The Beach Volleyball World Championship 2017 took place from July 28th to August 6th in Vienna on the Danube Island . The competitions for women and men were held in parallel. It was the eleventh world championship officially hosted by the FIVB .
In the women's final, Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst prevailed 2-1 against the Americans April Ross and Lauren Fendrick . The 2016 Olympic champions became the first German women to win the World Cup. The bronze medal went to the Brazilians Larissa França and Talita Antunes da Rocha . In the men's category, the Brazilians Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior and André Loyola Stein won the final against the Austrians Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst . The Russians Vyacheslav Borissowitsch Krassilnikow and Nikita Andrejewitsch Ljamin took third place.
The German volleyball association started with a total of six duos (five female, one male), the host Austria had seven teams (three female, four male) in the competition and Switzerland was represented by two women's duos. The defending champions were the Brazilians Bárbara Seixas and Ágatha Bednarczuk , who no longer competed together, as well as the Brazilians Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt .
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48 teams each competed for women and men. Each continent was represented by at least one team.
In twelve preliminary round groups, four teams played each against each for a place in the main round. There were two points for a win and one point for a loss. The two best teams from each group and the four best thirds in the group reached the next round directly. The eight remaining thirds in the group determined the “lucky losers” for the next round in four qualifying games. From there on, the simple knockout system continued until the final.
game schedule
The draw for the preliminary groups took place on July 1, 2017 on the fringes of the major tournament of the FIVB World Tour in Poreč . The schedule was published on July 11th.
Women
Group games
29th of July
Bieneck / Schneider
Day / Branagh
0: 2
Larissa / Talita
Strauss / Holzer
2: 1
30th July
Bieneck / Schneider
Strauss / Holzer
2-0
Larissa / Talita
Day / Branagh
2-0
August 1st
Larissa / Talita
Bieneck / Schneider
2-0
Day / Branagh
Strauss / Holzer
2-0
29th of July
Laboreur / Sude
Galindo / Galindo
2-0
Baquerizo / Fernández
Echeverria / Leila
2-0
30th July
Laboreur / Sude
Echeverria / Leila
2-0
Baquerizo / Fernández
Galindo / Galindo
2-0
August 1st
Laboreur / Sude
Baquerizo / Fernández
2-0
Echeverria / Leila
Galindo / Galindo
2-0
29th of July
Ágatha / Duda
Gaudencia / Too
2-0
Meppelink / van Gestel
Gordon / Saxton
0: 2
30th July
Ágatha / Duda
Gordon / Saxton
2: 1
Meppelink / van Gestel
Gaudencia / Too
2-0
August 1st
Ágatha / Duda
Meppelink / van Gestel
0: 2
Gordon / Saxton
Gaudencia / Too
2-0
July 28th
Borger / Kozuch
Glenzke / Grossner
2-0
Ludwig / Walkenhorst
Mahassine / Zeroual
2-0
29th of July
Ludwig / Walkenhorst
Glenzke / Grossner
2: 1
Borger / Kozuch
Mahassine / Zeroual
2-0
July 31
Ludwig / Walkenhorst
Borger / Kozuch
2-0
Glenzke / Grossner
Mahassine / Zeroual
2-0
July 28th
S. Ross / Sweat
Rimser / Plesiutschnig
2-0
Dawidowa / Schypkowa
Maschkowa / Samalykowa
0: 2
30th July
S. Ross / Sweat
Maschkowa / Samalykowa
2-0
Dawidowa / Schypkowa
Rimser / Plesiutschnig
2: 1
August 1st
S. Ross / Sweat
Dawidowa / Schypkowa
1: 2
Maschkowa / Samalykowa
Rimser / Plesiutschnig
2-0
29th of July
Hermannová / Sluková
Alfaro / Charles
2-0
Lehtonen / Lahti
Filippo / Erika
2-0
30th July
Hermannová / Sluková
Filippo / Erika
2-0
Lehtonen / Lahti
Alfaro / Charles
2-0
July 31
Hermannová / Sluková
Lehtonen / Lahti
2-0
Filippo / Erika
Alfaro / Charles
2: 1
July 28th
Pavan / Humana-Paredes
Flier / van Iersel
2-0
Yue / Wang
Menegatti / Perry
2: 1
30th July
Yue / Wang
Flier / van Iersel
1: 2
Pavan / Humana-Paredes
Menegatti / Perry
2-0
July 31
Pavan / Humana-Paredes
Yue / Wang
2-0
Menegatti / Perry
Flier / van Iersel
1: 2
July 28th
Barbara / Fernanda
Taiana Lima / Elize Maia
1: 2
Heidrich / Vergé-Dépré
Manhica / Muianga
2-0
29th of July
Barbara / Fernanda
Manhica / Muianga
2-0
Heidrich / Vergé-Dépré
Taiana Lima / Elize Maia
1: 2
July 31
Taiana Lima / Elize Maia
Manhica / Muianga
2-0
Barbara / Fernanda
Heidrich / Vergé-Dépré
0: 2
July 28th
Hughes / Claes
Pischke / Broder
2-0
Maria Antonelli / Carol
Nzayisenga / Mutatsimpundu
2: 0 (W)
29th of July
Maria Antonelli / Carol
Pischke / Broder
2-0
Hughes / Claes
Nzayisenga / Mutatsimpundu
2-0
July 31
Maria Antonelli / Carol
Hughes / Claes
2: 1
Pischke / Broder
Nzayisenga / Mutatsimpundu
2-0
July 28th
Wilkerson / Bansley
Zonta / Gallay
2-0
Betschart / Hüberli
Gabi / Agudo
2-0
30th July
Wilkerson / Bansley
Gabi / Agudo
2-0
Betschart / Hüberli
Zonta / Gallay
2: 1
July 31
Betschart / Hüberli
Wilkerson / Bansley
2-0
Zonta / Gallay
Gabi / Agudo
2-0
July 28th
Bawden / Clancy
Laird / Ngauamo
2: 1
A. Ross / Fendrick
Xue / Wang
2: 1
30th July
Bawden / Clancy
Xue / Wang
2: 1
A. Ross / Fendrick
Laird / Ngauamo
2-0
July 31
Bawden / Clancy
A. Ross / Fendrick
0: 2
Laird / Ngauamo
Xue / Wang
0: 2
July 28th
Kolocová / Kvapilová
Birlowa / Makrogusowa
2: 1
Schwaiger / Schützenhöfer
Radarong / Udomchavee
2: 1
29th of July
Schwaiger / Schützenhöfer
Birlowa / Makrogusowa
2-0
Kolocová / Kvapilová
Radarong / Udomchavee
2: 1
July 31
Birlowa / Makrogusowa
Radarong / Udomchavee
2-0
Schwaiger / Schützenhöfer
Kolocová / Kvapilová
1: 2
Lucky Losers August 1st
Germany Glenzke / Grossner
Paraguay Filippo / Erika
2-0
Russia Birlowa / Makrogusowa
Cuba Echeverria / Leila
0: 2
Argentina Zonta / Gallay
Canada Pischke / Broder
2: 1
China People's Republic Xue / Wang XX
Germany Bieneck / Schneider
2: 1
Main round
First main round August 2nd
Round of 16 August 3rd
Quarterfinals August 4th
Semi-finals August 4th
Final August 5th
Brazil
Larissa / Talita
2
Argentina
Zonta / Gallay
0
Brazil
Larissa / Talita
2
Switzerland
Heidrich / Vergé-Dépré
0
Kazakhstan
Maschkowa / Samalykowa
0
Switzerland
Heidrich / Vergé-Dépré
2
Brazil
Larissa / Talita
2
Brazil
Maria Antonelli / Carol
0
Brazil
Maria Antonelli / Carol
2
Australia
Bawden / Clancy
1
Brazil
Maria Antonelli / Carol
2
Brazil
Taiana Lima / Elize Maia
0
Ukraine
Dawidowa / Schypkowa
1
Brazil
Taiana Lima / Elize Maia
2
Brazil
Larissa / Talita
0
Germany
Ludwig / Walkenhorst
2
United States
S. Ross / Sweat
2
China People's Republic
Xue / Wang XX
1
United States
S. Ross / Sweat
2
Czech Republic
Kolocová / Kvapilová
1
Netherlands
Flier / van Iersel
0
Czech Republic
Kolocová / Kvapilová
2
United States
S. Ross / Sweat
0
Germany
Ludwig / Walkenhorst
2
United States
Hughes / Claes
2
Spain
Baquerizo / Fernández
0
United States
Hughes / Claes
0
Germany
Ludwig / Walkenhorst
2
China People's Republic
Yue / Wang
0
Germany
Ludwig / Walkenhorst
2
Germany
Ludwig / Walkenhorst
2
United States
A. Ross / Fendrick
1
Netherlands
Meppelink / van Gestel
0
Cuba
Echeverria / Leila
2
Cuba
Echeverria / Leila
1
Canada
Wilkerson / Bansley
2
Canada
Wilkerson / Bansley
2
Germany
Borger / Kozuch
0
Canada
Wilkerson / Bansley
0
United States
A. Ross / Fendrick
2
3rd place match
United States
A. Ross / Fendrick
2
Brazil
Larissa / Talita
2
United States
Day / Branagh
1
United States
A. Ross / Fendrick
2
Canada
Pavan / Humana-Paredes
1
Czech Republic
Hermannová / Sluková
1
Brazil
Ágatha / Duda
1
Czech Republic
Hermannová / Sluková
2
United States
A. Ross / Fendrick
2
Canada
Pavan / Humana-Paredes
1
Canada
Pavan / Humana-Paredes
2
Brazil
Barbara / Fernanda
0
Canada
Pavan / Humana-Paredes
2
Switzerland
Betschart / Hüberli
0
Austria
Schwaiger / Schützenhöfer
0
Switzerland
Betschart / Hüberli
2
Canada
Pavan / Humana-Paredes
2
Germany
Laboreur / Sude
0
Canada
Gordon / Saxton
0
Finland
Lehtonen / Lahti
2
Finland
Lehtonen / Lahti
0
Germany
Laboreur / Sude
2
Germany
Glenzke / Grossner
0
Germany
Laboreur / Sude
2
Men
Group games
29th of July
Álvaro Filho / Saymon
Williams / Phillip
2-0
González / Diaz
Kunert / Dressler
2-0
July 31
Álvaro Filho / Saymon
Kunert / Dressler
2-0
González / Diaz
Williams / Phillip
2-0
August 2nd
Álvaro Filho / Saymon
González / Diaz
1: 2
Kunert / Dressler
Williams / Phillip
2-0
July 28th
Jefferson / Cherif
Böckermann / Flüggen
2-0
Samoilovs / Šmēdiņš
Charly / Golindano
2-0
30th July
Samoilovs / Šmēdiņš
Böckermann / Flüggen
2-0
Jefferson / Cherif
Charly / Golindano
2: 1
August 1st
Böckermann / Flüggen
Charly / Golindano
2-0
Samoilovs / Šmēdiņš
Jefferson / Cherif
0: 2
29th of July
Dalhausser / Lucena
Doherty / Hyden
2: 1
Prudel / Kujawiak
Leonardo / Garcia
2-0
July 31
Dalhausser / Lucena
Leonardo / Garcia
2-0
Doherty / Hyden
Prudel / Kujawiak
2-0
August 2nd
Dalhausser / Lucena
Prudel / Kujawiak
2-0
Doherty / Hyden
Leonardo / Garcia
2-0
July 28th
Evandro / André Loyola
Varenhorst / van Garderen
2: 1
Virgen / Ontiveros
Quesada / piña
2-0
30th July
Evandro / André Loyola
Quesada / piña
2-0
Virgen / Ontiveros
Varenhorst / van Garderen
0: 2
August 1st
Evandro / André Loyola
Virgen / Ontiveros
1: 2
Quesada / piña
Varenhorst / van Garderen
0: 2
29th of July
Grimalt / Grimalt
Pļaviņš / Regža
2-0
Alison / Bruno
Nguvo / Tovela
2-0
July 31
Alison / Bruno
Pļaviņš / Regža
2-0
Grimalt / Grimalt
Nguvo / Tovela
2-0
August 2nd
Alison / Bruno
Grimalt / Grimalt
2-0
Pļaviņš / Regža
Nguvo / Tovela
2-0
July 28th
Koekelkoren / van Walle
Tocs / Finsters
2: 1
Krassilnikow / Lyamin
Abicha / Elgraoui
2-0
30th July
Krassilnikow / Lyamin
Tocs / Finsters
2-0
Koekelkoren / van Walle
Abicha / Elgraoui
2-0
August 1st
Krassilnikow / Lyamin
Koekelkoren / van Walle
2-0
Tocs / Finsters
Abicha / Elgraoui
2-0
29th of July
Gibb / Crabb
Capogrosso / Azaad
2-0
Łosiak / Cantor
Goyo / Roger
2-0
July 31
Gibb / Crabb
Goyo / Roger
2-0
Łosiak / Cantor
Capogrosso / Azaad
2-0
August 1st
Łosiak / Cantor
Gibb / Crabb
2: 1
Capogrosso / Azaad
Goyo / Roger
2-0
29th of July
Brunner / Patterson
Seidl / winter
2-0
Pedro / Guto
Naidoo / Williams
2-0
July 31
Pedro / Guto
Seidl / winter
2-0
Brunner / Patterson
Naidoo / Williams
2-0
August 2nd
Seidl / winter
Naidoo / Williams
2-0
Pedro / Guto
Brunner / Patterson
2: 1
July 28th
Herrera / Gavira
Ermacora / Pristauz
2-0
Pedlow / Schachter
Candra / Ashfiya
2-0
30th July
Herrera / Gavira
Candra / Ashfiya
2-0
Pedlow / Schachter
Ermacora / Pristauz
2: 1
August 1st
Herrera / Gavira
Pedlow / Schachter
2-0
Candra / Ashfiya
Ermacora / Pristauz
0: 2
July 28th
Brouwer / Meeuwsen
Vieyto / Cairus
2-0
Fijałek / Bryl
Ranghieri / Carambula
2-0
30th July
Fijałek / Bryl
Vieyto / Cairus
2-0
Brouwer / Meeuwsen
Ranghieri / Carambula
2-0
August 1st
Brouwer / Meeuwsen
Fijałek / Bryl
2-0
Ranghieri / Carambula
Vieyto / Cairus
2-0
29th of July
Nicolai / Lupo
Lombi / Kamara
2-0
Stojanowski / Jarsutkin
McHugh / Schumann
0: 2
July 31
Nicolai / Lupo
McHugh / Schumann
2-0
Stojanowski / Jarsutkin
Lombi / Kamara
2-0
August 1st
Nicolai / Lupo
Stojanowski / Jarsutkin
2: 1
McHugh / Schumann
Lombi / Kamara
2-0
July 28th
Doppler / Horst
Raoufi / Salemi
2-0
Saxton / Schalk
Vandenburg / Nusbaum
2-0
30th July
Saxton / Schalk
Raoufi / Salemi
2: 1
Doppler / Horst
Vandenburg / Nusbaum
2-0
August 1st
Doppler / Horst
Saxton / Schalk
1: 2
Raoufi / Salemi
Vandenburg / Nusbaum
0: 2
Lucky Losers August 2nd
Latvia Pļaviņš / Regža
Canada Vandenburg / Nusbaum
2-0
Argentina Capogrosso / Azaad
Poland Prudel / Kujawiak
0: 2
Austria Kunert / Dressler
Austria Seidl / winter
0: 2
Germany Böckermann / Flüggen
Italy Ranghieri / Carambula
1: 2
Main round
First main round August 3rd
Round of 16 August 4th
Quarterfinals August 5th
Semi-finals August 6th
Final August 6th
Cuba
González / Díaz
2
Austria
Seidl / winter
0
Cuba
González / Díaz
1
Netherlands
Varenhorst / van Garderen
2
Netherlands
Varenhorst / van Garderen
2
Brazil
Álvaro Filho / Saymon
0
Netherlands
Varenhorst / van Garderen
2
Spain
Herrera / Gavira
1
Spain
Herrera / Gavira
2
Poland
Fijałek / Bryl
0
Spain
Herrera / Gavira
2
Brazil
Pedro Solberg / Guto
1
Austria
Ermacora / Pristauz
1
Brazil
Pedro Solberg / Guto
2
Netherlands
Varenhorst / van Garderen
0
Brazil
Evandro / André Loyola
2
Brazil
Alison / Bruno
2
Latvia
Točs / Finsters
0
Brazil
Alison / Bruno
1
Canada
Saxton / Schalk
2
Chile
Grimalt / Grimalt
0
Canada
Saxton / Schalk
2
Canada
Saxton / Schalk
1
Brazil
Evandro / André Loyola
2
United States
Doherty / Hyden
1
Latvia
Samoilovs / Šmēdiņš
2
Latvia
Samoilovs / Šmēdiņš
0
Brazil
Evandro / André Loyola
2
Latvia
Pļaviņš / Regža
0
Brazil
Evandro / André Loyola
2
Brazil
Evandro / André Loyola
2
Austria
Doppler / Horst
0
United States
Dalhausser / Lucena
2
Italy
Ranghieri / Carambula
0
United States
Dalhausser / Lucena
2
Australia
McHugh / Schumann
1
United States
Gibb / Crabb
0
Australia
McHugh / Schumann
2
United States
Dalhausser / Lucena
0
Russia
Krassilnikow / Lyamin
2
3rd place match
Italy
Nicolai / Lupo
0
Netherlands
Varenhorst / van Garderen
0
Canada
Pedlow / Schachter
2
Canada
Pedlow / Schachter
0
Russia
Krassilnikow / Lyamin
2
Russia
Krassilnikow / Lyamin
2
Russia
Stojanowski / Jarsutkin
1
Russia
Krassilnikow / Lyamin
2
Russia
Krassilnikow / Lyamin
0
Austria
Doppler / Horst
2
Poland
Łosiak / Cantor
2
Mexico
Virgen / Ontiveros
1
Poland
Łosiak / Cantor
2
Belgium
Koekelkoren / van Walle
1
Belgium
Koekelkoren / van Walle
2
Netherlands
Brouwer / Meeuwsen
1
Poland
Łosiak / Cantor
1
Austria
Doppler / Horst
2
Austria
Doppler / Horst
2
United States
Brunner / Patterson
1
Austria
Doppler / Horst
2
Qatar
Jefferson / Cherif
0
Poland
Prudel / Kujawiak
0
Qatar
Jefferson / Cherif
2
qualification
For hosts Austria there were two fixed starting places for women and men. The other criteria for qualification were also the same for both sexes. 23 teams each qualified via their position in the ranking list. The continental associations AVC (Asia), CAVB (Africa), CEV (Europe), CSV (South America) and NORCECA (North and Central America) received four starting places per gender.
Wildcards were given for the remaining three starting places in the field of 48 teams . The following duos received the wildcards:
Individual awards
Women
Men
media
In Germany, Das Erste and ZDF alternately showed individual games with German participation in live streams . Some of the semi-finals and finals were shown on television. In Austria there were live broadcasts and summaries on ORF . FIVB also offered live streams on its online channels.
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ Vienna welcomes the world's elite. DVV, August 7, 2016, accessed on July 2, 2017 .
^ Vienna Worlds will crown a new women's champion. FIVB, June 7, 2017, accessed on July 2, 2017 .
↑ 2017 FIVB World Championships pool placements confirmed. FIVB, July 1, 2017, accessed on July 2, 2017 .
↑ Women teams among themselves. DVV, July 1, 2017, accessed on July 2, 2017 .
↑ FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship schedule released. FIVB, July 11, 2017, accessed on July 11, 2017 .
^ FIVB, Qualification Process - Women
↑ FIVB, Qualification Process - Men
↑ Four countries net wild card slots for FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. FIVB, June 23, 2017, accessed on July 2, 2017 .
↑ Last World Cup wildcard for Ermacora / Pristauz. Laola1.tv , July 3, 2017, accessed July 3, 2017 .
↑ a b Online live on ARD and ZDF. DVV, July 27, 2017, accessed on August 1, 2017 .
↑ a b Watch the action. FIVB, accessed August 1, 2017 .
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