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2008
WORLD TOUR CALENDAR
(Updated on 14, April 2008)
Please note that starting from 2008 the below dates
incorporate the Country Quota Play Offs,
the Qualification and the Main Draw.
*14 April: The Single
Gender's Open in Seoul (KOR) has been confirmed*
*11 March: the Double Gender's Open in Dubai has been confirmed by
the NF-UAE*
* 25 January: A Men's Open in Mallorca has been added*
*24, January: The
Double Gender's Open in Montreal has been cancelled by the NF-CAN*
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WOMEN'S
CALENDAR |
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DATES |
COUNTRY |
EVENT |
EVENT'S TITLE |
HOST
BROADCASTER |
PRIZE MONEY |
BONUS POOL |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
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March 25-30 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Open |
Adelaide
Australia Open |
SBS Corporation |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
Juliana/
Larissa, BRA |
Talita/
Renata, BRA |
Ana Paula/
Shelda,
BRA |
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April 29- May 4 |
Shanghai, China |
Open |
China Shanghai Jinshan Open |
Shanghai TV Sports Channel |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
Talita/
Renata, BRA |
Juliana/
Larissa, BRA |
Chen/
Zhang, CHN |
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May 13 –18 |
Seoul, Korea |
Open |
Seoul Open |
SBS |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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May 20-25 |
Osaka, Japan |
Open |
Keihan/Smfg Japan Open |
Mainichi
Broadcasting System, Inc |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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May 26-31 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Open |
Barcelona Open |
Televisio'
de Catalunya |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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June 2-7 |
Stare Jablonki, Poland |
Open |
Mazury
Open |
Polsat
Television |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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June 9-14 |
Berlin,
Germany |
Grand
Slam |
Smart
Grand Slam |
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US$150,000 |
US$150,000 |
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June 16
– 22 |
Paris,
France |
Grand
Slam |
Henkel Grand Chelem |
Direct 8 |
US$150,000 |
US$150,000 |
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June
23-28 |
Stavanger, Norway |
Grand
Slam |
ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger |
TV Vest AS |
US$150,000 |
US$150,000 |
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June
30- July 5 |
Moscow,
Russia |
Grand
Slam |
Moscow Grand Slam |
RTR Sports |
US$150,000 |
US$150,000 |
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July 14-20 |
Marseille, France |
Open |
World
Series 13 |
Direct 8 |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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July 20 End of the Olympic Qualification period |
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July
21-26 |
Gstaad,
Switzerland |
Grand
Slam |
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 |
SRG SSR |
US$150,000 |
US$150,000 |
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July 26 "Olympic Games Drawing of Lots" , Gstaad,
Switzerland |
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July
28-August 2 |
Klagenfurt, Austria |
Grand
Slam |
A1 Beach
Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA |
ORF |
US$150,000 |
US$150,000 |
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August 9-21, Olympic Games, Beijing - China |
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August 25-30 |
Kristiansand, Norway |
Open |
Otera Open Kristiansand |
TV Vest AS |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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September 2-7 |
Myslowice, Poland |
Open |
Myslowice
Open |
Polsat
Television |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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September 15-20 |
Guarujà, Brazil |
Open |
Brazil Open |
Rede
Globo |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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October 5-10 |
Dubai, UAE |
Open |
Dubai Open |
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US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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November 4-9 |
Phuket, Thailand |
Open |
Phuket
Thailand Open |
Kriscom Broadcast Communication |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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November 11-16 |
Sanya, China |
Open |
Sanya Open
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Sanya Radio & Cable Station |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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TOTAL |
US$2’200’000 |
US$1’875’000 |
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MEN'S CALENDAR |
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DATES |
COUNTRY |
EVENT |
EVENT'S TITLE |
HOST
BROADCASTER |
PRIZE MONEY |
BONUS POOL |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
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March 25-30 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Open |
Adelaide
Australia Open |
SBS Corporation |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
Harley/
Salgado, BRA |
Wu/
Xu, CHN |
Dalhausser/
Rogers, USA |
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April 28- May 3 |
Shanghai, China |
Open |
China Shanghai Jinshan Open |
Shanghai TV Sports Channel |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
Harley/
Salgado, BRA |
Wu/
Xu, CHN |
Cunha/
Franco, BRA |
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May 6-11 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Open |
Prague Open |
Česká
televize |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
Gibb/
Rosenthal, USA |
Brink/
Dieckman, GER |
Emanuel/
Ricardo, BRA |
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May 13 –18 |
Roseto degli Abruzzi,
Italy |
Open |
Italian Open presented by Abruzzo |
Sportitalia |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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May 20-25 |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Open |
VIP Open |
HTV – Croatian National TV |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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May 27- June 1 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Open |
Barcelona Open |
Televisio'
de Catalunya |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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June 3-8 |
Stare Jablonki, Poland |
Open |
Mazury
Open |
Polsat
Television |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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June
10-15 |
Berlin,
Germany |
Grand
Slam |
Smart
Grand Slam |
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US$150,000 |
US$150,000 |
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June 17
– 22 |
Paris,
France |
Grand
Slam |
Henkel Grand Chelem |
Direct 8 |
US$150,000 |
US$150,000 |
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June
24-29 |
Stavanger, Norway |
Grand
Slam |
ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger |
TV Vest AS |
US$150,000 |
US$150,000 |
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July
1- 6 |
Moscow,
Russia |
Grand
Slam |
Moscow Grand Slam |
RTR Sports |
US$150,000 |
US$150,000 |
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July 15-20 |
Marseille, France |
Open |
World
Series 13 |
Direct 8 |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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July 20 End of the Olympic Qualification period |
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July
22-27 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Grand
Slam |
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
2008 |
SRG SSR |
US$150,000 |
US$150,000 |
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July 26 "Olympic Games Drawing of Lots" , Gstaad,
Switzerland |
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July
29-August 3 |
Klagenfurt, Austria
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Grand
Slam |
A1 Beach
Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA |
ORF |
US$150,000 |
US$150,000 |
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August 9-22 Olympic Games, Beijing - China |
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August 26-31 |
Kristiansand, Norway |
Open |
Otera Open Kristiansand |
TV Vest AS |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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September 2-7 |
Mallorca, Spain |
Open |
Mallorca
Open |
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US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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September 16-21 |
Guaruja, Brazil |
Open |
Brazil Open |
Rede
Globo |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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October 6-11 |
Dubai, UAE |
Open |
Dubai Open |
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US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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October 27- November 1 |
Manama, Bahrain |
Open |
Bahrain Open |
Bahrain Radio & TV Corporation |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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November 10-15 |
Sanya, China |
Open |
Sanya Open
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Sanya Radio & Cable Station |
US$100,000 |
US$75,000 |
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TOTAL |
US$2’300’000 |
US$1’950’000 |
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19 Women’s
events / 20 Men’s events Including 6 Grand Slams |
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* CEV Championships
Final (included in the Olympic Games qualification system):
Hamburg (GER), July 10-13* |
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