Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International

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The podium at the Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International

The Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International was a women's beach volleyball tournament held at Horse Guards Parade, London, between 9 and 14 August 2011. It was the beach volleyball test event for the 2012 Summer Olympics and was part of the London Prepares series. The tournament, run as an exhibition, was won by the Brazilian pair Maestrini and Vieira. 2,274 tonnes of sand was transported to the parade ground for the event. After the tournament, the sand went to several locations within London to fulfill a legacy promise. The stadium had a capacity of 1,500 spectators. The play was affected by the 2011 England riots.

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Tournament

Centre Court, Horse Guards Parade. Horse Guard's Parade Beach Volleyball, Centre Court 2011.jpg
Centre Court, Horse Guards Parade.

The tournament featured 24 teams from around the world. It was jointly staged by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and the British Volleyball Federation. The event took place at Horse Guards Parade between 9 and 14 August 2011. [1] The event saw 54 matches played but, although prize money was available, no ranking points were on offer, as it was classified as an intercontinental exhibition. [2] Teams who were eligible to take part in the European Championships Final were not allowed to participate. [3] A total of 2,274 tonnes of Redhill 28 sand was delivered from a quarry in Godstone, Surrey, [4] to create one competition court and two practice courts. [4] [5] The main stadium had a capacity of 1,500, ten times fewer than the 15,000 capacity of the planned Olympic venue itself. [6] [7]

Participants included world number one team and 2009 world champions Jennifer Kessy and April Ross, Sydney Olympic champion Natalie Cook, and Beijing and 2011 World Championship bronze medalists Zhang Xi and Xue Chen. [5] [8] [9] Six teams from Commonwealth countries were also invited as the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) and the FIVB wanted to demonstrate their support for beach volleyball becoming a sport at the Commonwealth Games. [10]

Format

The format of the competition was similar to the one to be used at the Olympics. The 24 pairs were divided into 6 pools of 4 teams. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the last-16 knockout stage along with the best two third-place finishers in the groups. The remaining third-place teams then played off in "lucky loser" matches to determine the final two spots in the last 16. The knockout stages were seeded according to the teams' rankings in the pool stage. [11]

Prize money

A total of 10,000 US dollars in prize money was awarded as follows. [11]

StageMoney in $
Champions1,800
Runner-up1,100
Third Place800
Fourth Place600
Quarter finalist500
Last 16300
Lucky losers200
Pool Stage150

London riots

Because of the riots affecting England at the start of the competition, all evening matches on 9 August were brought forward, and matches were played on practice courts, allowing people to get home safely. [12] [13] Natalie Cook said that the situation reminded her of the 1996 Summer Olympics, where she had to play in the bronze medal match after a bomb had been detonated. [14] [15]

Preliminary phase

Pool A

On day one British pair Mullin and Dampney beat Clancy and Hynes of Australia in straight sets. [16] On day two they played Santiago and Acevedo of Puerto Rico, going a set and 2–8 down and saving 3 match points before winning in 56 minutes. Meanwhile, Wang and Ma of China won both their first two matches. [17] [18] [19] In the group decider, the British pair struggled at first but rallied and eventually won, although Mullin received a yellow card for disputing a line call. [20] [21] A win for Santiago and Acevedo put the Puerto Ricans in the last 16. [22]

Standings and results

RkTeamPointsWonLostSWSLRatioPWPLRatio
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Shauna Mullin – Zara Dampney  (GBR)630623.0001541351.141
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Fan – Ma Yuanyuan  (CHN)521522.5001391131.230
3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Yarleen Santiago – Dariam Acevedo  (PUR)412340.7501261280.984
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Taliqua Clancy – Karley Hynes  (AUS)303060.00831260.659

[23]

August 9, 2011
17:25		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang – Ma  (CHN)2–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Santiago – Acevedo  (PUR) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [24]
(21–10, 21–17)
 
August 9, 2011
18:20		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mullin – Dampney  (GBR)2–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Clancy – Hynes  (AUS) Centre Court
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira [25]
(21–10, 21–13)
 
August 10, 2011
13:40		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang – Ma  (CHN)2–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Clancy – Hynes  (AUS) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [26]
(21–16, 21–15)
 
August 10, 2011
21:05		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mullin – Dampney  (GBR)2–1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Santiago – Acevedo  (PUR) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [27]
(17–21, 24–22, 16–14)
 
August 11, 2011
16:30		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mullin – Dampney  (GBR)2–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang – Ma  (CHN) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [28]
(16–21, 21–18, 18–16)
 
August 11, 2011
17:38		Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Santiago – Acevedo  (PUR)2–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Clancy – Hynes  (AUS) Centre Court
Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira [29]
(21–14, 21–15)
 

Pool B

In the first round, Xue and Zhang of China beat Sinnema and Wiltens of the Netherlands 21–15, 21–8, while Elwin and Matauatu beat Roubains and Papageorgiou of Greece in straight sets. [30] The same two pairs won in the second round. [17] The group decider was played during a downpour. Elwin and Matauatu won the opening set, but the second seeds from China took the next two sets to win the match. [21] Meanwhile, the young Dutch pair Sinnema and Wiltens exited the competition after a straight-sets loss to Roubains and Papageorgiou. [31]

Standings and results

RkTeamPointsWonLostSWSLRatioPWPLRatio
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xue Chen – Zhang Xi  (CHN)630616.0001381001.380
2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Miller Elwin – Linline Matauatu  (VAN)521522.5001381231.122
3Flag of Greece.svg  Christina Roubanis – Joanna Papageorgiou  (GRE)412240.5001031160.888
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jolien Sinnema – Margo Wiltens  (NED)303060.000881286.888

[23]

August 9, 2011
13:40		Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Elwin – Matauatu  (VAN)2–0Flag of Greece.svg  Roubanis – Papageorgiou  (GRE) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [32]
(21–13, 23–21)
 
August 9, 2011
14:35		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xue – Zhang  (CHN)2–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sinnema – Wiltens  (NED) Centre Court
Referees: [33]
(21–15, 21–8)
 
August 10, 2011
10:00		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xue – Zhang  (CHN)2–0Flag of Greece.svg  Roubanis – Papageorgiou  (GRE) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [34]
(21–16, 21–11)
 
August 10, 2011
10:55		Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Elwin – Matauatu  (VAN)2–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sinnema – Wiltens  (NED) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [35]
(21–14, 23–21)
 
August 11, 2011
13:40		Flag of Greece.svg  Roubanis – Papageorgiou  (GRE)2–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sinnema – Wiltens  (NED) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [36]
(21–17, 21–13)
 
August 11, 2011
14:35		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xue – Zhang  (CHN)2–1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Elwin – Matauatu  (VAN) Centre Court
Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira [37]
(18–21, 21–19, 15–10)
 

Pool C

Third seeds Kessy and Ross of the US all their matches. [17] [21] [38] The crowd favourites, Uganda, finished bottom but expressed their determination to return for the 2012 Olympics. [39]

Standings and results

RkTeamPointsWonLostSWSLRatioPWPLRatio
1Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Kessy – April Ross  (USA)63060MAX126681.853
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Mari-Liis Graumann – Anu Ennok  (EST)521422.000110951.158
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kacie MacTavish – Julie Rodrigue  (CAN)412240.5001061041.019
4Flag of Uganda.svg  Josephine Nammanda – Alice Gitta Okecho  (UGA)303060.000511260.405

[23]

August 9, 2011
16:30		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  MacTavish – Rodrigue  (CAN)0–2Flag of Estonia.svg  Graumann – Ennok  (EST) Centre One
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [40]
(17–21, 19–21)
 
August 9, 2011
18:20		Flag of the United States.svg  Kessy – Ross  (USA)2–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Nammanda – Gitta Okecho  (UGA) Centre One
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira [41]
(21–6, 21–8)
 
August 10, 2011
18:20		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  MacTavish – Rodrigue  (CAN)2–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Nammanda – Gitta Okecho  (UGA) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [42]
(21–15, 21–5)
 
August 10, 2011
20:10		Flag of the United States.svg  Kessy – Ross  (USA)2–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Graumann – Ennok  (EST) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [43]
(21–15, 21–11)
 
August 11, 2011
18:20		Flag of Estonia.svg  Graumann – Ennok  (EST)2–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Nammanda – Gitta Okecho  (UGA) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [44]
(21–11, 21–6)
 
August 11, 2011
19:15		Flag of the United States.svg  Kessy – Ross  (USA)2–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  MacTavish – Rodrigue  (CAN) Centre Court
Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira [45]
(21–11, 21–17)
 

Pool D

British pair Boulton and Johns won the first match in the group with a straight sets win over Broder and Voth from Canada. [30] Cunha and Lima of Brazil won their first two matches. [17] The Brazilian pair won the group decider with a straight sets win over the British pair. [21]

Standings and results

RkTeamPointsWonLostSWSLRatioPWPLRatio
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Vivian Cunha – Taiana Lima  (BRA)63060MAX128871.448
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lucy Boulton – Denise Johns  (GBR)521422.000111961.156
3Flag of the United States.svg  Tealle Hunkus – Heather Lowe  (USA)412240.5001051070.981
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jamie Lynn Broder – Ashley Voth  (CAN)303060.000741260.587

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August 9, 2011
16:30		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Boulton – Johns  (GBR)2–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Broder – Voth  (CAN) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [46]
(21–10, 21–11)
 
August 9, 2011
18:00		Flag of Brazil.svg  Cunha – Lima  (BRA)2–0Flag of the United States.svg  Hunkus – Lowe  (USA) Court One
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira [47]
(21–13, 21–17)
 
August 10, 2011
16:30		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Boulton – Johns  (GBR)2–0Flag of the United States.svg  Hunkus – Lowe  (USA) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [48]
(21–19, 21–14)
 
August 10, 2011
19:15		Flag of Brazil.svg  Cunha – Lima  (BRA)2–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Broder – Voth  (CAN) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [49]
(21–12, 21–18)
 
August 11, 2011
19:15		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Broder – Voth  (CAN)0–2Flag of the United States.svg  Hunkus – Lowe  (USA) Court One
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [50]
(11–21, 12–21)
 
August 11, 2011
20:10		Flag of Brazil.svg  Cunha – Lima  (BRA)2–0Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Boulton – Johns  (GBR) Centre Court
Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira [51]
(21–17, 21–10)
 

Pool E

After two matches the Australian and Canadian teams were undefeated in group E. [17] The Australians won the decider in straight sets win. [52] Malaysia lost all three of their matches in straight sets. [53]

Standings and results

RkTeamPointsWonLostSWSLRatioPWPLRatio
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Natalie Cook – Tamsin Hinchley  (AUS)63060MAX126811.556
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Heather Bansley – Elizabeth Maloney  (CAN)521422.0001121140.982
3Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandra Simon – Andrea García Gonzalo  (ESP)412240.5001041150.904
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Beh Shun Thing – Luk Teck Hua  (MAS)303060.000941260.746

[23]

August 9, 2011
11:50		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bansley – Maloney  (CAN)2–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Shun Thing – Teck Hua  (MAS) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [54]
(21–15, 21–19)
 
August 9, 2011
12:45		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cook – Hinchley  (AUS)2–0Flag of Spain.svg  Simon – García Gonzalo  (ESP) Centre Court
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira [55]
(21–8, 21–16)
 
August 10, 2011
12:45		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bansley – Maloney  (CAN)2–0Flag of Spain.svg  Simon – García Gonzalo  (ESP) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [56]
(21–19, 21–19)
 
August 10, 2011
17:25		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cook – Hinchley  (AUS)2–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Shun Thing – Teck Hua  (MAS) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [57]
(21–13, 21–16)
 
August 11, 2011
10:00		Flag of Spain.svg  Simon – García Gonzalo  (ESP)2–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Shun Thing – Teck Hua  (MAS) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [58]
(21–17, 21–14)
 
August 11, 2011
10:55		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bansley – Maloney  (CAN)0–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cook – Hinchley  (AUS) Centre Court
Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira [59]
(17–21, 11–21)
 

Pool F

In the first match of the tournament, Mexican pair Candelas and Garcia defeated Brazilians Maestrini and Vieira. [60] The Mexicans won their next two matches to win the group with three wins. [21]

Standings and results

RkTeamPointsWonLostSWSLRatioPWPLRatio
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Bibiana Candelas – Mayra García  (MEX)630616.0001471201.225
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Liliane Maestrini – Angela Vieira  (BRA)521531.6671581411.121
3Flag of the United States.svg  Brittany Hochevar – Lisa Rutledge  (USA)412340.7501241290.961
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Changning – Ding Jingjing  (CHN)303060.000871260.690

[23]

August 9, 2011
10:00		Flag of Mexico.svg  Candelas – García  (MEX)2–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Maestrini – Vieira  (BRA) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [61]
(21–19, 26–28, 16–14)
 
August 9, 2011
11:23		Flag of the United States.svg  Hochevar – Rutledge  (USA)2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang – Ding  (CHN) Centre Court
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira [62]
(21–18, 21–14)
 
August 10, 2011
11:50		Flag of Mexico.svg  Candelas – García  (MEX)2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang – Ding  (CHN) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [63]
(21–10, 21–17)
 
August 10, 2011
14:35		Flag of the United States.svg  Hochevar – Rutledge  (USA)1–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Maestrini – Vieira  (BRA) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [64]
(18–21, 21–19, 11–15)
 
August 11, 2011
11:50		Flag of Mexico.svg  Candelas – García  (MEX)2–0Flag of the United States.svg  Hochevar – Rutledge  (USA) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [65]
(21–14, 21–18)
 
August 11, 2011
12:45		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang – Ding  (CHN)0–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Maestrini – Vieira  (BRA) Centre Court
Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira [66]
(17–21, 11–21)
 

Knockout stage

Lucky loser

Santiago and Acevedo (Puerto Rico) and Rutledge and Hochevar (US) were the best third-placed teams, who automatically qualified for the last 16. Hunkus and Lowe (US), Simon and García Gonzalo (Spain), MacTavish and Rodrigue (Canada) and Roubanis and Papageorgiou (Greece) competed for the final two places in the last 16, which were won by the Spanish and Canadian teams. [67]

Results

August 11, 2011
21:05		Flag of the United States.svg  Hunkus – Lowe  (USA)1–2Flag of Spain.svg  Simon – García Gonzalo  (ESP) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [68]
(20–22, 21–9, 9–15)
 
August 11, 2011
21:05		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  MacTavish – Rodrigue  (CAN)2–1Flag of Greece.svg  Roubanis – Papageorgiou  (GRE) Court One
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira [69]
(21–16, 20–22, 15–11)
 

Last sixteen

Maestrini and Vieira (Brazil), Cunha and Lima (Brazil), Kessy and Ross (USA), Xue and Zhang (China), Cook and Hinchley (Australia) and Boulton and Johns (UK) won in straight sets. Bibiana and Garcia (Mexico) and Mullin and Dampney (UK) won in three sets. [70]

Results

August 12, 2011
19:15		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mullin – Dampney  (GBR)2–1Flag of Spain.svg  Simon – García Gonzalo  (ESP) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [71]
(20–22, 21–16, 15–11)
 
August 12, 2011
12:55		Flag of Estonia.svg  Graumann – Ennok  (EST)0–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Maestrini – Vieira  (BRA) Centre Court
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira [72]
(10–21, 13–21)
 
August 12, 2011
17:25		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cook – Hinchley  (AUS)2–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Elwin – Matauatu  (VAN) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [73]
(21–14, 21–11)
 
August 12, 2011
13:50		Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Santiago – Acevedo  (PUR)0–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Cunha – Lima  (BRA) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [74]
(15–21, 12–21)
 
August 12, 2011
14:45		Flag of the United States.svg  Kessy – Ross  (USA)2–0Flag of the United States.svg  Hochevar – Rutledge  (USA) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [75]
(21–18, 21–16)
 
August 12, 2011
12:00		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang – Ma  (CHN)1–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Bibiana – García  (MEX) Centre Court
Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira [76]
(18–21, 21–18, 13–15)
 
August 12, 2011
18:20		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Boulton – Johns  (GBR)2–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bansley – Maloney  (CAN) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [77]
(26–24, 22–20)
 
August 12, 2011
16:30		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  MacTavish – Rodrigue  (CAN)0–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xue – Zhang  (CHN) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [78]
(13–21, 15–21)
 

Quarterfinals

Cunha and Lima were the first pair to reach the semi-finals, defeating Cook and Hinchley in the final set after missing four match points. [79] Boulton and Johns defeated Beijing medalists Xue and Zhang in straight sets, their first win in three meetings with them and the best win of their career to date. However, British number ones Mullins and Dampaney lost in straight sets to Brazilian pair Maestrini and Vieira. [80] [81] Ross and Kessy won a close first set against Bibiana and Garcia but won second easily. [82] [83]

Results

August 13, 2011
18:00		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mullin – Dampney  (GBR)0–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Maestrini – Vieira  (BRA) Centre Court
Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres [84]
(14–21, 20–22)
 
August 13, 2011
13:00		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cook – Hinchley  (AUS)1–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Cunha – Lima  (BRA) Centre Court
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira [85]
(17–21, 21–13, 15–17)
 
August 13, 2011
17:00		Flag of the United States.svg  Kessy – Ross  (USA)2–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Bibiana – García  (MEX) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [86]
(21–18, 21–12)
 
August 13, 2011
14:00		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Boulton – Johns  (GBR)2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xue – Zhang  (CHN) Centre Court
Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho [87]
(21–19, 21–18)
 

Semifinals

The semifinals saw the fifth international meeting of the year between the two Brazilian pairs. Maestrini and Vieira came from three points down to take the opening set. In the second, they went three points ahead themselves. Cunha and Lima drew level, but Maestrini and Vieira won the last five points. In the other match, Americans Kessy and Ross took the first set 21–13, but Britain's Boulton and Johns took the second – the first time they had done so in four meetings between these two teams. The Americans, however, won the third set to win a place in the final. [88]

Results

August 14, 2011
10:00		Flag of Brazil.svg  Maestrini – Vieira  (BRA)2–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Cunha – Lima  (BRA) Centre Court
Referees: Gregory Thompson and Darryl Friesen [89]
(22–20, 21–16)
 
August 14, 2011
11:00		Flag of the United States.svg  Kessy – Ross  (USA)2–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Boulton – Johns  (GBR) Centre Court
Referees: Elzir Oliveira and Rui Carvalho [90]
(21–13, 17–21, 15–10)
 

Third place playoff

Brazilians Cunha and Lima were too strong for Boulton and Johns, beating the British pair in two close sets. [91] [92]

Result

August 14, 2011
14:00		Flag of Brazil.svg  Cunha – Lima  (BRA)2–0Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Boulton – Johns  (GBR) Centre Court
Referees: Darryl Friesen and Glenn Sapp [93]
(21–19, 21–18)
 

Final

Kessy and Ross quickly took control of the first set, winning it 21–10. In the second set it was Maestrini and Vieira who started fast. The Americans rallied, but the Brazilians won the set. A closely fought final set reached a score of 13–13, but the Brazilians won the next two points to achieve their first win over the Americans in 2011. Maestrini was awarded the Visa Hero Award for her performance in the final. [92]

Result

August 14, 2011
15:00		Flag of Brazil.svg  Maestrini – Vieira  (BRA)2–1Flag of the United States.svg  Kessy – Ross  (USA) Centre Court
Referees: Damien Searle and Charalampos Papadogoulas [94]
(10–21, 21–15, 15–13)
 

Tournament bracket

Last 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Mullin-Dampney GBR 2
Simon-Andrea ESP 1 Mullin-Dampney GBR 0
Graumann-Anu EST 0 Lili-Vieira BRA 2
Lili-Vieira BRA 2 Lili-Vieira BRA 2
Cook-Hinchley AUS 2 Vivian-Lima BRA 0
Elwin-Matauatu VAN 0 Cook-Hinchley AUS 1
Santiago-Acevedo PUR 0 Vivian-Lima BRA 2
Vivian-Lima BRA 2 Lili-Vieira BRA 2
Kessy-Ross USA 2 Kessy-Ross USA 1
Hochevar-Rutledge USA 0 Kessy-Ross USA 2
Wang Fan-Y.Y. Ma CHN 1 Candelas-Garcia MEX 0
Candelas-Garcia MEX 2 Kessy-Ross USA 2 Third place
Boulton-Johns GBR 2 Boulton-Johns GBR 1
Bansley-Maloney CAN 0 Boulton-Johns GBR 2 Vivian-Lima BRA 2
MacTavish-Rodrigue CAN 0 Xue-Zhang Xi CHN 0 Boulton-Johns GBR 0
Xue-Zhang Xi CHN 2

[95]

Reaction

The event was praised by both spectators and the press, and British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Hunt suggested that a beach volleyball competition should be held in London every year, [96] adding: "We've proved to the world that despite the incidents earlier in the week, ... all of the test events coped well and it's an opportunity to learn from that experience." [97] London Evening Standard journalist Dan Jones commented: "I'm not sure that beach volleyball will ever be a direct solution for civil unrest and mob rule but it sure as hell diverts your mind from the aftermath." [60] David Luckes, Head of Sport Competition at LOCOG, called the atmosphere "fantastic", and Vicente Araujo, Technical Delegate and FIVB Beach Volleyball Commission secretary, said the venue was "inspirational". [98] Natalie Cook said that they "couldn’t ask for a better spot for our sport of beach volleyball to be showcased, so we’re very proud". [99] The 2,274 tonnes of sand used for the event was distributed to Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, The Score Sports Centre in Waltham Forest and the sports centre of the Westminster Academy in London. [100]

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