Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International
The Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International was a women's beach volleyball tournament held at Horse Guards Parade, London, between 9 and 14 August 2011. It was the beach volleyball test event for the 2012 Summer Olympics and was part of the London Prepares series. The tournament, run as an exhibition, was won by the Brazilian pair Maestrini and Vieira. 2,274 tonnes of sand was transported to the parade ground for the event. After the tournament the sand went to several locations within London to fulfill a legacy promise. The stadium had a capacity of 1,500 spectators. Play was affected by the 2011 England riots.
Tournament
The tournament featured 24 teams from around the world. It was jointly staged by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and the British Volleyball Federation. The event took place at Horse Guards Parade between 9 and 14 August 2011.[1] The event saw 54 matches played but, although prize money was available, no ranking points were on offer, as it was classified as an intercontinental exhibition.[2] Teams who were eligible to take part in the European Championships Final were not allowed to participate.[3] A total of 2,274 tonnes of Redhill 28 sand was delivered from a quarry in Godstone, Surrey,[4] to create one competition court and two practice courts.[4][5] The main stadium had a capacity of 1,500, ten times fewer than the 15,000 capacity of the planned Olympic venue itself.[6][7]
Participants included world number one team and 2009 world champions Jennifer Kessy and April Ross, Sydney Olympic champion Natalie Cook, and Beijing and 2011 World Championship bronze medalists Zhang Xi and Xue Chen.[5][8][9] Six teams from Commonwealth countries were also invited as the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) and the FIVB wanted to demonstrate their support for beach volleyball becoming a sport at the Commonwealth Games.[10]
Format
The format of the competition was similar to the one to be used at the Olympics. The 24 pairs were divided into 6 pools of 4 teams. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the last-16 knockout stage along with the best two third-place finishers in the groups. The remaining third-place teams then played off in "lucky loser" matches to determine the final two spots in the last 16. The knockout stages were seeded according to the teams' rankings in the pool stage.[11]
Prize money
A total of 10,000 US dollars in prize money was awarded as follows.[11]
| Stage | Money in $ |
|---|---|
| Champions | 1,800 |
| Runner Up | 1,100 |
| Third Place | 800 |
| Fourth Place | 600 |
| Quarter finalist | 500 |
| Last 16 | 300 |
| Lucky Losers | 200 |
| Pool Stage | 150 |
London riots
Because of the riots affecting England at the start of the competition, all evening matches on 9 August were brought forward, and matches were played on practice courts, allowing people to get home safely.[12][13] Natalie Cook said that the situation reminded her of the 1996 Summer Olympics, where she had to play in the bronze medal match after a bomb had been detonated.[14][15]
Preliminary phase
Pool A
On day one British pair Mullin and Dampney beat Clancy and Hynes of Australia in straight sets.[16] On day two they played Santiago and Acevedo of Puerto Rico, going a set and 2–8 down and saving 3 match points before winning in 56 minutes. Meanwhile, Wang and Ma of China won both their first two matches.[17][18][19] In the group decider, the British pair struggled at first but rallied and eventually won, although Mullin received a yellow card for disputing a line call.[20][21] A win for Santiago and Acevedo put the Puerto Ricans in the last 16.[22]
Standings and results
| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shauna Mullin – Zara Dampney (GBR) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 154 | 135 | 1.141 |
| 2 |  Wang Fan – Ma Yuanyuan (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 139 | 113 | 1.230 |
| 3 |  Yarleen Santiago – Dariam Acevedo (PUR) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 126 | 128 | 0.984 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Taliqua Clancy – Karley Hynes (AUS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 83 | 126 | 0.659 |
| August 9, 2011 17:25 |
Wang – Ma (CHN) |
'2'–0 | Santiago – Acevedo (PUR) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[24] |
| (21–10, 21–17) | ||||
| August 9, 2011 18:20 |
Mullin – Dampney (GBR) |
'2'–0 | Clancy – Hynes (AUS) |
Centre Court Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira[25] |
| (21–10, 21–13) | ||||
| August 10, 2011 13:40 |
Wang – Ma (CHN) |
'2'–0 | Clancy – Hynes (AUS) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[26] |
| (21–16, 21–15) | ||||
| August 10, 2011 21:05 |
Mullin – Dampney (GBR) |
'2'–1 | Santiago – Acevedo (PUR) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[27] |
| (17–21, 24–22, 16–14) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 16:30 |
Mullin – Dampney (GBR) |
'2'–1 | Wang – Ma (CHN) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[28] |
| (16–21, 21–18, 18–16) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 17:38 |
Santiago – Acevedo (PUR) |
'2'–0 | Clancy – Hynes (AUS) |
Centre Court Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira[29] |
| (21–14, 21–15) | ||||
Pool B
In the first round, Xue and Zhang of China beat Sinnema and Wiltens of the Netherlands 21–15, 21–8, while Elwin and Matauatu beat Roubains and Papageorgiou of Greece in straight sets.[30] The same two pairs won in the second round.[17] The group decider was played during a downpour. Elwin and Matauatu won the opening set, but the second seeds from China took the next two sets to win the match.[21] Meanwhile, the young Dutch pair Sinnema and Wiltens exited the competition after a straight-sets loss to Roubains and Papageorgiou.[31]
Standings and results
| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xue Chen – Zhang Xi (CHN) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 138 | 100 | 1.380 |
| 2 |  Miller Elwin – Linline Matauatu (VAN) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 138 | 123 | 1.122 |
| 3 |  Christina Roubanis – Joanna Papageorgiou (GRE) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 103 | 116 | 0.888 |
| 4 |  Jolien Sinnema – Margo Wiltens (NED) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 88 | 128 | 6.888 |
| August 9, 2011 13:40 |
Elwin – Matauatu (VAN) |
'2'–0 | Roubanis – Papageorgiou (GRE) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[32] |
| (21–13, 23–21) | ||||
| August 9, 2011 14:35 |
Xue – Zhang (CHN) |
'2'–0 | Sinnema – Wiltens (NED) |
Centre Court Referees: [33] |
| (21–15, 21–8) | ||||
| August 10, 2011 10:00 |
Xue – Zhang (CHN) |
'2'–0 | Roubanis – Papageorgiou (GRE) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[34] |
| (21–16, 21–11) | ||||
| August 10, 2011 10:55 |
Elwin – Matauatu (VAN) |
'2'–0 | Sinnema – Wiltens (NED) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[35] |
| (21–14, 23–21) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 13:40 |
Roubanis – Papageorgiou (GRE) |
'2'–0 | Sinnema – Wiltens (NED) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[36] |
| (21–17, 21–13) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 14:35 |
Xue – Zhang (CHN) |
'2'–1 | Elwin – Matauatu (VAN) |
Centre Court Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira[37] |
| (18–21, 21–19, 15–10) | ||||
Pool C
Third seeds Kessy and Ross of the US all their matches.[17][21][38] The crowd favourites, Uganda, finished bottom but expressed their determination to return for the 2012 Olympics.[39]
Standings and results
| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jennifer Kessy – April Ross (USA) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 68 | 1.853 |
| 2 |  Mari-Liis Graumann – Anu Ennok (EST) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 110 | 95 | 1.158 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kacie MacTavish – Julie Rodrigue (CAN) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 106 | 104 | 1.019 |
| 4 |  Josephine Nammanda – Alice Gitta Okecho (UGA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 51 | 126 | 0.405 |
| August 9, 2011 16:30 |
MacTavish – Rodrigue (CAN) |
0–'2' | Graumann – Ennok (EST) |
Centre One Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[40] |
| (17–21, 19–21) | ||||
| August 9, 2011 18:20 |
Kessy – Ross (USA) |
'2'–0 | Nammanda – Gitta Okecho (UGA) |
Centre One Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira[41] |
| (21–6, 21–8) | ||||
| August 10, 2011 18:20 |
MacTavish – Rodrigue (CAN) |
'2'–0 | Nammanda – Gitta Okecho (UGA) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[42] |
| (21–15, 21–5) | ||||
| August 10, 2011 20:10 |
Kessy – Ross (USA) |
'2'–0 | Graumann – Ennok (EST) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[43] |
| (21–15, 21–11) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 18:20 |
Graumann – Ennok (EST) |
'2'–0 | Nammanda – Gitta Okecho (UGA) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[44] |
| (21–11, 21–6) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 19:15 |
Kessy – Ross (USA) |
'2'–0 | MacTavish – Rodrigue (CAN) |
Centre Court Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira[45] |
| (21–11, 21–17) | ||||
Pool D
British pair Boulton and Johns won the first match in the group with a straight sets win over Broder and Voth from Canada.[30] Cunha and Lima of Brazil won their first two matches.[17] The Brazilian pair won the group decider with a straight sets win over the British pair.[21]
Standings and results
| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vivian Cunha – Taiana Lima (BRA) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 128 | 87 | 1.448 |
| 2 | Lucy Boulton – Denise Johns (GBR) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 111 | 96 | 1.156 |
| 3 | Tealle Hunkus – Heather Lowe (USA) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 105 | 107 | 0.981 |
| 4 | Jamie Lynn Broder – Ashley Voth (CAN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 74 | 126 | 0.587 |
| August 9, 2011 16:30 |
Boulton – Johns (GBR) |
'2'–0 | Broder – Voth (CAN) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[46] |
| (21–10, 21–11) | ||||
| August 9, 2011 18:00 |
Cunha – Lima (BRA) |
'2'–0 | Hunkus – Lowe (USA) |
Court One Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira[47] |
| (21–13, 21–17) | ||||
| August 10, 2011 16:30 |
Boulton – Johns (GBR) |
'2'–0 | Hunkus – Lowe (USA) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[48] |
| (21–19, 21–14) | ||||
| August 10, 2011 19:15 |
Cunha – Lima (BRA) |
'2'–0 | Broder – Voth (CAN) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[49] |
| (21–12, 21–18) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 19:15 |
Broder – Voth (CAN) |
0–'2' | Hunkus – Lowe (USA) |
Court One Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[50] |
| (11–21, 12–21) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 20:10 |
Cunha – Lima (BRA) |
'2'–0 | Boulton – Johns (GBR) |
Centre Court Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira[51] |
| (21–17, 21–10) | ||||
Pool E
After two matches the Australian and Canadian teams were undefeated in group E.[17] The Australians won the decider in straight sets win.[52] Malaysia lost all three of their matches in straight sets.[53]
Standings and results
| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalie Cook – Tamsin Hinchley (AUS) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 81 | 1.556 |
| 2 | Heather Bansley – Elizabeth Maloney (CAN) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 112 | 114 | 0.982 |
| 3 |  Alejandra Simon – Andrea García Gonzalo (ESP) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 104 | 115 | 0.904 |
| 4 |  Beh Shun Thing – Luk Teck Hua (MAS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 94 | 126 | 0.746 |
| August 9, 2011 11:50 |
Bansley – Maloney (CAN) |
'2'–0 | Shun Thing – Teck Hua (MAS) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[54] |
| (21–15, 21–19) | ||||
| August 9, 2011 12:45 |
Cook – Hinchley (AUS) |
'2'–0 | Simon – García Gonzalo (ESP) |
Centre Court Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira[55] |
| (21–8, 21–16) | ||||
| August 10, 2011 12:45 |
Bansley – Maloney (CAN) |
'2'–0 | Simon – García Gonzalo (ESP) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[56] |
| (21–19, 21–19) | ||||
| August 10, 2011 17:25 |
Cook – Hinchley (AUS) |
'2'–0 | Shun Thing – Teck Hua (MAS) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[57] |
| (21–13, 21–16) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 10:00 |
Simon – García Gonzalo (ESP) |
'2'–0 | Shun Thing – Teck Hua (MAS) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[58] |
| (21–17, 21–14) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 10:55 |
Bansley – Maloney (CAN) |
0–'2' | Cook – Hinchley (AUS) |
Centre Court Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira[59] |
| (17–21, 11–21) | ||||
Pool F
In the first match of the tournament, Mexican pair Candelas and Garcia defeated Brazilians Maestrini and Vieira.[60] The Mexicans won their next two matches to win the group with three wins.[21]
Standings and results
| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bibiana Candelas – Mayra García (MEX) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 147 | 120 | 1.225 |
| 2 | Liliane Maestrini – Angela Vieira (BRA) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 158 | 141 | 1.121 |
| 3 | Brittany Hochevar – Lisa Rutledge (USA) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 124 | 129 | 0.961 |
| 4 | Zhang Changning – Ding Jingjing (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 87 | 126 | 0.690 |
| August 9, 2011 10:00 |
Candelas – García (MEX) |
'2'–1 | Maestrini – Vieira (BRA) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[61] |
| (21–19, 26–28, 16–14) | ||||
| August 9, 2011 11:23 |
Hochevar – Rutledge (USA) |
'2'–0 | Zhang – Ding (CHN) |
Centre Court Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira[62] |
| (21–18, 21–14) | ||||
| August 10, 2011 11:50 |
Candelas – García (MEX) |
'2'–0 | Zhang – Ding (CHN) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[63] |
| (21–10, 21–17) | ||||
| August 10, 2011 14:35 |
Hochevar – Rutledge (USA) |
1–'2' | Maestrini – Vieira (BRA) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[64] |
| (18–21, 21–19, 11–15) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 11:50 |
Candelas – García (MEX) |
'2'–0 | Hochevar – Rutledge (USA) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[65] |
| (21–14, 21–18) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 12:45 |
Zhang – Ding (CHN) |
0–'2' | Maestrini – Vieira (BRA) |
Centre Court Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira[66] |
| (17–21, 11–21) | ||||
Knockout stage
Lucky loser
Santiago and Acevedo (Puerto Rico) and Rutledge and Hochevar (US) were the best third-placed teams, who automatically qualified for the last 16. Hunkus and Lowe (US), Simon and García Gonzalo (Spain), MacTavish and Rodrigue (Canada) and Roubanis and Papageorgiou (Greece) competed for the final two places in the last 16, which were won by the Spanish and Canadian teams.[67]
Results
| August 11, 2011 21:05 |
Hunkus – Lowe (USA) |
1–'2' | Simon – García Gonzalo (ESP) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[68] |
| (20–22, 21–9, 9–15) | ||||
| August 11, 2011 21:05 |
MacTavish – Rodrigue (CAN) |
'2'–1 | Roubanis – Papageorgiou (GRE) |
Court One Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira[69] |
| (21–16, 20–22, 15–11) | ||||
Last sixteen
Maestrini and Vieira (Brazil), Cunha and Lima (Brazil), Kessy and Ross (USA), Xue and Zhang (China), Cook and Hinchley (Australia) and Boulton and Johns (UK) won in straight sets. Bibiana and Garcia (Mexico) and Mullin and Dampney (UK) won in three sets.[70]
Results
| August 12, 2011 19:15 |
Mullin – Dampney (GBR) |
'2'–1 | Simon – García Gonzalo (ESP) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[71] |
| (20–22, 21–16, 15–11) | ||||
| August 12, 2011 12:55 |
Graumann – Ennok (EST) |
0–'2' | Maestrini – Vieira (BRA) |
Centre Court Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira[72] |
| (10–21, 13–21) | ||||
| August 12, 2011 17:25 |
Cook – Hinchley (AUS) |
'2'–0 | Elwin – Matauatu (VAN) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[73] |
| (21–14, 21–11) | ||||
| August 12, 2011 13:50 |
Santiago – Acevedo (PUR) |
0–'2' | Cunha – Lima (BRA) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[74] |
| (15–21, 12–21) | ||||
| August 12, 2011 14:45 |
Kessy – Ross (USA) |
'2'–0 | Hochevar – Rutledge (USA) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[75] |
| (21–18, 21–16) | ||||
| August 12, 2011 12:00 |
Wang – Ma (CHN) |
1–'2' | Bibiana – García (MEX) |
Centre Court Referees: Gregory Thompson and Elzir Oliveira[76] |
| (18–21, 21–18, 13–15) | ||||
| August 12, 2011 18:20 |
Boulton – Johns (GBR) |
'2'–0 | Bansley – Maloney (CAN) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[77] |
| (26–24, 22–20) | ||||
| August 12, 2011 16:30 |
MacTavish – Rodrigue (CAN) |
0–2 | Xue – Zhang (CHN) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[78] |
| (13–21, 15–21) | ||||
Quarterfinals
Cunha and Lima were the first pair to reach the semi finals, defeating Cook and Hinchley in the final set after missing four match points.[79] Boulton and Johns defeated Beijing medalists Xue and Zhang in straight sets, their first win in three meetings with them and the best win of their career to date. However, British number ones Mullins and Dampaney lost in straight sets to Brazilian pair Maestrini and Vieira.[80][81] Ross and Kessy won a close first set against Bibiana and Garcia but won second easily.[82][83]
Results
| August 13, 2011 18:00 |
Mullin – Dampney (GBR) |
0–'2' | Maestrini – Vieira (BRA) |
Centre Court Referees: Glenn Sapp and Ehab Tadres[84] |
| (14–21, 20–22) | ||||
| August 13, 2011 13:00 |
Cook – Hinchley (AUS) |
1–'2' | Cunha – Lima (BRA) |
Centre Court Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas and Elzir Oliveira[85] |
| (17–21, 21–13, 15–17) | ||||
| August 13, 2011 17:00 |
Kessy – Ross (USA) |
'2'–0 | Bibiana – García (MEX) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[86] |
| (21–18, 21–12) | ||||
| August 13, 2011 14:00 |
Boulton – Johns (GBR) |
'2'–0 | Xue – Zhang (CHN) |
Centre Court Referees: Drago Peslac and Rui Carvalho[87] |
| (21–19, 21–18) | ||||
Semifinals
The semifinals saw the fifth international meeting of the year between the two Brazilian pairs. Maestrini and Vieira came from three points down to take the opening set. In the second, they went three points ahead themselves. Cunha and Lima drew level, but Maestrini and Vieira won the last five points. In the other match, Americans Kessy and Ross took the first set 21–13, but Britain's Boulton and Johns took the second – the first time they had done so in four meetings between these two teams. The Americans, however, won the third set to win a place in the final.[88]
Results
| August 14, 2011 10:00 |
Maestrini – Vieira (BRA) |
'2'–0 | Cunha – Lima (BRA) |
Centre Court Referees: Gregory Thompson and Darryl Friesen[89] |
| (22–20, 21–16) | ||||
| August 14, 2011 11:00 |
Kessy – Ross (USA) |
'2'–1 | Boulton – Johns (GBR) |
Centre Court Referees: Elzir Oliveira and Rui Carvalho[90] |
| (21–13, 17–21, 15–10) | ||||
Third place playoff
Brazilians Cunha and Lima were too strong for Boulton and Johns, beating the British pair in two close sets.[91][92]
Result
| August 14, 2011 14:00 |
Cunha – Lima (BRA) |
'2'–0 | Boulton – Johns (GBR) |
Centre Court Referees: Darryl Friesen and Glenn Sapp[93] |
| (21–19, 21–18) | ||||
Final
Kessy and Ross quickly took control of the first set, winning it 21–10. In the second set it was Maestrini and Vieira who started fast. The Americans rallied, but the Brazilians won the set. A closely fought final set reached a score of 13–13, but the Brazilians won the next two points to achieve their first win over the Americans in 2011. Maestrini was awarded the Visa Hero Award for her performance in the final.[92]
Result
| August 14, 2011 15:00 |
Maestrini – Vieira (BRA) |
'2'–1 | Kessy – Ross (USA) |
Centre Court Referees: Damien Searle and Charalampos Papadogoulas[94] |
| (10–21, 21–15, 15–13) | ||||
Tournament bracket
| Last 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Mullin-Dampney GBR | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simon-Andrea ESP | 1 | Mullin-Dampney GBR | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Graumann-Anu EST | 0 | Lili-Vieira BRA | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Lili-Vieira BRA | 2 | Lili-Vieira BRA | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Cook-Hinchley AUS | 2 | Vivian-Lima BRA | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Elwin-Matauatu VAN | 0 | Cook-Hinchley AUS | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Santiago-Acevedo PUR | 0 | Vivian-Lima BRA | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Vivian-Lima BRA | 2 | Lili-Vieira BRA | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kessy-Ross USA | 2 | Kessy-Ross USA | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hochevar-Rutledge USA | 0 | Kessy-Ross USA | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Wang Fan-Y.Y. Ma CHN | 1 | Candelas-Garcia MEX | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Candelas-Garcia MEX | 2 | Kessy-Ross USA | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Boulton-Johns GBR | 2 | Boulton-Johns GBR | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Bansley-Maloney CAN | 0 | Boulton-Johns GBR | 2 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| MacTavish-Rodrigue CAN | 0 | Xue-Zhang Xi CHN | 0 | Vivian-Lima BRA | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Xue-Zhang Xi CHN | 2 | Boulton-Johns GBR | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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The event was praised by both spectators and the press, and British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Hunt suggested that a beach volleyball competition should be held in London every year,[96] adding: "We've proved to the world that despite the incidents earlier in the week, ... all of the test events coped well and it's an opportunity to learn from that experience."[97] London Evening Standard journalist Dan Jones commented: "I'm not sure that beach volleyball will ever be a direct solution for civil unrest and mob rule but it sure as hell diverts your mind from the aftermath."[60] David Luckes, Head of Sport Competition at LOCOG, called the atmosphere "fantastic", and Vicente Araujo, Technical Delegate and FIVB Beach Volleyball Commission secretary, said the venue was "inspirational".[98] Natalie Cook said that they "couldn’t ask for a better spot for our sport of beach volleyball to be showcased, so we’re very proud".[99] The 2,274 tonnes of sand used for the event was distributed to Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, The Score Sports Centre in Waltham Forest and the sports centre of the Westminster Academy in London.[100]
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