Men's beach volleyball at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Beach Volleyball Ground | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 9–22 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Indoor | ||
Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
Beach | ||
Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
The men's Olympic beach volleyball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place at the Beach Volleyball Ground at Chaoyang Park from August 9 to August 22. [1]
Each of the 24 pairs in the tournament was placed in one of six groups of four teams apiece, and played a round-robin within that pool. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Round of 16. The six third-place teams were ranked against each other, with ties being broken by the ratio of points won to lost. The best two advanced to the Round of 16, while the other four played two matches (#3 vs. #6 and #4 vs. #5) with the winners of those two matches advancing as well. The losers of those matches, along with the fourth-place teams in each group, were eliminated.
The 16 teams that advanced to the elimination rounds played a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match between the semifinal losers.
The top eight finishes that a team had 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, counted towards Olympic qualification for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. [2] [3]
There were 24 teams competing at the Olympic Games, with a maximum of two teams per country. [2] [4]
Brazil had four teams in the top 10 of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking, but only two teams from each country could participate in the Olympic Games. Also Germany, the USA, and the Netherlands had three teams each in the top 24.
The official cut off date for Olympic qualification for beach volleyball was July 20, 2008. The final Olympic Qualification Ranking for the 24 teams, was announced confirmed by the FIVB on July 24, 2008. [5]
If the host nation had a team in the top 6 teams on the FIVB Olympic ranking when the Olympic Games began, it was automatically seeded as #1; therefore China's team Xu - Wu (ranked as #5 on the Olympic ranking,) was seeded as #1. Accordingly, the #1 ranked Rogers - Dalhausser, was seeded as #2, Ricardo - Emanuel as #3, M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz as #4 and Nummerdor - Schuil as #5.
The Brazilian team Harley - Pedro, was placed as #5 on the Olympic ranking, but did not qualify because of the two teams per country rule. Harley - Pedro was ranked as #2 on the World ranking per July 21, 2008, and #1 per August 4, 2008.
No. | Rank | Team | NOC |
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FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking | |||
1 | 1 | Rogers - Dalhausser | United States |
2 | 2 | Ricardo - Emanuel | Brazil |
3 | 3 | M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz | Brazil |
5 | 4 | Nummerdor - Schuil | Netherlands |
6 | 5 | Xu - Wu | China |
7 | 6 | Brink - Dieckmann Ch. | Germany |
8 | 7 | Barsouk - Kolodinsky | Russia |
9 | 8 | Klemperer - Koreng | Germany |
12 | 9 | Gibb - Rosenthal | United States |
13 | 10 | Schacht - Slack | Australia |
14 | 11 | Herrera - Mesa | Spain |
15 | 12 | Heyer - Heuscher | Switzerland |
16 | 13 | Conde - Baracetti | Argentina |
17 | 14 | Kais Kr. - Vesik | Estonia |
18 | 15 | Doppler - Gartmayer | Austria |
19 | 16 | Boersma E. - Ronnes | Netherlands |
21 | 17 | Geor - Gia | Georgia |
22 | 18 | Kjemperud - Skarlund | Norway |
23 | 19 | Gosch - Horst | Austria |
24 | 20 | Laciga M. - Schnider | Switzerland |
25 | 21 | Samoilovs - Pļaviņš | Latvia |
28 | 22 | Asahi - Shiratori | Japan |
26 | 23 | Lione - Amore* | Italy |
84 | 24 | Fernandes - Morais | Angola |
* Matteo Varnier is replaced by Eugenio Amore on the Italian team, because of an injury to Varnier.
Directly advance to Round of 16 | |
3rd place/Lucky Loser playoffs | |
Eliminated |
The two best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
The composition of the preliminary rounds was announced confirmed on April 16, 2008. [6]
The #1 seeded team was placed in pool A, #2 in pool B, #3 in C, #4 in D, #5 in E, and #6 in F. But if the host nation had a team in the top 6 teams, it was automatically seeded as #1. [6] Therefore, China's team Xu-Wu (ranked as #5,) is placed in pool A. [5]
There was held a draw of lots between seed #7 - #9, between #10 - #12, between #13 - #18, and between #19 - #24. The Drawing of lots was hosted by the 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam, in Gstaad on July 26, as part of the 2008 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. [5]
A team received 2 points for each match won, and 1 point for each match lost.
After the preliminary rounds, from August 9–14, 2008, the teams placed 1st and 2nd in each pool had qualified for the playoffs. The two best 3rd placed teams had also qualified. Two Lucky Loser matches qualified two more of the 3rd placed teams. The two 3rd placed teams that lost their Lucky Losers match, were out of the competition. Also out of the competition were teams placed 4th in their pool.
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | SW | SL |
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1 | Xu - Wu (CHN) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 135 | 104 | 6 | 1 |
2 | Herrera - Mesa (ESP) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 107 | 4 | 2 |
3 | Gosch - Horst (AUT) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 111 | 133 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Kais Kr. - Vesik (EST) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 149 | 2 | 6 |
August 10, 2008 10:00 | Xu - Wu (CHN) | 2–0 | Gosch - Horst (AUT) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–16, 21–15) | ||||
August 10, 2008 22:00 | Herrera - Mesa (ESP) | 2–0 | Kais Kr. - Vesik (EST) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–18, 23–21) | ||||
August 12, 2008 10:00 | Xu - Wu (CHN) | 2–1 | Kais Kr. - Vesik (EST) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(15–21, 21–11, 15–13) | ||||
August 12, 2008 23:00 | Herrera - Mesa (ESP) | 2–0 | Gosch - Horst (AUT) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–14, 21–12) | ||||
August 14, 2008 16:00 | Xu - Wu (CHN) | 2–0 | Herrera - Mesa (ESP) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–13, 21–15) | ||||
August 14, 2008 17:00 | Kais Kr. - Vesik (EST) | 1–2 | Gosch - Horst (AUT) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(16–21, 21–18, 12–15) | ||||
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | SW | SL |
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1 | Samoilovs - Pļaviņš (LAT) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 139 | 134 | 4 | 3 |
2 | Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 92 | 4 | 2 |
3 | Heyer - Heuscher (SUI) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 120 | 129 | 3 | 4 |
4 | Conde - Baracetti (ARG) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 99 | 124 | 2 | 4 |
August 9, 2008 21:00 | Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) | 0–2 | Samoilovs - Pļaviņš (LAT) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(19–21, 18–21) | ||||
August 9, 2008 22:00 | Heyer - Heuscher (SUI) | 2–0 | Conde - Baracetti (ARG) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–13, 21–17) | ||||
August 11, 2008 09:00 | Conde - Baracetti (ARG) | 2–0 | Samoilovs - Pļaviņš (LAT) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(23–21, 21–19) | ||||
August 11, 2008 22:00 | Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) | 2–0 | Heyer - Heuscher (SUI) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–15, 21–10) | ||||
August 13, 2008 09:00 | Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) | 2–0 | Conde - Baracetti (ARG) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–12, 21–13) | ||||
August 13, 2008 18:00 | Heyer - Heuscher (SUI) | 1–2 | Samoilovs - Pļaviņš (LAT) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(17–21, 23–21, 13–15) | ||||
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | SW | SL |
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1 | Ricardo - Emanuel (BRA) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 88 | 6 | 0 |
2 | Schacht - Slack (AUS) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 115 | 102 | 4 | 2 |
3 | Geor - Gia (GEO) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 114 | 111 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Fernandes - Morais (ANG) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 126 | 0 | 6 |
August 9, 2008 13:00 | Ricardo-Emanuel (BRA) | 2–0 | Fernandes - Morais (ANG) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–8, 21–13) | ||||
August 9, 2008 14:00 | Schacht - Slack (AUS) | 2–0 | Geor - Gia (GEO) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–17, 21–19) | ||||
August 11, 2008 10:00 | Schacht - Slack (AUS) | 2–0 | Fernandes - Morais (ANG) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–15, 21–9) | ||||
August 11, 2008 13:00 | Ricardo-Emanuel (BRA) | 2–0 | Geor - Gia (GEO) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–19, 21–17) | ||||
August 13, 2008 14:00 | Geor - Gia (GEO) | 2–0 | Fernandes - Morais (ANG) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–14, 21–13) | ||||
August 13, 2008 21:00 | Ricardo-Emanuel (BRA) | 2–0 | Schacht - Slack (AUS) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–14, 21–17) | ||||
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | SW | SL |
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1 | Doppler - Gartmayer (AUT) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 144 | 6 | 2 |
2 | M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz (BRA) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 139 | 131 | 5 | 2 |
3 | Barsouk - Kolodinsky (RUS) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 130 | 3 | 4 |
4 | Lione - Amore (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 129 | 0 | 6 |
August 10, 2008 13:00 | M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz (BRA) | 2–0 | Lione - Amore (ITA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–18, 21–18) | ||||
August 10, 2008 23:00 | Barsouk - Kolodinsky (RUS) | 1–2 | Doppler - Gartmayer (AUT) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(16–21, 21–18, 14–16) | ||||
August 12, 2008 13:00 | M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz (BRA) | 1–2 | Doppler - Gartmayer (AUT) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(22–20, 19–21, 11–15) | ||||
August 12, 2008 21:00 | Barsouk - Kolodinsky (RUS) | 2–0 | Lione - Amore (ITA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–17, 21–13) | ||||
August 14, 2008 15:00 | Doppler - Gartmayer (AUT) | 2–0 | Lione - Amore (ITA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–19, 24–22) | ||||
August 14, 2008 18:00 | M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz (BRA) | 2–0 | Barsouk - Kolodinsky (RUS) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(24–22, 21–17) | ||||
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | SW | SL |
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1 | Nummerdor - Schuil (NED) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 106 | 6 | 1 |
2 | Laciga M. - Schnider (SUI) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 113 | 102 | 4 | 2 |
3 | Klemperer - Koreng (GER) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 132 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Kjemperud - Skarlund (NOR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 147 | 2 | 6 |
August 9, 2008 10:00 | Nummerdor - Schuil (NED) | 2–0 | Laciga M. - Schnider (SUI) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–14, 21–15) | ||||
August 9, 2008 23:00 | Klemperer - Koreng (GER) | 2–1 | Kjemperud - Skarlund (NOR) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(19–21, 22–20, 15–7) | ||||
August 11, 2008 21:00 | Nummerdor - Schuil (NED) | 2–1 | Kjemperud - Skarlund (NOR) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(13–21, 21–15, 15–9) | ||||
August 11, 2008 23:00 | Klemperer - Koreng (GER) | 0–2 | Laciga M. - Schnider (SUI) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(15–21, 15–21) | ||||
August 13, 2008 19:00 | Kjemperud - Skarlund (NOR) | 0–2 | Laciga M. - Schnider (SUI) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(17–21, 13–21) | ||||
August 13, 2008 20:00 | Nummerdor - Schuil (NED) | 2–0 | Klemperer - Koreng (GER) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–16, 21–16) | ||||
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | SW | SL |
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1 | Gibb - Rosenthal (USA) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 142 | 111 | 6 | 1 |
2 | Asahi - Shiratori (JPN) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 147 | 151 | 3 | 5 |
3 | Boersma E. - Ronnes (NED) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 125 | 137 | 3 | 4 |
4 | Brink - Dieckmann Ch. (GER) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 106 | 121 | 2 | 4 |
August 10, 2008 20:00 | Brink - Dieckmann Ch. (GER) | 2–0 | Asahi - Shiratori (JPN) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–18, 21–18) | ||||
August 10, 2008 21:00 | Gibb - Rosenthal (USA) | 2–0 | Boersma E. - Ronnes (NED) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–16, 21–15) | ||||
August 12, 2008 18:00 | Boersma E. - Ronnes (NED) | 1–2 | Asahi - Shiratori (JPN) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(15–21, 25–23, 11–15) | ||||
August 12, 2008 22:00 | Brink - Dieckmann Ch. (GER) | 0–2 | Gibb - Rosenthal (USA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(15–21, 13–21) | ||||
August 14, 2008 19:00 | Gibb - Rosenthal (USA) | 2–1 | Asahi - Shiratori (JPN) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–15, 19–21, 18–16) | ||||
August 14, 2008 20:00 | Brink - Dieckmann Ch. (GER) | 0–2 | Boersma E. - Ronnes (NED) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(16–21, 20–22) | ||||
Directly advance to Round of 16 | |
Third place/Lucky Loser playoffs | |
Eliminated |
Of the 6 teams that are placed third in their pools, two are directly qualified to the playoffs. Of the four remaining third placed teams, another two teams get to the playoffs through winning a Lucky Loser match.
3rd placed teams This table shows the results of the third placed teams after the pool play, and before the Lucky Loser matches.
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL |
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1 | Geor - Gia (GEO) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 114 | 111 | 1.027 | 2 | 4 |
2 | Barsouk - Kolodinsky (RUS) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 130 | 1.015 | 3 | 4 |
3 | Heyer - Heuscher (SUI) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 120 | 129 | 0.930 | 3 | 4 |
4 | Boersma E. - Ronnes (NED) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 125 | 137 | 0.912 | 3 | 4 |
5 | Klemperer - Koreng (GER) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 132 | 0.894 | 2 | 5 |
6 | Gosch - Horst (AUT) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 111 | 133 | 0.835 | 2 | 5 |
Lucky Loser Results of the Lucky Loser matches only.
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | SW | SL |
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1 | Gosch - Horst (AUT) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 0 |
2 | Heyer - Heuscher (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 42 | 0 | 2 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | SW | SL |
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1 | Klemperer - Koreng (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 41 | 2 | 0 |
2 | Boersma E. - Ronnes (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 48 | 0 | 2 |
August 14, 2008 22:00 | Heyer - Heuscher (SUI) | 0–2 | Gosch - Horst (AUT) | Beach Volleyball Ground - Court 2 |
(11–21, 19–21) | ||||
August 14, 2008 22:00 | Boersma E. - Ronnes (NED) | 0–2 | Klemperer - Koreng (GER) | Beach Volleyball Ground - Court 2 |
(16–21, 25–27) | ||||
August 16, 2008 09:00 | Laciga M. - Schnider (SUI) | 1–2 | Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(16–21, 23–21, 13–15) | ||||
August 16, 2008 10:00 | Xu - Wu (CHN) | 0–2 | Klemperer - Koreng (GER) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(15–21, 18–21) | ||||
August 16, 2008 11:00 | Geor - Gia (GEO) | 2–1 | Doppler - Gartmayer (AUT) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(19–21, 21–16, 15–13) | ||||
August 16, 2008 12:00 | Nummerdor - Schuil (NED) | 2–0 | Schacht - Slack (AUS) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–16, 21–14) | ||||
August 16, 2008 18:00 | Asahi - Shiratori (JPN) | 0–2 | M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz (BRA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–23, 15–21) | ||||
August 16, 2008 19:00 | Gosch - Horst (AUT) | 2–0 | Samoilovs - Pļaviņš (LAT) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–17, 21–18) | ||||
August 16, 2008 20:00 | Herrera - Mesa (ESP) | 0–2 | Gibb - Rosenthal (USA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(24–26, 17–21) | ||||
August 16, 2008 21:00 | Ricardo-Emanuel (BRA) | 2–1 | Barsouk - Kolodinsky (RUS) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(18–21, 25–23, 15–13) | ||||
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Klemperer - Koreng (GER) | 13 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) | 21 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Geor - Gia (GEO) | 11 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Nummerdor - Schuil (NED) | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Geor - Gia (GEO) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) | 23 | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz (BRA) | 21 | 21 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Ricardo - Emanuel (BRA) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Gibb - Rosenthal (USA) | 18 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Ricardo - Emanuel (BRA) | 20 | 18 | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||||||||
4 | M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz (BRA) | 22 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz (BRA) | 22 | 21 | 17 | Geor - Gia (GEO) | 15 | 10 | |||||||||||||
19 | Gosch - Horst (AUT) | 20 | 17 | 3 | Ricardo - Emanuel (BRA) | 21 | 21 |
August 18, 2008 10:00 | Klemperer - Koreng (GER) | 0–2 | Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(13–21, 23–25) | ||||
August 18, 2008 11:00 | Nummerdor - Schuil (NED) | 0–2 | Geor - Gia (GEO) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(19–21, 19–21) | ||||
August 18, 2008 20:00 | M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz (BRA) | 2–0 | Gosch - Horst (AUT) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(22–20, 21–17) | ||||
August 18, 2008 21:00 | Ricardo - Emanuel (BRA) | 2–0 | Gibb - Rosenthal (USA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(21–18, 21–16) | ||||
August 20, 2008 09:00 | Geor - Gia (GEO) | 0–2 | Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(11–21, 13–21) | ||||
August 20, 2008 10:00 | M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz (BRA) | 2–0 | Ricardo - Emanuel (BRA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(22–20, 21–18) | ||||
August 22, 2008 09:00 | Geor - Gia (GEO) | 0–2 | Ricardo - Emanuel (BRA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(15–21, 10–21) | ||||
August 22, 2008 11:00 | Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) | 2–1 | M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz (BRA) | Beach Volleyball Ground |
(23–21, 17–21, 15–4) | ||||
If the host nation has a team in the top 6 teams on the FIVB Olympic ranking when the Olympic Games begin, it is automatically seeded as #1. Therefore, China's team Xu - Wu (ranked as #5 on the FIVB Olympic ranking,) was seeded as #1 before the Games. [8]
Rank | Team | Seed |
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Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) | 2 | |
M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz (BRA) | 4 | |
Ricardo - Emanuel (BRA) | 3 | |
4. | Geor - Gia (GEO) | 17 |
5. | Nummerdor - Schuil (NED) | 5 |
Klemperer - Koreng (GER) | 8 | |
Gibb - Rosenthal (USA) | 9 | |
Gosch - Horst (AUT) | 19 | |
9. | Xu - Wu (CHN) | 1 |
Barsouk - Kolodinsky (RUS) | 7 | |
Schacht - Slack (AUS) | 10 | |
Herrera - Mesa (ESP) | 11 | |
Doppler - Gartmayer (AUT) | 15 | |
Laciga M. - Schnider (SUI) | 20 | |
Samoilovs - Pļaviņš (LAT) | 21 | |
Asahi - Shiratori (JPN) | 22 | |
17. | Heyer - Heuscher (SUI) | 12 |
Boersma E. - Ronnes (NED) | 16 | |
19. | Brink - Dieckmann Ch. (GER) | 6 |
Conde - Baracetti (ARG) | 13 | |
Kais Kr. - Vesik (EST) | 14 | |
Kjemperud - Skarlund (NOR) | 18 | |
Lione - Amore (ITA) | 23 | |
Fernandes - Morais (ANG) | 24 |
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The 2020 Women's Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament is a volleyball tournament for women's national teams organised by Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), to be held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 7 to 12 January 2020. 8 teams will play in the tournament, where the winners will qualify to the 2020 women's Olympic volleyball tournament.
The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship is the 19th staging of the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, being contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The Netherlands and Poland are dual hosts for this event.