2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Various |
| Dates | April – December, 2013 |
| Venue(s) | 11 (in 11 host cities) |
| Official website | |
| FIVB.org | |
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.[1][2]
For the first time since 2002 the competition does not take the name of Swatch, the main sponsor.
Schedule[edit]
Men[edit]
Women[edit]
| Tournament[3] | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Grand Slam Shanghai, China 1 – 5 May |
 Talita Antunes (BRA) Taiana Lima (BRA)21–13, 21–11 |
 Doris Schwaiger (AUT) Stefanie Schwaiger (AUT) |
Maria Clara Salgado (BRA) Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA) 16–21, 21–19, 15–8 |
 Madelein Meppelink (NED) Sophie van Gestel (NED)
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| Corrientes Grand Slam Corrientes, Argentina 22 – 26 May |
Madelein Meppelink (NED) Sophie van Gestel (NED) 21–17, 21–19 |
Maria Antonelli (BRA) Agatha Bednarczuk (BRA) |
Maria Clara Salgado (BRA) Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA) 21–16, 18–21, 15–13 |
 Jennifer Kessy (USA) April Ross (USA)
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| The Hague Grand Slam The Hague, Netherlands 11 – 16 June |
Talita Antunes (BRA) Taiana Lima (BRA) 21–16, 21–13 |
Maria Clara Salgado (BRA) Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA) |
 Katrin Holtwick (GER) Ilka Semmler (GER)21–12, 21–14 |
Jantine van der Vlist (NED) Marloes Wesselink (NED)
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| Rome Grand Slam Rome, Italy 18 – 23 June |
Talita Antunes (BRA) Taiana Lima (BRA) 21–17, 19–21, 15–12 |
Jennifer Kessy (USA) April Ross (USA) |
Liliane Maestrini (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 21–17, 21–19 |
Karla Borger (GER) Britta Büthe (GER)
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| FIVB World Championships Stare Jablonki, Poland 1 – 6 July |
 Xue Chen (CHN) Zhang Xi (CHN)18–21, 21–17, 21–19 |
Karla Borger (GER) Britta Büthe (GER) |
Liliane Maestrini (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 21–18, 21–15 |
April Ross (USA) Whitney Pavlik (USA)
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| Gstaad Grand Slam Gstaad, Switzerland 9 – 14 July |
Xue Chen (CHN) Zhang Xi (CHN) 21–16, 21–14 |
Liliane Maestrini (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) |
Talita Antunes (BRA) Taiana Lima (BRA) 21–14, 21–13 |
Laura Ludwig (GER) Kira Walkenhorst (GER)
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| Long Beach Grand Slam Long Beach, United States 22 – 26 July |
Talita Antunes (BRA) Taiana Lima (BRA) 20–22, 21–15, 15–13 |
Maria Clara Salgado (BRA) Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA) |
Katrin Holtwick (GER) Ilka Semmler (GER) 21–18, 25–23 |
Emily Day (USA) Summer Ross (USA)
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| Berlin Grand Slam Berlin, Germany 7 – 11 August |
Talita Antunes (BRA) Taiana Lima (BRA) 16–21, 23–21, 15–12 |
Katrin Holtwick (GER) Ilka Semmler (GER) |
Jennifer Fopma (USA) Brooke Sweat (USA) 21–18, 17–21, 15–12 |
 Kristýna Kolocová (CZE) Markéta Sluková (CZE)
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| Moscow Grand Slam Moscow, Russia 21 – 25 August |
Maria Clara Salgado (BRA) Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA) 21–15, 21–18 |
Laura Ludwig (GER) Kira Walkenhorst (GER) |
 Liliana Fernández (ESP) Elsa Baquerizo (ESP)22–20, 21–19 |
 Marta Menegatti (ITA) Viktoria Orsi Toth (ITA)
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| São Paulo Grand Slam São Paulo, Brazil 8 – 13 October |
April Ross (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 19–21, 31–29, 15–12 |
Laura Ludwig (GER) Kira Walkenhorst (GER) |
Maria Antonelli (BRA) Agatha Bednarczuk (BRA) 25–23, 13–21, 15–10 |
Marta Menegatti (ITA) Viktoria Orsi Toth (ITA)
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| Xiamen Grand Slam Xiamen, China 23 – 27 October |
April Ross (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 21–14, 17–21, 15–12 |
Talita Antunes (BRA) Taiana Lima (BRA) |
Laura Ludwig (GER) Kira Walkenhorst (GER) 21–14, 21–19 |
Katrin Holtwick (GER) Ilka Semmler (GER)
|
Medal table by country[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 |  Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
Open tournaments[edit]
In this season, the FIVB Open tournaments no longer form part of the World Tour and are considered separate events.[4]
Men[edit]
| Tournament[5] | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuzhou Open Fuzhou, China 23 – 27 April |
Sean 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 (BRA)
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| Anapa Open Anapa, Russia 24 – 28 July |
Konstantin Semenov (RUS) Yaroslav Koshkarev (RUS) 25–23, 24–26, 15–13 |
Lars Flüggen (GER) Alexander Walkenhorst (GER) |
Alexey Pastukhov (RUS) Viacheslav Krasilnikov (RUS) Forfeit |
Finn Dittelbach (GER) Eric Koreng (GER)
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| Durban Open Durban, South Africa 11 – 15 December |
Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT) Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT) 15–21, 21–17, 15–10 |
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš (LAT) Aleksandrs Solovejs (LAT) |
Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA) Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) Forfeit |
Přemysl Kubala (CZE) Jan Dumek (CZE)
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Women[edit]
| Tournament[5] | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuzhou Open Fuzhou, China 24 – 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 (NED)
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| Anapa Open Anapa, Russia 23 – 27 July |
Evgenia Ukolova (RUS) Ekaterina Khomyakova (RUS) 21–10, 21–14 |
Teresa Mersmann (GER) Isabel Schneider (GER) |
Maria Prokopeva (RUS) Svetlana Popova (RUS) 21–16, 21–12 |
Heather Hughes (USA) Kaitlin Sather Nielsen (USA)
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| Phuket Open Phuket, Thailand 29 October – 3 November |
Xue Chen (CHN) Xia Xinyi (CHN) 21–16, 21–18 |
Emily Day (USA) Summer Ross (USA) |
Maria Clara Salgado (BRA) Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA) 21–18, 24–22 |
Agatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Maria Antonelli (BRA)
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| Durban Open Durban, South Africa 11 – 15 December |
Xue Chen (CHN) Xia Xinyi (CHN) 21–18, 21–18 |
Chantal Laboureur (GER) Julia Sude (GER) |
Whitney Pavlik (USA) Jennifer Kessy (USA) 36–34, 21–18 |
Teresa Mersmann (GER) Isabel Schneider (GER)
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References[edit]
- ^ FIVB World Tour gets bigger and better for the 2013 season, FIVB.org
- ^ New event concept highlights best Beach Volleyball year yet, FIVB.org
- ^ a b FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour | Calendar, FIVB.org
- ^ Fuzhou, China to host first 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball Open event, FIVB.org
- ^ a b FIVB Beach Volleyball Opens 2013 | Calendar, FIVB.org
External links[edit]
- 2013 FIVB World Tour at FIVB.org
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| Discontinued |
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