Sanya Open presented by Olympic Bay November 1 Women s Schedule

Transcription

1 To Sanya Open presented by Olympic Bay November Women s Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball press@fivb.org Telephone Match No. Time Court Team A Team B Gender Round Sunday, November 5 :7 Ross-Kessy USA [] Akers-Turner USA [] Women Semi-finals 6 :7 Cicolari-Menegatti ITA [5] Kuhn-Zumkehr SUI [] Women Semi-finals 6 :7 Loser of match #5 Loser of match #6 Women Bronze 6 5:7 Winner of match #5 Winner of match #6 Women Gold Château Les elles, Edouard-Sandoz -, 6 Lausanne, Switzerland Communication FAX Telephone: For more news visit

2 Semi-finals - Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States vs. Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States Team WOMEN Uniform Uniform Player No. Player No. Country April Ross Jennifer Kessy United States Angie Akers Tyra Turner United States Kessy & Ross lead the SWATCH World series against Akers & Turner 5- (*American domestic events) nament Round Winning Team Score Time // Barcelona Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross -, - : // Barcelona Open Winner Kessy/Ross -7, -8 :57 8// Aland Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross -7, -7 : 7// Marseille Grand Slam Winner Kessy/Ross -7, - : 7// World Championships Winner Kessy/Ross 7-, -, 5- :5 *// nament of Champions Winner Kessy/Ross -8, - :5 *// Riverside Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross -5, -8 :6 Kessy and Ross are the defending Sanya Open champions after defeating Ying Huang/Xi Zhang of China -7 and - in the -minute 8 finale. Kessy and Ross have won five SWATCH World gold medals, including two this season at the SWATCH World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, followed by a Grand Slam win in Marseille, France. Kessy and Ross had competed in sixth-straight SWATCH World semi-final, including silver medal placements in Dubai (October 8), Brazil (April ) and Korea (May ) before placing fifth (Switzerland) and ninth (Moscow) in their next two events. Kessy and Ross have competed in eight gold medal match in their last SWATCH starts. Kessy and Ross finished the 8 SWATCH season as the No. team on the points list behind Brazilians Shelda Bede and Ana Paula Connelly. This was the highest finish by an American team since when Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh placed second behind Sandra Pires and Ana Paula. Kessy and Ross missed qualifying for the Beijing 8 Olympic Games after being edged by Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs for the second USA berth. After winning a country quota playoff and two qualifying matches at the 7 Norwegian Grand Slam, Kessy and Ross captured the Stavanger gold medal as the th- - and - in the finals. Kessy and Ross are currently ninth in career team earnings at US$5, to rank second among all American teams. Kessy is currently 7th on the all-time earnings list ($8,55) and Ross is th ($6,5). Prior to the 7 Stavanger title, Kessy best previous SWATCH finish was a fourth in the 5 season finale in Mexico with Na ncy Mason. Kessy won a Satellite gold medal with Heather Lowe at Pattaya, Thailand. Ross was the 7 SWATCH World rookie-of-the-year. Kessy won the 8 and Amer -of-the- On the American domestic tour this season, Kessy and Ross compiled a 7-6 record with $7,7 in earnings. Kessy and Ross have won four domestic titles this season with nine final appearances. Each finale has been against Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs. Kessy and Ross have a - match mark for 7 domestic events with four titles, seconds and 7 semi-final appearances since forming their partnership in 7. For earnings, Kessy and Ross have won $5,5 together. 6 domestic and international events is $,7,5 with nine titles and a 7-8 match mark. Sanya Open Results Winner def. Julaluk Radarong / Manerat Udomchavee, Thailand () -5, -6 7 minutes Winner def. Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (6) -, -, 5-57 Winner def. Danielle Remmers / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (5, Q6) -6, -5 7 Winner def. Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (5) -, - 7 Semi-Finals vs. Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States () Medal Match vs. Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5, Q8) or Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland () SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...5- SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...- SWATCH naments Played:... SWATCH Best Finish:... st (Stavanger WC, Marseille) SWATCH Winnings:... $8, Since 7 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:...- Since 7 SWATCH naments Played:... Since 7 SWATCH Best Finish:... st (5 times) Since 7 SWATCH Winnings:... $5, SWATCH World Gold Medal Match Results (Won 5, Lost 5). lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Russia - St. Petersburg (//7), -, -7 (8), Event No. 6. def. Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Norway - Stavanger (6//7), -, - (), No. 56. lost to Nicole Branagh/Kerri Walsh, UNITED STATES, United Arab Emirates - Dubai (//8), -8, - (6), No. 8. def. Branagh/Tyra Turner, UNITED STATES, Thailand, Phuket (//8), 8-, -, 5- (6), No def. Ying Huang/Xi Zhang, CHINA, China, Sanya (/6/8), -7, - (), No lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Brazil - Brasília (/5/), -8, -8 (), No lost to Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, BRAZIL, Korea - Seoul (5//), -, 6- (5), No. 8. def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Norway World Championships - Stavanger (7//), -8, - (58), No.. def. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, GREECE, France - Marseille (7/6/), -6, -7 (), No.. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Finland - Aland (8//), 5-, 6-8 (6), No. 8

3 Semi-finals - Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States vs. Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States Team WOMEN Uniform Uniform... Qualification Player No. Player No. Country... April Ross Jennifer Kessy United States Angie Akers Tyra Turner United States Kessy & Ross lead the SWATCH World series against Akers & Turner 5- (*American domestic events) nament Round Winning Team Score Time // Barcelona Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross -, - : // Barcelona Open Winner Kessy/Ross -7, -8 :57 8// Aland Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross -7, -7 : 7// Marseille Grand Slam Winner Kessy/Ross -7, - : 7// World Championships Winner Kessy/Ross 7-, -, 5- :5 *// nament of Champions Winner Kessy/Ross -8, - :5 *// Riverside Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross -5, -8 :6 Akers and Turner are playing together for the first-time this season as the Americans placed fourth in their first SWATCH stop this season in Osaka, Japan. Akers and Turner also placed fourth in Barcelona where they dropped two matches to Jen Kessy and April Ross. Turner and Rachel Wacholder placed second at 8 SWATCH World stops in Stare Jablonki (Poland) and Paris. acholder at the 7 Paris stop where the Americans claimed a bronze medal. Turner and Nicole Branagh placed second and third together at SWATCH World stops in Phuket (Thailand) and Sanya (China), respectively, at the end of the 8 season. Turner currently ranks 7th all-time in career winnings ($6,8). Akers has played professional with four different Beach Volleyball Olympians, including Holly McPeak, Branagh, Kerri Pottharst and Sara Straton. Akers organized a for American players to visit U.S. Army troops in Kosovo in the summer of 7. Akers and Turner have posted an - match mark on the American domestic tour this season with three third-places and $7, in earnings. Sanya Open Results Winner def. Xitlali Herrera / Rosario Reyes, Mexico (, Q) -, - 8 minutes Winner def. Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic () -, - Winner def. Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland () -5, -6, 5-56 Winner lost to Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5, Q8) -, 6- Contender 6 def. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany () -, -, -7 5 Semi-Finals vs. Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States () Medal Match vs. Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5, Q8) or Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland () SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH naments Played:... SWATCH Best Finish:... th (Osaka, Barcelona) SWATCH Winnings:... $,

4 Match Preview Page of SWATCH- World US$8, Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay Sunday, November, Match #5: Semi-Finals () Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States vs. () Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States Jennifer Kessy United States Photo: Jul, 77 ( yrs old) San Juan Capistrano, CA San Clemente, CA 8 cm (6'") 77 kg (6 lb) Seasons: naments: 55 Career Wins: 6 Career WT Wins: 5 US$8,55. April Ross United States Photo: Jun, 8 (7 yrs old) Newport Beach, CA Costa Mesa, CA 85 cm (6'") 7 kg (7 lb) Seasons: naments: Career Wins: 5 US$6,5. Team Career Summary Played CQ Money US$5,. Previous Sanya Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 8 April Ross - st Jennifer Kessy - st Recent Results nament Finish Points Money /8-/ Barcelona Open 8 US$5,. 8/-/ The Hague Open 5 6 US$,. 8/7-/ Aland Open 5 US$,. 7/7-8// Klagenfurt Grand Slam 6 US$,. 7/-6/ Marseille Grand Slam 8 US$,. 7/-8/ Moscow Grand Slam US$8,. 7/6-/ Gstaad Grand Slam 5 8 US$,. 6/5-7// World Championships US$6,. 5/7-/ Seoul Open 5 US$,. /-5/ Brasilia Open 5 US$,. /-6/8 Sanya Open 6 US$8,. /5-/8 Phuket Thailand Open 6 US$8,. Sanya Open Matches Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, // Winner Julaluk Radarong / Manerat Udomchavee, Thailand () Won -5, -6 :7 Thu, // Winner Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (6) Won -, -, 5- :57 Fri, // Winner Danielle Remmers / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (5, Q6) Won -6, -5 :7 Fri, // Winner Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (5) Won -, - :7 Sun, // Semi-Finals Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States () //

5 Match Preview Page of Angie Akers United States Photo: Jun, 76 ( yrs old) Ft. Wayne, IN Redondo Beach, CA 8 cm (6'") 75 kg (65 lb) Seasons: 5 naments: 5 th ( times) US$5,5. Tyra Harper Turner United States Photo: Jul, 76 ( yrs old) Fort Myers Beach, FL Fort Myers Beach, FL 85 cm (6'") 77 kg (6 lb) Seasons: 5 naments: 7 nd ( times) US$6,8. Team Career Summary Played Money US$,. Previous Sanya Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 8 Did not play Nicole Branagh - rd Recent Results nament Finish Points Money /8-/ Barcelona Open 6 US$,. 8/-/ The Hague Open US$,. 8/7-/ Aland Open 6 7 US$7,6. 7/7-8// Klagenfurt Grand Slam US$,. 7/-6/ Marseille Grand Slam 5 8 US$,. 7/-8/ Moscow Grand Slam US$,. 7/6-/ Gstaad Grand Slam US$5,. 6/5-7// World Championships US$8,. 5/-/ Japan Open 6 US$,. Sanya Open Matches Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, // Winner Xitlali Herrera / Rosario Reyes, Mexico (, Q) Won -, - :8 Thu, // Winner Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic () Won -, - : Fri, // Winner Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland () Won -5, -6, 5- :56 Fri, // Winner Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5, Q8) Lost -, 6- : Sat, // Contender 6 Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany () Won -, -, -7 :5 Sun, // Semi-Finals Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States () Head to Head Results Kessy/Ross lead the series 5- nament Round Winning Team Losing Team Score Time // Sanya Open Semi-Finals // Barcelona Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross Akers/Turner 6 -, - : // Barcelona Open Winner Kessy/Ross Akers/Turner 6-7, -8 :57 8// Aland Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross Akers/Turner 6-7, -7 : 7// Marseille Grand Slam Winner Kessy/Ross Akers/Turner -7, - : 7// World Championships Winner Kessy/Ross Akers/Turner 6 7-, -, 5- :5 Overall Head to Head Results Kessy/Ross lead the series 7- nament Round Winning Team Losing Team Score Time // Sanya Open Semi-Finals // Barcelona Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross Akers/Turner 6 -, - : // Barcelona Open Winner Kessy/Ross Akers/Turner 6-7, -8 :57 // AVP nament of Champions Winner Kessy/Ross Akers/Turner 7-8, - :5 8// Aland Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross Akers/Turner 6-7, -7 : 7// Marseille Grand Slam Winner Kessy/Ross Akers/Turner -7, - : 7// World Championships Winner Kessy/Ross Akers/Turner 6 7-, -, 5- :5 // AVP Riverside Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross Akers/Turner -5, -8 :6 //

6 Semi-finals - Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti, Italy vs. Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland Team WOMEN Uniform Uniform... Qualification Player No. Player No. Country... 5 Marta Menegatti Greta Cicolari Italy... Q8 Simone Kuhn Nadine Zumkehr Switzerland Cicolari & Menegatti have not played a SWATCH World match against Kuhn/Zumkehr. Cicolari and Menegatti are competing in only their second SWATCH World event together after placing th last month in Barcelona. Cicolari and Menegatti are the fourth team this season to advance from a SWATCH World qualifier to a semi-final berth. Cicolari and Menegatti competed in four Challenger and Satellite events in with a second in Zagreb followed by three straight thirds in Cyprus, Spain and Liechtenstein. Cicolari and Menegatti won of 5 Challenger and Satellite matches. Cicolari and Menegatti SWATCH World when they captured the bronze medal at an August event in Hong Kong. - in the past SWATCH stops since. Laura Bruschini and Annamar team to reach the semi-finals. Cicolari is playing Beach Volleyball internationally for the first-time this season. Menegatti competed in seven junior (under ) and youth (under ) world championships. Menegatti and Gilda Lombardi placed second at the 7 SWATCH Youth World Championships for players under the age of in Myslowice, Poland. Sanya Open Results Qualifier def. Joyce Joshua / Linline Matauatu, Vanuatu (Q5) -, - minutes Qualifier def. Mathilde Giordano / Eva Hamzaoui, France (Q) -6, 8-, Winner def. Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin, Great Britain (8) -8, -5 Winner def. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany () -, -8 Winner def. Ekaterina Khomyakova / Anastasia Vasina, Russia (6) -, - Winner def. Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States () -, -6 Semi-Finals vs. Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland () Medal Match vs. Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States () or Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States () SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:... - SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH naments Played:... SWATCH Best Finish:...th or better (Sanya) SWATCH Winnings:... $5,5 Overall Matches Won-Lost: * Overall naments Played:...6* Overall Best Finish:... nd (Zagreb Challenger) Overall Winnings:...$,6* Includes SWATCH & Challenger/Satellite events NOTE - No matter who wins the Italy vs. Switzerland match, the team advancing to the finals against an American team will be the first women team from their country to compete for a SWATCH World gold medal. Both country s best SWATCH World placements in the 8-year history of women -places (Italy and Switzerland ). NOTE - Since 5, eight teams have won women s SWATCH World events after advancing from the Qualification nament to the Main Draw, including four tandems from Brazil and four from the United States. The last team to accomplish the feat was Jen Kessy and April Ross at the 7 Norwegian Grand Slam in Stavanger. Another qualifying teams have advanced to the SWATCH World gold medal match before placing second. A total of teams have played in qualifier and Main Draw semi-finals.

7 Semi-finals - Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti, Italy vs. Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland Team 5 WOMEN Player Marta Menegatti Simone Kuhn Uniform No. Player Greta Cicolari Nadine Zumkehr Uniform No.... Qualification Country... Italy... Q8 Switzerland Cicolari & Menegatti have not played a SWATCH World match against Kuhn/Zumkehr. Kuhn and Zumkehr are playing together for the first-time this season on the SWATCH World with this week s final placement being their best finish together. Kuhn and Zumkehr s best previous SWATCH World finishes were ninths in Brazil, Switzerland and Spain. Kuhn and Zumkehr competed in four European tour events in with a 7- match mark and a bronze medal finish at the continental championships last month in Sochi, Russia. The Sanya Open is Kuhn s th SWATCH World even as she has been a member of both women s teams that have advanced to the semi-finals in the 8-year history of the international circuit. Kuhn and Nicole Schnyder-Benoit had three SWATCH World final four finishes in and. Kuhn and Schnyder-Benoit captured the only SWATCH World medal for a Swiss team by placing third at the Japan event in Osaka. Kuhn and Lea Schwer had a 5 SWATCH World finish in Osaka. Kuhn and Schnyder-Benoit captured the European Championships. Kuhn has competed in two Olympics Games with Schnyder-Benoit (Athens ) and Schwer (Beijing 8). Kuhn and Schnyder-Benoit captured the European Championships. Kuhn and Schwer captured a 5 Satellite event in Lausanne, Switzerland. Kuhn currently ranks th all-time in career winnings ($6,85). Zumkehr will be competing in her first international semilast season in France with Muriel Graessli. Zumkehr and Graessli placed fourth at the 5 SWATCH Junior World Championships for players under the age of in Rio de Janeiro. Zumkehr s father is one of the top Schwingen performers in the world. The sport is the Swiss variant of folk wrestling. It is considered a Swiss national sport, Sanya Open Results Winner def. Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (, Q) -, -5 6 minutes Winner def. Susan Blundell / Anna Scarlett, New Zealand (7) 7-, -, 5-5 Winner lost to Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States () 5-, 6-, Contender def. Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (6) -, -5 7 Contender 5 def. Ekaterina Khomyakova / Anastasia Vasina, Russia (6) -6, -6 5 Contender 6 def. Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (5) -, -6 Semi-Finals vs. Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5, Q8) Medal Match vs. Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States () or Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States () SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: SWATCH Best Finish:... th or better (Sanya) SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: SWATCH Winnings:... $6, SWATCH naments Played:... NOTE - No matter who wins the Italy vs. Switzerland match, the team advancing to the finals against an American team will be the first women s team from their country to compete for a SWATCH World gold medal. Both country s best SWATCH World placements in the 8-year history of women s international Beach Volleyball competitions have been third-places (Italy and Switzerland ).

8 Match Preview Page of SWATCH- World US$8, Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay Sunday, November, Match #6: Semi-Finals () Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland vs. (5, Q8) Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti, Italy Simone Kuhn Switzerland Nadine Zumkehr Switzerland Feb 5, 85 ( yrs old) Wattwil Lurern 8 cm (6'") Frutigen Bern 7 cm (5'8") 6 kg (5 lb) 6 kg (6 lb) Seasons: naments: Career Wins: Photo: Sep, 8 ( yrs old) Seasons: naments: ( C&S Lausanne 5) Career WT Best: Photo: rd (Osaka ) US$6, th ( Junior Rio de Janeiro 5) Career WT Best: 7th (Marseille 8) US$5,65. Team Career Summary Played Previous Sanya Results Recent Results /8-/ 8/-/ 8/7-/ 8/-5/ 8/-8/ 7/7-8// 7/6-/ 6/5-7// 5/7-/ /-5/ Money US$6,. Neither player has played in this venue before nament Barcelona Open The Hague Open Aland Open Kristiansand Open Stare Jablonki Open Klagenfurt Grand Slam Gstaad Grand Slam World Championships Seoul Open Brasilia Open Finish Points Money US$6,. US$,5. US$,5. US$,5. US$,8. US$5,. US$8,. US$7,. US$,5. US$6,. Sanya Open Matches Thu, // Thu, // Fri, // Fri, // Sat, // Sat, // Sun, // Bracket Winner Winner Winner Contender Contender 5 Contender 6 Semi-Finals Opponent Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (, Q) Susan Blundell / Anna Scarlett, New Zealand (7) Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States () Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (6) Ekaterina Khomyakova / Anastasia Vasina, Russia (6) Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (5) Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5, Q8) Score Won -, -5 Won 7-, -, 5- Lost 5-, 6-, -5 Won -, -5 Won -6, -6 Won -, -6 Time :6 :5 :56 :7 :5 : //

9 Match Preview Page of Greta Cicolari Italy Marta Menegatti Italy Bergamo Rovigo Bergamo 8 cm (5'") 6 kg ( lb) Seasons: Seasons: naments: 6 naments: nd ( C&S Zagreb ) Career WT Best: Aug 6, ( yrs old) Photo: CEV Aug, 8 (7 yrs old) 5 Photo: th (Barcelona ) US$,8. Rovigo 8 cm (5'") 67 kg (7 lb) nd ( times) Career WT Best: th (Barcelona ) US$,78. Team Career Summary C&S Overall Played 6 Previous Sanya Results Recent Results C&S C&S C&S C&S /8-/ 8/5-8/ 7/5-6/ 7/7-/ 6/-/ Money US$5,5. US$,86.5 US$,6.5 Neither player has played in this venue before nament Barcelona Open CEV Satellite Vaduz CEV Satellite Laredo CEV Challenger Cyprus CEV Satellite Zagreb, Q8 6 Finish Points Money US$, ,. 8. Sanya Open Matches Wed, /8/ Wed, /8/ Thu, // Thu, // Fri, // Fri, // Sun, // Bracket Qualifier Qualifier Winner Winner Winner Winner Semi-Finals Opponent Joyce Joshua / Linline Matauatu, Vanuatu (Q5) Mathilde Giordano / Eva Hamzaoui, France (Q) Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin, Great Britain (8) Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany () Ekaterina Khomyakova / Anastasia Vasina, Russia (6) Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States () Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland () Score Won -, Won -6, Won -8, Won -, Won -, Won -, - 8-, Time : :55 : : : : Head to Head Results First meeting between the two teams nament // Sanya Open Round Semi-Finals Winning Team Losing Team Score Time //