Grand Slam The Hague 2014, winners men Fijalek & Prudel, golden women Alves & Taiana Lima ( only 17° Marta Menegatti & Orsi Toth)
Qualcosa di più ci si aspettava dalle coppie azzurre. Da Lupo e Nicolai per quello che hanno fatto in avvio di stagione, da Marta Menegatti e Viktoria Orsi Toth perché… aspetteremo Marta forever da podio.
Ma noi consideriamo il fatto che siamo parlando del Brach Volley World Tiur 2014 con tutta la sua importanza internazione, perciò il nostro reportage non si ferma al punto in cui si ‘fermano’ le coppie dell’Italia targata Ct Paulao, ma vi proponiamo come sempre by www.fivb.org tutto quanto è successo nelle giornate delle finali, sia maschile che femminile. Perché lì arrivano i migliori del mondo e appunto quei personaggi da podio che hanno quel sorriso smile che vorremmo avesse prossimamente anche la nostra Marta Menegatti by Delta del Po e che seguiremo sempre con affetto immenso.
Fermo restando quindi che stavolta tutte le coppie azzurre hanno superato la fase di qualificazione ma si arenate sulla sabbia de L’Aia al primo turno egli ‘scontri diretti’ ( leggi 17esimo posto) , eccovi in sequenza kit tutte le News by sito federvolley che riguardano le coppie azzurre.
Tutto come anteprima alle news delle finali ch evi proponiamo in ‘english’ by sito www.fivb.org internazionale, giusto perché è questo l’habitat del nostro sito ( attualmente oltre 320/mila contatti e oltre 520/mila pagine viste) anche per quanto riguarda il Marta’s beach volley.
Tanto più che la coppia Menegatti & Orsi Toth ha comunque combattuto ‘con le unghie e con i denti’ perdendo match sul filo di lana e al tie break contro coppie da Top Five, peraltro già battute quasi in ..turn over, in questa stagione non ancora del tutto sbocciata in versione podio.
Ma ecco i nostro reportage dall’Olanda terra di biciclette e di tulipani e di terre strappate al mare come …il nostro Delta del Po.
ANTEPRIMA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it 14-07-2014 )/ Beach Grand Slam L’Aia - domani le qualificazioni
Inizia domani in Olanda il Grand Slam de L'Aia, che nella prima giornata di gare vedra' disputarsi le gare di qualificazione con in campo Lucia Bacchi e Laura Giombini, mentre nel maschile Enrico Rossi e Matteo Ingrosso. Mercoledi' tocchera' poi a Marta Menegatti e Viktoria Orsi Toth, inserite nel tabellone principale, e agli atleti dell'Aeronautica Militare Paolo Nicolai e Daniele Lupo, insieme ad Alex Ranghieri e Andrea Tomatis (main draw maschile).
PRIMA NEWS/ ( by www.federvolley.it , 15-07-2014 )/ Grand Slam L'Aia: Avanti Rossi-Ingrosso
Nel Grand Slam de L'Aia Rossi-Ingrosso hanno superato il primo turno delle qualificazioni, battendo 2-1 (21-17, 15-21, 15-12) i russi Goncharov-Prokopiev. Nel prossimo incontro gli italiani si giocheranno l'accesso al main draw contro gli statunitensi Rogers-Brunner. Nelle qualificazioni femminili, Bacchi-Giombini sono state invece eliminate 2-0 (21-15, 21-17) dalle cinesi Y.Y. Ma-X. Y. Xia.
SECONDA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it 15-07-2014 )/ Grand Slam L'Aia: Rossi-Ingrosso nel main draw
Nel Grand Slam de L'Aia bel risultato per gli azzurri Rossi-Ingrosso, entrati nel main draw dopo aver superato gli statunitensi Rogers-Brunner 2-1 (21-15, 15-21, 15-12). Nel turno precedente gli italiani si erano imposti 2-1 (21-17, 15-21, 15-12) sui russi Goncharov-Prokopiev.
TERZA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it 16-07-2014 )/ Grand Slam The Hague - Piu' luci che ombre nella prima giornata degli azzurri
Una vittoria ed una sconfitta, di misura, per Menegatti-Orsi Toth nella prima giornata del Gran Slam di The Hague. Le azzurre hanno iniziato con un bel successo sulle americane Summer Ross ed Emily Day per 2-0 (21-19 21-18). nella seconda gara, contro le spagnole Liliana-Baquerizo, hanno ceduto dopo una gara molto combattute 2-1 (20-22 21-16 19-17).
Nella prima giornata era in programma anche il derby maschile tra Lupo-Nicolai e Rossi-Ingrosso. Match che si è concluso al quinto punto a causa di problemi di stomaco del più giovane dei ragazzi italiani. E' iniziata bene, invece, il torneo di Tomatis-Ranghieri, che hanno esordito superando 2-1 (16-21 21-17 15-12) gli statunitensi Lucena-Doherty.
QUARTA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it 17-07-2014 )/ Grand Slam The Hague - Avanzano tre coppie italiane
Tra le ragazze seconda vittoria e passaggio del turno per Marta Menegatti e Viktoria Orsi Toth. Le Azzurre hanno superato nell'ultima gara le cinesi Ma-Xia 2-0 (21-17 21-19) e torneranno in campo domani nel primo turno del tabellone ad eliminazione diretta.
Tra gli uomini Daniele Lupo e Paolo Nicolai si sono qualificati per l'eliminazione diretta pur senza giocare due gare e perdendo la terza contro gli statunitensi Hyden-Bourne 2-1 (21-14 16-21 15-12). Giungendo secondi nel loro gruppo Daniele e Paolo giocheranno nell'eliminazione diretta dal primo turno.
Poca fortuna per Rossi-Caminati, che dopo aver superato le qualificazioni,,si sono dovuti ritirare in tutte e tre le gare a causa dei problemi fisici del giovane Enrico Rossi.
Tomatis e Ranghieri sconfitti sia dai forti polacchi Fijalek-Prudel per 2-0 (21-15 21-16) che da Hatche-Redmann (Can) 2-0 (21-16 23-21), ma hanno ottenuto la qualificazione in virtù del secondo miglior quoziente punti avulso tra le tre coppie giunte seconde a pari merito .
QUINTA NEWS ( by www.fdervolley.it 18-07-2014 )/ Grand Slam The Hague - Eliminate le coppie azzurre
Si è conclusa l'avventura delle coppie azzurre a The Hague. In campo maschile nel primo turno ad eliminazione diretta Tomatis-Ranghieri hanno ceduto ai campioni del mondo Brouwer-Meeuwsen per 2-0 (25-23 21-20). Stessa sorte per Lupo-Nicolai eliminati dagli svizzeri Chevallier-Strasser per 2-1 (16-21 21-16 15-11). Anche Menegatti-Orsi Toth hanno chiuso la loro avventura in Olanda al 17mo posto, cedendo 2-1 (14-21 21-18 15-12) alle statunitensi Fendrick-Sweat.
SESTA NEWS “FINALI MASCHILI”( by www.fivb.org, July 20, 2014 )/ The Hague Transavia Grand Slam | 15 - 20 July 2014 / Fijalek & Prudel Net Poland’s First FIVB World Tour Gold Medal
The Hague, The Netherlands, July 20, 2014 - The names of Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel are now in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour record book as the Polish pair became the first men’s or women’s from the European country to win a gold medal after upsetting Americans Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal of the United States in the men’s finale of the US$1-million Transavia Grand Slam presented by Bas Van de Goor Foundation.
Seeded sixth in the event, Fijalek and Prudel won seven-straight matches in the ninth men’s event on the 2014 FIVB World Tour calendar by posting a 2-1 (21-18, 13-21, 15-13) win in 59 minutes over the top-seeded Americans. With the win, Fijalek and Prudel share the $72,000 first-place prize while Dalhausser and Rosenthal split $52,000.
It was the second win this season for the Poles over Dalhausser and Rosenthal, who were seeking to become the first team since the 2011 FIVB World Tour season to win three-straight tournaments. The Americans had won the last two Grand Slam stops in Norway and Switzerland and entered Sunday’s finale with a 20-match winning streak that ended when the Poles commanded the third and deciding set by scores of 7-4 and 12-8. Behind Dalhausser, the Americans rallied to 12-11, but Fijalek and Prudel sided out the rest of the way to win their first gold medal match in four attempts.
“This is historical win for Poland,” said Fijalek. “Through the years, in The Hague, we got better and finished higher and higher. It's a great step to the world championship next year. There are a lot of fans from Poland, I'm really happy about it and it's a good motivation for us."
When the Americans pulled within a point at 12-11 in the third set, Fijalek said “we called a time out and said to each other: concentrate. It helped and we did it! I can't tell you about our tactics, but we defeated the Americans for the second time this year so we knew how to beat them. In the first set, we had a couple of lucky serves. In the second set the situation was changed and they made two or three aces. But if you have three points up you can win. In the tie-break, we played point by point and in the end we got it. We're going to drink the champagne on our flight to Los Angeles because we don't have time to celebrate in The Netherlands with our Polish fans.”
Prudel was also “happy to win today, it's our first golden medal. We won by only two numbers, but it's the best way. Our level in this tournament is very high and constant. We stayed concentrated until the end. There are very many people from Poland, some friends as well, who live and work here. On the court today, I felt like I was in Poland!"
Dalhausser said the Poles “played very well and had some big points in the third set. They also had three net point serves. Rosenthal also lauded Fijalek and Prudel by saying “they're a great team and we got close a lot of times. They had a few more games than we did. I had a lot of shaky passes and a couple of serves coming over. They played great and they deserved to win today.”
In the All-Brazilian men’s bronze medal match, the eighth-seeded Emanuel and Salgado posted a 2-1 (12-21, 21-16, 15-11) win in 51 minutes over third-seeded Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt at The Hague Beach Stadium on Scheveningen beach. With the victory, Emanuel and Salgado shared the $40,000 third-place prize while their compatriots split $30,000.
Earlier Sunday, Brazilians Fernanda Alves and Taiana Lima defeated Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler of Germany 2-1 to win the women’s Transavia Grand Slam title. Maria Antonelli and Juliana Felisberta of Brazil captured the bronze medal and with a 2-0 (21-13, 21-14) in 35 minutes over the third-seeded Kristyna Kolocova and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic.
This coming week, the FIVB World Tour returns to the United States for the second-straight year as Long Beach in southern California hosts another $1-million event. The international circuit returns to Europe in August for stops in Austria (Klagenfurt, July 29-August 3) and Poland (Stare Jablonki, August 19-24).
SETTIMA NEWS “FINALI FEMMINILI” ( by www.fivb.org , July 20, 2014 )/ The Hague Transavia Grand Slam | 15 - 20 July 2014 / Brazilians Fernanda & Lima Top Transavia Grand Slam Podium
The Hague, The Netherlands, July 20, 2014 - It has been another successful Beach Volleyball event in The Netherlands for Taiana Lima as she returned to the European country with new partner Fernanda Alves to lead Brazil to their fifth-straight women’s gold medal in as many FIVB World Tour events on Scheveningen beach.
With a 2-1 (21-16, 16-21 and 15-12) win in 55 minutes over eighth-seeded Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler of Germany here Sunday, the 11th-seeded Brazilians captured the gold medal in the US$1-million Transavia Grand Slam in only their second FIVB World Tour event together. The Dutch stop was also the 29-year old Fernanda’s sixth event on the international circuit while her 30-year old partner is nearing the century mark for FIVB participations.
Lima captured the 2013 FIVB World Tour stop in The Hague with Talita Rocha as the pair won five gold medals last season enroute to capturing the world tour’s season championship. After an international stop last month in Berlin, Talita decided to switch partners and played this week with legendary Brazilian Larissa Franca as the pair placed ninth this week.
Lima picked up Fernanda for last week’s FIVB event in Switzerland where the pair finished ninth. This week, Lima and Fernanda had to survive an upset bid by a veteran team from Finland Tuesday to earn a spot in the Transavia Grand Slam “money” rounds where they finished second on their pool after losing a 70-minute three-setter to Antonelli and Juliana in group play.
“We have played nine matches this week,” said Fernanda, “so we are tired, but so happy. I’m going to sleep all day tomorrow! “Lima said one thing during the game - ‘whatever happens, we are together.’ The energy is good and we do our best. Everything is new for me. I played 10 years professional indoor and then the CBV (Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol) asked me to play on the beach. I did it because I really liked the challenge. And I really don’t regret it, not a bit!”
With Fernanda collecting her biggest payday in her brief career, the Brazilians shared the $72,000 first-place prize while the Germans left Scheveningen beach by splitting $50,000 for second-place. In a match played earlier Sunday, sixth-seeded Maria Antonelli and Juliana Felisberta of Brazil captured the bronze medal and split $40,000 with a 2-0 (21-13 and 21-14) in 35 minutes over the third-seeded Kristyna Kolocova and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic.
After the teams split the first two sets, Fernanda and Lima soared to a 7-4 lead in the third and deciding set before the Germans tied it at 7-7. Brazil scored four of the next five points to move ahead 11-8 and Holtwick and Semmler could not get any closer.
Holtwick and Semmler were seeking to validate their FIVB World Tour gold medal performance last week in Switzerland where they defeated compatriots Karla Borger and Britta Buthe in the first-ever All-German women’s finale since the start of the international circuit in 1992.
"The difference between the teams were close,” said the 28-year old Semmler. “I think they were two plays better than us. We also had good chances to make blocking defense. At the end, the Brazilians served well and we didn't have the chance to put 100 percent in every serve that they made. They played good defense and made all the points. We fought hard and we had the chance in the third set to come back. The silver medal is nice, but after the game, it is also tough because you lost.”
Sunday’s finale was the 12th all-time meeting for the Brazilian and German pairs in a FIVB World Tour gold medal match with the South American country holding a commanding 11-1 advantage. Overall, Brazilian women have now won 132 of the 270 women’s events on the international circuit. Germany has five gold medal finishes since the start of the women’s FIVB World Tour in 1992 with Sunday’s gold medal match being No. 28 for the Europeans and 243 for the Brazilians.
With the conclusion of the “prelude” event to the 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships when The Netherlands hosts the prestigious event at four sites in the European country, the FIVB World Tour returns to the United States for the second-straight year as Long Beach in southern California hosts another $1-million event. The international circuit returns to Europe in August for stops in Austria (Klagenfurt, July 29-August 3) and Poland (Stare Jablonki, August 19-24). >>
EXTRATIME by SS/ La cover è comunque per Viktoria Orsi Toth (sx) e Marta Menegatti on …yelow submarine , aspettandolo prossimamente sul podio, perché …mi manca la ‘diretta streaming’ di Marta Menegatti tra le final four on the beach
Poi per quanto riguarda la fotogallery partiamo dallo Stadium de L’Aia/Hague , location finale del Grand Slam.
A seguire una serie di flash dedicati alle coppie azzurre maschile, fino ad arrivare agli ‘uomini da podio’ con tanto di didascalie incorporate.
Last photo è ovviamente per the winners Fijalek & Prudel Made in Polonia.
Identico il nostro viaggio ‘al femminile, con le coppie lady in scaletta, dal bronzo brasiliano della coppia Felisberta/Antonelli alle silver ladies Holtwick/Summler Made in Germany, fino a chiudere con le golden medals Fernanda Alver & Taiana Lima di stampo verde-oro brasiliano in the car.
Sergio Sottovia
www.polesinesport.it
