Men's beach volleyball at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Horse Guards Parade | ||||||||||||
Dates | 28 July – 9 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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Tournament | men | women |
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Tournament | men | women |
The men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom, took place between 28 July and 9 August at Horse Guards Parade. [1]
Twenty-four pairs were competing, including one from Great Britain as the host country, and a maximum of two from each nation. Sixteen qualified through positioning in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings as of 17 June 2012, five others earned their places at the 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup, and the final three from the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification tournament. [2]
The composition of the preliminary rounds was announced confirmed on 19 July 2012 in a draw held in Klagenfurt, Austria. [3]
Teams are awarded two points for a win and one for a loss. [4] If two teams are tied at the end of pool play, the tiebreakers is their head-to-head match. [4] If two teams are tied at the end of pool play, the tiebreakers is their head-to-head match. [4] If three or more teams are tied, the tiebreakers are (1) points ratio between tied teams, (2) points ratio within pool, and (3) tournament seed. [4] The two best teams from each group directly advance to the round-of-16. The two best 3rd-placed teams also advance. The remaining four third-placed teams play one another in two Lucky Loser matches, and the two winners complete the list of 16 playoff teams. [5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Alison – Emanuel (BRA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 145 | 123 | 1.179 | Round of 16 |
2 | Bellaguarda – Heuscher (SUI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 111 | 118 | 0.941 | |
3 | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 119 | 126 | 0.944 | 3rd place/Lucky Loser playoffs |
4 | Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 128 | 136 | 0.941 | Eliminated |
29 July 2012 11:00 | Alison – Emanuel (BRA) | 2–1 | Doppler – Horst (AUT) | Horse Guards Parade |
(19–21, 21–17, 16–14) Report | ||||
29 July 2012 23:00 | Bellaguarda – Heuscher (SUI) | 0–2 | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(19–21, 18–21) Report | ||||
31 July 2012 10:00 | Alison – Emanuel (BRA) | 2–0 | Bellaguarda – Heuscher (SUI) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–17, 21–12) Report | ||||
31 July 2012 22:00 | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 0–2 | Doppler – Horst (AUT) | Horse Guards Parade |
(18–21, 17–21) Report | ||||
2 August 2012 10:00 | Alison – Emanuel (BRA) | 2–0 | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(26–24, 21–18) Report | ||||
2 August 2012 20:00 | Bellaguarda – Heuscher (SUI) | 2–0 | Doppler – Horst (AUT) | Horse Guards Parade |
(24–22, 21–12) Report | ||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Dalhausser – Rogers (USA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 139 | 109 | 1.275 | Round of 16 |
2 | Gavira – Herrera (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 139 | 133 | 1.045 | |
3 | Beneš – Kubala (CZE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | 120 | 128 | 0.938 | 3rd place/Lucky Loser playoffs |
4 | Asahi – Shiratori (JPN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 110 | 138 | 0.797 | Eliminated |
29 July 2012 10:00 | Gavira – Herrera (ESP) | 2–0 | Beneš – Kubala (CZE) | Horse Guards Parade |
(25–23, 21–16) Report | ||||
29 July 2012 22:00 | Dalhausser – Rogers (USA) | 2–0 | Asahi – Shiratori (JPN) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–15, 21–16) Report | ||||
31 July 2012 09:00 | Beneš – Kubala (CZE) | 2–1 | Asahi – Shiratori (JPN) | Horse Guards Parade |
(17–21, 21–12, 15–7) Report | ||||
31 July 2012 21:00 | Dalhausser – Rogers (USA) | 2–1 | Gavira – Herrera (ESP) | Horse Guards Parade |
(19–21, 21–16, 15–13) Report | ||||
2 August 2012 14:30 | Gavira – Herrera (ESP) | 2–0 | Asahi – Shiratori (JPN) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–19, 22–20) Report | ||||
2 August 2012 21:00 | Dalhausser – Rogers (USA) | 2–0 | Beneš – Kubala (CZE) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–13, 21–15) Report | ||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Brink – Reckermann (GER) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 133 | 114 | 1.167 | Round of 16 |
2 | Chevallier – Heyer (SUI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 145 | 151 | 0.960 | |
3 | Prokopiev – Semenov (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 157 | 163 | 0.963 | |
4 | Wu – Xu (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 157 | 164 | 0.957 | Eliminated |
28 July 2012 12:00 | Brink – Reckermann (GER) | 2–0 | Prokopiev – Semenov (RUS) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–19, 21–17) Report | ||||
28 July 2012 14:30 | Wu – Xu (CHN) | 1–2 | Chevallier – Heyer (SUI) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–18, 16–21, 12–15) Report | ||||
30 July 2012 14:30 | Brink – Reckermann (GER) | 2–1 | Wu – Xu (CHN) | Horse Guards Parade |
(13–21, 21–19, 15–8) Report | ||||
30 July 2012 20:00 | Chevallier – Heyer (SUI) | 2–1 | Prokopiev – Semenov (RUS) | Horse Guards Parade |
(28–26, 18–21, 15–13) Report | ||||
1 August 2012 11:00 | Wu – Xu (CHN) | 1–2 | Prokopiev – Semenov (RUS) | Horse Guards Parade |
(27–29, 21–17, 12–15) Report | ||||
1 August 2012 21:00 | Brink – Reckermann (GER) | 2–0 | Chevallier – Heyer (SUI) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–14, 21–16) Report | ||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 119 | 89 | 1.337 | Round of 16 |
2 | Fijałek – Prudel (POL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 132 | 115 | 1.148 | |
3 | Samoilovs – Sorokins (LAT) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 116 | 113 | 1.027 | |
4 | Chiya – Goldschmidt (RSA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 76 | 126 | 0.603 | Eliminated |
28 July 2012 11:00 | Fijałek – Prudel (POL) | 1–2 | Samoilovs – Sorokins (LAT) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–12, 15–21, 12–15) Report | ||||
28 July 2012 22:00 | Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) | 2–0 | Chiya – Goldschmidt (RSA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–10, 21–11) Report | ||||
30 July 2012 12:00 | Samoilovs – Sorokins (LAT) | 2–0 | Chiya – Goldschmidt (RSA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–13, 21–10) Report | ||||
30 July 2012 21:00 | Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) | 0–2 | Fijałek – Prudel (POL) | Horse Guards Parade |
(17–21, 18–21) Report | ||||
1 August 2012 12:00 | Fijałek – Prudel (POL) | 2–0 | Chiya – Goldschmidt (RSA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–19, 21–13) Report | ||||
1 August 2012 16:30 | Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) | 2–0 | Samoilovs – Sorokins (LAT) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–10, 21–16) Report | ||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Pļaviņš – Šmēdiņš (LAT) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 141 | 113 | 1.248 | Round of 16 |
2 | Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 127 | 116 | 1.095 | |
3 | Erdmann – Matysik (GER) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 132 | 148 | 0.892 | 3rd place/Lucky Loser playoffs |
4 | Hernández – Villafañe (VEN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 128 | 151 | 0.848 | Eliminated |
29 July 2012 14:30 | Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) | 2–1 | Hernández – Villafañe (VEN) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–18, 17–21, 15–10) Report | ||||
29 July 2012 15:30 | Erdmann – Matysik (GER) | 1–2 | Pļaviņš – Šmēdiņš (LAT) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–19, 21–23, 9–15) Report | ||||
31 July 2012 14:30 | Pļaviņš – Šmēdiņš (LAT) | 2–0 | Hernández – Villafañe (VEN) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–14, 21–16) Report | ||||
31 July 2012 15:30 | Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) | 2–0 | Erdmann – Matysik (GER) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–9, 21–16) Report | ||||
2 August 2012 09:00 | Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) | 0–2 | Pļaviņš – Šmēdiņš (LAT) | Horse Guards Parade |
(14–21, 18–21) Report | ||||
2 August 2012 15:30 | Erdmann – Matysik (GER) | 2–1 | Hernández – Villafañe (VEN) | Horse Guards Parade |
(20–22, 21–16, 15–11) Report | ||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Ricardo – Cunha (BRA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 129 | 101 | 1.277 | Round of 16 |
2 | Skarlund – Spinnangr (NOR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 117 | 107 | 1.093 | |
3 | Binstock – Reader (CAN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 114 | 119 | 0.958 | 3rd place/Lucky Loser playoffs |
4 | Garcia Thompson – Grotowski (GBR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 94 | 127 | 0.740 | Eliminated |
28 July 2012 16:30 | Garcia Thompson – Grotowski (GBR) | 0–2 | Binstock – Reader (CAN) | Horse Guards Parade |
(19–21, 13–21) Report | ||||
28 July 2012 20:00 | Ricardo – Cunha (BRA) | 2–0 | Skarlund – Spinnangr (NOR) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–14, 21–18) Report | ||||
30 July 2012 11:00 | Skarlund – Spinnangr (NOR) | 2–0 | Binstock – Reader (CAN) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–14, 21–18) Report | ||||
30 July 2012 17:30 | Garcia Thompson – Grotowski (GBR) | 0–2 | Ricardo – Cunha (BRA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(17–21, 12–21) Report | ||||
1 August 2012 17:30 | Garcia Thompson – Grotowski (GBR) | 0–2 | Skarlund – Spinnangr (NOR) | Horse Guards Parade |
(20–22, 13–21) Report | ||||
1 August 2012 20:00 | Ricardo – Cunha (BRA) | 2–0 | Binstock – Reader (CAN) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–18, 24–22) Report | ||||
Of the 6 teams that are placed third in their pools, two directly qualify for the playoffs. From the four remaining third placed teams, another two teams qualify for the playoffs by winning a Lucky Loser match.
This table shows the results of the third placed teams after the pool play, and before the Lucky Loser matches.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Samoilovs – Sorokins (LAT) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 116 | 113 | 1.027 | Round of 16 |
2 | Prokopiev – Semenov (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 157 | 163 | 0.963 | |
3 | Erdmann – Matysik (GER) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 132 | 148 | 0.892 | Lucky loser play-offs |
4 | Binstock – Reader (CAN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 114 | 119 | 0.958 | |
5 | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 119 | 126 | 0.944 | |
6 | Beneš – Kubala (CZE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | 120 | 128 | 0.938 |
2 August 2012 23:00 | Binstock – Reader (CAN) | 0–2 | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(16–21, 20–22) Report | ||||
2 August 2012 23:00 | Erdmann – Matysik (GER) | 2–1 | Beneš – Kubala (CZE) | Horse Guards Parade |
(15–21, 21–19, 15–13) Report | ||||
3 August 2012 10:00 | Fijałek – Prudel (POL) | 2–0 | Chevallier – Heyer (SUI) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–18, 21–17) Report | ||||
3 August 2012 13:00 | Pļaviņš – Šmēdiņš (LAT) | 2–0 | Skarlund – Spinnangr (NOR) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–18, 21–16) Report | ||||
3 August 2012 18:00 | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 2–0 | Dalhausser – Rogers (USA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–17, 21–19) Report | ||||
3 August 2012 21:00 | Gavira – Herrera (ESP) | 0–2 | Ricardo – Cunha (BRA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(18–21, 19–21) Report | ||||
4 August 2012 10:00 | Alison – Emanuel (BRA) | 2–0 | Erdmann – Matysik (GER) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–16, 21–14) Report | ||||
4 August 2012 14:00 | Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) | 2–0 | Bellaguarda – Heuscher (SUI) | Horse Guards Parade |
(22–20, 21–15) Report | ||||
4 August 2012 17:00 | Brink – Reckermann (GER) | 2–0 | Samoilovs – Sorokins (LAT) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–12, 21–17) Report | ||||
4 August 2012 22:00 | Prokopiev – Semenov (RUS) | 0–2 | Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(14–21, 20–22) Report | ||||
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Alison – Emanuel (BRA) | 21 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Fijałek – Prudel (POL) | 17 | 21 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Alison – Emanuel (BRA) | 21 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Pļaviņš – Šmēdiņš (LAT) | 15 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Pļaviņš – Šmēdiņš (LAT) | 19 | 21 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) | 21 | 18 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Alison – Emanuel (BRA) | 21 | 21 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Brink – Reckermann (GER) | 23 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Brink – Reckermann (GER) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Ricardo – Cunha (BRA) | 15 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Brink – Reckermann (GER) | 21 | 21 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) | 14 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) | 21 | 21 | 17 | Pļaviņš – Šmēdiņš (LAT) | 19 | 21 | 15 | ||||||||||||
13 | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | 16 | 18 | 5 | Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) | 21 | 19 | 11 |
6 August 2012 18:00 | Alison – Emanuel (BRA) | 2–1 | Fijałek – Prudel (POL) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–17, 16–21, 17–15) Report | ||||
6 August 2012 19:00 | Pļaviņš – Šmēdiņš (LAT) | 2–1 | Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(19–21, 21–18, 15–11) Report | ||||
6 August 2012 22:00 | Brink – Reckermann (GER) | 2–0 | Ricardo – Cunha (BRA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–15, 21–19) Report | ||||
6 August 2012 23:00 | Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) | 2–0 | Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–16, 21–18) Report | ||||
7 August 2012 17:00 | Alison – Emanuel (BRA) | 2–0 | Pļaviņš – Šmēdiņš (LAT) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–15, 22–20) Report | ||||
7 August 2012 23:00 | Brink – Reckermann (GER) | 2–0 | Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–14, 21–16) Report | ||||
9 August 2012 19:00 | Pļaviņš – Šmēdiņš (LAT) | 2–1 | Nummerdor – Schuil (NED) | Horse Guards Parade |
(19–21, 21–19, 15–11) Report | ||||
9 August 2012 21:00 | Alison – Emanuel (BRA) | 1–2 | Brink – Reckermann (GER) | Horse Guards Parade |
(21–23, 21–16, 14–16) Report | ||||
Rank | Team | Seed |
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Julius Brink – Jonas Reckermann (GER) | 3 | |
Alison Cerutti – Emanuel Rego (BRA) | 1 | |
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš – Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT) | 17 | |
4. | Reinder Nummerdor – Richard Schuil (NED) | 5 |
5. | Jake Gibb – Sean Rosenthal (USA) | 4 |
Ricardo Santos – Pedro Cunha (BRA) | 7 | |
Grzegorz Fijałek – Mariusz Prudel (POL) | 9 | |
Daniele Lupo – Paolo Nicolai (ITA) | 13 | |
9. | Phil Dalhausser – Todd Rogers (USA) | 2 |
Jonathan Erdmann – Kay Matysik (GER) | 8 | |
Adrián Gavira – Pablo Herrera (ESP) | 11 | |
Jefferson Bellaguarda – Patrick Heuscher (SUI) | 12 | |
Sébastien Chevallier – Sascha Heyer (SUI) | 15 | |
Aleksandrs Samoilovs – Ruslans Sorokins (LAT) | 16 | |
Tarjei Skarlund – Martin Spinnangr (NOR) | 18 | |
Sergey Prokopiev – Konstantin Semenov (RUS) | 22 | |
17. | Petr Beneš – Přemysl Kubala (CZE) | 14 |
Josh Binstock – Martin Reader (CAN) | 19 | |
19. | John Garcia Thompson – Steve Grotowski (GBR) | 6 |
Wu Penggen – Xu Linyin (CHN) | 10 | |
Igor Hernández – Jesus Villafañe (VEN) | 20 | |
Freedom Chiya – Grant Goldschmidt (RSA) | 21 | |
Kentaro Asahi – Katsuhiro Shiratori (JPN) | 23 | |
Clemens Doppler – Alexander Horst (AUT) | 24 |
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