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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - Fifth-seeded Emanuel Rego and Pará Ferreira of Brazil
withstood a late challenge by 12th-seeded Javier Bosma and Antonio Cotrino of
Spain to score an opening win Wednesday (August 29) evening in the Beach
Volleyball competition at the Goodwill Games.
With Emanuel and Pará scoring a 21-12 and 21-19 win in 42 minutes over the
Spaniards, the 3,000 spectators at the South Bank Piazza saw fourth-seeded
Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong of the United States advance with an injury
forfeit win over 13th-seeded John Child and Mark Heese of Canada.
Starting the match with a possible hernia, Child attempted to play and the
Canadians trailed Metzger and Wong 14-9 in the first set. After consulting
with the competition medical doctor, Child withdrew from the 2001 Goodwill
Games.
FIVB World Champions Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina and
ninth-seeded Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm of Austria won their opening
match Wednesday morning as the first of seven days of Beach Volleyball
started. The top-seeded Baracetti and Conde defeated 16th-seeded Stephane
Canet and Mathieu Hamel 21-14 and 21-16 in 44 minutes. Berger and Stamm of
Austria scored a 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 win in 53 minutes over eighth-seeded
Vegard Hoidalen and Björn Maaseide of Norway.
The Norwegians were playing in their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
event as Hoidalen's regular partner (Jorre Kjemperud) was sidelined due to
injury. With the injury, Maaseide was given the opportunity to participate in
his third straight Goodwill Games as he and Jan Kvalheim won the 1994 Gold
Medal in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Baracetti and Conde defeated Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos of Brazil earlier
this month in Austria to win the 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World
Championship. A winner of three FIVB events this season with Baracetti,
Conde is playing in his second Goodwill Games after placing third in 1998 in
New York's Central Park.
Wednesday's winners will get a two-day break before resuming play against
each other in one of Saturday's quarterfinals. Despite losing their chance
for the $30,000 first-place prize, Wednesday evening losers will continue to
play in the consolation rounds and a possible ninth-place finish.
Men's Goodwill Game action continues Thursday with four more matches.
Third-seeded Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner of Australia play the opening
match Thursday at 11 a.m. (EST Australia) against 14th-seeded Bjorn Berg and
Simon Dahl of Sweden.
Eric Fonoimoana, who won the Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medal with Dain
Blanton, teams with Rob Heidger Thursday to play 11th-seeded Patrick Heuscher
and Patrick Kobel of Switzerland to complete the early session. Blanton had
to withdraw from the Goodwill Games due to a severe muscle injury.
The second-seeded Loiola and Ricardo play 15th-seeded Jorg Ahmann and Axel
Hager of Germany Thursday evening followed by 10th-seeded Jarrod Novosel and
Joshua Slack of Australia challenging seventh-seeded Sergey Ermishin and
Mikhail Kouchnerev of Russia. Ricardo teamed with Zé Marco de Melo to earn
the Sydney Silver Medal while the Germans captured the Bronze on Bondi Beach.
2001 Goodwill Games - August 30 Beach Volleyball Notes
DAY 2 - The Beach Volleyball competition at the 2001 Goodwill Games continues
today (August 30) at the South Bank Piazza with two more sessions of four
matches each.
TODAY'S LINEUP - Here is today's competition schedule.
Session 3
· 11 a.m. - Julien Prosser, Australia (No. 3-seeded Men's Team) vs. Bjorn
Berg/Simon Dahl, Switzerland (14)
· 12 p.m. - Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) vs. Patrick
Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11)
· 1 p.m. - Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) vs. Rebekka
Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14)
· 2 p.m. - Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) vs.
Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11)
Session 4
· 4:30 p.m. - Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (No. 2-seeded Women's
Team) vs. Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15)
· 5:30 p.m. - Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) vs. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni
Sfyri, Greece (10)
· 6:30 p.m. - Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) vs. Jorg Ahmann/Axel
Hager, Germany (15)
· 7:30 p.m. - Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) vs. Jarrod
Novosel/Joshua Slack, Australia (10)
DAY 1 WRAP UP
Men's Results
· Mariano Barcelli/Martin Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) def.
Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16), 21-14 and 21-15 (43 minutes)
· Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9) def. Vegard Hoidalen/Björn
Maaseide, Norway (8), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-9 (53)
· Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira, Brazil (5) def. Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino,
Spain (12), 21-12 and 21-19 (35)
· Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) won by injury forfeit over John
Child/Mark Heese, Canada (13)
Women's Results
· Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, Italy (No. 8-seeded Women's Team) def.
Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9), 20-22, 23-211 and 15-8 (55)
· Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5) def. Lina Yanchulova/P.
Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-14 and 21-12 (30)
· Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) def. Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta,
Mexico (13), 21-17 and 21-17 (37)
· Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1) def. Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko
Tokuno, Japan (16), 21-16, 15-21 and 15-13 (49)
DAY 3 LINEUP - Times to be determined
Men's (winners advance; losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,500)
· Vegard Hoidalen/Björn Maaseide, Norway (No. 8-seeded Men's Team) vs.
Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France (16)
· Javier Bosma/Antonio Cotrino, Spain (12) vs. John Child/Mark Heese, Canada
(13)
· Julien Prosser, Australia (3) / Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Switzerland (14)
loser vs. Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) / Patrick
Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) loser
· Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) / Jarrod Novosel/Joshua
Slack, Australia (10) loser vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) / Jorg
Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15)
Women's (winners advance; losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,500)
· Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (No. 9-seeded Women's Team)
vs. Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko Tokuno, Japan (16),
· Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) vs. Teresa Galinda/Mayra
Huerta, Mexico (13)
· Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) / Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit
Leenstra, Netherlands (14) loser vs. Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez
Grosset, Cuba (6) / Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) loser
· Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) / Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece
(10) loser vs. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (2) / Angela Clarke/Kylie
Gerlic, Australia (15) loser
DAY 4 WINNERS LINEUP (winners advance to semi-finals; losers compete in
consolation rounds)
Men's Schedule
· Mariano Barcelli/Martin Conde, Argentina (No. 1-seeded Men's Team) vs.
Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (9)
· Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States (4) vs. Emanuel Rego/Pará Ferreira,
Brazil (5)
· Julien Prosser, Australia (3) / Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Switzerland (14)
winner vs. Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger, United States (6) / Patrick
Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) winner
· Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) / Jarrod Novosel/Joshua
Slack, Australia (10) winner vs. Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2/ Jorg
Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany (15) winner
Women's Schedule
· Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (No. 1-seeded Women's Team) vs.
Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, 8)
· Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) vs. Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United
States (5)
· Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) / Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit
Leenstra, Netherlands (14) winner vs. Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez
Grosset, Cuba (6) / Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11) winner
· Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) / Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri, Greece
(10) winner vs. Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (2) / Angela
Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) winner
2001 GWG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PRIZE MONEY - The total prize money (US$) is
$300,000. Here is the breakdown used for both genders:
1st - $30,000
2nd - $24,000
3rd - $19,500
4th - $15,500
5th - $12,500
6th - $9,500
7th - $8,000
8th - $7,000
9th - $6,000
10th - $5,000
11th - $4,000
12th - $3,000
13ths - $1,500
GOODWILL GAMES - BEACH VOLLEYBALL III - The 2001 Goodwill Games Beach
Volleyball competition is the third time that the sport has been part of the
program. Here are updated notes about the beach volleyball competitions at
the Goodwill Games.
1994 July 23-26 (men & women) at Peter & Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg,
Russia
1998 July 22-26 (men) & July 29-August 2 (women) at Central Park's Wollman
Rink, New York, NY
2000 August 29-September 4 (men & women) at the South Bank Piazza,
Brisbane, Australia
· A total of 22 countries have been represented in the Beach Volleyball
competition at the Goodwill Games.
· A total of 107 players (55 women and 52 men) have now competed in the Beach
Volleyball competition at the Goodwill Games.
· Julien Prosser of Australia and Bjorn Maaseide of Norway are the only two
players to compete in all three Goodwill Games.
· At the conclusion of the 2001 competition, a total of $650,000 has been
distributed at the first three Beach Volleyball competitions in the Goodwill
Games.
· The United States has claimed six of 12 Goodwill Games medals, including
one Gold, two Silver and three Bronze Medals.
· Brazil has won two Gold Medals in the Goodwill Games competitions along
with one Silver medal.
· Argentina (one Bronze), Australia (one Silver) and Norway (one Gold) have
also won Goodwill Games medals.
1994 Men's Standings
1st Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway $30,000
2nd Carlos Briceno/Jeff Williams, United States $24,000
3rd Sinjin Smith/Bruk Vandeweghe, United States $16,000
4th Andrew Burdin/Julien Prosser, Australia $10,000
5th Aloizio Claudino/Emanuel Rego, Brazil $8,000
6th Jean-P Jodard/Christian Penigaud, France $6,000
7th Gennadi Cheremisov/Rushan Dianov, Russia $4,000
8th Koichiro Kanno/Kazuyuki Takao, Japan $2,000
1998 Men's Standings
1st Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira , Brazil $30,000
2nd Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly, United States $20,000
3rd Martin Conde/Esteban Martinez, Argentina $15,000
4th Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner, Australia $11,000
5th Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway $8,000
6th John Child/Mark Heese, Canada $7,000
7th Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland $5,000
8th Ricci Luyties/Sinjin Smith, United States $4,000
1994 Women's Standings
1st Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan, United States $15,000
2nd Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, Brazil $12,000
3rd Barbra Fontana/Lori Forsythe, United States $8,000
4th Maria Salgado/Roseli Timm, Brazil $5,000
5th Natalie Cook/Anita Palm, Australia $4,000
6th Sachito Fujita/Yukiko Takahashi, Japan $3,000
7th Natalya Belousova/Maryia Kopylova, Russia $2,000
8th Simone Kody/Claire Paterson, Netherlands $1,000
1998 Women's Standings
1st Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil $30,000
2nd Pauline Manser/Kerri Pottharst, Australia $20,000
3rd Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States $15,000
4th Laura Bruschini/Annamaria Solazzi, Italy $11,000
5th Maike Friedrichsen/Danja Musch, Germany $8,000
6th Karolyn Kirby/Liz Masakayan, United States $7,000
7th Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Rep. $5,000
8th Kristine Drakich/Guylaine Dumont, Canada $4,000
FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD TOUR - The Goodwill Games stop on the 2001 FIVB
Beach Volleyball World Tour is the 125 men's event since the start of the
international circuit in 1987. The women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
started in 1992 with the 2001 Brisbane stop Event No. 81. Brazil's men's and
women's teams have combined to win 323 international medals, including 122
Golds (46 women and 76 men). The United States ranks second with 155
combined men's and women's medals, including 55 Golds (31 women and 24 men).
Australia is listed third with 27 medal finishes, including four Golds (one
men and three women).
BRISBANE & FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD TOUR - The FIVB Beach Volleyball World
Tour is making its second visit to Brisbane after sanctioning a 1995 women's
event where Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno of the United States won the title by
defeating Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva of Brazil in the final. Beate Buhler
and Danja Musch of Germany won the Bronze Medal by defeat Barbra Fontana and
Lori Forsythe.
~Tim Simmons
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