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SANYA HOSTS
FINAL 2008
SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR STOP |
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 Sanya
is one of nine new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along
with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka
(Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona (Spain) and Dubai
(United Arab Emirates). With Sanya hosting its first event, China joins France,
Norway and Poland in hosting multiple SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events. The double
gender Sanya stop will also be the 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour season finale.
Sanya is the southernmost city in Hainan province, IN China with a population
over 500,000. Revered for its tropical climate, Sanya has become a get away from
Hong Kong and a relaxing place for extending a holiday with a long trip back
home. The first international Resort hotel was opened and managed by Swiss
hotelier N.C.Solari in 1999, in the beautiful location of Yalong Bay. Nowadays,
several international hotel chains have established in what is becoming a
world-known destination, especially since the famous beauty pageant Miss World
took place there. It all started with another resort this time in Sanya Bay, the
Palm Beach Resort & Spa who welcomed the first Miss China beauty pageant in
modern times. The relation created, brought the organizer Miss Julia Morley to
decide for Sanya to welcome the international pageant the following year. Sanya
will be the first city to receive the Olympic torch in the 2008 Olympics held in
Beijing. The city has hosted the Miss World contest in 2003, 2004 2005 and 2007,
the Mister World 2007 contest and the World's Strongest Man contest in 2006.
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 China
Men’s SWATCH Stops
- With the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games looming, China
hosts a men’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour stop for the fifth-straight
season. Shanghai hosted the country’s first double-gender international
Beach Volleyball event in 2005 where Germany’s Christoph Dieckmann and
Andreas Scheuerpflug upset Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo
Santos in the finals. The men’s first SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event in
China in 2004 saw Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera of Spain upset Emanuel
and Ricardo in the finals at
Lianyungang.
Three months later, the Brazilians defeated Bosma and Herrera for the
Olympic gold medal in Athens. Marcio Araujo and Fabio Magalhaes have
competed in the men’s Shanghai gold medal the past two seasons in
All-Brazilian finals. Marcio Araujo and Fabio defeated Pedro Cunha and
Franco Neto for the 2006 title before losing to Harley Marques and Pedro
Salgado in the 2007 finale. The best finish by a Chinese team was a
fifth by Penggen Wu and Linyin Xu in 2007 after being eliminated in the
quarterfinals by Russians Dmitri Barsouk and Igor Kolodinsky.
Pictured left are 2007 Shanghai gold medal winners Harley (left) and Salgado of
Brazil. |
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PAST CHINESE MEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS |
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Medals - Brazil 7, Germany 2, Switzerland 2, Spain 1 |
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
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1. Lianyungang |
2004 |
Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, ESP |
Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, BRA |
Pedro Cunha/Para Ferreira, BRA |
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2. Shanghai |
2005 |
C. Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug, GER |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, SUI |
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3. Shanghai |
2006 |
Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA |
Cunha/Franco Neto, BRA |
Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER |
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4. Shanghai |
2007 |
Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRA |
Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA |
Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, SUI |
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 China
Women’s SWATCH Stops
- The women’s SWATCH-FIVB
World Tour returns to Shanghai for the fifth-straight season as the
international tour stages an event in China for the 11th-straight
season. 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 women’s title. The Chinese
teams of Jia Tian/Jie Wang have competed in the past two finals by
losing to Chen Xue/Zhang Xi in 2006 and defeating Nila Ann Hakedale/Ingrid
Torlen in 2007. At 17 years old in 2006, Xue became the youngest player
to win an international Beach Volleyball title. The Norwegian silver
medal in 2007 was the best-ever finish by a women’s team from the
European country on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. Pictured right are
2007 Shanghai gold medal winners Tian (left) and Wang of China. |
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PAST CHINESE WOMEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS |
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Total Medals - Brazil 10, USA 9, Australia 4, China 4, Germany 1,
Netherlands 1, Norway 1 |
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
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1. Dalian |
1998 |
Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA |
Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, USA |
Pauline Manser/Kerri Pottharst, AUS |
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2. Dalian |
1999 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Annett Davis/Jenny J. Jordan, USA |
Arce/Barbra Fontana, USA |
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3. Dalian |
2000 |
Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA |
Misty May-Treanor/McPeak, USA |
Ron Chi/Zi Xiong, CHN |
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4. Maoming |
2001 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, BRA |
Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS |
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5. Maoming |
2002 |
May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA |
McPeak/Youngs, USA |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
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6. Lianyungang |
2003 |
Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, NED |
Suzanne Lahme/Danja Musch, GER |
Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS |
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7. Shanghai |
2004 |
McPeak/Youngs, USA |
Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
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8. Shanghai |
2005 |
Juliana F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Ana Paula Connelly/Shaylyn Bede, BRA |
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9. Shanghai |
2006 |
Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN |
Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
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10. Shanghai |
2007 |
Tian/Wang, CHN |
Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, NOR |
Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, BRA |
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Asian men’s SWATCH
Stops
- The 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour men’s calendar features six stops
within the Asian Continental Federation with three events in China,
and one stop each Australia, Bahrain and the
United Arab Emirates.
It is the most events in Asia since three stops where held in 1995
at Korea, Japan and Bali. Brazilian men’s team have captured 11 of
the gold medals with the United States 6, and one each for Spain,
Germany and the Netherlands. |
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SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR - ASIAN MEN'S PODIUM
PLACEMENTS - 20 events |
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Total Medals - Brazil 31, USA 14, Germany 3,
Norway 3, Switzerland 2, Argentina 1, Australia 1, France 1 (0, 0,
1), Japan 1, Italy, 1, Netherlands 1, Spain 1 |
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
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1.
Enoshima |
1989 |
Karch Kiraly/Steve Timmons, USA |
Edinho de Mattos/Eduardo Tinoco, BRA |
Koichiro Kanno/Kazuyuki Takao, JPN |
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Enoshima |
1990 |
Leif Hanson/Eric Wurts, USA |
Al Janc/Tim Walmer, USA |
Dio Lequaglie/Marco Solustri, ITA |
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Sydney |
1991 |
Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, USA |
Andre Lima/Guilherme Marques, BRA |
Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA |
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Yokohama |
1991 |
Al Janc/Tim Walmer, USA |
Andre/Guilherme, BRA |
Andy Burdin/Julien Prosser, AUS |
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Sydney |
1992 |
Smith/Stoklos, USA |
Andre/Guilherme, BRA |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
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Enoshima |
1992 |
Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA |
Mark Eller/Todd Schaefer, USA |
Jean-P Jodard/Christian Penigaud, FRA |
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Enoshima |
1993 |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Eduardo Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRA |
Troy Tanner/Dan Vrebalovich, USA |
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Enoshima |
1994 |
Roberto Lopes/Paulao Moreira, BRA |
Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA |
Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR |
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Pusan |
1995 |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, BRA |
Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR |
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Enoshima |
1995 |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Carl Henkel/Smith, USA |
Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR |
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Bali |
1995 |
Ze Marco de Melo/Emanuel Rego, BRA |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Adam Johnson/Kent Steffes, USA |
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Jakarta |
1996 |
Robert Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Henkel/Smith, USA |
Andrea Gomes/Emanuel, BRA |
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Macau |
2000 |
Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
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14.
Sydney (OG) |
2000 |
Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, USA |
Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA |
Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER |
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15.
Brisbane
(GWG) |
2001 |
Jose Loiola/Ricardo, BRA |
Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG |
Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA |
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Lianyungang |
2004 |
Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, ESP |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Pedro Cunha/Para, BRA |
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Shanghai |
2005 |
C. Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug, GER |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, SUI |
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18.
Shanghai |
2006 |
Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA |
Cunha/Franco Neto, BRA |
Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER |
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Shanghai |
2007 |
Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRA |
Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA |
Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, SUI |
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Bahrain |
2007 |
Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NED |
Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, BRA |
Harley/Salgado, BRA |
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Asian Women’s
SWATCH Stops
- The 2008 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour women’s calendar features seven
stops within the Asian Continental Federation with three events in
China, and one stop each Australia, Korea, Japan and
Thailand. It is the most events in Asia since five stops where held
in 2001 at Macau, Japan, China, Hong Kong and Australia. The ABC’s
of women’s Beach Volleyball (America, Australia, Brazil and China)
have won 38 of the previous 39 events. The only title won by a
European team in Asia was at a 2003 in China where Rebekka Kadijk
and Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands captured the gold medal. |
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SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR - ASIAN WOMEN'S
PODIUM PLACEMENTS - 39 events |
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Total Medals - Brazil 48, USA 32,
Australia 13, China 11, Germany 4, Japan 2, Cuba 1, Czech Republic
1, Greece 1, Italy, 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 1 and Switzerland 1 |
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Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
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1.
Osaka |
1994 |
Barbra Fontana/Lori Forsythe, USA |
Isabel Salgado/Roseli Timm, BRA |
Liz Masakayan /Karolyn Kirby, USA |
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Pusan |
1995 |
Holly McPeak/Nancy Reno, USA |
Kirby/Masakayan, USA |
Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA |
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3.
Osaka |
1995 |
McPeak/Reno, USA |
Linda Hanley/Angela Rock, USA |
Sandra/Jackie, BRA |
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Bali |
1995 |
McPeak/Reno, USA |
Sandra/Jackie, BRA |
Kirby/Rock, USA |
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Brisbane |
1995 |
McPeak/Reno, USA |
Sandra/Jackie, BRA |
Beate Buhler/Danja Musch, GER |
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Osaka |
1996 |
Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS |
Danalee Bragado/Pat Keller, USA |
Sarah Straton /Liane Fenwick, AUS |
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Pusan |
1996 |
Lisa Arce/McPeak, USA |
Yuki Ishizaka/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN |
Adriana Samuel/Monica Rodrigues, BRA |
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Jakarta |
1996 |
Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA |
Maike Friedrichsen/Musch, GER |
Sandra/Jackie, BRA |
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9.
Melbourne |
1997 |
Sandra/Jackie, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Arce/McPeak, USA |
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10.
Osaka |
1997 |
Adriana/Monica, BRA |
Friedrichsen/Musch, GER |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
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Pusan |
1997 |
Arce/McPeak, USA |
Adriana/Monica, BRA |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
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12.
Osaka |
1998 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Sandra/Adriana Samuel, BRA |
Lisa Arce/McPeak, USA |
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Dalian |
1998 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Arce/McPeak, USA |
Pauline Manser/Pottharst, AUS |
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Osaka |
1999 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
Ana Paula Connelly/Jackie, BRA |
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Dalian |
1999 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Annett Davis/Jenny J. Jordan, USA |
Arce/Fontana, USA |
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16.
Osaka |
2000 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Mika Teru Saiki/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
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Dalian |
2000 |
Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA |
Misty May-Treanor/McPeak, USA |
Ron Chi/Zi Xiong, CHN |
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18.
Sydney (OG) |
2000 |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Sandra/Adriana Samuel, BRA |
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19.
Macau |
2001 |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
May-Treanor/McPeak, USA |
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20.
Osaka |
2001 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Misty May /Kerri Walsh, USA |
Elaine Youngs/Fontana, USA |
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21.
Maoming |
2001 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Tatiana Minello/Sandra, BRA |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
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22.
Hong Kong |
2001 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA |
Daniela Gattelli/Lucilla Perrotta, ITA |
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23.
Brisbane(GWG) |
2001 |
Sandra/Tatiana Minello, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Fontana/Youngs, USA |
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24.
Osaka |
2002 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Ana Paula/Tatiana, BRA |
May/Walsh, USA |
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25.
Maoming |
2002 |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
McPeak/Youngs, USA |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
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26.
Osaka |
2003 |
Ana Paula/Sandra, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS |
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27.
Lianyungang |
2003 |
Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, NED |
Suzanne Lahme/Musch, GER |
Cook/Sanderson, AUS |
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28.
Bali |
2003 |
Jia Tian/Fei Wang, CHN |
Dalixia Fernandez Grasset/Tamara Larrea Peraza, CUB |
Eva Celbova/Sona Novakova, CZE |
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29.
Shanghai |
2004 |
McPeak/Youngs, USA |
Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
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30.
Osaka |
2004 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Cook/Sanderson, BRA |
Nicole Schnyder/Simone Kuhn, SUI |
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31.
Shanghai |
2005 |
Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Ana Paula/Shaylyn Bede, BRA |
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32.
Osaka |
2005 |
Shaylyn/Ana Paula, BRA |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
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33.
Bali |
2005 |
Talita Antunes Renata Ribeiro, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Thalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, GRE |
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34.
Shanghai |
2006 |
Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN |
Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
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35.
Phuket |
2006 |
Xue/Zhang, CHN |
Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
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36.
Shanghai |
2007 |
Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, NOR |
Talita/Renata, BRA |
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37.
Singapore |
2007 |
TalitaRenata, BRA |
Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
Xue/Zhang, CHN |
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38.
Seoul |
2007 |
Tamsin Barnett/Cook, AUS |
Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
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39.
Phuket |
2007 |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, USA |
Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
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Teams
Sanya
2008
Men's Open
