

Women
2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in the Swiss Alps!
Men
Much to the surprise of many
cynics and pleasure of Beach Volleyball fans, the summer slopes of Gstaad in the Swiss Alps will host a SWATCH-FIVB
World Tour event for the eighth-straight year. The 2007 Gstaad stop will be the
site of the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships July 24-29.
Over 100,000
spectators are expected to converge on Gstaad to see the top 48 men’s and
women’s teams compete for the US$1-million in prize money. The 2007 SWATCH
FIVB World Championships will be the most important international event in the
qualification process for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. In addition to
the
$1-million in prize money, the 2007 SWATCH
FIVB World Championships
also offers the highest points for an event
during the Olympic qualifying. The infrastructure offered in Gstaad will rival
the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball stadium planned for the Beijing 2008 Olympic
Games, since the small mountain resort with a population of 7,000, including
surrounding communities, will be offering the same 12,000-seat stadium capacity
that will be available in Beijing where there is a population of 15 million.

EN’S “FINAL FOUR”
SWATCH-FIVB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
June
22-26, 2005 at Berlin - Semi-Finals
- Sascha Heyer/Paul Laciga, Switzerland (No. 8-seeded team) def.
Julius Brink/Kjell Schneider, Germany (13), 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 (69
minutes); Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, Brazil (2) def. Marvin
Polte/Thorsten Schoen, Germany (43), 21-18, 21-14 (53). Bronze
Medal - Brink/Schneider, Germany (13) def. Polte/Schoen, Germany
(43), 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 (65), Gold Medal - Marcio Araujo/Fabio,
Brazil (2) def. Heyer/P. Laciga, Switzerland (8), 22-20, 21-12 (42).
October
14-19, 2003 at Rio de Janeiro - Semi-Finals
- Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) won by forfeit over Joao
Brenha/Luis Maia, Portugal (13); Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger, United
States (15) def. Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2), 21-19
and 21-14 (46). Bronze Medal - Marcio Araujo/Benjamin,
Brazil (2) won by forfeit over Brenha/Maia, Portugal (13), Gold
Medal - Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil (1) def. Holdren/Metzger,
United States (15), 21-18 and 21-15 (44).
August
1-5, 2001 at Klagenfurt, Austria - Semi-Finals
- Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde,
Argentina (4) def. Rob Heidger/Chip McCaw, United States (4), 21-16
and 21-16 (44), Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (10) def. Jorre
Kjemperud/Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (6), 29-31, 21-19 and 15-12 (69).
Bronze Medal - Kjemperud/Hoidalen,
Norway (6) def. Heidger/McCaw, United States (18), 21-16 and 21-14
(37), Gold Medal -
Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (4) def. Loiola/Ricardo,
Brazil (10), 25-23, 12-21 and 20-18 (69).
July
20-25, 1999 at Marseille, France - Semi-Finals
– Emanuel Rego /Jose Loiola, Brazil (2) def. Javier Bosma/Fabio Diez,
Spain (8), 15-11 (53), Paul Laciga/Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6)
def. Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, Brazil (3), 15-11 (56),
Bronze Medal - Para/Guilherme, Brazil (3) def. Bosma/Diez, Spain
(8), 15-7 (35), Gold Medal - Emanuel/Loiola, Brazil (2) def.
P. Laciga/M. Laciga, Switzerland (6), 15-8 (50).
September
10-13, 1997 at Los Angeles
- Semi-Finals -Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira, Brazil (9)
def. Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (4, Q1), 10-12, 12-9
and 15-13 (136), Canyon Ceman/Mike Whitmarsh, United States (3) def.
Dain Blanton/Kent Steffes, United States (2), 12-5 ad 12-8 (68), No
Bronze Medal Match, Gold Medal - Guilherme/Para, Brazil (9)
def. Ceman/Whitmarsh, United States (3), 5-12, 12-8 and 12-10 (90).
WOMEN’S “FINAL FOUR”
SWATCH-FIVB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
June
21-25, 2005 at Berlin
- Semi-Finals - Juliana Felisberta
Silva/Larissa Franca Brazil (No. 1-seeded team) def. Dalixia
Fernandez Grasset/Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (13), 21-15, 21-16 (38
minutes); Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, United States (19) def. Jia
Tian/Fei Wang, China (5) 21-16, 19-21, 5-4 retired (52). Bronze
Medal - Jia Tian/Fei Wang, China (5) def. Fernandez Grasset/Larrea
Peraza, Cuba (13), 21-13, 21-17 (40), Gold Medal - May-Treanor/Walsh,
United States (19) def. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil (1), 21-17, 21-17
(40).
October
7-12, 2003 at Rio de Janeiro
- Semi-Finals - Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh,
United States (1) def. Natalie Cook/Nicole Sanderson, Australia (5),
19-21, 21-19 and 18-16 (61), Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil (3)
def. Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, United States (7), 21-16 and
21-16 (40), Bronze Medal - Natalie Cook/Nicole Sanderson,
Australia (5) def. Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, United States
(7), 21-16 and 21-17 (35), Gold Medal – May-Treanor/Walsh,
United States (1) def. Shelda/Adriana, Brazil (3), 21-19 and 21-19
(40).
August
1-4, 2001 at Klagenfurt, Austria
- Semi-Finals - Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede,
Brazil (1) def. Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (12),
21-15 and 21-16 (37), Sandra Pires/Tatiana Minello, Brazil (3) def.
Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (2), 21-19, 13-21 and
15-13 (61), Bronze Medal -
Celbova/Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (12) def. Fontana/Youngs, United
States (2), 21-17 and 21-19 (39), Gold Medal -
Adriana/Shelda, Brazil (1)
def. Pires/Minello, Brazil (3), 21-16 and 21-18 (39).
July
19-24, 1999 at Marseille, France
- Semi-Finals - Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, United
States (8) def. Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, United States (13),
15-11 (50), Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) wo by forfeit over
Sandra Pires/Adriana Samuel, Brazil (3), Bronze Medal -
Masakayan/Youngs, United States (13) won by forfeit over Pires/Samuel,
Brazil (3), Gold Medal - Shelda/Adriana, Brazil (1) def.
Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States (8), 15-11 (30).
September
10-13, 1997 at Los Angeles
- Semi-Finals - Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (1)
def. Karolyn Kirby/Nancy Reno, United States (12), 12-4 and 12-9
(77), Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, Brazil (3) def. Shelda Bede/Adriana
Behar, Brazil (2), 12-11, 4-12 and 12-3 (116), No Bronze Medal
Match, Gold Medal - Pires/Silva, Brazil (3) def. Arce/McPeak,
United States (1), 12-11, 1-12 and 12-10 (89).
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