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Men's World Tour 2001 Beach Volleyball World Tour
FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 CALENDAR *Revised December 13, 2000-Provisional Schedule
Men Site Ctry Event Main Draw Qualifier Entry PrizeMoney
Mexico Rosarito Open *CANCELLED 16-20May $180,000 Spain Tenerife,Canary Iles Open 13/17-June $180,000 Switzerland Gstaad 20/24-June $180,000 Germany,Berlin 27 June-1 July $180,000 Norway,Stavanger Open 04/8-July $180,000 Italy Lignano Open 11/15-July $180,000 France Marseille Open(GS) 17/22-July $225,000 Portugal Espinho Open 25/29-July $180,000 Austria Klagenfurt Open(WCH) 01/05-August $250,000 Belgium Ostende Open 8/12-August $180,000 Australia,BrisbaneGoodwill Games 29 August/ 4 Sept. $150,000 Spain Mallorca Open 12/16-Sept $180,000 Brazil Vitoria Open 27 Nov-2 Dec $180,000
GOODWILL GAMES* $150,000 FIVB BONUS POOL ** $1,000,000 PRIZE MONEY $1,275,000 TOTAL $2,425,000 OP = Open WCH = World Championship GS = Grand Slam MS = Multi sports
Other potential interested organisers under discussion are as follows:
- Hong Kong ( Women ) - USA ( Men and Women ) - Spain ( Men ) - Bahrein ( Men and Women )
* Participation in the World Championships (Prize money: USD 250,000 for each gender) and Goodwill Games (Prize money: USD 150,000 for each gender) is compulsory for all eligible players in accordance with the FIVB Competition Entry regulations. Priority to enter into the World Championships will be given to players having taken part in a minimum of 5 events in 2001.
** Only players who participate in a minimum of eight ( 8 ) FIVB events scheduled in 2001 ( e.g. World Championships, Grand Slam and Open ) will be eligible for the 2 million dollar FIVB Bonus Pool.
Bonus Pool breakdown and specific prize money regulations will be announced by the FIVB at the end of November upon finalisation of the calendar.
Major decisions: Rally Point System, Playing Court 8x8m, US$4,650,000 Prize Money 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES-ATHENS GREECE An inspection visit was carried out by the FIVB last March in Athens. On this occasion ATHOC has granted the FIVB to set up a venue with 2 stadiums for 10,000 and 7,500 spectators. Full Story
BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001Spain Open, Men, in Tenerife 13-17 June The 2001 FIVB Men's World Tour Begins in Spain Tenerife, Spain, 14 June, 2001 - The Spain Open (Tenerife) is the season opener for the Men's 2001 FIVB World Tour.The best men's beach volleyball teams in the world - including all the medalists from the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games will compete at Playa de Les Teresitas - the beautiful beach located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
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FOUR USA MEN'S TEAM OPEN FIVB EVENT FRIDAY IN CANARY ISLANDS TENERIFE, CANARY ISLANDS - Led by Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medallists Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana, four teams from the Association ofVolleyballProfessionals (AVP) open the international season for men's here Friday (June15) in a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event.Joining Blanton (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and Fonoimoana (Hermosa Beach, Calif. in the 32-team Main Draw competition for the United States are the teams of Dax Holdren (Santa Barbara, Calif.)/Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.),Stein Metzger (Honolulu, Hi.)/Kevin Wong (Pearl City, Hi.) and Carl Henkel(Redondo Beach, Calif.)/Sinjin Smith (Pacific Palisades, Calif.). Holdren and Rogers staged one of the sport's "most impressive" comebacks in defeating Blanton and Fonoimoana 21-18, 16-21 and 17-15 in the 62-minute GoldMedal match last Sunday (June 10) at the opening 2001 AVP event of the season. The title was Holdren and Rogers' second domestic Gold Medal this season after defeating Metzger and Wong in the finals of an April 22 event inClearwater Beach, Fla.Blanton and Fonoimoana have one domestic title to their credit this season after beating Holdren and Rogers twice in three matches May 27 at an invitational event in Oceanside, Calif. Blanton and Fonoimoana upset the Brazilian pair of Ze'Marco de Melo and Ricardo Santos to win the Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medal. Ze'Marco and Ricardo had won five FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events in 2000 enroute to $231,000 in international earnings. Following this week's event, the four AVP teams remain in Europe for a combined stop with the men in Gstaad, Switzerland (June 19-24). The FIVB men's circuit continues in Germany (Berlin, June 27-July 1), Norway (Stavanger, July 4-8) and Italy (Lignano Sabbiadoro, July 11-15) before July 16-22's men's and women's international event in Marseille, France. BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 Spain Open, Men, in Tenerife 13-17 June Top Two Brazillian Teams Undefeated Tenerife, Spain, 15 June, 2001 - The number one seeded team of Emanuel-Tande (BRA) and the number two seeded team of Ricardo-Loiola (BRA)are both undefeated after the first day of competition. Emanuel-Tande defeated Carvajal-Bernal (CUB) 2-0 (21-14, 21-17) and Kobel-Heuscher (SUI) 2-0 (21-18, 21-14) while Ricardo-Loiola were victorious against Kais-Kais (EST) 2-0 (21-18, 21-14) and Holden-Leinemann 2-0 (21-5, 26-24).Blanton-Fonoimoana (USA) the 2000 Sydney Olympic Champions and Laciga-Laciga (SUI) the defending 2000 Tenerife Champions were also undefeated on the first day of competition. In fact, these strong teams will play against each other in the first round of matches on Saturday morning.The other undefeated teams from Friday's competition are: Wong-Metzger(USA), Marcio-Adriano (BRA), Baracetti-Conde (ARG), Child-Hesse (CAN).The eight remaining teams with only one loss are: Emishin-Kouchnerev(RUS), Bosma-Cotrino (ESP), Ze Marco-Para (BRA), Kjemperud-Hoidalen (NOR),Maaseide-Horrem (NOR), Zahner-Prosser AUS US),Slack-Novosel (AUS),Kobel-Heuscher (SUI).The matches will begin on Saturday June 16 at 9:00. BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 Spain Open, Men, in Tenerife 13-17 June-Teams from four different countries compete in the semi-finals Tenerife, Spain, 16 June, 2001 Teams from four different countires will compete in the semi-finals of the first Men’s FIVB World Tour event of the 2001 season. Emanuel-Tande (BRA), Child-Heese (CAN), Laciga-Laciga (SUI)and Baracetti-Conde (ARG) will battle for the 2001 Spain Open (Tenerife)Championship on Sunday. The beauty of Playa de Las Teresitas combined with perfect weather (28C and sunny) provided an excellent backdrop for todays matches. 3000 enthusiatic spectators were treated to the best beach volleyball in the world. Ten of the 18 matches played this day were decided in an exciting third set. Emanuel-Tande (BRA) will play Child-Heese (CAN) in the first semi-final on Sunday while Baracetti-Conde (ARG) will duel Laciga-Laciga (SUI) in the second semi-final. The first semi-final match will begin on Sunday June 17 at 10:00. BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 Spain Open, Men, in Tenerife 13-17 June-Emanuel-Tande (BRA) dominate the first event of the 2001 season Tenerife, Spain, 17 June, 2001 Emanuel-Tande (BRA) had convincing victories in both their semi-final match against Child-Heese (CAN) and in the final against Laciga-Laciga (SUI).Emanuel-Tande took only 40 minutes to defeat Child-Hesse 2-0 (21-14, 21-17) in the first semi-final and only 31 minutes to win the championship from Laciga-Laciga 2-0 (21-19, 21-14).This was a very successsful beginning to the new partnership of Emanuel-Tande who will now wear the gold jerseys in the next weekends FIVB World Tour Open in Gstaad, Switzerland.In the other semi-final match today Laciga-Laciga defeated Baracetti-Conde(ARG) 2-1 (19-21, 21-11, 15-13). Baracetti-Conde managed to win the bronze medal against Child-Heese 2-0 (21-15, 25-23).
Rk Players Country Prize Main Draw Ranking 1 Emanuel-Tande BRA 360 $27,000.00 2 Laciga P.-Laciga M.SUI 324 $18,000.00 3 Baracetti-Conde ARG 288 $14,000.00 4 Child-Heese CAN 244 $11,000.00 5 Ricardo-Loiola BRA 216 $ 9,000.00 5 Wong-Metzger USA 216 $ 9,000.00 7 Kobel-Heuscher SUI 180 $ 7,000.00 7 Blanton-Fonoimoana E.USA180 $ 7,000.00 9 Zahner-Prosser AUS 144 $ 5,500.00 17 Rogers-Holdren USA 72 $ 3,000.00 17Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA 72 $ 3,000.00
A warm welcome to everybody ! Gstaad stands for peaceful holidays under clear blue sky with sunshine. Everything is done that our guests feel welcome, because in the Saanenland, hospitality is a time-honoured tradition and not just an empty phrase.Gstaad – Saanenland is located in the southwestern Switzerland on the border to the French-speaking region. It is a beautiful village in a superb Alpine setting, embraces timeless tradition, a wealth of leisure and pleasure attraction and events of international renown. It’s a great region to escape the pace and pressure of everyday lifeGstaad the pretty chalet village with its lively pedestrian centre has about 3’500 inhabitants and as much cows.The official language is Swiss German, but English and French is widely used in trade and tourism. The weather in Gstaad in June has an average temperature of 20o C, the humidity is not too high and the winds are mostly light winds. There are sometimes some storms in the evenings.Gstaad is easily accessible from the aeroports Zürich (2.5 hours) and Geneva (1.5 hours) by car or by train.We are looking forward to welcome you at the beach volleyball world tour Gstaad 2001 and wish you already today a good trip.Gstaad's remarkable high vacation quality has been proved by its guests: 60% of them come back year for year.
Men finished qualification tournament, 8 of the teams qualified for the main draw 22-Jun-2001 The men's teams finished the qualilfication tournaments yesterday under the blue sky of Gstaad in the Saanenland region. From a swiss view, it is great to see that the team Gscheidle/Vesti played well in the qualification so that there are now 4 Swiss teams playing in the main draw. Their opponents in the looser's round, Gartmayer-Nowotny AUT could qualify for the main draw after two wins in the playoffs. An additional playoff was played between the brasilian teams Paulao-Bellaguarda BRA and Fred-Paulo Emilo BRA, which was won by Paulao-Bellaguarda. Beside these three teams, the following 5 teams qualified for the main draw: Slack-Novosel AUS, Ferrer Cutino-Perez Falcon CUB, Bosmo-Cotrino ESP, Klemperer-Rademacher GER, Wong-Metzger USA. Today the Saanenland is awaiting the olympic winners Blanton-Fonoimoana USA. Together with the other teams, the world's elite will play the first 40 matches of the main draw.Matches start at 9am on 4 courts. THREE AVP MEN'S TEAMS POST 2-0 MARKS IN FIVB OPENING MAIN DRAW ROUNDS;FONTANA & YOUNGS ADVANCE TO FIFTH WOMEN'S "FINAL FOUR" THIS SEASON GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND - Led by Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medallists Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana, three men's teams from the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) each posted 2-0 match marks here Friday (June 22) during the opening Main Draw rounds of this week's $360,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event.While the AVP men posted an 8-1 match record Friday, third-seeded Barbra Fontana (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Elaine Youngs (Encinitas, Calif.) won both of their matches Friday to advance to Saturday's women's "final four" for the fifth-straight time this season. Fontana and Youngs have now won their last 10 international matches.The Gstaad stop is the first of five combined men's and women's events on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour this season. The 32-team women's Main Draw started Thursday and ends Saturday with the semi-finals and medal matches. The men's 32-team Main Draw started Friday and concludes Sunday on the Village Centre Courts.Fontana and Youngs advanced to the "final four" with wins over USA rivals Misty May (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Kerri Walsh (Los Gatos, Calif.), and second-seeded Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil. Fontana and Youngs captured last week's FIVB event in Italy by defeating Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia (the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Gold Medallists) in the Gold Medal match,A fourth-place finisher in the season opening FIVB event in Macau this past April, Fontana and Youngs placed first and second in their next two starts in Clearwater Beach, Fla., and Hermosa Beach, Calif., respectively. Fontana and Youngs dropped the Hermosa AVP title match to Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak, who placed fifth this week.May and Walsh will have a chance to avenge their Friday setback to Fontana and Youngs when they challenge the AVP veterans Saturday in the second women's semi-finals. After losing their opening match Friday, May and Walsh scored elimination wins over teams from Brazil, the Czech Republic and Cuba to gain a spot in the "final four."Seeded sixth in the men's Main Draw, Blanton (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and Fonoimoana (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) defeated teams from Switzerland and Germany to advance to Saturday's opening winner's bracket matches where they face third-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos of Brazil. Blanton and Fonoimoana scored a 21-16, 16-21 and 18-16 over 22nd-seeded Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager in a battle of Sydney medallists as the Germans earned the Olympic Bronze last September.Also winning two matches each Friday for the AVP were the teams of seventh-seeded Stein Metzger (Honolulu, Hi.) and Kevin Wong (Pearl City, Hi.) and 21st-seeded Dax Holdren (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.). Metzger and Wong, who had to win four qualifying matches to earn a Main Draw berth, defeated teams from Italy and Portugal Friday. Metzger and Wong challenge the second-seeded Laciga brothers (Martin and Paul) Saturday morning.Holdren and Rogers, who placed 17th last week in the FIVB men's season opener in the Canary Islands, scored two upset wins Friday over two teams from Brazil to advance to Saturday's play where they face 20th-seeded Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde, Argentina. Holdren and Rogers have claimed two pro beach titles earlier this season in Clearwater Beach, Fla., and Hermosa Beach, Calif.Carl Henkel (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Sinjin Smith (Pacific Palisades, Calif.), who were seeded 17th for the United States, bounced back from an opening defeat to a Swedish team to eliminate tandems from China and Spain. Henkel and Smith challenge eighth-seeded John Child and Mark Heese of Canada in an opening elimination match Saturday.In the women's competition, Arce (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and McPeak (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) finished fifth for the second-straight international event. Arce and McPeak eliminated top-seeded Cook and Pottharst before being ousted from the competition by second-seeded Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil.Behar and Bede, who captured the inaugural women's Swiss Open last season by defeating May and McPeak in the finals, will play fifth-seeded Sandra Pires and Tatiana Minello of Brazil in Saturday's first women's semi-finals. Pires and Minello, who handed Arce and McPeak their first defeat Friday, advanced to the "final four" with a win eighth-seeded Dalixia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba.Diane DeNecochea (LaJolla, Calif.) and Liz Masakayan (San Diego, Calif.), who were seeded 17th, placed 13th after dropping an elimination match to seventh-seeded Jackie Silva and Claudia Costa of Brazil. Arce and McPeak then ousted Silva and Claudia.The Gstaad stop is the third women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event this season and the second for the men. The AVP women remain in Europe for an event in event in Gran Canaria, Spain before resuming domestic play July 13-15 at the $125,000 Sunkist Open at Muskegon (Mich.). The AVP men have events in Berlin, Germany and Stavanger, Norway before Muskegon. BRAZILIANS DEFEAT AVP's FONTANA & YOUNGS IN FIVB GOLD MEDAL MATCH;UNITED STATES CAPTURES TWO SWISS MEDALS GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND - Second-seeded Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede snapped a four-event Gold Medal drought here Saturday (June 23) as the Brazilians defeated third-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs of the Association of Volleyball Professionals to win the first-place prize in the $180,000 women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event.The Gstaad stop is the first of five combined men's and women's events on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour this season. The 32-team women's Main Draw started Thursday and ended Saturday with the semi-finals and medal matches.The men's 32-team Main Draw started Friday and concludes Sunday on the Village Centre Courts. The winningest team in FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour history, Behar and Bede won their 21st international event and 40th medal by scoring a 21-15 and 22-20 win in 43 minutes over Fontana (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Youngs(Encinitas, Calif.). Behar and Bede shared the $27,000 first-place prize while Fontana and Youngs split $18,000. The Swiss Gold Medal was the second-straight for Behar and Bede, who captured the inaugural Gstaad women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event last season when they defeated Misty May and Holly McPeak of the United States in the title match. Prior to Saturday's title, Behar and Bede had finished second, fourth, second and third in their previous four international starts. Two of the runner up finishes were to Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games last September and in Macau this past April. Behar and Bede had placed fourth last November in Brazil and third last week in Italy where Fontana and Youngs defeated Cook and Pottharst for the Gold Medal.Behar and Bede, the 1999 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Champions and Pan American Gold Medallists, were competing in their 48 international event together with 44 "final four" finishes. Behar and Bede advanced to Saturday's final with a 21-14 and 21-19 win over fifth-seeded Sandra Pires and Tatiana Minello of Brazil.Fontana and Youngs, who were competing in only their fifth event together,entered Saturday's Gold Medal match with an 11-match international winning streak. Fontana and Youngs opened Saturday's play with a 21-19 and 21-16 win over USA rivals Misty May and Kerri Walsh in a semi-final contest.May (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Walsh (Los Gatos, Calif.) rebounded from their opening defeat Saturday to capture the Bronze Medal with a 21-15 and 21-16 win over Pires and Minello. May and Walsh, who was competing in her fourth pro beach event, split $14,000 for the third-place finish. Pires and Minello, who placed fourth in Italy last week, shared $11,000 for fourth-place.A fourth-place finisher in the season opening FIVB event in Macau, Fontana and Youngs placed first and second in their next two starts in Clearwater Beach, Fla., and Hermosa Beach, Calif., respectively. Fontana and Youngs dropped the Hermosa AVP title match to Lisa Arce and McPeak, who placed fifth this week to share $9,000.Saturday's Gold Medal match was the 36th-time that the United States has played Brazil in a women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour final. Both countries have won 18 times with the United States winning the previous three Gold Medal meetings in Chicago, France and Brazil last season.Brazil has now won 41 of the 73 women's FIVB events since the start of the international tour in 1992. The South Americans have gathered 112 medals and earned 135 "final four" finishes. With two teams on the podium Saturday, the United States has now claimed 80 international medals. With Fontana and Youngs' title last week in Italy, the United States has 29 Gold Medal finishes and 109 "final four" placements.Arce (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and McPeak (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) finished fifth for the second-straight international event. Arce and McPeak eliminated top-seeded Cook and Pottharst before being ousted from the competition by Behar and Bede. The AVP teams of 17th-seeded Diane DeNecochea(LaJolla, Calif.)/Liz Masakayan (San Diego, Calif.) and 21st-seeded Danalee Bragado (Honolulu, Hi.)/Ali Wood (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.), placed 13th($4,000) and 17th ($3,000), respectively, at the Swiss FIVB event.The Gstaad stop is the third women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event this season and the second for the men. The AVP women remain in Europe for an event in event in Gran Canaria, Spain (July 4-8) before resuming domestic play July 13-15 at the $125,000 Sunkist Open at Muskegon (Mich.). The AVP men have events in Berlin, Germany (June 27-July 1) and Stavanger, Norway (June 4-8) before Muskegon. BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 Gstaad Men's Open 2001, in Gstaad/Switzerland, 20-24 June << Great final in the men's tournament in Gstaad with three nations on the winners' podium >>The last day of the FIVB Beach World Tour tournament in Gstaad was as warm and sunny as all the previous days - a world record to add to the Beach records! Kevin Wong and Stein Metzger are the victors of this first men's World Tour in Switzerland. The American duo beat the top Swiss duo Paul and Martin Laciga 2:0 (21:17 / 22:20). Standing on the winner's podium, the Americans won the hearts of the 4,000 spectators with storms of applause when they expressed their conviction "we love Switzerland, we love Gstaad,the cows, the beautiful setting, and we love you all". Even in the semi-final against the duo Ricardo-Loiola (BRA) the Swiss had a very rough start. They lost the first set 21:16. But then they were able to count on the total support of the public who literally whipped up their enthusiasm and their national team duo to push the latter into the Final.With resounding cries of "La-Ola" and "Hopp Schwiz" and much stamping of feet the public gave as much as their best to the two Swiss "Beachboys", and this outstanding public display of support was all that it needed to push the two Lacigas to victory and a place in the Final.In the match for 3rd place the two newly formed Brazilian teams Emanuel-Tande and Ricardo-Loiola were face to face. The winners from Teneriffe Emanuel-Tande (BRA) managed to impose their victory with the score of 2:0 setsAs is now traditional in this alpine region of Switzerland, the three top place teams each receive traditional and native cow bells to take home with them The Organising Committee would like to thank all the players - Good bye,and see you next year, same time, same place... AVP's METZGER & WONG CAPTURE FIVB SWISS OPEN GOLD MEDAL GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND - For the second-straight week, a team from the Association of Volleyball Professsionals (AVP) captured a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event as Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong upset the top two seeded teams here Sunday (June 24) to claim the Gold Medal at the $180,000 men's Swiss Open.The Gstaad stop was the first of five combined men's and women's events on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour this season. The women's international event concluded Saturday with Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil defeating the AVP's Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs in the Gold Medal match Fontana and Youngs had captured the AVP's first international Gold Medal this season when they defeated Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst, the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Gold Medallists, to win the Italy event in Calgiari last Sunday. The United States women netted two medals on Gstaad's Village Centre courts with Misty May and Kerry Walsh winning the Bronze Medal.Seeded seventh in the 32-team men's Main Draw, Metzger (Honolulu, Hi.) and Wong (Pearl City, Hi.) shared the $27,000 first-place prize by scoring a 21-17 and 22-20 win over the second-seeded Laciga brothers (Martin and Paul) in the 38-minute title match. The Gold Medal was the 24th for the United States in 117 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events and the first "open"crown since Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers advanced through the qualifier to win the 2000 Mexico Open in Rosarito last June.The win was Metzger's first-ever as a pro beach player while Wong was winning for the second time. Wong and Rob Heidger, who finished fifth at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games with the Lacigas, captured a Gold Medal September 12, 1999 in an international invitational in San Diego, Calif. The Lacigas were competing in their ninth FIVB final.Metzger and Wong opened Sunday's play with a 22-20, 16-21 and 15-11 semi-final win over top-seeded Emanuel Rego and Tande Ramos of Brazil.Emanuel, who has won a record 31 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour titles, and Tande had won last week's men's event in the Canary Islands as Metzger and Wong placed fifth in their first international event together. Metzger and Wong dropped a 21-15 and 21-16 decision to Emanuel and Tande in the Canary Islands June 16.With the semi-final win, Metzger and Wong faced the second-seeded Laciga brothers (Martin and Paul) for the second time in two days in the Swiss Open finals. Metzger and Wong scored a 21-19, 21-19 and 15-11 win in 53 minutes over the Lacigas in Saturday's opening match in the third-round of the winner's bracket.Metzger and Wong, who had to win four matches in the 69-team Qualification Tournament Wednesday and Thursday, were playing in only fourth their pro beach event together. The pair opened the season by placing second and third in domestic events in Clearwater Beach, Fla., and Hermosa Beach, Calif.,respectively.In four events this season, Metzger and Wong have shared $53,700 in earnings while posting a 23-6 match mark. Metzger and Wong have also won three of four matches against the AVP's Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana, the Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medallists for the United States. Internationally, Metzger and Wong have a 14-3 match mark. The Lacigas, who were playing in the second-straight international finale after dropping last week's Gold Medal match to Emanuel and Tande (21-19 and 21-14), split $18,000 for the Silver Medal. The Lacigas scored a 16-21,21-18 and 15-10 win over third-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos of Brazil in Sunday's second semi-final match. Emanuel and Tande, who had a 10-match FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour winning streak snapped by Metzger and Wong, captured the Bronze Medal by defeating Loiola and Ricardo 22-20 and 21-17. Emanuel and Tande shared $14,000 for third-place while Loiola and Ricardo split $11,000. For the first time in 13 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events, Brazil did not have a team in the Gold Medal match. The All-USA final where Holdren and Rogers defeated Heidger and Wong for the Mexico Gold Medal last June was the last time that the South American country did not have a team in an international final.AVP teams also gathered two ninths and a 13th Saturday. Blanton (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and Fonoimoana (Hermosa Beach, Calif.), who were seeded sixth= ,dropped Saturday matches to Loiola/Ricardo and 18th-seeded Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev of Russia to place ninth and split $5,500.Holdren (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.), who were seeded 21st, also dropped a pair of matches Saturday to 20th-seeded Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde of Argentina and John Child/Mark Heese of Canada.After finishing 17th last week in the Canary Islands, Holdren and Rogers improved to ninth this weekend to share $5,500.Holdren and Rogers had claimed two pro beach titles earlier this season in Clearwater Beach, Fla., and Hermosa Beach, Calif. Holdren and Rogers defeated Metzger and Wong in the Clearwater final. Holdren and Rogers rallied from a 13-7 deficit in the third game to capture the AVP Hermosa title over Blanton and Fonoimoana.Carl Henkel (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Sinjin Smith (Pacific Palisades,Calif.), who were seeded 17th for the United States, dropped their opening match Saturday to Child and Heese to place 13th. Henkel and Smith, who finished 17th in the Canary Islands, shared $4,000. FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour June 22, 2001 at Gstaad, Switzerland - Women's Main Draw Results/Schedule Winner's Bracket, Third-round · Dalixia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (8) def. Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1), 14-21, 29-27 and 15-13 (55 minutes); · Sandra Pires/Tatiana Minello, Brazil (5) def. Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (4), 21-18, 19-21 and 15-8 (57); · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) def. Misty May/Kerri Walsh, United States (6), 21-15 and 21-16 (34); · Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Brazil (2) def. Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (23), 24-22 and 21-14 (43). Loser's Bracket, Third-round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $4,000) · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (17) def. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (26, 7), 15-21, 21-19 and 15-10 (53); · Tian Jia/Wang Fei, China (11) def. Ulrike Schmidt/Jana Vollmer, Germany (29), 21-14, 18-21 and 15-12 (57); · Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (27, 2) def. Zhang Jingkun/Liu Chun Ying, China (19, 3), 21-18 and 21-17 (34); · Jackie Silva/Claudia Costa, Brazil (7) def. Diane DeNecochea/Liz Masakayan, United States (17), 19-21, 21-15 and 15-8 (50). Loser's Bracket, Fourth-round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $5,500) · Arce/McPeak, United States (4) def. Chi/Xiong, China (17), 21-15 and 21-12 (48); · Cook/Pottharst, Australia (1) def. Tian Jia/Wang Fei, China (11), 21-15 and 21-14 (34); · Celbova/Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (23) def. Pohl/Rau, Germany (27, 2),21-16 and 21-13 (34); · May/Walsh, United States (6) def. Silva/Claudia, Brazil (7), 21-11 and 24-22 (34). Winner's Bracket, Fourth-round (winner's advance to Saturday's semi-finals · Pires/Minello, Brazil (5) def. Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (8),21-17 and 21-16 (38); · Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) def. Behar/Bede, Brazil (2), 21-15 and 21-19 (39). Loser's Bracket, Fifth-round (losers eliminated, place seventh, split $7,000) · Arce/McPeak, United States (4) def. Cook/Pottharst, Australia (1), 20-22,21-16 and 15-13 (53); · May/Walsh, United States (6) def. Celbova/Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (23),21-16 and 21-10 (30). Loser's Bracket, Sixth-round (winners to Saturday's semi-finals; losers eliminated, place fifth, split $9,000) · Behar/Bede, Brazil (2) def. Arce/McPeak, United States (4), 23-21, 12-21 and15-11 (57); · May/Walsh, United States (6) def. Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (8),21-14 and 21-12 (28). June 23, 2001 at Gstaad, Switzerland - Women's Main Draw Schedule Semi-finals Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Brazil (2) def. Sandra Pires/Tatiana Minello,Brazil (5), 21-14 and 21-19 (39 minutes); Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) def. Misty May/Kerri Walsh,United States (6), 21-19 and 21-16 (41); Bronze Medal Match (winners place third, split $14,000, losers place fourth,split $11,000) May/Walsh, United States (6) def. Pires/Minello, Brazil (5), 21-15 and21-16 (32). Gold Medal Match (winners place first, split $27,000, losers place second,split $18,000) Behar/Bede, Brazil (2) def. Fontana/Youngs, United States (3), 21-15 and 22-20 (43). Adriana Behar & Shelda Bede of Brazil
June 22, 2001 at Gstaad, Switzerland - United States Men's Main Draw Results/Schedule Winner's Bracket, First-round · Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (No. 16-seeded Main Draw team) def. Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith, United States (17), 21-13, 27-25 (49 minutes); · Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers, United States (21) def. Zé Marco de Melo/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (12), 21-11 and 22-20 (34); · Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, United States (6) def. Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (27), 26-24 and 21-15 (47); · Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (7, No. 3-seeded Qualification Tournament team) vs. Andrea Pimponi/Maurizio Raffaelli, Italy (26), 21-15 and 21-17 (38). Winner's Bracket, Second-round Brazil · Holdren/Rogers, United States (21) def. Paulão Moreira/Jefferson Bellaguarda, Brazil (5, 2), 21-18, 12-21 and 15-10 (51); · Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States (6) def. Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (22), 21-16, 16-21 and 18-16 (59); · Metzger/Wong, United States (7, 3) def. Luis Maia/Joao Brenha, Portugal (10), 21-15, 21-22 and 15-11 (59). Loser's Bracket, First-round (losers eliminated, place 25th, split $2,000) · Henkel/Smith, United States (17) def. Gu Yu/Xu Qiang, China (32),21-14 and 21-15 (39); Loser's Bracket, Second-round (losers eliminated, place 17th, split $3,000) · Henkel/Smith,United States(17)def.Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino,Spain(15, 4), 23-21 and 21-9 (38). Winner's Bracket, Third-round Emanuel Rego/Tande Ramos, Brazil (1) def. Niklos Berger/Oliver Stamm,Austria (25), 21-17 and 21-17 (36 minutes); Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina (20) def. Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers, United States (21), 21-14 and 21-13 (37); Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) def. Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana,United States (6), 26-24, 19-21 and 15-9 (58); Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (7, 3) def. Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland (2)., 19-21, 21-19 and 15-11 (53). Loser's Bracket, Third-round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $4,000) John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (8) def. Henkel/Smith, United States (17),21-17 and 21-16 (45); Marco/Par=E1, Brazil (12) def. Jody Holden/Conrad Leinemann, Canada(19),21-18 and 21-18 (46); Joshua Slack/Jarrod Novosel, Australia (14, 7) def. Oliver Oetke/ Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (11), 21-15, 17-21 and 15-13 (54); Sergery Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (18) def. Stefan Kobel/Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (9), 23-21, 14-21 and 15-12 (53). Loser's Bracket, Fourth-round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $5,500) Child/Heese, Canada (8) def. Holdren/Rogers, United States (21), 22-20,19-21 and 15-11 (55); Marco/Par=E1, Brazil (12) def. Berger/Stamm, Austria (25), 21-12 and 26-24(83); M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland (2) def. Slack/Novosel, Australia (14,7),23-21 and 21-15 (37); Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia (18) def. Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States(6), 21-19, 16-21 and 15-8 (51) Winner's Bracket, Fourth-round (winner's advance to Sunday's semi-finals Emanuel/Tande,Brazil(1)def.Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (20), 21-18,16-21 and 15-7 (50); Loiola/Ricardo,Brazil(3)def.Metzger/Wong,U.States(7, 3),21-15,17-21and 15-7 (56). Loser's Bracket, Fifth-round (losers eliminated,place seventh,split $7,000) Child/Heese, Canada (8) def. ZeMarco/Para, Brazil (12), 21-15 and 21-19(34); M. Laciga/P.Laciga,Switzerland(2)def.Ermishin/Kouchnerev,Russia(18),21-18 and 21-14 (38). Loser's Bracket, Sixth-round (winners to Saturday's semi-finals; losers eliminated, place fifth, split $9,000) Metzger/Wong, United States (7, 3) def. Child/Heese, Canada (8) 21-14 and 21-16 (36); M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland (2) def. Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (20),21-15 and 21-12 (30). Semi-finals Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (7, 3), def. Emanuel Rego/Tande Ramos, Brazil (1), 22-20, 16-21 and 15-11 (54 minutes); M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland (2) def. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos,Brazil (3), 16-21, 21-18 and 15-10 (53). Bronze Medal Match (winners place third,split $14,000,losers place fourth,split $11,000) Emanuel/Tande, Brazil (1) def. Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (3), 22-20 and 21-17(37). Gold Medal Match (winners place first, split $27,000, losers place second,split $18,000) Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (7, 3) def. M. Laciga/P. Laciga,Switzerland (2), 21-17 and 22-20 (38). Kevin Wong Stein Metzger
Rk Players Country Prize Main Draw Ranking 1 Wong-Metzger USA 360 $27,000.00 2 Laciga P.-Laciga M. SUI 324 $18,000.00 3 Emanuel-Tande BRA 288 $14,000.00 4 Ricardo-Loiola BRA 244 $11.000,00 5 Baracetti-Conde ARG 216 $9.000,00 5 Child-Heese CAN 216 $9.000,00 7 Zé Marco-Pará BRA 180 $7.000,00 7 Ermishin"Russia"-Kouchnerev RUS 180 $7.000,00 9 Slack-Novosel AUS 144 $5.500,00 9 Berger-Stamm AUT 144 $5.500,00 9 Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA 144 $5.500,00 9 Rogers-Holdren USA 144 $5.500,00 13 Holden-Leinemann CAN 108 $4.000,00 13 Oetke-Scheuerpflug GER 108 $4.000,00 13Kobel-Heuscher SUI 108 $4.000,00 13Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA 108 $4.000,00
Berlin,German Open,27th June-01st July2001
Berlin
On the "Platz an der Jannowitzbrucke", close to the world famous "Brandeburg" door and to the German "Reichstag" in dowtown Berlin, sandy courts will be set up especially to host the FIVB World Tour for the fifth consecutive year.
Rk Players Country Prize (US$) Main Draw Ranking 1st Zahner-Prosser AUS 360 $ 27,000 2nd Laciga P.-Laciga M. SUI 324 18,000 3rd Emanuel-Tande BRA 288 14,000 4th Kobel-Heuscher SUI 244 11,000 5th Zé Marco-Pará BRA 216 9,000 5th Child-Heese CAN 216 9,000 7th Baracetti-Conde ARG 180 7,000 7th Kjemperud-Hoidalen NOR 180 7,000 9th Paulão-Bellaguarda BRA 144 5,500 9th Ahmann-Hager GER 144 5,500 9th Zaitsev-Karasev RUS 144 5,500 9th Rogers-Holdren USA 144 5,500 13th Slack-Novosel AUS 108 4,000 13th Dieckmann M.-Reckermann GER 108 4,000 13th McCaw-Heidger R. USA 108 4,000 13th Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA 108 4,000 17th Berger-Stamm AUT 72 3,000 17th Holden-Leinemann CAN 72 3,000 17th Milian Carvajal-Ramirez Bernal CUB 72 3,000 17th Oetke-Scheuerpflug GER 72 3,000 17th Maaseide-Horrem NOR 72 3,000 17th Maia-Brenha POR 72 3,000 17th Ermishin " Russia"-Kouchnerev RUS 72 3,000 17th Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA 72 3,000
Olympic medallists Blanton/Fonoimoana(USA)eliminated Ahmann/Hager qualify 29-Jun-2001 Berlin, June 29th 2001:Todd Rogers/Day Holdren(USA) defeated fellow countryman Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, Gold medallists at the Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney, 19:21,21:14 and 15:12 in a exhausting 55 minutes battle in the last match of the day which eliminated the gold medallist from the tournament. The two top seeded teams Emanuel/Tande (BRA) and Laciga/Laciga (SUI) played to expectation and didn't lose a match. Zé Marco/Pará and Paulao/Bellaguarda from Brasil and Child Heese, Canada, Baracetti/Conde, Argentina, Zahner/Prosser, Australia and Kjemperud/Hoidale, Norway also played well and will play in tomorrows winners bracket quarter finals.Warmed by bright sunshine and 24°C temperatures, 3.000 spectators enjoyed tremendous Beach Volleyball matches close to the "Alexanderplatz". in the heart of Germanys capital Berlin. The main draw consisted of the best male Beach Volleyball teams of the world, including all medallists at the Olympic games in Sydney 2000 Olympic bronze medallists Ahmann/Hager defeated fellow German players Oetke/Scheuerpflug to advance to tomorrows 2nd round where they join another German team Dieckmann/Reckermann who also survived a tough first day of the main draw. Laciga/Laciga hope to win their first FIVB tournament 2001! New formed team Emanuel/Tande is successful Berlin, June 30th 2001: The Swiss brothers Laciga/Laciga so far undefeated in this tournament have qualified for the semi-finals. After being beaten in the final in Spain and Switzerland they hope to win their first FIVB tournament for 2001 at the German Open 2001 in Berlin. They will play their semi-final against their countrymen Kobel/Heuscher the surprise team of the 2nd day of the main draw.1st -seeded world ranking leaders Emanuel/Tande (BRA) also played well, winning all of their matches and gaining direct access to the semi-finals. Their opponent will be the team Zahner/Prosser from Australia who defeated 8th seeded Zé Marco/Pará from Brasil in a nerve-racking quarter-final.Olympia bronze medallists Ahmann/Hager from Germany were able to win the longest match of the day in 1:10 min against the legendary Beach Volleyball player Sinjin Smith an his partner Carl Henkel by 14:21, 21:16 and 13:15. However they were defeated by Baracetti/Conde from Argentina in two sets and finished in 9th place. 12.000 Spectators watched some great Beach Volleyball under clear blue skies and 26°C temperatures.The tournament continues with the semi-finals tomorrow at 9:30 am. The final starts at 13:30 and will be live broadcasted on SFB. Zahner/Prosser win their first FIVB tournament ever! Swiss team Laciga/Laciga deafeated in a final for the third time this year! Berlin, July 1st 2001: The German Open 2001 in Berlin ended with a very big surprise. The Australian team Lee Zahner/ Julien Prosser defeated Paul and Martin Laciga from Switzerland in a nerve-racking three sets final(18:21, 28:26 , 22:20). Although the swiss team had 6 matchballs in the second set they lost it finally due to a red card against Martin Laciga for pulling down the net in anger. 7000 spectators were very excited by a tremendous match. The first surprise of the day was when the Australians defeated the top seeded Emanuel/Tande in the semi-final by 28:26,14:21 and 15:11. In the all swiss semi-final Paul and Martin Laciga triumphed over their countryman Stefan Kobel/Patrick Heuscher by 27:25 and 26:24. In the battle for the 3rd Place the Swiss team Kober/Heuscher presented themselves as fearless opponent against the major favorite team Emanuel/Tande from Brasil. In the end however the brasillian team won by two sets (21:16, 21:18) 32.000 Spectators joined exciting matches on all days of the tournament. Warm days and hardly any clouds made for perfect conditions for the German Open 2001. Once more downtown Berlin presented as much beach feeling as at the copacabana. We are looking forward to the next German Open when it might take place on a different ground but for sure in berlin again.
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Emanuel-Tande BRA - Gold Medal Winners 2001
Rk Players Country Prize (US$) Main Draw Ranking 1st Emanuel-Tande BRA $ 27,000 2nd Laciga P.-Laciga M. SUI 18,000 3rd Zé Marco-Pará BRA 14,000 4th Child-Heese CAN 11,000 5th Oetke-Scheuerpflug GER 9,000 5th Kjemperud-Hoidalen NOR 9,000 7th Ahmann-Hager GER 7,000 7th Berg B.-Dahl SWE 7,000 9th Baracetti-Conde ARG 5,500 9th Maia-Brenha POR 5,500 9th Ermishin -Kouchnerev RUS 5,500 9th Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA 5,500 13th Zahner-Prosser AUS 4,000 13th Maaseide-Horrem NOR 4,000 13th Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA 4,000 13th Wong-Metzger USA 4,000 17th Martinez-Salema ARG 3,000 17th Slack-Novosel AUS 3,000 17th Berger-Stamm AUT 3,000 17th Ricardo-Loiola BRA 3,000 17th Roberto Lopes-Franco BRA 3,000 17th Holden-Leinemann CAN 3,000 17th Watanabe-Shiratori JPN 3,000 17th Rogers-Holdren USA 3,000
Swedish Surprise in Main Draw, Stavanger-07-Jul-2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Title: Phillips Open Location: Norway - Stavanger - in Vågen Late: July 4th through July 8th 2001, Men´s competition Prize money: US $ 180.000
Bjørn Berg and Simon Dahl, the Swedish No. 1 team, are unbeaten after two rounds in the Main Draw of the Phillips Open 2001 in Stavanger, Norway. The two wins by the Swedes was the biggest surprise on another fantastic day in Vågen Harbour. Not only has it been beach volley of the highest level throughout the competition, it has also proven how close the main draw teams are in standard, and how quickly potential victories can be turned into defeats. Berg and Dahl, seeded 22nd in the competition, made it through to the winners bracket third round with hard fought victories over Loiola/Ricardo from Brazil in their first match, 2-0 (21-15, 21-18), and the Olympic Champions Blanton/Fonomoiana, USA in their second, 2-1 (21-15, 12-21, 20-18). Surprisingly Loiola/Ricardo of Brazil have suffered two losses and have been eliminated from the competition for a final finish of 17th place. The other major surprise of the day occurred when the Japanese team of Watanabe/Shiratori defeated the Gstaad , Switzerland Champions Wong/Metzger, USA, in the first round. The Japan team are competing in the main draw for the very first time. The other 7 teams who will join the Swedes in the third round winners bracket are : Emanuel/Tande, Brazil, Ze Marco/Para, Brazil, Smith/Henkel, USA, Child/Heese, Canada, Oetke/Scheuerpluf, Germany, Kjemperud/Høidalen, Norway and Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland. For the Norwegian fans the most enthralling match of the day was between old teammates, Bjørn Maaseide and Jan Kvalheim, and their new partners in the first round. It was a fight that thrilled the capacity crowd and was played with plenty of emotion being shown by both players. Maaseide/Horrem eventually won the match 2-0 and after a loss and a victory they will be playing in tomorrows losers bracket third round for a chance to continue through to Sundays finals.The competition continues tomorrow at 10 a.m on four courts. For detailed information, please call the Press Center, +47 51 76 94 15,or contact Press Director Kjell-Gunnar Dahle, +47 900 88 249 Brazil, Canada and Switzerland to contest semifinals in Stavanger-07-Jul-2001 Two Brazilian teams, Emanuel/Tande and Ze Marco/Para, will tomorrow battle for a chance to contest the gold medal final in the first semifinal in the FIVB World Tour Phillips Open 2001 in Stavanger, Norway. In the other semifinal the Laciga-brothers from Switzerland will play Child/Heese from Canada for the second spot in the gold medal match. Emanuel/Tande was the first team to reach the semi final with victories over Ze Marco/Para and Child/Heese in their two matches today. Martin and Paul Laciga defeated Kjemperud/Høidalen of Norway in their first game today, and then received a walk over to the semifinal due to an knee injury to Oetke of Germany, who was unable to play the winners bracket semi final. Norwegian team Kjemperud/Høidalen received great support from the home crowd, but fell at the last hurdle and were defeated by Child/Heese for the last semi final spot. An enthusiastic crowd, who filled the stadion to capasity all day, cheered on the players from all countries, and even stayed to cheer on Kjemperud/Høidalen when rain threatened to delay play.The first semi final will commence tomorrow at 12 noon with the bronze medal play off scheduled for 2.30 p.m, with the gold medal match to follow immediately after, in the presence of HRH Princess Mãrtha Louise of Norway. Emanuel and Tande win again in Stavanger-08-Jul-2001 Led by tournament best player, Emanuel, the Brazilian combination Emanuel/Tande dominated the finals in Stavanger, Norway defeating the Laciga-brothers from Switzerland 2-0 (21-19,21-15) in the gold medal match. The Brazilians dominated the tournament going through undefeated. So dominate was their performance that they only lost one set in three days of competition. Early in the day they gave advanced notice of the great form that they were in, by defeating compatriots Ze Marco/Para in the semi final to advance directly to the gold medal game. Paul and Martin Laciga although galant in defeat, have now competed in every final this season, but are still to taste victory. An easy victory in the semi final over Child/Heese of Canada did not translate into a gold medal winning performance in the final. Ze Marco/Para of Brazil recovered from their earlier semi final loss to defeat Child/Heese in a match played in sunshine after both semi finals were played in light rain. The capacity crowd of 3500 spectators were however not detered from enjoing some great beach volleyball.
Rk Players Country Prize (US$) Main Draw Ranking 1st Baracetti-Conde ARG $ 27,000 2nd Ricardo-Loiola BRA 18,000 3rd Emanuel-Tande BRA 14,000 4th Wong-Metzger USA 11,000 5th Holden-Leinemann CAN 9,000 5th Laciga P.-Laciga M. SUI 9,000 7th Roberto Lopes-Franco BRA 7,000 7th Berg B.-Dahl SWE 7,000 9th Slack-Novosel AUS 5,500 9th Kjemperud-Hoidalen NOR 5,500 9th Heyer-Egger M. SUI 5,500 9th Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA 5,500 13th Zahner-Prosser AUS 4,000 13th Maaseide-Horrem NOR 4,000 13th Paulão-Bellaguarda BRA 4,000 13th Witt-Witt USA 4,000 17th Bosma-Cotrino ESP 3,000 17th Ahmann-Hager GER 3,000 17th Oetke-Scheuerpflug GER 3,000 17th Lione-Amore"Eugio" ITA 3,000 17th Maia-Brenha POR 3,000 17th Zaitsev-Karasev RUS 3,000 17th Kobel-Heusche SUI 3,000 17th Rogers-Holdren USA 3,000
BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 Italy Open, Men, in Lignano Sabbiadoro 11-15 July 65 teams from 30 nations fight for eight berths into the main draw Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy, Tuesday 10th July 2001 - 65 men's teams from 30 nations will compete in the qualification tournament of the 2001 Italy Open for eight available spots in the main draw.Five Italian teams will take part in the qualification tournament. The favorite teams are: Berger-Stamm (AUT), Roberto Lopes-Franco (BRA), Milian Caravajal-Ramirez Bernal (CUB), Bosma-Cotrino (ESP) and Fenilli-Sanguanini (ITA). The first matches will begin at 9:00AM Wednesday morning. BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 Italy Open, Men, in Lignano Sabbiadoro 11-15 July No major upsets on the first day of competition Wednesday 11th July 2001- Smoothly and without major upsets, the first day of the qualification tournament was concluded late today, Wednesday afternoon, at the Arena Beach of Lignano Sabbiadoro.Early in the morning the sun was shining and the temperature was 32°C, good conditions for a beach volleyball.The matches started this morning at 9 o'clock and 57 matches were played with 65 teams entered. All the Italian teams were defeated in the first round. The undefeated teams continuing in the winners bracket are: Witt-Witt (USA), Cadieux-Chaloupka (CAN), McCaw-Heidger (USA), Rogers-Holdren (USA), Marcio Araujo-Luizao (BRA), Bosma-Cotrino (ESP), Roberto Lopes-Franco (BRA) and Slack-Novosel (AUS). Berger-Stamm (AUS) moved on in the competition with two wins over Soga-Yano (JPN) and Olofsson-Jonsson (SWE). Unfortunately in the third round they lost to the American team Witt-Witt. The most interesting match played today was between the Cuban team Milian Carvajal-Ferrer Cutino and Roberto Lopes-Franco (BRA). The Brazilian team won the match for 2-1 (14-21, 21-19, 15-5).Matches begin tomorrow at 9:00AM. BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 Italy Open, Men, in Lignano Sabbiadoro 11-15 July Eight teams qualify for the main draw Thursday 12th July 2001 - The second day of the qualification tournament in Lignano Sabbiadoro was concluded today with a total of 17 games being played to determine the eight teams that qualified for the main draw. Over 10,000 spectators enjoyed the matches played by the athletes today,especially the match between Berger-Stamm (AUT) and Marcio Araujo-Luizao (BRA) performed on the central court and won by the Brazilian team for 2-1 (21-11, 16-21, 25-23). The teams that today earned their place in the Main Draw are: Bosma-Cotrino (ESP), Cadieux-Chaloupka (CAN), Heyer-Egger M. (SUI), Witt-Witt (USA), Zaitsev-Karasev (RUS), Franco-Roberto Lopes (BRA), Rogers-Holdren (USA) and Slack-Novosel (AUS). With 40 matches in program, tomorrow is the first day of the Main Draw and the best Beach Volleyball athletes will take part to the competition. The top seeds are Emanuel-Tande (BRA), Laciga brothers (SUI) and Child-Heese (CAN). The first matches of the main draw begin tomorrow at 9:00AM BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 Italy Open, Men, in Lignano Sabbiadoro 11-15 July Perfect conditions in the first day of the Main Draw Friday 13th July 2001 - Over 8,000 spectators enjoyed the excellent weather (32C and sunny), the beautiful scenery of Lignano Sabbiadoro and the spectacular play of the best beach volleyball players in the world. The top seeds Emanuel-Tande (BRA) advanced without a loss today. In the first round they defeated the Witt brothers (USA) 2-0 (21-16, 21-15). In the second round they easily handled the Australian team Slack-Novosel with the score of 2-0 (21-10, 21-15). The second seeded team of Laciga-Laciga (SUI) defeated Cadieux-Chaloupka (CAN) 2-0 (21-13, 21-15) and Rogers-Holdren (USA) 2-0 (21-19, 21-13). The third seeded team of Child-Heese (CAN) were upset in the first round by Heyer-Egger (SUI) 0-2 (20-22, 19-21). In the first set of this match Child-Heese were leading 20-15 only to lose the set 20-22. In their second match Child-Heese were eliminated by Maia-Brenha (POR) 0-2 (25-27, 21-11) to finish a surprising 25th. It wasn't a good day for the Italian teams. The three teams of Galli-Cicola, Raffaelli-Pimponi and Lione-Amore were defeated in the first round and in the end no Italian made it to the second day of the main draw.The second day of the main draw will begin at 10:00AM on Saturday July 14th. BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 Italy Open, Men, in Lignano Sabbiadoro 11-15 July Emanuel-Tande (BRA) qualify for their fifth consecutive semi-final in 2001 Saturday 14th July 2001 - Emanuel-Tande (BRA) managed qualified for their fifth consecutive semi-final in 2001. This means that Emanuel-Tande have managed to play on Sunday in every FIVB World Tour Open this year. Emanuel-Tande defeated their fellow countrymen Roberto Lopes-Franco (BRA) in the first round 2-0 (21-15, 21-16) but lost in the second round to Wong-Metzger (USA) 0-2 (17-21, 19-21). The Brazilians were victorious against Holden-Leinemann (CAN) 2-0 (21-15, 21-19) in the last match of the day.Conversely, the Laciga brothers from Switzerland failed to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time in 2001. Today, they were defeated by Ricardo-Loiola (BRA) 0-2 (18-21, 15-21) and by Baracetti-Conde (ARG) 1-2 (23-25, 21-15, 21-19). In the first semi-final on Sunday Wong-Metzeger (USA) will face Baracetti-Conde (ARG) while the second semi-final will feature the Brazilian teams of Ricardo-Loiola (BRA) and Emanuel-Tande (BRA).Tomorrow the first semi final will start at 11:00AM. The Bronze medal final will start at 3.30PM and the Gold medal final at 5.30 PM. BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 Italy Open, Men, in Lignano Sabbiadoro 11-15 July New champions crowned in Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro, 15-July 2001 - Baracetti-Conde (ARG) were crowned champions of the 2001 Italy Open. This is the first victory for the new team of Baracetti-Conde in 2001. In the final the Argentinean pair defeated Ricardo-Loiola (BRA) 2-0 (21-17, 21-16) in 40 minutes. Mariano Baracetti was awarded the Speedo Trophy as the best player of the tournament.Today, over 12,000 spectators enjoyed the perfect weather (32C and sunny), the beautiful scenery of Lignano Sabbiadoro and the spectacular play of the best beach volleyball players in the world.In the bronze medal match, Emanuel-Tande (BRA) were victorious against the American team of Wong-Metzger 2-0 (21-19, 21-12) in 38 minutes. This bronze medal is the fifth consecutive medal for Emanuel-Tande in five FIVB World Tour events in 2001.In the first semi-final, earlier in the day, Baracetti-Conde defeated Wong-Metzger 2-0 (21-15, 21-15) in 43 minutes while Emanuel-Tande lost to Ricardo-Loiola 0-2 (17-21, 15-21) in 37 minutes in the second semi-final.
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.
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Rk. Players Country Points Earnings (US$) 1st Baracetti-Conde ARG 450 $32,000 2ndEmanuel-Tande BRA 406 22,000 3rdWong-Metzger USA 360 18,000 4thBlanton-FonoimoanaUSA 316 15,000 5Ermishin -Kouchnerev RUS 270 12,000 5 Laciga P.-Laciga M. SUI 270 12,000 7Ricardo-Loiola BRA 226 9,000 7Kjemperud-Hoidalen NOR 226 9,000 9Slack-Novosel AUS 180 7,000 9Paulão-Bellaguarda BRA 180 7,000 9Heyer-Egger M. SUI 180 7,000 9Kobel-Heuscher SUI 180 7,000 13Bosma-Cotrino ESP 136 5,000 13Canet-Hamel FRA 136 5,000 13Dieckmann M.-Reckermann GER 136 5,000 13th Rogers-Holdren USA 136 5,000 17 Zahner-Prosser AUS 90 3,500 17Stamm-Berger AUT 90 3,500 17Roberto Lopes-Franco BRA 90 3,500 17 Zé Marco-Pará BRA 90 3,500 17Ljubicic-Slean CAN 90 3,500 17Ahmann-Hager GER 90 3,500 17Oetke-Scheuerpflug GER 90 3,500 17Berg B.-Dahl SWE 90 3,500 25Martinez-Salema ARG 46 2,500 25Palinek-Pochop CZE 46 2,500 25Daguerre-Znatchkowsky FRA 46 2,500 25Kvalheim-Pettersen NOR 46 2,500 25Maaseide-Horrem NOR 46 2,500 25Maia-Brenha POR 46 2,500 25Gil-De Jesus PUR 46 2,500 25thSinjin Smith-Henkel USA 46 2,500
BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 France Men's Grand Slam in Marseille 16 -22 July Prize Money : US $ 225 000 Men's qualification begins tomorrow July 17, for the second competition day the men qualification bracket will begin. Local audience is really exited to wait for the best players of the world. 62 teams will fight for the qualification . After that, 8 teams will join 24 others who are already in the maindraw. French teams of Deulofeu/Molinier and Cès/Baumgartner have big hopes to enter the maindraw in regard of their good results in the French Championships. Concerning the weather, a big sun and less wind are expected for tomorrow. Play commences at 9 am tomorrow morning. Press release, 17-jul-2001 62 teams involved in the qualifications The weather is still beautifull in Marseille, with only a slight breeze for the players to contend. In the first competition day of men's Grand Slam, Marseille France, which began today, 62 teams were entered in the qualification bracket. For the moment American team of Rogers and Holdren and Brazilian team of Roberto Lopez and Franco are still unbeaten. They went easily through the first competition day, thanks to three wonderfull victories. All the French teams have been eliminated. French audience is now waiting for the two teams who are in the main draw : Canet/Hamel and Daguerre/Znatchkovsky. They will sure try to do their best in this tournament, to make their public satisfied. Some famous teams as Sayfulin/Kouvitchka had less success, they will play tomorrow in the looser's bracket. Tomorrow, the men qualification bracket will end and we will know who will have the right to enter the main draw to compete against the best. Play commences at 9.00 am tomorrow morning Press release, 18-jul-2001 Two French teams in the Main Draw. The enthusiastic French audience enjoyed a day in the sun as the watched the second day of qualifying in Marseille, France today in the FIVB French Grand Slam event. Eight teams advanced to the main draw with Brazilians Roberto Lopez/Franco and Americans Holdren/Rogers leading the way. They will be joined by teams from Spain, Canada , Germany and Purto Rico in a 32 team draw. They will join the winners of the last event in Lignano, Italy, Baracetti/Conde and the top seeded Brazilians Emanuel/Tande in a day of anticipated outstanding beach volleyball action. The two best French teams who qualified for the main draw, Daguerre/Znatchkovsy (2000 French champions) and Canet/Hamel will both do their best in front of the passionate French audience. Beautifull weather is expected for tomorrows play. Play commences at 9.00 am tomorrow morning Press release, 19-jul-2001 Top seeds go through undefeated Top seeded Brazilians Emanuel Rego and Tande Ramos won their two matches today against the Argentinian team of Martinez/Salema and the German team of Ahmann and Hager to advance to the quarter finals tomorrow. They will meet Olympic Gold Medalist, Americans Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana in a match which will determine the semi finalists for Saturday. In another USA / Brazil match-up, Kevin Wong/ Stein Metzger will play against Ricardo Santos and Jose Loiola for the second semi final spot. The vice-world champions Paul and MartinLaciga of Switzerland easily won both of their games on the third day of competition and advanced to a quarter final clash with the Norwegians Jorre Kjemperud and Vegard Hoidalen . In the last of the quarter finals the winners of the World Tour event in Lignano, Italy last week Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde will play the Swiss combination of Stefan Kobel and Patrick Heuscher. The loosers bracket will be tough for all teams with previous World Tour Gold Medalists Zahner/Prosser (AUS), Rogers/Holdren (USA), Roberto/Franco (BRA) and Ahmann/Hager (GER) all fighting to remain in contention for the medal play-offs on Sunday afternoon. Players will be hoping that the wind which was blowing in Marseille today will abeit and provide calmer conditions for the third day of Men's competition tomorrow. Play commences at 9.00 pm tomorrow morning on the plage du Prado. Press release, 20-jul-2001 Wind suspends play in Marseille The famous " Mistral " wind of southern France arrived today and caused the cancellation of play from 1045 on the sand courts of plages de Prado. It was impossible to continue play at that time and matches have been posponed until the calmer conditions which are expected tomorrow. Only 5 matches were completed in the morning, with play in two other matches cancelled before they were able to be finished. These will be restarted from the beginning of each game from 9am tomorrow. Due to the cancellation of play today, the mens semi finals which were scheduled for Saturday afternoon will now be played from 1030 Sunday morning. The womens semi finals due to be played tomorrow afternoon will go ahead as scheduled from 3pm. Press release, 21-jul-2001 Sydney Olympics Champions in semi final. The sun was really hot today in Marseille and the wind which suspended the competition yesterday completely disappeared. The men's main draw bracket matches of this Grand Slam Event were played in front of a big and enthusiastic audience. The Sydney Gold medalist Blanton/Fonoimoana (USA) are still unbeaten in this tournament. It's good for this team which best performance this year was a 7 th place in the Spanish Open (Tenerife). Today, they qualify for the semi final by defeating their countrymen Kevin Wong and Stein Metzger. Tomorrow they will be opposed to the top seeded Brazilians Emanuel/Tande who have won two tournaments this year , Stavanger (Norway) and Tenerife (Spain). Emanuel Rego and Tande Ramos defeated the Laciga brothers in a looser's bracket match to win their place in the semi-finals. The Argentinian team of Baracetti and Conde, 10th seed, won their quarter final against the World Vice-Champions and second seeded, Laciga brothers to advance to the semi finals. Tomorrow they will play the American combination of Wong/Metzger (USA) whose match against the Russian team of Ermishin / Kouchnerev was declared a forfeit on protest. Tomorrow the men's final will be played at 4. 30 pm. BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR 2001 France Men's Grand Slam in Marseille 16 -22 July Press release, 21-jul-2001 Prize Money : US $ 225 000 Baracetti / Conde 1st It was a under a hot sun that the Men's semi finals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Grand Slam in Marseille were played today. A big crowed was there to support the best Beach Volleyball players of the world. The Brazilians Emanuel and Tande , qualified to the semi finals by defeating the American team of Blanton and Fonoimoana in a three set match (21-18, 17-21, 14-16). The Argentinian team of Baracetti and Conde won their place in final after dominating the American team of Wong and Metzger. The French audience had the chance to see a wonderfull match between two american teams for the third place. Wong and Metzger won finally against their countrymen Blanton and Fonoimoana (33-31, 21-13, 15-11). The final was won by the Argentinian's Baracetti and Conde, who also won the last Event in Lignano (Italy). After very even match against the famous Brazilians Emanuel and Tande, Baracetti and Conde made some crucial defensive plays at the end of both sets to win the match and the French Grand Slam title (21-19, 21-19).
Main Draw Ranking Rk. Players Country Points Earnings (US$) 1st Ricardo-Loiola BRA 360 27.000,00 2nd Laciga P.-Laciga M. SUI 324 18.000,00 3rd Emanuel-Tande BRA 288 14.000,00 4th Holden-Leinemann CAN 252 11.000,00 5th Kjemperud-Hoidalen NOR 216 9.000,00 5th Ermishin " Russia"-Kouchnerev RUS 216 9.000,00 7th Baracetti-Conde ARG 180 7.000,00 7th Wong-Metzger USA 180 7.000,00 9th Berger-Stamm AUT 144 5.500,00 9th Child-Heese CAN 144 5.500,00 9th Fabio Diez-Correa ESP 144 5.500,00 9th Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA 144 5.500,00 13th Zé Marco-Pará BRA 108 4.000,00 13th Bosma-Cotrino ESP 108 4.000,00 13th Dieckmann M.-Reckermann GER 108 4.000,00 13th Maia-Brenha POR 108 4.000,00 17th Slack-Novosel AUS 72 3.000,00 17th Zahner-Prosser AUS 72 3.000,00 17th Paulão-Bellaguarda BRA 72 3.000,00 17th Canet-Hamel FRA 72 3.000,00 17th Lione-Amore"Eugio" ITA 72 3.000,00 17th Watanabe-Shiratori JPN 72 3.000,00 17th Kobel-Heuscher SUI 72 3.000,00 17th Rogers-Holdren USA 72 3.000,00 25th Ljubicic-Slean CAN 36 2.000,00 25th Palinek-Pochop CZE 36 2.000,00 25th Maaseide-Horrem NOR 36 2.000,00 25th Hugo Ribeiro-Rui Oliveira POR 36 2.000,00 25th Teixeira-Pedrosa POR 36 2.000,00 25th Heyer-Egger M. SUI 36 2.000,00 25th Berg B.-Dahl SWE 36 2.000,00 25th Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA 36 2.000,00
1st) Ricardo-Loiola BRA (Brazil) first at Men's FIVB Beach Volleyball Portugal Open
Press release: 24-Jul-2001 Men's Qualification Tournament begins tomorrow With 44 teams from 21 countries, the Men's Qualification Tournament starts tomorrow at 08:30 am. In Espinho everybody is ready to see some of the best teams in the world, playing in this Portugal Open of Beach Volleyball. The big names are Paulao/Bellaguarda (BRA), Rogers/Holdren (USA) and Heyer/Egger (SUI). Portugal is represented in this Qualification Tournament by eight teams, ready to play some good Volleyball. Let's hope that the weather is good for the all day, because the mornings here in Espinho were during this week, a bit cloudy. Press release: 25-Jul-2001 Men's Qualification Tournament started today In a very hot sunny day 44 teams started out the Qualification Tournament, in this Portugal Open of Beach Volleyball in Praia da Baia, Espinho. The number one team in this Qualification Tournament, Paulao/Bellaguarda (BRA), is still in competition after beating the Germans, Karger/Lammens by 2-0 and the Cubans, Carvajal/Cutino also by 2-0. There were eight Portuguese Teams in this Qualification Tournament, but only three passed to the second day. Madruga/Santos, Henrique De Paula/Lacerda and Pedro Rosas/Silva Reis will try tomorrow to qualify for the Main Draw. The Men's Qualification Tournament start tomorrow with the first matches at 08:30am in 6 courts. Qualification Tournament ended, 8 teams now pass to the Main Draw. The Qualification Tournament ended today in Praia da Baia in Espinho with a bright shiny day. The teams that will go on to the Main Draw are: Paulao/Bellaguarda (BRA), Ljubicic/Slean (CAN), Diez/Correa (ESP), Canet/Hamel (FRA), Lione/Amore (ITA), Watanabe/Shiratori (JPN), Heyer/Egger (SUI) and Rogers/Holden (USA). The team Rogers/Holden had to go through a country playoff match against Witt/Witt, while Ljubicic/Slean (CAN) qualified as a "Lucky Loser".The three Portuguese teams that were still playing in this Qualification Tournament, De Paula/Lacerda, Madruga/Santos and Pedro Rosas/Silva Reis, didn't get their qualification, but played very well. Tomorrow at 9:00 am starts the Main Draw with the best teams playing Beach Volleyball like: Emanuel/Tande (BRA), Laciga/Laciga (SUI), Baracetti/Conde (ARG) and Wong/Metzer (USA) as well as the Olympic Gold medallists Blanton/Fonoimoana (USA). Portugal has three teams in this Main Draw. The best one is Miguel Maia/Joao Brenha that will face in the first round, Ljubicic/Slean (CAN). The other teams, Jose Teixeira/Jose Pedrosa will play against Berger/Stam (AUT) and Rui Oliveira/Pedro Ribeiro will face Emanuel/Tande the number one team in the world ranking.It is getting warmer. With these good conditions the people in Espinho can watch some excelent Beach Volleyball. First day of Men's Main Draw with no surprises The Men's Main Draw started out with a hot and sunny day. The main teams like Emanuel/Tande (BRA) the number one in the World Ranking, Laciga/Laciga (SUI) the second one, had no problems to pass to the 2nd day of Main Draw, winning all the matches they have played.The Portuguese Teams had different results. Miguel Maia/Joao Brenha started by winning the first match against Ljubicic/Slean (CAN) by 2-0. In their next match they had to face Blanton/Fonoimoana (USA), ending by losing this emotional and thrilling match by 0-2 (24/26 and 25/27). In the third match Maia/Brenha gave no chances to the Italians, Lione/Amore winning by a clear 2-0 and therefore passing to the 2nd day of Main Draw where they will face Fabio Diez/Correa (ESP).Jose Teixeira/Jose Pedrosa lost their two matches against Berger/Stamm (AUT) and Lione/Eugio (ITA) being eliminated of this competition. The same happened with Rui Oliveira/Hugo Ribeiro after losing with Emanuel/Tande (BRA) and later on with Ermishin/Kouchnerev (RUS). Tomorrow the competition of the Main Draw will begin at 9:00 am with the four winner bracket: Emanuel/Tande (BRA) against Blanton/Fonoimoana (USA), Child/Heese (CAN) against Ricardo/Loiola (BRA), Holden/Leinneman (CAN) against Kjemperud/Hoidalen (NOR) and Berger/Stamm (AUT) against Laciga/Laciga (SUI). Brazil, Switzerland and Canada will decide the winner tomorrow in Espinho The second day of the Main Draw continued today in the hottest day so far in Praia da Baia, Espinho. The number one seeded team in the World Ranking Emanuel/Tande (BRA) together with number two Laciga/Laciga (SUI), number five Ricardo/Loiola (BRA) and the twentieth seeded Holden/Leinemann (CAN) are the teams that will decide who will be the Champion of Portugal Men's Open of Beach Volley.If the presence in the final day of Main Draw of the Brasilians Emanuel/Tande and the Swiss Laciga/Laciga are not a surprise, since they are the higher seeded teams in the World Ranking, the Canadians on the other hand are a surprise, because they were in number twenty in the tournament ranking. Once thing is certain: tomorrow people will watch excellent Volleyball in Praia da Baia. The local team of Miguel Maia and Joao Brenha played very well but they could not beat the Spanish team Fabio Diez/Correa. They lost by 1-2 (17/21, 22-20 and 12/15), in a very thrilling match and finished in the 13th position.Tomorrow the first Semi-Final opposing Ricardo/Loiola (BRA) against Holden/Leinemann (CAN), will start at 11:00 local time. The second match involves, Laciga/Laciga (SUI) and Emanuel/Tande (BRA) which will start at 12:00, noon. The match for the third and the fourth place will start at 16:30 followed by the Final. Ricardo/Loiola won the Gold Medal in Portugal Men's Open In a stadium packed with enthusiastic people and under a warm sun Ricardo/Loiola (BRA) won the title of 2001 FIVB World Tour Portugal Men's Open played in the beautiful Praia da Baia in Espinho.Ricardo/Loiola (BRA) qualified in the Final by winning in the first semi final the Canadians Holden/Leinemann by 2-0 (22/20 and 21/18). The Suiss team of Martin and Paul Laciga qualified by winning the second semifinal the Brasilians Emanuel/Tande by 2-0 (21/15 and 21/19).In the final the Laciga brothers were vying to win their first World Tour Tournament. But for another time, they didn't go higher than the 2nd place, losing from the Brazilians by 2-1 sets. (11/21, 21/17 and 19/17). This match didn't start very well for the Brazilians in the first set, losing 11-21 in 20' minutes. The remain was a totally different match, since they won the remaining two sets by 21-17 (21') and a thrilling 3rd set by 19-17 in 16'. The Swiss had a match ball at 14-13, but the Brazilians saved the match and had four match balls at 15-14, 17-16 and 18-17. A succesfull attack from Jose Loiola gave the 19th point and the victory to the Brazilians. At the end of the Match, Loiola said: "We are very happy with this victory here in Portugal, this gave strength to us. We hope to win lots of tournaments in the future". His teammate Ricardo Santos was named as "Player of the Tournament" and received the special trophy awarded by Speedo.The third place was taken by Emanuel/Tande (BRA), the number one Team in the World Ranking, after beating the Canadians Holden/Leinemann by 2-1 (27/25, 18/21 and 15/08). This was a very tight and exciting match also with the Canadians, number twenty in the World Ranking, giving a hard time to the Brasilians. But in the end Emanuel/Tande were stronger and got the bronze medal.
For the fifth consecutive year, Austria will welcome the best world teams on the edge of the Wörtersee, a gorgeous alpine lake in the heart of Carinthia.
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Rk Players Country Prize (US$) 1st Baracetti-Conde ARG $47,000.00 2nd Ricardo-Loiola BRA $35,000.00 3rd Kjemperud-Hoidalen NOR $21,000.00 4th McCaw-Heidger R. USA $15,000.00 5th Blanton-Fonoimoana USA $10,000.00 5th Rogers-Holdren USA $10,000.00 9th Wong-Metzger USA $ 6,000.00 17th Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA $ 2,750.00
1st)Baracetti-Conde ARG first at Men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship Klagenfurt,Austria Open
KLAGENFURT, AUSTRIA - FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2001 - Day5 round up. Argentina and Brazil to battle for men’s championship title Klagenfurt, Austria Brazilian pair Ricardo Santos and Jose Loiola, sealed an all-South American final when they squeezed the big Norwegians Jorre Andre Kjemperud and “Viking” Vegard Hoidalen out of the final 2-1 (29-31,21-19, 15-12) at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. They now meet Argentina who drew first blood when Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde overran Americans Christian McCaw and Rob Heidiger in the first semifinal 2-0 (21-15, 21-16).The powerhouse Vikings scraped the first set together, but it took them 9 set balls to go 31-29 up when ‘Viking’ Vegard tipped a shot over the net just out of reach of the Brazilians. Brazilian artistry eventually won over the power serves of the Norwegians in the second set as Jorre Andre and Vegard struggled to find their timing. Their timing problems continued in the decider, allowing the Brazilian virtuosos to slip in and take the match.“We played really solid and we were very good with our sideouts. That makes a difference,” said Loiola. The Norwegians take a lot of risks but it just didn’t work for them today.”The dejected Vegard agreed. “We had about 10 services that were only just out. If a couple of them had got in, we would be playing in the finals, he said.The Argentines had it easier in the first semifinal.“They are a very good team and we had problems with the side outs against them. We just couldn’t find the rhythm, “ said Chris McCaw of their defeat.But Baracetti, while obviously pleased to be advancing to the finals, said it had not been an easy match. “We played as good block and defense game against them,” he said.Commenting on the electric atmosphere in the stadium, Baracetti said: “Its amazing.The fans here are just great. The best tournament I have seen up till now was the Olympics in Sydney, but this is definitely at the same level. The World Tour is getting better and better!” Fanatical fans fill stadium early While swans and swimmers drifted across the idyllic mirrored surface of Lake Worther, it was a different scene inside the Centre Court Stadium. As early as 8.00am, two hours before the first match, more than 5,000 were already inside and when the match started an 8,000 crowd packed the stands and another 5,000, were still queuing hoping to find a place. Long before the PR system had been switched on, Austrian “Beach” fans were already singing, cheering and enthusiastically performing “The Wave”. President of the FIVB, speaking at a press conference on Sunday, declared that the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2001 held at this picturesque Austrian lakeside venue were a milestone in the history of this upstart Olympic sport.“We have decided to include four Grand Slam tournaments in next year’s World Tour program,” the president said. “And I am sure that Klagenfurt will be one of them.”Other possible Grand Slam locations are Berlin, Rio de Janerio and Marseilles, he said. Baracetti/Conde (ARG) 2001 World Champions Klagenfurt, Austria Cool winds that blew in across Centre Court for the first time since the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships began on Wednesday failed to cool the passions of the all-South American finalists on Sunday. Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina celebrated a 2-1 (25-23, 12-21, 20-18) victory in a gripping 3-setter over Brazilian masters Ricardo and Loiola in a match that could have gone either way at any time.“We had a bit of luck with the draw, but we still had to win all our matches, “ said the delighted Baracetti. “The Brazilians played very well in the second, but we came back in the third.”The Brazilians had four match points in the final minutes that were so exciting that had everyone in the almost 10,000 capacity-packed Center Court Stadium on their feet.“We have only been playing together for a couple of months, but I am still happy that we made it to the final,” said Ricardo of Brazil. The first set went to the Argentine duo after a battle for every point drove the score to 23-all before Ricardo and Loiola became unsettled over a line call and let the set slip from their grasp at 25-23 for Baracetti and Conde. The Brazilian boys were swift with their response, seizing a five-point lead in the second to go up 15-10 with Riccardo’s incredible blocking that often had the Argentines dumbfounded. The tension mounted in the third set as each team claimed the advantage only to see their opponents level the score. It was beach volleyball at its best and a tribute to this championship, which will go down as a milestone in the sport’s young history as a truly international event. The match for third place was also memorable. Playing their characteristic ‘risk everything’ game, the big Norwegians Jorre Andre Kjemperud and “Viking” Vegard Hoidalen put their morning defeat behind them and served and blocked their way to victory against Americans Christian McCaw and Rob Heidiger. Party Atmosphere The 2001 World Championships attracted some 100,000 spectators over the five days of competition, including visits by the FIVB President Dr. Ruben Acosta and his wife Malu, the governor of Carinthia, Dr. Joerg Haider and Formula I legend Niki Lauda. The party atmosphere reached fever pitch on Sunday as fans screamed their local war cry “That’s the way.. .. uh huh.. We like it.. .. uh huh..” and put their special Austrian stamp on the proceedings by performing the unique “slow wave” to the tune of the Blue Danube Waltz."It's amazing! It's not like this anywhere else in the world," said Loiola of Brazil, looking around at the animated crowd. "Here in Austria they really know how to cheer."
OSTEND,BELGIUM OPEN,08th-12th AUGUST 2001 THERMAE PALACE BEACH
Ostende The 10 million Belgian inhabitants (western Europe) speak either French, Flemish, Dutch or German according to the various regions in the country. Located on the North Sea and at the center of the Belgian coast,Ostende is the largest city with 70,000 inhabitants (600,000 during summer time). The stadium will be built on Grote Shand Beach - nine long kilometers of golden sand -, right in front of the famous Thermae Palace Hotel, the largest and most prestigious hotel on the Belgian seaside, offering all facilities to participants.
Rk Players Country Prize(US$)
1st Emanuel-Tande BRA $27,000 2nd Ricardo-Loiola BRA $18,000 3rd Laciga P.-Laciga M. SUI $14,000 5th Wong-Metzger USA $9,000 17th Blanton-Fonoimoana USA $3,000 17th Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA $3,000
1st) Emanuel-Tande BRA (Brazil) first at Men's FIVB Beach Volleyball Ostend,Belgium Open
Windy first day in Ostend 2001 FIVB World Tour Spa Beach Volley - Ostend Open Press Release - 8 August 2001 Strong winds made it tough for the 51 teams who battle for the 8 spots still available in the main draw of the Spa Beach Volley - Ostend Open. Fortunetaly, no rain disturbed the competition. "Even though it has been windy today, the weather conditions were acceptable, said Blair Harrison the FIVB Technical Supervisor. Wind is part of the game and we are very pleased that the sun is shining". Some 20 different countries are represented in the 2 day qualification tournament where 7 Belgian teams are competing for 1 of the 8 qualifying spots available. This Spa Ostend Men's Open is the 7th in a row organised on the Ostend Beach. All the best teams in the world have entered the tournament with the Word Champion Argentinian pair Baracetti-Conde, the Brasilian Stars Emanuel-Tande and Ricardo-Loiola, the Laciga brothers from Switzerland and the American pair Wong - Metzger, all vying for the prestigious and the largest slice of the US$ 180.000 in prize money. Fifteen countries represented in Belgium Main Draw Altough the winds are still blowing on the Ostend Beach, this did not affect the 2nd day of qualifications for the Spa Beach Volley- Ostend Open 2001 FIVB World Tour. The 32 teams entering the Main Draw are now known. With the withdrawal (injury) of the Swedish Team Berg/Dahl, 9 teams have made their way through the qualification Tournament. Among them, three teams qualified directly without losing a match, the Brazilians Robert Lopes/Franco, the Spanish pair Bosma/Cotrino and the Canadians Delaney/Gravelle. The six others teams that qualified are : Fabio Diez/Correa (Sp), Homeyer/Schneider (Ger), Sayfulin/Kouvitchka (Rus), Klemperer/Rademacher (Ger), Mulder/Kogel (Hol) and Daguerre/Znatchkowski (Fra). Top Belgian player Wout Wijsmans has had to withdraw from the Main Draw due to a infection and will be replaced by the young hopeful Bram Van Ghelue. Last week's World Champions Baracetti-Conde and winners of the last 3 events, look to continue their good form against the N°1 seaded Emanuel/Tande (Bra) and Klagenfurt runner's up Ricardo/Loiola (Bra). Play commences at 9.00. Australian Zahner/Prosser joins all the favorites The Spa Beach Volley - Ostend Open has witnessed four seasons in one day with some 10 minutes of heavy rain at noon, But sunny skies in the afternoon in which the Australians, Zahner/Prosser, defeated the N°1 seeded Brazilians Emanuel/Tande (16-21, 21-15, 13-15), after having already beaten Roberto Lopes/Franco also of Brazil (19-21, 21-17, 15-13). The Finalists in Klagenfurt, at the FIVB World Championship, Baracetti/Conde (Arg) and Ricardo/Loiola (Bra) were both undefeated and have advanced to the third round along with the Swiss Brothers Laciga and Brazilians Ze Marco/Para without having lost a single set. The two Spanish teams, Fabio Diez/Correa and Bosma/Cotrino, who came through the qualification tournament have qualified for Saturday matches, having both won their two Friday matches. Also coming out of the qualifications Tournament, Brazilians Roberto Lopes/Franco will play on Saturday. The Olympic Champions Blanton/Fonoimoana were defeated 2-1 by the Norwegians Maaseide/Horrem have been eliminated from the tournament. Matches commences at 9.00.AM on Saturday Baracetti/Conde fight hard to make semifinals The Argentinian World Champions Baracetti/Conde had to save 6 matchpoints in their quarterfinal against Wong/Metzger (USA) to gain their place in the semifinals of the FIVB Belgium Open - Spa Beachvolley. They will meet the Brazilian pair Ricardo-Loiola who have won all their matches in 2 sets so far in this tournament. The Brazilian success against the powerful Australians Zahner/Prosser 0-2 (13-21, 20-22) enthralled the Belgian crowd who packed the grandstand around the centercourt on the Ostend Beach. Paul and Martin Laciga of Switzerland, the number 2 ranked team on the FIVB World Tour, also reached the semifinals without having lost a set. The Laciga's have been 5 times runner-up this year and will be looking for their first title on the season in Ostende.The number 1 ranked Brazilians, Emanuel/Tande had also fight their way through the losers bracket, with four straight wins and will battle the Laciga's in the second of the semifinals. The top 4 ranked teams in the world have justified their ranking, as all will contest the semifinals tomorrow. Semifinals 10.00 Ricardo/Loiola(Bra) vs Baracetti/Conde (Arg) After P and M Laciga (Sui) vs Emanuel/Tande (Bra) Finals will begin at 02.00 PM Tande and Emanuel triumph in « All Brazilian » Final Emanuel and Tande showed their experience in earning the first place after losing the first set to Ricardo/Loiola here at the Spa Beach Volley - Ostend Open - FIVB World Tour. Alexander Tande, the Player of the Tournament, played some great defence along with spectacular blocking to help point his countryman Emanuel in their duel at the net. This compensated a little Emanuel/Tande after their disapointment of a 5th place finish at the World Championship at Klagenfurt, last week. There was a fantastic turnout of spectators for today's finals who enjoyed the atmosphere created by the stars of Beach Volley, here in Ostend. In the Bronze medal play off, the Laciga brothers had their 6th podium finish of the season but has still to win a Gold Medal after winning by a 2 sets victory to Baracetti/Conde. The victory over the Argentinian World Champion (Baracetti/Conde) was the just rewards for a good tournament altough the Argentinian seemed to lack the enthusiasm they had showed in their last 3 tournaments victories. Results : Semifinals Ricardo/Loiola(Bra) vs Baracetti/Conde (Arg) 2-0 (21-13 , 21-15) Emanuel/Tande (Bra) vs P and M Laciga (Sui) 2-1 (21-12, 19-21, 15-11) Bronze Final (3rd and 4th place) P and M Laciga (Sui) vs Baracetti/Conde (Arg) 2-0 (21-18, 21-11) FINAL: Emanuel/Tande (Bra) vs Loiola/Ricardo (Bra) 2-1 (19-21, 21-16, 15-9)
$150,000 BrisbaneAustralia,Goodwill Games 2001 29th August/4th Sept. 2001
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Goodwill Games Teams Emanuel/Tande (BRA) Laciga P./Laciga M. (SUI) Baracetti/Conde (ARG) Wong Metzger (USA) Kjemperud/Hoidalen (NOR) Child/Heese (CAN) Zahner/Prosser (AUS) Ermishin/Kouchnerev (RUS) Ahmann/Hager (GER) Berg B./Dahl (SWE) Berger/Stamm (AUT) Maia/Brenha (POR) Bosma/Cotrino (ESP) Wild Cards: Blanton/Fonoimoana E. (USA) Slack/Novosel (AUS) Ricardo/Loiola
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Wednesday, 29 August 2001 Session Start: 11:00 End: 15:00 SBPI 2 Men's and 2 Women's first round matches Session Start: 16:30 End: 20:30 SBPI 2 Men's and 2 Women's first round matches Thursday, 30 August 2001 Session Start: 11:00 End: 15:00 SBPI 2 Men's and 2 Women's first round matches Session Start: 16:30 End: 20:30 SBPI 2 Men's and 2 Women's first round matches Friday, 31 August 2001 Session Start: 11:00 End: 15:00 SBPI 2 Men's and 2 Women's classification round matches Session Start: 16:30 End: 20:30 SBPI 2 Men's and 2 Women's classification round matches Saturday, 1 September 2001 Session Start: 11:00 End: 15:00 SBPI 1 Men's and 1 Women's quarterfinal; 1 Men's and 1 Women's classification round match Session Start: 16:30 End: 20:30 SBPI 1 Men's and 1 Women's quarterfinal; 1 Men's and 1 Women's classification round match Sunday, 2 September 2001 Session Start: 12:00 End: 16:00 SBPI 1 Men's and 1 Women's quarterfinal; 1 Men's and 1 Women's classification round match Session Start: 17:30 End: 21:30 SBPI 1 Men's and 1 Women's quarterfinal; 1 Men's and 1 Women's classification round match Monday, 3 September 2001 Session Start: 12:00 End: 16:00 SBPI 1 Men's and 1 Women's semifinal; 2 Men's classification round matches Session Start: 17:30 End: 21:30 SBPI 1 Men's and 1 Women's semifinal; 2 Women's classification round matches Tuesday, 4 September 2001 Session Start: 12:00 End: 16:00 SBPI 2 Men's and 2 Women's classification round finals (places 5-6 and 7-8) Session Start: 17:30 End: 21:30 SBPI Men's & Women's Bronze and Gold medal matches
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Beach volleyball in Goodwill Games ready to begin here in Brisbane BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA Beach Volleyball at the Goodwill Games opens here Wednesday (August 29) with the 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship team of Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde playing the first match and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medallists of Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst of Australia playing the final match. A total of 32 teams from 22 countries will be competing in the third Beach Volleyball Competition at the Goodwill Games. Wednesday’s opening session at the South Bank Piazza starts at 11 a.m. (EST) when Baracettiand Conde face 16th-seeded Stephane Canet and Mathieu Hamel of France.Wednesday’s second session starts at 4:30 p.m. and ends when Cook and Pottharst become the first Australian team to hit the South Bank Piazza sand at approximately 7:30 p.m. against 16th-seeded Chiaki Kusuhara and Ryoko Tokuno of Japan. Each session Wednesday will feature four matches each. First-round play concludes Thursday with two more sessions of four matches each at the South Bank Piazza. Both of Australia’s men’s team and the second women’s tandem will be competing Thursday along with Eric Fonoimoana, who captured the Gold Medal in Sydney with Dain Blanton. Blanton withdrew last week from the Goodwill games due to a muscle injury with Rob Heidger now team with Fonoimoana. Cook and Pottharst were awarded the top seed in the women’s competition due to their Olympic finish last September on Sydney’s Bondi Beach where they defeated Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil in the Gold Medal Match. Cook and Pottharst are the only two-time Olympic Medallists in the field after capturing the Bronze Medal in 1996 at Atlanta.The defending women’s Goodwill Games Gold Medallists, Behar and Bede defeated Pottharst and Pauline Manser for the 1998 medal in New York’s Central Park. Behar and Bede are seeded second in the competition followed by Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs of the United States.Behar and Bede enter the competition with six FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour titles this season, including a string of four-straight Gold Medals in Austria, Japan, China and Hong Kong. The Austria win gave Behar and Bede their second-straight FIVB World Championship Gold Medal after capturing their first in 1999 at France.Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos of Brazil are the second-seeded men’s team after placing second to Baracetti and Conde in the FIVB World Championships earlier this month in Austria. Ricardo earned the Silver Medal at the Sydney Olympic Games with Zé Marco de Melo. Australia’s Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner, who won July’s FIVB Berlin title, are seeded third as the host countries top team.The men’s field also includes two former Goodwill Games Gold Medallists. Bjorn Maaseide of Norway will be competing in his third Goodwill Games after winning in 1994 in St. Petersburg, Russia with Jan Kvalheim. Maaseide and Kvalheim placed fifth in New York where Pará Ferreira and Guilherme Marques of Brazil captured the Gold Medal.Pará was a late entry into this season’s Goodwill Games as he replaces Tande Ramos to team with Emanuel Rego. Pará and Guilherme also won the 1997 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Los Angeles. Emanuel and Loiola captured the Gold Medal at the 1999 World Championships.
Host Australia & Brazil capture Evening Goodwill Wins; Italy & USA Advance From Morning Session 2001 Goodwill Games - August 29, 2001 BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Sydney 2001 Gold Medallists Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst had some anxious moments here Wednesday (August 29) evening, but finished delighting their home country fans to lead four women's teams into the quarterfinals of the Beach Volleyball competition at the 2001 Goodwill Games at the South Bank Piazza.
With more than 3,000 fans in attendance, the top-seeded Cook and Pottharst scored a 21-16, 15-21 and 15-13 in 51 minutes over 16th-seeded Chiaki Kusuhara and Ryoko Tokuno of Japan in Wednesday's final match.
Cook and Pottharst's last intermational match in Australia resulted in an Olympic Gold Medal on Sydney's Bondi Beach. Kusuhara and Tokuno entered the Goodwill Games after posting their best career finish this past weekend in Hong Kong. After splitting the first two sets, the deciding set saw Cook and Pottharst jumped to a 5-1 lead. The set was tied at 8, 9, 10 and 13.
Fourth-seeded Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires of Brazil defeated 13th-seeded Teresa Galindo and Mayra Huerta of Mexico 21-17 and 21-17 in 37 minutes to open play Wednesday evening. Pires, who is playing with Minello for the first-time this season, has earned two Olympic beach volleyball medals with Gold in 1996 at Atlanta and a Bronze in Sydney.
Wednesday's women's competition started with eighth-seeded Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta of Italy scoring a 20-22, 23-21 and 15-7 come-from-behind victory over ninth-seeded Eva Celbova and Sona Dosoudilova of the Czech Republic in 57 minutes.
Fifth-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak of the United States ended Wednesday's first session by defeating the 12th-seeded Yanchulova sisters (Lina and Petia) of Bulgaria (21-14 and 21-12 in 32 minutes.
Arce and McPeak are competing in their second Goodwill Games after placing third in 1998 in New York's Central Park. McPeak is also trying to duplicate her efforts from a 1994 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event at the South Bank Piazza where she teamed with Nancy Reno to win the international stop.
Wednesday's winners will get a two-day break before resuming play against each other in one of Saturday's quarterfinals. Despite losing their chance for the $30,000 first-place prize, Wednesday's losers will continue to play in the consolation rounds and a possible ninth-place finish.
Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede, the defending women's Goodwill Champions, open competition Thursday against 15th-seeded Angela Clarke and Kylie Gerlic of Australia at 4:30 p.m. (EST Australia). Behar and Bede have won the last four FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events in Austria, Japan, China and Hong Kong.
Thursday's women's play starts at approximately 1 p.m. when third-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs face 14th-seeded Kadjik and Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands. Sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba play 11th-seeded Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau of Germany to end the first session. The final women's match Thursday pits seventh-seeded Zi Xiong/Rong Chi of China meeting 10th-seeded Vassiliki Karadassiou and Efrosyni Sfyri of Greece at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Brazil & United States Join Argentina & Austria As First-Day Goodwill Winners
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Fifth-seeded Emanuel Rego and Pará Ferreira of Brazil withstood a late challenge by 12th-seeded Javier Bosma and Antonio Cotrino of Spain to score an opening win Wednesday (August 29) evening in the Beach Volleyball competition at the Goodwill Games.
With Emanuel and Pará scoring a 21-12 and 21-19 win in 42 minutes over the Spaniards, the 3,000 spectators at the South Bank Piazza saw fourth-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong of the United States advance with an injury forfeit win over 13th-seeded John Child and Mark Heese of Canada.
Starting the match with a possible hernia, Child attempted to play and the Canadians trailed Metzger and Wong 14-9 in the first set. After consulting with the competition medical doctor, Child withdrew from the 2001 Goodwill Games.
FIVB World Champions Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina and ninth-seeded Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm of Austria won their opening match Wednesday morning as the first of seven days of Beach Volleyball started. The top-seeded Baracetti and Conde defeated 16th-seeded Stephane Canet and Mathieu Hamel 21-14 and 21-16 in 44 minutes. Berger and Stamm of Austria scored a 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 win in 53 minutes over eighth-seeded Vegard Hoidalen and Björn Maaseide of Norway.
The Norwegians were playing in their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event as Hoidalen's regular partner (Jorre Kjemperud) was sidelined due to injury. With the injury, Maaseide was given the opportunity to participate in his third straight Goodwill Games as he and Jan Kvalheim won the 1994 Gold Medal in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Baracetti and Conde defeated Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos of Brazil earlier this month in Austria to win the 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship. A winner of three FIVB events this season with Baracetti, Conde is playing in his second Goodwill Games after placing third in 1998 in New York's Central Park.
Wednesday's winners will get a two-day break before resuming play against each other in one of Saturday's quarterfinals. Despite losing their chance for the $30,000 first-place prize, Wednesday evening losers will continue to play in the consolation rounds and a possible ninth-place finish.
Men's Goodwill Game action continues Thursday with four more matches. Third-seeded Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner of Australia play the opening match Thursday at 11 a.m. (EST Australia) against 14th-seeded Bjorn Berg and Simon Dahl of Sweden.
Eric Fonoimoana, who won the Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medal with Dain Blanton, teams with Rob Heidger Thursday to play 11th-seeded Patrick Heuscher and Patrick Kobel of Switzerland to complete the early session. Blanton had to withdraw from the Goodwill Games due to a severe muscle injury.
The second-seeded Loiola and Ricardo play 15th-seeded Jorg Ahmann and Axel Hager of Germany Thursday evening followed by 10th-seeded Jarrod Novosel and Joshua Slack of Australia challenging seventh-seeded Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev of Russia. Ricardo teamed with Zé Marco de Melo to earn the Sydney Silver Medal while the Germans captured the Bronze on Bondi Beach.
2001 Goodwill Games - August 30 Beach Volleyball Notes
DAY 2 - The Beach Volleyball competition at the 2001 Goodwill Games continues today (August 30) at the South Bank Piazza with two more sessions of four matches each.
TODAY'S LINEUP - Here is today's competition schedule.
Session 3 · 11 a.m. - Julien Prosser, Australia (No. 3-seeded Men's Team) vs. Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Switzerland (14) · 12 p.m. - Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) vs. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) · 1 p.m. - Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) vs. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) · 2 p.m. - Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) vs. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) Session 4 · 4:30 p.m. - Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (No. 2-seeded Women's Team) vs. Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) · 5:30 p.m. - Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) vs. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) · 6:30 p.m. - Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) vs. Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) · 7:30 p.m. - Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) vs. Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10)
DAY 1 WRAP UP
Men's Results · Mariano Barcelli/Martin Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) def. Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16), 21-14 and 21-15 (43 minutes) · Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9) def. Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (8), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 (53) · Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) def. Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12), 21-12 and 21-19 (35) · Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) won by injury forfeit over John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13) Women's Results · Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, Italy (No. 8-seeded Women's Team) def. Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9), 20-22, 23-211 and 15-8 (55) · Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5) def. Lina Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-14 and 21-12 (30) · Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) def. Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13), 21-17 and 21-17 (37) · Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1) def. Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16), 21-16, 15-21 and 15-13 (49)
DAY 3 LINEUP - Times to be determined
Men's (winners advance; losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,500) · Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (No. 8-seeded Men's Team) vs. Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16) · Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12) vs. John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13) · Julien Prosser, Australia (3) / Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Switzerland (14) loser vs. Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) / Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) loser · Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) / Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10) loser vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) / Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) Women's (winners advance; losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,500) · Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (No. 9-seeded Women's Team) vs. Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16), · Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) vs. Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13) · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) / Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) loser vs. Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) / Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) loser · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) / Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) loser vs. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (2) / Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) loser
DAY 4 WINNERS LINEUP (winners advance to semi-finals; losers compete in consolation rounds)
Men's Schedule · Mariano Barcelli/Martin Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) vs. Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9) · Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) vs. Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) · Julien Prosser, Australia (3) / Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Switzerland (14) winner vs. Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) / Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) winner · Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) / Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10) winner vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2/ Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) winer Women's Results · Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (No. 1-seeded Women's Team) vs. Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, 8) · Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) vs. Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5) · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) / Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) winner vs. Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) / Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) winner · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) / Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) winner vs. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (2) / Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) winner
2001 GWG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PRIZE MONEY - The total prize money (US$) is $300,000. Here is the breakdown used for both genders:
1st - $30,000 2nd - $24,000 3rd - $19,500 4th - $15,500 5th - $12,500 6th - $9,500 7th - $8,000 8th - $7,000 9th - $6,000 10th - $5,000 11th - $4,000 12th - $3,000 13ths - $1,500
GOODWILL GAMES - BEACH VOLLEYBALL III - The 2001 Goodwill Games Beach Volleyball competition is the third time that the sport has been part of the program. Here are updated notes about the beach volleyball competitions at the Goodwill Games.
1994 July 23-26 (men & women) at Peter & Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg, Russia 1998 July 22-26 (men) & July 29-August 2 (women) at Central Park's Wollman Rink, New York, N. Y. 2000 August 29-September 4 (men & women) at the South Bank Piazza, Brisbane, Australia
· A total of 22 countries have been represented in the Beach Volleyball competition at the Goodwill Games. · A total of 107 players (55 women and 52 men) have now competed in the Beach Volleyball competition at the Goodwill Games. · Julien Prosser of Australia and Bjorn Maaseide of Norway are the only two players to compete in all three Goodwill Games. · At the conclusion of the 2001 competition, a total of $650,000 has been distributed at the first three Beach Volleyball competitions in the Goodwill Games. · The United States has claimed six of 12 Goodwill Games medals, including one Gold, two Silver and three Bronze Medals. · Brazil has won two Gold Medals in the Goodwill Games competitions along with one Silver medal. · Argentina (one Bronze), Australia (one Silver) and Norway (one Gold) have also won Goodwill Games medals.
1994 Men's Standings 1st Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway $30,000 2nd Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, United States $24,000 3rd Sinjin Smith/Bruk Vandeweghe, United States $16,000 4th Andrew Burdin/Julien Prosser, Australia $10,000 5th Aloizio Claudino/Emanuel Rego, Brazil $8,000 6th Jean-P Jodard/Christian Penigaud, France $6,000 7th Gennadi Cheremisov/Rushan Dianov, Russia $4,000 8th Koichiro Kanno/Kazuyuki Takao, Japan $2,000
1998 Men's Standings 1st Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira , Brazil $30,000 2nd Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly, United States $20,000 3rd Martin Conde/Esteban Martinez, Argentina $15,000 4th Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner, Australia $11,000 5th Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway $8,000 6th John Child/Mark Heese, Canada $7,000 7th Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland $5,000 8th Ricci Luyties/Sinjin Smith, United States $4,000
1994 Women's Standings 1st Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan, United States $15,000 2nd Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, Brazil $12,000 3rd Barbra Fontana/Lori Forsythe, United States $8,000 4th Maria Salgado/Roseli Timm, Brazil $5,000 5th Natalie Cook/Anita Palm, Australia $4,000 6th Sachito Fujita/Yukiko Takahashi, Japan $3,000 7th Natalya Belousova/Maryia Kopylova, Russia $2,000 8th Simone Kody/Claire Paterson, Netherlands $1,000
1998 Women's Standings 1st Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil $30,000 2nd Pauline Manser/Kerri Pottharst, Australia $20,000 3rd Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States $15,000 4th Laura Bruschini/Annamaria Solazzi, Italy $11,000 5th Maike Friedrichsen/Danja Musch, Germany $8,000 6th Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan, United States $7,000 7th Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Rep. $5,000 8th Kristine Drakich/Guylaine Dumont, Canada $4,000
FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD TOUR - The Goodwill Games stop on the 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is the 125 men's event since the start of the international circuit in 1987. The women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour started in 1992 with the 2001 Brisbane stop Event No. 81. Brazil's men's and women's teams have combined to win 323 international medals, including 122 Golds (46 women and 76 men). The United States ranks second with 155 combined men's and women's medals, including 55 Golds (31 women and 24 men). Australia is listed third with 27 medal finishes, including four Golds (one men and three women).
BRISBANE & FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD TOUR - The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is making its second visit to Brisbane after sanctioning a 1995 women's event where Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno of the United States won the title by defeating Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva of Brazil in the final. Beate Buhler and Danja Musch of Germany won the Bronze Medal by defeat Barbra Fontana and Lori Forsythe.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Home town favorite Lee Zahner did not disappoint the near-capacity crowd here Thursday (August 30) as he teamed with Julien Prosser to score a win over 14th-seeded Bjorn Berg and Simon Dahl of Sweden in the day's first Beach Volleyball match at the 2001 Goodwill Games.
Winners of a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Germany earlier this summer for Australia, Prosser and Zahner defeated Berg and Dahl 21-13 and 21-15 in 37 minutes to advance Saturday's quarter-finals where they face sixth-seeded Eric Fonoimoana and Rob Heidger of United States.
Fonoimoana, who won the Gold Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and Heidger scored a 25-23 and 22-20 in 50 minutes over 11th-seeded Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel of Switzerland. The Americans overcame a 20-16 deficit in the first set while outlasting Heuscher and Kobel in the second. Heidger replaced Fonoimoana's Olympic partner Dain Blanton, who withdrew last week due to a muscle injury.
Thursday's winners will get a two-day break before resuming Saturday. Despite losing their chance for the $30,000 first-place prize, Thursday's losers will continue to play in the consolation rounds and a possible ninth-place finish.
Men's Goodwill Game action continues Thursday evening with two more matches. Second-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos of Brazil play 15th-seeded Jorg Ahmann and Axel Hager of Germany at 6:30 p.m. while 10th-seeded Jarrod Novosel and Joshua Slack of Australia challenge seventh-seeded Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev of Russia.
Ricardo teamed with Zé Marco de Melo to earn the Sydney Silver Medal while the Germans captured the Bronze on Bondi Beach. Ahmann and Hager were the Bronze Medallists in Sydney.
TODAY'S LINEUP & RESULTS
· Julien Prosser, Australia (No. 3-seeded Men's Team) def. Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Switzerland (14), 21-13 and 21-15 (37 minutes) · Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) def. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11), 25-23 and 22-20 (50) · 1 p.m. - Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) vs. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) · 2 p.m. - Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) vs. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) · 4:30 p.m. - Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (No. 2-seeded Women's Team) vs. Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) · 5:30 p.m. - Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) vs. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) · 6:30 p.m. - Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) vs. Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) · 7:30 p.m. - Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) vs. Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10)
August 29 results · Mariano Barcelli/Martin Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) def. Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16), 21-14 and 21-15 (43 minutes) · Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9) def. Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (8), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 (53) · Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) def. Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12), 21-12 and 21-19 (35) · Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) won by injury forfeit over John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13) · Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, Italy (No. 8-seeded Women's Team) def. Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9), 20-22, 23-211 and 15-8 (55) · Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5) def. Lina Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-14 and 21-12 (30) · Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) def. Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13), 21-17 and 21-17 (37) · Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1) def. Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16), 21-16, 15-21 and 15-13 (49)
Men's (winners advance; losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,500) · Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (No. 8-seeded Men's Team) vs. Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16) · Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12) vs. John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13) · Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Switzerland (14) vs. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) · Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) / Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10) loser vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) / Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) Women's (winners advance; losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,500) · Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (No. 9-seeded Women's Team) vs. Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16), · Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) vs. Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13) · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) / Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) loser vs. Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) / Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) loser · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) / Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) loser vs. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (2) / Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) loser
Men's Schedule · Mariano Barcelli/Martin Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) vs. Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9) · Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) vs. Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) · Julien Prosser, Australia (3) vs. Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) · Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) / Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10) winner vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2/ Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) winer Women's Results · Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (No. 1-seeded Women's Team) vs. Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, 8) · Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) vs. Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5) · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) / Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) winner vs. Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) / Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) winner · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) / Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) winner vs. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (2) / Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) winner
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Third-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs scored a convincing win over 14th-seeded Rebekka Kadijk and Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands to advance to Saturday's quarterfinals in the 2001 Goodwill Games at the South Bank Piazza.
Fontana and Youngs, who won last week's Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) stop in Manhattan Beach, Calif., defeated Kadijk and Leenstra 21-9 and 21-18 in 42 minutes. Fontana is making her second appearance in Brisbane after finishing fourth here in 1995 with Lori Forsythe in a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event.
Winner of FIVB events in Italy and France this season, Fontana and Youngs will play either sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba or 11th-seeded Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau of Germany Saturday.
Thursday's final women's matches feature Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede, the defending women's Goodwill Champions, against 15th-seeded Angela Clarke and Kylie Gerlic of Australia at 4:30 p.m. (EST Australia). Behar and Bede have won the last four FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events in Austria, Japan, China and Hong Kong.
The final women's match Thursday pits seventh-seeded Zi Xiong/Rong Chi of China meeting 10th-seeded Vassiliki Karadassiou and Efrosyni Sfyri of Greece at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday's women's competition started with fifth-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak of the United States ended Wednesday's first session by defeating the 12th-seeded Yanchulova sisters (Lina and Petia) of Bulgaria (21-14 and 21-12 in 32 minutes.
· Julien Prosser, Australia (No. 3-seeded Men's Team) def. Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Switzerland (14), 21-13 and 21-15 (37 minutes) · Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) def. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11), 25-23 and 22-20 (50) · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) def. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-9 and 21-19 (35) · 2 p.m. - Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) vs. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) · 4:30 p.m. - Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (No. 2-seeded Women's Team) vs. Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) · 5:30 p.m. - Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) vs. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) · 6:30 p.m. - Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) vs. Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) · 7:30 p.m. - Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) vs. Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10)
Men's (winners advance; losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,500) · Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (No. 8-seeded Men's Team) vs. Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16) · Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12) vs. John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13) · Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Switzerland (14) vs. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) · Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) / Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10) loser vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) / Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) Women's (winners advance; losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,500) · Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (No. 9-seeded Women's Team) vs. Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16), · Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) vs. Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13) · Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) vs. Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) / Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) loser · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) / Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) loser vs. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (2) / Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) loser
Men's Schedule · Mariano Barcelli/Martin Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) vs. Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9) · Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) vs. Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) · Julien Prosser, Australia (3) vs. Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) · Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) / Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10) winner vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2/ Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) winer Women's Results · Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (No. 1-seeded Women's Team) vs. Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, 8) · Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) vs. Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5) · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) vs. Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) / Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) winner · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) / Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) winner vs. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (2) / Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) winner
Winner of FIVB events in Italy and France this season, Fontana and Youngs will play sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba Saturday. The Cubans scored a 21-13 and 21-11 win over 11th-seeded Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau of Germany in 28 minutes.
The Americans have won two of three matches with the Cubans this season, including victories in Spain (21-16 and 21-17) and Japan (21-13 and 21-15). Larrea Peraza and Fernandez Grosset won in France (21-18 and 26-24) where Fontana and Youngs won the Gold Medal.
Thursday's winners resume play against each other in Saturday's quarterfinals. Despite losing their chance for the $30,000 first-place prize, Thursday's losers will continue to play in the consolation rounds and a possible ninth-place finish.
· Julien Prosser, Australia (No. 3-seeded Men's Team) def. Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Switzerland (14), 21-13 and 21-15 (37 minutes) · Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) def. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11), 25-23 and 22-20 (50) · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) def. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-9 and 21-19 (35) · Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) def. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11), 21-13 and 21-11 (28) · 4:30 p.m. - Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (No. 2-seeded Women's Team) vs. Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) · 5:30 p.m. - Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) vs. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) · 6:30 p.m. - Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) vs. Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) · 7:30 p.m. - Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) vs. Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10)
Men's Schedule · Mariano Barcelli/Martin Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) vs. Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9) · Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) vs. Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) · Julien Prosser, Australia (3) vs. Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) · Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) / Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10) winner vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2/ Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) winer Women's Results · Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (No. 1-seeded Women's Team) vs. Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, 8) · Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) vs. Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5) · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) vs. Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) / Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) winner vs. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (2) / Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) winner
World Champions Open Goodwill Defense; China, Cuba & USA Advance Post Wins
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Two-time FIVB Beach Volleyball World Champions Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil opened defense of their Goodwill Games title by scoring a routine win over 15th-seeded Angela Clarke and Kylie Gerlic of Australia here Thursday (August 30) at the South Bank Piazza.
Winners of a record 26 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medals, Behar and Bede won their opening match 21-11 and 21-14 in 34 minutes over Clarke and Gerlic before a capacity crowd of 3,000 spectators.
Behar and Bede won the 1998 Goodwill Games Gold Medal in New York's Central Park by defeating Pauline Manser and Kerri Pottharst of Australia in the finals. The Brazilians followed their New York title with Gold Medals at both the 1999 and 2001 World Championships. Behar and Bede earned the Silver Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games after losing the final to Natalie Cook and Pottharst.
With their win, Behar and Bede face seventh-seeded Zi Xiong and Rong Chi of China in the quarterfinals. The Chinese pair defeated 10th-seeded Vassiliki Karadassiou and Efrosyni Sfyri of Greece 21-19 and 21-19 in a hard-fought 42-minute match.
In Thursday's other women's matches, third-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs scored a convincing 21-9 and 21-18 in 42 minutes win over 14th-seeded Rebekka Kadijk and Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands. Fontana is making her second appearance in Brisbane after finishing fourth here in 1995 with Lori Forsythe in a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event.
Fontana and Youngs will play sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba in the quarterfinals. The Cubans scored a 21-13 and 21-11 win in 28 minutes over 11th-seeded Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau of Germany.
The first two quarterfinal matches will be played Saturday on the South Bank Piazza sand. Eighth-seeded Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta of Italy challenge Cook and Pottharst while fourth-seeded Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires of Brazil plays fifth-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak of the United States. Thursday's winners will play Sunday for a spot in Monday's semi-finals.
Thursday's losers will continue to play in the consolation rounds starting Friday. Clarke and Gerlic open Friday's schedule at 11 a.m. against Karadassiou and Sfyri. The other women's consolation match Friday has the 12th-seeded Yanchulova sisters (Lina and Petia) of Bulgaria playing 13th-seeded Teresa Galindo and Mayra Huerta of Mexico at 5:30 p.m.
Chiaki Kusuhara and Ryoko Tokuno of Japan were scheduled to play Eva Celbova and Sona Dosoudilova Friday, but the Czech Republic team withdrew from the competition due to Celbova's medical problem.
The women's final matches are set for Tuesday when the final eight places will be determined. The Gold Medal winners will share the $30,000 first-place prize.
Australia, Brazil, Russia & United States Goodwill Winners
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - The host country split a pair of men's matches here Thursday (August 30) as the Australian tandem of third-seeded Lee Zahner and Julien Prosser advanced to the quarterfinals of the Beach Volleyball competition at the 2001 Goodwill Games.
Winners of a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Germany earlier this summer for Australia, Prosser and Zahner defeated 14th-seeded Bjorn Berg and Simon Dahl of Sweden 21-13 and 21-15 in 37 minutes to advance Sunday's quarterfinals where they face sixth-seeded Eric Fonoimoana and Rob Heidger of United States.
Tenth-seeded Jarrod Novosel and Joshua Slack could not upset seventh-seeded Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev in Friday's final match as the Russians won 16-21, 21-18 and 15-8 in 47 minutes. With the win, Ermishin and Kouchnerev will play second-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos of Brazil.
Fonoimoana, who won the Gold Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and Heidger scored a 25-23 and 22-20 win in 50 minutes over 11th-seeded Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel of Switzerland. The Americans overcame a 20-16 deficit in the first set while outlasting Heuscher and Kobel in the second. Heidger replaced Fonoimoana's Olympic partner Dain Blanton, who withdrew last week due to a muscle injury.
Loiola and Ricardo downed 15th-seeded Jorg Ahmann and Axel Hager of Germany 21-16 and 21-13 in 34 minutes. Ricardo teamed with Zé Marco de Melo to earn the Sydney Silver Medal while Ahmann and Hager were the Bronze Medallists in Sydney.
Thursday's winners will get a two-day break before resuming Sunday. Despite losing their chance for the first-place prize, Thursday's losers will continue to play in the consolation rounds and a possible ninth-place finish.
Friday's men's action features three matches. With teams from Canada and France withdrawing due to injuries, a consolation match scheduled Saturday was moved to Friday where eighth-seeded Vegard Hoidalen and Björn Maaseide of Norway face 12th-seeded Javier Bosma and Antonio Cotrino of Spain. The second session Friday has Heuscher and Kobel playing Berg and Dahl while Ahmann and Hager challenge Novosel and Slack. The winners of those two matches will play Saturday.
Canada's John Child withdrew following Wednesday's opening match due to a hernia. Mathieu Hamel of France was forced from the competition due to a persistent leg injury. Both the teams of Child/Mark Heese and Stephane Canet/Hamel placed 13th to split $1,500 each.
The men's final matches are set for Tuesday when the final eight places will be determined. The Gold Medal winners will share the $30,000 first-place prize.
2001 Goodwill Games - Beach Volleyball Results & Schedules
DAY 2 RESULTS - August 30
· Julien Prosser, Australia (No. 3-seeded Men's Team) def. Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (14), 21-13 and 21-15 (37 minutes) · Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) def. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11), 25-23 and 22-20 (50) · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) def. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-9 and 21-19 (35) · Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) def. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11), 21-13 and 21-11 (28) · Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (No. 2-seeded Women's Team) def. Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15), 21-11 and 21-14 (34) · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) def. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10), 21-19 and 21-19 (42) · Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) def. Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15), 21-16 and 21-13 (34) · Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) def. Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10), 16-21, 21-18 and 15-8 (47)
DAY 1 RESULTS - August 29
· Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) def. Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16), 21-14 and 21-15 (43 minutes) · Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9) def. Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (8), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 (53) · Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) def. Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12), 21-12 and 21-19 (35) · Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) won by injury forfeit over John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13) · Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, Italy (No. 8-seeded Women's Team) def. Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9), 20-22, 23-211 and 15-8 (55) · Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5) def. Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-14 and 21-12 (30) · Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) def. Teresa Galind0/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13), 21-17 and 21-17 (37) · Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1) def. Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16), 21-16, 15-21 and 15-13 (49)
DAY 3 LINEUP - August 31
Men's (winners advance; all losers eliminated except for 1 p.m. match, losers place 13th, split $1,500) · Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (No. 8-seeded Men's Team) won by forfeit over Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16) · Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12) won by forfeit over John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13) · 1 p.m. - Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8) vs. Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12) · 6:30 p.m. - Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Switzerland (14) vs. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) · 7:30 p.m. - Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10) vs. Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) Women's (winners advance; losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,500) · Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (No. 16-seeded Women's Team) won by forfeit over Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9) · 11 a.m. - Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) vs. Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) · 12 p.m. - Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) vs. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) · 5:30 p.m. - Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) vs. Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13)
DAY 4 LINEUP - September 1
Men's Schedule · 12 p.m. Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (No. 4-seeded Men's Team) vs. Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) · 4:30 p.m. - Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (14) vs. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) · 5:30 p.m. - Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina (1) vs. Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9) Women's Schedule · 1 p.m. - Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (No. 1-seeded Women's Team) vs. Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, 8) · 2 p.m. - Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16) vs. Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) / Teresa Galindo/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13) winner · 6:30 p.m. - Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) vs. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) · 7:30 p.m. Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) vs. Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5)
DAY 5 LINEUP - September 2
Men's Schedule · Julien Prosser, Australia (3) vs. Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) · Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Women's Schedule · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) vs. Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) vs. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (2)
AVP PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL TEAMS RETURN TO GOODWILL GAMES ACTION
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - After winning their opening matches here Wednesday and Thursday (August 29-30), the four teams from the Association of Volleyball Professionals return to action this weekend in the 2001 Goodwill Games competition at the South Bank Piazza.
The United States tandems of fourth-seeded Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong and fifth-seeded Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak play Saturday against teams from Brazil with the winning teams advancing Monday's semi-finals. The AVP teams of sixth-seeded Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger and third-seeded Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs compete Sunday against tandems from Australia and Cuba, respectively.
Metzger (Honolulu, Hi.) and Wong (Pearl City, Hi.) face fifth-seeded Emanuel Rego and Pará Ferreira Saturday at 12 p.m. (Australia EST) with the winner playing either top-seeded Mariano Barcetti/Martin Conde of Argentina or ninth-seeded Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm of Austria Monday.
Winners of three events this season, including two AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour events in California (Santa Barbara and Manhattan Beach), Metzger and Wong opened the competition with a injury forfeit win over 13th-seeded John Child and Mark Heese of Canada Wednesday. Metzger and Wong led 14-9 in the first set against the Canadians before Child had to withdraw from the competition.
Arce (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and McPeak (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), who earned the Bronze Medal at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York, face fourth-seeded Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires of Brazil at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The winner of this quarterfinal match plays either top-seeded Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst of Australia or eighth-seeded Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli of Italy. Cook and Pottharst are the Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medallists.
Minello and Pires won their first three matches this season against Arce and McPeak, who won the last two meetings in Portugal and Japan. Winners of 15 pro beach events together, Arce and McPeak defeated the 12th-seeded Yanchulova (Lina and Petia) sisters of Bulgaria (21-14 and 21-12) Wednesday.
Fonoimoana (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) who captured the Gold Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and Heidger (Redondo Beach, Calif.) face third-seeded Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner of Australia at a time to be determined Sunday. Fonoimoana and Heidger scored a 25-23 and 22-20 win over 11th-seeded Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel of Switzerland Thursday.
Fontana (Manhattan Beach) and Youngs (Durango, Colo.), who have won international titles this season in Italy and France, face sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba at a time to be determined Sunday. Winners of the AVP's Michelob Light Open at Manhattan Beach this past Sunday, Fontana and Youngs opened with a 21-9 and 21-18 win over 14th-seeded Rebekka Kadijk and Marrit Leenstra of Netherlands.
Fonoimoana and Heidger will play either seventh-seeded Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev of Russia or second-seeded Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos of Brazil Monday. Fontana and Youngs face either second-seeded Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede of Brazil or seventh-seeded Zi Xiong/Rong Chi of China. Behar and Bede are the defending Goodwill Games champions and have won the last four FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events, including the 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Austria.
September 1, 2001 - Match 16, Centre Court at 7:30 p.m.
No. 4 Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil vs. No. 5 Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States
The winner and loser of Match 16 will play the winner and loser of Match 15 - Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (No. 1-seeded Women's Team) vs. Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli (8)
Opening 2001 Goodwill Games August 29 Results · Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (No. 4-seeded Women's Team) def. Teresa Galindo/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13), 21-17 and 21-17 (37) · Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5) def. Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-14 and 21-12 (30)
Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires Brazil · Minello and Pires are competing together for the first-time this season. · The pair has competed in 10 events this season with six "final four" finishes together, three podium placements and two Siliver Medals. · Minello and Pires placed second in the 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. · Minello is competing in her 17th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event. · Pior to 2001, Minello's best finish was a ninth at the 2000 Vitoria, Brazil event with Magda Lima. · Pires is competing in her 64th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event with 53 "final four" finishes, 42 podium placements and 14 Gold Medals. · Pires has won an Olympic Gold (1996 Atlanta with Jackie Silva) and Bronze (Sydney 2000 with Adriana Samuel). · Pires won the 1997 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship with Silva.
Shirt Name Number Height Birthdate Birthplace Hometown Minello 1 168cm March, 1970 NA Rio de Janeiro Pires 2 174 June 16, 1973 Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro
Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak United States · Arce and McPeak are playing their fourth season together on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. · Arce and McPeak are competing in their 26th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event together. · The pair has 15 "final four" finishes and 14 podium placements in 2000. · Arce and McPeak netted Gold Medals three times in Korea (1996 and 1997) and Italy (1997). · Arce and McPeak placed second at the 1997 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Los Angeles and third at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York. · McPeak is playing in her 59th international event with 36 "final four" finishes, 32 podium placements and 13 Gold Medal. · McPeak placed fifth at both the 1996 Atlanta (Nancy Reno) and Sydney 2000 (Misty May) Olympic Games.
Shirt Name Number Height Birthdate Birthplace Hometown Arce 2 180cm July 8, 1977 Torrance, CA Manhattan Beach, CA McPeak 1 170 May 15, 1969 Hollywood, CA Manhattan Beach, CA
SERIES - Minello and Pires lead the series 3-2.
Round Date Site Score Minutes W3 June 22, 2001 Switzerland Minello/Pires 21-18, 19-21, 15-8 57 L6 July 7, 2001 Canary Islands Minello/Pires 21-18, 21-14 35 W3 July 19, 2001 France Minello/Pires 19-21, 21-18, 15-8 54 W3 July 27, 2001 Portugal Arce/McPeak 15-21, 21-18, 15-13 54 L5 August 11, 2001 Japan Arce/McPeak 21-17, 21-19 42
Revised August 31, 2001 Match 16
September 2, 2001 - Match 17, Centre Court at TBD
No. 3 Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States vs. No. 6 Dalixia Fernandez Grossat/Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba
The winner and loser of Match 17 will play the winner and loser of Match 18 - Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (No. 7-seeded Women's Team7) vs. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (2).
Opening 2001 Goodwill Games August 30 Results · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (No. 3-seeded Women's Team) def. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-9 and 21-19 (35) · Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) def. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11), 21-13 and 21-11 (28)
Adriana BeharBarbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs United States · Fontana and Youngs are playing their first season together on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. · Fontana and Youngs are competing in their ninth FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event together. · The pair has won FIVB stops this season in Italy and France. · Fontana is competing in her 67th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event with 30 "final four" finishes, 16 podium placements and five Gold Medals. · Fontana won the Bronze Medal with Lori Forsythe at the 1994 Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia. · Fontana and Linda Hanley finished fourth at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games where they dropped the Bronze Medal match to Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia. · Youngs is competing in her 39th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event with 17 "final four" finishes, 13 podium placements and five Gold Medals. · Youngs competed on the United States Indoor National Team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Shirt Name Number Height Birthdate Birthplace Hometown Fontana 1 168cm September 8, 1965 Manhattan Beach, CA Manhattan Beach, CA Youngs 2 183 February 14, 1970 Orange, CA Durango, CO
Dalixia Fernandez Grossat/Tamara Larrea Peraza Cuba · Fernandez Grossat and Larrea Peraza are their playing second season together on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. · Fernandez Grossat and Larrea Peraza are competing in their 20th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event together. · The pair's best finishes together are fifths (six times, including five this season). · Fernandez Grossat and Larrea Peraza have competed in all her FIVB events with Larrea Peraza, who is now competing in her 27th international event.
Shirt Name Number Height Birthdate Birthplace Hometown Fernandez 1 176cm November 26, 1977 Guantanamo Guantanamo Larrea 2 183 November 25, 1973 Ciudad Habana Ciudad Habana
SERIES - Fernandez Grossat and Larrea Peraza lead the series 1-0.
Round Date Site Score Minutes W4 July 7, 2001 Canary Islands Fontana/Youngs 21-16, 21-17 41 W3 July 19, 2001 France Fernandez/Larrea 21-18, 26-24 39 W3 August 11, 2001 Japan Fontana/Youngs 21-13, 21-15 35
Revised August 31, 2001 Match 17
September 1, 2001 - Match 16, Centre Court at 12 p.m.
No. 5 Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil Vs. No. 4 Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States
· The winner and loser of Match 16 will play the winner and loser of Match 15 - Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina (1) vs. Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9)
Opening 2001 Goodwill Games August 29 Results · Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) def. Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12), 21-12 and 21-19 (35) · Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) won by injury forfeit over John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13)
Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira Brazil · Emanuel and Pará are competing together for the first-time on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. · Pará is replacing Tande Ramos, who is out with an injury. · Emanuel and Jose Loiola tied the mark for most wins by a men's team in FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour history by winning their 15th Gold Medal last season in Belgium. · The Emanuel and Loiola pair won the 1999 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. · During the qualification process for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Emanuel and Loiola captured 11 "open" Gold Medals along with three Silvers and four Bronze awards. · Emanuel is competing in his 93rd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event with 70 "final four" finishes, 67 podium placements and a record 33 Gold Medals. He has won 15 titles with Zé Marco de Melo, 15 with Loiola and three this season with Tande. · Emanuel finished ninth at both the 1996 Atlanta (Zé Marco) and Sydney 2000 (Loiola) Olympic Games. · Emanuel placed fifth at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Russia with Aloizio Claudino. · Pará is competing in his 81st FIVB Beach Volleyball World tour event with 31 "final four" finishes, 29 podium placements and seven Gold Medals. · Pará and Guilherme Marques won the Gold Medal at both 1997 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships and 1998 Goodwill Games. The pair also placed third at the 1999 World finals.
Shirt Name Number Height Birthdate Birthplace Hometown Emanuel 2 190cm April 15, 1973 Curitiba Curitiba Pará 1 191 September 13, 1973 Belem Rio de Janeiro
Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong United States · Metzger and Wong are competing together for the first-time this season on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. · The pair is competing in their 10th international event together with three "final four" finishes, two podium placements and a Gold Medal this season in Switzerland. · The pair placed ninth in the 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. · Wong is competing in his 49th international event with a Gold, a Silver and and two Bronze Medals on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. · Metzger is competing in his 15th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event with his best finishes being posted this season with Wong.
Shirt Name Number Height Birthdate Birthplace Hometown Metzger 2 192cm November 17, 1972 Honolulu, HI Hermosa Beach, CA Wong 1 200 September 12, 1972 Honolulu, HI Venice, CA
SERIES - This is the first meeting in the series.
No. 3 Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner, Australia Vs. No. 6 Rob Heidger/Eric Fonoimoana, United States
The winner and loser of Match 17 will play the winner and loser of Match 18 - Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2)
Opening 2001 Goodwill Games August 30 Results · Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner, Australia (No. 3-seeded Men's Team) def. Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (14), 21-13 and 21-15 (37 minutes) · Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) def. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11), 25-23 and 22-20 (50)
Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner Australia · Prosser and Zahner are competing together for the seventh season on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. · The pair is competing in their 79th international event with 10 "final four" finishes. · Prosser and Zahner captured six Bronze Medals on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour before winning their first Gold Medal this season in Germany. · Prosser and Zahner placed ninth (1997), fifth (1999) and ninth (2001) in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. · The pair placed fourth in the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York. · Prosser and Zahner are competing in their 103rd and 79th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events, respectively. · Prosser posted a third and three fourths with Andy Burdin. · Prosser and Zahner placed ninth in both the 1996 Atlanta and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Shirt Name Number Height Birthdate Birthplace Hometown Prosser 2 193cm June 11, 1972 Bunbury (WA) Perth (WA) Zahner 1 199 March 13, 1974 Brisbane (QLD) Brisbane (QLD)
Rob Heidger/Eric Fonoimoana United States · Heidger and Fonoimoana are competing in their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event. · Heidger replaced Dain Blanton as Fonoimoana's partner for the Goodwill Games. · Blanton is sidelined with a pulled muscle. · Fonoimoana is competing in his 41st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event with seven "final fours", three podium placements and one Gold Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games with Blanton. · Heidger is competing in his 38th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event with four "final four" finishes, two podium placements and a Silver Medal at the 2000 Mexico event with Kevin Wong. · Heidger and Wong placed fifith in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games where they were eliminated by Blanton and Fonoimoana.
Shirt Name Number Height Birthdate Birthplace Hometown Fonoimoana 2 191cm July 6, 1969 Torrance, CA Hermosa Beach, CA Heidger 1 200 June 3, 1969 Berkeley, CA Redondo Beach, CA
SERIES - This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Germany, Norway & Sweden Advance In Men's Goodwill Games
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Jorge Ahmann and Axel Hager, the Bronze Medallists from the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, disappointed the hometown fans here Friday (August 31) by defeating Australia's Jarrod Novosel and Joshua Slack the final elimination match of the 2001 Goodwill Games.
Played before an enthusiastic near-capacity crowd of 2,500 at The South Bank Piazza, Ahmann and Hager scored the final two points in the third and deciding set to eliminate Novosel and Slack 21-19, 19-21 and 16-14 in 57 minutes.
With the win, Ahmann and Hagger face 14th-seeded Bjorn Berg and Simon Dahl of Sweden Saturday at 4:30 p.m. with the winner playing eighth-seeded Vegard Hoidalen and Björn Maaseide of Norway in the finals of the consolation bracket for ninth-place. Berg and Dahl scored a 21-14 and 21-19 win in 39 minutes over 11th-seeded Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel of Switzerland in Friday's evening's first men's elimination match.
Hoidalen and Maaseide of Norway rebounded from their opening upset loss Wednesday to ninth-seeded Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm to advance to the finals of the consolation bracket with a 21-16 and 21-16 win in 34 minutes over 12th-seeded Javier Bosma and Antonio Cotrino of Spain Friday afternoon.
The men's quarterfinals start Saturday with top-seeded Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina meeting ninth-seeded Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm of Austria at 5:30 p.m. Baracetti and Conde have won three FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour titles this season, including the World Championships in Austria earlier this month. Fourth-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong of the United States play fifth-seeded Emanuel Rego and Pará Ferreira of Brazil in Saturday's opening match at 12 p.m.
Sunday men's action features the final two quarterfinal matches as third-seeded Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner of Australia face sixth-seeded Eric Fonoimoana and Rob Heidger of the United States while second-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos play seventh-seeded Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev of Russia.
Bulgaria, Germany & Greece Post Women's Goodwill Games Wins BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - The classification rounds at the 2001 Goodwill Games started here Friday (August 31) with teams from Bulgaria, Germany and Greece posting elimination wins at the South Bank Piazza.
The 12th-seeded Yanchulova sisters (Lina and Petia) of Bulgaria eliminated 13th-seeded Teresa Galindo and Mayra Huerta of Mexico 23-25, 21-13 and 15-6 in 60 minutes in a match that kept the near-capacity crowd of 2,500 on the edge of their seats. The Bulgarians now plays 16th-seeded Chiaki Kusuhara and Ryoko Tokuno of Japan at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The Japanese team was scheduled to play Eva Celbova and Sona Dosoudilova Friday, but the Czech Republic team withdrew from the competition due to Celbova's medical problem. Kusuhara and Tokuno opened play Wednesday by losing to top-seeded Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst 15-13 in the third and deciding set.
Tenth-seeded Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri of Greece eliminated local favorites 15th-seeded Angela Clarke and Kylie Gerlic of Australia with a 21-17, 19-21 and 16-14 in the 2001 Goodwill Games' longest match (61 minutes) through the first three days of competition.
Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau, the 11th-seeded team from Germany, advanced to a 6:30 p.m. meeting Saturday against the Greek team with a 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 win in 54 minutes over 14th-seeded Rebekka Kadijk and Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands.
The first two quarterfinal matches will be played Saturday on the South Bank Piazza sand. Eighth-seeded Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta of Italy challenge Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst at 1 p.m. while fourth-seeded Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires of Brazil play fifth-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak of the United States at 7:30 p.m. Thursday's winners will play Sunday for a spot in Monday's semi-finals.
The final two quarterfinals matches will be played Sunday. Second-seeded Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil, the defending Goodwill Games champions, seventh-seeded Zi Xiong and Rong Chi of China while third-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs of the United States plays sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba.
Winners of a record 26 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medals, Behar and Bede won the 1998 Goodwill Games Gold Medal in New York's Central Park by defeating Pauline Manser and Kerri Pottharst of Australia in the finals.
The Brazilians followed their New York title with Gold Medals at both the 1999 and 2001 World Championships. Behar and Bede earned the Silver Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games after losing the final to Natalie Cook and Pottharst.
Fontana is making her second appearance in Brisbane after finishing fourth here in 1995 with Lori Forsythe in a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event. Fontana and Forsythe also won the Bronze Medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia. Arce and McPeak are competing in their second Goodwill Games as the pair won the Bronze Medal in New York.
2001 Goodwill Games August 29-September 4, 2001 at The South Bank Piazza, Brisbane, Australia, Revised August 31, 2001, 4:06 AM
Men's Main Draw Rankings
Rank, Team (Seed) Match Record Earnings
1st 0-0 $30,000 2nd 0-0 $24,000 3rd 0-0 $19,500 4th 0-0 $15,500 5th 0-0 $12,500 6th 0-0 $9,500 7th 0-0 $8,000 8th 0-0 $7,000 9th 0-0 $6,000 10th 0-0 $5,000 11th 0-0 $4,000 12th 0-0 $3,000 13th Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16) 0-2 $1,500 13th John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13) 0-2 $1,500 13th Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) 0-2 $1,500 13th Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10) 0-2 $1,500
RESULTS - August 29 · Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) def. Canet/Hamel, France (16), 21-14 and 21-15 (43 minutes) · Berger/Stamm, Austria (9) def. Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 (53) · Emanuel/Pará, Brazil (5) def. Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12), 21-12 and 21-19 (35) · Metzger/Wong, United States (4) won by injury forfeit over Child/Heese, Canada (13) RESULTS - August 30 · Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3) def. Berg/ Dahl, Sweden (14), 21-13 and 21-15 (37) · Fonoimoana/ Heidger, United States (6) def. Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland (11), 25-23 and 22-20 (50) · Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) def. Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15), 21-16 and 21-13 (34) · Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia (7) def. Novosel/Slack, Australia (10), 16-21, 21-18 and 15-8 (47) RESULTS - August 31 · Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8) won by forfeit over Canet/Hamel, France (16) · Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12) won by forfeit over Child/Heese, Canada (13) · Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8) def. Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12), 21-16 and 21-16 (34) · Berg/Dahl, Switzerland (14) def. Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland (11), 21-14 and 21-19 (39) · Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15) def. Novosel/Slack, Australia (10), 21-19, 19-21 and 16-14 (57) SCHEDULE - September 1 · 12 p.m. - Metzger/Wong, United States (4) vs. Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) · 4:30 p.m. - Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (14) vs. Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15) · 5:30 p.m. - Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (1) vs. Berger/Stamm, Austria (9) SCHEDULE - September 2 · 1 p.m. - Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3) vs. Fonoimoana/Heidger, United States (6) · 8:30 p.m. - Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) vs. Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) · 12 p.m. - Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12) vs. Berg/Dahl, Sweden (14) / Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15) loser · 7:30 p.m. - Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8) vs. Berg/Dahl, Sweden (14) / Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15) winner SCHEDULE - September 3 · Metzger/Wong, United States (4) / Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) loser vs. Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (1) / Berger/Stamm, Austria (9) loser · Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3) / Fonoimoana/Heidger, United States (6) loser vs. Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) / Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) loser · Metzger/Wong, United States (4) / Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) winner vs. Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (1) / Berger/Stamm, Austria (9) winner · Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3) / Fonoimoana/Heidger, United States (6) winner vs. Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) / Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) winner SCHEDULE - September 4 · 7th & 8th Classification match · 5th & 6th Classification match · 3rd & 4th Classification match · 1st & 2nd Classification match
2001 Goodwill Games August 29-September 4, 2001 at The South Bank Piazza, Brisbane, Australia, Revised August 31, 2001, 3:06 AM
Women's Main Draw Rankings
1st 0-0 $30,000 2nd 0-0 $24,000 3rd 0-0 $19,500 4th 0-0 $15,500 5th 0-0 $12,500 6th 0-0 $9,500 7th 0-0 $8,000 8th 0-0 $7,000 9th 0-0 $6,000 10th 0-0 $5,000 11th 0-0 $4,000 12th 0-0 $3,000 13th Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9) 0-2 $1,500 13th Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13) 0-2 $1,500 13th Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) 0-2 $1,500 13th Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) 0-2 $1,500
RESULTS - August 29 · Perrotta/Gattelli, Italy (No. 8-seeded Women's Team) def. Celbova/Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9), 20-22, 23-21 and 15-8 (55 minutes) · Arce/McPeak, United States (5) def. L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-14 and 21-12 (30) · Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) def. Galindo/Mayra, Mexico (13), 21-17 and 21-17 (37) · Cook/Pottharst, Australia (1) def. Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16), 21-16, 15-21 and 15-13 (49) RESULTS - August 30 · Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) def. Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-9 and 21-19 (35) · Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) def. Pohl/Rau, Germany (11), 21-13 and 21-11 (28) · Behar/Bede, Australia (2) def. Clarke/Gerlic, Australia (15), 21-11 and 21-14 (34) · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) def. Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10), 21-19 and 21-19 (42) RESULTS - August 31 · Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16) won by forfeit over Celbova/Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9) · Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10) def. Clarke/Gerlic, Australia (15), 21-17, 19-21 and 16-14 (61) · Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) def. Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 (54) · L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) def. Galindo/Mayra, Mexico (13), 23-25, 21-13 and 15-6 (60) SCHEDULE - September 1 · 1 p.m. - Cook/Pottharst, Australia (2) vs. Perrotta/Gattelli (8) · 2 p.m. - Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16) vs. L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) · 6:30 p.m. - Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) vs. Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10) · 7:30 p.m. Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) vs. Arce/McPeak, United States (5) SCHEDULE - September 2 · 2 p.m. - Behar/Bede, Australia (2) vs. Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) · 3 p.m. - Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16) / L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) loser vs. Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) / Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10) loser · 5:30 p.m. - Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16) / L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) winner vs. Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) / Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10) winner · 6:30 p.m. - Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) vs. Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) SCHEDULE - September 3 · Cook/Pottharst, Australia (2) / Perrotta/Gattelli, 8) loser vs. Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) / Arce/McPeak, United States (5) loser · Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) / Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) loser vs. Behar/Bede, Australia (2) / Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) loser · Cook/Pottharst, Australia (2) / Perrotta/Gattelli, 8) winner vs. Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) / Arce/McPeak, United States (5) winner · Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) / Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) winner vs. Behar/Bede, Australia (2) / Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) winner SCHEDULE - September 4 · 7th & 8th Classification match · 5th & 6th Classification match · 3rd & 4th Classification match · 1st & 2nd Classification match
METZGER & WONG SCORE GOODWILL WINS SATURDAY OVER BRAZILIANS; AVP PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL TANDEM EARNS SEMIFINAL BERTH
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Fourth-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong of the United States overcame a slow start in the first set here Saturday (September 1) to win the next two sets to earn a berth in the men's semifinals at the 2001 Goodwill Games.
After losing the first set 21-16, Metzger (Honolulu, Hi.) and Wong (Pearl City, Hi.) rebounded with 21-11 and 15-12 wins over fifth-seeded Emanuel Rego and Pará Ferreira of Brazil in 57 minutes. With the win, Metzger and Wong face either top-seeded Mariano Barcetti/Martin Conde of Argentina or ninth-seeded Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm of Austria in Monday's first semifinal.
The win by the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) team also eliminated Pará from Gold Medal contention as he teamed with Guilherme Marques to win the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York by defeating Adam Johnson and Karch Kiraley of the United States in the finals.
"The first match forfeit did not help us," said Metzger after the match. "We started slow today since we have not had a chance to either play or train a lot on the centre court. We felt more comfortable in the second set and started to serve a different player (Emanuel). The Brazilians made several mistakes that got us going."
The United States tandem of fifth-seeded Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak plays later Saturday against a women's team from Brazil for a spot in the semifinals.. The AVP teams of sixth-seeded Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger and third-seeded Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs compete Sunday against tandems from Australia and Cuba, respectively.
Seven of the eight players competing for the AVP here this weekend will return to Las Vegas next weekend to compete in the 10th annual Paul Mitchell King & Queen of the Beach competition in Las Vegas, Nev. Wong and Metzger along with Youngs and Fontana are the top qualifiers for the September 6-9 event.
The Paul Mitchell King & Queen of the Beach, being hosted for the fifth consecutive year by the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is Las Vegas, concludes the eight-stop 2001 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. Prior to the Hard Rock finale, the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour held events in California (Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Santa Barbara and Manhattan Beach), Michigan (Muskegon), New Jersey (Belmar) and Virginia (Virginia Beach).
Argentina & United States Gain GWG Semifinal Berths
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - World Champions Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde earned a semifinal berth here Saturday (September 1) by defeating the team from Austria to end the fourth day of men's Beach Volleyball competition at the 2001 Goodwill Games.
The top-seeded Baracetti and Conde scored a convincing 21-17 and 21-14 win in 46 minutes over ninth-seeded Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm of Austria. Baracetti and Conde, who was a Bronze Medallist at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York, won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Austria last month.
Fourth-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong of the United States advanced to Monday's semifinal meeting against Baracetti and Conde with a 15-21, 21-11 and 15-12 win in 57 minutes over fifth-seeded Emanuel Rego and Pará Ferreira of Brazil.
Baracetti and Conde, who have won three FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour titles this season, have won their last three meetings with Metzger and Wong to hold a 4-1 edge in the season series. Metzger and Wong claimed an international title at June's Switzerland stop in Gstaad.
With both Saturday's sessions played before enthusiastic capacity crowds at The South Bank Piazza, the men's competition featured a consolation match where 14th seeded Bjorn Berg and Simon Dahl of Sweden defeated 15th seeded Jorg Ahmann and Axel Hager of Germany 21-18 and 21-17 in 39 minutes.
With the win, Berg and Dahl will play eighth-seeded Vegard Hoidalen and Björn Maaseide of Norway in the finals of the consolation bracket for ninth-place Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Ahmann and Hager will play 12th seeded Javier Bosma and Antonio Cotrino of Spain for 11th place Sunday at 12 p.m.
Sunday men's action features the remaining two quarterfinal matches as third-seeded Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner of Australia face sixth-seeded Eric Fonoimoana and Rob Heidger of the United States while second-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos play seventh-seeded Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev of Russia.
Australia & Brazil Gain Goodwill Games Semifinal Berths
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Top-seeded Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia will play fourth-seeded Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires of Brazil in a women's semifinal Monday in the Beach Volleyball competition at the 2001 Goodwill Games as both teams posted quarterfinal wins here Saturday (September 1). Both sessions were played before a capacity crowd.
Cook and Pottharst, the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Gold Medallists, scored a convincing 21-15 and 21-17 win in 57 minutes over eighth-seeded Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta of Italy in a 57-minute afternoon match at the South Bank Piazza.
Minello and Pires advanced to their fifth meeting this season against Cook and Pottharst by defeating fifth-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak 23-21 and 21-16 in 44 minutes. Cook and Pottharst hold a 3-1 edge against their Brazilian rivals, but Minello and Pires won the last meeting August 19 in China.
The last two quarterfinal matches will be played Sunday. Second-seeded Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil, the defending Goodwill Games champions, play seventh-seeded Zi Xiong and Rong Chi of China at 2 p.m. Third-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs of the United States plays sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba at 6:30 p.m.
Winners of a record 26 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medals, Behar and Bede won the 1998 Goodwill Games Gold Medal in New York's Central Park by defeating Pauline Manser and Pottharst of Australia in the finals.
The Brazilians followed their New York title with Gold Medals at both the 1999 and 2001 World Championships. Behar and Bede earned the Silver Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games after losing the final to Cook and Pottharst.
Saturday's sessions also featured two women's classification matches. Chiaki Kusuhara and Ryoko Tokuno, the 16th-seeded from Japan, scored a 21-19, 22-24 and 18-16 win over 12th-seeded Yanchulova sisters (Lina and Petia) of Bulgaria in an exciting 61-minute afternoon match.
Germany's 11th-seeded Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau defeated 10th-seeded Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri of Greece 21-15, 18-21 and 15-10 in 59 minutes. The Germans will play Kusuhara and Tokuno for ninth-place at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Karadassiou and Sfyri and the Bulgarian sisters play at 3 p.m. for 11th-place.
DAY 5 LINEUP - September 2 · 12 p.m. - Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (No. 12-seeded Men's Team) vs. Jorg Ahmann/Axel /Hager, Germany (15) · 1 p.m. - Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner, Australia (3) vs. Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) · 2 p.m. - Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) vs. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (2) · 3 p.m. - Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) vs. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) · 5:30 p.m. - Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16) vs. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) · 6:30 p.m. - Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) vs. Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) · 7:30 p.m. - Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (8) vs. vs. Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (14) · 8:30 p.m. - Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2)
DAY 4 RESULTS/LINEUP - September 1 · Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (No. 4-seeded Men's Team) def. Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5), 15-21, 21-11 and 15-12 (57 minutes) · Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (14) def. Jorg Ahmann/Axel /Hager, Germany (15), 21-18 and 21-17 (39) · Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina (1) def. Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9), 21-17 and 21-14 (46) · Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (No. 1-seeded Women's Team) def. Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, 8), 21-15 and 21-17 (35) · Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16) def. Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-19, 22-24 and 18-16 (61) · Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) def. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10), 21-15, 18-21 and 15-10 (59) · Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) def. Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5), 23-21 and 21-16 44)
DAY 3 RESULTS - August 31 · Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (No. 8-seeded Men's Team) won by forfeit over Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16) · Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12) won by forfeit over John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13) · Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8) def. Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12), 21-16 and 21-16 (34) · Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (14) def. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11), 21-14 and 21-19 (39) · Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) def. Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10), 21-19, 19-21 and 16-14 (57) · Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (No. 16-seeded Women's Team) won by forfeit over Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9) · Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) def. Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15), 21-17, 19-21 and 16-14 (61) · Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) def. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 (54) · Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) def. Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13), 23-25, 21-13 and 15-6 (60)
DAY 2 RESULTS - August 30 · Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner, Australia (No. 3-seeded Men's Team) def. Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (14), 21-13 and 21-15 (37 minutes) · Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) def. Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11), 25-23 and 22-20 (50) · Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) def. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-9 and 21-19 (35) · Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) def. Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11), 21-13 and 21-11 (28) · Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (No. 2-seeded Women's Team) def. Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15), 21-11 and 21-14 (34) · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) def. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10), 21-19 and 21-19 (42) · Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) def. Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15), 21-16 and 21-13 (34) · Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) def. Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10), 16-21, 21-18 and 15-8 (47)
DAY 1 RESULTS - August 29 · Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) def. Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16), 21-14 and 21-15 (43 minutes) · Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9) def. Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (8), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 (53) · Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) def. Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12), 21-12 and 21-19 (35) · Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) won by injury forfeit over John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13) · Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, Italy (No. 8-seeded Women's Team) def. Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9), 20-22, 23-21 and 15-8 (55) · Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5) def. Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-14 and 21-12 (30) · Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) def. Teresa Galindo/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13), 21-17 and 21-17 (37) · Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1) def. Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16), 21-16, 15-21 and 15-13 (49)
FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD TOUR - The Goodwill Games stop on the 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is the 125th men's event since the start of the international circuit in 1987. The women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour started in 1992 with the 2001 Brisbane stop Event No. 81. Brazil's men's and women's teams have combined to win 323 international medals, including 122 Golds (46 women and 76 men). The United States ranks second with 155 combined men's and women's medals, including 55 Golds (31 women and 24 men). Australia is listed third with 27 medal finishes, including four Golds (one men and three women).
BRISBANE & FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD TOUR - The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is making its second visit to Brisbane after sanctioning a 1995 women's event where Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno of the United States won the title by defeating Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva of Brazil in the final. Beate Buhler and Danja Musch of Germany won the Bronze Medal by defeaingt Barbra Fontana and Lori Forsythe.
FONOIMOANA & HEIDGER GAIN USA MEN ITS SECOND GOODWILL GAMES SEMIFINAL BERTH; FONTANA & YOUNGS PLAY FOR WOMEN'S SEMIFINAL SPOT SUNDAY EVENING
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Sixth-seeded Eric Fonoimoana and Rob Heidger scored an upset win over third-seeded Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner of Australia here Sunday (September 2) to guarantee the United States its third-straight medal in the beach volleyball competition at the Goodwill Games.
The Association of Volleyball Professionals tandem of third-seeded Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs play Sunday evening against sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba for a spot in the women's Goodwill Games semifinals.
Playing in their first international event together, Fonoimoana (Hermosa Beach, Calif.), and and Heidger (Redondo Beach, Calif.) outlasted the Australians 21-17 and 26-24 (the highest scoring set in the 2001 Goodwill Games) in 53 minutes. Despite the defeat, Prosser and Zahner remain in the competition and will play Monday at 12 p.m.
With both United States teams in the semifinals, the Americans will be trying for their first Goodwill Games Gold Medal after placing third in 1994 in St. Petersburg, Russia (Sinjin Smith/Bruk Vandeweghe) and second in 1998 in New York (Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly).
With the win, Fonoimoana and Heidger will face the winner of Sunday's final men's quarterfinal match between second-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos and seventh-seeded Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev of Russia. Prosser and Zahner will face the loser.
Fonoimoana and Heidger's semifinal match will be at 8:30 p.m. Monday. World Champions Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina play fourth-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong of the United State at 2 p.m. in Monday's first semifinal.
Fonoimoana, who captured the Gold Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and Heidger scored a 25-23 and 22-20 win over 11th-seeded Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel of Switzerland Thursday. Fonoimoana is now 7-0 on Australian sand after teaming in the Bondi Beach Olympics with Dain Blanton to win five-straight matches.
Winners of the AVP's Michelob Light Open at Manhattan Beach last Sunday, Fontana and Youngs opened with a 21-9 and 21-18 win over 14th-seeded Rebekka Kadijk and Marrit Leenstra of Netherlands Thursday. Fontana and Youngs face either second-seeded Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede of Brazil or seventh-seeded Zi Xiong/Rong Chi of China. Behar and Bede are the defending Goodwill Games champions and have won the last four FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events, including the 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Austria.
The United States split a pair of matches Saturday. Metzger (Honolulu, H.) and Wong (Pearl City, Hi.) earned a semifinal berth by defeating fifth-seeded Emanuel Rego and Pará Ferreira of Brazil 16-21, 21-11 and 15-12 in 57 minutes. Winners of three events this season, including two AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour events in California (Santa Barbara and Manhattan Beach), Metzger and Wong opened the competition with a injury forfeit win over 13th-seeded John Child and Mark Heese of Canada Wednesday. Metzger and Wong led 14-9 in the first set against the Canadians before Child had to withdraw from the competition.
Lisa Arce (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Holly McPeak (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), who earned the Bronze Medal at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York, dropped out of Gold Medal contention Saturday by losing 23-21 and 21-16 in 44 minutes to fourth-seeded Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires of Brazil. Arce and McPeak will played eighth-seeded Lucilla Perrotta and Daniela Gattelli of Italy Monday at 6:30 p.m.
Minello and Pires have now won four of six matches this season against Arce and McPeak, who had won the last two meetings prior to the Goodwill Games in Portugal and Japan. Winners of 15 pro beach events together, Arce and McPeak defeated the 12th-seeded Yanchulova (Lina and Petia) sisters of Bulgaria (21-14 and 21-12) Wednesday in their opening Brisbane match.
United States Joins Australia & Two Brazilian Teams In Monday's Goodwill Games Semifinals
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Third-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs of the United States joined two-time FIVB Beach Volleyball World Champions Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede in securing the final two semifinal berths here Sunday (September 2) in the Beach Volleyball competition at the 2001 Goodwill Games.
Monday's women's semifinal schedule will start with Fontana and Youngs challenging Behar and Bede for the seventh time this season at 3 p.m. Host country favorites Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia play fourth-seeded Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires of Brazil in the evening semifinal at 7:30 p.m.
Fontana and Youngs defeated sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba 21-15 and 21-18 in 41 minutes Monday evening. Fontana and Youngs have now advanced to nine-straight international semifinals this season in their first pro beach campaign together. The series between the two semifinalists is tied 3-3 with Behar and Bede winning three of the last four meetings.
Behar and Bede advanced to their 14th-straight FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour semi-final by defeating seventh-seeded Zi Xiong and Rong Chi of China 21-12 and 21-16 win in 33 minutes. Behar and Bede will now play in their 53rd FIVB "final four" in 57 career starts together.
The Brazilians are the defending Goodwill Games champions and winners of a record 26 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medals. Behar and Bede won the 1998 Goodwill Games Gold Medal in New York's Central Park by defeating Pauline Manser and Pottharst of Australia in the finals.
The Brazilians followed their New York Goodwill Games title with Gold Medals at both the 1999 and 2001 World Championships. Behar and Bede earned the Silver Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games after losing the final to Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst.
With Sunday's win by the top-ranked team in the world, Brazil is guaranteed a medal in the women's beach volleyball competition at the Goodwill Games. Fourth-seeded Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires of Brazil earned the South Americans its first semifinal berth with a win Saturday against fifth-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak of the United States.
Cook and Pottharst, who scored a convincing 21-15 and 21-17 win in 57 minutes over eighth-seeded Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta of Italy, play Minello and Pires at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Behar and Bede play the winner of Sunday's evening match between third-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs of the United States against sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba.
Sunday's sessions also featured two women's classification matches. Germany's 11th-seeded Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau defeated Chiaki Kusuhara and Ryoko Tokuno of Japan 21-17 and 21-19 in 37 minutes to capture ninth-place and finish the competition with a 3-1 mark after losing only to the Cubans. The Germans shared US $6,000 with Kusuhara and Tokuno placing 10th for a US $5,000 prize. The Japanese's only other defeat in the competition was a 21-16, 15-21 and 15-13 decision to Cook and Pottharst.
The 12th-seeded Yanchulova sisters (Lina and Petia) of Bulgaria captured 11th-place by defeating 10th-seeded Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri of Greece 29-27 and 21-17 in 45 minutes. The Bulgarians shared US $4,000 while Karadassiou and Sfyri split US $3,000 for 12th-place.
Sunday's play featured near-capacity crowds at the South Bank Piazza with the final two days of competition nearly sold out. The women's final matches are set for Tuesday when the final eight places will be determined. The Gold Medal winners will share the US $30,000 first-place prize.
Brazil Joins World Champions & United States Pair In Men's Semifinals Monday
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Second-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos of Brazil overcame a first-set loss here Sunday (September 2) to win the next two sets to defeat their Russian opponents to gain the fourth and final spot for Monday's men's semifinals in the Beach Volleyball competition at the 2001 Goodwill Games.
Loiola and Ricardo will face sixth-seeded Eric Fonoimoana and Rob Heidger of the United States in Monday's second men's semifinal at 8:30 p.m. at the South Bank Piazza. Loiola and Ricardo defeated seventh-seeded Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev of Russia 18-21, 21-13 and 15-11 in 54 minutes.
Fonoimoana and Heidger scored an upset win over third-seeded Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner of Australia Sunday afternoon to guarantee the United States its third-straight medal in the beach volleyball competition at the Goodwill Games.
Playing in their first international event together, Fonoimoana and Heidger outlasted the Australians 21-17 and 26-24 (the highest scoring set in the 2001 Goodwill Games) in 53 minutes. Despite the defeat, Prosser and Zahner remain in the competition and will play Monday at 12 p.m. against Ermishin and Kouchnerev.
World Champions Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina play fourth-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong of the United States in Monday's first semifinal at 2 p.m. With both United States teams in the semifinals, the Americans will be trying for their first Goodwill Games Gold Medal after placing third in 1994 in St. Petersburg, Russia (Sinjin Smith/Bruk Vandeweghe) and second in 1998 in New York (Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly).
The top-seeded Baracetti and Conde earned a semifinal berth Saturday by defeating ninth-seeded Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm of Austria 21-17 and 21-14 in 46 minutes. Metzger and Wong of the United States advanced to Monday's with a 15-21, 21-11 and 15-12 win Saturday in 57 minutes over fifth-seeded Emanuel Rego and Pará Ferreira of Brazil.
Conde, Bronze Medallist at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York with Esteban Martinez, and Baracetti won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Austria last month. Baracetti and Conde won three FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour titles this season. The Argentineans have won their last three meetings with Metzger and Wong to hold a 4-1 edge in the season series.
Sunday's sessions also featured two men's classification matches. Eighth-seeded Vegard Hoidalen and Björn Maaseide of Norway defeated 14th seeded Bjorn Berg and Simon Dahl of Sweden 21-17 and 21-17 in 39 minutes for ninth-place and the US $6,000 prize.
The Norwegians won their last three matches after being upset in the first-round by ninth-seeded Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 in 53 minutes. The Swedes posted a 2-2 match mark to place 10th and shared US $5,000.
Sydney 2000 Bronze Medallists Jorg Ahmann and Axel Hager of Germany captured 11th-place by defeating 12th seeded Javier Bosma and Antonio Cotrino of Spain 21-17 and 21-11 in 35 minutes. The Germansshared US $4,000 while Bosma and Contrino split US $3,000 for placing 12th.
The men's final matches are set for Tuesday. The Gold Medal winners will share the US $30,000 first-place prize.
2001 Goodwill Games August 29-September 4, 2001 at The South Bank Piazza, Brisbane, Australia, Revised September 2, 2001, 4:43 AM
1st 0-0 $30,000 2nd 0-0 $24,000 3rd 0-0 $19,500 4th 0-0 $15,500 5th 0-0 $12,500 6th 0-0 $9,500 7th 0-0 $8,000 8th 0-0 $7,000 9th Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) 3-1 $6,000 10th Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16) 2-2 $5,000 11th Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) 2-2 $4,000 12th def. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) 1-3 $3,000 13th Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9) 0-2 $1,500 13th Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13) 0-2 $1,500 13th Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) 0-2 $1,500 13th Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) 0-2 $1,500
RESULTS - August 29 · Perrotta/Gattelli, Italy (No. 8-seeded Women's Team) def. Celbova/Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9), 20-22, 23-21 and 15-8 (55 minutes) · Arce/McPeak, United States (5) def. L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-14 and 21-12 (30) · Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) def. Galindo/Mayra, Mexico (13), 21-17 and 21-17 (37) · Cook/Pottharst, Australia (1) def. Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16), 21-16, 15-21 and 15-13 (49) RESULTS - August 30 · Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) def. Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-9 and 21-19 (35) · Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) def. Pohl/Rau, Germany (11), 21-13 and 21-11 (28) · Behar/Bede, Australia (2) def. Clarke/Gerlic, Australia (15), 21-11 and 21-14 (34) · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) def. Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10), 21-19 and 21-19 (42) RESULTS - August 31 · Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16) won by forfeit over Celbova/Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9) · Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10) def. Clarke/Gerlic, Australia (15), 21-17, 19-21 and 16-14 (61) · Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) def. Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 (54) · L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) def. Galindo/Mayra, Mexico (13), 23-25, 21-13 and 15-6 (60) RESULTS - September 1 · Cook/Pottharst, Australia (2) def. Perrotta/Gattelli (8), 21-15 and 21-17 (35) · Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16) def. L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-19, 22-24 and 18-16 (61) · Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) def. Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10), 21-15, 18-21 and 15-10 (59) · Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) def. Arce/McPeak, United States (5), 23-21 and 21-16 (44) RESULTS - September 2 · Behar/Bede, Australia (2) def. Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7), 21-12 and 21-16 (33) · L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) def. Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10), 29-27 and 2117 (45) · Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) def. Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16), 21-17 and 21-19 (37) · Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) def. Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6), 21-15 and 21-18 (41) SCHEDULE - September 3 · 12 p.m. - Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) vs. Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) · 3 p.m. - Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) vs. Behar/Bede, Australia (2) · 6:30 p.m. - Perrotta/Gattelli, 8) vs. Arce/McPeak, United States (5) · 7:30 p.m. - Cook/Pottharst, Australia (2) vs. Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) SCHEDULE - September 4 · 7th & 8th Classification match - Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) / Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) loser vs. Perrotta/Gattelli, 8) / Arce/McPeak, United States (5) loser · 5th & 6th Classification match - Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) / Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) winner vs. Perrotta/Gattelli, 8) vs. Arce/McPeak, United States (5) winner · 3rd & 4th Classification match - Cook/Pottharst, Australia (2) / Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) loser vs. Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) / Behar/Bede, Australia (2) loser · 1st & 2nd Classification match - Cook/Pottharst, Australia (2) / Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) winner vs. Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) / Behar/Bede, Australia (2) winner
2001 Goodwill Games August 29-September 4, 2001 at The South Bank Piazza, Brisbane, Australia, Revised September 2, 2001, 4:46 AM
1st 0-0 $30,000 2nd 0-0 $24,000 3rd 0-0 $19,500 4th 0-0 $15,500 5th 0-0 $12,500 6th 0-0 $9,500 7th 0-0 $8,000 8th 0-0 $7,000 9th Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (8) 3-1 $6,000 10th Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (14) 2-2 $5,000 11th Jorg Ahmann/Axel /Hager, Germany (15) 2-2 $4,000 12th Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12) 1-3 $3,000 13th Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16) 0-2 $1,500 13th John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13) 0-2 $1,500 13th Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) 0-2 $1,500 13th Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10) 0-2 $1,500
RESULTS - August 29 · Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) def. Canet/Hamel, France (16), 21-14 and 21-15 (43 minutes) · Berger/Stamm, Austria (9) def. Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 (53) · Emanuel/Pará, Brazil (5) def. Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12), 21-12 and 21-19 (35) · Metzger/Wong, United States (4) won by injury forfeit over Child/Heese, Canada (13) RESULTS - August 30 · Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3) def. Berg/ Dahl, Sweden (14), 21-13 and 21-15 (37) · Fonoimoana/ Heidger, United States (6) def. Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland (11), 25-23 and 22-20 (50) · Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) def. Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15), 21-16 and 21-13 (34) · Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia (7) def. Novosel/Slack, Australia (10), 16-21, 21-18 and 15-8 (47) RESULTS - August 31 · Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8) won by forfeit over Canet/Hamel, France (16) · Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12) won by forfeit over Child/Heese, Canada (13) · Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8) def. Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12), 21-16 and 21-16 (34) · Berg/Dahl, Switzerland (14) def. Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland (11), 21-14 and 21-19 (39) · Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15) def. Novosel/Slack, Australia (10), 21-19, 19-21 and 16-14 (57) RESULTS - September 1 · Metzger/Wong, United States (4) def. Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5), 15-21, 21-11 and 15-12 (57) · Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (14) def. Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15), 21-18 and 21-17 (39) · Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (1) def. Berger/Stamm, Austria (9), 21-17 and 21-14 (46) RESULTS - September 2 · Fonoimoana/Heidger, United States (6) def. Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3), 21-17 and 26-24 (53) · Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) def. Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7), 18-21, 21-13 and 15-11 (54) · Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12) def. Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15), 21-17 and 21-11 (35) · Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8) def. Berg/Dahl, Sweden (14), 21-17 and 21-17 (39) SCHEDULE - September 3 · 1 p.m. - Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3) vs. Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) · 2 p.m. - Metzger/Wong, United States (4) vs. Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (1) · 5:30 p.m. - Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) vs. Berger/Stamm, Austria (9) · 8:30 p.m. - Fonoimoana/Heidger, United States (6) vs. Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) SCHEDULE - September 4 · 7th & 8th Classification match - Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3) / Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) loser vs. Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) / Berger/Stamm, Austria (9) loser · 5th & 6th Classification match - Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3) / Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) winner vs. Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) / Berger/Stamm, Austria (9) winner · 3rd & 4th Classification match - Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (1) / Metzger/Wong, United States (4) loser vs. Fonoimoana/Heidger, United States (6) / Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) loser · 1st & 2nd Classification match - Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (1) / Metzger/Wong, United States (4) winner vs. Fonoimoana/Heidger, United States (6) / Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) winner
2001 Goodwill Games September 3 Semifinal Notes Men's Matches (Seed)
Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina (1) vs. Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) 2 p.m.
SERIES - Barcetti and Conde lead the series 4-1.
Round Date Site Score Minutes L3 July 7, 2001 Norway Baracetti/Conde 21-15, 21-16 44 W3 July 14, 2001 Italy Metzger/Wong 21-18, 21-14 39 Semis July 14, 2001 Italy Baracetti/Conde 21-15, 21-15 43 Sems July 22, 2001 France Baracetti/Conde 21-15, 21-18 42 L6 August 11, 2001 Belgium Baracetti/Conde 21-15, 17-21, 19-17 73
· Baracetti and Conde are competing together for the first-time this season as they are playing in their 10th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event. The pair now have six "final four" finishes, and 44-13 match mark and $175,000 in combined earnings this season. Baracetti and Conde have captured three Gold Medals and a Bronze Medal on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. Baracetti and Conde won the 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Austria. · Metzger and Wong are competing together for the first-time this season as they are playing in their 10th international event together with four "final four" finishes, two podium placements and a Gold Medal this season in Switzerland. The pair has combined to earn $106,500 this season with a 42-15 FIVB match mark.
Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) 8:30 p.m.
SERIES - This is the first meeting this season between the two teams. Prior to the Goodwill Games, Fonoimoana had been playing internationally with Dain Blanton and Heidger with Chip McCaw. Fonoimoana and Blanton won the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Gold Medal.
· Loiola and Ricardo are competing together for the first time on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. The pair is participating in its 10th international event together as they have combined to earn $147,500 with a 36-13 match mark. Loiola and Ricardo have won one FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medal in Portugal this season. Loiola and Ricardo placed second in the last two men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events, including a second in the World Championships in Austria. Both players competed in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Ricardo and Zé Marco de Melo placed second in the Sydney Games while Loiola and Emanuel Rego finished fifth.
· Heidger and Fonoimoana are competing in their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event with a 2-0 match mark and $15,500 in combined earnings. Heidger replaced Dain Blanton as Fonoimoana's partner for the Goodwill Games. Blanton is sidelined with a pulled muscle. Heidger and Fonoimoana attempted to qualify for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games together. The pair played together on the United States' AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour in 1995-96
2001 Goodwill Games - Men's Team Results
Baracetti/Condi 2001 FIVB Results Date Tournament Seed Finish Won Lost Earnings June 15-17 Canary Islands 22 3 5 1 $14,000 June 22-24 Switzerland 20 5 3 2 $9,000 June 29-July 1 Germany 13 7 3 2 $7,000 July 6-8 Norway 5 9 3 2 $5,500 July 13-15 Italy 4 1 7 1 $27,000 July 20-22 France 3 1 6 0 $32,000 July 27-29 Portugal 3 7 4 2 $7,000 August 1-5 World Championships - Austria 4 1 7 0 $47,000 August 10-12 Belgium 3 4 4 3 $11,000 August 29-September 4 Goodwill Games - Australia 1 TBD 2 0 $15,500 Totals 10 events 44 13 $175,000
Metzger/Wong 2001 FIVB Results Date Tournament Seed Finish W L Earnings June 15-17 Canary Islands 8 5 4 2 $9,000 June 22-24 Switzerland 7 1 10 1 $27,000 June 29-July 1 Germany Q1 57 0 1 $0 July 6-8 Norway 3 14 5 2 $4,000 July 13-15 Italy 5 4 4 2 $11,000 July 20-22 France 4 3 5 2 $18,000 July 27-29 Portugal 4 7 4 2 $7,000 August 1-5 World Championships - Austria 5 9 3 1 $6,000 August 10-12 Belgium 6 5 5 2 $9,000 August 29-September 4 Goodwill Games - Australia 4 TBD 2 0 $15,500 Totals 10 events 42 15 $106,500
Fonoimoana/Heidger 2001 FIVB Results Date Tournament Seed Finish W L Earnings August 29-September 4 Goodwill Games - Australia 6 TBD 2 0 $15,500 Totals 1 event 2 0 $15,500
Loiola/Ricardo 2001 FIVB Results Date Tournament Seed Finish W L Earnings June 15-17 Canary Islands 2 5 4 2 $9,000 June 22-24 Switzerland 3 4 4 2 $11,000 June 29-July 1 Germany 3 25 0 2 $2,000 July 6-8 Norway 11 17 1 2 $3,000 July 13-15 Italy 14 2 5 1 $18,000 July 20-22 France 12 7 3 2 $9,000 July 27-29 Portugal 13 1 6 0 $27,000 August 1-5 World Championships - Austria 10 2 6 1 $35,000 August 10-12 Belgium 4 2 5 1 $18,000 August 29-September 4 Goodwill Games - Australia 2 0 2 0 $15,500 Totals 10 events 36 13 $147,500
2001 Goodwill Games September 3 Semifinal Notes Women's Matches (Seed)
Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Brazil (2) vs. Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) 3 p.m.
SERIES - The series between Fontana/Youngs and Bede/Behar is tied 3-3.
Round Date Site Score Minutes W4 June 16, 2001 Italy Fontana/Youngs 23-21, 21-18 45 W4 June 22, 2001 Switzerland Fontana/Youngs 21-15, 21-19 39 Gold Medal June 23, 2001 Switzerland Bede/Behar 21-15, 22-20 43 Gold Medal July 8, 2001 Canary Islands Bede/Behar 21-16, 21-16 39 Gold Medal July 22, 2001 France Fontana/Youngs 21-13, 21-14 38 Semis August 19, 2001 China Bede/Behar 21-17, 21-19 44
· Behar and Bede are playing together for the seventh season and are the winningest women's team in FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour history with 26 titles, including the 1998 Goodwill Games, the 1999 and 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, and the 1999 Pan American Games. Behar and Bede are competing in their 57th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event together with 53 "final four" finishes and 48 podium placements. The pair has combined to earn $269,500 this season with a 59-6 match mark together. Behar and Bede have lost to three different opponents this season (Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, three times; Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, twice; and Misty May/Kerri Walsh, once)
· Fontana and Youngs are playing their first season together on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. The pair is competing in their ninth FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event together with a 44-10 international match mark with $164,500 in combined earnings. Fontana and Youngs have won FIVB stops this season in Italy and France. The pair has now advanced to a FIVB semifinal in nine-straight events. Fontana won the Bronze Medal with Lori Forsythe at the 1994 Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia. Fontana and Linda Hanley finished fourth at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games where they dropped the Bronze Medal match to Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia. Youngs competed on the United States Indoor National Team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1) vs. Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) 7:30 p.m.
SERIES - Cook and Pottharst lead the series 3-1.
Round Date Site Score Minutes W2 April 6, 2001 Macau Cook/Pottharst 21-19, 21-11 34 L6 April 7, 2001 Macau Cook/Pottharst 22-20, 21-13 36 L6 July 27, 2001 Portugal Cook/Pottharst 21-18, 21-17 43 Semis August 19, 2001 China Minello/Pires 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 58
· Cook and Pottharst have posted a 37-14 match mark this season with $124,500 in combined earnings. Cook and Pottharst won the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Gold Medal where they defeated Brazil's Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede in the finals. Cook and Pottharst captured Australia's first volleyball medal ever when they netted the beach Bronze Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Cook and Pottharst defeated Linda Hanley and Barbra Fontana of the United States in the Bronze Medal match 12-11 and 12-7. Cook and Pottharst are competing in their 51st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event together. The pair now has 24 "final four" finishes, 13 podium placements and three Gold Medals, including a 1996 win in Japan and a 2001 title in the season opener at Macau.
· Minello and Pires are competing together for the first-time this season as the pair has a 49-20 match mark with $152,500 in combined earnings. Minello and Pires are competing in their 10th events this season with seven "final four" finishes together, three podium placements and two Siliver Medals. Minello and Pires placed second in the 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. Pires has won an Olympic Gold (1996 Atlanta with Jackie Silva) and Bronze (Sydney 2000 with Adriana Samuel). Pires won the 1997 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship with Silva.
2001 Goodwill Games - Women's Team Results
Cook/Pottharst 2001 FIVB Results Date Tournament Seed Finish Won Lost Earnings April 6-8 Macau 2 1 6 1 $27,000 June 15-17 Italy 2 2 5 1 $18,000 June 21-23 Switzerland 1 7 3 2 $7,000 July 6-8 Canary Islands DNP $0 July 19-23 France 3 4 4 2 $15,000 July 26-28 Portugal 3 4 4 3 $11,000 August 1-5 World Championships - Austria 4 9 3 1 $6,000 August 10-12 Japan 6 4 4 2 $11,000 August 17-19 China 3 3 6 2 $14,000 August 24-26 Hong Kong DNP $0 August 29-September 4 Goodwill Games - Australia 1 TBD 2 0 $15,500 Totals nine events 37 14 $124,500
Minello/Pires 2001 FIVB Results Date Tournament Seed Finish Won Lost Earnings April 6-8 Macau 18 5 5 2 $9,000 June 15-17 Italy 5 4 6 3 $11,000 June 21-23 Switzerland 5 4 4 2 $11,000 July 6-8 Canary Islands 5 3 5 2 $14,000 July 19-23 France 4 5 3 2 $12,000 July 26-28 Portugal 4 5 4 2 $9,000 August 1-5 World Championships - Austria 3 2 6 1 $35,000 August 10-12 Japan 4 7 3 2 $7,000 August 17-19 China 2 2 5 1 $18,000 August 24-26 Hong Kong 2 4 6 3 $11,000 August 29-September 4 Goodwill Games - Australia 4 TBD 2 0 $15,500 Totals 11 events 49 20 $152,500
Fontana/Youngs 2001 FIVB Results Date Tournament Seed Finish Won Lost Earnings April 6-8 Macau 4 4 4 2 $11,000 June 15-17 Italy 4 1 6 0 $27,000 June 21-23 Switzerland 3 2 5 1 $18,000 July 6-8 Canary Islands 2 2 5 1 $18,000 July 19-23 France 2 1 7 1 $32,000 July 26-28 Portugal 2 3 5 1 $14,000 August 1-5 World Championships - Austria 2 4 5 2 $15,000 August 10-12 Japan 2 3 5 2 $14,000 August 17-19 China DNP $0 August 24-26 Hong Kong DNP $0 August 29-September 4 Goodwill Games - Australia 3 TBD 2 0 $15,500 Totals nine events 44 10 $164,500
Behar/Bede 2001 FIVB Results Date Tournament Seed Finish Won Lost Earnings April 6-8 Macau 3 2 5 1 $18,000 June 15-17 Italy 1 3 5 2 $14,000 June 21-23 Switzerland 2 1 6 1 $27,000 July 6-8 Canary Islands 1 1 6 0 $27,000 July 19-23 France 1 2 5 1 $22,000 July 26-28 Portugal 1 2 5 1 $18,000 August 1-5 World Championships - Austria 1 1 7 0 $47,000 August 10-12 Japan 1 1 6 0 $27,000 August 17-19 China 1 1 6 0 $27,000 August 24-26 Hong Kong 1 1 6 0 $27,000 August 29-September 4 Goodwill Games - Australia 2 TBD 2 0 $15,500 Totals 11 events 59 6 $269,500
Argentina Gains Goodwill Games Men's Gold Medal Berth; Await Second Semifinal Winner
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - FIVB World Champions Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina survived a comeback by the United States' Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong here Monday (September 3) in the semifinals of the men's Goodwill Games beach volleyball competition to advance to Tuesday's Gold Medal match.
After winning the first set 21-19, the top-seeded Argentineans led the fourth-seeded Metzger and Wong 20-16 in the second set. With Metzger serving, the Americans scored four-straight points to tie the match at 20s. Baracetti and Conde recovered to win the last two points to win the 51-minute match.
Baracetti and Conde's Gold Medal opponents will be determined after Monday's 8:30 p.m. match when second-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos of Brazil plays sixth-seeded Eric Fonoimoana and Rob Heidger of the United States at the South Bank Piazza.
Conde, Bronze Medallist at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York with Esteban Martinez, and Baracetti won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Austria last month. Baracetti and Conde won three FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour titles this season. The Argentineans have now won their last four meetings with Metzger and Wong to hold a 5-1 edge in the season series.
Monday's session started with the first of two men's classification matches. Third-seeded Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner of Australia defeated seventh-seeded Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev of Russia 21-17 and 26-24 to advance to the fifth-place match Tuesday. The Russians will play for seventh-place Tuesday.
Fifth-seeded Emanuel Rego and Pará Ferreira of Brazil.play ninth-seeded Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm of Austria at 5:30 p.m. Monday with the winner meeting the Aussies for the US $12,500 fifth-place prize. The loser competes against Ermishin and Kouchnerev for the US $8,000 seventh-place prize.
Monday's opening session was played before another near-capacity crowd at the South Bank Piazza with the final three sessions of competition nearly sold out. The men's final matches are set for Tuesday. The Gold Medal winners will share the US $30,000 first-place prize.
World Champion Brazilians Earn Spot In Tuesday's Goodwill Games Women's Gold Medal Match
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Defending women's Goodwill Games Champions Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil earned another chance for a Gold Medal as the world's No. 1-ranked team defeated third-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs of the United States in the first semifinal here Monday (September 3).
After scoring a 21-18, 18-21 and 15-8 win in 60 minutes over Fontana and Youngs, Behar and Bede will play either host country favorites Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia or fourth-seeded Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires of Brazil for the Gold Medal Tuesday.
The Australia/Brazil match was set for 7:30 p.m. at the South Bank Piazza. Cook and Pottharst hold a 3-1 edge against their Brazilian rivals, but Minello and Pires won the last meeting August 19 in China. The 7:30 p.m. loser face Fontana and Youngs for the Goodwill Games Bronze Tuesday.
Monday's semifinal was the seventh meeting between the two teams with Behar and Bede now leading the series 4-3 after winning four of the last five matches against the Americans. Fontana and Youngs were the last team to defeat the Brazilians in France. Behar and Bede have now won 28-straight matches this season.
Competing in their 53rd FIVB "final four" in 57 career starts together, Behar and Bede have won a record 26 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medals. Behar and Bede won the 1998 Goodwill Games Gold Medal in New York's Central Park by defeating Pauline Manser and Pottharst of Australia in the finals.
The Brazilians followed their New York Goodwill Games title with Gold Medals at both the 1999 and 2001 World Championships. Behar and Bede earned the Silver Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games after losing the final to Cook and Pottharst.
Monday's session started with the first of two women's classification matches. Seventh-seeded Zi Xiong and Rong Chi of China defeated sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba 17-21, 21-14 and 16-14 to advance to the fifth-place match Tuesday. The Cubans will for seventh-place Tuesday.
Fifth-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak of the United States play eighth-seeded Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta of Italy at 6:30 p.m. Monday with the winner playing the Chinese for the US $12,500 fifth-place prize. The loser competes against Larrea Peraza and Fernandez Grosset for the US $8,000 seventh-place prize.
Monday's opening session was played before a near-capacity crowd at the South Bank Piazza with the final three sessions of competition nearly sold out. The women's final matches are set for Tuesday. The Gold Medal winners will share the US $30,000 first-place prize.
Argentina & Brazil Battle For Goodwill Games Men's Gold Medal
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - It will be another Gold Medal meeting for South American countries as FIVB World Champions Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina play second-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos of Brazil for the men's Goodwill Games beach volleyball title Tuesday at 8:30 p.m..
The two South American teams survived semifinal matches against teams from the United States here Monday (September 3) at the South Bank Piazza. The top-seeded Baracetti and Conde defeated fourth-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong while Loiola and Ricardo ousted Eric Fonoimoana and Rob Heidger from Gold Medal contention Monday evening.
Loiola and Ricardo came back from a 21-17 loss in the first set to defeat Fonoimoana and Heidger 21-19 and 15-13 in the next two sets to capture the longest match of the Goodwill Games competition in 66 minutes.
Baracetti and Conde, who defeated Loiola and Ricardo last month for the World title in Austria, lead their Brazilian rivals 3-1 this season. The two teams have met twice in Gold Medal matches with Bracetti and Conde also capturing a title from Loiola and Ricardo in Italy. The Brazilians won the last meeting in a semifinal match in Belgium.
Conde, the Bronze Medallist at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York with Esteban Martinez, and Baracetti have won three FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour titles this season. Tuesday's men's final will mark the 14th-time that the two South American countries have battled for a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medal. Argentina has won seven of the previous 13 title meetings with Brazil.
Fonoimoana, who won the Gold Medal with Dain Blanton at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and Heidger play Metzger and Wong for the Bronze Medal Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Blanton had entered the 2001 Goodwill Games with Fonoimoana, but withdrew due to a muscle injury.
Monday's sessions also featured two men's classification matches. Third-seeded Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner of Australia defeated seventh-seeded Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev of Russia 21-17 and 26-24 to advance to the fifth-place match Tuesday. The Russians will play for seventh-place Tuesday.
Fifth-seeded Emanuel Rego and Pará Ferreira of Brazil defeated ninth-seeded Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm of Austria 17-21, 21-18 and 15-13 in 53 minutes. Emanuel and Pará play the Aussies for the US $12,500 fifth-place prize. The Austrians face Ermishin and Kouchnerev for the US $8,000 seventh-place prize.
Monday's opening sessions were played before near-capacity crowd at the South Bank Piazza with the final two sessions of competition nearly sold out. The men's final matches are set for Tuesday. The Gold Medal winners will share the US $30,000 first-place prize.
Brazilian Teams BattleTuesday For Goodwill Games' Women's Gold Medal
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - It will be a Brazilian Gold Medal at the 2001 Goodwill Games with both teams from the South American country capturing women's semifinal matches here Monday (September 3) at the South Bank Piazza.
Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires spoiled a rematch of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Gold Medal finalists when the fourth-seeded Brazilians upset top-seeded Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia 21-17 and 21-18 in a 41-minute Monday evening match for the second and final spot in Tuesday's 7:30 p.m. title match.
Second-seeded Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil, who lost the Sydney Gold Medal match to Cook and Pottharst, won Monday's first semi-final match by defeating third-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs of the United States after scoring a 21-18, 18-21 and 15-8 win in 60 minutes.
With the two semifinal wins Monday, Brazil will have two teams in a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medal match for the 17th-time in 81 international events. Overall, Brazil has captured 48 FIVB Gold Medals in the previous 80 events with 38 second-place finishes.
Behar and Bede, who have won their last 28 matches since losing July 22 in the FIVB France Gold Medal match, have won seven-straight matches against Minello and Pires this season. The two Brazilian teams played for Gold Medals this season at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Austria and in China last month.
Cook and Pottharst, who had won three of the previous four meetings with Minello and Pires, play Fontana and Youngs for the Goodwill Games Bronze Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Fontana and Youngs have a 5-2 mark against Cook and Pottharst as the two teams have played for a Gold (Italy) and two Bronze (Portugal and Japan) this season.
Pires, who won Olympic medals at the 1996 Atlanta (Gold with Jackie Silva) and Sydney 2000 (Bronze with Adriana Samuel), and Minello are competing together for the first-time this season. The pair has three medal finishes this summer, including a Bronze in the Canary Islands. Monday's session started with the first of two women's classification matches. Seventh-seeded Zi Xiong and Rong Chi of China defeated sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba 17-21, 21-14 and 16-14 to advance to the fifth-place match Tuesday. The Cubans will play for seventh-place Tuesday.
Fifth-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak of the United States defeated eighth-seeded Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta of Italy 21-15 and 28-26 in 42 minutes Monday evening. Arce and McPeak play the Chinese pair for the US $12,500 fifth-place prize. The Italians compete against Larrea Peraza and Fernandez Grosset for the US $8,000 seventh-place prize.
Monday's sessions were played before sellout crowds at the South Bank Piazza with the final two sessions of competition nearly sold out. The women's final matches are set for Tuesday. The Gold Medal winners will share the US $30,000 first-place prize.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Fifth-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak of the United States outlasted the seventh-seeded Zi Xiong and Rong Chi of China 28-26 and 23-21 in 49 minutes to win the featured women's beach volleyball match here Tuesday (September 4) afternoon in the 2001 Goodwill Games.
With the win, Arce and McPeak placed fifth in the competition to split US $12,500 for winning three of four Goodwill Games matches. Arce and McPeak were competing in their second Goodwill Games after securing the Bronze Medal in 1998 at New York. The Chinese team placed sixth to share US $9,500. Sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba plays eighth-seeded Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta of Italy for seventh-place and the US $8,000 prize.
The women's Medal matches Tuesday evening will feature an all-Brazilian final at the South Bank Piazza as FIVB Beach Volleyball World champions Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede play fourth-seeded Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires in the 7:30 p.m. finale at the South Bank Piazza.
Minello and Pires spoiled a rematch of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Gold Medal finalists Monday the Brazilians upset top-seeded Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia 21-17 and 21-18 in a 41-minute match for the second and final spot.
The second-seeded Behar and Bede, who lost the Sydney Gold Medal match to Cook and Pottharst, won Monday's first semi-final match by defeating third-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs of the United States after scoring a 21-18, 18-21 and 15-8 win in 60 minutes.
Cook and Pottharst, who had won three of the previous four meetings with Minello and Pires, play Fontana and Youngs for the Goodwill Games Bronze Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Fontana and Youngs have a 5-2 mark against Cook and Pottharst as the two teams have played for a Gold (Italy) and two Bronze (Portugal and Japan) this season.
Pires, who won Olympic medals at the 1996 Atlanta (Gold with Jackie Silva) and Sydney 2000 (Bronze with Adriana Samuel), and Minello are competing together for the first-time this season. The pair has three medal finishes this summer, including a Bronze in the Canary Islands. Tuesday's opening session was played before another sellout crowd at the South Bank Piazza with the final session of competition nearly sold out. The Gold Medal winners will share the US $30,000 first-place prize.
Brazil's Minello & Pires Capture Goodwill Gold; Upsets Two-time FIVB World Champions In Finale
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Fourth-seeded Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires snapped a pair of streaks here Tuesday (September 4) by defeating two-time FIVB Beach Volleyball World Champions Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede in an All-Brazilian finale at the 2001 Goodwill Games before a sellout crowd at the South Bank Piazza.
With their 20-18 and 23-21 win in 47 minutes over their Brazilian rivals, Pires and Minello snapped a seven-match losing streak against Behar and Bede. The Gold Medal victory also broke a 28-match winning streak for Behar and Bede, who had not lost since dropping a title match in France July 22 to the United States' Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs.
Behar and Bede were the defending Goodwill Games Gold Medallists after winning the 1998 crown in New York's Central Park by defeating Pauline Manser and Pottharst in the finals. The Brazilians followed their New York Goodwill Games title with Gold Medals at both the 1999 and 2001 World Championships. Behar and Bede earned the Silver Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games after losing the final to Natalie Cook and Pottharst.
Tuesday's title match marked the 17th-time Brazil had two teams in an international Gold Medal match. Minello and Pires shared the US $30,000 first-place prize while Behar and Bede split US $24,000 for the Silver Medal. Overall, Brazil has now captured 49 FIVB Gold Medals in the 81 FIVB events with 39 second-place finishes.
Minello and Pires, who upset top-seeded Cook and Pottharst 21-17 and 21-18 in a 41-minute semifinal match Monday, are competing together for the first-time this season. Pires won Olympic medals at the 1996 Atlanta (Gold with Jackie Silva) and Sydney 2000 (Bronze with Adriana Samuel).
The two Brazilian teams have now played three times this season for Gold Medals this season, including the finals at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Austria and in the title match in China last month. Behar and Bede had won a record 26 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medals.
In the Bronze Medal match, third-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs of the United States captured the US $19,500 third-place prize by defeating top-seeded Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia 21-12 and 25-23 in 46 minutes.
With the win, Fontana earned her second Goodwill Bronze Medal after placing third with Lori Forsythe in the 1994 Russia Games. The Aussies, the Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medallists, split $15,500 for fourth. Both teams had won FIVB Gold Medals this season by defeating Behar and Bede in finals. Cook and Pottharst won the 2001 season opener at Macau in April. Fontana and Youngs won titles in Italy (June) and France (July).
Fifth-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak of the United States outlasted the seventh-seeded Zi Xiong and Rong Chi of China 28-26 and 23-21 in 49 minutes Tuesday afternoon. With the win, Arce and McPeak placed fifth in the competition to split US $12,500 for winning three of four Goodwill Games matches. Arce and McPeak were competing in their second Goodwill Games after securing the Bronze Medal in 1998 at New York. The Chinese team placed sixth to share US $9,500.
Eighth-seeded Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta of Italy placed seventh to share the US $8,000 prize. The Italians outlasted sixth-seeded Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba 21-13, 15-21 and 15-11 in 50 minutes. The Cubans split US $7,000 for finishing eighth.
2001 Goodwill Games August 29-September 4, 2001 at The South Bank Piazza, Brisbane, Australia, Revised September 4, 2001, 3:46 AM
1st Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) 4-0 $30,000 2nd Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Brazil (2) 3-1 $24,000 3rd Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) 3-1 $19,500 4th Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1) 2-2 $15,500 5th Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5) 3-1 $12,500 6th Zi Xiong and Rong Chi, China (7) 2-2 $9,500 7th Daniela Gattelli/Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (6) 2-2 $8,000 8th Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) 1-3 $7,000 9th Stephanie Pol/Okka Rau, Germany (11) 3-1 $6,000 10th Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16) 2-2 $5,000 11th Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) 2-2 $4,000 12th def. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece (10) 1-3 $3,000 13th Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9) 0-2 $1,500 13th Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13) 0-2 $1,500 13th Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) 0-2 $1,500 13th Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) 0-2 $1,500
RESULTS - August 29 · Perrotta/Gattelli, Italy (No. 8-seeded Women's Team) def. Celbova/Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9), 20-22, 23-21 and 15-8 (55 minutes) · Arce/McPeak, United States (5) def. L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-14 and 21-12 (30) · Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) def. Galindo/Mayra, Mexico (13), 21-17 and 21-17 (37) · Cook/Pottharst, Australia (1) def. Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16), 21-16, 15-21 and 15-13 (49) RESULTS - August 30 · Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) def. Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-9 and 21-19 (35) · Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) def. Pohl/Rau, Germany (11), 21-13 and 21-11 (28) · Behar/Bede, Brazil (2) def. Clarke/Gerlic, Australia (15), 21-11 and 21-14 (34) · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) def. Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10), 21-19 and 21-19 (42) RESULTS - August 31 · Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16) won by forfeit over Celbova/Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9) · Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10) def. Clarke/Gerlic, Australia (15), 21-17, 19-21 and 16-14 (61) · Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) def. Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 (54) · L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) def. Galindo/Mayra, Mexico (13), 23-25, 21-13 and 15-6 (60) RESULTS - September 1 · Cook/Pottharst, Australia (1) def. Perrotta/Gattelli (8), 21-15 and 21-17 (35) · Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16) def. L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-19, 22-24 and 18-16 (61) · Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) def. Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10), 21-15, 18-21 and 15-10 (59) · Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) def. Arce/McPeak, United States (5), 23-21 and 21-16 (44) RESULTS - September 2 · Behar/Bede, Brazil (2) def. Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7), 21-12 and 21-16 (33) · L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) def. Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10), 29-27 and 2117 (45) · Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) def. Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16), 21-17 and 21-19 (37) · Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) def. Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6), 21-15 and 21-18 (41) RESULTS- September 3 · Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) def. Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6), 17-21, 21-14 and 16-14 (49) · Behar/Bede, Brazil (2) def. Fontana/Youngs, United States (3), 21-18, 18-21 and 15-8 (60) · Arce/McPeak, United States (5) def. Perrotta/Gattelli (8), 21-15 and 28-26 (42) · Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) def. Cook/Pottharst, Australia (1), 21-17 and 21-18 (41) RESULTS - September 4 · 7th & 8th Classification match - Perrotta/Gattelli (8) def. Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6), 21-13, 15-21 and 15-11 (50) · 5th & 6th Classification match - Arce/McPeak, United States (5) def. Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7), 28-26 and 23-21 (49) · BRONZE MEDAL MATCH - Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) def. Cook/Pottharst, Australia (1), 21-12 and 25-23 (46) · GOLD MEDAL MATCH - Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) def. Behar/Bede, Brazil (2), 21-18 and 23-21 (47)
Brazil Captures Goodwill Games Men's Gold Medal; Loiola & Ricardo Upset FIVB World Champions In Final
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Second-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos completed a Brazilian sweep of the Gold Medals in the Beach Volleyball competition at the 2001 Goodwill Games by defeating FIVB World Champions Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina in the men's title match.
With Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires winning the women's Goodwill Gold for Brazil earlier in the evening, Loiola and Ricardo scored a 21-14 and 21-13 win in 35 minutes over the top-seeded Baracetti and Conde in the men's finale.
With the win, Loiola and Ricardo helped Brazil even the FIVB Gold Medal match series with Argentina as both countries have now split their 14 international title meetings. Loiola and Ricardo split the US $30,000 first-place prize while the Argentineans settled for US $24,000 and the Silver Medal.
By winning both the men's and women's 2001 Goodwill Games Gold Medals, Brazil duplicated the same feat the South American country had achieved in 1998 New York event where Pará Ferreira and Guilherme Marques won the men's title and Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede won the women's crown.
Baracetti and Conde, who defeated Loiola and Ricardo last month for the World title in Austria, had won three of the first four meetings this season with their Brazilian rivals entering Tuesday's championship match. The two teams had met twice previously this season in Gold Medal matches with Bracetti and Conde also capturing a title from Loiola and Ricardo in Italy.
Conde, the Bronze Medallist at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York with Esteban Martinez, and Baracetti have won three FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour titles this season with Loiola and Ricardo winning in Portugal.
In the Bronze Medal match, the United States captured its third straight Goodwill Games medal when fourth-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong defeated their American rivals Eric Fonoimoana and Rob Heidger 23-21 and 21-19 in 52 minutes.
The United States captured the 1994 Bronze Medal in St. Petersburg, Russia (Sinjin Smith and Bruk Vandeweghe) and the 1998 Silver Medal in New York (Adam Johnson and Karch Kiraly). Metzger and Wong split US $19,500 while Fonoimoana and Heidger shared US $15,500 for fourth-place.
Third-seeded Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner of Australia and seventh-seeded Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev of Russia posted afternoon wins Tuesday to place fifth and seventh, respectively. Prosser and Zahner scored a 21-18 and 21-16 win in 36 minutes over fifth-seeded seeded Emanuel Rego and Pará. Prosser and Zahner shared US $12,500 while the Brazilians split $9,500 for sixth.
The Russians defeated ninth-seeded Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm of Austria 23-25, 21-19 and 15-13 in 56 minutes to capture seventh-place. Ermishin and Kouchnerev split US $8,000 while the Austrians shared $7,000 for eighth-place.
2001 Goodwill Games August 29-September 4, 2001 at The South Bank Piazza, Brisbane, Australia, Revised September 4, 2001, 4:33 AM
1st Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) 4-0 $30,000 2nd Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina (1) 3-1 $24,000 3rd Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) 3-1 $19,500 4th Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) 2-2 $15,500 5th Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner, Australia (3) 3-1 $12,500 6th Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) 2-2 $9,500 7th Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) 2-2 $8,000 8th Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9) 1-3 $7,000 9th Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (8) 3-1 $6,000 10th Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (14) 2-2 $5,000 11th Jorg Ahmann/Axel /Hager, Germany (15) 2-2 $4,000 12th Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12) 1-3 $3,000 13th Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16) 0-2 $1,500 13th John Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13) 0-2 $1,500 13th Patrick Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) 0-2 $1,500 13th Jarrod Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10) 0-2 $1,500
RESULTS - August 29 · Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) def. Canet/Hamel, France (16), 21-14 and 21-15 (43 minutes) · Berger/Stamm, Austria (9) def. Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 (53) · Emanuel/Pará, Brazil (5) def. Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12), 21-12 and 21-19 (35) · Metzger/Wong, United States (4) won by injury forfeit over Child/Heese, Canada (13) RESULTS - August 30 · Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3) def. Berg/ Dahl, Sweden (14), 21-13 and 21-15 (37) · Fonoimoana/ Heidger, United States (6) def. Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland (11), 25-23 and 22-20 (50) · Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) def. Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15), 21-16 and 21-13 (34) · Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia (7) def. Novosel/Slack, Australia (10), 16-21, 21-18 and 15-8 (47) RESULTS - August 31 · Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8) won by forfeit over Canet/Hamel, France (16) · Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12) won by forfeit over Child/Heese, Canada (13) · Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8) def. Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12), 21-16 and 21-16 (34) · Berg/Dahl, Switzerland (14) def. Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland (11), 21-14 and 21-19 (39) · Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15) def. Novosel/Slack, Australia (10), 21-19, 19-21 and 16-14 (57) RESULTS - September 1 · Metzger/Wong, United States (4) def. Emanuel/Pará, Brazil (5), 15-21, 21-11 and 15-12 (57) · Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden (14) def. Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15), 21-18 and 21-17 (39) · Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (1) def. Berger/Stamm, Austria (9), 21-17 and 21-14 (46) RESULTS - September 2 · Fonoimoana/Heidger, United States (6) def. Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3), 21-17 and 26-24 (53) · Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) def. Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7), 18-21, 21-13 and 15-11 (54) · Bosma/Cotrino, Spain (12) def. Ahmann/Hager, Germany (15), 21-17 and 21-11 (35) · Hoidalen/Maaseide, Norway (8) def. Berg/Dahl, Sweden (14), 21-17 and 21-17 (39) RESULTS - September 3 · Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3) def. Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7), 21-17 and 26-24 (43) · Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (1) def. Metzger/Wong, United States (4), 21-19 and 22-20 (51) · Emanuel/Pará, Brazil (5) def. Berger/Stamm, Austria (9), 17-21, 21-18 and 15-13 (51) · Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) def. Fonoimoana/Heidger, United States (6), 17-21, 21-19 and 15-13 (62) RESULTS - September 4 · 7th & 8th Classification match - Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) def. Berger/Stamm, Austria (9), 23-25, 21-19 and 15-13 (56) · 5th & 6th Classification match - Prosser/Zahner, Australia (3) def. Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5), 21-18 and 21-16 (36) · BRONZE MEDAL MATCH - Metzger/Wong, United States (4) def. Fonoimoana/Heidger, United States (6), 23-21 and 21-19 (52) · GOLD MEDAL MATCH - Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (2) def. Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (1), 21-14 and 21-13 (36)
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