Chetumal Open, World Tour 2018/ Golden medal Bansley & Wikerson vs Ledoux/Urango, già winners vs Menegatti-Orsi Toth (9° posto)
Ancora ‘magnificent’ Bansley & Wikerson anche in Messico, vincenti a Chetumal e quindi ancor più “World ranking leaders Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson” .
E le azzurre Marta Menegatti & Viktoria Orsi Toth. Possiamo dire buon 9° posto anche perché hanno perso dalla coppia statunitense Caitlin Ledoux and Geena Urango, che poi sono arrivate addirittura alla medaglia d’argento, appunto sconfitte dalla canadese golden medal. Per la cronaca la medaglia di bronzo è stata conquistata da Kerri Walsh Jennings & Brooke Sweat, com dimostrano i seguenti risultati sia delle semifinali che delle finali per il terzo e per il promo posto.
CHETUMAL ; 28 ottobre 2018) / Semifinali
Walsh Jennings/Sweat (Usa) – Wilkerson/Bansley (Can) 0-2 (18-21, 17-21)
Ledoux/Urango (Usa) – M. Mcnamara/N. Mcnamara (Can) 2-1 (15-21, 21-15, 15-13)
CHETUMAL / Finali
3°-4° posto: M. Mcnamara/Walsh Jennings-Sweat (Usa) 1-2 (21-16, 8-21, 10-15)
1°-2° posto: Ledoux/Urango (Usa) – Wilkerson/Bansley (Can) 0-2 (12-21, 13-21)
Ma come sempre cerchiamo di viaggiare fianco a fianco di Marta & Viki, brave a conquistare altri 300 punti utili per il ranking in viaggio verso le Olimpiadi di Tokio 2020.
E lo facciamo con le news ufficiali della Federvolley che dedica ovviamente una attenzione speciale alle azzurre allenate da Terenzio Feroleto, completando il tutto con il reportage dedicato by sito ufficiale del World Tour 2018 alle sfide finali per il podio sulla sabbia di Chetumal in Messico.
Ovviamente in inglese, come nella filosofia internazionale di questo sito www.polesinesport.it che seguire tutte le tappe della cioppia azzurra Marta Menegatti & Viktoria Orsi Toth verso il …Sol Levante olimpionico.
ANTEPRIMA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it, 25.10.2018) / World Tour 3 stelle Chetumal: Menegatti-Orsi Toth unica coppia azzurra in gara
Dopo la tappa americana di Las Vegas sta per cominciare l'ultimo appuntamento del World Tour in programma in Messico. Chetumal è la location che vedrà partecipare una sola coppia tricolore.
Difatti dopo il quinto posto ottenuto in Nevada, le campionesse italiane Marta Menegatti e Viktoria Orsi Toth sono pronte a scendere sulla sabbia per difendere i colori azzurri come teste di serie numero 2 nel main draw. Alle ore 18.00 affronteranno le padroni di casa Herdrick-Ibarra.
PRIMA MAIN NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it , 26/10/2018 ) / World Tour 3 stelle Chetumal: avanzano Menegatti-Orsi Toth
Si chiude con due vittorie la prima giornata per la coppia azzurra formata da Marta Menegatti e Viktoria Orsi-Toth, che nella tappa del World Tour in corso di svolgimento a Chetumal (Messico), prima hanno la meglio sulle padroni di casa messicane Herdrick-Ibarra con un netto 2-0 (21-16;21.13); poi con un altro 2-0 (21-13; 21-14) si impongono sulla coppia norvegese formata da Hjortland-Kjolberg, qualificandosi così direttamente al secondo turno ad eliminazione diretta, dove stasera alle ore 22 italiane affronteranno la coppia vincente fra Jupiter-Chamereau (Francia) e Ledoux-Urango (USA).
SECONDA MAIN NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it, 27.10.2018) / World Tour 3 stelle Chetumal: nono posto per Menegatti/Orsi Toth
Si chiude con un nono posto il torneo tre stelle di Chetumal, Messico. Il duo allenato da Terenzio Feroleto nel secondo turno ad eliminazione diretta si è arreso con il punteggio di 2-0 (21-19, 21-19) alle statunitensi Ledoux/Urango. Le azzurre conquistano così altri 300 punti utili nella corsa alla qualificazione per i Giochi Olimpici.
TERZA MAIN NEWS ( by wwww.worldtour.2018.fivb.com ) / Beach volleyball 26/10/2018
Menegatti & Orsi Toth finding their form at the Chetumal Open
Chetumal, Mexico, October 25, 2018 – Teams from six different countries claimed the top spot of their pools at the Chetumal Open and advanced directly to the Round of 16 of the women-only three-star World Tour event played at the Mexican coastal city on Thursday.
Among them are Marta Menegatti and Viktoria Orsi Toth. The second-seeded team in the event, the Italians came out on top of pool B after back-to-back victories in the first day of the main draw. Menegatti and Orsi Toth debuted with a straight-set (21-16, 21-13) victory over the local team of Silvia Herdrick and Estefania Ibarra.
Later, they prevailed in an all-European matchup with Norway’s Victoria Kjolberg and Ane Hjortland, posting a 21-13, 21-14 win to secure their Round of 16 spot.
“It was great because playing with this weather is very difficult,” Menegatti said. “We just practiced here once, so we are not really adapted just yet. But after these first wins we are feeling better and I hope we can keep winning and moving forward.”
The Chetumal Open is just the seventh event since the Italians reunited forces, three months ago. The Europeans have won a gold and a silver medal already and have finished in the top-ten in all seven events.
“We’ve won a lot of games since then, that’s for sure”, Menegatti added. “But we just want to enjoy every moment to make up for the time we lost. We want to keep progressing together and hopefully we can end the year with a strong finish here in Chetumal.”
QUARTA MAIN NEWS ( by www.worldtour.2018.fivb.com, 28.10.2018) / Beach volleyball 28/10/2018 / Magnificent Bansley & Wikerson claim gold at the Chetumal Open
Chetumal, Mexico, October 28, 2018 – World ranking leaders Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson remain in excellent form as the Canadians dominated the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour three-star Chetumal Open on Sunday, claiming their second gold medal in as many weeks after their recent triumph at the Las Vegas Open presented by p1440.
The Canadians were flanked in the podium by a pair of American teams – silver medalists Caitlin Ledoux and Geena Urango, who they defeated in straights sets (21-12, 21-13) in the gold medal match, and Kerri Walsh Jennings and Brooke Sweat, who finished third in the Mexican coastal city.
The last act of Bansley’s and Wilkerson’s schedule in 2018 was a genuine reflection of the successful year they had in international competition. After they won their first World Tour medal, a bronze at the four-star Itapema Open in May, the duo secured five other medals, including three golds, making their way up to the top of the world rankings.
The victory gave the Canadians another 600 points in the Olympic qualification process, catapulting them to the second spot in the Olympic rankings after just five tournaments are completed.
“It’s been long two weeks, we’re exhausted, but we really wanted to win today, that was our goal coming here,” Bansley said. “We came here to get some valuable Olympic qualification points and this is a big win for us. The fans were amazing, they pushed us all the way to the final and it was a really special tournament.”
The Canadians were dominant in the final, keeping the American qualifiers under control for most of the match. However, their chemistry and limited amount of mistakes granted them a comfortable victory in the end.
“We came in knowing that they were a good team and that they did a great tournament,” Wilkerson added. “We just made sure that we wouldn’t make many mistakes and that we would keep our actions, such as serving and hitting choices, all under control. In the end of the day, it’s always about what we do in our end of the court.”
Playing in just their second tournament together, Walsh Jennings and Sweat collected their first medal as they finished third in Chetumal after a come-from-behind 16-21, 21-8, 15-10 victory over the McNamara twins Megan and Nicole of Canada in the bronze medal match.
It was also the first World Tour medal for the three-time Olympic champion Walsh Jennings since she won the Long Beach stop in August 2016 with former partner April Ross. The recent success encouraged the veterans about their next steps.
“I’m very proud,” Walsh Jennings said. “It’s just our second tournament and we are still figuring out how to play with each other. Losing always hurts, but for us to be able to come back and win our first medal against a very good team, it’s really special. We hope we can keep improving and winning more medals.”
The World Tour will now have a one-month break before the last event of the 2018 calendar year, a one-star double-gender indoor tournament in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from November 29 to December 2.
EXTRATIME by SS/ In cover una ‘ricezione’ della coppia italiana Marta Menegatti & Viktoria Orsi Toth.
Quindi in apertura della fotogallery un trittico di azioni by Marta & Viki sulla sabbia della Costa Brava a Chetumal in Messico.
Da dove vi proponiamo anche le immagini che parlano da sole , perché dedicate alle due coppie finaliste con relative didascalie incorporate.
Mentre in last flash ( ripartendo dalla sabbia di Las Vegas) riproponiamo la coppia italiana Marta Menegatti & Viktoria Orsi Toth perché estremamente caparbie alla ricerca della qualificazione per le Olimpiadi di Tokio 20120, attraverso ..prossimi punti nelle altre tappe del World Tour.
Sergio Sottovia
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