach, Florida Finish Player Partner Seed Winnings Points 1 Dax Holdren Todd Rogers 9 $20,000.00 340.0 2 Bill Boullianne Ian Clark 5 $14,000.00 306.0 3 Dain Blanton Eric Fonoimoana 3 $10,000.00 272.0 4 Rob Heidger Kevin Wong 2 $7,500.00 238.0 5 David Swatik Mike Whitmarsh 10 $6,000.00 204.0 5 Aaron Boss Stein Metzger 14 $6,000.00 204.0 7 Adam Johnson Karch Kiraly 1 $4,750.00 170.0 7 Bryan Ivie Collin Smith 15 $4,750.00 170.0 9 Sean Scott Sinjin Smith 4 $3,750.00 136.0 9 Jerry Graham Chris Makos 11 $3,750.00 136.0 9 Canyon Ceman Brian Lewis 12 $3,750.00 136.0 9 Brent Frohoff Adam Jewell 16 $3,750.00 136.0 13 Mike Mattarocci Devin Poolman 6 $3,000.00 102.0 13 Morgan Chapman Greg Ryan 7 $3,000.00 102.0 13 Brent Doble Lee LeGrande 8 $3,000.00 102.0 13 Wayne Matthews Louis Messier 13 $3,000.00 102.0 17 Paul Baxter Mark Paaluhi Q8 $.00 68.0 17 Jim Van Zwieten Eric Wurts Q14 $.00 68.0 17 Bill Maik Brian Rutland Q20 $.00 68.0 17 Marcos Macau Jim Walls Q24 $.00 68.0 21 Scott Davenport Peter Goers Q5 $.00 51.0 21 Scott Kiedaisch Matt Sokolowski Q6 $.00 51.0 21 Dana Camacho Jake Elliott Q15 $.00 51.0 21 Jay Mears Andrew Pelski Q17 $.00 51.0 25 David Fischer John Hribar Q10 $.00 34.0 25 Eric Lazowski John Vestal Q12 $.00 34.0 25 Gaston Macau Adam Roberts Q13 $.00 34.0 25 David Krobatsch Scott Rau Q16 $.00 34.0 25 David DiPierro Todd Hart Q18 $.00 34.0 25 Kevin Craig Douglas Nascimiento Q19 $.00 34.0 25 James Leslie Paul O'Leary Q22 $.00 34.0 25 Matt Heath Curtis Rollins Q23 $.00 34.0
Women's Results:
Women's USAV $100,000 Oldsmobile Olympic Challenge Series April 13-16, 2000 Deerfield Beach, Florida Finish Player Partner Seed Winnings Points 1 Misty May-Treanor Holly McPeak 5 $20,000.00 340.0 2 Lisa Arce Barbra Fontana 2 $14,000.00 306.0 3 Annett Davis Jenny Johnson Jordan 3 $10,000.00 272.0 4 Karrie Poppinga Angela Rock 9 $7,500.00 238.0 5 Linda Hanley Nancy Reno 4 $6,000.00 204.0 5 Danalee Bragado Ali Wood 13 $6,000.00 204.0 7 Liz Masakayan Elaine Youngs 1 $4,750.00 170.0 7 Carrie Dodd Leanne McSorley 6 $4,750.00 170.0 9 Nancy Mason Marla O'Hara 7 $3,750.00 136.0 9 Patty Dodd Jennifer Meredith 8 $3,750.00 136.0 9 Marsha Miller Jenny Pavley 10 $3,750.00 136.0 9 Liz Pagano Valinda Roche 14 $3,750.00 136.0 13 Angie Simpson Lia Young 11 $3,000.00 102.0 13 Kristin Schritter Rachel Wacholder 12 $3,000.00 102.0 13 Allison Block Pat Keller 15 $3,000.00 102.0 13 Karen Holman Karen Hoyt 16 $3,000.00 102.0 17 Stephanie Cox Katy Eldridge Q3 $.00 68.0 17 Michelle Morse Lynda Street Q10 $.00 68.0 17 Heather Lowe Cherry Simkins Q11 $.00 68.0 17 Wendy Martin Teri Van Dyke Q12 $.00 68.0
Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Quotes-4/15/00 from Deerfield,Fla. Brent Frohoff after his 15-4 win with Adam Jewell over top-seeded Adam Johnson and Karch Kiraly. "Since Adam and I are playing in our first event together, this was a very satisfying team. To beat a team like Johnson and Kiraly in our first event together is huge. They are a very consistent and experience team. I feel we were help by playing four qualification matches to get used to the windy and wet weather conditions. By playing in the qualifier, we were able to get our game together. It also helped by having Adam's service game. We got the lead early with his strong serves. This will be a tough tournament because all the teams are very competitive. The weather will equalize a lot of the matches. It should be interesting." Karrie Poppinga after her 15-6 win with Angela Rock over top-seeded Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs. Poppinga missed the 1999 season as she gave birth to Avery Lei on April 22, 1999. "I didn't know what to expect after being away from beach competition for more than a year. Angela and I had only three days of practice together before Thursday's opening qualification rounds. It helped to play a couple of matches prior to today's matches. Angela had a great serving game. My job is to protect the net with some blocks. It's a good start with another tough match later Saturday (against fifth-seeded Misty May and Holly McPeak). I am tired." Angela Rock after the win over Masakayan/Youngs. "We were ready to play while Liz and Elaine played tired. I am just focusing on my play to help my partner. I am not going to worry about winning. I am just focused on my side of the net and just let things happen. My left knee is hurting and I am tired after two matches. I glad we just have one match left today." Holly McPeak on their match against Angela Rock and Karrie Poppinga when down 5-0: "I didn't like our start at all, but I wasn't worried. I knew that we were going to settle right back into it and tie it up. It was a little shaky start. We don't want to start like that, but I was confident that we'd settle into our games and comeback." Holly McPeak on the play of Angela Rock: "Angela is a great player. I always have respect for her. I know her game and she knows mine. We've been playing against each other for 10 years." Misty May discussing their teams goals and things to work on: "I'd like to keep working and see my game improve a lot. And as a team, we want to win. I mean, we practice everyday, we participate in the tournaments and we want to win." Misty May on playing as much as possible: "The more you play, the more confident you feel in certain situations."
Ian Clark on their opponents, Holdren and Rodgers:
"One thing, Todd and Dax are a great team, a great ball control team. And I've seen it a million Times, they can be down 14-9 or whatever, and you can never count them out.They can Always come back and defeat you.They never give up.They'll come after you.And That's what we did in the game.We closed them off.We didn't give them any opportunity, Or any momentum.That was important."
Clark on some of their strategy:
"On the bad side (with the wind), we were trying to serve the left side player, because if The left side player doesn't pass the ball straight ahead, the ball blows, and then the Set is much more difficult to handle for them."
Clark on what he and Boullianne will be concentrating on this season:
"I am not giving up my Olympic hopes by any means. We have a little ace in the Hole in the sense that we have the only tournament win (FIVB Acapulco in 1999). And It is going on eight tournaments, the most points in eight tournaments, and that tournament Win counts as the most points you can add. And it is the top two teams with the most Points. So our point total there is good, although we did have some pretty lousy tournaments On the European swing. So there's still 10 tournaments and so we are by no means out of It."
Fontana on the match against Davis and Johnson Jordan: I think that was a great match for us. It was a tight game all the way through. Jenny and Annett were playing well. And I was happy to pull that off, especially in the wind. Fontana on how the wind effects play: The tough thing about the wind is that it just throws the crap shoot factor into it. It doesn't necessarily mean the best play goes down or the best team wins because we've got these gusts of wind moving the ball and it is really hard to play technically well when it's this windy. Arce on the match: The start wasn't where we wanted to be. I mean when you are on the bad side, we wanted to try and get points every time we were over there and to start out 5-0 wasn't good. And it was a tough battle. It was tough for us to keep the score even. Courtesy of Tim Simmons, BFishInc No. 5 Seeds Steal the Beach; No. 1 Seeds Eliminated In Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. - It was a day for the No. 5-seeded teams in both the men's women's competition at the season-opening Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series event here Saturday (April 15), as the teams of Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark and Misty May/Holly McPeak advanced to Sunday's semi-final rounds.
Saturday''s play also marked the elimination of the top-seeded tandems of Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly and Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs as the top two teams split four matches each to finish seventh in the USA Volleyball-sanction event that featured 52 of the United States' top beach volleyball teams.
Boullianne/Clark and May/McPeak scored three wins each in the men's and women's competition, respectively, Saturday at the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier to advance to Sunday's 10:30 a.m. (EDT) semi-final matches.
Third-seeded men's tandem Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana and second-seeded women's team Lisa Arce/Barbra Fontana were also unbeaten Saturday to advance to the semi-finals, where the final four teams in each competition await the winners of Sunday's opening contender's bracket matches at 9 a.m. in the $200,000 event.
The top-seeded teams of Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly and Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs were eliminated Saturday for the battle for the $20,000 first-place prizes in both the men's and women's competition. Both teams won only two of four matches Saturday to place seventh in the Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge event.
Boullianne and Clark, the last United States men's team to win a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event, advance to the semi-finals with a 15-10 win over ninth-seeded Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers. Boullianne and Clark captured the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Acapulco, Mexico April 11, 1999.
May and McPeak, who are playing in only their third event together after placing ninth and fifth in the last two FIVB events in Brazil, scored a 15-10 win over ninth-seeded Karrie Poppinga and Angela Rock to advance to the semi-finals. Poppinga was playing her first pro beach event since last April when she gave birth to her daughter.
Blanton and Fonoimoana advance to the semi-finals with a 15-5 win over second-seeded Rob Heidger and Kevin Wong, who are the top-ranked United States team on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (No. 7). Arce and Fontana rallied from a 5-0 deficit to defeat third-seeded Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan 15-12 to advance to the women's semi-finals.
Four teams remain in the men's and women's contender's bracket with the winners of Sunday's opening matches advancing to the semi-finals. Fourth-seeded Linda Hanley and Nancy Reno led from the start to defeat Masakayan and Youngs 15-7 to advance to Sunday's play, where they face Davis and Johnson Jordan. Masakayan and Youngs had won the last women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in February in Brazil.
Poppinga and Rock face 13th-seeded Danalee Bragado and Ali Wood in Sunday's other opening women's match. Both teams had to qualify for Saturday's Main Draw competition. Bragado and Wood rallied from 8-0 deficit to defeat sixth-seeded Carrie Busch and Leanne Schuster 15-13 to advance to Sunday's first matches.
Tenth-seeded Mike Whitmarsh and David Swatik eliminated Johnson and Kiraly 15-13 to advance to their opening match Sunday against Holdren and Rogers. Whitmarsh captured the Silver Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, where he and Mike Dodd lost the Gold Medal finale to Kiraly and Kent Steffes.
Heidger and Wong battle for a semi-final berth Sunday against 14th-seeded Aaron Boss and Stein Metzger. After losing their opening match Saturday, Boss and Metzger won three-straight contender's bracket matches, including a 15-11 win over 15th-seeded Bryan Ivie and Collin Smith to advance to Sunday's play. Boss and Metzger won two of their three qualifying matches to advance to Saturday's Main Draw.
Sunday's medal rounds begin at 12 p.m. with the Bronze Medal winners sharing $10,000 for third-place in both the men's and women's competition. The finals are scheduled to start at 2 p.m., with the final two teams seeking $20,000 for first-place while the losers settle for $14,000. Deerfield Alero Sunday Final Report
Deerfield Beach, FL April 16, 2000 - Weather conditions remained beautiful throughout today’s matches.
Men’s Gold Medal Match results:
Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers def. Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark 15-9 Holdren/Rogers take the Gold and split $20,000 Boullianne/Clark take the Silver and split $14,000
This is Holdren/Rogers’ third open win and all the best US men players competed in this Deerfield Beach Alero tournament. Each of their wins in 1998 and 1999 were “footnoted” because some strong teams like Johnson/Kiraly and Blanton/Fonoimoana were absent from those tournaments. Although Holdren/Rogers never went up against Karch Kiraly/Adam Johnson in this tournament, it is likely they could have beat them if they had. While Holdren/Rogers have beaten virtually every other US team at one time or another in open tournament play, they have never beaten Kiraly/Johnson in an actual tournament.
Men’s Bronze Medal Match results:
Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana def. Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong 15-12 Blanton/Fonoimoana take the Bronze and split $10,000 Heidger/Wong take 4th place and split $7,500
Women’s Gold Medal Match results:
Misty May/Holly McPeak def. Lisa Arce/Barbara Fontana 15-8 May/McPeak take the Gold and split $20,000 Arce/Fontana take the Silver and split $14,000
This is May/McPeak’s first open win in the US and undoubtedly not their last. Misty May AND Holly McPeak were awesome. It must be tough for their opposing team to decide which one of them to serve. While Misty is not considered exceedingly tall at 5’10”, her blocking ability is something to be reckoned with. Her jump serve on the beach is as effective as it was at The Beach (Long Beach State University). Both Misty and Holly were running down balls on defensive and touching them if not getting them up. When hitting against big blocks, such as those of Lisa Arce, Annett Davis, and Jenny Johnson Jordan, neither Misty or Holly seemed to have much trouble jumping out of the sand and either crushing the ball to the sand, tooling the block, or soft-hitting the ball to open court.
Holly McPeak’s determination to win is well documented. Misty May’s determination and dedication is no different from Holly’s. Walking away from her 17-16 victory over David/Johnson Jordan, Misty was heard to say she wants to become a much better player in response to a compliment of her awesome performance. There is no doubt - she is the real thing.
Women’s Bronze Medal Match results:
Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan won by forfeit. David/Johnson Jordan win the Bronze Medal and split $10,000 Karrie Popinga/Angela Rock win 4th place and split $7,500
Additional match notes (men):
Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly were seeded first in the tournament. They were put into the losers bracket in their first round game by 16th seeded Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell by a score of 15-4! Frohoff/Jewell were on fire after having made it into the main draw via the qualifier on Thursday and Friday. Johnson/Kiraly’s first game in the losers bracket was on an outer court but it had a huge crowd around it. It was against Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande who took Johnson/Kiraly down several times last year, but not this time in 2000. Johnson/Kiraly defeated Doble/LeGrande 15-9. Johnson/Kiraly then went on to prevail over Jerry Graham/Chris Makos 15-4. It was David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh who then eliminated Johnson/Kiraly from the tournament in a 15-13 battle on another outer court that was well attended by fans. Swatik/Whitmarsh looked good, but they were taken out the tournament in their next game against Dax Holdren/Todd Roger, who went on to win the tournament. Johnson/Kiraly took 7th place. They came close to finishing much higher. Some of Johnson’s incredible effectiveness jump serving is diminished with the Mikasa ball.
Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger took 5th place in their first outing together. Boss was heard to say that his partner carried him through the tournament, but Metzger had nothing but good things to say about Boss. Boss/Metzger were put into the loser bracket in a 16-14 epic battle against Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana that took an hour and ten minutes. Blanton/Fonoimoana went on to take the Bronze. Boss/Metzger were eliminated from the tournament by Heidger/Wong who went on to take 4th place.
In the next US tournament for men, the AVP Delray Beach event, Boss and Metzger will be playing with different partners. Boss, who played with Dan Castillo last year, is playing Delray with Matt Lyles. Matt Lyles played with Wayne Seligson last year, but Seligson is currently nursing a shoulder injury and Dan Castillo has another commitment during Delray. Metzger will be playing with Ian Clark, while Clark’s long-time partner Bill Boullianne goes with Nick Hannemann for Delray. Clark will be playing his usual left-side while Metzger makes the shift to right-side in this exciting new partnership.
After Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell’s upset of Johnson/Kiraly, they were eliminated from the tournament by Holdren/Roger and then Boss/Metzger. Frohoff/Jewell took 9th.
Sinjin Smith/Sean Scott were eliminated by Boullianne/Clark and then Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith, who finished 7th. Sinjin Smith/Sean Scott ended up with a 9th.
Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis were eliminated by Boullianne/Clark and then Swatik/Whitmarsh and took 9th place.
Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande uno-dosed. First Holdren/Rogers beat them 15-9 in an 80 minute long game and then Johnson/Kiraly defeated them 15-9. Doble/LeGrande took 13th.
Additional match notes (women):
First seeded Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs finished 7th. They were first upset in their second round 15-6 game by ninth seeded Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock and then eliminated from the tournament by Linda Hanley/Nancy Reno in a 15-7 game.
Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock had a great tournament and finished 4th. There was potential for higher but Rock’s knee problem prevented further advancement.
Linda Hanley/Nancy Reno finished 5th. They lost to May/McPeak and Davis/Johnson Jordan.
Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood also finished 5th. They lost to Hanley/Reno and Poppinga/Rock.
Carrie Busch/Leanne Schuster finished 7th after losing to Davis/Johnson Jordan and then Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood.
Tenth seeded Marsha Miller/Jen Pavley finished 9th after narrowly missing a shot at 5th when they lost 14-16 to Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood, who went on to place 5th.
The Olympic Spirit Of Competition
It is important to remember the Athlete Creed when participating in any Special Olympics Event and the same applies to any athletic competition.
"Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
The original Olympic medals were silver and only awarded to the winner of an event.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided in 1907 to award medals to the first three places in all events.
Congratulations to Dax Holdren and Todd Rodgers for winning the gold medal at this weekend's Oldsmobile Alero Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series.
Congratulations to Ian Clark and Bill Boullianne for winning the silver medal to add to their Gold medal at last years Acapulco,Mexico Open event.Way to go guys!!! :>)
Congratulations to Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana for winning the bronze medal.
My point here is a simple one.The U.S.A. will be well represented by whomever of these great athletes go on to the 2000 Olympiad in Sydney, Australia later this year.We are proud of them all equally and look forward to supporting each and every one of them in their quest to represent their country.
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Macau is located in the south-east of China, more precisely on the western bank of the Pearl River Delta. It lies 38 nautical miles (70 kilometers) from Hong Kong and some 145 kilometres from Guangzhou. It has a total area of approximately 21 square kilometres, comprising the peninsula of Macau ( a narrow isthmus linking the territory to the People's Republic of China, at Portas do Cerco- "Border Gate"), and the islands of Taipa and Coloane. With a population of about 450,000 habitants. The Official languages are Chinese and Portuguese, but English is widely used in trade and tourism.
Rk Players Country Prize Bonus (US$) (US$) 1st Zé Marco-Ricardo BRA $20,000.00 $6,000.00 2nd Marcio Araujo-Benjamin BRA $13,000.00 $5,000.00 3rd Franco-Roberto Lopes BRA $ 8,000.00 $6,000.00 7th Wong-Heidger R. USA $ 3,000.00 $3,000.00 9th Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA $ 2,500.00 $1,500.00 ***Boullianne/Clark Did not play
Zé Marco and Ricardo on the Road to Sydney
Zé Marco and Ricardo took their chance. While the number one Brazilian team Emanuel/Loiola was absent, they scored another two straight wins here in Macau. With their fifth Open title in the Olympic Qualification they made a big step on the way to the Sydney Olympic Games 2000.
As only two teams per country are allowed to take part the Brazilians have the toughest of all qualifications. It looks as if both Brazilian Olympic teams will have all their eight finishes in the World Tour that count to the Olympic Ranking being tournament titles. Emanuel and Loiola did already so and with last year's World Championship, that counts with double points, nobody can overtake them. Para and Ghuilherme missed to be better than senvth in this week's Macau Open, not enough to threaten their countryfellows anymore.
The future will belong to another Brazilian team: Marcio and Benjamin. After winning in San Paulo they again went through Qualifying and Main Draw to the final. This time stopped by Zé Marco/Ricardo and a small knee injury of Benjamin at the beginning of the second set of the final match. After 65 min. playing time and a result of 4-12 and 5-12 they had to admit that today the experienced number one seeded team was simply better.
The best match of the day was the bronze medal match between Kjemperud/Hoidalen (NOR) and Franco/Roberto (BRA). Thrilling from the beginning with amazing rallies it did not deserve a loser. But Franco/Roberto scored the points and had a 14-9 lead in the midle of the game. The Norwegian Vikings did not give up. Both of them Vegard and Jorre served aces as if there was nothing easier than that. When they had 13 points collected they missed to set the equalizer and an easy long line shot of Vegard Hoidalen that landed some centimeters on the wrong side of the line ended the match all of a sudden.
For Franco/Roberto it was the first podium in 2000 and they will be one of the first picks for the title in next week's World Tour Event in Rosarito, Mexico.
Rosarito is a comfortable city by the beach with plenty of activities for tourists. The country area of Rosarito is 20 miles of magnificent coast line of wide white sand beaches, of spectacular cliffs and rough mountains. Surfing is a common sport, as well as other water sports and fishing. There is also the worldwide known annual bike ride of Rosarito. Now a days, Rosarito is benefiting from a great growth rate, as it is becoming a famous city thanks to the popular movie "TITANIC" which was filmed here in May of 1997. Rosarito is known for its speciality restaurants, which serve some of the best seafood in America. Furthermore, Rosarito is more than another pretty beach, nightlife here can be as hot as the days. The game and dance right next to the sea, or enjoying a beach camp, Rosarito is the ideal non native experince of vacations. There are plenty of five star hotels to choose from, as well as several malls to go shopping. Even if you are in need of medical attention, Rosarito offers top of the line medical centers. There is no doubt that Rosarito is a tempting option for anyone who is in search of the best or even more.
The Men & Women's Rosarito Open 2000 and $300,000 in prize money hits Baja, Mexico, May 31through June 4.
Local Information
(US$) (US$) Rk Players Country Prize Bonus 1st Rogers-Holdren USA $ 26,000.00 2nd Wong-Heidger R. USA $ 18,000.00 3rd Marcio Araujo-Benjamin BRA $ 14,000.00 33rd Ian Clark-Boullianne USA $ 0,000.00 7 USA Tandems Advance in Mexico Open
ROSARITO, MEXICO - 7 teams from the United States advanced to the final Qualification Tournament rounds after winning FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour matches here (May 31) in the $300,000 men's & women's Mexico Open on Rosarito Beach.The 2nd annual Mexico Open started Wednesday with 48 men's & 33 women's teams competing in the $300,000 event that has attracted 129 men's & women's teams from 32 countries.The Mexico Open is the 1st combined men's & women's event on the 2000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. 2 more combined international events are set for North America at Toronto (June 13-18) & Chicago (June 28-July 4). Play continues at 9 a.m. (PDT) Thursday with 8 teams in each gender earning spots in the 32-team Main Draw. Friday's Main Draws for both men & women starts at 9 a.m. with a total of 80 matches being played. The 5-day event concludes Sunday when the final 2 teams in each gender battle for the $26,000 1st-place prizes. Led by 8th-seeded Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.) & Brent Doble (Dana Point, Calif.), the United States advanced 3 men's teams to Thursday's play while the American women have advanced 4 tandems in the final Qualification Tournament rounds to determine the final Main Draw berths. Kiraly, the Gold Medallist in the inaugural beach volleyball competition at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, is playing with Doble this weekend after learning that Adam Johnson (Lagunda Beach, Calif.) couldn't compete in the Mexico Open due to illness. "This is a great opportunity for me," said Doble. "It's an honor to play with the greatest player in the game along with getting a taste of international play. The competition is intense & I have no time to think about getting nervous." Kiraly/Doble won both of their matches to advance unbeaten to Thursday's opening matches against 16th-seeded Andrew Schacht/Victor Anfilloff of Australia, who upset top-seeded Franco Neto/Roberto Lopes of Brazil 15-13.Also posting perfect records for the United States men Wednesday were the teams of 7th-seeded Bill Boullianne (Redondo Beach, Calif./Ian Clark (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) & 34th-seeded Dax Holdren (Redondo Beach,Calif.)/Todd Rogers(Goleta, Calif.). Boullianne/Clark, who won both of their matches Wednesday, won the inaugural Mexico Open in Acapulco last season for the 1st international beach win by a USA men's team since 1996."It doesn't feel the same this year," said Boullianne Wednesday. "We started the 1999 season with a win & ended the season with several disappointing finishes. Part of our problems at the end of 1999 was injuries. We're both in better shape right now. We just take it 1 game at a time." 2nd round: Brent Doble/Karch Kiraly, United States (8) def.Gatzke/Matthews, Canada (25), 15-4 (38) Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark , United States (7) def. Watanabe/Takao, Japan(26),15-11 (45); 3rd round: Doble/Kiraly, United States (8) def. Pakosta/Dzavoronok,Czech Republic (9),15-12 (30) Boullianne/Clark, United States (7) def. Delange/Delfosse, Belgium(23), 15-3 (30); Thursday's Fourth-round (depending on country quotes, winners advance to Main Draw): Schacht/Anfilloff, Australia (16) vs. Doble/Kiraly, United States(8); & Boullianne/Clark, United States (7) vs. Rogers/Holdren, United States (34).
16 Teams Left in Mexico Open Men's Qualification Tournament Rosarito, Mexico - Sixteen (16) teams will battle here Thursday (June 1) for the final eight spots in the men's Mexico Open Main Draw after winning opening Qualification Tournament matches Wednesday (on Rosarito Beach south of Tijuana near the Mexico and United States border. The second annual Mexico Open started Wednesday with 48 men's teams competing in the Qualification Tournament of the fourth men's event on the 2000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. The $300,000 Mexico Open has attracted 129 men's and women's teams from 32 countries. The Mexico Open is the first combined men's and women's event on the 2000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. Two more combined international events are set for North America at Toronto (June 13-18) and Chicago (June 28-July 4). Play continues at 9 a.m. (PDT) Thursday with Karch Kiraly, the men's Gold Medallist for the United States at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, competing with Brent Doble for a spot in the 32-team Main Draw. Kiraly and Doble face 16th-seeded Andrew Schacht and Victor Anfilloff of Australia in one of four opening matches Thursday. Schacht and Anfilloff posted Wednesday's biggest upset by defeating top-seeded Franco Neto and Roberto Lopes of Brazil 15-13 to post the same 2-0 match mark as Kiraly/Doble. Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers of the United States posted Wednesday's other big upset win as they scored a 15-7 elimination victory of second-seeded Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm of Austria. Seeded 34th in the competiton, Holdren and Rogers won three matches Wednesday to advance. Bill Boullianne and Ian Clark , who won the inaugural Mexico Open for the United States last season, face Holdren and Rogers in another opening match Thursday. Boullianne and Clark advanced with a 2-0 mark after defeating 23rd-seeded Frederik Delange and Pascal Delfosse of Belgium 15-3. Friday's Main Draws for both men and women start at 9 a.m. with a total of 80 matches being played. The five-day event concludes Sunday when the final two teams in each gender battle for the $26,000 first-place prizes. The first three men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour have featured different winners with Ze'Marco de Melo and Ricardo Santos defeating Marcio Araujo and Benjamin Insfran in an All-Brazilian Gold Medal match last Sunday in the Macau Open. Marcio Araujo and Benjamin, who won January's FIVB Brazilian Open, are battling two other Brazilian teams for that country's fourth berth in the men's Mexico Main Draw. The Mexico Open is one of the 10 remaining events where men's and women's teams can post finishes used to determine the teams for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. To qualify for Sydney, a team must post a minimum of eight FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour finishes between January 1, 1999 through August 15, 2000. The most teams a nation can qualify for Sydney is two per gender, except host Australia that can be represented by three teams in each competition.
Eight Men's Teams Qualify For Mexico Open Main Draw
Rosarito, Mexico - Led by two qualifying men's teams from Australia, eight tandems advanced from the Qualification Tournament here Thursday (June 1) to the Main Draw of the $300,000 Mexico Open on Rosarito Beach south of Tijuana near the Mexico and United States border. The Aussie tandems of 16th-seeded Andrew Schacht/Victor Anfilloff and 22nd-seeded Mark Lukowicz/Rowan Searle joined teams from Brazil, Cuba, Germany, Japan, Switzerland and the United States in advancing to the opening rounds Friday of the 32-team Mexico Open Main Draw. The second annual Mexico Open started Wednesday with 48 men's teams competing in the Qualification Tournament. The Mexico Open is the fourth men's event on the 2000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. The Mexico Open has attracted 129 men's and women's teams from 32 countries. The Mexico Open is the first combined men's and women's event on the 2000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. Two more combined international events are set for North America at Toronto (June 13-18) and Chicago (June 28-July 4). Friday's Main Draws for both men and women start at 9 a.m. with a total of 80 matches being played. The five-day event concludes Sunday when the final two teams in each gender battle for the $26,000 first-place prizes. Schacht and Anfilloff advanced to the Main Draw with a 15-9 win over eighth-seeded Karch Kiraly and Brent Doble of the United States. Lukowicz and Searle earned a Main Draw berth by eliminating third-seeded Christian Jodard and Jean Philippe Penigaud of France 15-8. Other teams qualifying were fifth-seeded Oliver Oetke/Andreas Scheuerpflug of Germany, 12th-seeded Markus Egger/Bernhard Vesti of Switzerland, 14th-seeded Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rosell of Cuba, 18th-seeded Koh Ozaki/Taichi Morikawa of Japan. Ozaki and Morikawa became the first Japanese team to qualify for a men's Main Draw since the start of the 1999 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour season. In country playoffs, Brazil and the United States qualified the final two teams to the Main Draw. Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers of the United States posted five-straight upset wins in the Qualification Tournament. Seeded 34th in the competiton, Holdren and Rogers eliminated American rivals seventh-seeded Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark (15-7) and Kiraly/Doble (15-5). Marcio Araujo and Benjamin earned another Main Draw spot for Brazil by eliminating fellow countrymen 27th-seeded Fred Souza/Anjinho Bacil 15-6 and top-seeded Franco Neto/Roberto Lopes 15-11. The first three men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events have featured different winners with Ze'Marco de Melo and Ricardo Santos defeating Marcio Araujo and Benjamin Insfran in an All-Brazilian Gold Medal match last Sunday in the Macau Open. The Mexico Open is one of the 10 remaining events where men's and women's teams can post finishes used to determine the teams for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. To qualify for Sydney, a team must post a minimum of eight FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour finishes between January 1, 1999 through August 15, 2000. The most teams a nation can qualify for Sydney is two per gender, except host Australia that can be represented by three teams in each competition.
Holdren & Rogers Net Mexico Open Beach Gold In All-USA Men's Finale
Rosarito, Mexico - For the third-time since 1996, a qualifying team for a men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Main Draw has claimed a Gold Medal as Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers of the United States completed a "perfect" weekend by capturing the Mexico Open on Rosarito Beach. Seeded 32nd in the Mexico Main Draw, Holdren and Rogers won 11-straight matches with a 15-12 win over seventh-seeded Rob Heidger and Kevin Wong in the first All-USA Gold Medal match on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour since the 1996 when the Americans captured the top two medals in the Atlanta Olympic Games. Holdren and Rogers, who had to win five-straight Qualification Tournament matches Wednesday and Thursday, shared the $26,000 first-place prize in winning their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event. Heidger and Wong split $18,000 for their best international finish in two seasons together. The 34th-seeded team in the qualifer, Holdren and Rogers earned the United States' first spot in the Gold Medal match by out-lasting third-seeded Martin and Paul Laciga of Switzerland 15-13 in Sunday's opening semi-final match that lasted 70 minutes. Heidger and Wong ensured the All-USA Gold Medal match when they upset second-seeded Marcio Araujo and Benjamin Insfran of Brazil for the second-time in the Mexico Open with a 15-11 victory in a 50-minute semi-final match Sunday afternoon. Heidger and Wong, who finished seventh in last week's Macau Open, entered the title match as the United States was guaranteed its second-straight Mexico Open title. Bill Boullianne and Ian Clark , who were eliminated in the 2000 Mexico Open qualifer after dropping a match to Holdren/Rogers and Brent Doble/Karch Kiraly of the United States, won last year's event in Acapulco where they upset Para Ferreira and Guilherme Marques of Brazil in the Gold Medal Match. Heidger and Wong's semi-final win also snapped a string of 32-straight FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events where Brazil had advanced at least one team to the international Gold Medal match. Sunday's title match is the ninth All-USA finale, but the first since 1996 when Kiraly and Kent Steffes earned the Atlanta Gold Medal by defeating Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh in the finale (44 events ago). Marcio Araujo and Benjamin captured the $14,000 third-place prize by winning the Bronze Medal match 16-14 over the Laciga brothers. The two teams met in the finale of January's Brazilian Open with Marcio Araujo and Benjamin capturing the Gold Medal with a 12-5 and 12-6 win. The Laciga's shared $10,000 for fourth-place. The Mexico Open is the first combined men's and women's event on the 2000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil won the women's Mexico Open title for the second-straight year by defeating Misty May and Holly McPeak of the United States 15-12 in their title match Sunday. The men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour takes next weekend off before resuming play June 14-18 in Toronto, Canada. The event is the second of three combined men's and women's stops in North America. The third men's and women's event will be played in Chicago, Ill., June 28-July 4 for the season's richest purse ($400,000).
Main Draw
Wong-Heidger R. USA 2'034 Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA 1'379 Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA 1'592
(US$) (US$) Rk Players Country Prize Bonus
1st Emanuel-Loiola BRA $ 26,000.00 2nd Child-Heese CAN $ 18,000.00 3rd Prosser-Zahner AUS $ 14,000.00 7th Holdren-Rogers USA $ 6,000.00 9th Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA $ 4,000.00 25th Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA $ 1,500.00 ***Boullianne/Clark Did not play
Brazil's Emanuel & Loiola Net Gold After Amazing Comeback; Canada's Child & Heese Capture Nokia Open 2000 Men's Silver Medal
Toronto, Ontario - Fifth-seeded Emanuel Rego Scheffer and Jose Loiola of Brazil staged one of the most amazing comebacks in the history of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour here Sunday (June 18) to capture the 2000 Nokia Open men's Gold Medal at Woodbine Beach Park on Ashbridges Bay. After finishing second in the previous two Nokia Opens, Emanuel and Loiola rallied from 9-0, 10-5 and 14-8 deficits to score a 16-14 win in 63-minutes over ninth-seeded John Child and Mark Heese of Canada in the men's finale. Sunday's Gold Medal finish snapped a streak of five FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events where Emanuel and Loiola had not finished first, including a career-worst placement of 13th in the last men's international event in Mexico earlier this month. Prior to the five-event non-title streaks, Emanuel and Loiola set a record by winning six-straight international events. The record string included the 1999 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour title last July in Marseille, France. Sunday's win was worth $26,000 (US) for Emanuel and Loiola while Child and Heese split $18,000 (US). Emanuel and Loiola entered this weekend's event as the No. 1-ranked team on the FIVB Olympic Qualification Ranking list after winning seven Gold Medals in 1999. The Brazilians advanced to the $300,000 (US) Nokia Open 2000 Gold Medal match with a 15-10 win over sixth-seeded Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner of Australia in 53 minutes. Child and Heese were playing in their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medal match since the 1998 event in Turkey when they lost to Emanuel and Loiola in the finals. The Canadians advanced to Sunday's final by upsetting second-seeded Ze'Marco deMelo and Ricardo Santos of Brazil 15-13 in 53 minutes. Ze'Marco and Ricardo had won three Golds and a Silver Medal in their last six international starts to earn the world's top ranking over a 365-day period. Child and Heese scored their first win in four meetings against Ze'Marco and Ricardo, who won last June's Nokia Open for their first of four FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medals in 1999. Emanuel and Loiola have now won 10 of 11 matches against Child and Heese, including a 15-11 win Saturday. Australia captured both the men's and women's Bronze Medal in the Nokia Open 2000. Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst scored the last three points of the women's third-place match to defeat Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan of the United States 15-12. In the men's Bronze match, Prosser and Zahner rallied from 5-0, 8-2, 11-4, 13-7 and 14-11 deficits to defeat Ze'Marco and Ricardo in 17-16 in 52 minutes. The win was Prosser and Zahner's first over Ze'Marco and Ricardo in six meetings as the Brazilians defeated their Australian rivals 15-11 here Saturday. Both Aussie teams split the $14,000 purse for third-place while the Bronze Medal losers shared $10,000 each. The Nokia Open 2000 was the fifth men's event on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour this season. Spain hosts the next men's FIVB event in the Canary Islands starting Wednesday (June 21) with a two-day Qualification Tournament. The three-day Main Draw opens Friday. The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour returns to North America when Chicago hosts the third of five combined events for men and women. The men's event opens June 28 and concludes with the medal matches July 2. The women compete on Chicago's Montrose Beach June 30-July 4.
Rk Players Country Prize Bonus
1st Laciga P.-Laciga M. SUI $ 26,000.00 2nd Marcio Araujo-Benjamin BRA $ 18,000.00 3rd Ermichin-Kouchnerev RUS $ 14,000.00 17th Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA $ 6,000.00 ***Boullianne/Clark Did not play
Swiss brothers Paul and Martin Laciga back on top after 2 + years Tenerife, Spain, 25 of June 2000 - A thrilling Final was the best possible conclusion to the 2000 FIVB Tenerife Men's OPEN. Third seeded Laciga brothers from Switzerland earned their first gold medal since 18/1/98 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Coming from the losers' bracket, they confronted in the Final the 2nd seeded Brazilians Benjamin-Marcio Araujo who were yet unbeaten in the Tournament, and they emerged winners with a final score of 2-1 (5-12,12-10,12-10) in 1h and 27 mins. Last but not least, the Swiss brothers received the $26.000 prize money for their 1st position while the Brazilians secured the $18.000 of the second place. Earlier today, the 2 semifinals offered little suspense to the crowd, with Laciga brothers and Marcio-Araujo eliminating easily their 2 opponents Ze Marco-Ricardo (Brazil) with 15-2 and Ermichin-Kouchnerev (Russia) with 15-3 respectivey. The Russians, in the Bronze medal match against Ze Marco-Ricardo, proved highly motivated and with a victorious 15-6 in 33 minutes, earned their first ever podium placement and the $14.000 prize money. The weather was cloudy today in Tenerife but this did not stop more than 3.000 spectators to enjoy all 4 matches and to applause the 2 finalists who both offered a great performance and a spectacular award ceremony.
Men's & Women's U.S. Open 2000 Chicago,Illinois FIVB June28th-July2nd
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Qualification 28-29 June
Seed Team name Ctry. Pos. Points 1 982 Franco-Roberto Lopes BRA 2 918 Kiraly-Johnson USA 3 900 Jodard-Penigaud FRA 4 876 Sotelo-Ibarra MEX 5 820 Berg B.-Dahl SWE 6 536 Seuseu-Eade NZL 7 508 Velasco-De Jesus PUR 8 508 Palinek-Lebl CZE 9 502 Guissart-Deulofeu FRA 10 502 Schacht-Anfilloff AUS 11 482 Bachorski-Bulkowski POL 12 464 Boullianne-Clark I. USA 13 447 Pakosta-Dzavoronok CZE 14 404 Canet-Hamel FRA 15 378 Vesti-Egger M. SUI
Round 2 22 28 Jun Paulo Emilio-Garrido BRA (15)Def., Boullianne-Clark I. USA(11) Round 3 59 28 Jun Cadieux-Chaloupka CAN(17)Def., Boullianne-Clark I. USA(16)
With 2 close losses Boullianne-Clark I. USA are eliminated from the qualifier.
Press release: 27-Jun-2000 Men's Beach Qualification Opens 2000 Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam
CHICAGO, ILL. - Forty-one men's beach volleyball teams open play here Wednesday (June 28) at Montrose Beach on Lake Michigan seeking one of eight remaining berths in the 32-team Main Draw of the 2000 Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Grand Slam. The men's qualification tournament is first of four segments of the $400,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event that features women's competition that begins Friday with 31 teams battling for of the eight remaining spots in their 32-team Main Draw. Competition begins daily at 9 a.m. (CDT) on Montrose Beach with the men's final set for Sunday followed by the women's Gold Medal match Tuesday at the Lake Michigan site for the 2000 Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam. There will be more at stake than an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medal when the 2000 Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam begins here Wednesday (June 28) for the seven-day event at Montrose Beach on Lake Michigan. As the host federation, USA Volleyball has entered 10 men's and 13 women's teams for the 2000 Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam. Seven USA beach Olympians from the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games have been nominated for the 2000 Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam.
Gold Medallist Kiraly Wins Opening Oldsmobile Matches
CHICAGO, ILL. - Karch Kiraly, a three-time Olympic Gold Medallist, won his first two matches here Wednesday (June 28) with Adam Johnson to highlight play in the opening rounds of the 2000 Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam event at Montrose Beach on Lake Michigan. The seven-day FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event continues Thursday with the final men's qualifying rounds in the season's "richest" tournament with $400,000 in prize money being awarded in both the men's and women's competition. The "free" event resumes Thursday at 9 a.m. (CDT). Kiraly, who won a pair of indoor gold medals in volleyball before capturing the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games title, and Johnson scored a 15-7 win over 31st-seeded Steve Delaney and Everett Matthews of Canada in their opening match. Kiraly and Johnson ended their play Wednesday with a 15-10 win over 15th-seeded Markus Egger and Bernhard Vesti of Switzerland. With their two wins Wednesday, Kiraly and Johnson need to win only one match Thursday to advance to the Main Draw. Seeded second in the Qualification Tournament, Kiraly and Johnson play 10th-seeded Andrew Schacht and Victor Anfilloff of Australia in their first match Thursday. Also advancing with unbeaten records to Thursday's final qualifying rounds were the Brazilian teams of top-seeded Franco Neto/Roberto Lopes and 21st-seeded Paulo Emilio/Carlos Garrido, third-seeded Christian Jodard/Jean Philippe Penigaud of France, fourth-seeded Joel Sotelo/Juan Ibarra of Mexico, eighth-seeded Michal Palinek/Martin Lebl of the Czech Republic and 11th-seeded Bartosz Bachorski/Januaz Bulkowski of Poland. Sixteen other teams, including two teams from the United States, remain in contention for Main Draw berths as eight tandems from Thursday's final qualifying rounds will advance to the 32-team men's Main Draw that starts Friday. The USA teams of 36th-seeded Chris Makos/Jerry Graham and 40th-seeded Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis need to win three matches Thursday to advance to the Main Draw. The 2000 Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam also features women's competition that opens with qualifying rounds Friday and the 32-team Main Draw Sunday. The men's finals are set for Sunday afternoon with the women's medal matches next Tuesday. The winning teams in each gender will be battling for the $32,000 first-place prize with the Silver Medallists sharing $22,000 for second-place. The 2000 Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam is part of the qualification process for the 2000 Sydney Games where 48 men's and women's teams will compete. After the Chicago event, only six men's and five women's events remain on the Olympic-qualifying schedule.
(US$) Rk Players Country Prize
1st Emanuel-Loiola BRA $ 32,000.00 2nd Zé Marco-Ricardo BRA $ 22,000.00 3rd Laciga P.-Laciga M. SUI $ 17,000.00 9th Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA $ 6,000.00 9th Kiraly-Johnson USA $ 6,000.00 17th Holdren-Rogers USA $ 3,000.00 17th Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA $ 3,000.00 25th Ceman-Lewis USA $2,000.00 25th Wong-Heidger R. USA $ 2,000.00 49th Boullianne-Clark I. USA $ 0,000.00
Men's Results:
Men's FIVB $200,000 Oldsmobile U.S. Grand Slam June 28-July 2, 2000 Chicago, Illinois Finish Player Partner Country Seed Winnings Points 1 Jose Loiola Emanuel Rego Brazil 4 $32,000.00 600.0 2 Ze Marco de Melo Ricardo Santos Brazil 2 $22,000.00 540.0 3 Martin Laciga Paul Laciga Switzerland 6 $17,000.00 480.0 4 Mariano Baracetti Jose Salema Argentina 14 $13,000.00 420.0 5 Marcio Araujo Benjamin Insfran Brazil 1 $10,000.00 360.0 5 Vegard Hoidalen Jorre Kjemperud Norway 12 $10,000.00 360.0 7 Julien Prosser Lee Zahner Australia 13 $8,000.00 300.0 7 Martin Conde Eduardo Martinez Argentina 19 $8,000.00 300.0 9 John Child Mark Heese Canada 7 $6,000.00 240.0 9 Adam Johnson Karch Kiraly United States 8 $6,000.00 240.0 9 Dain Blanton Eric Fonoimoana United States 9 $6,000.00 240.0 9 Jorg Ahmann Axel Hager Germany 25 $6,000.00 240.0 13 Roberto Lopes Franco Neto Brazil 5 $4,000.00 180.0 13 Sergey Ermishin Mikhail Kouchnerev Russia 15 $4,000.00 180.0 13 Joao Brenha Miguel Maia Portugal 16 $4,000.00 180.0 13 Christoph Dieckmann Markus Dieckmann Germany 22 $4,000.00 180.0 17 Dax Holdren Todd Rogers United States 3 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Oliver Oetke Andreas Scheuerpflug Germany 10 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Jan Kvalheim Bjorn Maaseide Norway 17 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Nikolas Berger Oliver Stamm Austria 18 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Jody Holden Conrad Leinemann Canada 20 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Carl Henkel Sinjin Smith United States 21 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira Guilherme Marques Brazil 23 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Martin Lebl Michal Palinek Czech Republic 27 $3,000.00 120.0 25 Rob Heidger Kevin Wong United States 11 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Jean-Philippe Jodard Christian Penigaud France 24 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Maurizio Pimponi Andrea Raffaelli Italy 26 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Juan Rodriguez Ibarra Joel Sotelo Mexico 28 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Petr Chromy Premysl Kubala Czech Republic 29 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Javier Bosma Fabio Diez Spain 30 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Janis Grinbergs Andris Krumins Latvia 31 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Canyon Ceman Brian Lewis United States 32 $2,000.00 60.0 33 Victor Anfilloff Andrew Schacht Australia Q10 $.00 42.0 33 Bartosz Bachorski Janusz Bulkowski Poland Q11 $.00 42.0 33 Eduardo Garrido Paulo Emilio Silva Brazil Q21 $.00 42.0 33 Djordje Ljubicic Michael Slean Canada Q32 $.00 42.0 37 Willie De Jesus Amaury Velasco Puerto Rico Q7 $.00 42.0 37 Milan Dzavoronok Marek Pakosta Czech Republic Q13 $.00 42.0 37 Jose Pedrosa Jose Teixeira Portugal Q19 $.00 42.0 37 Javier Luna Yoyi Rodriguez Spain Q25 $.00 42.0 41 Bjorn Berg Simon Dahl Sweden Q5 $.00 18.0 41 Guilherm Deulofeu Eric Guissart France Q9 $.00 18.0 41 Stephane Canet Mathieu Hamel France Q14 $.00 18.0 41 Markus Egger Bernhard Vesti Switzerland Q15 $.00 18.0 41 Taichi Morikawa Ko Ozaki Japan Q18 $.00 18.0 41 Paul Schroffenegger Thomas Schroffenegger Austria Q26 $.00 18.0 41 Ahren Cadieux Mike Chaloupka Canada Q28 $.00 18.0 41 Jerry Graham Chris Makos United States Q36 $.00 18.0 49 Bill Boullianne Ian Clark United States Q12 $.00 18.0 49 Matthew Grinlaubs Josh Slack Australia Q16 $.00 18.0 49 Jesper Hansen Jens Larsen Denmark Q20 $.00 18.0 49 Chikashi Kawai Tomohisa Yamamoto Japan Q22 $.00 18.0 49 Mark Lukowicz Rowan Searle Australia Q23 $.00 18.0 49 Austris Stals Ringolds Stals Latvia Q29 $.00 18.0 49 Vincent Larivee Eric Masson Canada Q33 $.00 18.0 49 David DiPierro Mike DiPierro United States Q41 $.00 18.0 57 Thomas Eade Craig Seuseu New Zealand Q6 $.00 6.0 57 Frederik Delanghe Pascal Delfosse Belgium Q24 $.00 6.0 57 Anton Hauser Mark Reilly Canada Q30 $.00 6.0 57 Steve Delaney Everett Matthews Canada Q31 $.00 6.0 57 Mike Griffin Emmanuel Loeub Canada Q34 $.00 6.0 57 Jeovanny Medrano Rafael Vargas El Salvador Q35 $.00 6.0 57 Brad Torsone Jim Van Zwieten United States Q37 $.00 6.0 57 Jean Paul Leroux Ivan Maldonado Venezuela Q38 $.00 6.0 57 Kevin Benn Chris Torr Canada Q39 $.00 6.0
Brazil's Emanuel & Loiola Capture 2000 Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam Gold Medal
CHICAGO, ILL. - The top two teams in the beach volleyball world battled here Sunday (July 2) for the men's Gold Medal in the $400,000 Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam with Emanuel Rego and Jose Loiola defeating Ze'Marco deMelo and Ricardo Santos 16-14 in an All-Brazilian finale at Montrose Beach on Lake Michigan. Emanuel and Loiola, who were seeded fourth in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event, shared $32,000 for the 54-minute win that marked their sixth-straight win of the Montrose Beach competition and their 12th-straight victory on the international circuit. Sunday's win was Emanuel and Loiola's second title on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour this season as the pair won their last international stop in Canada where they posted a 6-0 record match to capture the Toronto Gold Medal. Emanuel and Loiola, winners of 14 of 20 career matches against Ze'Marco and Ricardo, have now won 13 FIVB titles since forming their partnership at the start of the 1998 season. Sunday's title match was also the sixth-time the two Brazilian teams have met in a FIVB final with each team winning three times. The second-seeded Ze'Marco and Ricardo, who clinched an 2000 Sydney Olympic Games berth with their Oldsmobile finish this weekend, shared $22,000 for the Silver Medal finish. Fourteenth-seeded Jose Salema and Mariano Baracetti, who won the 2000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour season opener in January at Mar del Plata, Argentina, dropped a 15-6 decision to Emanuel and Loiola in Sunday's first semi-final match. Ze'Marco and Ricardo scored a 15-0 win over sixth-seeded Martin Laciga and Paul Laciga in the second semi-final match. The Laciga brothers won last week's FIVB event in the Canary Islands. In the men's Bronze Medal match, the Laciga brothers snared the $17,000 third-place prize by defeating Salema and Baracetti 16-14 in 68 minutes. The Argentina pair rallied from a 12-7 deficit to take a 14-13 lead. Salema dislocated his right shoulder on a service attempt and the Swiss came back to score the final three points of the match. Salema, who will miss next week's event in Norway, and Baracetti split $13,000 for the fourth-place finish. The 2000 Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam also features women's competition with another set of medal matches set for Tuesday at Montrose Beach. The United States advanced four unbeaten teams to Monday's competition that starts at 9 a.m. (CDT).
Women's FIVB $200,000 Oldsmobile U.S. Grand Slam June 30-July 4, 2000 Chicago, Illinois Finish Player Partner Country Seed Winnings Points 1 Misty May-Treanor Holly McPeak United States 2 $32,000.00 600.0 2 Shelda Bede Adriana Behar Brazil 1 $22,000.00 540.0 3 Sandra Pires Adriana Samuel Brazil 4 $17,000.00 480.0 4 Linda Hanley Nancy Reno United States 9 $13,000.00 420.0 5 Natalie Cook Kerri Pottharst Australia 6 $10,000.00 360.0 5 Ana Paula Connelly Monica Rodrigues Brazil 7 $10,000.00 360.0 7 Annett Davis Jenny Johnson Jordan United States 3 $8,000.00 300.0 7 Yukiko Takahashi Mika Teru Saiki Japan 10 $8,000.00 300.0 9 Liz Masakayan Elaine Youngs United States 5 $6,000.00 240.0 9 Lisa Arce Barbra Fontana United States 8 $6,000.00 240.0 9 Tania Gooley Pauline Manser Australia 11 $6,000.00 240.0 9 Eva Celbova Sona Novakova Czech Republic 13 $6,000.00 240.0 13 Laura Bruschini Daniela Gattelli Italy 12 $4,000.00 180.0 13 Rong Chi Zi Xiong China 19 $4,000.00 180.0 13 Leanne McSorley Karrie Poppinga United States 31 $4,000.00 180.0 13 Stephanie Cox Katy Eldridge United States 32 $4,000.00 180.0 17 Ulrike Schmidt Gudi Staub Germany 14 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Rebekka Kadijk Debora Schoon Kadijk Netherlands 17 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Ines Pianka Stephanie Pohl Germany 18 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Anabelle Prawerman Cecile Rigaux France 20 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Yuki Ishizaka Rii Seike Japan 21 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Cristina Pereira Maria Jose Schuller Portugal 22 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Chiaki Kusuhara Ryo Tokuno Japan 24 $3,000.00 120.0 17 Annette Huygens Tholen Sarah Straton Australia 26 $3,000.00 120.0 25 Vasso Karadassiou Efi Sfyri Greece 15 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Maike Friedrichsen Danja Musch Germany 16 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Jia Tian Jingkun Zhang China 23 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Audrey Cooper Amanda Glover England 25 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Janette Solecki Kathy Tough Canada 27 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Solvi Byberg Heidi Larsen Norway 28 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Lina Yanchulova Petia Yanchulova Bulgaria 29 $2,000.00 60.0 25 Barb Broen Ouellette Christine Pack Canada 30 $2,000.00 60.0 33 Rattanaporn Arlaisuk Manatsanan Pangka Thailand $.00 42.0 33 Allison Block Pat Keller United States $.00 42.0 33 Danalee Bragado Ali Wood United States $.00 42.0 33 Nancy Mason Marsha Miller United States $.00 42.0 37 Denise Austin Monique Oliver England $.00 42.0 37 Teresa Galindo Hilda Gaxiola Mexico $.00 42.0 37 Jennifer Meredith Jenny Pavley United States $.00 42.0 37 Marla O'Hara Kristin Schritter United States $.00 42.0 41 Sabina Basagic Renate Kleinhappl Austria $.00 18.0 41 Isabel Galiana Nahid Shahalimi Canada $.00 18.0 41 Nancy Gougeon Marie-Andree Lessard Canada $.00 18.0 41 Laura Inward Karen Sutherland Canada $.00 18.0 41 Laura Almaral Mayra Huerta Mexico $.00 18.0 41 Susanne Glesnes Kathrine Maaseide Norway $.00 18.0 41 Jennifer Boss Angie Simpson United States $.00 18.0 41 Yadeizi Abreu Nelitza Zambrano Venezuela $.00 18.0 49 Maria Teresa Esparza Lyann Puig Puerto Rico $.00 18.0
Men's Norway Open 2000 Online Website
Teams participating in the Main Draw Seed Team name Ctry. Points Pos. Index 1 3,20 Zé Marco-Ricardo BRA 4200 2 3,40 Marcio Araujo-Benjamin (QT) BRA 1148 3 5,40 Emanuel-Loiola BRA 4000 4 6,00 Laciga P.-Laciga M. SUI 3362 5 6,80 Kjemperud-Hoidalen NOR 1420 6 8,80 Child-Heese CAN 2212 7 9,60 Oetke-Scheuerpflug GER 1000 8 10,60 Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA 1481 9 11,00 Ermichin-Kouchnerev RUS 1124 10 11,10 Pará-Roberto Lopes BRA 3064 11 11,40 Maia-Brenha POR 1829 12 11,80 Martinez-Conde ARG 2160 13 12,00 Wong-Heidger R. USA 2510 14 12,20 Prosser-Zahner AUS 2332 15 13,00 Grinlaubs-Slack (QT) AUS 384 16 13,40 Stamm-Berger AUT 958 17 13,40 Holden-Leinemann CAN 1276 18 13,80 Dieckmann M.-Dieckmann Ch. GER 1182 19 14,20 Kvalheim-Maaseide NOR 1641 20 14,60 Alvarez-Rosell (QT) CUB 464 21 15,40 Berg B.-Dahl (QT) SWE 718 22 15,66 Teixeira-Pedrosa (QT) POR 222 23 16,20 Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA 1830 24 17,00 Ahmann-Hager GER 1166 25 17,00 Sayfulin-Karasev (QT) RUS 938 26 18,70 Baracetti-Menegozzo ARG 1606 27 20,00 Bachorski-Bulkowski (QT) POL 508 28 21,00 Larsen-Hansen (WC) DEN 214 29 21,80 Bosma-Diez ESP 1950 30 21,80 Raffaelli-Pimponi ITA 1140 31 21,80 Eade-Seuseu (QT) NZL 502 32 25,00 Goranson K.-Horrem (WC) NOR 139
1st Zé Marco-Ricardo BRA $ 26,000.00 2nd Marcio Araujo-Benjamin BRA $ 18,000.00 3rd Emanuel-Loiola BRA $ 14,000.00 4th Martinez-Conde ARG $ 10,000.00 5th Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA $ 7,000.00 9th Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA $ 4,000.00 13th Wong-Heidger R. USA $ 3,000.00 ***Boullianne/Clark Did not play
Veteran Challenge for Brazilian trio Stavanger, Norway (July 8, 2000) - In a dramatic battle with fellow veteran and legend Sinjin Smith (43), it was Esteban Martinez (38) who secured a semifinal spot representing the only non-Brazilian team. For Martinez and his teammate Martin Conde, this is the first semifinal this season. The Argentinians have played impressively all through the competition, losing narrowly 14-16 to first-seeds Ze Marco/Ricardo in the quarterfinals in the winners bracket. But no one gave the Argentinians a harder fight than Sinjin Smith and Carl Henkel. The Americans made their best result since 1997, and had the semifinal almost in their pockets. Smith/Henkel were up 8-1, and even at 10-7 seemed in control. In the end, the strain of going all through the losers bracket showed on the Americans, giving in 15-11. Martinez even had to overcome a groin injury in the middle of the match, but fought it out heroically for a semifinal against the favorites Marcio Araujo/Benjamin. These brilliant newcomers still have to go through the qualification, but played exellent for an unbeaten 4-0 record. In the other semifinal Ze Marco/Ricardo meet with Emanuel/Loiola, who won a tough fight against Maia/Brenha 15-12. The weather in Stavanger stayed sunny all day, and the courts were filled with thousands of enthusiastic spectators, dispite the disappointing 9.th place for home favorites Kjemperud/Høidalen.
Ze Marco/Ricardo - Simply the best They are the top seed in the world, and they showed why. Ze Marco/Ricardo from Brazil played trough the Phillips Open 2000 in Stavanger without a loss. The youngsters and silver medallists Marcio Araujo/Benjamin warn: - When we can skip the Qualification Tournament, we'll be even closer! Our serves and blocks were the main difference today, Ze Marco said after beating Marcio Araujo/Benjamin 15-11 in the final. This was Ze Marco/Ricardos eight victory together, their second this year, and they strengthend their position on the top of the world ranking. The 62nd and last match in Stavanger 2000 ended in 46 minutes, and 3500 spectators were given beach volleyball on the highest level - with serve aces, blocks, lineshots in a row. 2.02 high Ricardo seemed even higher this afternoon, especially for Marcio Araujo/Ricardo. - Yes, he is high. Very high, and very good, Benjamin admitted. Already before the semifinals it was clear that the Brazilians would dominate and participate on both sides of the final-net. Martinez/Conde, that played Marcio Araujo/Benjamin in the second semifinal, was in practice without chance to win. Martinez should probably not played at all. His muscle injury from Saturday wasn't repaired, and the Brazilians won easily 15-3. Which gave them an easier way to the final than their opponents Ze Marco/Ricardo; they used 43 minutes to win 15-12 against Emanuel/Loiola. Yes, we problably are the to best teams in the world right now. The results don't lie, Ze Marco said. Happy for the victory, happy for the tournament, happy for the Norwegian spectators with Brazilian flags (- It would never happened in Brazil!) and happy for the Brazilian dominance. If he feels sorry for beating other Brazilians? - Not at all. To win we have to beat a lot of them! No bronze final was ever played. Martinez/Conde had to forfeit, no other possibility. But Martinez thinks they'll be back in Italy next week. - I'm not worried, neither for rest of the World Tour nor for the Olympic Games, Martinez said. Like last year in Stavanger, three Brazilian teams stood on the podium. This tournament also showed other teams on their way to Sydney. Like already mentioned Martinez/Conde, like the Portugese Maia/Brenha and like the Germans Oetke/Scheuerpflug. In Australia Marcio Araujo/Benjamin will not join them. There's only two Brazilian places, and they're already occupied. It's a bit unfair. The rules keep us out of the Olympic tournament. And Ze Marco/Ricardo and Emanuel/Loiola deserves to play in Sydney, Marco Araujo said.
The Participating Teams USA Main Draw (12-16 July) Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA 1'796 Heidger R.-Wong USA 2'306 Blanton-Fonoimoana E.USA 1'549
The Participating Teams USA Qualifier(12-13 July) Johnson-Kiraly USA****(Withdrew due to injury) Ryan-Ortega USA Van Zwieten-Maik USA Macau G.-Roberts USA
Johnson-Kiraly USA Withdraw Posted by: Newspress.com on 07/10/00 05:16:57 PDT Kiraly, whose victory in last year's inaugural Kiraly Classic was his last one on the tour, suffered a groin injury during a match on Saturday. He tried to play Sunday but the pain was too intense, and he was forced to withdraw from his own tourney. "I strained something in my groin or low abdomen on Saturday," said Kiraly, 39, who starred at Santa Barbara High and UCLA. "I tried to play through it but I wasn't jumping or running well today."I didn't want to risk further injury because there's a lot of important events coming up." Kiraly-Johnson cancelled their plans to go to Italy this week to compete in an FIVB Olympic qualifying tournament. After getting therapy, Kiraly hopes to play at the FIVB stop in France in two weeks.
1st Zé Marco-Ricardo BRA $ 26,000.00 2nd Laciga P.-Laciga M. SUI $ 18,000.00 3rd Child-Heese CAN $ 14,000.00 4th Marcio Araujo-Benjamin BRA $ 10,000.00 5th Emanuel-Loiola BRA $ 7,000.00 5th Wong-Heidger R. USA $ 7,000.00 9th Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA $ 4,000.00 17th Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA $ 2,000.00 ***Boullianne/Clark Did not play
GOLD MEDAL FOR BRASILIAN TEAM ZE'MARCO-RICARDO Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy), July 16 2000 - First place for the Brasilian team Ze'Marco-Ricardo who defeated Laciga brothers (SUI). They won their third gold medal in the World Tour 2000 after Macao and Stavanger (NOR). So They confirmed the first position in the international ranking. The prize money for the first place is 26.000 dollars and 170 points for the personal ranking. Paul and Martin Laciga, second team for the final, competed against the Brazilian team, but the force and the regular play of the winners, Ricardo blocks specially, have given to them alls the change for to win with a score 15-3. The prize money for the second place is 18.000 dollars and 153 point for the international ranking. The second final, for third and fourth place, between the teams Child.Heese (CAN) and Marcio Araujo- Benjamin (BRA) closed with a good victory for the Canadian pair, score 15-6. Marsiglia (France) is the next appointment for the Beach Volley World Tour Men's 2000 and for Lignano is in the 2001.
Last year was a big year for Marseille, which celebrated its 26th centenary and hosted the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships. But, rather than concentrate on its past, the city ( with a population of 857,000, one million if you count the whole metropolitan area ) is looking ahead to the future. Marseille is a city of people who work, create, make money, and merit consideration thanks to its critical geographic location on the Mediterranean and its very active cultural life.What to see. take a look in particular at the many architectural landmarks, the picturesque Estaque neighborhood, and the old port nearby, full of restaurants and bars. Plage du Prado will be the area where it is set up an artificial beach with a stadium for 5000 speactators,6 courts and a village of 4,000 m sq. including a swimming pool ,boutiques a restaurant and a VIP tribune. Online Site
Jordan/Davis (USA) and Ze Marco/Ricaro (BRA) winners It was really windy to day in Marseille for the FIVB France Open finals. The stadium was full and the spectators delighted to see the best players of the world. Many Brazilians who leave in Marseille were here to support Shelda/Behar (BRA)and Ze Marco/Rirardo (BRA). In spite of this help, the world's number one team of Behar and Shelda have been defeated by the third seeded American team of Jordan and Davis.Just as yesterday, Davis has been really strong on serve. At the beginning, the American team has been leading (10/05) but Behar and Shelda scored important points. At the end, Davis/Jordan (USA) were too strong and won (15/11). The third place match, was won (15/10) by the Brazilians Monica and Ana Paola, at the expense of the Australians Pottharst and Cook. The men's final has been won by the Brazlians Ze Marco/Ricardo, they defeated Kjemperu/Holdalen (NOR) (15/13). Both teams have played a beautiful match but the Brazilian's made the difference in the last points. Emanuel/Loiola (BRA) finished third without playing against Palinek/Lebl (CZE) because of Palinek's injury.
Rk Players Country Prize Men's Finishes: 1st Ze Marco/Ricardo (BRA) $ 26,000.00 2nd Kjemperud/Holdalen (NOR) $ 18,000.00 3rd Emanuel/Loiola (BRA) $ 14,000.00 13th Sinjin Smith-Henkel(USA) $ 3,000.00 17th Heidger R.-Wong(USA) $ 2,000.00
Woman's Finishes: 1stJordan/Davis (USA) 2nd Behar/Shelda (BRA) 3rd Monica/Ana Paola (BRA)
Rk Players Country Prize 1st Ze Marco/Ricardo (BRA) $ 26,000.00 2nd Emanuel/Loiola (BRA) $ 18,000.00 3rd Laciga P.-Laciga M.(SUI) $ 14,000.00 4th Child-Heese(CAN) $ 10.000,00 5th Blanton-Fonoimoana E.(USA) $ 7,000.00 9th Heidger R.-Wong(USA) $ 4,000.00 25th Sinjin Smith-Henkel(USA) $ 1,500.00
ZE MARCO/RICARDO WIN THE PORTUGUESE OPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME Espinho, 30 July- The last day of the competition was a spectacular demonstration of joy and excitement. The stadium was completely full with a great hot sun and beautiful faces watching the players. In the semi-finals, the brazilian teams beated their opponents. Emanuel/Loiola won 15-9 Child/Heese and Ze Marco/Ricardo knocked out Laciga/Laciga by 15-10. In the game for the third and fourth places, the Laciga brothers played at great level and beated by 15-4 the canadians Child/Heese. In the final, the spectators were expecting a leveled match but Ze Marco/Ricardo were too strong to Emanuel/Loiola and won 15-6. The show was over! Next week the Austrian city of Klagenfurt will host the Beach Volleyball World Tour.
For the fourth consecutive year, Austria will welcome the best world teams on the edge of the Wörtersee, a gorgeous alpine lake in the heart of Carinthia.
Rk Players Country Prize (US$) 5th Johnson-Kiraly USA $7,000.00 7th Smith-Henkel USA $6,000.00 9th Blanton-Fonoimoana USA $4,000.00 17th Heidger-Wong USA $2,000.00
1st)Emanuel-Loiola BRA first at Men's FIVB Beach Volleyball Klagenfurt Open
Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong qualify for Sydney Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly finish fifth and return to 2nd seed
KLAGENFURT,AUT.- Terrific matches of the World Champions Zé Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos and 2nd seeded Emanuel Rego/Jose Loiola against Olympic Winner Karch Kiraly/ Adam Johnson. Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly surpass Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana for the second seeded US-team. Rob Heidger and Kevin Wong stay USA no. 1 and secure their Olympic participation. Paulao/Bellaguarda of Brazil defeat their compatriots and World Ranking no. 1 Zé Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos. The German team Oliver Oetke/Andreas Scheuerpflug qualify for a berth in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. A total of 7000 spectators motivated the players on a grey and rainy day. Presently the US-Olympic Qualification Rankings are lead by Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong with 1898 points. While not happy with a 17th place finish, it was enough to guarantee Heidger/Wong a spot on the U.S. Beach Volleyball Olympic Team. "We're happy to have qualified for the Olympics here in Klagenfurt. I love the sorroundings, because they remind me of my home in Hawaii. There is still a lot of hard work ahead of us to bring home a medal from Sydney," said Wong. Olympic Winner Karch Kiraly's (USA) and Adam Johnson's matches today were absolutely thrilling against the number one seed Zé Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos (BRA) and 2nd seeded Emanuel Rego/Jose Loiola (BRA) with a 15-8 (15 matchpoints) win by the World Champions and a close 16-14 victory by the 2nd seeded Brazilians in 1h20'. Karch Kiraly/Adam Johnson finished fifth in Klagenfurt and surpassed their compatriots Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana of the United States with 86 Olympic Qualification points on the way to qualifying for the 2000 Olympics. Blanton/Fonoimoana now need to go to the final four in next week's Belgium Open as long as Kirraly/Johnson not finish better than 9th to change it again. The Brazil surprise was the 16-17 defeat of the top-seeded Zé Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos against Paulao/Bellaguarda who worked their way up from the qualifying rounds. The German tandem Oliver Oetke/Andreas Scheuerpflug qualified for a berth in the 2000 Olympic Games by winning against Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana of the United States with 15-11 in 50'.
Emanuel/Loyola win for the 3rd time in Klagenfurt
KLAGENFURT,AUT.- The sun is back again and so are the Brazilians. Sensational Brazilian final of World Champions Emanuel Rego/Jose Loiola against top seeded Zé Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos. Paulao/Bellaguarda finished third. The Norway tandem Hoidalen/Kjemperud finishes fourth. In total 13.000 spectators created a terrfic atmosphere in the stadium of Klagenfurt. "Winning in Klagenfurt is really great, it is one of the best tournaments on the tour. The final was very good, but I prefered the play against the Americans. The spectators in the stadion are very involved and motivated our play," said Loyola about his victory at the Pringles Open FIVB-Beach Volleyball World Tour, the third time that the Brazilian tandem won in Klagenfurt. It was a case of the two top seeded Brazilian teams meeting for the final. On the one side Ricardo did a perfect job with blocks and rallied from a 12-5 deficit to take a 13-12 lead over Emanuel and Loyola. On the other side Emanuel was decisive for the finish by getting two fatal shots on Zé Marco and making the last two points (15-13, two match points). Paulao/Bellaguarda of Brazil who worked their way up from the qualifying rounds and always like to joke with the crowds in the stands finished third against the Norvegian team Hoidalen/Kjemperud. The spectators in the stands pumped the Norvegians up, but Hoidalen had problems with the serve. They were exhausted after coming through the loser's bracket. Leading briefly the Scandinavian lost with 6-15 in 1 h.
Rk Players Country Prize (US$) 1st Emanuel-Loiola BRA $26,000.00 2nd Smith-Henkel USA $18,000.00 3rd Blanton-Fonoimoana USA $14,000.00 9th Heidger-Wong USA $4,000.00 0th Johnson-Kiraly USA $0,000.00 ***Withdrew due to injury
1st) Emanuel-Loiola BRA (Brazil) first at Men's FIVB Beach Volleyball Ostend,Belgium Open
Three Time Olympic Gold Medallist Karch Kiraly Out With Injury!!! 09-Aug-2000 First day of the FIVB World Tour Men's Open, in Ostend, Belgium, with 39 competing teams, representing 20 different countries. Plenty of white sand on the beach in front of the Thermae Palace hotel and even the weather was nice. The teams will fight hard, for some, it is their last chance to ensure their participation in the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games, which will take place on the famous Bondi Beach in Sydney, allow two teams per country only to defend their national flag. There will be 24 teams fighting for the Olympic Gold Medal: Excitement guaranteed! What the fresh Belgian Champions (Embrechts - Melis) is concerned, they had the honor to compete against the mythic duo Kiraly-Johnson. The game started off on an equal footing till they reached 5-5, but then the level of the Americans of the international tournament circuit peaked and they finished after a 36 minute fight with a 15-7 score. Playing the match ball of the second win of his team, Kiraly unfortunately dislocated his shoulder, putting an end to his and his partner's participation in the tournament. This misfortune does give the American team Blanton-Fonoimoana the possibility to win a spot in the Olympic Games in Sydney. The unbeaten teams of the Ostend tournament so far are: Alvarez-Russel (Cuba), Berg-Dahl (Sweden), Sayfulin-Karasev (Rusland), Kiraly-Johnson (USA), Grinlaub-Slack (Australia), Velasco-De Jesus (Puerto Rico), Schacht-Anfilloff (Australia). They will face each other tomorrow, and the winning teams will automatically be qualified for the Main Draw. Apart from the two directly placed Belgian teams (Delanghe-Delfosse and Kempenaers-Joosen), the only Belgian team still having a chance to qualify for the Main Draw is the team Embrechts-Melis, who did win their second game 15-3 against Huseby-Kobbevik (Norway)
Karch injured again,Fonoimoana/Blanton have a chance to qualify for Sydney!!! Courtesy of Gene Mick Volleyball Magazine Forums 08/10/2000 Part I Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson won their second game of the Qualifier Tournament today (Wednesday) of the Belgium FIVB Open, but they will be unable to continue play tomorrow because Karch dislocated his right shoulder on the final point of the second game. Here is what Karch had to say by e-mail: "On the last play of the second game I dug a ball, Adam set me on the right side, and I cranked it down so we won. But just as I made contact with the ball (or right after) my right shoulder came out of the socket. I dislocated it with my spike motion. And let me tell you, that is one painful injury, I was really hurting until they were able to put it back in five or 10 minutes later. We're out of the tourney now. The X-rays came out fine, but I'll be out of action for a while, maybe through for this calendar year. The worst part is that I'm typing this (e-mail) left-handed right now, on a keyboard with all the letters out of place. I'll be fine though, and we cut our trip short so we'll be home later tomorrow. My left hand is out of gas, so take care." Since Karch and AJ now have no further chance of improving their Olympic Qualifying Ranking (OQR) points before the August 15, 2000 deadline, Eric Fonoimoana and Dain Blanton can move ahead of them in OQR points by finishing 4th or better in the Belgium FIVB Open. Fonoi and Blanton begin Main Draw play on Friday. If Fonoi and Blanton advance all the way to the semi-finals, they will earn the second berth to Sydney behind Rob Heidger and Kevin Wong. Even if Fonoi and Blanton fail to advance to the semi’s, it seems (based on Karch’s e-mail note) there is a chance Karch won’t be able to compete in Sydney. Part II Who said if Karch doesn't play then AJ doesn't play? Check the FIVB web site, click on the Olympics link and look into beach volleyball qualification regulations. Hmmm...sounds like big Whitty may be a good left side choice if Eric and Dain don't place fourth or higher this weekend in Belgium. Whitty seems to meet the requirements. Maybe get Fonoi but has he won anything this year? What about Whitty's international/overall winning/playing experience compared to Eric's?Tough choice but this debate may all be for nothing if Eric/Dain do well in Belgium. What a tough break for AJ if he doesn't make it.I don't believe Whitmarsh has played 8 events so he wouldn't qualify as a replacement. From FIVB: Eventual "force majeure" cases previously assessed by the FIVB will be solved as follows: A National Olympic Committee, upon submission of a proposal by the corresponding National Federation, may register two additional players per qualified team, chosen from among the players included in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking dated August 15th, 2000 who have taken part in at least eight (8) FIVB Official Olympic Qualification Tournaments.These players might, if necessary be authorised to replace the incapacitated member(s) of a duly qualified team (pair) and this up to the time of the General Preliminary Meeting to be held before the competition. I was at the Deerfield Alero, and the discussion came up about the Qualification. They said (Tim Simmons) that a team keeps it's points and an alternate is chosen if a player can't go. This will be interesting to see who can go in KK's place, that is if what I heard was right. Maybe someone who knows Simmons can email and ask him.
Kiraly injured, Sydney in doubt!!! Courtesy Of NBC Olympics.com Beach Volleyball // News // 09 Aug 2000 Three-time gold medalist and defending Olympic beach volleyball champion Karch Kiraly dislocated his shoulder Wednesday, forcing his withdrawal from the FIVB Beach Volleyball Tour’s Belgium Open and placing his hopes for a spot in the Sydney Games in serious jeopardy. Kiraly and Adam Johnson came into the Belgium tournament holding onto the second U.S. berth for the Games by a tenuous 86 points. With Kiraly's injury, Americans Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana have an opportunity to clinch the berth by finishing fourth or better this week. The Belgian Open is the final tournament for Olympic qualification purposes.The team of Kiraly/Johnson has 1,722 Olympic qualifying points, which are earned on the FIVB Tour in a two-year span leading into the Games, and Blanton/Fonoimoana has 1,636. The team of Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong has already clinched the other U.S. berth. "On the last play of the second game, I dug a ball Adam set me on the right side, and I cranked it down, so we won," Kiraly told NBCOlympics.com. "But just as I made contact with the ball, my right shoulder came out of the socket. I dislocated it with my spike motion." Kiraly and Johnson, who were coming off a fifth-place finish last week in Austria, got a first-round bye Wednesday before defeating Belgium’s Koene Embrechts and Dieter Melis, 15-7, and Switzerland’s Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel, 15-9. If Kiraly is out for the year and Blanton and Fonoimoana don’t move into the second U.S. spot this weekend, Johnson would qualify for Sydney and be forced to pick up a new partner.As of Wednesday evening, Kiraly wasn’t sure he would be back in time for Sydney. "We're out of the tourney (Belgium Open) now," he said. "The X-rays came out fine,but I'll be out of action for a while, maybe through for this calendar year."
Ze Marco and Ricardo Out in Ostend A shower of high level matches and unexpected results on this first day of the main draw of the 6th edition of the FIVB World Tour in Ostend, Belgium. The first surprise of the day was the defeat of the Brazilian team Ze Marco-Ricardo who were the number one seed in Ostend. The Swedish team Berg-Dahl beat them 15-12 in 45 minutes. The spectators, who showed up in large numbers to assist the battle of the giants of the beach, barely had the time to recover from this feat when they could witness the Brazilians Marcio Araujo-Benjamin going on their knees before the Australian team Grinlaubs-Slack with a 13-15 score in 55 minutes. Just as spectacular was the Cuban victory over the American Wong-Heidger, Alvarez-Rosell won 16-14 in 58 minutes and the remarkable performance by Holden-Leinemann, defeating the Argentinean team Martinez-Conde by 17-15. The Latin Americans recovered very quickly and amazed the audience by sending Ze Marco-Ricardo home to Brazil from the last tournament before the Olympics (result: 15-9). The still unbeaten teams after this first day of the main draw are: Berg-Dahl (SWE), Child-Heese (CAN), Kjemperud-Hoidalen (NOR), Laciga P. -Laciga M. (SUI), Grinlaubs-Slack (AUS), Sinjin Smith-Henkel (USA), Blanton-Fonoimoana (USA), Emanuel-Loiola (BRA).
Blanton-Fonoimoana Off To Sydney Continuing their winning streak, Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana have not only secured themselves a spot in the semi-finals through the winning bracket, but more importantly, they are finally sure of their participation in the Olympics in Sydney. Nevertheless, they had to fight for their victories, the first day against Stamm-Berger and Raffaeil-Pimponi. This morning, they scalped the Brazilian World Champions Emanuel-Loiola, and in the afternoon they won against Smith-Henkel with merit, after having trailed behind 0-5 against their compatriots. When the scoreboard showed 10-10, Blanton and Fomoimoana did not hesitate, they took a short cut to victory. After one month of suspense, they could finally celebrate their qualification. "Belgium brings us luck" says Dain Blanton, "This wasn't the case for Karch Kiraly who had to give up here in Ostend. What a relief to be able finish a difficult season with the Olympic Games! All year long, we have had a hard time to go from the American tour to the FIVB World Tour." The Norwegian team Kjemprud-Hoidalen has also found their way to the semi-finals, thanks to their wins against the brothers Laciga, even though the Swiss, ranked third, had had the chance to finish off the game. The other victims of the Norwegian duo were Child and Heese (CAN), who were beaten in 37 minutes with a score of 15-9. The surprise of the day was Sinjin Smith and Carl Henkel getting into the semi-finals, for the first time this year. Smith, 43, also called the King of the Beach, used all his experience to beat the Swiss Laciga brothers 17-15. The Brazilian team Loiola-Emanuel fill the last spot in the semi-finals, defeating the Canadians John Child and Mark Heese 15-10.Tomorrow's schedule: semi-finals 10:00 am, final for the 3rd and 4th place 1:30 pm, grand final: 2:30 pm.
Emanuel-Loiola Win The Belgian Men's Open FIVB World Tour Again For the second year in a row, Fernando Emanuel and Jose Loiola put the central court of the Ostend Beach on fire. On the tones of the samba, the Brazilians, based in California, dominated the final match of this tournament against Carl Henkel and Sinjin Smith. Trailing behind 5-0 from very early on, the Americans never managed to turn the score to their advantage. Henkel just couldn't block the attacks from the Brazilians. Without their preferred weapon and serving badly, the American duo had to give up the game to the opponents 15-8. The Belgian Men's Open in Ostend, was the last official FIVB World Tour tournament taken into account for the Olympic Games in Sydney: all 24 participating teams are now known. The total prize money for this tournament was US$150,000, US$26,000 will be going to Emanuel-Loiola. The Norwegian team Kjemperud-Hoidalen lacked strength and offered Sinjin Smith-Henkel a place in the final game of the tournament. Apparently they underestimated the thorough technical experience of their adversaries and they were dryly defeated 15-5 by the Beach gurus. For Christopher Saint John ("Sinjin") Smith, his participation in the final match of the day, means that he is the first player of his age (43yrs) to play a final of a World Tour tournament, yet another record on his name. For Blanton-Fonoimoana, the scar of their loss (15-5) against Emmanuel-Loiola in the semi-final will be covered by their assured spot in the Olympic Games instead of their compatriots Karch Kiraly (abandoned with a dislocated shoulder) and Adam Johnson. Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana opened the game with a hesitating start, giving the Brazilians the chance to open up a difference of 8 points, which the Californian team never managed to catch up. Blanton-Fonoimoana came back during the final of the loser bracket and took the third place of the tournament before the Norwegian Kjemperud-Hoidalen.
Men's Belgium Open 2000 Ostende / 9-13 August Main draw Results Round1 No. Date Team A Team B Result Time 11 11 Aug Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA Jodard-Penigaud FRA 15-12 1:03 13 11 Aug Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA Stamm-Berger AUT 15-6 0:45 7 11 Aug Wong-Heidger R. USA Alvarez-Rosell CUB 14-16 0:58 Round 2 22 11 Aug Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA Velasco-De Jesus PUR 15-4 0:28 23 11 Aug Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA Raffaelli-Pimponi ITA 15-4 0:46 28 11 Aug Wong-Heidger R. USA Sayfulin-Karasev RUS 15-13 0:49 36 11 Aug Wong-Heidger R. USA Marcio Araujo-Benjamin BRA Team B forfeit Round 3 43 12 Aug Grinlaubs-Slack AUS Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA 6-15 0:45 44 12 Aug Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA Emanuel-Loiola BRA 15-12 0:42 46 12 Aug Velasco-De Jesus PUR VS. Wong-Heidger R. USA 46 12 Aug Velasco-De Jesus PUR Wong-Heidger R. USA 6-15 0:36 50 12 Aug Wong-Heidger R. USA Berg B.-Dahl SWE 10-15 0:55 Round 4 54 12 Aug Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA 10-15 0:50 57 12 Aug Laciga P.-Laciga M. SUI Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA 15-17 1:02 Semi-finals 59 13 Aug Kjemperud-Hoidalen NOR Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA 5-15 0:55 60 13 Aug Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA Emanuel-Loiola BRA 5-15 0:40 Final 3rd Place 61 13 Aug Kjemperud-Hoidalen NOR Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA 8-15 0:33 Final 1st Place 62 13 Aug Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA Emanuel-Loiola BRA 8-15 0:45
1st Rob Heidger & Kevin Wong - 1,898 2nd Dain Blanton& Eric Fonoimoana -1,738
3rd Karch Kiraly?&Adam Johnson- 1,722**Kiraly shoulder injury,AJ 1st alternate going. 4th Carl Henkel & Sinjin Smith - 1,456***Sinjin 2nd alternate going,Carl ? 5th Ian Clark ?& Bill Boullianne? - 902***Possible 3rd alternates depends on Henkle
Warm Up Courts Outside Stadium Inside Bondi's Temporary Stadium
Surfer's Eye View Of The Bondi Beach Stadium
"In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams."
Eric & Dain (USA) Interviewed Before Their Match With Ze Marco/Ricardo (BRA)
Dain Blanton plays tough defense against the Brazilian Ricardo Santos
Dainger & Fonoi side out time after time frustrating the Brazilians
Eric Fonoimoana gets all pumped up by the chants of USA!USA!USA! as Ricardo tires
The Brazilians valiantly fight back but Dain covers the sand like a man posessed
Blanton is the picture of intensity as his sledge like spikes as too much for Brazil
Finally the end is swift with a huge Efonoi stuff block and Eric looks for Dain to embrace
The champions of Bondi Beach collapse in jubilation and time stops for what seems eternal
Dain & Eric's pure joy of victory spills over amongst the packed crowd at Bondi Stadium
Dain Blanton draped in our Flag takes a victory lap ending on the medal stand in Sydney
Dain & Eric proudly display their Olympic Gold Medals gratefully acknowledging the fans
Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana you are Beach Volleyball Olympic Gold Medalists 2000!
CAMBURI BEACH Urbanized in its 5 Km, Camburi Beach is the main place for cultural and sporting activities, sponsored by the local government - Major Hall -, during the summer. It has a wide seashore with thin, white sand which you can enjoy during the night, thanks to the powerful lights that illuminate it. This beach is the center of nightlife of the city as well as a place where boys and girls meet to practice surf. In all its extension, Camburi Beach has quiosques, restaurants, hotels, bars, beach volleyball and other beach activities.
Rk Players Country Prize (US$) 1st Marcio Araujo-Benjamin BRA $26,000.00 2nd Emanuel-Tande BRA $18,000.00 3rd Laciga M.-Laciga P. SUI $14,000.00 7th S.Metzger-T.Rogers USA $6,000.00 13thR.Heidger -K.Wong USA $3,000.00 25th Elliot-Divenere USA $1,500.00 25th Roberts-Soldano USA $1,500.00
Qualifying Teams participating in the Main Draw:
Seed Team name Ctry. Points
Baracetti-Conde ARG 1'536 Martinez-Depiaggio ARG 796 Berger-Stamm AUT 1'290 Emanuel-Tande BRA 1'898 Zé Marco-Ricardo BRA 4'144 Marcio Araujo-Benjamin BRA 2'728 Loiola-Anjinho (WC) BRA 1'773 Leinemann-Holden CAN 1'378 Alvarez-Rosell CUB 888 Bosma-Fabio ESP 876 Canet-Hamel FRA 352 Brink-Dieckmann M. GER 532 Raffaelli-Pimponi ITA 1'114 Ibarra-Bueso Osuna MEX 263 Kjemperud-Hoidalen NOR 2'366 Maia-Brenha POR 1'421 Teixeira-Pedrosa POR 438 Papaleo-De Jesus PUR 284 Laciga M.-Laciga P. SUI 3'268 Heuscher-Kobel SUI 270 Berg B.-Dahl SWE 1'106 S.Metzger-T.Rogers USA 339 R.Heidger -K.Wong USA 1'658
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 18:27:58 EST From: BFISHINC@aol.com Subject: FIVB Men's Beach Volleyball - November 27 release
Brazil Men's Open Concludes 2000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Season
Vitoria, Brazil - With 10 teams and six players from the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, the 2000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour season ends here this weekend with the $150,000 Brazil Open on Camburi Beach. Led by Sydney Silver Medallists Marco de Melo and Ricardo Santos, the 32-team Main Draw will start Thursday (November 30). A two-day Qualification Tournament will be played Tuesday and Wednesday on Camburi Beach to determine the final eight teams in the Main Draw.The Vitoria Main Draw schedule will feature 40 matches Thursday when 16 team will advance to Friday's 18 match schedule to determine the "final four".The semi-final matches will be played on Saturday with the medal matches being played Sunday to determine the winners of the $26,000 first-place prize.Seeded third in Sydney, Marco and Ricardo dropped the 2000 Olympic Gold Medal match to ninth-seeded Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana of the United States (12-11 and 12-9) in an 101-minute match on Bondi Beach September 26.Other Sydney 2000 Olympic teams in the Main Draw are fourth-place finishers Luis Maia/ Brenha of Portugal, who dropped the Bronze Medal match to Ahmann/Axel Hager of Germany (12-9 and 12-6 in 70 minutes). Fifth-place finishers from Sydney competing this weekend are Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga,Switzerland, Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong, United States, and Javier Bosma/Fabio Diez, Spain. Sydney ninth-place finishers playing on Camburi Beach are Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria, Jody Holden/Conrad Leinemann, Canada and Jorre Kjemperud/Vegard Hoidalen, Norway. The teams of Andrea Raffaelli/Maurizio Pimponi, Italy and Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden placed 19th in Sydney. Other Olympic participants in the Camburi Beach Main Draw are Mariano Baracetti, Martin Conde and Esteban Martinez of Argentina, Emanuel Rego and Jose' Loiola of Brazil, and Juan Ibarra of Mexico. The players will be competing with a different individual than their Sydney partner.Emanuel, who was seeded second with Loiola in Sydney, will team with Tande Ramos this weekend while Loiola will play with Anjinho Bacil. Conde, who finished ninth with Martinez in Sydney, and Baracetti will be partners this weekend while Martinez will play with Pedro Depiaggio. Ibarra, who teamed with Joel Sotelo to upset top-seeded Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner of Australia in the opening round at Sydney, will play this weekend with Albert Bueso Osuna. Including the Olympics and a Greece challenger, 15 men's events have been completed on the 2000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. Led by Ze Marco and Ricardo, six different men's teams from four different countries won Gold Medals. Emanuel Rego and Jose Loiola of Brazil tied the record for most win by a team when they captured their 15th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medal in Belgium. Emanuel and Ze Marco had set the record with 15 titles(1995-97).The tandems of Mariano Baracetti/Jose Salema of Argentina, Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers of the United States and the Laciga brothers (Martin and Paul) of Switzerland were the only non-Brazilian teams to win titles. By advancing a team to each semi-final this season, Brazil has now advanced a tandem to 58-straight FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour "final fours". Brazil had three teams rank among the top four tandems in terms of points and earnings led by Ze Marco and Ricardo with $224,000 in winnings and 3,804 points. Prior to Sydney, Brazilians had won the last seven "open" events this season.The United States is scheduled to have five teams competing in the final men's international beach event, including Heidger (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)and Wong (Playa del Rey, Calif.) in the Main Draw. Stein Metzger (Honolulu,Hi.) and Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) have also earned a Main Draw berth.Teams competing in the Qualification Tournament are Jake Elliot (Georgetown,S.C.)/Peter Divenere (Sullivans Island, S. C), Gaston Macau (Coral Gables,Fla.)/Chad Turner (Clearwater Beach, Fla.) and Adam Roberts (Murreus Inlet,S. C.)/Brian Soldano (Freehold, N. J/). For the final 2000 men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event, the following format is being used: Each match will be the best of three rally-scoring sets. The average match time for Friday's 39 matches using the best of three rally-scoring sets was46 minutes. First two sets are to 21 points. Third eventual set is to 15 points. Sets must be won by two points. No caps for all sets. Two timeouts per set with a duration of 30 seconds each A side change will occur every ten (10) points in the first two sets and every five (5) points in the third eventual set. The side changes will be direct without delay Time between sets will be one (1) minute. Court dimensions for the men's Brazilian FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events in Vitoria will remain 9 meters by 9 meters per side as for any other 2000 events. The rule of 8 meter by 8 meter per side will be implemented starting from January 2001.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2000 Brazillian Open, Men, Camburiu Beach, Vitória: 30 november
Hometown hero sent into losers bracket Vitória, Brazil, 30 November, 2000 With temperatures in the high 30’s and occassional showers present, Vitória resident Jose Loiola and partner Anjinho were sent into the losers bracket in the second round by fellow Brazilians Araujo-Benjamin and will now have to fight hard if they are to taste victory in the Brazilian Open.In other major upsets, number three ranked team in the world, Paul and Martin Laciga, from Switzerland, were beaten in the first roud, but recovered to win their next two matches and survived to struggle on tomorrow. Sixteen teams remain in the draw and will battlel for the four semi-finals places available on Saturday.
Brazillian Open, Men, Camburiu Beach, Vitória: 01 December 2000 Three Brazillian teams and the Laciga brothers into the Semi-finals. Paul and Martin Laciga spoiled the Brasilian party when they defeated No 1 seeds Ze Marco and Ricardo in the last match of the day and advanced to tomorrow’s semi-finals.The Lacigas recovered from a loss in the 1st round yesterday to complete 4 wins today in warm and sultry conditions. The Swiss team advanced through the losers bracket defeating Raffaelli-Pimponi, from Italy, Martinez-Depiaggio, from Argentina, Heidger-Wong from USA, Pará-Paulo-Emílio, from, Brasil, Metz-Rogers, from USA and Ze Marco-Ricardo from Brasil.Martin Laciga said that he was very tired after seven games in two days,but that he and his brother were playing well enough to defeat the Brasilians in the semi- final and advance to the Gold medal match on Sunday.The first semi-final will be an all Brasilan affair when Márcio Araujo-Benjamin play Paulao-Bellaguarda. Emauel-Tande will compete for the second spot in Sunday’s final when they face the Laciga brothers in the other semi-final.Emanual-Tande playing in their first tournament together, have remained undefeated and will go into their semi-final full of confidence. Tande was full of praise for his partner and was very excited about the prospect on collecting his first FIVB World Tour title. Play will commence at 9-00am tomorrow morning in front of an expected sell out Brasilian crowd of over 4,000 spectators.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2000 Brazillian Open, Men, Camburi Beach, Vitória: 02 December
Márcio Araújo and Benjamin win the Brasillian Open Before a full house of 4.000 spectators, the last title of the year in the FIVB World Volleyball Tour went to Márico Araújo and Benjamin of Brasil, when they defeated fellow countrymen Emanuel-Tande in three exciting sets in the final of the Brasilian Open, held on beautiful Camburi Beach, Vitória.This is the second FIVB World Tour title for Márcio-Benjamin after their first win in the openig event of the year in Guarujá, Brasil. Márcio said “the game was evenly balanced until the tie-break set, around the 13º point mark. Benjamin’s served, they didn’t get it and happily we won the match and the title”.Benjamin declared that for the next year they looked forward to being in the top rankings. As they didn’t get into the Olympic Games, the Goodwill Games is their challenge for 2001.New team Emanuel and Tande were the surprise of the tournament. The runners up have only been playing together for a month and this was their first world tour tournament as a team. “I just have to thank Emanuel, who is one of the best players in the world. I am learnig a lot from him”, said Tande, better known as an indoor volleyball star and gold medal winner from the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. The Laciga brothers won the bronze medal after beating the Brasilians Paulão-Bellaguarda in two sets in the opening game of the last day of competition. Paul said that they were happy with the result. “Since our participation in the Sydney Olympic Games we have had very little competition”.Brasilians Zé Marco-Ricardo have finished the season as FIVB World Tour Champions after their fith place in this event. The World Tour will now have a recess as players prepare for the opening event of the 2001 season.
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