Official Bulletin no. 10 December 2006

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As part of an all-round strong showing by European teams, Russia claimed the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Women’s World Championships, with Brazil taking the silver and Serbia and Montenegro taking the bronze after a 28-year absence in the competition.

In the men’s tournament, Poland stormed through the tournament unbeaten until they faced Brazil in the final, when Ber-nardo Rezende’s men won through to defend their title, leaving Poland with the silver medal – the team’s first World Championship medal in 32 years – and Bulgaria with the bronze.

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•2006-2007FIVBGlobalCalendar

The Russian girls outlasted Brazil to claim the women’s

World Championship title and break the South American dominance at international level, but Poland were unable to pull off the same surprise in the men’s tournament. Despite an unbeaten record through the tournament, the Poles fell at the last hurdle as the irrepressible Brazilian men defended their crown.

The 2006 FIVB World Championships were a resounding success, thanks to the cooperation of the Japan Volleyball Asso-ciation and Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) as Host TV Broadcaster.

Part of this success included a new record for spectator attendance at a volleyball event in Japan when 19,836 passed through the turnstiles at the Saitama Super Arena.

A total of over 550,000 spectators attended the World Championships, which sur-passed even the FIVB’s ambitious objec-tives.

2006 FIVB Women’s World Champions: Russia

2006 FIVB Men’s World Champions: Brazil

Russia and Brazil crowned World champions in Japan

FIVB President Dr Rubén Acosta hands the trophy to Brazil’scaptain Ricardo

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Russia take goldVOLLEYBALL wOmEn

Russiawerethefirstteaminover18monthstobeatBrazilatinternationallevel when they outlasted the SouthAmericansinthetie-breakfinalattheFIVB Women’s World Championshipin Osaka. Having lost only to Brazilinthetournament,theRussianteambouncedbacktoclaimthegoldmedalforthefirsttimesince1990.

After seeing his team’s unbeaten record in the tournament smashed in the last game, Brazil’s disappointed coach Jose Roberto Guimaraes could only congratulate his players.

Brazil take the silver medal

“They fought hard until the very last mo-ment. They made a great effort, stuck to the ball till the end. They worked hard in the tie-break set and I think in that kind of situation it’s difficult to decide which team wins and which loses,” he said. The silver medal was the team’s second after their 1994 home result in Sao Paolo.

Serbia and Montenegro completed their fairytale tournament with the bronze medal. Playing in their first World Cham-pionship for 28 years, the team swept aside defending champions Italy for the second time in the competition to take the

medal. This was a remarkable achieve-ment by a team that was ranked 30th in the world when they arrived in Japan.

The 2002 winners Italy were left with a disappointing fourth place finish af-ter the straight-set defeat to Serbia and Montenegro.

Italy’s coach Massimo Barbolini, who had almost predicted his team’s downfall after praising the Balkan team, returns to Italy to coach his club Perugia, after stepping in at the last minute to coach the national team at the World Championship.

Pool A - TokyoDate Teams Set Result per set (points) Total 1 2 3 4 5 Points31-Oct KOR-CRC 3-0 25-16 25-15 25-17 75-4831-Oct POL-KEN 3-1 25-15 25-17 20-25 25-20 95-7731-Oct TPE-JPN 3-1 18-25 25-18 25-19 25-23 93-8501-Nov KEN-TPE 0-3 13-25 9-25 27-29 49-7901-Nov KOR-POL 2-3 21-25 25-23 24-26 25-23 12-15 107-11201-Nov CRC-JPN 0-3 9-25 11-25 14-25 34-7503-Nov TPE-KOR 3-2 26-24 16-25 29-27 24-26 15-10 110-11203-Nov POL-CRC 3-1 25-17 20-25 25-11 25-14 95-6703-Nov JPN-KEN 3-0 25-15 25-17 25-10 75-4204-Nov CRC-KEN 3-2 19-25 23-25 25-16 32-30 15-9 114-10504-Nov POL-TPE 1-3 19-25 18-25 25-23 23-25 85-9804-Nov KOR-JPN 1-3 21-25 25-21 21-25 22-25 89-9605-Nov TPE-CRC 3-0 25-10 25-18 25-12 75-4005-Nov KEN-KOR 0-3 13-25 13-25 12-25 38-7505-Nov JPN-POL 3-1 25-22 30-28 26-28 25-18 106-96 Standing Pool ARk Country Points Matches Points Won Lost Won Lost Ratio1 Chinese Taipei 10 5 455 371 1.2262 Japan 9 4 1 437 354 1.2343 Poland 8 3 2 483 455 1.0624 Korea 7 2 3 458 404 1.1345 Costa Rica 6 1 4 303 425 0.7136 Kenya 5 5 311 438 0.710

Pool E - NagoyaDate Teams Set Result per set (points) Total 1 2 3 4 5 Points08-Nov KOR-SCG 0-3 23-25 19-25 22-25 64-7508-Nov POL-ITA 0-3 19-25 22-25 13-25 54-7508-Nov JPN-CUB 1-3 25-22 23-25 22-25 22-25 92-9708-Nov TPE-TUR 1-3 17-25 16-25 25-21 17-25 75-9609-Nov KOR-ITA 0-3 18-25 19-25 13-25 50-7509-Nov POL-SCG 0-3 15-25 22-25 14-25 51-7509-Nov JPN-TUR 3-1 30-28 22-25 25-21 25-17 102-9109-Nov TPE-CUB 0-3 21-25 20-25 14-25 55-7511-Nov KOR-CUB 0-3 19-25 14-25 22-25 55-7511-Nov POL-TUR 0-3 18-25 22-25 19-25 59-7511-Nov JPN-SCG 3-2 18-25 22-25 25-18 25-21 15-11 105-10011-Nov TPE-ITA 0-3 15-25 13-25 14-25 42-7512-Nov KOR-TUR 3-0 25-14 25-13 25-22 75-4912-Nov POL-CUB 0-3 18-25 26-28 23-25 67-7812-Nov JPN-ITA 0-3 17-25 26-28 23-25 66-7812-Nov TPE-SCG 2-3 22-25 26-24 25-19 15-25 13-15 101-108

Standing Pool ERk Country Points Matches Points Won Lost Won Lost Ratio1 Italy 13 6 1 568 448 1.2682 Serbia Montenegro 13 6 1 628 563 1.1153 Cuba 12 5 2 578 532 1.0864 Japan 11 4 3 652 644 1.0125 Chinese Taipei 10 3 4 574 636 0.9036 Turkey 9 2 5 493 540 0.9137 Korea 8 1 6 552 592 0.9328 Poland 8 1 6 524 614 0.853

Pool F - OsakaDate Teams Set Result per set (points) Total 1 2 3 4 5 Points08-Nov RUS-PUR 3-0 25-16 25-10 25-20 75-4608-Nov GER-NED 2-3 25-23 21-25 23-25 25-23 14-16 108-11208-Nov CHN-USA 3-1 20-25 25-23 25-22 25-17 95-8708-Nov AZE-BRA 0-3 19-25 21-25 23-25 63-7509-Nov RUS-NED 3-0 25-17 25-18 25-16 75-5109-Nov GER-PUR 3-0 25-23 25-22 25-22 75-6709-Nov CHN-BRA 2-3 26-24 25-20 21-25 16-25 17-19 105-11309-Nov AZE-USA 3-2 25-19 16-25 25-22 25-27 15-13 106-10611-Nov RUS-USA 3-0 25-20 25-21 25-17 75-5811-Nov GER-BRA 0-3 16-25 22-25 15-25 53-7511-Nov CHN-PUR 3-0 28-26 25-14 25-22 78-6211-Nov AZE-NED 0-3 24-26 22-25 24-26 70-7712-Nov RUS-BRA 1-3 29-27 14-25 25-27 22-25 90-10412-Nov GER-USA 2-3 27-25 23-25 25-19 24-26 11-15 110-11012-Nov CHN-NED 2-3 25-21 25-17 23-25 22-25 12-15 107-10312-Nov AZE-PUR 3-0 25-21 25-18 25-18 75-57

Standing Pool FRk Country Points Matches Points Won Lost Won Lost Ratio1 Brazil 14 7 628 517 1.2152 Russia 13 6 1 596 512 1.1643 Netherlands 11 4 3 620 646 0.9604 China 10 3 4 648 642 1.0095 Germany 10 3 4 609 606 1.0056 U.S.A. 10 3 4 605 608 0.9957 Azerbaijan 9 2 5 549 585 0.9388 Puerto Rico 7 7 394 533 0.739

Second round

First round

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2006 women’s world Championship

Women’s World Championship Ranking of the final round

1 GOLDRuSSia

2 SILVERBRaZil

3 BRONZESeRBia & MOnteneGRO

4 italY

5 cHina

6 JaPan

7 cuBa

8 netHeRlanDS

9 u.S.a.

10 tuRKeY

11 GeRManY

12 cHineSe taiPei

Women’s World ChampionshipIndividual AwardsMost Valuable Player (MVP)

USD 100,000Yoshie Takeshita (JPN)

Best scorer USD 75,000

Neslihan Darnel (TUR)

Best spiker USD 50,000

Rosir Calderon Diaz (CUB)

Best blocker USD 50,000

Christiane Fürst (GER)

Best server USD 50,000

Elena Godina (RUS)

Best setter USD 50,000

Yoshie Takeshita (JPN)

Best libero USD 50,000

Suzana Cebic (SCG)

Pool B - SapporoDate Teams Set Result per set (points) Total 1 2 3 4 5 Points31-Oct DOM-GER 0-3 17-25 16-25 21-25 54-7531-Oct MEX-RUS 0-3 8-25 11-25 10-25 29-7531-Oct CHN-AZE 3-1 25-23 24-26 25-16 25-22 99-8701-Nov AZE-RUS 1-3 19-25 21-25 25-19 20-25 85-9401-Nov GER-MEX 3-0 25-18 25-21 25-19 75-5801-Nov CHN-DOM 3-0 25-19 25-17 25-23 75-5903-Nov DOM-AZE 1-3 25-21 21-25 21-25 14-25 81-9603-Nov RUS-GER 3-1 25-22 25-21 17-25 25-23 92-9103-Nov MEX-CHN 0-3 20-25 10-25 12-25 42-7504-Nov CHN-RUS 1-3 25-20 23-25 17-25 12-25 77-9504-Nov AZE-GER 0-3 25-27 18-25 20-25 63-7704-Nov DOM-MEX 3-0 25-20 25-19 25-12 75-5105-Nov GER-CHN 3-1 20-25 25-18 25-21 25-23 95-8705-Nov MEX-AZE 0-3 14-25 10-25 16-25 40-7505-Nov RUS-DOM 3-1 25-17 20-25 25-18 25-19 95-79 Standing Pool BRk Country Points Matches Points Won Lost Won Lost Ratio1 Russia 10 5 451 361 1.2492 Germany 9 4 1 413 354 1.1673 China 8 3 2 413 378 1.0934 Azerbaijan 7 2 3 406 391 1.0385 Dominican Rep. 6 1 4 348 392 0.8886 Mexico 5 5 220 375 0.587

Pool C - KobeDate Teams Set Result per set (points) Total 1 2 3 4 5 Points31-Oct BRA-PUR 3-0 25-21 25-15 25-18 75-5431-Oct NED-CMR 3-0 25-16 25-17 25-18 75-5131-Oct USA-KAZ 3-2 19-25 25-19 25-19 26-28 16-14 111-10501-Nov KAZ-BRA 0-3 17-25 13-25 16-25 46-7501-Nov CMR-PUR 0-3 17-25 23-25 20-25 60-7501-Nov NED-USA 2-3 19-25 22-25 29-27 25-20 7-15 102-11203-Nov BRA-NED 3-2 25-18 23-25 23-25 25-18 15-9 111-9503-Nov PUR-KAZ 3-1 25-23 22-25 25-20 25-23 97-9103-Nov USA-CMR 3-0 25-17 25-18 25-11 75-4604-Nov USA-BRA 0-3 23-25 21-25 13-25 57-7504-Nov CMR-KAZ 0-3 20-25 13-25 12-25 45-7504-Nov NED-PUR 3-0 30-28 25-17 25-18 80-6305-Nov BRA-CMR 3-0 25-13 25-14 25-8 75-3505-Nov PUR-USA 0-3 14-25 16-25 15-25 45-7505-Nov KAZ-NED 2-3 18-25 29-27 18-25 25-22 13-15 103-114 Standing Pool CRk Country Points Matches Points Won Lost Won Lost Ratio1 Brazil 10 5 411 287 1.4322 U.S.A. 9 4 1 430 373 1.1533 Netherlands 8 3 2 466 440 1.0594 Puerto Rico 7 2 3 334 381 0.8775 Kazakhstan 6 1 4 420 442 0.9506 Cameroon 5 5 237 375 0.632

Pool D - NagoyaDate Teams Set Result per set (points) Total 1 2 3 4 5 Points31-Oct PER-EGY 3-0 25-19 25-6 25-13 75-3831-Oct TUR-CUB 0-3 20-25 25-27 21-25 66-7731-Oct ITA-SCG 1-3 18-25 22-25 25-19 25-27 90-9601-Nov EGY-TUR 0-3 11-25 13-25 8-25 32-7501-Nov SCG-CUB 3-1 25-22 22-25 25-20 25-23 97-9001-Nov ITA-PER 3-0 25-15 25-16 25-14 75-4503-Nov PER-SCG 2-3 25-23 25-21 20-25 16-25 23-25 109-11903-Nov CUB-EGY 3-0 25-9 25-9 25-15 75-3303-Nov TUR-ITA 0-3 23-25 17-25 14-25 54-7504-Nov SCG-EGY 3-0 25-9 25-13 25-15 75-3704-Nov PER-TUR 2-3 27-25 18-25 25-21 19-25 9-15 98-11104-Nov ITA-CUB 3-1 25-27 25-19 25-21 25-19 100-8605-Nov TUR-SCG 0-3 25-27 22-25 15-25 62-7705-Nov CUB-PER 3-2 22-25 25-16 17-25 25-16 15-10 104-9205-Nov EGY-ITA 0-3 17-25 7-25 10-25 34-75 Standing Pool DRk Country Points Matches Points Won Lost Won Lost Ratio1 Serbia Montenegro 10 5 464 388 1.1962 Italy 9 4 1 415 315 1.3173 Cuba 8 3 2 432 388 1.1134 Turkey 7 2 3 368 359 1.0255 Peru 6 1 4 419 447 0.9376 Egypt 5 5 174 375 0.464

Semifinals / Place 1st-4thDate Teams Set Result per set (points) 1 2 3 4 515-Nov ITA-RUS 0-3 19-25 16-25 20-2515-Nov BRA-SCG 3-1 25-17 25-14 21-25 25-20 Semifinals / Place 5th-8th15-Nov CUB-CHN 1-3 24-26 21-25 28-26 20-2515-Nov NED-JPN 1-3 21-25 27-25 21-25 21-25 Semifinals / Place 9th-12th15-Nov TPE-USA 0-3 15-25 20-25 21-2515-Nov GER-TUR 1-3 25-23 16-25 20-25 25-27

Finals / Place 11th-12th16-Nov TPE-GER 0-3 15-25 19-25 15-25 Finals / Place 9th-10th16-Nov USA-TUR 3-1 25-22 23-25 25-17 25-16 Finals / Place 7th-8th16-Nov CUB-NED 3-0 25-22 25-16 25-23 Finals / Place 5th-6th16-Nov CHN-JPN 3-0 25-19 25-22 25-22 Finals / Place 3rd-4th16-Nov ITA-SCG 0-3 22-25 22-25 21-25 Finals / Place 1st-2nd16-Nov RUS-BRA 3-2 15-25 25-23 25-18 20-25 15-13

Final round - Osaka

First round

Serbia & Montenegro finish with the bronze medal

FIVB President Rubén Acosta giving the MVP award to Yoshie Takeshita (Japan)

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Bulgaria took bronze, their first medal in 20 years

Brazil retain their crown

VOLLEYBALL mEn

Poland took silver, beaten only by Brazil

BrazileasilyovercamePoland in thefinal match of the 2006 FIVB Men’sWorldChampionshipinTokyo.ThePo-lesfinallymettheirmatchafterstor-ming into the final unbeaten throug-hout the first two rounds, but wereconsoled with the team’s first WorldChampionshipmedalin32years.

Bulgaria fought back from one-set down to beat Serbia-Montenegro 3-1 to claim the bronze medal. Bulgaria finished with a 9-2 record and improved on their 13th-place finish at the 2002 worlds.

Serbia-Montenegro ended with an 8-3 record and their fourth-place finish is the same as four years ago.

Italy swept past France in straight sets to clinch fifth place. The European champio-ns won a fast-paced match to seal victory on their fourth match point with a classic spike from Alessandro Fei.

Germany beat USA 3-2 in a wonderful ma-tch to take ninth place. Germany won the first two sets, missed a match point in the third, and finally clinched it on their third

match point of the tie-break, and fourth in all. The fifth-ranked Americans had to settle for 10th, one place lower than in 2002 and 1998.

Canada may not have achieved coach Glenn Hoag’s target of a top 10 finish, but at least they improved on their world ranking, finishing in 11th position after exacting revenge for an earlier defeat by Puerto Rico. Brazil’s Giba won the Most Valuable Pla-yer award and scooped the tournament’s USD 100,000 star prize, half of which will,

Pool A - SaitamaDate Teams Set Result per set (points) Total 1 2 3 4 5 Points17-Nov POL-CHN 3-0 25-21 25-20 25-21 75-6217-Nov PUR-ARG 3-2 19-25 34-32 28-26 21-25 15-13 117-12117-Nov EGY-JPN 2-3 13-25 21-25 26-24 26-24 12-15 98-11318-Nov ARG-POL 0-3 21-25 22-25 22-25 65-7518-Nov EGY-PUR 3-2 27-29 19-25 25-21 25-20 15-12 111-10718-Nov JPN-CHN 2-3 25-22 22-25 20-25 25-23 13-15 105-11019-Nov CHN-ARG 2-3 25-22 21-25 25-17 17-25 15-17 103-10619-Nov POL-EGY 3-0 25-13 25-19 26-24 76-5619-Nov PUR-JPN 1-3 23-25 20-25 25-21 34-36 102-10721-Nov EGY-CHN 2-3 25-22 25-22 30-32 20-25 16-18 116-11921-Nov PUR-POL 0-3 22-25 22-25 23-25 67-7521-Nov JPN-ARG 3-1 25-16 22-25 27-25 27-25 101-9122-Nov CHN-PUR 1-3 17-25 13-25 25-21 24-26 79-9722-Nov ARG-EGY 3-1 25-18 29-31 25-20 25-20 104-8922-Nov POL-JPN 3-0 25-18 25-21 25-23 75-62 Standing Pool ARk Country Points Matches Points Won Lost Won Lost Ratio1 Poland 10 5 376 312 1.2052 Japan 8 3 2 488 476 1.0253 Argentina 7 2 3 487 485 1.0044 Puerto Rico 7 2 3 490 493 0.9945 China 7 2 3 473 499 0.9486 Egypt 6 1 4 470 519 0.906

Pool E - SendaiDate Teams Set Result per set (points) Total 1 2 3 4 5 Points25-Nov PUR-SCG 1-3 18-25 23-25 25-20 23-25 89-9525-Nov ARG-RUS 0-3 18-25 20-25 14-25 52-7525-Nov JPN-CAN 3-1 23-25 25-21 25-17 25-22 98-8525-Nov POL-TUN 3-0 25-22 25-18 25-23 75-6326-Nov PUR-RUS 0-3 20-25 16-25 15-25 51-7526-Nov ARG-SCG 1-3 18-25 16-25 26-24 17-25 77-9926-Nov JPN-TUN 3-2 23-25 23-25 25-22 25-23 15-6 111-10126-Nov POL-CAN 3-0 25-21 25-17 25-17 75-5528-Nov PUR-CAN 3-0 25-22 25-21 25-16 75-5928-Nov ARG-TUN 3-2 25-20 25-27 21-25 25-21 15-12 111-10528-Nov JPN-SCG 0-3 26-28 16-25 21-25 63-7828-Nov POL-RUS 3-2 19-25 19-25 25-22 25-20 15-11 103-10329-Nov PUR-TUN 2-3 40-38 26-28 25-16 22-25 11-15 124-12229-Nov ARG-CAN 2-3 25-19 25-18 21-25 20-25 13-15 104-10229-Nov JPN-RUS 0-3 20-25 18-25 20-25 58-7529-Nov POL-SCG 3-0 28-26 25-19 25-19 78-64

Standing Pool ERk Country Points Matches Points Won Lost Won Lost Ratio1 Poland 14 7 556 479 1.1612 Serbia Montenegro 13 6 1 561 479 1.1713 Russia 12 5 2 545 461 1.1824 Japan 11 4 3 600 607 0.9885 Puerto Rico 9 2 5 625 654 0.9566 Canada 9 2 5 527 605 0.8717 Argentina 8 1 6 621 674 0.9218 Tunisia 8 1 6 612 688 0.890

Pool F - HiroshimaDate Teams Set Result per set (points) Total 1 2 3 4 5 Points25-Nov BRA-USA 3-0 25-19 25-18 25-23 75-6025-Nov FRA-CZE 3-0 25-19 25-23 25-18 75-6025-Nov GER-ITA 0-3 23-25 22-25 16-25 61-7525-Nov CUB-BUL 0-3 22-25 18-25 20-25 60-7526-Nov BRA-CZE 3-0 25-22 25-20 26-24 76-6626-Nov FRA-USA 3-2 17-25 25-12 24-26 25-17 15-11 106-9126-Nov GER-BUL 1-3 22-25 25-23 20-25 18-25 85-9826-Nov CUB-ITA 1-3 20-25 15-25 25-23 15-25 75-9828-Nov BRA-ITA 3-0 25-23 25-20 25-20 75-6328-Nov FRA-BUL 2-3 25-23 25-22 22-25 22-25 10-15 104-11028-Nov GER-USA 2-3 28-30 25-15 26-24 24-26 13-15 116-11028-Nov CUB-CZE 3-1 31-29 26-24 24-26 26-24 107-10329-Nov BRA-BUL 3-1 25-22 20-25 25-22 25-16 95-8529-Nov FRA-ITA 3-2 25-23 25-17 17-25 23-25 15-10 105-10029-Nov GER-CZE 1-3 23-25 27-25 21-25 13-25 84-10029-Nov CUB-USA 0-3 22-25 17-25 22-25 61-75

Standing Pool FRk Country Points Matches Points Won Lost Won Lost Ratio1 Brazil 13 6 1 589 510 1.1552 Bulgaria 13 6 1 645 601 1.0733 France 12 5 2 679 640 1.0614 Italy 11 4 3 606 564 1.0745 U.S.A. 10 3 4 579 619 0.9356 Germany 9 2 5 577 609 0.9477 Czech Republic 8 1 6 565 602 0.9398 Cuba 8 1 6 523 618 0.846

Second round

First round

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Men’s World Championship Ranking of the final round

1 GOLDBRaZil

2 SILVERPOlanD

3 BRONZEBulGaRia

4 SeRBia & MOnteneGRO

5 italY

6 fRance

7 RuSSia

8 JaPan

9 GeRManY

10 u.S.a.

11 canaDa

12 PueRtO RicO

FIVB President Dr Rubén Acosta presents Giba with the MVP award

Men’s World ChampionshipIndividual AwardsMost Valuable Player (MVP)

USD 100,000Gilberto Godoy Giba (BRA)

Best scorer USD 75,000

Hector Soto (PUR)

Best spiker USD 50,000

Dante Amaral Guimaraes (BRA)

Best blocker USD 50,000

Alexey Kuleshov (RUS)

Best server USD 50,000

Matey Kaziyski (BUL)

Best setter USD 50,000

Pawel Zagumny (POL)

Best libero USD 50,000

Alexey Verbov (RUS)

in accordance with the tradition in the Brazilian team, go to him and half will be split between the other eleven players in the squad.

The Brazilian was the first choice of the coaches of the 12 finalist teams and also won the media vote by a wide margin, with the FIVB Control Committee sha-ring the same view. The 29 year-old wing spiker insisted, however, that “I can never win alone, so I congratulate all players for the win, and I am disappointed that my setter, Ricardo, could not win the prize for best setter.”

Pool B - FukuokaDate Teams Set Result per set (points) Total 1 2 3 4 5 Points17-Nov CUB-BRA 1-3 25-21 19-25 15-25 22-25 81-9617-Nov GRE-FRA 1-3 22-25 22-25 25-22 17-25 86-9717-Nov GER-AUS 3-1 20-25 25-22 25-21 30-28 100-9618-Nov BRA-GRE 3-0 25-19 25-18 25-16 75-5318-Nov AUS-FRA 1-3 23-25 28-30 26-24 24-26 101-10518-Nov GER-CUB 3-0 25-14 25-23 25-20 75-5719-Nov CUB-AUS 3-0 25-15 25-19 25-20 75-5419-Nov GRE-GER 0-3 22-25 26-28 21-25 69-7819-Nov FRA-BRA 3-1 20-25 25-22 25-23 29-27 99-9721-Nov CUB-GRE 3-2 25-19 20-25 25-22 21-25 15-12 106-10321-Nov AUS-BRA 0-3 19-25 19-25 23-25 61-7521-Nov GER-FRA 3-1 22-25 25-21 28-26 25-22 100-9422-Nov BRA-GER 3-0 25-13 25-21 25-22 75-5622-Nov FRA-CUB 3-1 25-21 25-19 21-25 25-17 96-8222-Nov GRE-AUS 3-1 25-20 25-22 22-25 25-23 97-90 Standing Pool BRk Country Points Matches Points Won Lost Won Lost Ratio1 Brazil 9 4 1 418 350 1.1942 France 9 4 1 491 466 1.0543 Germany 9 4 1 409 391 1.0464 Cuba 7 2 3 401 424 0.9465 Greece 6 1 4 408 446 0.9156 Australia 5 5 402 452 0.889

Pool C - NaganoDate Teams Set Result per set (points) Total 1 2 3 4 5 Points17-Nov USA-VEN 1-3 18-25 25-20 21-25 18-25 82-9517-Nov CZE-IRI 3-0 25-23 25-19 25-22 75-6417-Nov ITA-BUL 2-3 25-20 24-26 16-25 25-16 8-15 98-10218-Nov IRI-VEN 1-3 20-25 25-23 17-25 20-25 82-9818-Nov CZE-ITA 0-3 22-25 19-25 23-25 64-7518-Nov BUL-USA 3-0 30-28 25-22 25-21 80-7119-Nov USA-CZE 3-1 25-16 15-25 25-20 25-23 90-8419-Nov VEN-BUL 1-3 25-22 17-25 22-25 17-25 81-9719-Nov ITA-IRI 3-1 25-15 21-25 25-21 25-19 96-8021-Nov IRI-BUL 0-3 19-25 18-25 23-25 60-7521-Nov CZE-VEN 3-0 25-20 25-14 25-19 75-5321-Nov ITA-USA 3-1 22-25 25-17 25-22 25-18 97-8222-Nov BUL-CZE 3-1 20-25 25-22 25-20 25-21 95-8822-Nov USA-IRI 3-0 25-19 25-22 25-23 75-6422-Nov VEN-ITA 1-3 13-25 25-22 21-25 15-25 74-97 Standing Pool CRk Country Points Matches Points Won Lost Won Lost Ratio1 Bulgaria 10 5 449 398 1.1282 Italy 9 4 1 463 402 1.1523 Czech Republic 7 2 3 386 377 1.0244 U.S.A. 7 2 3 400 420 0.9525 Venezuela 7 2 3 401 433 0.9266 Iran 5 5 350 419 0.835

Pool D - SendaiDate Teams Set Result per set (points) Total 1 2 3 4 5 Points17-Nov CAN-KAZ 3-0 25-21 26-24 25-21 76-6617-Nov RUS-SCG 0-3 22-25 18-25 23-25 63-7517-Nov TUN-KOR 3-2 25-22 24-26 17-25 28-26 15-13 109-11218-Nov RUS-TUN 3-0 25-15 29-27 25-20 79-6218-Nov SCG-KAZ 3-1 25-16 22-25 25-18 25-22 97-8118-Nov KOR-CAN 1-3 28-26 23-25 16-25 23-25 90-10119-Nov KAZ-KOR 1-3 22-25 25-23 18-25 21-25 86-9819-Nov TUN-SCG 0-3 21-25 12-25 23-25 56-7519-Nov CAN-RUS 0-3 19-25 20-25 21-25 60-7521-Nov TUN-CAN 2-3 15-25 29-27 25-21 21-25 13-15 103-11321-Nov SCG-KOR 3-1 25-22 23-25 25-21 25-18 98-8621-Nov RUS-KAZ 3-0 25-16 25-18 25-18 75-5222-Nov KAZ-TUN 0-3 19-25 23-25 24-26 66-7622-Nov CAN-SCG 0-3 18-25 18-25 17-25 53-7522-Nov KOR-RUS 0-3 13-25 21-25 13-25 47-75 Standing Pool DRk Country Points Matches Points Won Lost Won Lost Ratio1 Serbia Montenegro 10 5 420 339 1.2392 Russia 9 4 1 367 296 1.2403 Canada 8 3 2 403 409 0.9854 Tunisia 7 2 3 406 445 0.9125 Korea 6 1 4 433 469 0.9236 Kazakhstan 5 5 351 422 0.832

Semifinals / Place 1st-4thDate Teams Set Result per set (points) 1 2 3 4 502-Dec POL-BUL 3-1 25-20 26-28 25-23 25-2302-Dec BRA-SCG 3-1 25-19 15-25 25-22 25-12 Semifinals / Place 5th-8th02-Dec RUS-ITA 0-3 23-25 22-25 20-2502-Dec FRA-JPN 3-1 25-23 25-27 25-18 25-12 Semifinals / Place 9th-12th02-Dec PUR-GER 1-3 19-25 25-23 19-25 18-2502-Dec USA-CAN 3-2 25-21 24-26 12-25 25-21 15-9

Finals / Place 11th-12th03-Dec PUR-CAN 1-3 17-25 25-18 22-25 21-25 Finals / Place 9th-10th03-Dec GER-USA 3-2 25-17 25-18 25-27 20-25 17-15 Finals / Place 7th-8th03-Dec RUS-JPN 3-1 25-18 22-25 25-18 25-17 Finals / Place 5th-6th03-Dec ITA-FRA 3-0 25-19 25-17 30-28 Finals / Place 3rd-4th03-Dec BUL-SCG 3-1 22-25 25-23 25-23 25-23 Finals / Place 1st-2nd03-Dec POL-BRA 0-3 12-25 22-25 17-25

Final round - Tokyo

First round

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Emanuel and Larissa headline post-season SWATCH FIVB World Tour award recipients

BEACh VOLLEYBALL mEn & wOmEn

Beach Volleyball

LedbyBraziliansEmanuelRegoandLarissaFranca,thetopplayersonthe2006SWATCH-FIVBWorldTourweredecidedbyvotesfromSWATCHrepre-sentatives,players,coaches,refereesandofficialsassociatedwiththeinter-nationalBeachVolleyballcircuit.

Emanuel and Larissa were recognized for their 2006 accomplishments at the season’s last double gender event in Mexico where the Brazilians received the SWATCH Most Outstanding Player awards for men and women, respectively, at the end of October stop in Acapulco.

The SWATCH Most Outstanding Players were selected by representatives from SWATCH and the FIVB, who also chose Norway’s Iver Horrem and Ana Paula Connelly of Brazil as the SWATCH top servers for the 2006 season that ended with a women’s event in Thailand.Other men selected as top players includ-ed Ricardo (best offensive player) Mar-tin Conde of Argentina (co-top defensive player), Brazilians Marcio Araujo (co-top setter) and Franco Neto (most inspiration-al and sportsman-of-the-year), Phil Dal-hausser (most improved and top blocker) and Todd Rogers (co-top defensive player and co-top setter) of the United States.Also being chosen as top women’s players for the 2006 season were Brazilians Leila Barros (most improved) and Shelda Bede (most inspirational and top defensive), and Kerri Walsh (sportswoman-of-the-year, top blocker and best hitter) of the United States.The SWATCH FIVB World Tour was the 20th-season of men’s competition in 2006 since the start of recognized international Beach Volleyball competition by the FIVB in 1987 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The women completed their 15th season since their first event in 1992 at Almeria, Spain.The 2006 season featured 15 women and 14 men stops on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour with USD 6.52-million in prize money. The FIVB also sanctioned six men and five women Challenger and Satellite events where another USD 200,000 was

2006 Men’s final top �0 teams

Code Points

1 Ricardo - Emanuel BRA 6380

2 Fabio Luiz - Marcio Araujo BRA 6060

3 Brink - Dieckmann Ch. GER 4740

4 Cunha - Franco BRA 4720

5 Baracetti - Conde ARG 3600

6 Wu - Xu CHN 3000

7 Heuscher - Kobel SUI 2760

8 Gibb - Rosenthal USA 2720

9 Kais Kr.- Vesik EST 2680

10 Rogers - Dalhausser USA 2480

11 Kjemperud - Skarlund NOR 2460

12 Schacht-Slack AUS 2340

13 Horrem - Pettersen E.P. NOR 2240

14 Harley - Benjamin BRA 2200

15 Lambert - Metzger USA 2040

16 Lione - Varnier ITA 2020

17 Laciga P. - Heyer SUI 1940

18 Laciga M.- Egger M. SUI 1800

19 Doppler - Gartmayer AUT 1680

20 Luizão - Nalbert BRA 1480

Klemperer -Schneider K. GER 1480

22 Alvarez - Villar CUB 1418

23 Barsouk - Arkaev RUS 1404

24 Cès - Dugrip FRA 1380

25 Amore - Fenili ITA 1280

26 Herrera - Mesa ESP 1264

27 De Gruijter - Ronnes NED 1240

28 Cadieux - Leinemann CAN 1198

29 Geor - Gia GEO 1180

30 Deulofeu - Salvetti FRA 1132

To see the entire final rankings:www.fivb.org/en/BeachVolleyball

available in prize money. A total of 966 players (536 men and 430 women) from 53 countries competed in FIVB-sanc-tioned events in 2006.With 42 men’s and 45 women’s SWATCH medals awarded in 2006, Brazil domi-nated the podiums with 50 (17 gold, 18 silver, 15 bronze), including 27 medals for men’s (9, 10, 8) and 23 for women (8, 8, 7). China (4, 5, 5) and the United States (5, 5, 4) tied second in overall medals with 14 followed by Germany (2, 1, 3) with six and one each for Switzerland (1 gold), Nether-lands (1 bronze) and Norway (1 bronze).The top highlight from the 2006 sea-son was the development of the Chinese Beach Volleyball team as the Asian coun-try prepares for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The 13 SWATCH medals by China were the most-ever in the 15-year history of women’s competition led by a pair of gold medals each for the teams of Tian Jia/Wang Jie (Austria and Poland) and Xue Chen/Zhang Xi (China and Thailand).The Chinese also posted their first-ever medal and “final four” finishes in the 20-year history of the men’s FIVB competi-tion. Penggen Wu and Linyin Xu claimed China’s first men’s medal in Poland and validated the podium placement with a fourth-place at the Mexican season finale in Acapulco.

Most Outstanding1. Emanuel, BRA2. Marcio Araujo, BRA3. Ricardo, BRA

Most Improved1. Phil Dalhausser, USA2. Linyin Xu, CHN3. Julius Brink, GER

Most Inspirational1. Franco, BRA2. Stein Metzger, USA3. Martin Conde, ARG

Rookie of the Year1. Sean Rosenthal, USA2. R. Nummerdor, NED3. Salgado, BRA

Sportsman of the Year1. Franco, BRA2. Marcio Araujo, BRA3. Linyin Xu, CHN

Best Defensive1. Todd Rogers, USA2. Martin Conde, ARG3. Marcio Araujo, BRA

Best Offensive1. Ricardo, BRA2. Emanuel, BRA3. Marcio Araujo, BRA

Best Blocker1. Phil Dalhausser, USA2. Ricardo, BRA3. Fabio, BRA

Best Setter1. Marcio Araujo, BRA2. Todd Rogers, USA3. Jorre Kjemperud, NOR

Best Hitter1. Emanuel, BRA2. Phil Dalhausser, USA3. Fabio, BRA

Best Server1. Iver Horrem, NOR2. Julius Brink, GER3. Yannick Salvetti, FRA

Best Team1. Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA2. Marcio/Fabio, BRA3. Brink/Dieckmann, GER

BeSt PlaYeRS Of tHe YeaR

Emanuel Larissa

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2006 SwATCh FIVB world Tour

SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s Open Event in Phuket closes the season

BEACh VOLLEYBALL wOmEn

For the third-time in the last fivewomen’s SWATCH FIVB World Tourevents,ateamfromChinacapturedagoldmedalasXueChenandZhangXiscoredanupsetwinovercompatriotsTianJiaandWangJietowintheUSD200,000PhuketThailandOpenontheKaronBeachcentrecourt.

Xue Chen and Zhang Xi scored a 21-18 and 21-15 win over second-seeded Tian Jia and Wang Jie in the third All-Chinese finale on the 2006 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar. With the 48-minute gold medal win, Xue Chen and Zhang Xi shared the USD 32,000 first-place prize while their Chinese rivals split USD 22,000 for second-place.

November 1-5 - Women’s Open Phuket - Thailand - Podium Finish

1 GOLDXue chen - Zhang Xi cHn

2 SILVERWang Jie - tian Jia cHn

3 BRONZEMay-treanor - Walsh uSa

2006 Women’s final top �0 teams

Code Points

1 Juliana - Larissa BRA 7060

2 Wang Jie - Tian Jia CHN 5940

3 Zhang Xi - Xue Chen CHN 5120

4 Walsh - May-Treanor USA 4480

5 Renata - Talita BRA 4250

6 Ana Paula - Leila BRA 4220

7 Adriana Behar - Shelda BRA 4220

8 Hakedal - Torlen NOR 3600

9 Karadassiou - Arvaniti GRE 3420

10 M. Crespo - Esteves Ribalta CUB 3000

11 Brink-Abeler - Jurich GER 2840

12 Kadijk R.- Mooren NED 2400

Kuhn - Schwer SUI 2400

14 Cook - Sanderson AUS 2320

Fernandez Grasset -Larrea Peraza CUB 2320

Pohl - Rau GER 2320

17 Schwaiger - Schwaiger AUT 2120

18 Nystrom - Nystrom FIN 2060

19 Ji - L. Wang CHN 1918

20 Maaseide - Glesnes NOR 1870

21 Wacholder - Youngs USA 1800

22 Koutroumanidou -Tsiartsiani GRE 1780

23 Klapalova - Petrova CZE 1650

24 Yanchulova -Yanchulova BUL 1640

25 Gattelli - Perrotta ITA 1600

26 Maria Clara - Carol BRA 1580

27 Zhang - Zuo CHN 1494

28 Swoboda -Montagnolli AUT 1400

29 Keizer - Leenstra NED 1364

30 Faure - Sarpaux FRA 1230

The Phuket Thailand Open bronze medal was claimed by top-seeded May-Treanor and Walsh as the Americans defeated fourth-seeded Nila Ann Hakedal and In-grid Torlen of Norway for the second-time in three days with a 21-15 and 21-13 win in 32 minutes. May-Treanor and Walsh split USD 16,000 for third-place with the Norwegians sharing USD 12,000.

A China 1-2 in Phuket, with Walsh and May-Treanor taking the bronze

To see the entire final rankings: www.fivb.org/en/BeachVolleyball

Most Outstanding1. Larissa, BRA2. Juliana, BRA3. Tian Jia, CHN Kerri Walsh, USA Zhang Xi, CHN

Most Improved1. Leila, BRA2. Ingrid Torlen, NOR3. Zhang Xi, CHN

Most Inspirational1. Shelda, BRA2. Kerri Walsh, USA3. Ana Paula, BRA

Rookie of the Year1. Xue Chen, CHN2. Zhang Ying, CHN3. Zuo Man, CHN

Sportswoman of the Year1. Kerri Walsh, USA2. Ana Paula, BRA3. Larissa, BRA

Best Defensive1. Shelda, BRA2. Larissa, BRA3. Misty May-Treanor, USA

BeSt PlaYeRS Of tHe YeaR

Best Offensive1. Juliana, BRA2. Misty May-Treanor, USA3. Kerri Walsh, USA

Best Blocker1. Kerri Walsh, USA2. Elaine Youngs, USA3. Wang Jie, CHN

Best Setter1. Larissa, BRA2. Misty May-Treanor, USA3. Karadassiou, GRE

Best Hitter1. Kerri Walsh, USA2. Ana Paula, BRA3. Elaine Youngs, USA

Best Server1. Ana Paula, BRA2. Larissa, BRA3. Nicole Branagh, USA

Best Team1. Juliana/Larissa, BRA2. Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh, USA3. Tian Jia/Wang Jie, CHN

Zhang Xi (left) awaits the Mikasa during gold medal match as partner Xue Chen watches

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national Federations

DATES EVENT COUNTRY CONF. M/W

2006-2007 Global Calendar - Competitions and Events - Volleyball and Beach Volleyball

December 1-9 Central American Championship Panama NORCECA MDecember 1-17 15th Asian Games Doha, Qatar AVCDecember 2 Men’s Volleyball World Championships, Semi-Finals Tokyo, Japan FIVB MDecember 3 Men’s Volleyball World Championships, Finals Tokyo, Japan FIVB MDecember 2-3 Top Teams Cup Women 1st round, away matches Various venues CEV WDecember 5-7 INDESIT European Champions League 2nd leg, League round Various venues CEV WDec. 9-17 CEV Cup Men 1st round, away matches Various venues CEV M/WDec. 9-17 CEV Cup Women 1st round, away matches Various venues CEV M/WDec. 12-Jan. 31 INDESIT European Champions League 4th leg, League round Various venues CEV MDec. 12-22 18th African Cup of Cups Cairo, Egypt CAVB MDec. 15-Jan. 7 Top Teams Cup Women 2nd round tournaments Various venues CEV M/WDec. 15-17 Top Teams Cup Men, 2nd round tournaments Various venues CEV MJanuary 4-8 Youth Boys European Championships Various venues CEV MJanuary 4-8 Youth Girls European Championships Various venues CEV WJanuary 5-7 CEV Cup Men , 2nd round Various venues CEV MJanuary 5-7 CEV Cup Women , 2nd round Various venues CEV WJanuary 9-18 Top Teams Cup Men, 1/8 Finals Various venues CEV MJanuary 9-25 Top Teams Cup Women, 1/8 Finals Various venues CEV WJanuary 16-25 CEV Cup Men, 1/8 Finals Various venues CEV MJanuary 16-25 CEV Cup Women, 1/8 Finals Various venues CEV WJan. 30-Feb. 8 Top Teams Cup Men, 1/4 Finals Various venues CEV MJan. 30-Feb.15 Top Teams Cup Women, 1/4 Finals Various venues CEV WFebruary 2-4 Qualifier to the Panamerican Games Uruguay CSV M/WFebruary 6-15 CEV Cup Men, 1/4 Finals Various venues CEV MFebruary 6-15 CEV Cup Women, 1/4 Finals Various venues CEV WFeb. 6-Mar.1 INDESIT European Champions League Women League round Various venues CEV WFebruary 9-11 Qualifier to the Panamerican Games Chile CSV M/WFeb. 13-Mar. 15 INDESIT European Champions League Men Playoffs Various venues CEV W

British Volleyball Federationmakes first appointment

LOnDOn 2012 OLYmpIC gAmES

BritishVolleyballhasmadeits first staff appointmentintherunuptotheLondon2012 Olympic Games and

has announced Wayne Coyle as Pro-grammeManager.UKSportsfundingannouncementof£4.04mearlierthisyearhasenabledthisappointmentaswellasnumerousGBtrainingcampsunderinterimcoaches.

Wayne Coyle, currently Head of Sport and Director of Olympic and Paralympic Strat-egy for Sheffield, has been appointed as Programme Manager to oversee the Brit-ish programme on its course to Beijing and London.

Wayne has a background in Volleyball having been a player, coach and also Team Manager of the England Senior Men’s Team.

Courses and Seminars Calendar - November-December 2006DATES COURSE PLACE SPONSOR

Nov. 20 - Dec. 3 Coaches Level II Bridgetown, Barbados FIVBDecember 4-17 Coaches Level II Jamaica Olympic Solidarity

Wayne’s volleyball event management ex-perience is unrivalled, and includes the World University Games in 1991, several international matches and the English National Cup Finals.

Richard Callicott, British Volleyball Presi-dent, expressed his delight at Wayne’s ap-pointment. “Having a background in Vol-leyball and wealth of experience, Wayne is the ideal person to set the founda-tions for a successful British programme. British Volleyball is also actively work-ing to recruit a team of coaches for the programme.”

Wayne Coyle comments: “I am honoured by the appointment in a sport with which I have been very closely involved. The op-portunity presented to British Volleyball to compete in the Olympic Games in 2012

is one which must be grasped wholeheart-edly and I relish the challenge presented.” Wayne will be starting in his new role ear-ly in the New Year.

Volleyball was in-troduced to the Olympics in 1964, but there has been no representation by Great Britain before.

Beach Volleyball was introduced at the At-lanta Olympics in 1996 and Great Britain was represented by Audrey Cooper and Amanda Glover who finished ninth.

British Volleyball is a Federation of the Home Nation Associations – Volley-ball England, Scottish Volleyball Asso-ciation and Northern Ireland Volleyball Association.

The British Men’s and Women’s pro-grammes will both be based in Sheffield.

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Wayne Coyle