FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gstaad Grand Slam
The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gstaad Grand Slam is a beach volleyball tournament that takes place every summer as part of the FIVB World Tour in Gstaad . It is one of the most highly endowed tournaments. Olympic, world and European champions and the best players in the world rankings play for a week for prize money of 480,000 US dollars.
history
The tournament has been taking place since 2000. Beginning with an open, the tournament has had Grand Slam status since 2006. In 2007 the world championships were held in Gstaad .
organization
The initiator of the tournament and tournament director for fifteen years is Ruedi Kunz. There is an office, a 35-member organizing committee and around 550 volunteers.
sustainability
As the first sporting event in Switzerland, the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gstaad Grand Slam has created a sustainability report in accordance with the international GRI / EOSS guidelines. This was done as part of a pilot project that was led by the Federal Offices for Spatial Development, Sport and the Environment. In future, the report will also serve as a guide for sustainability reporting for Swiss sporting events.
Previous winners
In 2000 the tournament began as a women's competition. The men have also been there since 2001.
Women
| year | Winning team | Final opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 |
 Xue Chen / Zhang Xi
|
 Liliane Maestrini / Barbara Seixas
|
| 2012 |
 Kerri Walsh / Misty May-Treanor
|
 Sanne Keizer / Marleen van Iersel
|
| 2011 |
Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva
|
Xue Chen / Zhang Xi
|
| 2010 |
Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva
|
 Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig
|
| 2009 |
Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva
|
Talita Antunes / Maria Antonelli
|
| 2008 |
Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly
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Tian Jia / Wang Jie
|
| 2007 |
Kerri Walsh / Misty May-Treanor
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Tian Jia / Wang Jie
|
| 2006 |
Kerri Walsh / Misty May-Treanor
|
Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva
|
| 2005 |
Larissa França / Juliana Felisberta da Silva
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Tian Jia / Wang Fei
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| 2004 |
Kerri Walsh / Misty May-Treanor
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Adriana Behar / Shelda Bede
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| 2003 |
Kerri Walsh / Misty May-Treanor
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Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires
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| 2002 |
Kerri Walsh / Misty May-Treanor
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Adriana Behar / Shelda Bede
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| 2001 |
Adriana Behar / Shelda Bede
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Barbra Fontana / Elaine Youngs
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| 2000 |
Adriana Behar / Shelda Bede
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Holly McPeak / Misty May-Treanor
|
Men
| year | Winning team | Final opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 |
Ricardo Santos / Álvaro Morais Filho
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Pedro Salgado / Bruno Oscar Schmidt
|
| 2012 |
Sean Rosenthal / Jacob Gibb
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Emanuel Rego / Alison Cerutti
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| 2011 |
Emanuel Rego / Alison Cerutti
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Todd Rogers / Phil Dalhausser
|
| 2010 |
Todd Rogers / Phil Dalhausser
|
 Grzegorz Fijałek / Mariusz Prudel
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| 2009 |
Jonas Reckermann / Julius Brink
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Ricardo Santos / Emanuel Rego
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| 2008 |
Pedro Salgado / Harley Marques
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Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil
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| 2007 |
Todd Rogers / Phil Dalhausser
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 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinski
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| 2006 |
Ricardo Santos / Emanuel Rego
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Márcio Araújo / Fábio Luiz Magalhães
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| 2005 |
Ricardo Santos / Emanuel Rego
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Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques
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| 2004 |
 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel
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Jonas Reckermann / Markus Dieckmann
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| 2003 |
Márcio Araújo / Benjamin Insfran
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Jonas Reckermann / Markus Dieckmann
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| 2002 |
 Mariano Baracetti / Martín Conde
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Márcio Araújo / Benjamin Insfran
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| 2001 |
Kevin Wong / Stone Butcher
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Paul Laciga / Martin Laciga
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