FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour - Rio Grand Slam - First Main Draw day with all the Top Teams

RIO GRAND SLAM

March 8th to March 13th

March 8, 2016
Women and Men Main Draw


Chantal Laboureur (GER) celebrating her qualification
(photo : FIVB)

Today start the Rio Grand Slam with the first Main Draw day for the women and men teams. Almost all the Top teams are present to play the first Grand Slam of the season.

Yesterday 8 teams from each gender were qualified to join the Main Draw teams

	MEN
Q	Finsters/Tocs	LAT
	Losiak/Kantor	POL
	Jefferson/Cherif	QAT
	Liamin/Barsouk	RUS
	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	RUS
	Beeler/Strasser	SUI
	Giginoglu/Gögtepe V.	TUR
	Olson/Casebeer	USA

Women
Q	Artacho Del Solar/Laird	AUS
	Elize Maia/Duda	BRA
	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	CAN
	Slukova/Hermannova	CZE
	Lehtonen/Lahti	FIN
	Laboureur/Sude	GER
	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	GRE
	Dubovcova/Nestarcova	SVK

Women - RESULTS/SCHEDULE | Main draw

Lili/Maria Eliza 🇧🇷 won an even match vs 🇨🇳 Wang/Yue 2-1. #matchpoint #RioGS #FIVBWorldTour pic.twitter.com/Yg06PwMywV

— Beach Volleyball (@FIVBWorldTour) March 9, 2016

Lili 🇧🇷 on how family support is important for her success #RioGS #FIVBWorldTour pic.twitter.com/jKBB1ZIeBY

— Beach Volleyball (@FIVBWorldTour) March 9, 2016

Match point for @AprilRossBeach and @kerrileewalsh 2-0 #FIVBWorldTour pic.twitter.com/0pJ9iN0MyP

— Beach Volleyball (@FIVBWorldTour) March 9, 2016

Nice point won by @AprilRossBeach and @kerrileewalsh (1-0) vs Fendrick/Sweat, also from 🇺🇸 #FIVBWorldTour #RioGs pic.twitter.com/USiKiKRW7T

— Beach Volleyball (@FIVBWorldTour) March 9, 2016

Match point for @AgathaeBarbara 2-0 vs Greece! 1st victory for the 🇧🇷 Olympic duo at #RioGS #FIVBWorldTour pic.twitter.com/wPdgRlMwEb

— Beach Volleyball (@FIVBWorldTour) March 9, 2016

Men - RESULTS/SCHEDULE | Main draw

 

Guys time now, and the 🇮🇹 duo won @ARanghieri @carambula #matchpoint #RioGS #FIVBWorldTour pic.twitter.com/hfalN9s4Hr

— Beach Volleyball (@FIVBWorldTour) March 9, 2016

THE HOTTEST MEN RESULT OF THE DAY

Beeler/Strasser SUI defeat Evandro/Pedro BRA 2-0 

🇨🇭Beeler/Strasser defeat the 🇧🇷 Olympic duo Evandro/Pedro 2-0 #RioGS #FIVBWorldTour pic.twitter.com/SzHLkoU6A0

— Beach Volleyball (@FIVBWorldTour) March 9, 2016

Source : FIVB