San Paolo Grand Slam 2013/ Walsh & Ross golden ladies vs Ludwig/Walkenhorst, bronzo Bednarczuk/Antonelli vs Menegatti/Orsi Toth
La sabbia del Brasile è un palcoscenico speciale per il beach volley. Anche per questo il quarto posto della coppia azzurra Menegatti & Oris Toth vale davvero ‘quasi oro’ , tanto più se consideriamo che a San Paolo la ‘golden medal’ l’hanno vinta le grandi Walsh & Ross che peraltro solo al terzo set e di stretta misura hanno battuto le italiane.
Ma come abbiamo sempre fatto per seguire al meglio le performance delle nostre Marta & Vicky, ecco che ci affidiamo al reportage ufficiale by sito della Federvolley proponendovi tutti i loro risultati e i dati sensibili in sequenza kit eleven news cronologica ‘giorno per giorno’.
Passando altresì a commentare le partite delle semifinali e delle due finali in stile ‘internationals’ News by sito www.fivb.org con tutta la sua autorevolezza da opinion leader.
PRIMA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it , 08-10-2013 ) / BEACH VOLLEY: IN BRASILE AL VIA IL GRAND SLAM DI SAN PAOLO
<< Prende il via oggi in Brasile il Grand Slam di San Paolo con le qualificazioni di entrambi i tabelloni. Nel torneo femminile le prime a scendere in campo saranno Daniela Gioria e Laura Giombini che nel secondo turno affronteranno le francesi Adelin-Longuet. Tra gli uomini Alex Ranghieri e Andrea Tomatis se la vedranno con i canadesi Binstock-Schachter sempre nel secondo turno di qualifiche. Per quanto riguarda i main draw invece ci saranno Marta Menegatti in coppia con Viktoria Orsi Toth e Daniele Lupo che giocherà con Paolo Nicolai.
SECONDA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it , 08-10-2013 ) / Beach Grand Slam San Paolo: Tomatis-Ranghieri nel main draw ( Domani in campo Menegatti e Orsi Toth)
<< Concluse le gare delle coppie italiane impegnate nelle qualificazioni del Grand Slam di San Paolo, Brasile. Nel tabellone maschile Andrea Tomatis e Alex Ranghieri hanno conquistato l'accesso al main draw dopo la vittoria per 2-0 (21-14, 21-17) contro i canadesi Binstock-Schachter. In quello femminile invece Daniela Gioria e Laura Giombini sono state eliminate in virtù della sconfitta per 2-0 (21-19, 21-15) contro le francesi Adelin-Longuet. Domani al via le gare dei tabelloni principali che vedrà scendere in campo Daniele Lupo e Paolo Nicolai tra gli uomini e Marta Menegatti in coppia con Viktoria Orsi Toth tra le donne.
TERZA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it , 09-10-2013 ) / Beach Gr. Slam San Paolo: vittorie per Menegatti-Orsi Toth e Tomatis-Ranghieri
<< Buon esordio per Marta Menegatti e Viktoria Orsi Toth nel main draw del Grand Slam di San Paolo. Le due azzurre impegnate nella pool N, hanno battuto 2-1 (19-21, 21-18, 18-16) in rimonta le statunitensi Fopma-Sweat. Nel prossimo match che prenderà il via alle 23.50 italiane affronteranno le tedesche Ludwig-Walkenhorst, ultima sfida del girone domani contro le thailandesi Radarong-Udomchavee.
Nel tabellone maschile, invece, la sfida tutta italiana del raggruppamento F tra Nicolai-Lupo e Tomatis-Ranghieri è stata vinta dai secondi con il punteggio di 2-1 (14-21, 21-19, 15-13). Domani nel primo pomeriggio italiano Nicolai-Lupo torneranno in campo contro i norvegesi Horrem-Eithun, mentre Tomatis-Ranghieri se la vedranno con gli olandesi Brouwer-Meeuwsen.
Nella tarda serata italiana sarà poi la volta delle ultime gare: Horrem-Eithun contro Tomatis-Ranghieri e Brouwer-Meeuwsen contro Nicolai-Lupo. >>
QUARTA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it , 10-10-2013 ) / Beach Grand Slam San Paolo: riscatto di Nicolai-Lupo
<< Nel secondo match del main draw del Grand Slam di San Paolo, Marta Menegatti e Viktoria Orsi Toth sono state battute 2-0 (21-16, 21-17) dalle tedesche Ludwig-Walkenhorst. Oggi le due azzurre torneranno in campo alle ore 18.50 italiane contro le thailandesi Radarong-Udomchavee nell’ultima partita del raggruppamento. Tra gli uomini pronto riscatto di Nicolai-Lupo che hanno battuto 2-0 (25-23, 21-8) i norvegesi Horrem-Eithun, mentre Tomatis-Ranghieri hanno perso 2-0 (21-14, 21-19) con gli olandesi Brouwer-Meeuwsen. Nella tarda serata italiana sarà poi la volta delle ultime gare della fase a pool: Horrem-Eithun contro Tomatis-Ranghieri e Brouwer-Meeuwsen contro Nicolai-Lupo. >>
QUINTA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it , 10-10-2013 ) / Beach Grand Slam San Paolo: avanti Menegatti-Orsi Toth
<< Nel Grand Slam di San Paolo le azzurre Menegatti-Orsi Toth si sono imposte agevolmente contro le thailandesi Radarong-Udomchavee 2-0 (21-18, 21-11), chiudendo in questo modo al secondo posto nella Pool N. Domani le ragazze allenate dal ct Lissandro saranno impegnate nel primo turno ad eliminazione diretta. >>
SESTA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it , 11-10-2013 ) / Beach Grand Slam San Paolo: Menegatti-Orsi Toth avanzano
<< Il Grand Slam brasiliano entra nel vivo e le coppie azzurre continuano ad essere protagoniste. In campo femminile Menegatti ed Orsi Toth, dopo aver superato la fase a pool hanno vinto anche il primo match ad eliminazione diretta contro le australiane Bawden-Clancy per 2-1 (21-15, 11-21, 15-13). nel secondo turno giocheranno con le ceche Kolocova-Slukova.>>
SETTIMA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it , 11-10-2013 ) / Beach Volley Grand Slam San Paolo: Menegatti-Orsi Toth in semifinale, le coppie maschili none.
<< Il Grand Slam di San Paolo entra nel vivo con Marta Menegatti e Viktoria Orsi Toth che continuano ad essere protagoniste. Le due azzurre infatti hanno infatti centrato un grande risultato con l'accesso in semifinale, guadagnato battendo nei quarti per 2-0 (21-19 21-19) le brasiliane Maria Clara-Carol. Domani cercheranno di entrare per la prima in finale contro la neocoppia formata dalla tre volte campionessa olimpica Kerri Walsh e April Ross. E' stata una bellissima giornata per le due azzurre che hanno prima eliminato nel primo turno ad eliminazione diretta le australiane Bawden-Clancy per 2-1 (21-15, 11-21, 15-13) e successivamente nel secondo le ceche Kolocova-Slukova con il punteggio di 2-1 (21-19, 19-21, 15-11). Nel tabellone maschile invece si sono fermate agli ottavi le corse delle coppie tricolori. Andrea Tomatis e Alex Ranghieri sono usciti battuti 2-1 (21-19, 19-21, 15-12) dai polacchi Losiak-Kantor; Daniele Lupo e Paolo Nicolai hanno prima superato 2-1 (21-17 18-21 15-9) gli svizzeri Chevallier-Prawdzic, poi sono usciti davanti ai campionissimi brasiliani Alison-Emanuel che si sono imposti 23-21 in un interminabile ed appassionante tie-break in cui le due coppie hanno dato spettacolo annullandosi a vicenda match-point. 2-1 (14-21 21-19 23-21) il punteggio finale per la coppia verdeoro.>>
OTTAVA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it , 12-10-2013 ) / Beach Grand Slam San Paolo - Menegatti-Orsi Toth fermate in semifinale giocano per il 3. posto
<< Si è fermata in semifinale contro i "miti" Usa Ross-Walsh la corsa di Marta Menegatti e Viktoria Orsi Toth nel Grand Slam di San Paolo. Le giovani azzurre si sono arrese dopo una accesa sfida per 2-1 (18-21 21-15 15-13). Match davvero combattuto e ben giocato dalle esperte fuoriclasse americane e dalle due ragazze italiane.
Marta&Viki hanno vinto con grande autorità il primo set, superando alcuni momenti difficili, come lo svantaggio di 12-15. Nel secondo le azzurre sono partite benissimo (5-2), ma poi sono calate ed è emersa l'esperienza e la grande qualità di Walsh e Ross, la coppia che punta ai Giochi di Rio 2016. Le statunitensi hanno pareggiato il conto dei set imponendosi 21-15 e sullo slancio hanno ipotecato il tie-break portandosi subito sul 6-1. Con grandi difese e belle giocate Menegatti-Orsi Toth hanno giocato un parziale tutto in salita rimontando sino al 12-11 prima, poi annullando due match-point prima di arrendersi 15-13.
La coppia italiana giocherà nella serata di oggi per la medaglia di bronzo contro la coppia di casa, le brasiliane Antonelli-Agatha, sconfitte in semifinale dalle tedesche Ludwig-Walkenhorst, che giocheranno contro Walsh-Ross per la vittoria.>>
NONA NEWS ( by www.federvolley.it , 12-10-2013 ) / Beach Grand Slam San Paolo - Menegatti-Orsi Toth un quarto posto che vale
<< Si è conclusa con un quarto posto finale l'avventura nel Grand Slam brasiliano delle azzurre Menegatti e Orsi Toth. nella finale per il terzo posto le ragazze di Lissandro hanno ceduto per 2-1 (25-23 13-21 15-10) alle beniamine di casa Antonaelli-Agatha.
Un risultato comunque importante, ma che non riconosce i giusti meriti alla coppia italiana, che ha giocato un torneo da protagonista. In semifinale contro i "miti" Usa Ross-Walsh si era interrotta la corsa di Marta e Viktoria Le giovani azzurre si erano arrese dopo una accesa sfida per 2-1 (18-21 21-15 15-13). Match davvero combattuto e ben giocato dalle esperte fuoriclasse americane e dalle due ragazze italiane.
Marta&Viki hanno vinto con grande autorità il primo set, superando alcuni momenti difficili, come lo svantaggio di 12-15. Nel secondo le azzurre sono partite benissimo (5-2), ma poi sono calate ed è emersa l'esperienza e la grande qualità di Walsh e Ross, la coppia che punta ai Giochi di Rio 2016. Le statunitensi hanno pareggiato il conto dei set imponendosi 21-15 e sullo slancio hanno ipotecato il tie-break portandosi subito sul 6-1. Con grandi difese e belle giocate Menegatti-Orsi Toth hanno giocato un parziale tutto in salita rimontando sino al 12-11 prima, poi annullando due match-point prima di arrendersi 15-13.>>
DECIMA NEWS ( by www.fivb.org , 12, 10, 2013) / Germany, United States to meet for women’s gold at FIVB São Paulo Grand Slam
<< Brazil's Agatha Bednarczuk passes the Mikasa to Maria Antonelli on the way to win the bronze medal Saturday over Italy's Marta Menegatti/Viktoria Orsi Toth as the gold medal match will be played Sunday at the FIVB São Paulo Grand Slam.
São Paulo, Brazil, October 12, 2013 – Digging deep to each pull out come-from-behind three-set semifinal victories Saturday, Germany’s fifth-seeded Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst will now meet USA’s 10th-seeded April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings Sunday morning for the women’s gold medal on the final day at the $440,000 FIVB São Paulo Grand Slam double-gender tournament. The event has marked the return of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour’s to Brazil for the 27th consecutive year.
With the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour resuming in South America this week after a six-week hiatus, Saturday’s schedule includes gold medal matches in each gender. The ninth 2013 FIVB Grand Slam event is being held for the first time in São Paulo on the purpose-built site located on the expansive grounds of Parque Villa Lobos on the west side of the massive city.
GOLD MEDAL PREVIEW
Germany’s fifth-seeded Ludwig/Walkenhorst and USA’s 10th-seeded April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings are both new teams on the FIVB World Tour and both enter Sunday’s gold medal match with 6-0 records in São Paulo. This is the first team the two teams will have met although with different teammates all have played each other numerous times.
Germany’s Ludwig/Walkenhorst are in their ninth tournament together and this is their third final four appearance with one silver medal and one fourth place finish. Ludwig is playing in her 99th career FIVB World Tour event and her 18th FIVB final four with no gold medals and eight silver. Walkenhorst is in her 17th career FIVB World Tour event, her third FIVB final four and she has one silver medal and one fourth place finish. Together, Germany’s Ludwig/Walkenhorst won the silver medal together at the last FIVB World Tour stop in Moscow six weeks ago. Ludwig is a two-time German Olympian finishing ninth in 2008 (Beijing) and fifth in 2012 (London) with the now-retired Sara Goller.
Ross/Walsh Jennings is USA’s newest team. The Olympic duo is playing in just their second FIVB World Tour Grand Slam event after Olympic careers with different teammates. Walsh Jennings has three career Olympic gold medals and Ross won the silver medal last year at the 2012 London Olympics. Ross/Walsh Jennings played together for the first time on the FIVB World Tour in Gstaad, Switerzerland on July 10-14 where they finished ninth. Walsh is returning to regular action after giving birth to her third child as she has taken six months off from competition.
Individually, USA’s Ross is playing in her 84th career FIVB World Tour event, her 37th FIVB final four with 10 gold and 12 silver medals. USA’s Walsh Jennings is playing in her 88th career FIVB World Tour event, her 70th FIVB final four with 44 gold medals and 15 silver.
For Ross, she is setting another record for her illustrious career. Sunday will mark the first time in FIVB World Tour history where both a husband and wife will be playing in their respective gold medal matches in the same event. Her husband Casey Jennings is pinch-hitting for the injured Sean Rosenthal. Jennings is playing for the USA with Phil Dalhausser and they will be meeting Brazil’s Bruno Schmidt/Pedro Salgado in the men’s gold medal match.
BRONZE MEDAL FOR BRAZIL
Brazil’s seventh-seeded Agatha Bednarczuk/Maria Antonelli provided their home country fans plenty to rejoice about as slugged it out Italy’s 21st-seeded Marta Menegatti/Viktoria Orsi Toth and won the bronze medal, recording a three-set victory in 54 minutes, 25-23, 13-21 and 15-10.
After each team won a match against the other early this season on the FIVB World Tour, the first set was as close as they get, going to overtime before Brazil broke the 23-23 tie with Antonelli landing a kill off of Italy’s Menegatti and Bendarczuk following that up with a service ace to finish the set. Following a tied score for the first four points, Italy broke open the second set, building up a nine-point lead at 20-11 while the Brazilians seemed to be looking to the third set to regroup and refocus.
In the deciding tiebreaker set, Italy scored the first two points before Brazil reacted. After exchanging points and down 3-1, Brazil started to catch fire as Bednarczuk blocked Orsi Toth for a point followed by Antonelli’s service ace to take the lead for good at 4-3. After Bednarczuk scored six of her team’s next seven points, four on kills, one on a looping hook shot that landed cross court, and the last on a service ace to give Brazil its largest lead of the set at 14-8. After Italy scored twice, the matched ended on a service error by Italy’s Orsi Toth.
Playing in their 11th FIVB World Tour event as a team, Brazil’s Bednarczuk/Antonelli earned their first bronze medal as a team and second final four finishing placement. After their bronze medal victory, they will leave São Paulo with a 6-2 record, an official third-place finish and $16,500 in prize money. This was the 62nd FIVB career event overall for Bednarczuk in seven seasons, her fifth career final four and her second bronze medal. This was the 88th career event overall for Antonelli in her nine seasons on the FIVB World Tour, her 37th final four and 12th bronze medal.
After their loss in the bronze medal match, Italy’s Menegatti/Orsi Toth will leave São Paulo with a 5-3 record here, an official fourth-place finish and $12,900 in prize money. This was the third FIVB World Tour event as a team and their second fourth place finish. For Menegatti, this was her 55th career FIVB World Tour event, her 14th career final four finish and sixth fourth place finish. For Orsi Toth, this was her 15th career FIVB World Tour event, her second FIVB final four finish and second fourth place finish.
SEMIFINAL RESULTS
In Saturday morning’s women’s semifinals, Germany’s Ludwig/Walkenhorst stunned the partisan home-country crowd by coming from behind to upset Brazil’s Bednarczuk/Antonelli, 22-24, 21-14, 15-11 in an exciting match that lasted exactly 60 minutes.
In the second semi, USA’s Ross/Walsh Jennings overcame the youth and tenacity of Italy’s Menegatti/Orsi Toth in three sets, 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 in a sterling 51-minute match.
Germany’s Ludwig/Walkenhorst, playing in just their ninth FIVB World Tour event together and third final four, won for the first time in three attempts this season against Brazil’s Bednarczuk/Antonelli.
In the first semi, he first set was extremely close and went to overtime before the Brazilians pulled it out 24-22. The score was tied 13 times in the first set including every point from 15 to 22 and there were only two lead changes with the Brazilians taking at 6-5 and Germany never regained it.With the score tied 22-22, Brazil ended it with a pair of strong kills, the first by Bednarczuk and the set winner by Antonelli.
In the second set, Brazil scored first like it did in the first set and while there was one early tie Germany took the lead for good at 4-3 and seemed to play flawless from that point on against the aggressive Brazilian duo. After slowly building up their lead to seven points three times, Germany ended it on a service error by Brazil. The third set, like the second, was close early with three ties, Germany took the lead for good and 5-4 and completed a run of three straight points on a Ludwig service ace followed by a Walkenhorst block for a 7-4 lead and Brazil never got any closer the remainder of the set. Walkenhorst ended the set and match when her kill rolled off the top of the net and fell untouched to the sand.
In the second semi, USA’s Ross/Walsh Jennings kept their composure throughout the match, overcoming the own mistakes as well as the strong effort by Italy’s Menegatti/Orsi Toth to earn their spot in the gold medal match in just their second FIVB World Tour event as a team
In the first set between USA and Italy, the set was tied a total of eight times but the Americans, who scored first to start the match, took their biggest lead at 12-9 only to see the Italians rally to tie it up at 15-15 on successive blocks by Orsi Torth. From that point, the Italians continued to pressure the Americans and built up two three-point leads at 19-16 and 20-17 before and American service error ended the set.
In the second set, Italy scored first and it was tied eight times early with the USA taking the lead for good at 11-10 at the technical time out. Obviously learning things about their opponents during the first set, from that point on, USA kept the heat on, pulling out to four and then five point leads up to 20-15 and then the final margin at 21-15. After the technical time out, USA’s Ross rattled off three consecutive points more on two defensive pokes sandwiched between one her patented ace serves.
USA jumped on Italy early in the tiebreaker set scoring the first two points and then jumping to a 5-1 lead then 6-2 as USA’s Walsh scored on a block and two consecutive ace services. USA’s Ross/Walsh Jennings kept serving and defending consistently to keep the margin at 3 to 4 points until a final rally by Italy closed the set to just one point at 14-13. Walsh finished the set and match with an artistic poke to move USA to the gold medal match.
São Paulo PURSE
The gold medal teams in each gender in the FIVB São Paulo Grand Slam will each split $33,000, the silver $22,000, the bronze $16,500 and fourth place $12,900.
BRAZILIAN HISTORY
The FIVB São Paulo Grand Slam marks the 35th time that Brazil has hosted a men’s and 30th time Brazil has hosted a women’s FIVB international beach volleyball world tour event. Brazil has staged a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event every year since the start of the international circuit for men in 1987 and women in 1992. It is also the 295th FIVB World Tour men’s tournament and 257th women’s tournament.
FIVB WORLD TOUR
The 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is comprised of 10 Grand Slam events and the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. Not part of the World Tour but counting towards FIVB points/earnings are five Open events (four double-gender tournaments and one women-only). The last of 10 FIVB World Tour Grand Slams will be the 2013 Grand Slam schedule will now end in China Oct. 22-27 at the double-gender $440,000 FIVB Xiamen Grand Slam.>>
UNDICESIMA NEWS (by www.fivb.org , 13.10.2013) / USA’s Ross/Walsh Jennings win women’s gold at FIVB São Paulo Grand Slam
<< Teamwork brough USA's Olympic stars Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Russ the gold medal win Sunday over Germany's Laura Ludwick/Kira Walkenhurt in three sets at the FIVB São Paulo Grand Slam in Brazil.
São Paulo, Brazil, October 13, 2013 – In another classic battle for the ages between veteran warriors, USA’s 10th-seeded April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings overcame their intense struggle with Germany’s fifth-seeded Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst Sunday to claim the women’s gold medal on the final day at the $440,000 FIVB São Paulo Grand Slam double-gender tournament. The event has marked the return of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour’s to Brazil for the 27th consecutive year.
With the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour returned in South America this week after a six-week hiatus, the ninth 2013 FIVB Grand Slam event was held for the first time in São Paulo and the venue was a purpose-built site located on the expansive grounds of Parque Villa Lobos on the west side of the massive city.
GOLD MEDAL REVIEW
In a dynamic way to launched the newest chapter in their illustrious careers in beach volleyball, USA Olympians Ross/Walsh Jennings never gave up and eventually outlasted Germany’s talented Ludwig/Walkenhorst in three glorious sets,19-21, 31-29 and 15-12 in 65 exciting minutes, the longest women’s match of the six-day tournament. Both new teams on the FIVB World Tour USA’s Ross/Walsh Jennings leaves São Paulo with the gold medal, $33,000 in prize money and a 7-0 record in the tournament while Germany’s Ludwig/Walkenhurst leave Brazil with the silver medal, $22,000 in prize money and a 6-1 record.. This is the first was the first time these two teams have met although with different teammates all have played each other numerous times.
As the teams battled ferociously for every point, Germany’s Ludwig/Walkenhorst overcame a 8-13 deficit to defeat the Americans in the first set, 21-19. The second set that went overtime was classic textbook as the set was tied 20 times with the last at 28-28 before USA’s Ross/Walsh Jennings won it at 31-29.
In the decided third set, USA’s Ross/Walsh Jennings exploded for the first two points gradually pulling away to 8-4 and 10-5 leads before Germany’s Ludwig/Walkenhorst rallied to close within two at 11-9, but the Americans hung tough and pulled out the set, match and gold medal championship by a three-point margin, 15-12.
The always gregarious Walsh Jennings commented after the awarding ceremony, “It was amazing. I think the final went just like the whole tournament was for us. We had really tough, really close matches. The Germans came out and played amazing. We were expecting that. I’m so glad we didn’t panic and stayed aggressive.”
Teammate Ross said after her team’s gold medal victory, “Kerri and I approach every tournament in the same way. We’re going to enjoy this until the next tournament, but we’ll be ready to play every point, every game. We respect all of our opponents we play the hardest we can every match.”
The Ross/Walsh Jennings tandem is USA’s newest team. The Olympic duo is playing in just their second FIVB World Tour Grand Slam event after Olympic careers with different teammates. Walsh Jennings has three career Olympic gold medals and Ross won the silver medal last year at the 2012 London Olympics. Ross/Walsh Jennings played together for the first time on the FIVB World Tour in Gstaad, Switerzerland on July 10-14 where they finished ninth. Walsh is returning to regular action after giving birth to her third child as she has taken six months off from competition.
Individually, USA’s Ross was playing in her 84th career FIVB World Tour event, her 37th FIVB final four and now has 11 gold medals. USA’s Walsh Jennings was playing in her 88th career FIVB World Tour event, her 70th FIVB final four and now has earned 45 gold medals.
For Walsh Jennings, she set another record for her illustrious career. Sunday marked the first time in FIVB World Tour history where both a husband and wife were playing in their respective gold medal matches in the same event. Her husband Casey Jennings was pinch-hitting for the injured Sean Rosenthal. Jennings played for the USA with Phil Dalhausser claimed the silver medal as they were defeated in three sets by Brazil’s Bruno Schmidt/Pedro Salgado in the men’s gold medal match.
Germany’s Ludwig/Walkenhorst duo was in their ninth tournament together and this was their third final four appearance and they now have earned two silver medals and one fourth place finish. Ludwig was playing in her 99th career FIVB World Tour event and her 18th FIVB final four with no gold medals and she now has captured nine silver medals. Walkenhorst was playing in her 17th career FIVB World Tour event, her third FIVB final four and she has now has earned two silver medals and one fourth place finish. Together, Germany’s Ludwig/Walkenhorst also won the silver medal together at the last FIVB World Tour stop in Moscow six weeks ago. Ludwig is a two-time German Olympian finishing ninth in 2008 (Beijing) and fifth in 2012 (London) with the now-retired Sara Goller.
BRONZE MEDAL FOR BRAZIL
On Saturday, Brazil’s seventh-seeded Agatha Bednarczuk/Maria Antonelli provided their home country fans plenty to rejoice about as they slugged it out with Italy’s 21st-seeded Marta Menegatti/Viktoria Orsi Toth and won the bronze medal, recording a three-set victory in 54 minutes, 25-23, 13-21 and 15-10.
Playing in their 11th FIVB World Tour event as a team, Brazil’s Bednarczuk/Antonelli earned their first bronze medal as a team and second final four finishing placement. After their bronze medal victory, they left São Paulo with a 6-2 record, an official third-place finish and $16,500 in prize money.
After their loss in the bronze medal match, Italy’s Menegatti/Orsi Toth left São Paulo with a 5-3 record here, an official fourth-place finish and $12,900 in prize money. This was the third FIVB World Tour event as a team and their second fourth place finish.
São Paulo PURSE
The gold medal teams in each gender in the FIVB São Paulo Grand Slam will each split $33,000, the silver $22,000, the bronze $16,500 and fourth place $12,900.
BRAZILIAN HISTORY
The FIVB São Paulo Grand Slam marks the 35th time that Brazil has hosted a men’s and 30th time Brazil has hosted a women’s FIVB international beach volleyball world tour event. Brazil has staged a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event every year since the start of the international circuit for men in 1987 and women in 1992. It is also the 295th FIVB World Tour men’s tournament and 257th women’s tournament.
FIVB WORLD TOUR
The 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is comprised of 10 Grand Slam events and the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. Not part of the World Tour but counting towards FIVB points/earnings are five Open events (four double-gender tournaments and one women-only). The last of 10 FIVB World Tour Grand Slams on the 2013 Grand Slam schedule will be held in China Oct. 22-27 at the double-gender $440,000 FIVB Xiamen Grand Slam.>>
EXTRATIME by SS/ La cover è per Marta Menegatti in primo piano con Victori Orsi Toth nel ‘fermo immagine’ dopo aver vinto il secondo set nella finalina per la medaglia di bronzo.
Poi per quanto riguarda la fotogallery ripartiamo dal tandem azzurro sulla sabbia di San Paolo, ma in tuffo/bagger con Viktoria Orsi Toth assistita da Marta Menegatti.
Poi in sequenza ‘uti singoli’ prima Viktoria alla battuta, poi Marta ‘carica/applausi’, quindi ancora Marta azzurra network vs Aus.
E poiché le azzurre sono tate fermate dalle americane, ecco un flash by sand for Walsh & Ross e pi quello all back dedicato a Marta & Vicky.
E poiché ho seguito in streaming il tandem azzurro sulla sabbia brasiliana, ecco il ‘crop’ che mostra l’inizio match tra le brasiliane Agatha e Maria Elisa vs Menegatti & Orsi Toth.
Poi le stesse brasiliane in relax durante la finale per l medaglia di bronze, e quindi un unto di Victoria vs Antonelli e a seguire l’abbraccio winners tra Antonelli & Agatha con relativa certificazione di fine secondo set , vinto dalle italiane che riproponiamo in tandem bagger/grinta ancora impegnate on the beach.
Per una medaglia di bronzo sfumata solo per un soffio come da tabellino finale post terzo set.
Tutte immagini by streaming e by fivb,org, compreso Marta Menegatti promotional, e il tandem winners Walsh & Ross felicemente abbracciate per una vittoria descritta come da tabellino/streaming e come da ufficialità internazionale sul sito della fivb con sfondo griffato Sao Paolo Grand Slam.
Sergio Sottovia
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