FIVB World Tour 2015/16 women

The women's FIVB World Tour 2015/16 consisted of 18 beach volleyball tournaments, four of which were held as major , four as grand slam and ten as open . There was also the season finale in Toronto .

Tournaments

Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico, October 6-11, 2015

space	team
1	Ludwig / Walkenhorst
2	Duda / Elize Maia
3	Menegatti / Orsi Toth
4th	van Gestel / van der Vlist
5	Klug / Gallay
5	Longuet / Jupiter
5	Take / Mizoe
5	Pata / Matauatu

Antalya Open, Turkey, October 20-24, 2015

space	team
1	Hermannová / Sluková
2	Menegatti / Orsi Toth
3	Kessy / Day
4th	Klug / Gallay
5	S. Schwaiger / Hansel
5	Lehtonen / Lahti
5	Schumacher / Behrens
5	Syrzewa / Abalakina

Maceió Open, Brazil, February 23-28, 2016

space	team
1	Duda / Elize Maia
2	Meppelink / Van Iersel
3	Ágatha / Seixas
4th	Klug / Gallay
5	Ludwig / Walkenhorst
5	Borger / Büthe
5	Holtwick / Semmler
5	Menegatti / Orsi Toth

Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam, Brazil, March 8-13, 2016

space	team
1	A. Ross / Walsh
2	Brzostek / Kołosińska
3	Borger / Büthe
4th	Forrer / Vergé-Dépré
5	Menegatti / Orsi Toth
5	Ludwig / Walkenhorst
5	Bansley / Pavan
5	Ágatha / Seixas

Vitória Open, Brazil, March 15-20, 2016

space	team
1	Larissa / Talita
2	A. Ross / Walsh
3	Holtwick / Semmler
4th	Bawden / Clancy
5	Antonelli / Lili
5	Borger / Büthe
5	Laboreur / Sude
5	Zumkehr / Heidrich

Xiamen Open, China, April 13-17, 2016

space	team
1	Forrer / Vergé-Dépré
2	S. Schwaiger / Hansel
3	A. Ross / Walsh
4th	Laboreur / Sude
5	Humana-Paredes / Pischke
5	Borger / Büthe
5	Holtwick / Semmler
5	Zumkehr / Heidrich

Fuzhou Open, China, April 20-24, 2016

space	team
1	A. Ross / Walsh
2	Laboreur / Sude
3	Zumkehr / Heidrich
4th	Forrer / Vergé-Dépré
5	Klug / Gallay
5	S. Schwaiger / Hansel
5	Lehtonen / Lahti
5	S. Ross / Carico

Fortaleza Open, Brazil, April 27th to May 1st, 2016

space	team
1	Duda / Elize Maia
2	Juliana / Lima
3	Rebecca / Lili
4th	Pata / Matauatu
5	Carol Máximo / Ana Patrícia
5	Lavalle / Nunes
5	Meppelink / Van Iersel
5	Stockman / Dowdy

Sochi Open, Russia, May 3-8, 2016

space	team
1	Zumkehr / Heidrich
2	Liliana / Baquerizo
3	Holtwick / Semmler
4th	Menegatti / Orsi Toth
5	Klug / Gallay
5	Borger / Büthe
5	Laboreur / Sude
5	Arvaniti / Karagkouni

Antalya Open, Turkey, May 10-14, 2016

space	team
1	Ludwig / Walkenhorst
2	Lehtonen / Lahti
3	Holtwick / Semmler
4th	Klug / Gallay
5	Hermannová / Sluková
5	Bieneck / Grossner
5	Borger / Büthe
5	Arvaniti / Karagkouni

Cincinnati Open, USA, May 17-22, 2016

space	team
1	A. Ross / Walsh
2	Xue / XY Xia
3	Liliana / Baquerizo
4th	van Gestel / van der Vlist
5	Wang Fan / Yue Y.
5	Holtwick / Semmler
5	Mersmann / Schneider
5	Fendrick / Sweat

Moscow Grand Slam, Russia, May 24-29, 2016

space	team
1	A. Ross / Walsh
2	Larissa / Talita
3	Bansley / Pavan
4th	Juliana / Lima
5	Duda / Elize Maia
5	Borger / Büthe
5	Kołosińska / Brzostek
5	Zumkehr / Heidrich

Hamburg MAJOR, Germany, June 7-11, 2016

space	team
1	Ludwig / Walkenhorst
2	Ágatha / Seixas
3	Larissa / Talita
4th	A. Ross / Walsh
5	Bawden / Clancy
5	Juliana / Lima
5	Liliana / Baquerizo
5	Meppelink / Van Iersel

The tournament in Hamburg was the first major series tournament on German soil. It was also the last chance to qualify directly for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro via the FIVB world rankings . The German duo Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler dropped out in Hamburg in the first knockout round and thus missed the Olympics. Her compatriots Karla Borger / Britta Büthe benefited from this and were now able to compete for Germany in Rio alongside the top German duo Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst . Ludwig / Walkenhorst won after two 2-1 victories over April Ross / Kerri Walsh in the semifinals and against Ágatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas in the final the tournament in Hamburg.

Olsztyn Grand Slam, Poland, June 14-18, 2016

space	team
1	Ludwig / Walkenhorst
2	Larissa / Talita
3	Dubovcová / Nestarcová
4th	Duda / Elize Maia
5	Liliana / Baquerizo
5	Meppelink / Van Iersel
5	Betschart / Hüberli
5	Fendrick / Sweat

Poreč MAJOR, Croatia, June 28th to July 2nd, 2016

space	team
1	Laboreur / Sude
2	Bansley / Pavan
3	Borger / Büthe
4th	Ludwig / Walkenhorst
5	Fernanda Alves / Josi Alves
5	Antonelli / Lili
5	Menegatti / Orsi Toth
5	Betschart / Hüberli

Gstaad MAJOR, Switzerland, July 5-9, 2016

space	team
1	Larissa / Talita
2	A. Ross / Walsh
3	Ludwig / Walkenhorst
4th	Meppelink / Van Iersel
5	Holtwick / Semmler
5	Laboreur / Sude
5	Menegatti / Orsi Toth
5	Fendrick / Sweat

Klagenfurt MAJOR, Austria, July 25-30, 2016

space	team
1	Ludwig / Walkenhorst
2	Zumkehr / Heidrich
3	Betschart / Hüberli
4th	Klug / Gallay
5	Hermannová / Sluková
5	Liliana / Baquerizo
5	Borger / Büthe
5	Forrer / Vergé-Dépré

Long Beach Grand Slam, USA, August 24-28, 2016

space	team
1	A. Ross / Walsh
2	Liliana / Baquerizo
3	Laboreur / Sude
4th	Holtwick / Semmler
5	Larissa / Talita
5	Borger / Büthe
5	Ishii / M. Murakami
5	Fendrick / Sweat

Toronto Season Finale, Canada, September 13-18, 2016

space	team
1	Ludwig / Walkenhorst
2	Zumkehr / Heidrich
3	Forrer / Vergé-Dépré
4th	Larissa / Talita
5	Klug / Gallay
5	Bawden / Clancy
5	Laboreur / Sude
5	A. Ross / Walsh
9	Bansley / Wilkerson
9	Broder / May
9	Liliana / Baquerizo
9	Menegatti / Giombini

Awards of the year 2016

FIVB Tour Champion	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst
Team of the Year	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst
Most Outstanding Player	Laura Ludwig
Best setter	Larissa França
Best hitter	Kerri Walsh
Best server	April Ross
Best rookie	Eduarda Santos Lisboa ("Duda")
Best blocker	Kira Walkenhorst
Best offensive player	Larissa França
Best defensive player	Heather Bansley
Most Improved Player	Joana Heidrich
Most Inspirational Player	Nadine Zumkehr
Sportswoman of the Year	Laura Ludwig

Web links

• FIVB World Tour 2015/16 (English)
• Awards 2015/16 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Puerto Vallarta Open Women Results. FIVB, October 9, 2015, accessed October 11, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Antalya Open Women Results. FIVB, October 25, 2015, accessed October 26, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Maceió Open Women Results. FIVB, February 28, 2016, accessed on February 28, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Women Results. FIVB, March 13, 2016, accessed March 18, 2016 . 
5. ^ Vitória Open Women Results. FIVB, March 20, 2016, accessed March 20, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Xiamen Open Women Results. FIVB, April 17, 2016, accessed April 17, 2016 . 
7. ^ Fuzhou Open Women Results. FIVB, April 24, 2016, accessed April 24, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Fortaleza Open Women Results. FIVB, May 1, 2016, accessed May 1, 2016 . 
9. ^ Sochi Open Women Results. FIVB, May 8, 2016, accessed May 9, 2016 . 
10. ↑ Antalya Open Women Results. FIVB, May 14, 2016, accessed May 14, 2016 . 
11. ^ Cincinnati Open Women Results. FIVB, May 22, 2016, accessed May 26, 2016 . 
12. ↑ Moscow Grand Slam Women Results. FIVB, May 29, 2016, accessed May 29, 2016 . 
13. ↑ Hamburg Major Women Results. FIVB, June 11, 2016, accessed June 11, 2016 . 
14. ↑ Olsztyn Grand Slam Women Results. FIVB, June 18, 2016, accessed June 18, 2016 . 
15. ↑ Poreč Major Women Results. FIVB, July 2, 2016, accessed July 6, 2016 . 
16. ^ Gstaad Major Women Results. FIVB, July 9, 2016, accessed July 12, 2016 . 
17. ↑ Klagenfurt Major Women Results. FIVB, July 30, 2016, accessed July 30, 2016 . 
18. ↑ Long Beach Grand Slam Women Results. FIVB, August 28, 2016, accessed September 5, 2016 . 
19. ↑ Toronto World Tour Final Women Results. FIVB, September 18, 2016, accessed September 18, 2016 .