The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2007 was an international beach volleyball competition.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation | Various |
| Dates | May - November, 2007 |
The tour consists of 12 tournaments with both genders and 10 separate gender tournaments.[1]
One of the tournaments, was the 2007 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Gstaad, Switzerland.
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.[2][3] The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country.[2][4]
Grand Slam
editThere were four Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.[1]
Tournament results
editWomen
editMen
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Medal table by country
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Brazil (BRA) | 21 | 9 | 12 | 42 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | |
Award winners
editMen's Points Champions
edit| MEN'S SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR POINTS CHAMPIONS 2007 | |
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| 2007 | Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos (BRA)
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Women’s Points Champions
edit| WOMEN'S SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR POINTS CHAMPIONS 2007 | |
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| 2007 | Larissa França and Juliana Felisberta (BRA)
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Men's Award Winners
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Women's Award Winners
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SWATCH Most Outstanding Player
editFor each tournament, there is selected one MOP (Most Outstanding Player)[5]
Men
edit- Ricardo Santos (BRA)
- Montreal Open
- A1 Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
- Otera Open
- Mazuri Open presented by Hotel Anders
- Emanuel Rego (BRA)
- Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
- Espinho Open
- Brazil Open
- Franco Neto (BRA)
- Henkel Grand Slam
- World Series 13
- Kristjan Kais (EST) - VIP Open
- David Klemperer (GER) - Smart Grand Slam
- Igor Kolodinsky (RUS) - St. Petersburg Open
- Fabio Luiz Magalhães (BRA) - ConocoPhilips Grand Slam
- Reinder Nummerdor (NED) - Bahrain Open
Todd Rogers (USA) - SWATCH FIVB World Championship powered by 1 to 1 Energy- Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA) - PAF Open
- Harley Marques Silva (BRA) - China Shanghai Jinshan Open
References
edit- ^ a b 2007 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar, FIVB, 2007
- ^ a b 2008 Olympic qualification systems confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, FIVB, June 23, 2006
- ^ Adelaide hosts season-opening SWATCH FIVB World Tour Event, FIVB, February 26, 2008
- ^ U.S. beach volleyball pair win, Canadians lose, CBC.ca, June 30, 2008
- ^ 2007 Tour Notes (.PDF-file), FIVB, November 12, 2007