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28th February to 03rd March, 2019 Vizag, Andhra Pradesh

No. Rnd. Br. Date Team A Team B Referees Ct. Time1 PA A 01-Mar A.Vakili/Salemi B.  (IRI) Dhawasker/Anil (IND) CC 10:50

2 PA A 01-Mar Murakami/Tsuchiya (JPN) Sramek/Samec (CZE) 2 10:50

3 PB B 01-Mar Tay Z. H. K./Shen (SIN) Rama/Aaron (IND) CC 11:40

4 PB B 01-Mar Pokeršnik, D./Plahutnik (SLO) Hsieh, Y.J/Wang,C.J (TPE) 2 11:40

5 PC C 01-Mar Grabovskyy/Wheelan (CAN) Sdebel/Ilewicz (POL) CC 12:30

6 PC C 01-Mar Dollinger A./Kulzer (GER) Rosager/Brinck (DEN) 2 12:30

7 PD D 01-Mar Naresh/Raju (IND) Goldschmidt/Williams (RSA) CC 15:00

8 PD D 01-Mar MacNeil/Hoey (CAN) Shoji/Kurasaka (JPN) 2 15:00

9 PA A 02-Mar A.Vakili/Salemi B.  (IRI) Murakami/Tsuchiya (JPN) 2 07:30

10 PA A 02-Mar Dhawasker/Anil (IND) Sramek/Samec (CZE) CC 09:10

11 PB B 02-Mar Rama/Aaron (IND) Hsieh, Y.J/Wang,C.J (TPE) CC 07:30

12 PB B 02-Mar Tay Z. H. K./Shen (SIN) Pokeršnik, D./Plahutnik (SLO) 2 09:10

13 PC C 02-Mar Grabovskyy/Wheelan (CAN) Dollinger A./Kulzer (GER) CC 08:20

14 PC C 02-Mar Sdebel/Ilewicz (POL) Rosager/Brinck (DEN) 2 10:00

15 PD D 02-Mar Goldschmidt/Williams (RSA) MacNeil/Hoey (CAN) 2 08:20

16 PD D 02-Mar Naresh/Raju (IND) Shoji/Kurasaka (JPN) CC 10:00

17 R12 W 02-Mar Draw Draw

18 R12 W 02-Mar Draw Draw

19 R12 W 02-Mar Draw Draw

20 R12 W 02-Mar Draw Draw

21 QF W 02-Mar Draw Winner of match 17

22 QF W 02-Mar Winner of match 18 Draw

23 QF W 02-Mar Draw Winner of match 19

24 QF W 02-Mar Winner of match 20 Draw

25 SF S 03-Mar Winner of match 21 Winner of match 22

26 SF S 03-Mar Winner of match 23 Winner of match 24

27 F3 F 03-Mar Loser of match 25 Loser of match 26

28 F1 F 03-Mar Winner of match 25 Winner of match 26

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Court No. Rnd. Br. Date Team A Team B Referees Time17 R12 W 02-Mar Ishitsubo/Shiba (JPN) Draw 10:50

18 R12 W 02-Mar Sondergard/Okholm (DEN) Draw 10:50

19 R12 W 02-Mar Starikov/Dave (ISR) Draw 11:40

20 R12 W 02-Mar Aljoe/Fuchs (USA) Draw 11:40

21 QF W 02-Mar Chiyo/Sakaguchi (JPN) Winner of match 17 15:50

22 QF W 02-Mar Winner of match 18 Strauss N./Strauss T. (AUT) 15:50

23 QF W 02-Mar Pata/Toko (VAN) Winner of match 19 16:40

24 QF W 02-Mar Winner of match 20 Bonnerova/Maixnerova (CZE) 16:40

25 SF S 03-Mar Winner of match 21 Winner of match 22

26 SF S 03-Mar Winner of match 23 Winner of match 24

27 F3 F 03-Mar Loser of match 25 Loser of match 26

28 F1 F 03-Mar Winner of match 25 Winner of match 26

Court 2No. Rnd. Br. Date Team A Team B Referees Time

8 PD D 01-Mar Pata/Toko (VAN) Filina/Zazhigina (RUS) 07:30

4 PB B 01-Mar Starikov/Dave (ISR) Chorin/Maor (ISR) 08:20

2 PA A 01-Mar Sondergard/Okholm (DEN) Ng S/E. Chong (SIN) 09:10

6 PC C 01-Mar Ishitsubo/Shiba (JPN) Sittig/Pierangeli (RSA) 10:00

11 PB B 01-Mar Bonnerova/Maixnerova (CZE) Starikov/Dave (ISR) 15:50

9 PA A 01-Mar Chiyo/Sakaguchi (JPN) Sondergard/Okholm (DEN) 16:40

Court CCNo. Rnd. Br. Date Team A Team B Referees Time

7 PD D 01-Mar Yogeshwari/Jenifer (IND) Aljoe/Fuchs (USA) 07:30

3 PB B 01-Mar Bonnerova/Maixnerova (CZE) Niranjana/Subraja (IND) 08:20

1 PA A 01-Mar Chiyo/Sakaguchi (JPN) Dias/Steffi (IND) 09:10

5 PC C 01-Mar Strauss N./Strauss T. (AUT) Nourse A./Nourse N.  (USA) 10:00

15 PD D 01-Mar Aljoe/Fuchs (USA) Pata/Toko (VAN) 15:50

13 PC C 01-Mar Strauss N./Strauss T. (AUT) Ishitsubo/Shiba (JPN) 16:40

16 PD D 01-Mar Yogeshwari/Jenifer (IND) Filina/Zazhigina (RUS) 17:30

12 PB B 01-Mar Niranjana/Subraja (IND) Chorin/Maor (ISR) 18:20

10 PA A 01-Mar Dias/Steffi (IND) Ng S/E. Chong (SIN) 19:10

14 PC C 01-Mar Nourse A./Nourse N.  (USA) Sittig/Pierangeli (RSA) 20:00

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MEDIA NEWS

3/2/2019 News - Top seeds Vakili and Salemi start Vizag Open with win over hosts - Visakhapatnam

http://worldtour.2019.fivb.com/en/685/news/top-seeds-vakili-and-salemi-start-vizag?id=80542 1/2

NEWSBEACH VOLLEYBALL 01/03/2019

TOP SEEDS VAKILI AND SALEMISTART VIZAG OPEN WITH WINOVER HOSTS

 

Visakhapatnam, India, March 1, 2019 – Top-seeded pair Arash Vakili and BahmanSalemiinjehbouroun of Iran opened their campaign with a win in their first pool play match atthe FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Vizag Open on Friday.

3/2/2019 News - Top seeds Vakili and Salemi start Vizag Open with win over hosts - Visakhapatnam

http://worldtour.2019.fivb.com/en/685/news/top-seeds-vakili-and-salemi-start-vizag?id=80542 2/2

The Iranians faced the host nation’s Pralhad Dhawasker and Anil Shirobkar in a tough three-setduel, where the home side claimed a stunning win in the opening set. Vakili and Salemirecovered from the setback to prevail with a 2-1 (18-21, 21-15, 15-11) win in Pool A. In the other Pool A encounter, the match between Hitoshi Murakami and Takashi Tsuchiya ofJapan and the Czech Republic’s Martin Sramek and Dominic Samec went down to the wire asboth sides won each set with just a two-point margin. In the end, the Japanese side succeededto win 2-1 (19-21, 29-27, 15-13). The action in Pool B saw India’s Ram Dhawaskar and Aaron Pereira and Chinese Taipei’s HsiehYa-Jen and Wang Chin-Ju overcoming their respective opponents in tiebreakers. Quick links - Beach volleyball: FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour - Visakhapatnam FIVB.com - Beach Volleyball Latest Videos Facebook Twitter Instagram Canada’s Sergiy Grabovsky and Cameron Wheelan cruised to a 2-0 (21-19, 21-15) win in Pool C,while their compatriots Jake McNeil and William Hoey had a tougher ride to post a 2-1 (21-13,13-21, 15-11) in Pool D. Germany’s Armin Dollinger and Simon Kulzer and South Africa’s Grant Goldschmidt and LeoWilliams also won their matches in Pools C and D, respectively. The pool play matches will continue on Saturday, March 2, starting at 07.30 local time.

3/2/2019 News - Top three seeds advance to Vizag Open women’s quarterfinals - Visakhapatnam

http://worldtour.2019.fivb.com/en/685/news/top-three-seeds-advance-to-vizag-open?id=80544 1/2

NEWSBEACH VOLLEYBALL 01/03/2019

TOP THREE SEEDS ADVANCE TOVIZAG OPEN WOMEN’SQUARTERFINALS

 

Visakhapatnam, India, March 1, 2019 – The top three seeded teams in the women’s main drawtournament secured their places in the quarterfinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World TourVizag Open on Friday.

3/2/2019 News - Top three seeds advance to Vizag Open women’s quarterfinals - Visakhapatnam

http://worldtour.2019.fivb.com/en/685/news/top-three-seeds-advance-to-vizag-open?id=80544 2/2

Japan’s Chiyo Suzuki and Yurika Sakaguchi, the Czech Republic’s Martina Bonnerova and MartinaMaixnerova and Austria’s Nadine and Teresa Strauss recorded two victories each to move to thenext round. In Pool A, Phnom Penh 1-star winners Suzuki and Sakaguchi made short work of theiropponents Christie Dias and Steffi Fernandez of India 2-0 (21-6, 21-5) in their first match thencompleted their day’s work with a straight-set (21-17, 21-10) win against Denmark’s HelleSondergard and Simone Marie Okholm Hansen. Bonnerova and Maixnerova also faced an Indian team in their first match in Pool B. The Czechduo had an easy start with a 2-0 (21-3, 21-8) win, followed by a tougher encounter with Israel’sSofia Starikov and Anita Dave, whom they managed to beat in three sets (16-21, 21-15, 15-10). Quick links - Beach volleyball: FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour - Visakhapatnam FIVB.com - Beach Volleyball Latest Videos Facebook Twitter Instagram The Strauss sisters reigned in Pool C after beating the other sister tandem in the tournament –Audrey and Nicole Nourse of the United States 2-0 (21-13, 21-15), and Satono Ishitsubo andAsami Shiba of Japan 2-1 (22-20, 21-23, 16-14). The duo from Vanuatu also secured a quarterfinal spot by outplaying their rivals Ekaterina Filinaand Ekaterina Zhazhigina of Russia 2-0 (21-17, 21-13) and Perumal Yogeshwari and Gopi Jenifer2-0 (21-8, 21-8) in Pool D.

A action moment between women match Russia and India Women

teams

A action moment between women match South Africa and Czech

Republic Women teams

Highlights of the day

No. Rnd. Ct. Date Team A Team B Result Dur.1 PA CC 1 Mar A.Vakili/Salemi B. IRI Dhawasker/Anil IND 2-1 (18-21, 21-15, 15-11) 0:51

2 PA 2 1 Mar Murakami/Tsuchiya JPN Sramek/Samec CZE 2-1 (19-21, 29-27, 15-13) 1:03

3 PB CC 1 Mar Tay Z. H. K./Shen SIN Rama/Aaron IND 1-2 (21-17, 13-21, 12-15) 0:45

4 PB 2 1 Mar Pokeršnik, D./Plahutnik SLO Hsieh, Y.J/Wang,C.J TPE 1-2 (14-21, 21-17, 10-15) 0:48

5 PC CC 1 Mar Grabovskyy/Wheelan CAN Sdebel/Ilewicz POL 2-0 (21-19, 21-15) 0:44

6 PC 2 1 Mar Dollinger A./Kulzer GER Rosager/Brinck DEN 2-1 (17-21, 22-20, 15-13) 0:50

7 PD CC 1 Mar Naresh/Raju IND Goldschmidt/Williams RSA 0-2 (16-21, 16-21) 0:34

8 PD 2 1 Mar MacNeil/Hoey CAN Shoji/Kurasaka JPN 2-1 (21-13, 13-21, 15-11) 0:42

17 R12 2 Mar Draw  Draw 

18 R12 2 Mar Draw  Draw 

19 R12 2 Mar Draw  Draw 

20 R12 2 Mar Draw  Draw 

21 QF 2 Mar Draw  Winner of match 17 

22 QF 2 Mar Winner of match 18  Draw 

23 QF 2 Mar Draw  Winner of match 19 

24 QF 2 Mar Winner of match 20  Draw 

9 PA 2 2 Mar A.Vakili/Salemi B.  IRI Murakami/Tsuchiya JPN

11 PB CC 2 Mar Rama/Aaron IND Hsieh, Y.J/Wang,C.J TPE

13 PC CC 2 Mar Grabovskyy/Wheelan CAN Dollinger A./Kulzer GER

15 PD 2 2 Mar Goldschmidt/Williams RSA MacNeil/Hoey CAN

10 PA CC 2 Mar Dhawasker/Anil IND Sramek/Samec CZE

12 PB 2 2 Mar Tay Z. H. K./Shen SIN Pokeršnik, D./Plahutnik SLO

14 PC 2 2 Mar Sdebel/Ilewicz POL Rosager/Brinck DEN

16 PD CC 2 Mar Naresh/Raju IND Shoji/Kurasaka JPN

25 SF 3 Mar Winner of match 21  Winner of match 22 

26 SF 3 Mar Winner of match 23  Winner of match 24 

27 F3 3 Mar Loser of match 25  Loser of match 26 

28 F1 3 Mar Winner of match 25  Winner of match 26 

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No. Rnd. Ct. Date Team A Team B Result Dur.7 PD CC 1 Mar Yogeshwari/Jenifer IND Aljoe/Fuchs USA 0-2 (10-21, 12-21) 0:27

8 PD 2 1 Mar Pata/Toko VAN Filina/Zazhigina RUS 2-0 (21-17, 21-13) 0:30

3 PB CC 1 Mar Bonnerova/Maixnerova CZE Niranjana/Subraja IND 2-0 (21-3, 21-8) 0:24

4 PB 2 1 Mar Starikov/Dave ISR Chorin/Maor ISR 2-0 (21-0, 21-0)Injury for team B

1 PA CC 1 Mar Chiyo/Sakaguchi JPN Dias/Steffi IND 2-0 (21-6, 21-5) 0:24

2 PA 2 1 Mar Sondergard/Okholm DEN Ng S/E. Chong SIN 2-0 (21-11, 21-17) 0:36

5 PC CC 1 Mar Strauss N./Strauss T. AUT Nourse A./Nourse N.  USA 2-0 (21-13, 21-15)Injury for team B 0:30

6 PC 2 1 Mar Ishitsubo/Shiba JPN Sittig/Pierangeli RSA 2-0 (21-9, 21-10) 0:44

11 PB 2 1 Mar Bonnerova/Maixnerova CZE Starikov/Dave ISR 2-1 (16-21, 21-15, 15-10) 0:48

15 PD CC 1 Mar Aljoe/Fuchs USA Pata/Toko VAN 0-2 (16-21, 17-21) 0:32

9 PA 2 1 Mar Chiyo/Sakaguchi JPN Sondergard/Okholm DEN 2-0 (21-17, 21-10) 0:38

13 PC CC 1 Mar Strauss N./Strauss T. AUT Ishitsubo/Shiba JPN 2-1 (22-20, 21-23, 16-14) 0:56

16 PD CC 1 Mar Yogeshwari/Jenifer IND Filina/Zazhigina RUS 0-2 (8-21, 8-21) 0:23

12 PB CC 1 Mar Niranjana/Subraja IND Chorin/Maor ISR 0-2 (9-21, 9-21) 0:25

10 PA CC 1 Mar Dias/Steffi IND Ng S/E. Chong SIN 0-2 (19-21, 16-21) 0:32

14 PC CC 1 Mar Nourse A./Nourse N.  USA Sittig/Pierangeli RSA

17 R12 2 Mar Ishitsubo/Shiba JPN Draw 

18 R12 2 Mar Sondergard/Okholm DEN Draw 

19 R12 2 Mar Starikov/Dave ISR Draw 

20 R12 2 Mar Aljoe/Fuchs USA Draw 

21 QF 2 Mar Chiyo/Sakaguchi JPN Winner of match 17 

22 QF 2 Mar Winner of match 18  Strauss N./Strauss T. AUT

23 QF 2 Mar Pata/Toko VAN Winner of match 19 

24 QF 2 Mar Winner of match 20  Bonnerova/Maixnerova CZE

25 SF 3 Mar Winner of match 21  Winner of match 22 

26 SF 3 Mar Winner of match 23  Winner of match 24 

27 F3 3 Mar Loser of match 25  Loser of match 26 

28 F1 3 Mar Winner of match 25  Winner of match 26 

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