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Zhang & May-Treanor Top 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s Award Winners

Xi Zhang (left) of China and American Misty May-Treanor share the 2008 SWATCH most outstanding player award
Lausanne, Switzerland, November 26, 2008 - With Beijing 2008 Olympic podium placers Xi Zhang of China and Misty May-Treanor of the United States leading the way, the top players on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour were revealed here Wednesday after compiling the voting by SWATCH representatives, players, coaches, referees and officials from the international Beach Volleyball circuit.  

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23.11.2008 Zhang & May-Treanor Top 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s Award Winners  
20.11.2008 Harley headlines men's 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour award recipients  
16.11.2008 Back-to-back SWATCH gold medals for Americans  
16.11.2008 Americans Boss & Ross net SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal  
15.11.2008 Brazilan Harley validates SWATCH FIVB World Tour value  
15.11.2008 Benjamin/Harley win all-Brazilian finale at China Sanya Open  
15.11.2008 China, U.S. split women's 'final four' at China Sanya Open  
14.11.2008 Brazil secures men’s gold medal at China Sanya Open  
14.11.2008 Wang/Zuo upset American top seeds for China Sanya Open semis  
13.11.2008 South & North Americans pace China Sanya Open action  
13.11.2008 Americans dominate Sanya Open women’s Main Draw  
13.11.2008 Pitta & Cunha win Brazilian derby for Sanya Open final four  
12.11.2008 Chinese 'wild cards' claim SWATCH FIVB World Tour upsets  
12.11.2008 Brazilian men lead eight teams unbeaten at Sanya Open  
11.11.2008 German top seeds in scare before making China Sanya Open Main Draw  
10.11.2008 China to host season-ending SWATCH FIVB World Tour event  
09.11.2008 Boss, Ross win 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Phuket Thailand Open  
08.11.2008 It’s an all-American showdown at 2008 Phuket Thailand Open  
07.11.2008 USA & Australia in semi-finals, top-seed Brazilians still on course  
06.11.2008 Brazilians enjoy mixed fortunes on first day of SWATCH FIVB Phuket Thailand Open  
05.11.2008 Three teams claim Phuket Thailand Open main draw berths  
05.11.2008 Provisional calendar set for 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour  
04.11.2008 Phuket Thailand Open qualifier features host county teams  
03.11.2008 Eyes of the world turn to Phuket as SWATCH FIVB World Tour event approaches  
02.11.2008 Phuket hosts third annual SWATCH FIVB World Tour women's event  
01.11.2008 First-time winner Alison paces Brazilian Bahrain Beach Volleyball gold medal effort  
01.11.2008 Germans Dollinger and Windscheif's 'second chance' proves successful  
31.10.2008 First French SWATCH FIVB World Tour medal since 1994  
31.10.2008 Bahrain Open 2008 features 'youngest' men's SWATCH semi-final  
31.10.2008 Memorable Bahrain Open 2008 moments for Polish tandems  
30.10.2008 Germans & Brazilians secure Bahrain Open 2008 'final four' berths  
30.10.2008 'Lucky' Germans avenge Bahrain Open 2008 setback  
29.10.2008 Canadians Cadieux & VanHuizen upset defending Bahrain Open champions  
29.10.2008 Late withdrawals impact Bahrain Open 2008 competition  
28.10.2008 Kinships kindle SWATCH FIVB World Tour success  
28.10.2008 Eight teams claim SWATCH Bahrain Beach Volleyball Main Draw berths  
24.10.2008 Bahrain hosts second SWATCH FIVB World Tour event  
12.10.2008 Busy times for UAE Volleyball Federation  
11.10.2008 Dutch men claim Dubai Open SWATCH gold medal  
11.10.2008 USA’s Branagh & Walsh Dubai Open 'golden girls'  
10.10.2008 German men avenge Dubai Open SWATCH setback  
10.10.2008 Americans seek Dubai Open women's gold medal  
09.10.2008 French brothers secure first SWATCH 'final four' appearance  
09.10.2008 Austrian & Brazilian sisters join Americans in Dubai Open women's semi-finals  
09.10.2008 Americans advance to Dubai Open women's semi-finals  
08.10.2008 Men’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions continue winning ways  
08.10.2008 Americans, Brazilians & Canadians claim key Dubai Open women's wins  
08.10.2008 FIVB and IMG Sports Media to enter into a four-year partnership  
07.10.2008 Three top SWATCH seeds pace women's Dubai competition  
07.10.2008 Austrian Olympians secure men's SWATCH FIVB World Tour Main Draw berth  
07.10.2008 Achilles injury halts May-Treanor's 'Dancing with the Stars' bid  
07.10.2008 United Arab Emirates hosts inaugural SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop  
06.10.2008 FIVB set to confirm 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar following successful Beach Volleyball World Council meeting  
06.10.2008 Slovak Republic women claim Dubai Open Main Draw berth  
05.10.2008 American Country Quota match launches Dubai Open  
01.10.2008 Dubai Open features 'new' SWATCH FIVB World Tour tandem  
29.09.2008 United Arab Emirates to host inaugural SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop  
21.09.2008 Harley & Salgado clinch SWATCH FIVB World Tour championship  
21.09.2008 Germans Reckermann & Urbatzka claim SWATCH FIVB World Tour men's bronze medal  
20.09.2008 Brazil & Germany secure SWATCH FIVB World Tour men's semi-final wins  
20.09.2008 Larissa nets 22nd SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal  
19.09.2008 All-Brazilian SWATCH FIVB World Tour women's 'Final Four' cheers local crowd  
19.09.2008 Germans join Brazilians in SWATCH FIVB World Tour 'Final Four'  
18.09.2008 Brazilians pace SWATCH FIVB KIA Open women's field  
18.09.2008 Harley & Salgado eye SWATCH FIVB World Tour championship  
17.09.2008 SWATCH World Tour leaders survive KIA Open upset bid  
16.09.2008 Sports marketers & CBV create 'new' Beach Volleyball alliance  
16.09.2008 Germans join Brazilians to headline KIA Open men's field  
16.09.2008 Brazilians KIA Open women's favorites  
15.09.2008 Brazilian country quota launches SWATCH FIVB World Tour KIA Open  
15.09.2008 Brazil stages international Beach Volleyball event for 22nd year  
09.09.2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour ends European travels, South America next  
07.09.2008 Brazilians take Poland & Mallorca SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals  
07.09.2008 Van Iersel & Remmers claim SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championship title  
07.09.2008 Italy’s Giontella & Nicolai net back-to-back SWATCH junior world titles  
06.09.2008 Brazil & Germany vie for women's SWATCH Polish gold  
06.09.2008 Italians Giontella & Nicolai seek second SWATCH junior world title  
06.09.2008 Double Dutch delight at SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships  
06.09.2008 2008 SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championship participants 'eye' London 2012  
05.09.2008 Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany and Norway net SWATCH stop semi-final berths  
05.09.2008 2007 SWATCH Junior & Youth World Championships headed for 2008 finale?  
05.09.2008 Women's elimination bracket set at SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships  
04.09.2008 Action heats up at Poland & Mallorca SWATCH stops  
04.09.2008 Brazilian women hope to continue SWATCH FIVB junior worlds streak  
04.09.2008 Dutch & Italians pace men's SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships  
03.09.2008 Four men’s teams claim SWATCH junior Main Draw berths  
03.09.2008 Women's qualifier launches junior Beach Volleyball worlds  
31.08.2008 International Beach Volleyball scene features events in England, Poland and Mallorca  
31.08.2008 Herrera & Mesa secure second Spanish gold at SWATCH FIVB World Tour Otera Open  
30.08.2008 Brazilian newcomers gain 'final four' berth in Otera Open  
30.08.2008 Brazilians Antonelli & Leao claim SWATCH FIVB World Tour Otera Open gold medal  
29.08.2008 Norwegian Beach Volleyball history made at SWATCH FIVB Otera Open  
29.08.2008 Strong Austrians move to fourth round in Kristiansand  
28.08.2008 Men’s Otera Open sees Italian surprises  
28.08.2008 Young Brazilian plays on familiar Norwegian ground  
28.08.2008 Junior world entrants shine in Norway  
27.08.2008 Norwegians set for clash in third round of SWATCH FIVB Otera Open  
27.08.2008 Six of eight top-seeded teams advance to Main Draw in Otera Open  
27.08.2008 FIVB re-confirms SWATCH FIVB World Tour Sanya Open in China following stunning success of Beijing Games Beach Volleyball Tournaments  
26.08.2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour top-ranked Harley & Pedro lead Otera Open field  
26.08.2008 Eight Main Draw berths go to eight nations at SWATCH FIVB World Tour Otera Open Kristiansand  
26.08.2008 New Mauritian pair share 2012 Olympic dream  
26.08.2008 Beach Volleyball comes to Great Britain  
26.08.2008 May-Treanor joins 'Dancing with the Stars'  
25.08.2008 Women's Country Quota matches launch second SWATCH FIVB Otera Open  
25.08.2008 Norway host first post-Olympics SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop  
23.08.2008 Dalhausser named men’s Olympic Beach Volleyball Most Outstanding Player  
22.08.2008 May-Treanor casts mother's ashes again in remembrance  
22.08.2008 Dalhausser & Rogers snare second USA Olympic Beach Volleyball gold medal  
22.08.2008 Emanuel & Ricardo net men’s Olympic Beach Volleyball bronze medal  
22.08.2008 May-Treanor named women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball Most Outstanding Player  
22.08.2008 NBC airs 'unprecedented' women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball gold medal coverage  
21.08.2008 Walsh: Misty and I were warriors out there  
21.08.2008 May-Treanor & Walsh claim second Olympic Beach Volleyball gold medal  
21.08.2008 Chinese women clinch bronze medal in Olympic Beach Volleyball  
20.08.2008 Brazil vs. USA for men’s Olympic Beach Volleyball gold medal, but…!  
19.08.2008 President Acosta praises progress of Chinese Beach Volleyball  
19.08.2008 Beach Volleyball media buzz goes into overdrive as May-Treanor-Walsh make Olympic gold-medal match  
19.08.2008 Women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball gold medal features rematch  
18.08.2008 'Brazilian Beat' on Olympic Beach Volleyball podium  
18.08.2008 'Geor' & 'Gia' upset Dutch men for Olympic Beach Volleyball 'Final Four' berth  
18.08.2008 The 'ins & outs' of the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball grounds  
17.08.2008 Chinese women guaranteed Olympic Beach Volleyball medal  
17.08.2008 China & USA claim Olympic Beach Volleyball women's “Final Four” berths  
16.08.2008 Austrians snare men’s Olympic Beach Volleyball “Elite Eight” spot  
16.08.2008 'Beach Girls' aid Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground atmosphere  
16.08.2008 Four teams net Men’s Olympic Beach Volleyball “Elite Eight” spots  
15.08.2008 Austrian Schwaiger sisters set personal best at Olympic Beach Volleyball  
15.08.2008 Australia, China & USA win opening Olympic Beach Volleyball eliminators  
14.08.2008 Three teams net men's Olympic Beach Volleyball pool titles  
14.08.2008 Americans, Brazilians & Chinese win Women's Olympic Beach Volleyball pools  
13.08.2008 Brazilians, Dutch & Latvians win Olympic Beach Volleyball pools  
13.08.2008 Cook continues Olympic Beach Volleyball streak  
13.08.2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games features important Beach Volleyball match  
12.08.2008 Americans & Austrians gain Olympic Beach Volleyball advantage  
12.08.2008 Women’s Beijing Olympic Beach Volleyball pools taking shape  
11.08.2008 Americans regain Beach Volleyball competitive edge  
11.08.2008 Top seeds continue winning ways  
11.08.2008 NBA superstar Kobe drops in on Beach Volleyball venue  
10.08.2008 Another Austrian upset Sunday at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball venue  
10.08.2008 Austrian sisters snare Beijing upset  
10.08.2008 Olympic Champions win, Greeks Upset  
09.08.2008 Latvians upset Americans in battle of world champions  
09.08.2008 Women’s Beijing 2008 Olympic seeds maintained  
09.08.2008 President Bush enjoys quick rally at Beach Volleyball venue  
08.08.2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games & 'The ABCs'  
08.08.2008 Opening men’s Beijing 2008 Olympic schedule features defending champions  
07.08.2008 Dalhausser & Rogers confident ahead of Beijing Games  
07.08.2008 Ana Paula replaces Juliana for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games  
06.08.2008 Defending Olympic champions Emanuel & Ricardo take it easy  
05.08.2008 Defending Olympic champion May-Treanor piles on pressure for repeat performance  
05.08.2008 Brazilian Talita wants good times and gold in Beijing  
04.08.2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour breaks for Beijing 2008 Olympics  
04.08.2008 Beijing Beach Volleyball competition is about 'psychology,' says Georgian team leader  
04.08.2008 Australian Beach Volleyball pairs eye medals  
03.08.2008 Germans win women's gold at 2008 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships in The Hague  
03.08.2008 Barsouk & Kolodinsky net first Russian SWATCH gold medal  
03.08.2008 Estonia wins men's gold at 2008 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships in The Hague  
03.08.2008 Canadians & Russians Net FIVB Beach Volleyball Challenger Crowns  
02.08.2008 A1 Grand Slam Semifinals Feature Four Different Countries  
02.08.2008 Brazilians Shelda and Ana Paula Repeat with Grand Slam Win  
02.08.2008 Estonia vs. USA in Men's Gold Medal match at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships in the Hague  
02.08.2008 Netherlands vs. Germany for Women's Gold Medal at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships in The Hague  
02.08.2008 Estonia-Poland, Spain-United States reach Men's Semifinals at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships  
02.08.2008 Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Russia in Womens Semis at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships  
02.08.2008 Switzerland's Heuscher sees competitive Beijing Olympic field  
01.08.2008 Klagenfurt Kind to Kazakhstan in A1 Grand Slam  
01.08.2008 Surprise Teams in Semifinals for Women's A1 Grand Slam  
01.08.2008 Six countries in Women's Quarterfinals at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships  
01.08.2008 Men's Quarterfinal field set for SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships in The Hague  
31.07.2008 Excitement Abounds in A1 Grand Slam Men's Pool Play  
31.07.2008 Women's Main Draw heating up The Hague at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships  
31.07.2008 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships Men's Main Draw begins in The Hague  
31.07.2008 Brazilians Get Byes, Ultimate for Ukrainians in A1 Grand Slam  
31.07.2008 After Austrian withdrawal for medical reason, Swiss Beach Volleyball pair Kuhn-Schwer qualify for Olympic Games  
30.07.2008 Schwaiger Sisters Super in A1 Grand Slam Pool Play  
30.07.2008 Young Italian Team Qualifies for A1 Grand Slam  
30.07.2008 4 Men's teams qualify for Main Draw at 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in The Hague  
30.07.2008 4 Women's Teams qualify for Main Draw at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships  
30.07.2008 FIVB confirms Preliminary Round match schedules for men’s and women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournaments  
29.07.2008 Third Set Disappointments for Host Country in A1 Grand Slam  
29.07.2008 Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground Welcomes Cubans  
28.07.2008 Austrian SWATCH Stop Concludes Grand Slams Calendar  
27.07.2008 Harley and Pedro win 1to1 energy Grand Slam  
27.07.2008 'Third time is the Charm' for Estonians Bratuhhina and Graumann  
26.07.2008 FIVB confirms Preliminary Round pool composition for men's and women's Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournaments after Drawing of Lots in Gstaad  
26.07.2008 Semifinals Set for 1to1 energy Grand Slam in Gstaad  
26.07.2008 Brazil is the Best, China Claims Two Podium Spots in Gstaad  
26.07.2008 Brazilian Men Highlight 1to1 energy Grand Slam Pool Play  
26.07.2008 China Clinches Two Semifinal Berths in 1to1 energy Grand Slam  
25.07.2008 30 Countries headed to SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships  
24.07.2008 Top six seeds win pools in 1to1 energy Grand Slam  
24.07.2008 FIVB announces final Olympic Ranking for men’s and women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball tournaments  
23.07.2008 Dutch are 'lucky' at SWATCH FIVB 1to1 energy Grand Slam  
22.07.2008 Swiss women highlight qualifier in SWATCH FIVB World Tour 1to1 energy Grand Slam  
21.07.2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic qualifying completed; Swiss & Austrian Grand Slams next  
20.07.2008 Brazil continues Marseille dominance on SWATCH FIVB World Tour as China earns silver  
20.07.2008 Top three women's seeds claim World Series13 podium spots  
20.07.2008 Brazilians net Parnu Challenger gold  
19.07.2008 Germany and Brazil split women's World Series13 semi-finals  
19.07.2008 Huge Semifinal Wins for Brazil and China in Marseille  
18.07.2008 Brazilians Closing in on Marseille's Semifinals  
18.07.2008 German Teams Highlight Women's World Series13 Field  
18.07.2008 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 in Swiss Alps resort of Gstaad gets ready to host Olympic Drawing of lots  
17.07.2008 French Men win early, Brazil advances three undefeated in Marseille  
17.07.2008 Women's Olympic hopes both reached and dashed in Marseille  
17.07.2008 Angolans net SWATCH Main Draw berth  
16.07.2008 Women's World Series13 laden with upsets  
16.07.2008 Monumental wins highlight men's World Series13 qualifier  
15.07.2008 Close matches prevail in women's World Series13 qualifier  
13.07.2008 Dutch & Germans claim European continental gold  
09.07.2008 A 'break' for the SWATCH FIVB World Tour  
06.07.2008 Dalhausser & Rogers claim USA Moscow 2008 Grand Slam gold medal split  
06.07.2008 China & USA again for Moscow 2008 Grand Slam gold medal  
05.07.2008 Three countries seek men's Moscow 2008 Grand Slam gold medal  
05.07.2008 China's Xue & Zhang clinch women's Moscow 2008 Grand Slam Gold  
05.07.2008 China & USA vie for women's gold medal at Moscow 2008 Grand Slam  
04.07.2008 Men's Moscow 2008 Grand Slam heads into elimination play  
04.07.2008 Americans & Brazilians improve Olympic standings at Moscow 2008 Grand Slam  
04.07.2008 Qualifiers turn Olympic spoilers at Moscow 2008 Grand Slam  
03.07.2008 Qualifiers advance to women's Moscow 2008 Grand Slam 'Sweet 16'  
03.07.2008 Miramontes & Virgen celebrate Moscow Mexican fiesta  
03.07.2008 Top eight women seeds net Moscow 2008 Grand Slam 'byes'  
02.07.2008 Competing for Beijing Olympic berths continues in Russian capital  
02.07.2008 Olympic qualifying highlights men's Moscow 2008 Grand Slam action  
01.07.2008 Women's Moscow 2008 Grand Slam features possible Olympic qualifiers  
30.06.2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour returns to Russia for Moscow 2008 Grand Slam  
29.06.2008 American's Dalhausser & Rogers claim ConocoPhillips Grand Slam gold  
29.06.2008 Americans vs. Germans for men's ConocoPhillips Grand Slam gold & sword  
28.06.2008 1, 2, & the 'new' Dutch for the men's ConocoPhillips Grand Slam 'final four'  
28.06.2008 Olympic champions net first ConocoPhillips Grand Slam 'swords'  
28.06.2008 Field set for tonight's ConocoPhillips Grand Slam quarter-finals in Stavanger  
28.06.2008 Greeks challenge Olympic champions for ConocoPhillips Grand Slam gold  
28.06.2008 Maaseide about Beijing: Not hopeless, but less hope  
27.06.2008 Women's ConocoPhillips Grand Slam semi-finals set  
27.06.2008 Germans net ConocoPhillips Grand Slam men's elimination No. 1, but …  
27.06.2008 'Elite eight' women's field set for Friday night at ConocoPhillips Grand Slam  
26.06.2008 Americans soar to ConocoPhillips Grand Slam men's pool lead in Stavanger  
26.06.2008 American women complete 'perfect' ConocoPhillips Grand Slam pool play  
26.06.2008 Injured Brazilian Beach Volleyball star Juliana dreams of Beijing Olympics after opting out of knee surgery  
26.06.2008