Dubai Host First SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Stop |
Dubai is one of nine new sites in 2008 on the
SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja
(Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice
(Poland), Moscow (Russia) and Barcelona (Spain). The double gender event marks
the first-time an women’s SWATCH stop has been held in the Arabian Gulf. Dubai
is one of the seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in
the eastern Arabian Peninsula, or that emirate's main city, sometimes called
"Dubai city" to distinguish it from the emirate. The modern emirate of Dubai was
created with the formation of the United Arab Emirates in 1971. Dubai has the
largest population and is the second largest emirate by area. With increasing
tourism and other service-oriented businesses. Dubai has attracted world-wide
attention through innovative real estate projects and sports events.
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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. |
SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR - ASIAN MEN'S PODIUM
PLACEMENTS - 20 events |
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 |
1.
Enoshima |
1989 |
Karch Kiraly/Steve Timmons, USA |
Edinho de Mattos/Eduardo Tinoco, BRA |
Koichiro Kanno/Kazuyuki Takao, JPN |
2.
Enoshima |
1990 |
Leif Hanson/Eric Wurts, USA |
Al Janc/Tim Walmer, USA |
Dio Lequaglie/Marco Solustri, ITA |
3.
Sydney |
1991 |
Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, USA |
Andre Lima/Guilherme Marques, BRA |
Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, BRA |
4.
Yokohama |
1991 |
Al Janc/Tim Walmer, USA |
Andre/Guilherme, BRA |
Andy Burdin/Julien Prosser, AUS |
5.
Sydney |
1992 |
Smith/Stoklos, USA |
Andre/Guilherme, BRA |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
6.
Enoshima |
1992 |
Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA |
Mark Eller/Todd Schaefer, USA |
Jean-P Jodard/Christian Penigaud, FRA |
7.
Enoshima |
1993 |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Eduardo Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRA |
Troy Tanner/Dan Vrebalovich, USA |
8.
Enoshima |
1994 |
Roberto Lopes/Paulao Moreira, BRA |
Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA |
Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR |
9.
Pusan |
1995 |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, BRA |
Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR |
10.
Enoshima |
1995 |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Carl Henkel/Smith, USA |
Kvalheim/Maaseide, NOR |
11.
Bali |
1995 |
Ze Marco de Melo/Emanuel Rego, BRA |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Adam Johnson/Kent Steffes, USA |
12.
Jakarta |
1996 |
Robert Lopes/Franco, BRA |
Henkel/Smith, USA |
Andrea Gomes/Emanuel, BRA |
13.
Macau |
2000 |
Ze Marco/Ricardo, BRA |
Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA |
Roberto Lopes/Franco, BRA |
14.
Sydney (OG) |
2000 |
Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, USA |
Ze Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA |
Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, GER |
15.
Brisbane (GWG) |
2001 |
Jose Loiola/Ricardo, BRA |
Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, ARG |
Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA |
16.
Lianyungang |
2004 |
Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera, ESP |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Pedro Cunha/Para, BRA |
17.
Shanghai |
2005 |
C. Dieckmann/Andreas Scheuerpflug, GER |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Markus Egger/Martin Laciga, SUI |
18.
Shanghai |
2006 |
Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA |
Cunha/Franco Neto, BRA |
Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER |
19.
Shanghai |
2007 |
Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRA |
Marcio Araujo/Fabio, BRA |
Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, SUI |
20.
Bahrain |
2007 |
Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, NED |
Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, BRA |
Harley/Salgado, BRA |
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. |
SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR - ASIAN WOMEN'S
PODIUM PLACEMENTS - 39 events |
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 |
Site |
Year |
Gold Medal |
Silver Medal |
Bronze Medal |
1.
Osaka |
1994 |
Barbra Fontana/Lori Forsythe, USA |
Isabel Salgado/Roseli Timm, BRA |
Liz Masakayan /Karolyn Kirby, USA |
2.
Pusan |
1995 |
Holly McPeak/Nancy Reno, USA |
Kirby/Masakayan, USA |
Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA |
3.
Osaka |
1995 |
McPeak/Reno, USA |
Linda Hanley/Angela Rock, USA |
Sandra/Jackie, BRA |
4.
Bali |
1995 |
McPeak/Reno, USA |
Sandra/Jackie, BRA |
Kirby/Rock, USA |
5.
Brisbane |
1995 |
McPeak/Reno, USA |
Sandra/Jackie, BRA |
Beate Buhler/Danja Musch, GER |
6.
Osaka |
1996 |
Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS |
Danalee Bragado/Pat Keller, USA |
Sarah Straton /Liane Fenwick, AUS |
7.
Pusan |
1996 |
Lisa Arce/McPeak, USA |
Yuki Ishizaka/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN |
Adriana Samuel/Monica Rodrigues, BRA |
8.
Jakarta |
1996 |
Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA |
Maike Friedrichsen/Musch, GER |
Sandra/Jackie, BRA |
9.
Melbourne |
1997 |
Sandra/Jackie, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Arce/McPeak, USA |
10.
Osaka |
1997 |
Adriana/Monica, BRA |
Friedrichsen/Musch, GER |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
11.
Pusan |
1997 |
Arce/McPeak, USA |
Adriana/Monica, BRA |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
12.
Osaka |
1998 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Sandra/Adriana Samuel, BRA |
Lisa Arce/McPeak, USA |
13.
Dalian |
1998 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Arce/McPeak, USA |
Pauline Manser/Pottharst, AUS |
14.
Osaka |
1999 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
Ana Paula Connelly/Jackie, BRA |
15.
Dalian |
1999 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Annett Davis/Jenny J. Jordan, USA |
Arce/Fontana, USA |
16.
Osaka |
2000 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Mika Teru Saiki/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
17.
Dalian |
2000 |
Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA |
Misty May-Treanor/McPeak, USA |
Ron Chi/Zi Xiong, CHN |
18.
Sydney (OG) |
2000 |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Sandra/Adriana Samuel, BRA |
19.
Macau |
2001 |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
May-Treanor/McPeak, USA |
20.
Osaka |
2001 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Misty May /Kerri Walsh, USA |
Elaine Youngs/Fontana, USA |
21.
Maoming |
2001 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Tatiana Minello/Sandra, BRA |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
22.
Hong Kong |
2001 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA |
Daniela Gattelli/Lucilla Perrotta, ITA |
23.
Brisbane(GWG) |
2001 |
Sandra/Tatiana Minello, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Fontana/Youngs, USA |
24.
Osaka |
2002 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Ana Paula/Tatiana, BRA |
May/Walsh, USA |
25.
Maoming |
2002 |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
McPeak/Youngs, USA |
Cook/Pottharst, AUS |
26.
Osaka |
2003 |
Ana Paula/Sandra, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS |
27.
Lianyungang |
2003 |
Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, NED |
Suzanne Lahme/Musch, GER |
Cook/Sanderson, AUS |
28.
Bali |
2003 |
Jia Tian/Fei Wang, CHN |
Dalixia Fernandez Grasset/Tamara Larrea Peraza, CUB |
Eva Celbova/Sona Novakova, CZE |
29.
Shanghai |
2004 |
McPeak/Youngs, USA |
Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
30.
Osaka |
2004 |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Cook/Sanderson, BRA |
Nicole Schnyder/Simone Kuhn, SUI |
31.
Shanghai |
2005 |
Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Ana Paula/Shaylyn Bede, BRA |
32.
Osaka |
2005 |
Shaylyn/Ana Paula, BRA |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
33.
Bali |
2005 |
Talita Antunes Renata Ribeiro, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Thalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, GRE |
34.
Shanghai |
2006 |
Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN |
Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
35.
Phuket |
2006 |
Xue/Zhang, CHN |
Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
36.
Shanghai |
2007 |
Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, NOR |
Talita/Renata, BRA |
37.
Singapore |
2007 |
TalitaRenata, BRA |
Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
Xue/Zhang, CHN |
38.
Seoul |
2007 |
Tamsin Barnett/Cook, AUS |
Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
39.
Phuket |
2007 |
May-Treanor/Walsh, USA |
Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, USA |
Tian/Jie Wang, CHN |
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