2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships – Women's tournament

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2011 Women's World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Italy
City	Rome
Dates	13 June – 19 June
Teams	48 (from 5 confederations)
Champions	Brazil Larissa França Juliana Silva (1st title)
Runners-up	United States Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings
Third place	China Xue Chen Zhang Xi
Fourth place	Czech Republic Hana Skalníková Lenka Hajecková
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The women's tournament was held from June 13 to 19, 2011 in Rome, Italy. ^[1]

Preliminary round

	Qualified for the Round of 32 as pool winners or runners-up
	Qualified for the Round of 32 as one of the best four third-placed teams
	Qualified for the Lucky Losers Playoffs
	Eliminated

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Larissa–Juliana	3	3	0	6	6	0	MAX	126	79	1.595	Round of 32
2	Köhler–Sude	3	2	1	5	4	2	2.000	116	107	1.084
3	Kadijk–Mooren	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	110	122	0.902	3rd place ranking
4	Toth–Benazzi	3	0	3	3	0	6	0.000	83	127	0.654	Eliminated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Köhler–Sude	2–0	Kadijk–Mooren	21–15	22–20
	Larissa–Juliana	2–0	Toth–Benazzi	21–7	21–9
14 Jun	Larissa–Juliana	2–0	Kadijk–Mooren	21–14	21–18
	Köhler–Sude	2–0	Toth–Benazzi	21–17	21–13
15 Jun	Larissa–Juliana	2–0	Köhler–Sude	21–15	21–16
	Kadijk–Mooren	2–0	Toth–Benazzi	21–17	22–20

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Talita–Antonelli	3	3	0	6	6	0	MAX	126	64	1.969	Round of 32
2	Vasina–Vozakova	3	2	1	5	4	3	1.333	124	129	0.961
3	Liliana–Baquerizo	3	1	2	4	3	4	0.750	111	116	0.957	3rd place ranking
4	Li Yuk Lo–Rigobert	3	0	3	3	0	6	0.000	82	134	0.612	Eliminated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Liliana–Baquerizo	2–0	Li Yuk Lo–Rigobert	21–9	21–14
	Talita–Antonelli	2–0	Vasina–Vozakova	21–14	21–9
14 Jun	Vasina–Vozakova	2–0	Li Yuk Lo–Rigobert	21–13	29–27
	Talita–Antonelli	2–0	Liliana–Baquerizo	21–9	21–13
15 Jun	Liliana–Baquerizo	1–2	Vasina–Vozakova	21–15	13–21	13–15
	Talita–Antonelli	2–0	Li Yuk Lo–Rigobert	21–7	21–12

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Kessy–Ross	3	3	0	6	6	1	6.000	150	106	1.415	Round of 32
2	Klapalová–Hajecková	3	1	2	4	4	4	1.000	133	138	0.964
3	Graessli–Goricanec	3	1	2	4	3	5	0.600	125	139	0.899	3rd place ranking
4	Hansel–Montagnolli	3	1	2	4	2	5	0.400	117	142	0.824	Eliminated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
14 Jun	Klapalová–Hajecková	1–2	Graessli–Goricanec	18–21	21–14	9–15
	Kessy–Ross	2–0	Hansel–Montagnolli	29–27	21–11
	Hansel–Montagnolli	2–1	Graessli–Goricanec	13–21	21–19	15–10
	Kessy–Ross	2–1	Klapalová–Hajecková	22–24	21–7	15–12
15 Jun	Klapalová–Hajecková	2–0	Hansel–Montagnolli	21–16	21–14
	Kessy–Ross	2–0	Graessli–Goricanec	21–13	21–12

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Keizer–van Iersel	3	3	0	6	6	0	MAX	126	107	1.178	Round of 32
2	Nyström–Nyström	3	2	1	5	4	2	2.000	119	101	1.178
3	Maaseide–Tørlen	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	101	119	0.849	3rd place ranking
4	Santanna–Martins	3	0	3	3	0	6	0.000	107	126	0.849	Eliminated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Nyström–Nyström	2–0	Maaseide–Tørlen	21–12	21–13
	Keizer–van Iersel	2–0	Santanna–Martins	21–19	21–19
14 Jun	Santanna–Martins	0–2	Maaseide–Tørlen	19–21	16–21
	Keizer–van Iersel	2–0	Nyström–Nyström	21–16	21–19
15 Jun	Nyström–Nyström	2–0	Santanna–Martins	21–16	21–18
	Keizer–van Iersel	2–0	Maaseide–Tørlen	21–15	21–19

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	May-Treanor–Walsh	3	3	0	6	6	0	MAX	126	92	1.370	Round of 32
2	Kolocová–Sluková	3	2	1	5	4	2	2.000	115	98	1.173
3	Nováková–Tobiášová	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	106	117	0.906	3rd place ranking
4	Giombini–Rosso	3	0	3	3	0	6	0.000	87	127	0.685	Eliminated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
14 Jun	Giombini–Rosso	0–2	Nováková–Tobiášová	13–21	20–22
	May-Treanor–Walsh	2–0	Kolocová–Sluková	21–12	21–19
	Kolocová–Sluková	2–0	Nováková–Tobiášová	21–16	21–13
	May-Treanor–Walsh	2–0	Giombini–Rosso	21–16	21–11
15 Jun	Kolocová–Sluková	2–0	Giombini–Rosso	21–10	21–17
	May-Treanor–Walsh	2–0	Nováková–Tobiášová	21–15	21–19

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Arvaniti–Tsiartsiani	3	3	0	6	6	1	6.000	136	114	1.193	Round of 32
2	Schwaiger–Schwaiger	3	2	1	5	4	2	2.000	119	103	1.155
3	Huang–Yue	3	1	2	4	3	4	0.750	118	130	0.908	3rd place ranking
4	Cook–West	3	0	3	3	0	6	0.000	100	126	0.794	Eliminated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Arvaniti–Tsiartsiani	2–0	Cook–West	21–14	21–15
	Schwaiger–Schwaiger	2–0	Huang–Yue	21–16	21–10
14 Jun	Huang–Yue	2–0	Cook–West	21–17	21–19
	Schwaiger–Schwaiger	0–2	Arvaniti–Tsiartsiani	19–21	16–21
15 Jun	Arvaniti–Tsiartsiani	2–1	Huang–Yue	16–21	21–18	15–11
	Schwaiger–Schwaiger	2–0	Cook–West	21–19	21–16

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Bawden–Palmer	3	3	0	6	6	0	MAX	135	110	1.227	Round of 32
2	Goller–Ludwig	3	2	1	5	4	4	1.000	150	146	1.027
3	Banck–Günther	3	1	2	4	3	5	0.600	143	149	0.960	3rd place ranking
4	Wesselink–Meppelink	3	0	3	3	2	6	0.333	130	153	0.850	Eliminated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Bawden–Palmer	2–0	Wesselink–Meppelink	21–11	21–16
	Goller–Ludwig	2–1	Banck–Günther	21–12	17–21	15–9
14 Jun	Banck–Günther	2–1	Wesselink–Meppelink	21–17	19–21	16–14
	Goller–Ludwig	0–2	Bawden–Palmer	14–21	27–29
15 Jun	Bawden–Palmer	2–0	Banck–Günther	21–19	22–20
	Goller–Ludwig	2–1	Wesselink–Meppelink	19–21	21–15	15–12

Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Xue–Zhang	3	3	0	6	6	3	2.000	162	127	1.276	Round of 32
2	Kuhn–Zumkehr	3	2	1	5	5	3	1.667	145	136	1.066
3	Mullin–Dampney	3	1	2	4	3	4	0.750	111	133	0.835	3rd place ranking
4	Candelas–García	3	0	3	3	2	6	0.333	133	155	0.858	Eliminated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Kuhn–Zumkehr	2–0	Mullin–Dampney	21–11	21–16
	Xue–Zhang	2–1	Candelas–García	21–12	17–21	15–9
14 Jun	Candelas–García	0–2	Mullin–Dampney	17–21	19–21
	Xue–Zhang	2–1	Kuhn–Zumkehr	21–13	18–21	15–9
15 Jun	Kuhn–Zumkehr	2–1	Candelas–García	24–26	21–19	15–10
	Xue–Zhang	2–1	Mullin–Dampney	19–21	21–11	15–10

Pool J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Taiana–Vivian	3	3	0	6	6	0	MAX	126	93	1.355	Round of 32
2	Holtwick–Semmler	3	2	1	5	4	2	2.000	125	108	1.157
3	Brink-Abeler–Grün	3	1	2	4	2	5	0.400	124	136	0.912	3rd place ranking
4	Lessard–Martin	3	0	3	3	1	6	0.167	100	138	0.725	Eliminated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
14 Jun	Brink-Abeler–Grün	0–2	Holtwick–Semmler	26–28	11–21
	Taiana–Vivian	2–0	Lessard–Martin	21–16	21–10
	Lessard–Martin	0–2	Holtwick–Semmler	15–21	14–21
	Taiana–Vivian	2–0	Brink-Abeler–Grün	21–18	21–15
15 Jun	Lessard–Martin	1–2	Brink-Abeler–Grün	21–18	12–21	12–15
	Taiana–Vivian	2–0	Holtwick–Semmler	21–17	21–17

Pool K

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ukolova–Khomyakova	3	3	0	6	6	1	6.000	139	116	1.198	Round of 32
2	Maria Clara–Carolina	3	2	1	5	4	2	2.000	116	102	1.137
3	Bansley–Maloney	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	105	121	0.868	3rd place ranking
4	Barnett–Rohkamper	3	0	3	3	1	6	0.167	119	140	0.850	Eliminated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Barnett–Rohkamper	0–2	Bansley–Maloney	17–21	20–22
	Maria Clara–Carolina	0–2	Ukolova–Khomyakova	16–21	16–21
14 Jun	Ukolova–Khomyakova	2–0	Bansley–Maloney	21–12	21–18
	Maria Clara–Carolina	2–0	Barnett–Rohkamper	21–15	21–13
15 Jun	Barnett–Rohkamper	1–2	Ukolova–Khomyakova	19–21	21–18	14–16
	Maria Clara–Carolina	2–0	Bansley–Maloney	21–13	21–19

Pool L

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Akers–Branagh	3	3	0	6	6	1	6.000	142	116	1.224	Round of 32
2	Gielen–Mouha	3	2	1	5	5	3	1.667	144	137	1.051
3	Gioria–Momoli	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	101	120	0.842	3rd place ranking
4	Minusa–Jursone	3	0	3	3	1	6	0.167	120	134	0.896	Eliminated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
13 Jun	Minusa–Jursone	1–2	Gielen–Mouha	18–21	21–14	13–15
	Akers–Branagh	2–0	Gioria–Momoli	21–15	21–17
14 Jun	Gioria–Momoli	0–2	Gielen–Mouha	17–21	10–21
	Akers–Branagh	2–0	Minusa–Jursone	21–16	21–16
15 Jun	Gioria–Momoli	2–0	Minusa–Jursone	21–19	21–17
	Akers–Branagh	2–1	Gielen–Mouha	22–24	21–15	15–13

Pool M

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cicolari–Menegatti	3	3	0	6	6	0	MAX	126	81	1.556	Round of 32
2	Fendrick–Hanson	3	2	1	5	4	3	1.333	130	109	1.193
3	Johns–Boulton	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	102	120	0.850	3rd place ranking
4	van der Hoeven–van der Vlist	3	0	3	3	1	6	0.167	90	138	0.652	Eliminated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
14 Jun	Cicolari–Menegatti	2–0	van der Hoeven–van der Vlist	21–7	21–8
	Fendrick–Hanson	2–0	Johns–Boulton	21–16	21–12
	Johns–Boulton	2–0	van der Hoeven–van der Vlist	21–18	21–18
	Fendrick–Hanson	0–2	Cicolari–Menegatti	17–21	17–21
15 Jun	Cicolari–Menegatti	2–0	Johns–Boulton	21–17	21–15
	Fendrick–Hanson	2–1	van der Hoeven–van der Vlist	21–10	18–21	15–8

3rd place ranked teams

The eight best third-placed teams will advance to the round of 32.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Liliana–Baquerizo	3	1	2	4	3	4	0.750	111	116	0.957	Round of 32
2	Huang–Yue	3	1	2	4	3	4	0.750	118	130	0.908
3	Mullin–Dampney	3	1	2	4	3	4	0.750	111	133	0.835
4	Banck–Günther	3	1	2	4	3	5	0.600	143	149	0.960
5	Graessli–Goricanec	3	1	2	4	3	5	0.600	125	139	0.899
6	Nováková–Tobiášová	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	106	117	0.906
7	Kadijk–Mooren	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	110	122	0.902
8	Bansley–Maloney	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	105	121	0.868
9	Johns–Boulton	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	102	120	0.850	Eliminated
10	Maaseide–Tørlen	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	101	119	0.849
11	Gioria–Momoli	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	101	120	0.842
12	Brink-Abeler–Grün	3	1	2	4	2	5	0.400	124	136	0.912

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Knockout round

Round of 32

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
16 Jun	Graessli–Goricanec	0–2	Larissa–Juliana	16–21	15–21
16 Jun	Kolocová–Sluková	0–2	Maria Clara–Carolina	17–21	14–21
16 Jun	Taiana–Vivian	0–2	Fendrick–Hanson	23–25	20–22
16 Jun	Arvaniti–Tsiartsiani	0–2	Liliana–Baquerizo	17–21	13–21
16 Jun	Bawden–Palmer	2–1	Huang–Yue	24–26	22–20	15–11
16 Jun	Akers–Branagh	1–2	Klapalová–Hajecková	22–24	21–19	13–15
16 Jun	Nyström–Nyström	0–2	Köhler–Sude	19–21	19–21
16 Jun	Keizer–van Iersel	2–0	Kadijk–Mooren	21–17	21–15
16 Jun	Bansley–Maloney	0–2	Kessy–Ross	14–21	14–21
16 Jun	Holtwick–Semmler	2–0	Gielen–Mouha	21–19	21–18
16 Jun	Ukolova–Khomyakova	0–2	Goller–Ludwig	15–21	17–21
16 Jun	May-Treanor–Walsh	2–0	Mullin–Dampney	21–13	21–12
16 Jun	Xue–Zhang	2–0	Banck–Günther	21–12	21–12
16 Jun	Cicolari–Menegatti	2–0	Vasina–Vozakova	21–16	21–18
16 Jun	Schwaiger–Schwaiger	2–0	Kuhn–Zumkehr	21–14	21–14
16 Jun	Talita–Antonelli	2–1	Nováková–Tobiášová	21–19	21–23	15–11

Round of 16

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
17 Jun	Maria Clara–Carolina	0–2	Larissa–Juliana	14–21	15–21
17 Jun	Liliana–Baquerizo	0–2	Fendrick–Hanson	19–21	13–21
17 Jun	Klapalová–Hajecková	2–1	Bawden–Palmer	16–21	21–19	15–13
17 Jun	Keizer–van Iersel	1–2	Köhler–Sude	17–21	21–17	11–15
17 Jun	Holtwick–Semmler	1–2	Kessy–Ross	18–21	21–15	10–15
17 Jun	May-Treanor–Walsh	2–1	Goller–Ludwig	21–19	18–21	15–11
17 Jun	Cicolari–Menegatti	0–2	Xue–Zhang	15–21	19–21
17 Jun	Talita–Antonelli	2–1	Schwaiger–Schwaiger	18–21	21–15	22–20

Quarterfinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
17 Jun	Fendrick–Hanson	1–2	Larissa–Juliana	13–21	21–17	12–15
17 Jun	Köhler–Sude	0–2	Klapalová–Hajecková	14–21	18–21
17 Jun	May-Treanor–Walsh	2–1	Kessy–Ross	21–18	18–21	15–10
17 Jun	Talita–Antonelli	1–2	Xue–Zhang	17–21	21–18	11–15

Semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
18 Jun	Klapalová–Hajecková	0–2	Larissa–Juliana	14–21	13–21
18 Jun	Xue–Zhang	1–2	May-Treanor–Walsh	17–21	21–15	10–15

Bronze medal Match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
19 Jun	Xue–Zhang	2–0	Klapalová–Hajecková	21–14	21–12

Gold medal Match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
19 Jun	May-Treanor–Walsh	1–2	Larissa–Juliana	17–21	21–13	14–16

References

1. World's best arriving in Rome for 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships, FIVB, June 12, 2011