2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

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The 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was an international beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

From this season, the FIVB World Tour calendar comprises by 5 FIVB World Tour Grand Slams, 6 Open tournaments (Prague only for women), the newly FIVB Major Series with three events and the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.^[1][2]

An inaugural edition of the FIVB World Tour Finals was held in the United States and concluded the season.^[3]

Schedule[]

Key

Men[]

Tournament[4]	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Fuzhou Open[5] Fuzhou, China 21 – 25 April	Markus Böckermann (GER)  Lars Flüggen (GER) 21–19, 21–19	Alexander Brouwer (NED)  Robert Meeuwsen (NED)	(FRA)   (FRA) 19–21, 21–17, 15–9	Todd Rogers (USA)   (USA)
Lucerne Open[6] Lucerne, Switzerland 13 – 17 May	Alex Ranghieri (ITA)   (ITA) Walkover	Alexander Brouwer (NED)  Robert Meeuwsen (NED)	(TUR)   (TUR) 21–18, 18–21, 15–4	(SUI)   (SUI)
Moscow Grand Slam[7] Moscow, Russia 26 – 31 May	Pablo Herrera (ESP)  Adrián Gavira (ESP) 21–19, 21–19	Evandro Oliveira (BRA)  Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)	Jonathan Erdmann (GER)  Kay Matysik (GER) 21–19, 21–17	Alison Cerutti (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)
Porec Major[8] Poreč, Croatia 3 – 7 June	Alexander Brouwer (NED)  Robert Meeuwsen (NED) 21–15, 21–13	Josh Binstock (CAN)  Sam Schachter (CAN)	Alex Ranghieri (ITA)  Adrian Carambula (ITA) 21–18, 18–21, 15–10	Reinder Nummerdor (NED)  Christiaan Varenhorst (NED)
Stavanger Major[9] Stavanger, Norway 9 – 14 June	Evandro Oliveira (BRA)  Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA) 21–13, 21–14	Bartosz Łosiak (POL)  Piotr Kantor (POL)	Grzegorz Fijałek (POL)  Mariusz Prudel (POL) 21–13, 21–15	(ITA)   (ITA)
St. Petersburg Grand Slam[10] St. Petersburg, Florida, United States 16 – 21 June	Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA) 16–21, 23–21, 15–13	Reinder Nummerdor (NED)  Christiaan Varenhorst (NED)	Nicholas Lucena (USA)  Theo Brunner (USA) 21–19, 21–16	Clemens Doppler (AUT)  Alexander Horst (AUT)
FIVB World Championships[11] Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Rotterdam and The Hague, Netherlands 26 June – 5 July	Alison Cerutti (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 12–21, 21–14, 22–20	Reinder Nummerdor (NED)  Christiaan Varenhorst (NED)	Evandro Oliveira (BRA)  Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA) 22–20, 21–13	Nicholas Lucena (USA)  Theo Brunner (USA)
Gstaad Major[12] Gstaad, Switzerland 8 – 12 July	Alison Cerutti (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 21–16, 13–21, 15–10	Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT)  Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT)	Alexander Brouwer (NED)  Robert Meeuwsen (NED) 18–21, 21–16, 15–10	Alex Ranghieri (ITA)  Adrian Carambula (ITA)
Yokohama Grand Slam[13] Yokohama, Japan 21 – 26 July	Alison Cerutti (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 21–15, 21–15	Chaim Schalk (CAN)  Ben Saxton (CAN)	Clemens Doppler (AUT)  Alexander Horst (AUT) 21–17, 21–16	Konstantin Semenov (RUS)  Viacheslav Krasilnikov (RUS)
Long Beach Grand Slam[14] Long Beach, California, United States 18 – 23 August	Alison Cerutti (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 21–16, 20–22, 15–13	Nicholas Lucena (USA)  Phil Dalhausser (USA)	Pablo Herrera (ESP)  Adrián Gavira (ESP) 9–21, 21–17, 15–12	Alexander Brouwer (NED)  Robert Meeuwsen (NED)
Olsztyn Grand Slam[15] Olsztyn, Poland 25 – 30 August	Alison Cerutti (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 21–10, 21–15	Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA)	Chaim Schalk (CAN)  Ben Saxton (CAN) 21–17, 21–18	Jonathan Erdmann (GER)  Kay Matysik (GER)
Rio de Janeiro Open[16] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 – 6 September	Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT)  Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT) 21–15, 25–23	Markus Böckermann (GER)  Lars Flüggen (GER)	(BRA)   (BRA) 21–14, 17–21, 15–8	Alison Cerutti (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)
Sochi Open[17] Sochi, Russia 8 – 13 September	Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT)  Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT) 24–22, 21–19	Nicholas Lucena (USA)  Phil Dalhausser (USA)	Paolo Nicolai (ITA)  Daniele Lupo (ITA) 21–18, 15–21, 15–13	Konstantin Semenov (RUS)  Viacheslav Krasilnikov (RUS)
Xiamen Open[18] Xiamen, China 22 – 26 September	Nicholas Lucena (USA)  Phil Dalhausser (USA) 21–16, 21–17	Markus Böckermann (GER)  Lars Flüggen (GER)	Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT)  Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT) 21–17, 21–13	Mārtiņš Pļaviņš (LAT)   (LAT)
Ft. Lauderdale Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals[19] Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States 29 September – 4 October	Alison Cerutti (BRA)  Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 21–13, 21–15	Nicholas Lucena (USA)  Phil Dalhausser (USA)	Evandro Oliveira (BRA)  Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA) 21–19, 21–14	Alexander Brouwer (NED)  Robert Meeuwsen (NED)

Women[]

Tournament[4]	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Fuzhou Open[20] Fuzhou, China 22 – 26 April	Jamie Broder (CAN)  Kristina Valjas (CAN) 21–17, 23–21	Chantal Laboureur (GER)  Julia Sude (GER)	Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)  April Ross (USA) 13–21, 21–13, 15–11	Wang Fan (CHN)  Yue Yuan (CHN)
Lucerne Open[21] Lucerne, Switzerland 12 – 17 May	Karla Borger (GER)  Britta Büthe (GER) 16–21, 21–16, 15–13	Madelein Meppelink (NED)  Marleen van Iersel (NED)	Jamie Broder (CAN)  Kristina Valjas (CAN) 21–18, 21–15	Stefanie Schwaiger (AUT)   (AUT)
Prague Open[22] Prague, Czech Republic 20 – 24 May	Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)  Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 21–12, 21–18	Heather Bansley (CAN)  Sarah Pavan (CAN)	Eduarda Lisboa (BRA)   (BRA) Walkover	(BRA)  Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA)
Moscow Grand Slam[23] Moscow, Russia 26 – 31 May	Larissa França (BRA)  Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–17, 21–14	Madelein Meppelink (NED)  Marleen van Iersel (NED)	Marta Menegatti (ITA)  Viktoria Orsi Toth (ITA) 14–21, 21–19, 16–14	Wang Fan (CHN)  Yue Yuan (CHN)
Porec Major[24] Poreč, Croatia 2 – 6 June	Larissa França (BRA)  Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–16, 25–27, 15–12	Heather Bansley (CAN)  Sarah Pavan (CAN)	Louise Bawden (AUS)  Taliqua Clancy (AUS) 21–15, 21–17	Jamie Broder (CAN)  Kristina Valjas (CAN)
Stavanger Major[25] Stavanger, Norway 9 – 13 June	Juliana Silva (BRA)  Maria Antonelli (BRA) 21–16, 21–15	Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)  Bárbara Seixas (BRA)	Madelein Meppelink (NED)  Marleen van Iersel (NED) 21–17, 16–21, 15–13	Laura Ludwig (GER)  Kira Walkenhorst (GER)
St. Petersburg Grand Slam[26] St. Petersburg, Florida, United States 17 – 21 June	Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)  Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 23–21, 21–19	Juliana Silva (BRA)  Maria Antonelli (BRA)	(BRA)  Fernanda Alves (BRA) 17–21, 21–19, 17–15	Karla Borger (GER)  Britta Büthe (GER)
FIVB World Championships[27] Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Rotterdam and The Hague, Netherlands 26 June – 5 July	Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)  Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 21–18, 22–20	(BRA)  Fernanda Alves (BRA)	Juliana Silva (BRA)  Maria Antonelli (BRA) 23–25, 21–18, 15–9	Katrin Holtwick (GER)  Ilka Semmler (GER)
Gstaad Major[28] Gstaad, Switzerland 7 – 11 July	Larissa França (BRA)  Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–13, 21–17	(BRA)  Fernanda Alves (BRA)	Heather Bansley (CAN)  Sarah Pavan (CAN) Walkover	Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)  April Ross (USA)
Yokohama Grand Slam[29] Yokohama, Japan 21 – 26 July	Laura Ludwig (GER)  Kira Walkenhorst (GER) 21–14, 21–17	Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)  Bárbara Seixas (BRA)	Heather Bansley (CAN)  Sarah Pavan (CAN) 15–21, 22–20, 15–9	April Ross (USA)  Jennifer Fopma (USA)
Long Beach Grand Slam[30] Long Beach, California, United States 18 – 23 August	Larissa França (BRA)  Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–18, 21–16	Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)  April Ross (USA)	Laura Ludwig (GER)  Kira Walkenhorst (GER) 21–17, 21–13	Louise Bawden (AUS)  Taliqua Clancy (AUS)
Olsztyn Grand Slam[31] Olsztyn, Poland 25 – 29 August	Larissa França (BRA)  Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–12, 25–23	Madelein Meppelink (NED)  Marleen van Iersel (NED)	Kinga Kołosińska (POL)  Monika Brzostek (POL) 21–12, 21–16	Sophie van Gestel (NED)  Jantine van der Vlist (NED)
Rio de Janeiro Open[32] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 – 6 September	Larissa França (BRA)  Talita Antunes (BRA) 32–30, 18–21, 15–12	Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)  Bárbara Seixas (BRA)	Madelein Meppelink (NED)  Marleen van Iersel (NED) 21–15, 21–17	Juliana Silva (BRA)  Maria Antonelli (BRA)
Sochi Open[33] Sochi, Russia 8 – 13 September	Marta Menegatti (ITA)  Viktoria Orsi Toth (ITA) 21–19, 21–16	Isabelle Forrer (SUI)  Anouk Vergé-Dépré (SUI)	Nadine Zumkehr (SUI)  Joana Heidrich (SUI) 21–18, 21–18	Riikka Lehtonen (FIN)   (FIN)
Xiamen Open[34] Xiamen, China 23 – 27 September	Nadine Zumkehr (SUI)  Joana Heidrich (SUI) 21–18, 21–17	Ana Gallay (ARG)  Georgina Klug (ARG)	Isabelle Forrer (SUI)  Anouk Vergé-Dépré (SUI) 21–14, 24–22	Katrin Holtwick (GER)  Ilka Semmler (GER)
Ft. Lauderdale Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals[35] Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States 29 September – 4 October	Larissa França (BRA)  Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–17, 21–18	Laura Ludwig (GER)  Kira Walkenhorst (GER)	Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)  Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 22–20, 14–21, 15–10	Heather Bansley (CAN)  Sarah Pavan (CAN)

Medal table by country[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)	18	7	7	32
2	Germany (GER)	3	4	2	9
3	United States (USA)	2	5	2	9
4	Latvia (LAT)	2	1	1	4
5	Italy (ITA)	2	0	3	5
6	Netherlands (NED)	1	7	3	11
7	Canada (CAN)	1	4	4	9
8	Switzerland (SUI)	1	1	2	4
9	Spain (ESP)	1	0	1	2
10	Poland (POL)	0	1	2	3
11	Argentina (ARG)	0	1	0	1
12	Australia (AUS)	0	0	1	1
	Austria (AUT)	0	0	1	1
	France (FRA)	0	0	1	1
	Turkey (TUR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 nations)		31	31	31	93

References[]

External links[]

• 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour at FIVB.org