Swatch FIVB World Tour 2007

2007 Swatch FIVB World Tour
Tournament details
Host nation Various
Dates May - November, 2007
Teams
Venues  (in host cities)
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The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2007 is an international beach volleyball competition.

The tour consists of 12 tournaments with both genders and 10 separate gender tournaments.[1]

One of the tournaments, was the 2007 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Gstaad, Switzerland.

The top eight finishes that a team has from January 1, 2007 to July 20, 2008, on the Swatch FIVB World Tour (2007 and 2008), SWATCH FIVB World Championships (2007) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counts towards Olympic qualification for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.[2][3] The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country.[2][4]

Contents

Grand Slam

There were four Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.[1]

Tournament results

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
China Shanghai Jinshan Open Tian/Wang Hakedal/Torlen Talita/Renata
Singapore Open Talita/Renata Tian/Wang Xue/Zhang
Seoul Open Cook/Barnett Tian/Wang Juliana/Larissa
Warsaw Open Juliana/Larissa Adriana Behar/Shelda Xue/Zhang
Espinho Open Juliana/Larissa Goller/Ludwig Talita/Renata
Henkel Grand Slam May-Treanor/Walsh Tian/Wang Turner/Wacholder
ConocoPhilips Grand Slam Boss/Ross Tian/Wang May-Treanor/Walsh
Montreal Open May-Treanor/Walsh Xue/Zhang Adriana Behar/Shelda
Smart Grand Slam May-Treanor/Walsh Juliana/Larissa Tian/Wang
World Series 13 Talita/Renata Xue/Zhang Tian/Wang
SWATCH FIVB
World Championship
powered by 1 to 1 Energy		 May-Treanor/Walsh Tian/Wang Juliana/Larissa
A1 Grand Slam presented by NOKIA May-Treanor/Walsh Juliana-Larissa Goller/Ludwig
Otera Open Juliana/Larissa Xue/Zhang Tian/Wang
PAF Open Juliana/Larissa Tian/Wang Xue/Zhang
St. Petersburg Open Juliana/Larissa Boss/Ross Branagh/Youngs
Brazil Open May-Treanor/Walsh Juliana/Larissa Branagh/Youngs
Phuket Thailand Open May-Treanor/Walsh Branagh/Youngs Tian/Wang

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
China Shanghai Jinshan Open Harley/Salgado Marcio Araujo/Fabio Heuscher/Heyer
Bahrain Open Nummerdor/Schuil Cunha/Franco Harley/Salgado
Italian Open presented by Abruzzo Marcio Araujo/Fabio Emanuel/Ricardo Barsouk/Kolodinsky
VIP Open Kais/Vesik Heuscher/Heyer Barsouk/Kolodinsky
Espinho Open Emanuel/Ricardo Cunha/Franco Marcio Araujo/Fabio
Henkel Grand Slam Emanuel/Ricardo Cunha/Franco Lambert/Metzger
ConocoPhilips Grand Slam Marcio Araujo/Fabio Nummerdor/Schuil Wu/Xu
Montreal Open Emanuel/Ricardo Schacht/Slack Harley/Salgado
Smart Grand Slam Marcio Araujo/Fabio Klemperer/Koreng Dalhausser/Rogers
World Series 13 Cunha/Franco Baracetti/Conde Barsouk/Kolodinsky
SWATCH FIVB
World Championship
powered by 1 to 1 Energy		 Dalhausser/Rogers Barsouk/Kolodinsky Schacht/Slack
A1 Grand Slam presented by NOKIA Emanuel/Ricardo Klemperer/Koreng Nummerdor/Schuil
Otera Open Emanuel/Ricardo Reckermann/Urbatzka Marcio Araujo/Fabio
PAF Open Harley/Salgado Reckermann/Urbatzka Gosch/Horst
St. Petersburg Open Harley/Salgado Barsouk/Kolodinsky Marcio Araujo/Fabio
Mazuri Open presented by Hotel Anders Emanuel/Ricardo Baracetti/Conde Marcio Araujo/Fabio
Brazil Open Emanuel/Ricardo Dalhausser/Rogers Marcio Araujo/Fabio

Medal table by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1.  Brazil 21 9 12 42
2.  United States 9 3 6 18
3.  China 1 9 8 18
4.  Australia 1 1 1 3
4.  Netherlands 1 1 1 3
6.  Estonia 1 0 0 1
7.  Germany 0 5 1 6
8.  Russia 0 2 3 5
9.  Argentina 0 2 0 2
10.  Switzerland 0 1 1 2
11.  Norway 0 1 0 1
12.  Austria 0 0 1 1

Award winners

Men's Points Champions

MEN'S SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR POINTS CHAMPIONS 2007
2007  Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos (BRA)

Women’s Points Champions

WOMEN'S SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR POINTS CHAMPIONS 2007
2007  Larissa França and Juliana Felisberta (BRA)

Men's Award Winners

"BEST BLOCKER"
2007  Phil Dalhausser (USA)
"BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER"
2007  Todd Rogers (USA)
"BEST HITTER"
2007  Phil Dalhausser (USA)
"BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER"
2007  Ricardo Santos (BRA)
"BEST SERVER"
2007  Igor Kolodinsky (RUS)
"BEST SETTER"
2007  Marcio Araujo (BRA)
"MOST IMPROVED PLAYER"
2007  Xu Linyin (CHN)
 Dmitri Barsouk (RUS)
"MOST INSPIRATIONAL"
2007  Franco Neto (BRA)
"MOST OUTSTANDING"
2007  Ricardo Santos (BRA)
"SPORTSPERSON"
2007  Franco Neto (BRA)
"TEAM OF THE YEAR"
2007  Emanuel Rego (BRA)
 Ricardo Santos (BRA)
"TOP ROOKIE"
2007  Igor Kolodinsky (RUS)

Women's Award Winners

"BEST BLOCKER"
2007  Kerri Walsh (USA)
"BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER"
2007  Misty May-Treanor (USA)
"BEST HITTER"
2007  Kerri Walsh (USA)
"BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER"
2007  Kerri Walsh (USA)
 Misty May-Treanor (USA)
"BEST SERVER"
2007  Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)
"BEST SETTER"
2007  Larissa França (BRA)
"MOST IMPROVED PLAYER"
2007  Laura Ludwig (GER)
 Tamsin Barnett (AUS)
"MOST INSPIRATIONAL"
2007  Shelda Bede (BRA)
"MOST OUTSTANDING"
2007  Kerri Walsh (USA)
"SPORTSPERSON"
2007  Kerri Walsh (USA)
 Misty May-Treanor (USA)
"TEAM OF THE YEAR"
2007  Larissa França (BRA)
 Juliana Felisberta (BRA)
"TOP ROOKIE"
2007  April Ross (USA)

SWATCH Most Outstanding Player

For each tournament, there is selected one MOP (Most Outstanding Player)[5]

Men

References

  1. ^ a b 2007 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar, FIVB, 2007
  2. ^ a b 2008 Olympic qualification systems confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, FIVB, June 23, 2006
  3. ^ Adelaide hosts season-opening SWATCH FIVB World Tour Event, FIVB, February 26, 2008
  4. ^ U.S. beach volleyball pair win, Canadians lose, CBC.ca, June 30, 2008
  5. ^ 2007 Tour Notes (.PDF-file), FIVB, November 12, 2007

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