International beach volleyball circuit
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Volleyball competition held in Various
Tournament details | |
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Host nation | Various |
Dates | April – October, 2015 |
Venue(s) | 17 (in 17 host cities) |
Official website | |
FIVB.org | |
The 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was an international beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
From this season, the FIVB World Tour calendar comprises by 5 FIVB World Tour Grand Slams, 6 Open tournaments (Prague only for women), the newly FIVB Major Series with three events and the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.
An inaugural edition of the FIVB World Tour Finals was held in the United States and concluded the season.
Schedule
- Key
World Championships |
World Tour Finals |
Grand Slam |
Major Series |
Open tournaments |
Men
Women
Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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Fuzhou Open Fuzhou, China 22 – 26 April |
Jamie Broder (CAN) Kristina Valjas (CAN) 21–17, 23–21 |
Chantal Laboureur (GER) Julia Sude (GER) |
Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) April Ross (USA) 13–21, 21–13, 15–11 |
Wang Fan (CHN) Yue Yuan (CHN) |
Lucerne Open Lucerne, Switzerland 12 – 17 May |
Karla Borger (GER) Britta Büthe (GER) 16–21, 21–16, 15–13 |
Madelein Meppelink (NED) Marleen van Iersel (NED) |
Jamie Broder (CAN) Kristina Valjas (CAN) 21–18, 21–15 |
Stefanie Schwaiger (AUT) Barbara Hansel (AUT) |
Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic 20 – 24 May |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 21–12, 21–18 |
Heather Bansley (CAN) Sarah Pavan (CAN) |
Eduarda Lisboa (BRA) Elize Maia (BRA) Walkover |
Maria Clara Salgado (BRA) Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA) |
Moscow Grand Slam Moscow, Russia 26 – 31 May |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–17, 21–14 |
Madelein Meppelink (NED) Marleen van Iersel (NED) |
Marta Menegatti (ITA) Viktoria Orsi Toth (ITA) 14–21, 21–19, 16–14 |
Wang Fan (CHN) Yue Yuan (CHN) |
Porec Major Poreč, Croatia 2 – 6 June |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–16, 25–27, 15–12 |
Heather Bansley (CAN) Sarah Pavan (CAN) |
Louise Bawden (AUS) Taliqua Clancy (AUS) 21–15, 21–17 |
Jamie Broder (CAN) Kristina Valjas (CAN) |
Stavanger Major Stavanger, Norway 9 – 13 June |
Juliana Silva (BRA) Maria Antonelli (BRA) 21–16, 21–15 |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) |
Madelein Meppelink (NED) Marleen van Iersel (NED) 21–17, 16–21, 15–13 |
Laura Ludwig (GER) Kira Walkenhorst (GER) |
St. Petersburg Grand Slam St. Petersburg, Florida, United States 17 – 21 June |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 23–21, 21–19 |
Juliana Silva (BRA) Maria Antonelli (BRA) |
Taiana Lima (BRA) Fernanda Alves (BRA) 17–21, 21–19, 17–15 |
Karla Borger (GER) Britta Büthe (GER) |
FIVB World Championships Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Rotterdam and The Hague, Netherlands 26 June – 5 July |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 21–18, 22–20 |
Taiana Lima (BRA) Fernanda Alves (BRA) |
Juliana Silva (BRA) Maria Antonelli (BRA) 23–25, 21–18, 15–9 |
Katrin Holtwick (GER) Ilka Semmler (GER) |
Gstaad Major Gstaad, Switzerland 7 – 11 July |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–13, 21–17 |
Taiana Lima (BRA) Fernanda Alves (BRA) |
Heather Bansley (CAN) Sarah Pavan (CAN) Walkover |
Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) April Ross (USA) |
Yokohama Grand Slam Yokohama, Japan 21 – 26 July |
Laura Ludwig (GER) Kira Walkenhorst (GER) 21–14, 21–17 |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) |
Heather Bansley (CAN) Sarah Pavan (CAN) 15–21, 22–20, 15–9 |
April Ross (USA) Jennifer Fopma (USA) |
Long Beach Grand Slam Long Beach, California, United States 18 – 23 August |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–18, 21–16 |
Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) April Ross (USA) |
Laura Ludwig (GER) Kira Walkenhorst (GER) 21–17, 21–13 |
Louise Bawden (AUS) Taliqua Clancy (AUS) |
Olsztyn Grand Slam Olsztyn, Poland 25 – 29 August |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–12, 25–23 |
Madelein Meppelink (NED) Marleen van Iersel (NED) |
Kinga Kołosińska (POL) Monika Brzostek (POL) 21–12, 21–16 |
Sophie van Gestel (NED) Jantine van der Vlist (NED) |
Rio de Janeiro Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 – 6 September |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 32–30, 18–21, 15–12 |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) |
Madelein Meppelink (NED) Marleen van Iersel (NED) 21–15, 21–17 |
Juliana Silva (BRA) Maria Antonelli (BRA) |
Sochi Open Sochi, Russia 8 – 13 September |
Marta Menegatti (ITA) Viktoria Orsi Toth (ITA) 21–19, 21–16 |
Isabelle Forrer (SUI) Anouk Vergé-Dépré (SUI) |
Nadine Zumkehr (SUI) Joana Heidrich (SUI) 21–18, 21–18 |
Riikka Lehtonen (FIN) Taru Lahti (FIN) |
Xiamen Open Xiamen, China 23 – 27 September |
Nadine Zumkehr (SUI) Joana Heidrich (SUI) 21–18, 21–17 |
Ana Gallay (ARG) Georgina Klug (ARG) |
Isabelle Forrer (SUI) Anouk Vergé-Dépré (SUI) 21–14, 24–22 |
Katrin Holtwick (GER) Ilka Semmler (GER) |
Ft. Lauderdale Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States 29 September – 4 October |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–17, 21–18 |
Laura Ludwig (GER) Kira Walkenhorst (GER) |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 22–20, 14–21, 15–10 |
Heather Bansley (CAN) Sarah Pavan (CAN) |
Medal table by country
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Brazil (BRA) | 18 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
2 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
4 | Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
6 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
7 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
8 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 |
References
- Historic year for wonderful World Tour, FIVB.org
- FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour – 2015 Media Guide, FIVB.org
- FIVB announces pre-calendar for 2015 World Tour, CEV.lu
- ^ FIVB Beach Volleyball Calendar 2015, FIVB.org
- Fuzhou Open | Men - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- Lucerne Open | Men - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- Moscow Grand Slam | Men - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- Porec Major | Men - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- Stavanger Major | Men - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- St. Petersburg Grand Slam | Men - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Gstaad Major | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Yokohama Grand Slam | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Long Beach Grand Slam | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Olsztyn Grand Slam | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Rio de Janeiro Open | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Sochi Open | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Xiamen Open | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Ft. Lauderdale Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Fuzhou Open | Women - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- Lucerne Open | Women - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- Prague Open | Women - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- Prague Open | Women - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- Porec Major | Women - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- Stavanger Major | Women - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- St. Petersburg Grand Slam | Women - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships | Schedule, FIVB.org
- St. Gstaad Major | Women - Results/Schedule Main draw, FIVB.org
- Yokohama Grand Slam | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Long Beach Grand Slam | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Olsztyn Grand Slam | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Rio de Janeiro Open | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Sochi Open | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Xiamen Open | Schedule, FIVB.org
- Ft. Lauderdale Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals | Schedule, FIVB.org
External links
- 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour at FIVB.org