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Olympic Champions Only Surviving Brazilians in Prague |
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Emanuel Rego of Brazil with a "chicken wing" defensive move at the Prague 2008 Open Friday |
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, May 8, 2008 - The first SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop in Europe this season is producing interesting results with reigning Olympic champions Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos the only surviving Brazilian team for this week’s US$175,000 Prague 2008 Open after out-lasting a Beach Volleyball tandem from the Netherlands here Friday to reach the winner’s bracket quarter-finals. With three of the top-ranked teams from Beach Volleyball power Brazil being eliminated earlier Friday by losing three of four matches in the contender’s bracket, the second-seeded Emanuel and Ricardo scored a 11-21, 21-17 and 15-10 victory in 49 minutes over seventh-seeded Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil of the Netherlands. More
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Tennis landscape aids inaugural SWATCH Prague stop |
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Prague 2008 Open promoter Vladimir Safarik (left) with tournament director Josef Benes during the early rounds of the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event on the picturesque island on the River Vltava at the Stvanice Stadium |
Prague, Czech Republic, May 8, 2008 - For a first-time SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop, the Prague 2008 Open has all the makings of a top-notch international Beach Volleyball event. Situated on a picturesque island on the River Vltava at the Stvanice Stadium, Ceska Sportovni and promoter Vladimir Safarik transformed a tennis facility to a Beach Volleyball venue with four competition courts and a warm up area in less than 36 hours to launch the inaugural SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in the Czech Republic capital for the start of Country Quota matches here Tuesday. More
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“Tough day” for Prague 2008 Open top-seeded Beach Volleyball pairs |
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The Swiss H & H boys (Sascha Heyer and Patrick Heuscher) post an upset win at the Prague 2008 Open on Thursday |
Prague, Czech Republic, May 8, 2008 - When Harley Marques and Pedro Salgado of Brazil were upset in the first-round of the US$175,000 Prague 2008 Open here Thursday, it started a "tough day" for the top-ranked teams on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour. Seeded first in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour for the first-time in 19 international starts together, Harley and Salgado dropped a 13-21, 22-20 and 15-12 decision in 55 minutes to 32nd-seeded Mariusz Prudel and Grzegorz Fijalek of Poland to fall into the contender's bracket where the Brazilians won a decision over a team from France in the double-elimination Prague 2008 Open. In the next round of winner's bracket matches, the third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-seeded teams were upset to drop into the contender's bracket where each team starts play Friday with elimination matches. More
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Olympic Improvement Highlights Prague 2008 Open Competition |
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A "thankful" Grzegorz Fijalek after his victory for Poland with Mariusz Prudel after upsetting top-seeded Harley Marques and Pedro Salgado of Brazil |
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, May 8, 2008 - With nine-plus events remaining on the qualifying schedule for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the main goal for teams competing in this week’s US$175,000 Prague 2008 Open is improving a Beach Volleyball pair’s best-eight finishes on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour. For some teams like the Americans, the Prague 2008 Open helps satisfy the requirement of posting eight SWATCH FIVB World Tour placements before the conclusion of the process July 20 in Marseille, France. For tandems from nations like Brazil, Germany and the Netherlands, the Beijing process is more competitive since a country can only qualify two teams per gender for the Summers Games. More
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Polish Beach Volleyball Pair Nets Prague 2008 Open Main Draw Berth |
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Mariusz Prudel (left) of Poland blocks against Vegard Hoidalen of Norway at the SWATCH net |
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, May 7, 2008 - Highlighted by Poland’s Mariusz Prudel and Grzegorz Fijalek three upset wins here Wednesday, eight Beach Volleyball teams advanced to the inaugural Prague 2008 Open Main Draw on Štvanice island for the US$175,000 SWATCH FIVB World Tour. With only four of the top eight-seeded teams advancing to the Prague 2008 Open Main Draw, the 43rd-seeded Prudel and Fijalek became the first Polish team since 2000 to net a SWATCH FIVB World Tour “money” round spot via the qualifier. More |
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