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| 5/12/2008 |
Debutants Ball in St. Pölten
Germany has the premiere team Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann the 2006 European Champions. They are the country's best Beach Volleyball duo and they attract the most public attention. The pendant of Brink/Dieckmann in Austria is the duo Clemens Doppler and Peter Gartmayer.
Read more from eurobeachtour.com
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Volleyball pals open up for gold
The 33-year-old Brisbane woman, training full time out of the Australian Institute of Sport in Adelaide, said they couldn't afford to beat around the bush if they wanted to beat the world's best. "We've actually engaged the services of a high-performance coach that deals in human relationships because the sport is so intense...
Read more from couriermail.com.au
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Gogie Girl Hits The Beach With New AVP Licensing Partnership
CHATSWORTH, Calif. and LOS ANGELES, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gogie Girl, LLC, a leader in women's sports headwear, has become an official licensee of AVP Pro Beach Volleyball. This multi-year relationship, which goes through 2011, brings Gogie Girl to the forefront of women's professional sports, tapping in to the AVP's popularity among females.
Read more from The Earth Times
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Asian & European SWATCH FIVB World Tour Stops Next
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, May 12, 2008 - The 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour will be staged on two continents this week with the women resuming competition in Asia while the men continue their travels in Europe as qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games continues for the planet’s top Beach Volleyball players.
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Bountiful spiker Gibb takes gold
Bountiful's Jake Gibb and his partner Sean Rosenthal won all six of the Swatch FIVB World Tour beach volleyball matches and took the gold medal Sunday in the first Prague 2008 Open. For the gold medal, the 13th-seeded Americans defeated the 11th-seeded German team of Julius Brink and Christoph Dieckmann 21-13 and 23-21 in 47 minutes.
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| 5/11/2008 |
Gibb, Rosenthal Beat Germany to Win FIVB Tour Event
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 11, 2008) – The U.S. beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal strengthened their hold on an Olympic berth by winning the SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Prague, Czech Republic on Sunday.
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Inaugural Prague 2008 Open Proves Successful for Gibb & Rosenthal
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, May 11, 2008 - The Prague 2008 Open was a week full of Beach Volleyball revenge for Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal as the Americans won all six of their SWATCH FIVB World Tour matches highlighted by Sunday afternoon’s gold medal victory over Julius Brink and Christoph Dieckmann of Germany.
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Brazilians Earn Prague 2008 Podium Placement
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, May 11, 2008 - It took three sets, but reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos out-lasted Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil of the Netherlands to capture the bronze medal at the inaugural Prague 2008 Open here Sunday to maintain Brazil’s streak of men’s podium placements on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour.
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An All-German Affair
Anyone who clicks on www.laola1.at these days will find a photo gallery with images of the Austrian Masters of the NESTEA European Championship Tour. The collection shows the female athlete’s beautiful bodies and of course the famous NESTEA Beach Girls who excite the fans in the arena of St. Pölten with their choreographed dance shows.
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FIVB Men Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Winner's Bracket • Contender's Bracket |
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FIVB Women Seoul, Korea Winner's Bracket • Contender's Bracket |
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Karch Kiraly A Tribute to Excellence
This extraordinary 320 page book relives the career of the greatest volleyball
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| May 13-18 |
FIVB |
Italian Open presented by Abruzzo, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy |
M |
US$175,000 |
| May 13-18 |
FIVB |
Seoul Open, Korea |
W |
US$175,000 |
| May 20-25 |
FIVB |
Osaka Open, Japan |
W |
US$175,000 |
| May 20-25 |
FIVB |
VIP Open, Zagreb, Croatia |
M |
US$175,000 |
| May 22-25 |
CEV |
Swiss Masters, Lucerne, Switzerland |
M&W |
€ 100,000 |
| May 24-26 |
AVP |
AVP Louisville Open |
M&W |
$200,000 |
| May 26-31 |
FIVB |
Barcelona Open, Spain |
W |
US$175,000 |
| May 27-Jun 1 |
FIVB |
Barcelona Open, Spain |
M |
US$175,000 |
| May 28-Jun 1 |
CEV |
Dutch Masters, The Hague, Netherlands |
M&W |
€ 100,000 |
| May 30-Jun 1 |
AVP |
AVP Atlanta Open |
M&W |
$200,000 |
| Jun 2-7 |
FIVB |
Mazury Open, Stare Jablonki, Poland |
W |
US$175,000 |
| Jun 3-8 |
FIVB |
Mazury Open, Stare Jablonki, Poland |
M |
US$175,000 |
| Jun 5-8 |
AVP |
AVP Hermosa Beach Open |
M&W |
$200,000 |
| Jun 9-15 |
FIVB |
Smart Grand Slam, Berlin, Germany |
M&W |
US$600,000 |
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