Swatch FIVB World Tour 2012

2012 Swatch FIVB World Tour
Tournament details
Host nation	Various
Dates	April – October, 2012

The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2012 is an international beach volleyball competition.

The 2012 tour consists of 9 tournaments with both genders and 5 separate gender tournaments.[1]

Grand Slam

There are six Grand Slam tournaments and one World Championships. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.

Shanghai, China – Shanghai Grand Slam presented by Jinshan Xinchen, April 30–May 6, 2012
Beijing, China – Beijing Grand Slam, 7–13 May 2012
Moscow, Russia – Moscow Grand Slam, 6–12 June 2012
Rome, Italy – Rome Grand Slam, 12–17 June 2012
Gstaad, Switzerland – 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam, 2–8 July 2012
Berlin, Germany – Smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012, 10–15 July 2012
Klagenfurt, Austria – A1 presented by Volksbank, 16–22 July 2012
Stare Jabłonki, Poland – Mazury Orlen Grand Slam, 13–19 August 2012

Tournament results

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Brasilia Open	Xue–Zhang Xi	Talita–Antonelli	Cicolari–Menegatti
Sanya Open	Talita–Antonelli	Larissa–Juliana	Xue–Zhang Xi
Shanghai Grand Slam	Xue–Zhang Xi	Talita–Antonelli	Larissa–Juliana
Beijing Grand Slam	Larissa–Juliana	Cicolari–Menegatti	Keizer–Van Iersel
Moscow Grand Slam	Xue–Zhang Xi	Walsh–May-Treanor	Larissa–Juliana
Rome Grand Slam	Kuhn–Zumkehr	Goller–Ludwig	Kessy–Ross
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam	May-Treanor–Walsh	Keizer–Van Iersel	Kuhn–Zumkehr
Smart Grand Slam Berlin	Larissa–Juliana	Xue–Zhang Xi	Cicolari–Menegatti
A1 Grand Slam	Khomyakova–Ukolova	Meppelink–Van Gestel	Talita–Antonelli
Mazury Orlen Grand Slam	Larissa–Juliana	Cicolari–Menegatti	Holtwick–Semmler
Paf Open	Holtwick–Semmler	Liliana–Baquerizo	Khomyakova–Ukolova
Bangsaen Thailand Open	Kessy–Ross	Ukolova–Khomyakova	Agatha–Seixas

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Brasilia Open	Rogers–Dalhausser	Fuerbringer–Lucena	Cunha–Ricardo
Silesia Open	Cunha–Ricardo	Márcio Araújo–Pedro	Herrera–Gavira
Shanghai Grand Slam	Rogers–Dalhausser	Gibb–Rosenthal	Márcio Araújo–Pedro
Beijing Grand Slam	Nummerdor–Schuil	Nicolai–Lupo	Alison–Emanuel
Patria Direct Prague Open	Ricardo–Cunha	Alison–Emanuel	Rogers–Dalhausser
Moscow Grand Slam	Alison–Emanuel	Nummerdor–Schuil	Cunha–Ricardo
Rome Grand Slam	Gibb–Rosenthal	Alison–Emanuel	Heyer–Chevallier
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam	Gibb–Rosenthal	Alison–Emanuel	Nicolai–Lupo
Smart Grand Slam Berlin	Alison–Emanuel	Gibb–Rosenthal	Fijalek–Prudel
A1 Grand Slam	Nummerdor–Schuil	Márcio Araújo–Pedro	Gibb–Rosenthal
Mazury Orlen Grand Slam	Pļaviņš–Šmēdiņš	Doppler–Horst	Rogers–Dalhausser

Medal table by country


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)	8	8	8	24
2	United States (USA)	6	4	4	14
3	China (CHN)	3	1	1	5
4	Netherlands (NED)	2	3	1	6
5	Germany (GER)	1	1	1	3
5	Russia (RUS)	1	1	1	3
7	Switzerland (SUI)	1	0	2	3
8	Latvia (LAT)	1	0	0	1
9	Italy (ITA)	0	3	3	6
10	Spain (ESP)	0	1	1	2
11	Austria (AUT)	0	1	0	1
12	Poland (POL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 nations)		23	23	23	69

References

SWATCH WORLD TOUR 2012, FIVB.org

External links

2012 Swatch FIVB World Tour – tour calendar at FIVB.org
Beachvolley at Swatch.com

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[1] SWATCH WORLD TOUR 2012, FIVB.org

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