• Source: Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008

      • The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008 is an international beach volleyball competition.
      The tour consists of 15 tournaments with both genders and 9 separate gender tournaments.
      The top eight finishes that a team has from January 1, 2007 to July 20, 2008, on the Swatch FIVB World Tour (2007 and 2008), SWATCH FIVB World Championships (2007) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counts towards Olympic qualification for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country.


      Grand Slam


      There are six Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.

      Berlin, Germany – Smart Grand Slam, June 10–15, 2008
      Paris, France – Henkel Grand Chelem, June 16–22, 2008
      Stavanger, Norway – ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, June 24–29, 2008
      Moscow, Russia – Moscow Grand Slam, July 1–6, 2008
      Gstaad, Switzerland – 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008, July 22–27, 2008
      Klagenfurt, Austria – A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by Nokia, July 28 - August 2, 2008


      Tournament results




      = Women

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      = Men

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      Medal table by country




      Awards




      = SWATCH Most Outstanding Player

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      Maria Antonelli (BRA) for the Otera Open Kristiansand in Kristiansand, Norway
      Talita Antunes (BRA) for the China Shanghai Jinshan Open in Shanghai, China
      Shelda Bede (BRA)
      for the Mazury Open in Stare Jablonki, Poland
      for the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA in Klagenfurt, Austria
      Nicole Branagh (USA) for the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain
      Julius Brink (GER) for the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain
      Ana Paula Connelly (BRA) for the 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 in Gstaad, Switzerland
      Pedro Cunha (BRA) for the Bahrain Open in Manama, Bahrain
      Phil Dalhausser (USA)
      for the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, in Stavanger, Norway
      for the Moscow 2008 Grand Slam in Moscow, Russia
      Juliana Felisberta (BRA)
      for the Adelaide Australia Open in Adelaide, Australia
      for the Keihan/Smfg Japan Open in Osaka, Japan
      Larissa França (BRA) for the Brazil Open in Guarujá, Brazil
      Pablo Herrera (ESP) for the Otera Open Kristiansand in Kristiansand, Norway
      Igor Kolodinsky (RUS) for the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA in Klagenfurt, Austria
      Inocencio Lario (ESP) for the Mazury Open in Stare Jablonki, Poland
      Fabio Luiz Magalhães (BRA) for the World Series 13 in Marseille, France
      Harley Marques Silva (BRA)
      for the Adelaide Australia Open in Adelaide, Australia
      for the China Shanghai Jinshan Open in Shanghai, China
      for the Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy
      for the Brazil Open in Guarujá, Brazil
      Misty May-Treanor (USA)
      for the Smart Grand Slam in Berlin, Germany
      for the Henkel Grand Chelem in Paris, France
      for the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger in Stavanger, Norway.
      Reinder Nummerdor (NED) for the Dubai Open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
      Stephanie Pohl (GER) for the World Series 13 in Marseille, France
      Emanuel Rego (BRA) for the Smart Grand Slam in Berlin, Germany
      Todd Rogers (USA) for the Henkel Grand Chelem in Paris, France
      Sean Rosenthal (USA) for the Prague Open in Prague, Czech Republic
      April Ross (USA) for the Phuket Thailand Open in Phuket, Thailand
      José Salema (ARG) for the Sanya Open in Sanya, China
      Richard Schuil (NED) for the VIP Open in Zagreb, Croatia
      Maria Clara Salgado (BRA) for the Myslowice Open in Myslowice, Poland
      Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)
      for the 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 in Gstaad, Switzerland
      for the Mallorca Open in Mallorca, Spain
      Kerri Walsh (USA) for the Dubai Open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
      Zhang Xi (CHN)
      for the Seoul Open in Seoul, South Korea
      for the Moscow 2008 Grand Slam in Moscow, Russia
      for the Sanya Open in Sanya, China


      Records


      The Russian player Igor Kolodinsky shot the fastest serve in the Swatch FIVB World Tour history, when he served at 114.0 km/h at the Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy.
      American player Elaine Youngs, became the oldest women to win an "open" FIVB event, when she was 38 years, three months and 16 days old, when she won the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.


      References




      External links


      2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar at FIVB.org
      Beachvolley at Swatch.com


      = Tournaments

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      Adelaide Australia Open, March 25–30, 2008
      Prague Open, May 6–11, 2008
      Hyundai Open Barcelona, May 26 - June 1, 2008
      Mazury Open, June 3–8, 2008
      Henkel Grand chelem, June 16–22, 2008
      ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, June 24–29, 2008
      1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008, July 21–27, 2008
      Myslowice Open, September 2–7, 2008
      Open de Mallorca, September 3–7, 2008

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