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Shanghai
2007
Women's Open
03.05.2007 -
06.05.2007
PRESENTATION
Presentation
EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2005/PR_MSHA2005.asp
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SHANGHAI
2007 -
Called in short in Chinese "Hu" or "Shen", Shanghai hosts
a double gender SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event for the third-straight season as
the country continues preparations for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Situated
in the middle of China's east coastline, Shanghai has four distinct seasons and
a population over 13 million. Shanghai’s inhabitants are among the most
hospitable and cheerful in the world and the city in which they live is both
colorful and diverse. In addition to hosting a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event for
the third-straight year, Shanghai is noted for its many festivals, including
the Shanghai Tourism Festival, the Longhua Temple Bell Striking on New Year’s
Eve, the Longhua Temple Fair, the International Tea Culture Festival and the
Orange Festival. For shoppers, culinary connoisseurs and sight-seers, Shanghai
is worth the visit, especially with China’s tallest building the Jim Mao Tower,
which stands at 480 meters. The Chinese city has often been referred to as a
“shopping paradise” and all tastes are catered to in Shanghai. Favorite foods
from France, Russia, Italy, England, Japan and India will be found along with 16
styles of Chinese food that can be tasted in any of the 1,000-plus restaurants
throughout the city.
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May
2-6, Women's China Open at Shanghai -
The women’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour
returns to Shanghai for the fourth-straight season as the international tour
stages an event in China for the 10th-straight season. The 2006 Shanghai stop
saw China placed first, second and fourth for the country’s first-ever
three-team “final four” finish in women’s FIVB history. Xue Chien became the
youngest player ever to win an international Beach Volleyball as the 17-year old
team with 21-year old Zhang XI to defeat Tian Jia (25, second from left) and
Wang Jie (21, left) for the gold medal. Xue Chen (third from left) and Zhang Xi
(third from right) reached the finals by defeating three top-ranked teams from
Brazil in succession, including a semi-final win over defending Shanghai
champions Juliana Felisberta Silva (second from right) and Larissa Franca
(right) of Brazil. Holly McPeak and Elaing Youngs won the inaugural Shanghai
stop in 2004 to help the Americans secure a spot in the Athens 2004 Olympics
where they claimed the bronze medal. Dalian hosted women’s stops three times
where Brazil’s Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede (1998 and 1999) and Liz Masakayan/Elaine
Youngs of the United States (2000) won gold medals. Two Maoming stops saw
Adriana/Shelda (2001) and Misty May/Kerri Walsh of the United States (2002) win
titles. The 2003 Lianyungang event was won by the
Rebekka Kadijk
and
Marrit Leenstra
for the Netherland’s only FIVB title. Prior to 1-2-4 placements in 2006, the
host country’s best finish in the women’s Chinese Open was a 2000 bronze
medal for
Rong Chi and
Zi Xiong at
Maoming. China has had teams placed fourth in each of the Shanghai stops,
including
Lu Wang/Whenhui
You (2004), Tian Jia/Wang Fei (2005) and Zhang Ying/Zuo Man (2006).
Year -
Shanghai Gold Medal / Shanghai Silver Medal / Shanghai Bronze Medal
2004 -
Holly McPeak/Elaine
Youngs, USA / Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA / Shelda Bede/Adriana
Behar, Brazil
2005 -
Juliana Felisberta
Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil / Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil / Ana Paula
Connelly/Shaylyn Bede, Brazil
2006
- Xue Chen/Zhang Xi, China / Tian Jia/Wang Jie, China / Juliana/Larissa,
Brazil
PAST CHINA
WOMEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS
Total
Medals - USA 9, Brazil 9, Australia 4, China 3, Germany 1, Netherlands 1
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
Dalian |
1998 |
Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA |
Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, USA |
Pauline Manser/Kerri Pottharst, AUS |
Dalian |
1999 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Annett Davis/Jenny J. Jordan, USA |
Arce/Barbra Fontana, USA |
Dalian |
2000 |
Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA |
Misty May-Treanor/McPeak, USA |
Ron Chi/Zi Xiong, CHN |
Maoming |
2001 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, BRA |
Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS |
Maoming |
2002 |
May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA |
McPeak/Youngs, USA |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
Lianyungang |
2003 |
Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, NED |
Suzanne Lahme/Danja Musch, GER |
Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS |
Shanghai |
2004 |
McPeak/Youngs, USA |
Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Shanghai |
2005 |
Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Ana Paula Connelly/Shaylyn Bede, BRA |
Shanghai |
2006 |
Xue Chen/Zhang Xi, CHN |
Tian Jia/Wang Jie, CHN |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
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