BERLIN
2005 - The
2005 SWATCH-FIVB Women's and Men's Beach Volleyball World Championship powered
by Smart (www.beachvolleyball2005.com)
will take place on the Schlossplatz June 22-26. The 48 men's and 48 women's
teams will compete for the medals as US$1,000,000 will be distributed. Olympic
gold medallists Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos of Brazil and Misty May and
Kerri Walsh of the United States are expected to compete in the fifth annual
SWATCH-FIVB World Championship as both teams captured the world titles in 2003
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil has claimed six World Championship gold
medals, including three men (1997, 1999 and 2003) and three women (1997, 1999
and 2001). Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina captured the 2001
men’s title in Austria. Emanuel claimed the 1999 world title with Jose Loiola
in France while Guilherme Marques and Para Ferreira captured the 1997 crown for
Brazil in Los Angeles. May and Walsh denied the Brazilian women their
fourth-straight world crown by defeating Adirana Behar and Shelda Bede in the
2003 finale. Adriana and Shelda won the 1999 and 2001 for Brazil after placing
third in the 1997 World Championships after losing to eventual champions Sandra
Pires and Jackie Silva in the semi-finals. A total of 449 teams from 41
countries have competed in the first four SWATCH-FIVB World Championships where
over US$2.5-million has been distributed.
Men
- The men’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour returns to Berlin for the 10th-time as the
2005 stop will be part of the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships. Host Germany
will be looking a repeat of the 2004 Berlin stop when Markus Dieckmann and Jonas
Reckermann won the gold medal. The 2004 Berlin stop also marked the first-time
that Brazil did not earn a podium spot as Olympic Champions and 2003 World gold
medallists Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos dropped the bronze medal match to
Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina, the 2001 FIVB World Champions.
2004
Berlin
Men's Podium
1. Markus
Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, Germany
2. Martin Laciga/Paul
Laciga, Switzerland
3. Mariano Baracetti/Martin
Conde, Argentina
Gold Medal match - M. Dieckmann/Reckerman
def. M. Laciga/P. Laciga, 20-22, 21-19, 16-14 (66 minutes)
Bronze Medal match - Baracetti/Conde def.
Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil, 21-12, 16-21, 15-12 (52)
Pic: (from left to right) - P. Laciga, M.
Laciga, M. Dieckmann, Reckermann, Conde and Baracetti
Year – Berlin Gold Medal /
Berlin Silver Medal / Berlin Bronze Medal
2004
- M. Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany / M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland /
Baracetti/Conde, Argentina
Women
– The women’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour returns to Berlin for the fourth-time as
the 2005 stop will be part of the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships. Host Germany
will be looking for its first podium finish for its women’s teams as Suzanne
Lahme and Danja Musch placed fourth in the 2004 Berlin stop.
2004
Berlin
Women's Podium
1. Shelda Bede/Adriana
Behar, Brazil
2. Dalixia Fernandez Grasset/Tamara
Larrea Peraza, Cuba
3. Holly McPeak/Elaine
Youngs, United States
Gold Medal match - Shelda/Adriana def.
Fernandez Grasset/Larrea
Peraza, 21-16, 21-17 (45 minutes)
Bronze Medal match - McPeak/Youngs def.
Lahme/Musch, Germany, 21-13, 21-16 (38)
Pic: (from left to right) - Larrea Peraza,
Fernandez Grasset, Adriana, Shelda, McPeak and Youngs
Year - Berlin Gold Medal /
Berlin Silver Medal / Berlin Bronze Medal
2000
-
Holly McPeak/Misty May, USA / Tania Gooley/Pauline Manser, Australia / Mia Teru
Saiki/Yukiko Takahashi, Japan
2003
– Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, Brazil / Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs, USA,
Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Brazil
2004
– Adriana/Shelda, Brazil /
Dalixia Fernandez Grasset/Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba / McPeak/Youngs,
United States
Past
Men’s “Final Four” SWATCH-FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship Results
October 14-19,
2003 at Rio de Janeiro - Semi-Finals
- Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (No. 1-seeded team) won by forfeit
over Joao Brenha/Luis Maia, Portugal (13); Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger, United
States (15) def. Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2), 21-19 and 21-14
(46 minutes). Bronze Medal - Marcio Araujo/Benjamin, Brazil (2) won
by forfeit over Brenha/Maia, Portugal (13), Gold Medal -
Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil (1) def. Holdren/Metzger, United
States (15), 21-18 and 21-15 (44)
August 1-5, 2001
at Klagenfurt, Austria - Semi-Finals
- Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina (4)
def. Rob Heidger/Chip McCaw, United States (4), 21-16 and 21-16 (44), Jose
Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (10) def. Jorre Kjemperud/Vegard Hoidalen,
Norway (6), 29-31, 21-19 and 15-12 (69). Bronze Medal -
Kjemperud/Hoidalen, Norway (6) def. Heidger/McCaw, United States (18), 21-16
and 21-14 (37), Gold Medal -
Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (4) def. Loiola/Ricard,, Brazil
(10), 25-23, 12-21 and 20-18 (69).
July 20-25, 1999
at Marseille, France - Semi-Finals
– Emanuel Rego /Jose Loiola, Brazil (2) def. Javier Bosma/Fabio Diez, Spain
(8), 15-11 (53), Paul Laciga/Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6) def. Para
Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, Brazil (3), 15-11 (56), Bronze Medal Para/Guilherme,
Brazil (3) def. Bosma/Diez, Spain (8), 15-7 (35), Gold Medal - Emanuel/Loiola,
Brazil (2) def. P. Laciga/M. Laciga, Switzerland (6), 15-8 (50).
September 10-13,
1997 at Los Angeles -
Semi-Finals -Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira, Brazil (9) def. Paulao
Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (4, Q1), 10-12, 12-9 and 15-13 (136),
Canyon Ceman/Mike Whitmarsh, United States (3) def. Dain Blanton/Kent
Steffes, United States (2), 12-5 ad 12-8 (68), No Bronze Medal Match,
Gold Medal - Guilherme/Para, Brazil (9) def. Ceman/Whitmarsh, United
States (3), 5-12, 12-8 and 12-10 (90).
Past Women’s “Final Four” SWATCH-FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship
Results
October 7-12, 2003 Rio
de Janeiro - Semi-Finals
- Misty May/Kerri Walsh, United States (1) def. Natalie Cook/Nicole Sanderson,
Australia (5), 19-21, 21-19 and 18-16 (61), Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil
(3) def. Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, United States (7), 21-16 and 21-16
(40), Bronze Medal - Natalie Cook/Nicole Sanderson, Australia (5) def.
Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, United States (7), 21-16 and 21-17 (35),
Gold Medal - May/Walsh, United States (1) def. Shelda/Adriana, Brazil (3),
21-19 and 21-19 (40).
August 1-4, 2001
Klagenfurt, Austria -
Semi-Finals - Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Brazil (1)
def. Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (12), 21-15 and 21-16 (37),
Sandra Pires/Tatiana Minello, Brazil (3) def. Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs,
United States (2), 21-19, 13-21 and 15-13 (61), Bronze Medal -
Celbova/Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (12) def. Fontana/Youngs,
United States (2), 21-17 and 21-19 (39), Gold Medal -
Adriana/Shelda, Brazil (1) def. Pires/Minello,
Brazil (3), 21-16 and 21-18 (39).
July 19-24, 1999
Marseille, France -
Semi-Finals - Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, United States (8) def. Liz
Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, United States (13), 15-11 (50), Shelda Bede/Adriana
Behar, Brazil (1) wo by forfeit over Sandra Pires/Adriana Samuel, Brazil (3),
Bronze Medal - Masakayan/Youngs, United States (13) won by forfeit over
Pires/Samuel, Brazil (3), Gold Medal -Shelda/Adriana, Brazil (1) def.
Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States (8), 15-11 (30).
September 10-13, 1997 Los
Angeles -
Semi-Finals - Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (1) def. Karolyn
Kirby/Nancy Reno, United States (12), 12-4 and 12-9 (77), Sandra Pires/Jackie
Silva, Brazil (3) def. Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil (2), 12-11, 4-12 ad
12-3 (116), No Bronze Medal Match, Gold Medal - Pires/Silva, Brazil (3)
def. Arce/McPeak, United States (1), 12-11, 1-12 and 12-10 (89).
Berlin
2005
Men's World Championship
Teams
