FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour - Vitoria Open - 2 nd Phase - LIVE

VITORIA OPEN

March 15 to 20, 2016


March 18th
WOMEN and MEN MAIN DRAW

LIVE Central Court

starting at 8:00 (Vitoria Time)

Hot amazing Results

A week ago, Sean Rosenthal and Theo Brunner thought they had seen one of the craziest results to a tournament.

In their pool play during the Rio Grand Slam, they bowed out of the tournament when they fell, 15-12, in the third game of their final match. Had they won that same match by a 15-12 score, they not only would have advanced, but would have captured their pool.

On Thursday in the US $150,000 Vitoria Open, they got dunked in another pool.   However, at least they advanced to the knockout phase.

After wins over Canada’s Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter plus third-seeded Reinder Nummerdor and Christiaan Varenhorst, all Rosenthal and Brunner needed was to stop Brazilians Leo Gomes and Rodrigo Vieira Bernat, who were playing in an FIVB main draw for the first time.

“We had a chance against a Brazilian team we hadn’t seen before to win our pool after beating Nummerdor and Varenhorst, one of the best teams out here,” Rosenthal said. “We should beat that team, especially in the situation where we can win the pool. We’ve got to be able to step on teams’ throats and be a little tougher.”

But when the dust settled, the Americans, Dutch and Brazilians finished with 2-1 records. When they went to the tiebreakers, Nummerdor and Varenhorst were the top team out of the pool, meaning they get a first-round bye in Friday’s knockout phase. 

Rosenthal and Brunner, who turned 31 on Thursday, know exactly what they are left with

Theodor Brunner and Sean Rosenthal (USA)

(Source photo : FIVB.org)

Men Results

Women Results

(Source : FIVB.org)