Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008
The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008 is an international beach volleyball competition. The tour consists of 15 tournaments with both genders and 9 separate gender tournaments. The top eight finishes that a team has from January 1, 2007 to July 20, 2008, on the Swatch FIVB World Tour (2007 and 2008), SWATCH FIVB World Championships (2007) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counts towards Olympic qualification for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country. Grand Slam There are six Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments. Berlin, GermanySmart Grand Slam, June 10–15, 2008 Paris, FranceHenkel Grand Chelem, June 16–22, 2008 Stavanger, NorwayConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, June 24–29, 2008 Moscow, RussiaMoscow Grand Slam, July 1–6, 2008 Gstaad, Switzerland1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008, July 22–27, 2008 Klagenfurt, AustriaA1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by Nokia, July 28 - August 2, 2008 Tournament results Women Men Medal table by country Awards SWATCH Most Outstanding Player Maria Antonelli (BRA) for the Otera Open Kristiansand in Kristiansand, Norway Talita Antunes (BRA) for the China Shanghai Jinshan Open in Shanghai, China Shelda Bede (BRA) for the Mazury Open in Stare Jablonki, Poland for the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA in Klagenfurt, Austria Nicole Branagh (USA) for the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain Julius Brink (GER) for the Hyundai Open Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain Ana Paula Connelly (BRA) for the 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 in Gstaad, Switzerland Pedro Cunha (BRA) for the Bahrain Open in Manama, Bahrain Phil Dalhausser (USA) for the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, in Stavanger, Norway for the Moscow 2008 Grand Slam in Moscow, Russia Juliana Felisberta (BRA) for the Adelaide Australia Open in Adelaide, Australia for the Keihan/Smfg Japan Open in Osaka, Japan Larissa França (BRA) for the Brazil Open in Guarujá, Brazil Pablo Herrera (ESP) for the Otera Open Kristiansand in Kristiansand, Norway Igor Kolodinsky (RUS) for the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA in Klagenfurt, Austria Inocencio Lario (ESP) for the Mazury Open in Stare Jablonki, Poland Fabio Luiz Magalhães (BRA) for the World Series 13 in Marseille, France Harley Marques Silva (BRA) for the Adelaide Australia Open in Adelaide, Australia for the China Shanghai Jinshan Open in Shanghai, China for the Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy for the Brazil Open in Guarujá, Brazil Misty May-Treanor (USA) for the Smart Grand Slam in Berlin, Germany for the Henkel Grand Chelem in Paris, France for the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger in Stavanger, Norway. Reinder Nummerdor (NED) for the Dubai Open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Stephanie Pohl (GER) for the World Series 13 in Marseille, France Emanuel Rego (BRA) for the Smart Grand Slam in Berlin, Germany Todd Rogers (USA) for the Henkel Grand Chelem in Paris, France Sean Rosenthal (USA)