2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour World 2013 Various April – December, 2013 11 11 Swatch FIVB World Tour 2012 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour The 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is an international beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). From this season, the FIVB World Tour calendar comprises the 10 FIVB World Tour Grand Slams and the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.FIVB World Tour gets bigger and better for the 2013 season, FIVB.orgNew event concept highlights best Beach Volleyball year yet, FIVB.org For the first time since 2002 the competition does not take the name of Swatch, the main sponsor. Schedule Men TournamentChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeShanghai Grand SlamShanghai, China30 April – 4 May Jake Gibb USACasey Patterson USA21–16, 9–21, 15–9 Pedro Solberg Salgado BRABruno Oscar Schmidt BRA Ricardo Santos BRA Álvaro Morais Filho BRA21–12, 21–10 Michał Kądzioła POL Jakub Szałankiewicz POLCorrientes Grand SlamCorrientes, Argentina22 – 26 May Jānis Šmēdiņš LATAleksandrs Samoilovs LAT21–16, 21–19 Jake Gibb USACasey Patterson USA Paolo Nicolai ITA Daniele Lupo ITA21–13, 23–21 Pedro Solberg Salgado BRABruno Oscar Schmidt BRAThe Hague Grand SlamThe Hague, Netherlands11 – 16 June Pedro Solberg Salgado BRABruno Oscar Schmidt BRA 21–19, 21–12 Jānis Šmēdiņš LATAleksandrs Samoilovs LAT Grzegorz Fijałek POLMariusz Prudel POL21–18, 21–16 Alexander Huber AUTRobin Seidl AUTRome Grand SlamRome, Italy18 – 23 June Phil Dalhausser USASean Rosenthal USA 21–19, 21–18 Jānis Šmēdiņš LATAleksandrs Samoilovs LAT Pedro Solberg Salgado BRABruno Oscar Schmidt BRA 21–10, 21–11 Alison Cerutti BRAEmanuel Rego BRAFIVB World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki, Poland2 – 7 July Alexander Brouwer NEDRobert Meeuwsen NED21–18, 21–16 Ricardo Santos BRA Álvaro Morais Filho BRA Jonathan Erdmann GERKay Matysik GER21–17, 21–19 Alison Cerutti BRAEmanuel Rego BRA Gstaad Grand SlamGstaad, Switzerland9 – 14 July Ricardo Santos BRA Álvaro Morais Filho BRA21–16, 21–18 Pedro Solberg Salgado BRABruno Oscar Schmidt BRA Jake Gibb USACasey Patterson USA21–18, 21–18 Alexander Brouwer NEDRobert Meeuwsen NEDLong Beach Grand SlamLong Beach, United States22 – 27 July Phil Dalhausser USASean Rosenthal USA 21–15, 21–18 Pablo Herrera ESPAdrián Gavira ESP Paolo Nicolai ITA Daniele Lupo ITA21–16, 21–13 Jake Gibb USACasey Patterson USABerlin Grand SlamBerlin, Germany6 – 10 August Vitor Felipe BRAEvandro Oliveira BRA21–23, 21–13, 15–10 Konstantin Semenov RUSViacheslav Krasilnikov RUS Pablo Herrera ESPAdrián Gavira ESP21–19, 21–16 Andrea Tomatis ITAAlex Ranghieri ITAMoscow Grand SlamMoscow, Russia21 – 25 August Jānis Šmēdiņš LATAleksandrs Samoilovs LAT21–17, 21–16 Emanuel Rego BRAEvandro Oliveira BRA Ricardo Santos BRA Álvaro Morais Filho BRA21–15, 21–14 Lorenz Petutschnig AUTAlexander Horst AUTSão Paulo Grand SlamSão Paulo, Brazil8 – 13 October Pedro Solberg Salgado BRABruno Oscar Schmidt BRA23–21, 19–21, 15–13 Phil Dalhausser USACasey Jennings USA Jānis Šmēdiņš LATAleksandrs Samoilovs LAT21–14, 21–12 Pablo Herrera ESPAdrián Gavira ESPXiamen Grand SlamXiamen, China22 – 26 October Alison Cerutti BRAVitor Felipe BRA18–21, 21–15, 15–13 Alexander Brouwer NEDRobert Meeuwsen NED Paolo Nicolai ITA Daniele Lupo ITA22–20, 21–19 Jon Stiekema NEDChristiaan Varenhorst NED Women TournamentFIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour | Calendar, FIVB.orgChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeShanghai Grand SlamShanghai, China1 – 5 May Talita Antunes BRATaiana Lima BRA21–13, 21–11 Doris Schwaiger AUTStefanie Schwaiger AUT Maria Clara Salgado BRACarolina Solberg Salgado BRA16–21, 21–19, 15–8 Madelein Meppelink NEDSophie van Gestel NEDCorrientes Grand SlamCorrientes, Argentina22 – 26 May Madelein Meppelink NEDSophie van Gestel NED21–17, 21–19 Maria Antonelli BRAAgatha Bednarczuk BRA Maria Clara Salgado BRACarolina Solberg Salgado BRA21–16, 18–21, 15–13 Jennifer Kessy USAApril Ross USAThe Hague Grand SlamThe Hague, Netherlands11 – 16 June Talita Antunes BRATaiana Lima BRA21–16, 21–13 Maria Clara Salgado BRACarolina Solberg Salgado BRA Katrin Holtwick GERIlka Semmler GER21–12, 21–14 Jantine van der Vlist NEDMarloes Wesselink NED Rome Grand SlamRome, Italy18 – 23 June Talita Antunes BRATaiana Lima BRA21–17, 19–21, 15–12 Jennifer Kessy USAApril Ross USA Liliane Maestrini BRABárbara Seixas BRA21–17, 21–19 Karla Borger GERBritta Büthe GERFIVB World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki, Poland1 – 6 July Xue Chen CHNZhang Xi CHN18–21, 21–17, 21–19 Karla Borger GERBritta Büthe GER Liliane Maestrini BRABárbara Seixas BRA21–18, 21–15 April Ross USAWhitney Pavlik USAGstaad Grand SlamGstaad, Switzerland9 – 14 July Xue Chen CHNZhang Xi CHN21–16, 21–14 Liliane Maestrini BRABárbara Seixas BRA Talita Antunes BRATaiana Lima BRA21–14, 21–13 Laura Ludwig GERKira Walkenhorst GERLong Beach Grand SlamLong Beach, United States22 – 26 July Talita Antunes BRATaiana Lima BRA20–22, 21–15, 15–13 Maria Clara Salgado BRACarolina Solberg Salgado BRA Katrin Holtwick GERIlka Semmler GER21–18, 25–23 Emily Day USASummer Ross USABerlin Grand SlamBerlin, Germany7 – 11 August Talita Antunes BRATaiana Lima BRA16–21, 23–21, 15–12 Katrin Holtwick GERIlka Semmler GER Jennifer Fopma USABrooke Sweat USA21–18, 17–21, 15–12 Kristýna Kolocová CZEMarkéta Sluková CZEMoscow Grand SlamMoscow, Russia21 – 25 August Maria Clara Salgado BRACarolina Solberg Salgado BRA21–15, 21–18 Laura Ludwig GERKira Walkenhorst GER Liliana Fernández ESPElsa Baquerizo ESP22–20, 21–19 Marta Menegatti ITAViktoria Orsi Toth ITASão Paulo Grand SlamSão Paulo, Brazil8 – 13 October April Ross USAKerri Walsh Jennings USA19–21, 31–29, 15–12 Laura Ludwig GERKira Walkenhorst GER Maria Antonelli BRAAgatha Bednarczuk BRA25–23, 13–21, 15–10 Marta Menegatti ITAViktoria Orsi Toth ITAXiamen Grand SlamXiamen, China23 – 27 October April Ross USAKerri Walsh Jennings USA21–14, 17–21, 15–12 Talita Antunes BRATaiana Lima BRA Laura Ludwig GERKira Walkenhorst GER21–14, 21–19 Katrin Holtwick GERIlka Semmler GER Medal table by country 11 9 9 5 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 Open tournaments In this season, the FIVB Open tournaments no longer form part of the World Tour and are considered separate events.Fuzhou, China to host first 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball Open event, FIVB.org Men TournamentChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFuzhou OpenFuzhou, China23 – 27 AprilSean Rosenthal USA Phil Dalhausser USA 21–18, 24–22 Paolo Nicolai ITA Daniele Lupo ITA Alexander Huber AUT Robin Seidl AUT 21–18, 21–18 Ricardo Santos BRA Álvaro Morais Filho BRAAnapa OpenAnapa, Russia24 – 28 JulyKonstantin Semenov RUS Yaroslav Koshkarev RUS 25–23, 24–26, 15–13 Lars Flüggen GER Alexander Walkenhorst GER Alexey Pastukhov RUS Viacheslav Krasilnikov RUSForfeit Finn Dittelbach GER Eric Koreng GERDurban OpenDurban, South Africa11 – 15 DecemberJānis Šmēdiņš LAT Aleksandrs Samoilovs LAT 15–21, 21–17, 15–10 Mārtiņš Pļaviņš LAT Aleksandrs Solovejs LAT Pedro Solberg Salgado BRA Bruno Oscar Schmidt BRAForfeit Přemysl Kubala CZE Jan Dumek CZE Women TournamentFIVB Beach Volleyball Opens 2013 | Calendar, FIVB.orgChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFuzhou OpenFuzhou, China24 – 28 April Xue Chen CHN Zhang Xi CHN 21–14, 21–10 Liliana Fernández ESP Elsa Baquerizo ESP Katrin Holtwick GER Ilka Semmler GER 21–17, 21–18 Madelein Meppelink NED Sophie van Gestel NEDAnapa OpenAnapa, Russia23 – 27 July Evgenia Ukolova RUSEkaterina Khomyakova RUS 21–10, 21–14 Teresa Mersmann GERIsabel Schneider GER Maria Prokopeva RUSSvetlana Popova RUS21–16, 21–12 Heather Hughes USA Kaitlin Sather Nielsen USAPhuket OpenPhuket, Thailand29 October – 3 November Xue Chen CHNXia Xinyi CHN 21–16, 21–18 Emily Day USASummer Ross USA Maria Clara Salgado BRACarolina Solberg Salgado BRA21–18, 24–22 Agatha Bednarczuk BRA Maria Antonelli BRA Durban OpenDurban, South Africa11 – 15 DecemberXue Chen CHNXia Xinyi CHN 21–18, 21–18 Chantal Laboureur GERJulia Sude GER Whitney Pavlik USAJennifer Kessy USA36–34, 21–18 Teresa Mersmann GER Isabel Schneider GER References External links 2013 FIVB World Tour at FIVB.org World Tour 2013