2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

The 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is an international beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

From this season, the FIVB World Tour calendar comprises the 10 FIVB World Tour Grand Slams and the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.^[1][2]

For the first time since 2002 the competition does not take the name of Swatch, the main sponsor.

Schedule[]

Men[]

Tournament[3]	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Shanghai Grand Slam Shanghai, China 30 April – 4 May	Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA) 21–16, 9–21, 15–9	Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)	Ricardo Santos (BRA)  Álvaro Morais Filho (BRA) 21–12, 21–10	(POL)   (POL)
Corrientes Grand Slam Corrientes, Argentina 22 – 26 May	Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT)  Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT) 21–16, 21–19	Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA)	Paolo Nicolai (ITA)  Daniele Lupo (ITA) 21–13, 23–21	Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)
The Hague Grand Slam The Hague, Netherlands 11 – 16 June	Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 21–19, 21–12	Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT)  Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT)	Grzegorz Fijałek (POL)  Mariusz Prudel (POL) 21–18, 21–16	Alexander Huber (AUT)  Robin Seidl (AUT)
Rome Grand Slam Rome, Italy 18 – 23 June	Phil Dalhausser (USA)  Sean Rosenthal (USA) 21–19, 21–18	Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT)  Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT)	Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 21–10, 21–11	Alison Cerutti (BRA)  Emanuel Rego (BRA)
FIVB World Championships Stare Jablonki, Poland 2 – 7 July	Alexander Brouwer (NED)  Robert Meeuwsen (NED) 21–18, 21–16	Ricardo Santos (BRA)  Álvaro Morais Filho (BRA)	Jonathan Erdmann (GER)  Kay Matysik (GER) 21–17, 21–19	Alison Cerutti (BRA)  Emanuel Rego (BRA)
Gstaad Grand Slam Gstaad, Switzerland 9 – 14 July	Ricardo Santos (BRA)  Álvaro Morais Filho (BRA) 21–16, 21–18	Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)	Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA) 21–18, 21–18	Alexander Brouwer (NED)  Robert Meeuwsen (NED)
Long Beach Grand Slam Long Beach, United States 22 – 27 July	Phil Dalhausser (USA)  Sean Rosenthal (USA) 21–15, 21–18	Pablo Herrera (ESP)  Adrián Gavira (ESP)	Paolo Nicolai (ITA)  Daniele Lupo (ITA) 21–16, 21–13	Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA)
Berlin Grand Slam Berlin, Germany 6 – 10 August	(BRA)  Evandro Oliveira (BRA) 21–23, 21–13, 15–10	Konstantin Semenov (RUS)  Viacheslav Krasilnikov (RUS)	Pablo Herrera (ESP)  Adrián Gavira (ESP) 21–19, 21–16	(ITA)  Alex Ranghieri (ITA)
Moscow Grand Slam Moscow, Russia 21 – 25 August	Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT)  Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT) 21–17, 21–16	Emanuel Rego (BRA)  Evandro Oliveira (BRA)	Ricardo Santos (BRA)  Álvaro Morais Filho (BRA) 21–15, 21–14	(AUT)  Alexander Horst (AUT)
São Paulo Grand Slam São Paulo, Brazil 8 – 13 October	Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 23–21, 19–21, 15–13	Phil Dalhausser (USA)  Casey Jennings (USA)	Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT)  Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT) 21–14, 21–12	Pablo Herrera (ESP)  Adrián Gavira (ESP)
Xiamen Grand Slam Xiamen, China 22 – 26 October	Alison Cerutti (BRA)   (BRA) 18–21, 21–15, 15–13	Alexander Brouwer (NED)  Robert Meeuwsen (NED)	Paolo Nicolai (ITA)  Daniele Lupo (ITA) 22–20, 21–19	(NED)  Christiaan Varenhorst (NED)

Women[]

Tournament[3]	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Shanghai Grand Slam Shanghai, China 1 – 5 May	Talita Antunes (BRA)   (BRA) 21–13, 21–11	Doris Schwaiger (AUT)  Stefanie Schwaiger (AUT)	(BRA)  Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA) 16–21, 21–19, 15–8	Madelein Meppelink (NED)  Sophie van Gestel (NED)
Corrientes Grand Slam Corrientes, Argentina 22 – 26 May	Madelein Meppelink (NED)  Sophie van Gestel (NED) 21–17, 21–19	Maria Antonelli (BRA)  Agatha Bednarczuk (BRA)	(BRA)  Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA) 21–16, 18–21, 15–13	Jennifer Kessy (USA)  April Ross (USA)
The Hague Grand Slam The Hague, Netherlands 11 – 16 June	Talita Antunes (BRA)   (BRA) 21–16, 21–13	(BRA)  Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA)	Katrin Holtwick (GER)  Ilka Semmler (GER) 21–12, 21–14	Jantine van der Vlist (NED)  Marloes Wesselink (NED)
Rome Grand Slam Rome, Italy 18 – 23 June	Talita Antunes (BRA)   (BRA) 21–17, 19–21, 15–12	Jennifer Kessy (USA)  April Ross (USA)	Liliane Maestrini (BRA)  Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 21–17, 21–19	Karla Borger (GER)  Britta Büthe (GER)
FIVB World Championships Stare Jablonki, Poland 1 – 6 July	Xue Chen (CHN)  Zhang Xi (CHN) 18–21, 21–17, 21–19	Karla Borger (GER)  Britta Büthe (GER)	Liliane Maestrini (BRA)  Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 21–18, 21–15	April Ross (USA)   (USA)
Gstaad Grand Slam Gstaad, Switzerland 9 – 14 July	Xue Chen (CHN)  Zhang Xi (CHN) 21–16, 21–14	Liliane Maestrini (BRA)  Bárbara Seixas (BRA)	Talita Antunes (BRA)   (BRA) 21–14, 21–13	Laura Ludwig (GER)  Kira Walkenhorst (GER)
Long Beach Grand Slam Long Beach, United States 22 – 26 July	Talita Antunes (BRA)   (BRA) 20–22, 21–15, 15–13	(BRA)  Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA)	Katrin Holtwick (GER)  Ilka Semmler (GER) 21–18, 25–23	Emily Day (USA)  Summer Ross (USA)
Berlin Grand Slam Berlin, Germany 7 – 11 August	Talita Antunes (BRA)   (BRA) 16–21, 23–21, 15–12	Katrin Holtwick (GER)  Ilka Semmler (GER)	Jennifer Fopma (USA)  Brooke Sweat (USA) 21–18, 17–21, 15–12	Kristýna Kolocová (CZE)  Markéta Sluková (CZE)
Moscow Grand Slam Moscow, Russia 21 – 25 August	(BRA)  Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA) 21–15, 21–18	Laura Ludwig (GER)  Kira Walkenhorst (GER)	Liliana Fernández (ESP)  Elsa Baquerizo (ESP) 22–20, 21–19	Marta Menegatti (ITA)  Viktoria Orsi Toth (ITA)
São Paulo Grand Slam São Paulo, Brazil 8 – 13 October	April Ross (USA)  Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 19–21, 31–29, 15–12	Laura Ludwig (GER)  Kira Walkenhorst (GER)	Maria Antonelli (BRA)  Agatha Bednarczuk (BRA) 25–23, 13–21, 15–10	Marta Menegatti (ITA)  Viktoria Orsi Toth (ITA)
Xiamen Grand Slam Xiamen, China 23 – 27 October	April Ross (USA)  Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 21–14, 17–21, 15–12	Talita Antunes (BRA)   (BRA)	Laura Ludwig (GER)  Kira Walkenhorst (GER) 21–14, 21–19	Katrin Holtwick (GER)  Ilka Semmler (GER)

Medal table by country[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)	11	9	9	29
2	United States (USA)	5	3	2	10
3	Latvia (LAT)	2	2	1	5
4	Netherlands (NED)	2	1	0	3
5	China (CHN)	2	0	0	2
6	Germany (GER)	0	4	4	8
7	Spain (ESP)	0	1	2	3
8	Austria (AUT)	0	1	0	1
	Russia (RUS)	0	1	0	1
10	Italy (ITA)	0	0	3	3
11	Poland (POL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 nations)		22	22	22	66

Open tournaments[]

In this season, the FIVB Open tournaments no longer form part of the World Tour and are considered separate events.^[4]

Men[]

Tournament[5]	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Fuzhou Open Fuzhou, China 23 – 27 April	Sean Rosenthal (USA)  Phil Dalhausser (USA) 21–18, 24–22	Paolo Nicolai (ITA)  Daniele Lupo (ITA)	Alexander Huber (AUT)  Robin Seidl (AUT) 21–18, 21–18	Ricardo Santos (BRA)  Álvaro Morais Filho (BRA)
Anapa Open Anapa, Russia 24 – 28 July	Konstantin Semenov (RUS)   (RUS) 25–23, 24–26, 15–13	Lars Flüggen (GER)   (GER)	(RUS)  Viacheslav Krasilnikov (RUS) Forfeit	(GER)  Eric Koreng (GER)
Durban Open Durban, South Africa 11 – 15 December	Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT)  Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT) 15–21, 21–17, 15–10	Mārtiņš Pļaviņš (LAT)   (LAT)	Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) Forfeit	Přemysl Kubala (CZE)   (CZE)

Women[]

Tournament[5]	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Fuzhou Open Fuzhou, China 24 – 28 April	Xue Chen (CHN)  Zhang Xi (CHN) 21–14, 21–10	Liliana Fernández (ESP)  Elsa Baquerizo (ESP)	Katrin Holtwick (GER)  Ilka Semmler (GER) 21–17, 21–18	Madelein Meppelink (NED)  Sophie van Gestel (NED)
Anapa Open Anapa, Russia 23 – 27 July	Evgenia Ukolova (RUS)  Ekaterina Khomyakova (RUS) 21–10, 21–14	(GER)   (GER)	(RUS)   (RUS) 21–16, 21–12	(USA)   (USA)
Phuket Open Phuket, Thailand 29 October – 3 November	Xue Chen (CHN)  Xia Xinyi (CHN) 21–16, 21–18	Emily Day (USA)  Summer Ross (USA)	(BRA)  Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA) 21–18, 24–22	Agatha Bednarczuk (BRA)  Maria Antonelli (BRA)
Durban Open Durban, South Africa 11 – 15 December	Xue Chen (CHN)  Xia Xinyi (CHN) 21–18, 21–18	Chantal Laboureur (GER)  Julia Sude (GER)	(USA)  Jennifer Kessy (USA) 36–34, 21–18	(GER)   (GER)

References[]

External links[]

• 2013 FIVB World Tour at FIVB.org