FIVB Women's World Tour 2014

The women's FIVB World Tour 2014 consisted of 17 beach volleyball tournaments, ten of which were held as a grand slam and seven as an open .

Tournaments

Fuzhou Open, China, April 23-27, 2014

space	team
1	A. Ross / Walsh
2	Juliana / Antonelli
3	Xue / XY Xia
4th	Maria Clara / Carol
5	Klug / Gallay
5	Talita / Lima
5	Wang / Yue
5	Menegatti / Orsi Toth

In the main field, the German teams Ludwig / Walkenhorst , Bieneck / Großner , Mersmann / Schneider and the qualifiers Laboreur / Sude played . Then there were Plesiutschnig / Schützenhofer for Austria, which ended with three defeats in 25th place, and Gorianec / Hüberli for Switzerland. Bieneck / Großner lost to the Brazilians Ágatha / Seixas in the first round and finished 17th. The three remaining German couples and the Swiss Goricanec / Hüberli were eliminated in the second round and finished ninth.

Shanghai PPTV Grand Slam, China, April 30th to May 4th, 2014

space	team
1	Ludwig / Walkenhorst
2	Wang / Yue
3	Ágatha / Seixas
4th	Talita / Lima
5	Liliana / Baquerizo
5	Borger / Büthe
5	Meppelink / Van Iersel
5	A. Ross / Walsh

The German duos Ludwig / Walkenhorst , Holtwick / Semmler , Borger / Büthe and Bieneck / Großner played in the main field . For Switzerland, the teams Zumkehr / Heidrich and Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Vergé-Dépré competed . Holtwick / Semmler, Forrer / Vergé-Dépré and Zumkehr / Heidrich ended the tournament with the end of the first round and thus 17th place. Borger / Büthe finished the tournament in the third round and fifth place. Ludwig / Walkenhorst won the final against Wang / Yue with 2: 1 (23-21, 19-21, 15-9). With this victory, the German duo won the first gold medal on the World Tour of their career.

Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico, May 7-11, 2014

space	team
1	Ágatha / Seixas
2	Juliana / Antonelli
3	Xue / XY Xia
4th	Laboreur / Sude
5	Klug / Gallay
5	Talita / Lima
5	Revuelta / Candelas
5	Hughes / Engle

For the first time since 2006 the World Tour stopped in Mexico. Since the German national teams took a break, the teams in the second row came here to train. The teams Mersmann / Schneider , Laboureur / Sude , Köhler / Schumacher and Behrens / Seyfferth played for Germany . Mersmann / Schneider lost to the Köhler / Schumacher team in the first round and, like Behrens / Seyfferth, ended up in 17th place. For Köhler / Schumacher the end came with ninth place in round 2 in the game against Laboreur / Sude. Laboreur / Sude made it into the game for third place, but lost to the Chinese Xue / XY Xia.

Prague Open, Czech Republic, May 21-25, 2014

space	team
1	Kolocová / Sluková
2	Holtwick / Semmler
3	Ludwig / Walkenhorst
4th	D. Schwaiger / S. Schwaiger
5	Juliana / Antonelli
5	Bansley / Pavan
5	Borger / Büthe
5	Kołosińska / Brzostek

Anapa Open, Russia, May 27-31, 2014

space	team
1	Bieneck / Grossner
2	Syrzewa / Schirjajewa-Moissejewa
3	Ukolowa / Prokopjewa
4th	Lobato / Soria
5	Xue / XY Xia
5	Bonnerová / Hermannová
5	Laboreur / Sude
5	Mersmann / Schneider

Moscow Grand Slam, Russia, June 11-15, 2014

space	team
1	A. Ross / Walsh
2	Talita / Lima
3	Meppelink / Van Iersel
4th	Liliana / Baquerizo
5	Juliana / Antonelli
5	Xue / XY Xia
5	Borger / Büthe
5	Kołosińska / Brzostek

The two German national teams Borger / Büthe and Holtwick / Semmler competed in Moscow , while Ludwig / Walkenhorst took a break after winning the bronze medal at the European Championships . In the qualification Mersmann / Schneider were able to prevail for the main field, Laboreur / Sude on the other hand failed. After the group phase, Borger / Büthe went straight to the second knockout round as the group first, while Holtwick / Semmler and Mersmann / Schneider were eliminated without a win. After beating the Brazilians Ágatha / Seixas , Borger / Büthe narrowly lost in the quarterfinals against the eventual tournament winners A. Ross / Walsh and finished fifth.

Berlin smart Grand Slam, Germany, June 17-22, 2014

space	team
1	Kolocová / Sluková
2	Juliana / Antonelli
3	Borger / Büthe
4th	Wang / Yue
5	Bawden / Clancy
5	Ágatha / Seixas
5	Talita / Lima
5	A. Ross / Walsh

Holtwick / Semmler , Borger / Büthe and Laboreur / Sude played in the main draw . Ludwig / Walkenhorst could not compete again due to health problems of Walkenhorst, whereby Mersmann / Schneider were also seeded for the main field. The Bieneck / Großner team was added via the qualifying round . Bieneck / Großner, Holtwick / Semmler and Mersmann / Schneider were eliminated after the preliminary round. Laboreur / Sude took ninth place and Borger / Büthe won bronze.

Stavanger Grand Slam, Norway, June 24-28, 2014

space	team
1	A. Ross / Walsh
2	Liliana / Baquerizo
3	Dubovcová / Nestarcová
4th	Meppelink / Van Iersel
5	Ágatha / Seixas
5	Wang / Yue
5	Day / S. Ross
5	Fendrick / Sweat

Gstaad Grand Slam, Switzerland, July 8-13, 2014

space	team
1	Holtwick / Semmler
2	Borger / Büthe
3	Kolocová / Sluková
4th	Juliana / Antonelli
5	Ágatha / Seixas
5	Bansley / Pavan
5	Wang / Yue
5	Zumkehr / Heidrich

Holtwick / Semmler won a Grand Slam on the World Tour for the first time in their career so far. The national duo won the first all-German final of the World Tour against Borger / Büthe 2-0 (24-22, 21-16).

The Hague Grand Slam, the Netherlands, July 15-20, 2014

space	team
1	Lima / Fernanda
2	Holtwick / Semmler
3	Juliana / Antonelli
4th	Kolocová / Sluková
5	Ágatha / Seixas
5	Maria Clara / Carol
5	Wang / Yue
5	Zumkehr / Heidrich

After Holtwick / Semmler became the first German women's team to win a Grand Slam in the purely German final in Gstaad in the last tournament, they were in the final again in The Hague. On the way to the final they defeated the DVV duo Borger / Büthe as well as teams from China, the USA and Brazil. In the final, the German national duo lost to the Brazilians Lima / Fernanda 1: 2 (16-21, 21-17, 12-15).

Long Beach Grand Slam, USA, July 22-27, 2014

space	team
1	A. Ross / Walsh
2	Ágatha / Seixas
3	Dubovcová / Nestarcová
4th	Liliana / Baquerizo
5	Bawden / Clancy
5	Holtwick / Semmler
5	Meppelink / Van Iersel
5	Fendrick / Sweat

Klagenfurt A1 Grand Slam, Austria, July 29th to August 2nd, 2014

space	team
1	Larissa / Talita
2	Juliana / Antonelli
3	Ágatha / Seixas
4th	Menegatti / Orsi Toth
5	Liliana / Baquerizo
5	Borger / Büthe
5	Ludwig / Sude
5	Meppelink / Van Iersel

Stare Jabłonki Grand Slam, Poland, August 19-23, 2014

space	team
1	Larissa / Talita
2	Ludwig / Sude
3	Holtwick / Semmler
4th	Lima / Fernanda
5	Ágatha / Seixas
5	Bansley / Pavan
5	Kolocová / Sluková
5	Liliana / Baquerizo

São Paulo Grand Slam, Brazil, September 23-28, 2014

space	team
1	Larissa / Talita
2	Menegatti / Orsi Toth
3	Meppelink / Van Iersel
4th	Maria Clara / Carol
5	Juliana / Antonelli
5	Humana-Paredes / Pischke
5	Ludwig / Sude
5	A. Ross / Walsh

Xiamen Open, China, October 8-12, 2014

space	team
1	Juliana / Antonelli
2	Wang / Yue
3	Hunkus / Vanzwieten
4th	Arvaniti / Tsiartsiani
5	Klug / Gallay
5	Bonnerová / Hermannová
5	Behrens / Seyfferth
5	Ukolowa / Prokopjewa

Paraná Open, Argentina, October 28th to November 2nd, 2014

space	team
1	Larissa / Talita
2	Maria Clara / Carol
3	Lili / Rebecca
4th	Hester / Ledoux
5	Klug / Gallay
5	Broder / Valjas
5	Bonnerová / Hermannová
5	Seyfferth / Schumacher

Mangaung Open, South Africa, December 9-14, 2014

space	team
1	Bonnerová / Hermannová
2	Take / Mizoe
3	Ukolowa / Prokopjewa
4th	Carico / Dicello
5	Schützenhöfer / Plesiutschnig
5	Behlen / Culav
5	Arvaniti / Tsiartsiani
5	Momoli / Giombini

Awards of the year 2014

FIVB Tour Champion	Juliana / Antonelli
Team of the year	Juliana / Antonelli
Most Outstanding	Kerri Walsh
Sports person	Juliana Felisberta da Silva
Top rookie	Melissa Humana-Paredes
Most inspirational	Kerri Walsh
Most Improved Player	Tanja Hüberli
Best blocker	Kerri Walsh
Best hitter	Talita Antunes da Rocha
Best offensive player	Kerri Walsh
Best server	Karla Borger
Best setter	Larissa França
Best defensive player	Larissa França

Web links

• FIVB World Tour 2014 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Competition Calendar. FIVB, April 15, 2014, accessed April 15, 2014 . 
2. ^ Fuzhou Open. FIVB, April 22, 2014, accessed April 22, 2014 . 
3. ^ Shanghai PPTV Grand Slam. FIVB, April 29, 2014, accessed April 29, 2014 . 
4. ↑ Puerto Vallarta Open. FIVB, May 6, 2014, accessed May 6, 2014 . 
5. ^ Prague Open. FIVB, May 26, 2014, accessed May 26, 2014 . 
6. ^ Anapa Open. FIVB, June 1, 2014, accessed June 1, 2014 . 
7. ^ Moscow Grand Slam. FIVB, June 10, 2014, accessed June 10, 2014 . 
8. ↑ Berlin Grand Slam. FIVB, June 18, 2014, accessed June 18, 2014 . 
9. ↑ Stavanger Grand Slam. FIVB, June 29, 2014, accessed June 30, 2014 . 
10. ^ Gstaad Grand Slam. FIVB, July 13, 2014, accessed on July 13, 2014 . 
11. ^ The Hague Grand Slam. FIVB, July 20, 2014, accessed on July 21, 2014 . 
12. ^ Long Beach Grand Slam. FIVB, July 26, 2014, accessed July 26, 2014 . 
13. ^ Klagenfurt A1 Grand Slam. FIVB, August 3, 2014, accessed August 18, 2014 . 
14. ↑ Stare Jabłonki Grand Slam. FIVB, August 22, 2014, accessed on August 22, 2014 . 
15. ↑ Sao Paulo Grand Slam. FIVB, September 28, 2014, accessed October 3, 2014 . 
16. ^ Xiamen Open. FIVB, October 13, 2014, accessed October 29, 2014 . 
17. ^ Paraná Open. FIVB, November 3, 2014, accessed November 5, 2014 . 
18. ↑ Mangaung Open. FIVB, December 14, 2014, accessed December 15, 2014 . 
19. ↑ Walsh Jennings wins four 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball awards FIVB, January 26, 2015, Accessed March 18, 2015