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.[1]
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.[2][3] The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country.[2][4]
There are six Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.[5]
- 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
Women
Men
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil (BRA) | 20 | 8 | 14 | 42 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 39 | 39 | 38 | 116 | |
SWATCH Most Outstanding Player
- 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)
- Juliana Felisberta (BRA)
- 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)
- 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
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.[9]
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.[10]
- Adelaide hosts season-opening SWATCH FIVB World Tour Event, FIVB, February 26, 2008
- U.S. beach volleyball pair win, Canadians lose, CBC.ca, June 30, 2008
- Swatch Beachvolley Women's Calendar & Results Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, Swatch
- FIVB > results Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Swatch
- Swatch Beachvolley Men's Calendar & Results Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Swatch
- BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Branagh, Youngs Discover Gold on Beach in Barcelona[permanent dead link], USOC PressBox, May 31, 2008
- Beachvolleyball-News: Beach World-Tour, volleyballer.de
- Beach Volleyball Database
- 2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar at FIVB.org
- Beachvolley at Swatch.com
Tournaments
- 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