FIVB Women's World Tour 2008

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The women's FIVB World Tour 2008 consisted of 19 beach volleyball tournaments, six of which were held as Grand Slams and thirteen as Open .

Tournaments

Adelaide Open (March 25-30)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
BrazilBrazil França / Felisberta da Silva BrazilBrazil Antunes da Rocha / Ribeiro BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly United StatesUnited States Branagh / Youngs China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Tian / Wang Jie GermanyGermany Goller / Ludwig China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Xue Chen / Zhang Xi GermanyGermany Pohl / Rau

Shanghai Open (April 29th to May 4th)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
BrazilBrazil Antunes da Rocha / Ribeiro BrazilBrazil França / Felisberta da Silva China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Xue Chen / Zhang Xi BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly AustraliaAustralia Barnett Hinchley / Cook GermanyGermany Brink-Abeler / Jurich GreeceGreece Arvaniti / Karadassiou MexicoMexico Candelas / García

Seoul Open (May 13-18)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Xue Chen / Zhang Xi BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly United StatesUnited States Branagh / Youngs BrazilBrazil França / Felisberta da Silva United StatesUnited States Boss / Ross United StatesUnited States Juniper / Turner AustraliaAustralia Barnett Hinchley / Cook China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Tian / Wang Jie

Osaka Open (May 20-25)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
BrazilBrazil França / Felisberta da Silva China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Tian / Wang Jie China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Xue Chen / Zhang Xi AustraliaAustralia Barnett Hinchley / Cook BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly United StatesUnited States Boss / Ross BrazilBrazil Antunes da Rocha / Ribeiro GermanyGermany Claasen / Röder

Barcelona Open (May 26th to 31st)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
United StatesUnited States Branagh / Youngs BrazilBrazil Antunes da Rocha / Ribeiro BrazilBrazil França / Felisberta da Silva GreeceGreece Arvaniti / Karadassiou BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly United StatesUnited States Boss / Ross GermanyGermany Goller / Ludwig GermanyGermany Pohl / Rau

Stare Jablonki Open (June 2nd to 7th)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly United StatesUnited States Juniper / Turner BrazilBrazil Maria Clara Salgado / Carolina Salgado BrazilBrazil Antunes da Rocha / Ribeiro GermanyGermany Brink-Abeler / Jurich United StatesUnited States Boss / Ross AustriaAustria D. Schwaiger / S. Schwaiger GreeceGreece Arvaniti / Karadassiou

Berlin Grand Slam (June 9th to 14th)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 5th place 5th place
Flag of the United States.svg May-Treanor / Walsh China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Tian / Wang Jie BrazilBrazil França / Felisberta da Silva United StatesUnited States Boss / Ross BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly BrazilBrazil Antonelli / Leão GermanyGermany Pohl / Rau United StatesUnited States Branagh / Youngs

Paris Grand Slam (June 16-22)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 5th place 5th place
Flag of the United States.svg May-Treanor / Walsh United StatesUnited States Juniper / Turner United StatesUnited States Branagh / Youngs China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Tian / Wang Jie BrazilBrazil Antunes da Rocha / Ribeiro CubaCuba Fernández Grasset / Larrea Peraza GermanyGermany Goller / Ludwig United StatesUnited States Boss / Ross

Stavanger Grand Slam (June 23-28)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 5th place 5th place
Flag of the United States.svg May-Treanor / Walsh GreeceGreece Arvaniti / Karadassiou United StatesUnited States Boss / Ross BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly BrazilBrazil Antunes da Rocha / Ribeiro GermanyGermany Pohl / Rau NorwayNorway Håkedal / Tørlen United StatesUnited States Branagh / Youngs

Moscow Grand Slam (June 30th - July 5th)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 5th place 5th place
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Xue Chen / Zhang Xi United StatesUnited States Branagh / Youngs China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Tian / Wang Jie Antunes da Rocha / Ribeiro BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly BrazilBrazil Antonelli / Leão GermanyGermany Brink-Abeler / Jurich United StatesUnited States Juniper / Turner

Marseille Open (July 14th - 20th)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
GermanyGermany Pohl / Rau BrazilBrazil Antonelli / Leão BrazilBrazil Maria Clara Salgado / Carolina Salgado GermanyGermany Claasen / Röder GermanyGermany Brink-Abeler / Jurich RussiaRussia Urjadowa / Schirjajewa BelgiumBelgium Van Breedam / Mouha SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zumkehr / Grässli

Gstaad Grand Slam (July 21-26)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 5th place 5th place
BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Tian / Wang Jie China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Xue Chen / Zhang Xi AustraliaAustralia Barnett Hinchley / Cook BrazilBrazil Antonelli / Leão BrazilBrazil Maria Clara Salgado / Carolina Salgado SwitzerlandSwitzerland Kuhn / Heavy SwedenSweden Lundqvist / Ljungqvist

Klagenfurt Grand Slam (July 28th - August 2nd)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 5th place 5th place
BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly UkraineUkraine Oschejko / Baburyna GermanyGermany Holtwick / Semmler GeorgiaGeorgia Saka / Rtvelo BrazilBrazil França / Felisberta da Silva Czech RepublicCzech RepublicNováková / Tobiášová LatviaLatvia Minusa / Jursone NetherlandsNetherlands Keizer / de Vries

Kristiansand Open (August 25th - 30th)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
BrazilBrazil Antonelli / Leão NorwayNorway Håkedal / Tørlen AustriaAustria D. Schwaiger / S. Schwaiger BrazilBrazil Maria Clara Salgado / Carolina Salgado GeorgiaGeorgia Saka / Rtvelo NorwayNorway Maaseide / Glesnes FinlandFinland Em. Nyström / Er. Nyström FranceFranceHamzaoui / Sarpaux

Myslowice Open (September 2-7)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
BrazilBrazil Maria Clara Salgado / Carolina Salgado GermanyGermany Holtwick / Semmler NorwayNorway Håkedal / Tørlen Czech RepublicCzech RepublicNováková / Tobiášová BrazilBrazil Antonelli / Leão SwedenSweden Lundqvist / Ljungqvist BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly GermanyGermany Goller / Ludwig

Guarujá Open (September 15-20)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
BrazilBrazil Cunha / França BrazilBrazilBruno Bede / Bednarczuk BrazilBrazil Bede / Connelly BrazilBrazil Maria Clara Salgado / Carolina Salgado BrazilBrazil Antonelli / Leão GermanyGermany Holtwick / Semmler BrazilBrazil Antunes da Rocha / Ribeiro GermanyGermany Banck / Günther

Dubai Open (October 5th - 10th)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
Flag of the United States.svg Walsh / Branagh United StatesUnited States Boss / Ross BrazilBrazil Maria Clara Salgado / Carolina Salgado AustriaAustria D. Schwaiger / S. Schwaiger CanadaCanada Lessard / Martin GermanyGermany Banck / Günther NetherlandsNetherlandsRemmers / Stiekema Flag of the United States.svg Fendrick / Ivy

Phuket Open (November 4th - 9th)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
United StatesUnited States Boss / Ross United StatesUnited States Branagh / Turner GermanyGermany Banck / Günther AustraliaAustralia Barnett Hinchley / Palmer BrazilBrazil Maria Clara Salgado / Carolina Salgado Flag of the United States.svg Fendrick / Ivy China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Wang / Zuo NetherlandsNetherlandsRemmers / Stiekema

Sanya Open (November 11th - 16th)

gold Silver bronze 4th Place 5th place 5th place 7th place 7th place
United StatesUnited States Boss / Ross China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Zhang / Huang United StatesUnited States Branagh / Turner China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Wang / Zuo BrazilBrazil Antonelli / Leão SwedenSweden Lundqvist / Ljungqvist ItalyItaly Gioria / Momoli Flag of the United States.svg Fendrick / Ivy

Awards of the year 2008

FIVB Tour Champion Team of the Year Most Outstanding Sports person Top rookie Most inspirational Most Improved Player
BrazilBrazil Shelda Bede Ana Paula Connelly
BrazilBrazil 		BrazilBrazil Shelda Bede Ana Paula Connelly
BrazilBrazil 		United StatesUnited States Misty May-Treanor Zhang Xi
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 		United StatesUnited States Kerri Walsh Misty May-Treanor
United StatesUnited States 		MexicoMexico Bibiana Candelas BrazilBrazil Shelda Bede United StatesUnited States Nicole Branagh

Best blocker Best defensive player Best hitter Best offensive player Best server Best setter
United StatesUnited States Kerri Walsh United StatesUnited States Misty May-Treanor BrazilBrazil Larissa França United StatesUnited States Misty May-Treanor BrazilBrazil Maria Clara Salgado GreeceGreece Vassiliki Karadassiou Larissa França
BrazilBrazil

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/BVB_Calendar_WT2008.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WADE2008&sm=18
  3. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WSHA2008&sm=18
  4. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WSEO2008&sm=18
  5. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WOSK2008&sm=18
  6. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WBCN2008&sm=18
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  10. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WSTA2008&sm=19
  11. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WMOS2008&sm=19
  12. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WMRS2008&sm=18
  13. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WGST2008&sm=19
  14. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WKLA2008&sm=19
  15. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WKRI2008&sm=18
  16. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WMYS2008&sm=18
  17. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WGUA2008&sm=18
  18. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WDUB2008&sm=18
  19. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WPHU2008&sm=18
  20. ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=MDRA&TRN=WSAN2008&sm=18
  21. ↑ http://www.bvbinfo.com/award.asp