Swatch FIVB World Tour 2010 - 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam - Gstaad lives for Beach Volley

Liliana Fernandez Steiner from Spain

Czech Hana Klapalova

Daniela Gioria from Italy
(Source Photos: FIVB)

One of the famous Grand Slam of the Swatch FIVB World tour takes place in the center of the swiss alps, precisely in Gstaad one of the famous ski station in the World.
The first games of the Main Draw was played by the women with no big surprise. The top seeded teams won their games but we have to note that the czech team Klapalova-Hajeckova continue their progress by winning their 2 matchs.
To note also the excellent game beetween the spaniard team Baquerizo-Fernandez Steiner and the US Turner-Akers won by the american team but after a very disputed match (18-21, 21-18, 15-11).
At the men tournament the Ces Brothers finally qualified for the Main draw by winning against austrian and Venezuelan teams. Other big teams qualified are Mesa-Lario (ESP), Marcio-Ricardo (BRA) and Fuerbringer-Lucena (USA).

Men qualifications

QMarcio Araujo-RicardoBRABRA
Mesa-LarioESPESP
Ces-CèsFRAFRA
Plavins-SmedinsLATLAT
Lochhead-PitmanNZLNZL
Kadziola-SzalankiewiczPOLPOL
Koshkarev-KolodinskyRUSRUS
Fuerbringer-LucenaUSAUSA


Women Main Draw

Pool H
4808-Jul12:004Saka-Rtvelo GEO [24]Bratkova-Ukolova RUS [25]
4708-Jul12:001Maria Clara-Carol BRA [8]Kuhn-Zumkehr SUI [9]
3207-Jul18:001Kuhn-Zumkehr SUI [9]Bratkova-Ukolova RUS [25]2-0 (21-13, 21-16)0:39
3107-Jul18:002Maria Clara-Carol BRA [8]Saka-Rtvelo GEO [24]1-2 (21-11, 17-21, 15-17)0:53
1607-Jul13:001Kuhn-Zumkehr SUI [9]Saka-Rtvelo GEO [24]2-0 (21-13, 21-19)0:40
1507-Jul13:003Maria Clara-Carol BRA [8]Bratkova-Ukolova RUS [25]2-0 (21-18, 21-12)0:44
Pool G
4608-Jul10:006Gioria-Momoli ITA [23]Liliana-Baquerizo ESP [26]
4508-Jul10:001Akers-Turner USA [7]Forrer-Meyer Suarez SUI [10]
3007-Jul17:001Forrer-Meyer Suarez SUI [10]Liliana-Baquerizo ESP [26]0-2 (13-21, 19-21)0:44
2907-Jul17:002Akers-Turner USA [7]Gioria-Momoli ITA [23]injury team B
1407-Jul12:001Forrer-Meyer Suarez SUI [10]Gioria-Momoli ITA [23]1-2 (14-21, 21-17, 12-15)0:57
1307-Jul12:002Akers-Turner USA [7]Liliana-Baquerizo ESP [26]2-1 (18-21, 21-18, 15-11)0:49
Pool F
4408-Jul11:006Novakova-Tobiasova CZE [22]Lili-Luana BRA [27]
4308-Jul11:003Goller-Ludwig GER [6]Tsiartsiani-Arvaniti GRE [11]
2807-Jul18:006Tsiartsiani-Arvaniti GRE [11]Lili-Luana BRA [27]injury team B
2707-Jul18:004Goller-Ludwig GER [6]Novakova-Tobiasova CZE [22]2-0 (21-15, 21-11)0:30
1207-Jul14:003Tsiartsiani-Arvaniti GRE [11]Novakova-Tobiasova CZE [22]2-0 (21-16, 21-14)0:39
1107-Jul14:001Goller-Ludwig GER [6]Lili-Luana BRA [27]2-0 (21-17, 21-15)0:36
Pool E
4208-Jul11:005Candelas-Garcia MEX [21]Van Breedam-Mouha BEL [28]
4108-Jul11:002May-Treanor-Branagh USA [5]Schwaiger-Schwaiger AUT [12]
2607-Jul17:006Schwaiger-Schwaiger AUT [12]Van Breedam-Mouha BEL [28]2-1 (21-18, 18-21, 15-12)0:56
2507-Jul17:004May-Treanor-Branagh USA [5]Candelas-Garcia MEX [21]2-0 (21-13, 21-16)0:31
1007-Jul14:005Schwaiger-Schwaiger AUT [12]Candelas-Garcia MEX [21]0-2 (15-21, 18-21)0:37
907-Jul14:002May-Treanor-Branagh USA [5]Van Breedam-Mouha BEL [28]2-0 (21-16, 22-20)0:35
Pool D
4008-Jul12:003Nystrom-Nystrom FIN [20]Bawden-Palmer AUS [29]
3908-Jul12:002Xue-Zhang Xi CHN [4]Holtwick-Semmler GER [13]
2407-Jul18:005Holtwick-Semmler GER [13]Bawden-Palmer AUS [29]2-0 (21-18, 22-20)0:42
2307-Jul18:003Xue-Zhang Xi CHN [4]Nystrom-Nystrom FIN [20]2-0 (21-14, 21-14)0:31
807-Jul14:006Holtwick-Semmler GER [13]Nystrom-Nystrom FIN [20]2-1 (16-21, 21-18, 15-10)0:48
707-Jul14:004Xue-Zhang Xi CHN [4]Bawden-Palmer AUS [29]2-0 (21-14, 21-15)0:35
Pool C
3808-Jul10:005Hansel-Montagnolli AUT [19]Y. Huang-Yue Y. CHN [30]
3708-Jul10:002Antonelli-Talita BRA [3]Cicolari-Menegatti ITA [14]
2207-Jul16:003Cicolari-Menegatti ITA [14]Y. Huang-Yue Y. CHN [30]0-2 (6-21, 17-21)0:38
2107-Jul16:002Antonelli-Talita BRA [3]Hansel-Montagnolli AUT [19]2-0 (21-17, 21-14)0:35
607-Jul13:006Cicolari-Menegatti ITA [14]Hansel-Montagnolli AUT [19]2-0 (21-15, 21-16)0:47
507-Jul13:005Antonelli-Talita BRA [3]Y. Huang-Yue Y. CHN [30]2-0 (23-21, 21-17)0:44
Pool B
3608-Jul10:004Ivy-Fendrick USA [18]Johns-Boulton GBR [31]
3508-Jul10:003Kessy-Ross USA [2]Keizer-Van Iersel NED [15]
2007-Jul17:005Keizer-Van Iersel NED [15]Johns-Boulton GBR [31]1-2 (21-17, 18-21, 8-15)0:50
1907-Jul17:003Kessy-Ross USA [2]Ivy-Fendrick USA [18]2-0 (21-17, 21-16)0:44
407-Jul13:004Keizer-Van Iersel NED [15]Ivy-Fendrick USA [18]2-0 (21-18, 21-14)0:35
307-Jul13:002Kessy-Ross USA [2]Johns-Boulton GBR [31]2-0 (21-13, 21-19)0:38
Pool A
3408-Jul11:001Vasina-Khomyakova RUS [17]Graessli-Goricanec SUI [32]
3308-Jul11:004Larissa-Juliana BRA [1]Klapalova-Hajeckova CZE [16]
1807-Jul19:001Klapalova-Hajeckova CZE [16]Graessli-Goricanec SUI [32]2-0 (21-16, 21-14)0:34
1707-Jul19:002Larissa-Juliana BRA [1]Vasina-Khomyakova RUS [17]2-0 (21-10, 21-12)0:30
207-Jul15:003Klapalova-Hajeckova CZE [16]Vasina-Khomyakova RUS [17]2-1 (18-21, 26-24, 15-9)0:53
107-Jul15:002Larissa-Juliana BRA [1]Graessli-Goricanec SUI [32]2-0 (21-14, 21-14)0:34

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