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Main DrawOctober 31 Medal Schedule

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Time Court Match Team A Team B Round14:35 C 61 Maria Clara-Carol BRA [10] Kessy-Ross USA [6] Bronze Medal Match15:35 C 62 Xue-Zhang Xi CHN [1] Goller-Ludwig GER [2] Gold Medal Match

· This is the first-time that China and Germany have met in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal match –men’s or women’s.

SWATCH FIVB World Tour Series Results

Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score TimeGoller & Ludwig lead the series with Xue & Zhang, 4-310/31/10 Sanya Open Gold Medal TBD TBD TBD8/6/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 21-16, 21-15 0:377/10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Goller/Ludwig 29-31, 21-15, 15-12 1:188/12/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool D Xue/Zhang 21-14, 21-18 0:416/26/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Pool D Goller/Ludwig 21-19, 21-18 0:408/4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Goller/Ludwig 21-15, 21-19 0:396/29/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Goller/Ludwig 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:036/21/2007 Paris Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:52Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score TimeKessy & Ross lead the series with Xue & Zhang, 5-310/31/10 Sanya Open Bronze Medal TBD TBD TBD8/14/10 Kristiansand Open Bronze Medal Salgado/Salgado 13-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:547/22/10 Marseille Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 21-18, 22-20 0:494/24/10 Brasilia Open Bronze Medal Salgado/Salgado 21-16, 21-16 0:435/30/09 Seoul Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 21-16, 21-17 0:4010/9/08 Dubai Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 21-17, 21-18 0:4211/1/07 Phuket Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:598/3/07 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 21-17, 21-16 0:406/27/07 Stavanger Grand Slam Pool D Salgado/Salgado 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:50

2010 Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Schedule

Dates Site Gender ...............................Gold Medal Teams or Prize Money (US dollars)April 19-24 Brasília, Brazil .................................................Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BrazilMay 4-9 Shanghai, China ................................................................Jen Kessy/April Ross, United StatesMay 17-22 Rome, Italy Grand Slam ...........................................................Kessy/Ross, United StatesMay 25-30 Seoul, Korea ...................................................................................... Juliana/Larissa, BrazilJune 7-13 Moscow, Russia Grand Slam .......................................................... Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, ChinaJune 28-July 3 Stavanger, Norway Grand Slam .................................................................. Juliana/Larissa, BrazilJuly 5-10 Gstaad, Switzerland Grand Slam .................................................................. Juliana/Larissa, BrazilJuly 19-25 Marseille, France ............................................................... Maria Antonell/Talita Antunes, BrazilJuly 26-31 Klagenfurt, Austria Grand Slam .................................................................. Juliana/Larissa, BrazilAugust 2-7 Stare Jablonki, Poland Grand Slam .................................................................. Juliana/Larissa, BrazilAugust 9-14 Kristiansand, Norway ...................................................................................... Juliana/Larissa, BrazilAugust 16-21 Aland, Finland ............................................................................................ Xue/Zhang, ChinaAugust 23-29 The Hague, Netherlands .......................................................................................Antonelli/Talita, BrazilOctober 26-31 Sanya, China .......................................................................................................... $190,000November 2-7 Phuket, Thailand .......................................................................................................... $190,000

Past Chinese Women’s Medals - Brazil 16, USA 15, China 9, Australia 4, Germany 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 1, Switzerland 1Site Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal

1. Dalian 1998 Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRA Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, USA Pauline Manser/Kerri Pottharst, AUS2. Dalian 1999 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Annett Davis/Jenny J. Jordan, USA Arce/Barbra Fontana, USA3. Dalian 2000 Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA Misty May-Treanor/McPeak, USA Ron Chi/Zi Xiong, CHN4. Maoming 2001 Shelda/Adriana, BRA Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, BRA Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, AUS5. Maoming 2002 May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, USA McPeak/Youngs, USA Cook/Pottharst, AUS6. Lianyungang 2003 Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, NED Suzanne Lahme/Danja Musch, GER Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS7. Shanghai 2004 McPeak/Youngs, USA Davis/Johnson Jordan, USA Shelda/Adriana, BRA8. Shanghai 2005 Juliana F. Silva/Larissa Franca, BRA Shelda/Adriana, BRA Ana Paula Connelly/Shaylyn Bede, BRA9. Shanghai 2006 Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, CHN Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHN Juliana/Larissa, BRA10. Shanghai 2007 Tian/Wang, CHN Nila Ann Hakedal/Ingrid Torlen, NOR Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, BRA11. Shanghai 2008 Talita/Renata, BRA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Xue/Zhang, CHN12. Beijing Olympics 2008 May-Treanor/Walsh, USA Tian/Wang, CHN Xue/Zhang, CHN13. Sanya 2008 Jen Kessy/April Ross, USA Ying Huang/Zhang, CHN Nicole Branagh/Tyra Turner, USA14. Shanghai 2009 Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, BRA Jie Wang/Man Zuo, CHN Carolina & Maria Clara Salgado, BRA15. Sanya 2009 Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, SUI Kessy/Ross, USA Angie Akers/Turner, USA16. Shanghai 2010 Kessy/Ross, USA Juliana/Larissa, BRA Antonelli/Talita, BRA17. Sanya 2010 Xue/Zhang, CHN or Goller/Ludwig, GER TBD Kessy/Ross, USA or Salgados, BRA

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2010 WOMEN’S SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR - COUNTRY MEDALS & FINALS 4sIncluding Open & Grand Slam stops through August 29, 2010

Country Gold Silver Bronze .............Medals 4ths .............. Final 4sBrazil 9 4 7 ...................... 20 4...........................24United States 2 2 3 ....................... 7 4 ...........................11China 2 3 1 ....................... 6 0 .............................6Germany 0 3 1 ....................... 4 0 .............................4Austria 0 1 1 ....................... 2 2 .............................4Netherlands 0 0 0 ....................... 0 2 .............................2Czech Republic 0 0 0 ....................... 0 1 .............................1Totals 13 13 13 ..................... 39 13..........................52

Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour - Country Medals & Final 4sIncluding Open, Grand Slam, Olympics stops through August 29, 2010

Country Gold Silver Bronze................Medals 4ths ..................Final 4s

Brazil 113 97 92 .................... 302 68........................370United States 83 59 59 .................... 201 55........................256China 11 24 22 ..................... 57 13..........................70Australia 4 12 17 ..................... 33 19..........................52Germany 1 10 10 ..................... 21 15..........................36Other Countries 3 13 16 ..................... 32 44..........................76Totals 215 215 216 ................... 646 214.......................860

· This is the 19th-time that the “final four” featured teams from four different countries in the semi-finals. The lasttime was the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop in The Hague (Brazil, China, The Netherlands and the UnitedStates).

· This is the first-time that China and Germany have met in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal match –men’s or women’s.

Xue & Zhang’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 6, Lost 8)

1. def. Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, China - Shanghai (5/28/2006), 23-21, 21-14 (38), No. 1362. lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Russia - St. Petersburg (7/23/2006), 21-11, 21-17 (39),

No. 1423. lost to Jia Tian/Jie Wang def. CHINA, Poland - Warsaw (9/3/2006), 22-20, 21-17 (37), No. 1454. def. Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Thailand - Phuket (11/5/2006), 21-18, 21-15 (48), No. 1495. lost to Jia Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, China - Shanghai (5/6/2007), 21-18, 21-16 (39), No. 1506. lost to Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, BRAZIL, France - Marseille (7/21/2007), 19-21, 21-19, 15-7 (57), No. 1597. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Norway - Kristiansand (8/11/2007), 21-17, 21-16 (38), No. 1628. def. Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, BRAZIL, Korea - Seoul (5/18/2008), 21-15, 21-12 (41), No. 1699. def. Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, UNITED STATES, Russia - Moscow (7/5/2008), 21-8, 21-18 (42), No. 17610. def. Jen Kessy/April Ross, UNITED STATES, Russia - Moscow (6/13/2010), 21-17, 21-19 (41), No. 20711. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Poland - Stare Jablonki (8/7/2010), 21-14, 23-25, 14-16 (55), No. 16212. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Norway - Kristiansand (8/14/2010), 19-20, 20-22 (43), No. 21313. def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Finland - Aland (8/21/2010), 18-21, 21-12, 15-12 (55), No. 21414. lost to Maria Antonelli/Talita, BRAZIL, Netherlands - The Hague (8/29/2010), 19-21, 18-21 (38), No. 21515. vs. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, GERMANY, China - Sanya (10/31/2010), No. 216Challenger - lost to Tian/Wang, CHINA, Hong Kong Challenger (11/11/2007), 21-18, 21-16 (39), No. 33

Goller and Ludwig’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 0, Lost 4)

1. lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Portugal - Espinho (6/16/2007), 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 (58),SWATCH Event No. 154

2. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Brazil - Brasília (4/24/2010), 15-21, 19-21 (41), No. 2033. lost to Jen Kessy/April Ross, UNITED STATES, Italy - Rome (5/23/09), 21-19, 21-17 (43), No. 2054. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Switzerland - Gstaad (7/10/2010), 17-21, 22-24, No.2095. vs. Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, China - Sanya (10/31/2010), No. 216

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2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s “Final Four” Results

Brazil - Brasília, April 19-24, $190,0001. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, $30,0002. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, $21,0003. Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, $15,0004. Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States, $11,200Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Goller/Ludwig, 21-15, 21-19 (41 minutes)Bronze - Salgados def. Kessy/Ross, 21-16, 21-16 (43)MOP - JulianaSWATCH Serve - Erika Nystrom, Finland, 77.0 km/h

China - Shanghai, May 4-9, $190,0001. Kessy/Ross, United States, $30,0002. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $21,0003. Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil, $15,0004. Misty May-Treanor/Nicole Branagh, United States, $11,200Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Juliana/Larissa, 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 (56)Bronze - Antonelli/Talita def. May-Treanor/Branagh, 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 (51)MOP - Kessy

SWATCH Serve - Ross, United States, 82.2 km/h

Italy - Rome, May 17-23, $300,0001. Kessy/Ross, United States, $43,5002. Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $29,5003. Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $23,0004. May-Treanor/ Branagh, United States, $18,400Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Goller/Ludwig, 21-19, 21-17 (43)Bronze - Antonelli/Talita def. May-Treanor/Branagh, 21-15, 21-19 (36)MOP - RossSWATCH Serve - Ross, United States, 80.1 km/h

Korea - Seoul, May 25-30, $190,0001. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $30,0002. Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States, $21,0003. Kessy/Ross, United States, $15,0004. Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $11,200Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Akers/Turner, 21-11, 21-18 (33)Bronze - Kessy/Ross def Antonelli/Antunes, 15-21, 22-20, 15-8 (53)MOP - LarissaSWATCH Serve - Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 85.1 km/h

Russia - Moscow, June 7-13, $300,0001. Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, $43,5002. Kessy/Ross, United States, $29,5003. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $23,0004. Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $18,400Gold - Xue/Zhang def. Kessy/Ross, 21-17, 21-19 (41)Bronze - Juliana/Larissa def. Antonelli/Talita, 21-18, 21-18 (41)MOP - ZhangSWATCH Serve - Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 84.1 km/h

Norway - Stavanger, June 28-July 3, $300,0001. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43,5002. Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $29,5003. Branagh/May-Treanor, United States, $23,0004. Lenka Hajeckova/Hana Klapalova, Czech Republic, $18,400Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Antonelli/Talita, 21-17, 21-17 (43)Bronze - Branagh/May-Treanor def. Hajeckova/Klapalova, 21-12, 16-21, 15-8 (49)MOP - LarissaSWATCH Serve - Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 81.5 km/h

Switzerland - Gstaad, July 5-10, $300,0001. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43,5002. Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $29,5003. Xue/Zhang, China, $23,0004. Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $18,400Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Goller/Ludwig, 21-17, 24-22 (50)Bronze - Xue/Zhang def. Antonelli/Talita, 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 (62)MOP - LarissaSWATCH Serve - Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 77.6 km/h

France - Marseille, July 19-25, $190,0001. Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $30,0002. Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, $21,0003. Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria, $15,0004. Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, $11,200Gold - Antonelli/Talita def. Schwaigers, 21-17, 21-12 (37)Bronze - Hansel/Montagnolli def. Keizer/Van Iersel, 21-18, 19-21, 16-14 (68)MOP - Antonelli

SWATCH Serve - Van Iersel, 75.4 km/h

Austria - Klagenfurt, July 26-31, $300,0001. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43,5002. Vivian Cunha/Taiana Lima, Brazil, $29,5003. Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $23,0004. Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria, $18,400Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Vivian/Lima, 21-13, 21-19 (39)Bronze - Goller/Ludwig def. Hansel/Montagnolli, 21-15, 23-21 (47)MOP - JulianaSWATCH Serve - Goller, 80.8 km/h

Poland - Stare Jablonki, August 2-7, $300,0001. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $43,5002. Xue/Zhang, China, $29,5003. Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $23,0004. Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria, $18,400Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Xue/Zhang, 14-21, 25-23, 16-14 (55)Bronze - Antonelli/Talita def. Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria, 23-21, 22-20 (44)MOP - JulianaSWATCH Serve - Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 85.6 km/h

Norway - Kristiansand, August 9-14, $190,0001. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $30,0002. Xue/Zhang, China, $21,0003. Salgados, Brazil, $15,0004. Kessy/Ross, United States, $11,200Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Xue/Zhang, 21-19, 22-20 (43)Bronze - Salgados def. Kessy/Ross, 13-21, 21-19, 15-8 (54)MOP - JulianaSWATCH Serve - Angelina Grun, Germany, 81.4 km/h

Finland - Aland, August 16-21, $190,0001. Xue/Zhang, China, $30,0002. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $21,0003. Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $15,0004. Vivian/Lima, Brazil, $11,200Gold - Xue/Zhang def. Juliana/Larissa, 18-21, 21-12, 15-12 (55)Bronze - Antonelli/Talita def. Vivian/Lima, 21-18, 21-12 (36)MOP - ZhangSWATCH Serve - April Ross, United States, 79.3 km/h

Netherlands - The Hague, August 24-29, $190,0001. Antonelli/Talita, Brazil, $30,0002. Xue/Zhang, China, $21,0003. Akers/Turner, United States, $15,0004. Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands, $11,200Gold - Antonelli/Talita def. Xue/Zhang, 21-19, 21-18 (38)Bronze - Akers/Turner def. Keizer/Van Iersel, 21-17, 21-23, 15-12 (58)MOP - TalitaSWATCH Serve - Van Iersel, 78.0 km/h

China - Sanya, October 26-31, $190,000 Xue/Zhang, China, $21,000 Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $21,000 Kessy/Ross, United States, $11,200 Salgados, Brazil, $11,200Gold - Xue/Zhang vs. Goller/LudwigBronze - Kessy/Ross vs. SalgadosMOP - to be determined

SWATCH Serve - to be determined, TBD km/h

Gold - Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China vs. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, GermanyTeam WOMEN Uniform UniformSeed Player No. Player No. Country

1 Chen Xue 1 Xi Zhang 2 China2 Laura Ludwig 1 Sara Goller 2 Germany

Goller & Ludwig lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Xue & Zhang, 4-3

· Xue and Zhang are playing together this season after competing with different partners on the 2009 SWATCH FIVB WorldTour due to the Chinese National Games.

· The Sanya Open finale marks the fifth-straight SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal match this season for Xue and Zhang.· Xue and Zhang have captured two gold medals on the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour at stops in Moscow in June and on

the Finnish Isle of Aland in August.· In winning the Aland gold medal match, Xue and Zhang snapped Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca’s 40-

match winning streak. Before starting the streak, Juliana and Larissa lost a semi-final match to Xue and Zhang in Moscow.· The next week in The Hague, Xue and Zhang lost the gold medal match to Maria Antonelli and Talita Antunes of Brazil.· Xue and Zhang captured the bronze medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games by defeating Talita and Renata Ribeiro of

Brazil in the third-place match.· Xue and Zhang won four SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including two in 2006 at Shanghai and Thailand, and two in

2008 at Seoul and Moscow.· Xue and Zhang rank fourth on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour (US$812,500).· Xue and Zhang captured the 2006 Asian Games Beach Volleyball gold medal by defeating Eiko Koizumi and Shinako Tanaka

of Japan 19-21, 21-11 and 15-13 for the title in Qatar.· Zhang ranks 14th in career FIVB earnings ($470,700) and Xue is listed 16th ($438,900)· At 17 in 2006, Xue became the youngest player to win an international Beach Volleyball event when she teamed with Xi Zhang

to defeat compatriots Jie Wang and Jia Tian for the Shanghai gold medal.· Xue was the 2006 SWATCH FIVB World Tour rookie of the year.· Xue made her SWATCH FIVB World Tour debut in 2005 as she played in two events with Whenhui You.· Zhang was the 2006 SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player with Misty May-Treanor of the United States.· Zhang played in one SWATCH event each in 2002 and 2003, and started playing full-time on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour

in 2004.Sanya Open ResultsWinner 1 def. Fan Wang / Changning Zhang, China (32) 21-13, 21-11 29 minutesWinner 2 def. Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Hanson, United States (16, Q1) 21-13, 21-14 31Winner 3 def. Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (8) 21-14, 24-22 41Winner 4 def. Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (5) 21-14, 21-17 36Semi-Finals def. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (10) 21-16, 21-11 33Gold Medal vs. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany (2)2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:................................65-172010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: ....................................136-512010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: .................................142010 SWATCH Best Finish: ................1st (Moscow & Aland)2010 SWATCH Winnings: .........................................$253,700

Since 2006 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ...................233-80*Since 2006 SWATCH Tournaments Played:....................... 53*Since 2006 SWATCH Best Finish: ..................... 1st (6 times)*Since 2006 SWATCH Winnings:............................... $822,300**includes FIVB Challenger/Satellite events

Gold - Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China vs. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, GermanyTeam WOMEN Uniform UniformSeed Player No. Player No. Country

1 Chen Xue 1 Xi Zhang 2 China2 Laura Ludwig 1 Sara Goller 2 Germany

Goller & Ludwig lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Xue & Zhang, 4-3

· Goller and Ludwig are making their fifth semi-final appearance this season with two silver medal finishes in Brasilia and Rome,and a bronze in Klagenfurt.

· Goller and Ludwig netted three bronze medals on the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour with third-place finishes at the seasonopener in April at Brasilia, and back-to-back Grand Slam events in Moscow and Marseille.

· Goller and Ludwig placed ninth in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were the Germans were eliminated by the Schwaigersisters (Doris and Stephanie) of Austria 23-21, 11-21 and 18-16 in 54 minutes.

· Goller and Ludwig first SWATCH FIVB World Tour silver medal finish was at a 2007 Portuguese stop in Espinho where theGermans had to win country guota and qualifying matches to advance to the Main Draw.

· Goller and Ludwig rank 11th on the FIVB’s all-time earnings list at US$539,300. Only Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau have wonmore for Germany (eighth, $586,790).

· Goller ($276,550) and Ludwig ($274,550) ranked 35th and 36th, respectively, in career FIVB earnings.· Goller and Ludwig were the gold medal winners at the 2008 European championships in Hamburg, Germany, and the 2010

continental finals in Berlin, Germany.· Goller and Ludwig have claimed 11 European medals in 16 starts since 2004 with six titles and an 85-16 match mark.· Ludwig was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved player in 2007 with Tamsin Barnett of Australia.· Ludwig was a gold medal winner with Jana Kohler at the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age

of 18 in Pattaya, Thailand.Sanya Open ResultsWinner 1 def. Takemi Nishibori / Satoko Urata, Japan (31, Q12) 21-17, 21-18 41 minutesWinner 2 def. Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (15) 21-14, 22-20 37Winner 3 def. Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (7) 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 52Winner 4 def. Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh, United States (3) 14-21, 21-14, 15-7 45Semi-Finals def. Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (6) 21-14, 21-14 39Gold Medal vs. Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (1)2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:................................46-152010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: ......................................96-402010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: .................................112010 SWATCH Best Finish: ......2nd (Brasília, Rome, Gstaad)2010 SWATCH Winnings: .......................................... $173,400

Since 2005 FIVB Matches Won-Lost, including CQ:179-100*Since 2005 FIVB Tournaments Played: .............................66*Since 2005 FIVB Best Finish: ...........................2nd (4 times)*Since 2005 FIVB Winnings: .....................................$539,300**includes FIVB Challenger/Satellite events

SWATCH FIVB World TourUS$190,000 Sanya OpenSunday, October 31, 2010

Match #62: Gold Medal Match

(1) Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, Chinavs.

(2) Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany

Chen Xue

China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date: Feb 18, 1989 (21 yrs old)

Home Town: Fujian

Resides: Fuzhou, Fujian

Height: 189 cm (6'3")

Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons: 8

Tournaments: 71

Career Wins: 6

Career Winnings: US$443,800.00

Xi Zhang

China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date: Apr 19, 1985 (25 yrs old)

Home Town: Nantong

Resides: Nantong

Height: 184 cm (6'0")


Seasons: 10

Tournaments: 86

Career Wins: 6


Team Career SummaryTour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money

FIVB 52 6 8 8 3 10 4 8 1 2 1 US$818,300.00

FIVB C&S 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$4,000.00

Overall 53 6 9 8 3 10 4 8 1 2 1 US$822,300.00

Previous Sanya ResultsYear Partner - Result Partner - Result

2008 Ying Zhang - 17th Ying Huang - 2nd

2009 Linjun Ji - 13th Ying Huang - 17th

Recent ResultsTour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money

FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 3 2 540 US$21,000.00

FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open 3 1 600 US$30,000.00

FIVB 8/9-14/2010 Kristiansand Open 3 2 540 US$21,000.00

FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 4 2 720 US$29,500.00

FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 3 9 320 US$8,000.00

FIVB 7/19-25/2010 Marseille Open 3 7 300 US$7,600.00

FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 4 3 640 US$23,000.00

FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 6 5 480 US$13,200.00

FIVB 6/7-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 8 1 800 US$43,500.00

FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open 7 9 240 US$6,000.00

FIVB 5/17-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 14 5 480 US$13,200.00

FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 9 5 360 US$9,100.00

FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open 17 7 300 US$7,600.00

Sanya Open MatchesDate Bracket Opponent Score Time

Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 1 Fan Wang / Changning Zhang, China (32) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:29

Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 2 Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Hanson, United States (16, Q1) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:31

Fri, 10/29/2010 Winner 3 Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (8) Won 21-14, 24-22 0:41

Fri, 10/29/2010 Winner 4 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (5) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:36

Sat, 10/30/2010 Semi-Finals Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (10) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:33

Sun, 10/31/2010 Gold Medal Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (2)

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Sara Goller

Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date: May 21, 1984 (26 yrsold)

Home Town: Starnberg

Resides: Hamburg

Height: 180 cm (5'11")


Seasons: 9

Tournaments: 73

Career Best: 2nd (4 times)


Laura Ludwig

Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date: Jan 13, 1986 (24 yrs old)

Home Town: Berlin

Resides: Hamburg

Height: 181 cm (5'10")


Seasons: 7

Tournaments: 68

Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Jr/Youth Pattaya2003)

Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (4 times)


Team Career SummaryTour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 CQ Money

FIVB 65 0 4 5 2 11 6 11 3 6 5 2 4 5 US$547,400.00

FIVB C&S 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$1,700.00

Overall 66 0 4 6 2 11 6 11 3 6 5 2 4 5 US$549,100.00


2009 Laura Ludwig - 5th Sara Goller - 5th












FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 3 13 180 US$4,250.00

FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 2 5 360 US$9,100.00


Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 1 Takemi Nishibori / Satoko Urata, Japan (31, Q12) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:41

Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 2 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (15) Won 21-14, 22-20 0:37

Fri, 10/29/2010 Winner 3 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (7) Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:52

Fri, 10/29/2010 Winner 4 Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh, United States (3) Won 14-21, 21-14, 15-7 0:45

Sat, 10/30/2010 Semi-Finals Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (6) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:39

Sun, 10/31/2010 Gold Medal Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (1)

Head to Head ResultsGoller/Ludwig lead the series 4-3

Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time

10/31/10 FIVB Sanya Open Gold Medal

8/6/10 FIVB Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Goller/Ludwig 3 21-16, 21-15 0:37

7/10/10 FIVB Gstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Goller/Ludwig 6 Xue/Zhang 4 29-31, 21-15, 15-12 1:18

8/12/08 FIVB Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Goller/Ludwig 9 21-14, 21-18 0:41

6/26/08 FIVB Stavanger Grand Slam Pool D Goller/Ludwig 13 Xue/Zhang 4 21-19, 21-18 0:40

8/4/07 FIVB Klagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Goller/Ludwig 15 Xue/Zhang 4 21-15, 21-19 0:39

6/29/07 FIVB Stavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Goller/Ludwig 17, Q6 Xue/Zhang 5 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:03

6/21/07 FIVB Paris Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Goller/Ludwig 11, Q5 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:52



Bronze - Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States vs. Carolina & Maria Clara Salgado, BrazilTeam WOMEN Uniform UniformSeed Player No. Player No. Country

6 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2 United States10 Maria Clara Salgado 1 Carolina Salgado 2 Brazil

Kessy & Ross lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with the Salgados, 53

· Kessy and Ross placed fourth (Brasilia), first (Shanghai), first (Rome), third (Seoul) and second (Moscow) in the first fiveSWATCH FIVB World Tour events in 2010 before placing ninth, ninth, fifth, fifth, 25th, fourth, fifth and 17th in their last eightevents.

· Kessy and Ross have won eight SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including three in 2009 at the SWATCH FIVBWorld Championships in Stavanger, Norway, followed by a Grand Slam win in Marseille, France and an “open” title inPhuket, Thailand.

· Kessy and Ross finished the 2008 SWATCH season as the No. 2 team on the points list behind Brazilians Shelda Bede andAna Paula Connelly. This was the highest finish by an American team since 2003 when Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walshplaced second behind Sandra Pires and Ana Paula.

· Kessy and Ross missed qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games after being edged by Nicole Branagh and ElaineYoungs for the second USA berth.

· After winning a country quota playoff and two qualifying matches at the 2007 Norwegian Grand Slam, Kessy and Rosscaptured the Stavanger gold medal as the 29th-seeded team in the competition by upsetting China’s Jia Tian and Jie Wang21-14 and 21-12 in the finals.

· Kessy and Ross are currently fifth in FIVB career team earnings at US$764,200 to rank second among all American teamsinternationally.

· Kessy is currently 18th on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour all-time earnings list ($431,075) and Ross is 22nd ($383,600).· Ross was the 2007 SWATCH FIVB World Tour rookie-of-the-year and 2009 top offensive player.· Kessy won the 2008 and 2009 American “Queen-of-the-Beach” title.· Kessy and Ross have won eight domestic titles together with 20 appearances in finals. Kessy and Ross have a 181-58 match

mark for 44 domestic events since forming their partnership in 2007. For earnings, Kessy and Ross have won $646,750.Sanya Open ResultsWinner 1 def. Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, Great Britain (27, Q3) 21-19, 21-11 41 minutesWinner 2 def. Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (11) 21-16, 14-21, 16-14 46Winner 3 lost to Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh, United States (3) 21-12, 16-21, 14-16 55Contender 4 def. Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Hanson, United States (16, Q1) 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 53Contender 5 def. Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (7) 21-10, 21-12 37Contender 6 def. Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (5) 22-20, 21-11 42Semi-Finals lost to Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (2) 14-21, 14-21 39Bronze Medal vs. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (10)2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:................................58-232010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: ....................................124-612010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: .................................142010 SWATCH Best Finish: ................ 1st (Shanghai, Rome)2010 SWATCH Winnings: .........................................$205,300

Since 2007 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ...................198-67Since 2007 SWATCH Tournaments Played:....................... 46Since 2007 SWATCH Best Finish: ..................... 1st (8 times)Since 2007 SWATCH Winnings:............................... $764,200

Bronze - Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States vs. Carolina & Maria Clara Salgado, BrazilTeam WOMEN Uniform UniformSeed Player No. Player No. Country

6 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2 United States10 Maria Clara Salgado 1 Carolina Salgado 2 Brazil

Kessy & Ross lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with the Salgados, 53

· The Salgado sisters have been playing full-time together on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour since 2005 with eight podiumplacements and now 11 “final four” finishes.

· The Salgados won a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal at a 2008 stop in Myslowice, Poland.· The Salgados joined their mother (isabel, Miami 1994 with Roseli Timm) and brother (Pedro, 10 times with Harley Marques in

2007, 2008 and 2010, and once with Benjamin Insfran in 2009) in winning SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals.· The Salgados earned their first SWATCH FIVB World Tour medal by placing third at the 2005 South African event in Cape

Town.· The Salgados rank 12th on the FIVB’s all-time earnings list (US$534,500).· Maria Clara ($274,300) and Carolina ($269,500) rank 34th and 37th, respectively in FIVB career earnings.· Carolina won two SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships for players under the age of 21 with Taiana Lima in 2004

and Camillinha Saldanha in 2005.· Carolina also finished fourth at the 2002 SWATCH FIVB Young World Championships for players under the age of 18 in

Greece with Isabel Grael, second at the 2003 U-18 event in Thailand with Barbara Figueiedo Sexies and second at the 2004U-18 event in Italy with Figueiedo Sexies.

· The Salgado sisters were third together at the 2003 SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships in France.· Maria Clara won the SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships U21 title in 2001 with Shaylyn Bede and was third with

Talita Antunes in 2002.· Maria Claria has been the top server on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour the past two seasons with a women’s record serve of

86.5 kkm/h at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway.Sanya Open ResultsWinner 1 def. Erika Fabjan / Simona Fabjan, Slovenia (23) 21-15, 21-17 38 minutesWinner 2 lost to Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (7) 16-21, 18-21 33Contender 2 def. Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (9) 21-13, 21-17 38Contender 3 def. Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (15) 20-22, 21-18, 15-9 03Contender 4 def. Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (4) 21-15, 21-18 40Contender 5 def. Marta Menegatti / Valeria Rosso, Italy (19) 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 56Contender 6 def. Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh, United States (3) 21-16, 21-17 39Semi-Finals lost to Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (1) 16-21, 11-21 33Bronze Medal vs. Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (6)

2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:................................44-302010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: ....................................101-722010 SWATCH Tournaments Played: .................................142010 SWATCH Best Finish: ....... 3rd (Brasília, Kristiansand)2010 SWATCH Winnings: .........................................$122,200

Since 2005 FIVB Matches Won-Lost, including CQ: 245-145Since 2005 FIVB Tournaments Played: .............................. 86Since 2005 FIVB Best Finish: ...............1st (Myslowice 2008)Since 2005 FIVB Winnings: ...................................... $534,500

SWATCH FIVB World TourUS$190,000 Sanya OpenSunday, October 31, 2010

Match #61: Bronze Medal Match

(10) Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazilvs.

(6) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States

Carolina Salgado Collet Solberg

Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date: Aug 6, 1987 (23 yrs old)

Home Town: Rio de Janeiro

Resides: Rio de Janeiro

Height: 178 cm (5'10")


Seasons: 9

Tournaments: 94

Career Wins: 3

Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Myslowice2008)


Maria Clara Salgado Rufino

Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date: May 6, 1983 (27 yrs old)

Home Town: Rio de Janeiro

Resides: Rio de Janeiro

Height: 176 cm (5'9")


Seasons: 11

Tournaments: 94

Career Wins: 2

Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Myslowice2008)


Team Career SummaryTour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 CQ Money

FIVB 86 1 0 7 2 12 3 25 1 7 1 1 25 US$534,500.00

FIVB Jr/Youth 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$0.00

Overall 87 1 0 8 2 12 3 25 1 7 1 1 25 US$534,500.00

Previous Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before



FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open 5 9 240 US$6,000.00













Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 1 Erika Fabjan / Simona Fabjan, Slovenia (23) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:38

Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 2 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (7) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:33

Fri, 10/29/2010 Contender 2 Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (9) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:38

Fri, 10/29/2010 Contender 3 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (15) Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-9 1:03

Fri, 10/29/2010 Contender 4 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (4) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:40

Sat, 10/30/2010 Contender 5 Marta Menegatti / Valeria Rosso, Italy (19) Won 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:56

Sat, 10/30/2010 Contender 6 Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh, United States (3) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:39

Sat, 10/30/2010 Semi-Finals Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (1) Lost 16-21, 11-21 0:33

Sun, 10/31/2010 Bronze Medal Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (6)



Jennifer Kessy

United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date: Jul 31, 1977 (33 yrs old)

Home Town: San Juan Capistrano, CA

Resides: San Clemente, CA

Height: 180 cm (6'0")


Seasons: 10

Tournaments: 70

Career Wins: 9

Career FIVB WT Wins: 8


April Ross

United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date: Jun 20, 1982 (28 yrs old)

Home Town: Newport Beach, CA

Resides: Costa Mesa, CA

Height: 185 cm (6'1")


Seasons: 5

Tournaments: 48

Career Wins: 8


Team Career SummaryTour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 37 CQ Money

FIVB 46 8 7 4 3 11 0 6 0 2 2 1 1 US$764,200.00


2008 April Ross - 1st Jennifer Kessy - 1st

2009 April Ross - 2nd Jennifer Kessy - 2nd



FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open 4, Q1 5 360 US$9,100.00


FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 5, Q1 25 80 US$3,500.00










FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 1 1 600 US$30,000.00

FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 1 2 540 US$21,000.00


Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 1 Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, Great Britain (27, Q3) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:41

Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 2 Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (11) Won 21-16, 14-21, 16-14 0:46

Fri, 10/29/2010 Winner 3 Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh, United States (3) Lost 21-12, 16-21, 14-16 0:55

Fri, 10/29/2010 Contender 4 Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Hanson, United States (16, Q1) Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 0:53

Sat, 10/30/2010 Contender 5 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (7) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:37

Sat, 10/30/2010 Contender 6 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (5) Won 22-20, 21-11 0:42

Sat, 10/30/2010 Semi-Finals Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (2) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:39

Sun, 10/31/2010 Bronze Medal Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (10)

Head to Head ResultsKessy/Ross lead the series 5-3

Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time

10/31/10 FIVB Sanya Open Bronze Medal

8/14/10 FIVB Kristiansand Open Bronze Medal Salgado/Salgado 8 Kessy/Ross 5 13-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:54

7/22/10 FIVB Marseille Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Salgado/Salgado 5 21-18, 22-20 0:49

4/24/10 FIVB Brasilia Open Bronze Medal Salgado/Salgado 9 Kessy/Ross 3 21-16, 21-16 0:43

5/30/09 FIVB Seoul Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 1 Salgado/Salgado 3 21-16, 21-17 0:40

10/9/08 FIVB Dubai Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 3 Salgado/Salgado 2 21-17, 21-18 0:42

11/1/07 FIVB Phuket Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 6 Salgado/Salgado 11 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:59

8/3/07 FIVB Klagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 22 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 21-17, 21-16 0:40

6/27/07 FIVB Stavanger Grand Slam Pool D Salgado/Salgado 13, Q8 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:50



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