Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008

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2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour
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Tournament details
Host nationVarious
DatesMarch - November, 2008

The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008 is an international beach volleyball competition.

Contents

The tour consists of 15 tournaments with both genders and 9 separate gender tournaments. [1]

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]

Grand Slam

There are six Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments. [5]

Tournament results

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
Adelaide Australia Open [6] Flag of Brazil.svg Juliana-Larissa Flag of Brazil.svg Talita-Renata Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Paula-Shelda
China Shanghai Jinshan Open [6] Flag of Brazil.svg Renata-Talita Flag of Brazil.svg Juliana-Larissa Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xue-Zhang Xi
Seoul Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xue-Zhang Xi Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Paula-Shelda Flag of the United States.svg Branagh-Youngs
Keihan/Smfg Japan Open Flag of Brazil.svg Juliana-Larissa Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Jia-Wang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xue-Zhang Xi
Hyundai Open Barcelona Flag of the United States.svg Branagh-Youngs Flag of Brazil.svg Renata-Talita Flag of Brazil.svg Juliana-Larissa
Mazury Open Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Paula-Shelda Flag of the United States.svg Wacholder-Turner Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Clara-Carol
Smart Grand Slam [7] Flag of the United States.svg Walsh-May-Treanor Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Jia-Wang Flag of Brazil.svg Juliana-Larissa
Henkel Grand Chelem Flag of the United States.svg Walsh-May-Treanor Flag of the United States.svg Wacholder-Turner Flag of the United States.svg Branagh-Youngs
ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
Stavanger		 Flag of the United States.svg Walsh-May-Treanor Flag of Greece.svg Karantasiou-Arvaniti Flag of the United States.svg Ross-Boss
Moscow Grand Slam Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xue-Zhang Xi Flag of the United States.svg Branagh-Youngs Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Jia-Wang
World Series 13 Flag of Germany.svg Pohl-Rau Flag of Brazil.svg Antonelli-Leao Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Clara-Carol
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Paula-Shelda Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Jia-Wang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xue-Zhang Xi
A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam
presented by NOKIA		 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Paula-Shelda Flag of Ukraine.svg Osheyko-Baburina Flag of Germany.svg Holtwick-Semmler
Otera Open Kristiansand Flag of Brazil.svg Antonelli-Leao Flag of Norway.svg Hakedal-Torlen Flag of Austria.svg D. Schwaiger-S. Schwaiger
Myslowice Open Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Clara-Carol Flag of Germany.svg Holtwick-Semmler Flag of Norway.svg Hakedal-Torlen
Brazil Open Flag of Brazil.svg Vivian-Larissa Flag of Brazil.svg Shaylyn-Agatha Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Paula-Shelda
Dubai Open Flag of the United States.svg Walsh-Branagh Flag of the United States.svg Ross-Boss Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Clara-Carol
Phuket Thailand Open Flag of the United States.svg Ross-Boss Flag of the United States.svg Branagh-Turner Flag of Germany.svg Banck-Günther
Sanya Open Flag of the United States.svg Ross-Boss Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y. Huang-Zhang Xi Flag of the United States.svg Branagh-Turner

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
Adelaide Australia Open [8] Flag of Brazil.svg Harley-Pedro Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu-Wu Flag of the United States.svg Rogers-Dalhausser
China Shanghai Jinshan Open [8] Flag of Brazil.svg Harley-Pedro Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu-Wu Flag of Brazil.svg Franco-Cunha
Prague Open Flag of the United States.svg Gibb-Rosenthal Flag of Germany.svg Brink-Dieckmann Ch. Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo-Emanuel
Italian Open presented by Abruzzo Flag of Brazil.svg Harley-Pedro Flag of Germany.svg Brink-Dieckmann Ch. Flag of the United States.svg Rogers-Dalhausser
VIP Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nummerdor-Schuil Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu-Wu Flag of the United States.svg Fuerbringer-Jennings
Hyundai Open Barcelona Flag of Germany.svg Brink-Dieckmann Ch. Flag of Russia.svg Barsouk-Kolodinsky Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo-Emanuel
Mazury Open Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo-Emanuel Flag of Spain.svg Lario-Gavira Flag of Australia (converted).svg Schacht-Slack
Smart Grand Slam Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo-Emanuel Flag of the United States.svg Rogers-Dalhausser Flag of Spain.svg Herrera-Mesa
Henkel Grand Chelem Flag of the United States.svg Rogers-Dalhausser Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nummerdor-Schuil Flag of Germany.svg Klemperer-Koreng
ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
Stavanger		 Flag of the United States.svg Rogers-Dalhausser Flag of Germany.svg Reckermann-Urbatzka Flag of Germany.svg Brink-Dieckmann Ch.
Moscow Grand Slam Flag of the United States.svg Rogers-Dalhausser Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu-Wu Flag of Germany.svg Klemperer-Koreng
World Series 13 Flag of Brazil.svg Márcio Araújo-Fabio Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu-Wu Flag of Germany.svg Matysik-Uhmann
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 Flag of Brazil.svg Harley-Pedro Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nummerdor-Schuil Flag of Brazil.svg Alison-Emanuel
A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam
presented by NOKIA		 Flag of Russia.svg Barsouk-Kolodinsky Flag of the United States.svg Williams-Metzger Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo-Emanuel
Otera Open Kristiansand Flag of Spain.svg Herrera-Mesa Flag of Brazil.svg Maciel-Bruno Flag of New Zealand.svg Lochhead-Pitman
Mallorca Open Flag of Brazil.svg Harley-Pedro Flag of Germany.svg Klemperer-Koreng Flag of Brazil.svg Franco-Benjamin
Brazil Open Flag of Brazil.svg Harley-Pedro Flag of Germany.svg Brink-Dieckmann Ch. Flag of Germany.svg Reckermann-Urbatzka
Dubai Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nummerdor-Schuil Flag of Germany.svg Reckermann-Urbatzka Flag of Brazil.svg Harley-Pedro
Bahrain Open Flag of Brazil.svg Alison-Cunha Flag of France.svg Cès-Ces Flag of Germany.svg Dollinger-Windscheif
Sanya Open Flag of Brazil.svg Benjamin-Harley Flag of Brazil.svg Pitta-Cunha Flag of Argentina.svg Baracetti-Salema

Medal table by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)2081442
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)117725
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)29415
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)27817
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)2204
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1102
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1102
8Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0112
9Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0101
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)0101
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0101
12Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0011
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)0011
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0011
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)0011
Totals (15 nations)393938116

Awards

SWATCH Most Outstanding Player

[9]

Records

The Russian player Igor Kolodinsky shot the fastest serve in the Swatch FIVB World Tour history, when he served at 114.0 km/h at the Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy. [9]

American player Elaine Youngs, became the oldest women to win an "open" FIVB event, when she was 38 years, three months and 16 days old, when she won the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. [10]

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