PRESENTATION
Shanghai Hosts 14th Women's SWATCH FIVB World
Tour Event |
For the
eighth-straight season, Shanghai will host a men's FIVB Beach
Volleyball Swatch World Tour event as the Jinshan District plays
host to the world's top beach volleyball players from May
2-8. Depsite claiming medal finishes from 2006 to 2009 the Chinese
women failed to finish on the podium last time around and will be
eager to put that right when the tournament begins. Last year's
winners, USA's Jen Kessy and April Ross, came through unscathed
following a thrilling final against Brazil's Juliana Felisberta Da
Silva and Larissa França with Brazil's Maria Antonelli and Talita
Antunes picking up bronze while Germany's Julius Brink and Jonas
Reckermann couldn't quite see off Brazilians Harley Marques and
Pedro Salgado, falling at the last hurdle while Alison Cerutti and
Emanuel Rego finished third. Meanwhile, Penggen Wu and Linyin Xu,
the most successful Chinese men’s team in the 23-year history of the
World Tour, had to settle for 13th following a defeat to USA's Jacob
Gibb and Sean Rosenthal while women's home pair Chen Xue and Xi
Zhang lost to Brazil's Antonelli and Talita to finish fifth.
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 eight FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour
events, 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. Pictured to the left below
are 2010 Shanghai women
winners Jen Kessy (left) and April Ross of USA. |
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PAST CHINESE WOMEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS
Total Medals - Brazil 16, USA 16, China 10, Australia 4, Germany 2,
Netherlands 1, Norway 1, Switzerland 1 |
CHINA & BEACH VOLLEYBALL -
China has been the
site of SWATCH FIVB World Tour events for the past 13 years, including
the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The 2011 Shanghai stop marks the
eighth year that
China has hosted a men’s SWATCH stop and 14th-straight season of
staging a women’s event. The Chinese women's team of Zhang and Xue have captured
gold twice in 2006 and 2010 along with bronze in 2008. |
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
F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana, BRA |
Ana
Paula Connelly/Shaylyn Bede, BRA |
Shanghai |
2006 |
Chen Xue/Xi Zhang,
CHN |
Jia Tian/Jie Wang,
CHN |
Juliana/Larissa,
BRA |
Shanghai |
2007 |
Tian/Wang, CHN |
Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid
Torlen, NOR |
Talita
Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, BRA |
Shanghai |
2008 |
Talita/Renata, BRA |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
Xue/Zhang, CHN |
Beijing |
2008 |
May-Treanor/Walsh,
USA |
Tian/Wang, CHN |
Xue/Zhang, CHN |
Sanya |
2008 |
Jen Boss/April Ross, USA |
Ying Huang/Xi Zhang, CHN |
Nicole Branagh/Tyra Turner, USA |
Shanghai |
2009 |
Talita/Maria Antonelli, BRA |
Wang/Man Zuo, CHN |
Maria Clara Salgado/Carolina Salgado,
BRA |
Sanya |
2009 |
Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, SUI |
Kessy/Ross, USA |
Angie Akers/Turner, USA |
Shanghai |
2010 |
Kessy/Ross,
USA |
Larissa/Juliana,
BRA |
Antonelli/Talita,
BRA |
Sanya |
2010 |
Xue/Zhang,
CHN |
Goller/Ludwig,
GER |
Kessy/Ross,
CHN |
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