2000-2001 Schedule
December 15-17, South Australian Triple Crown, Glenelg Beach, Adelaide, South
Australia
January 5-7, New South Wales Triple Crown, Manly Beach, Sydney, New South Wales
January 26-28, Queensland Triple Crown, Surfers Paradise, Queensland
February 16 - 18, Australian Open, Manly Beach, Sydney, New South Wales
Grand United Women's and Men's Tour - Triple Crown Round 2 on Manly Beach,
Sydney, South Australia
Jaunary 6-7, 2001
Women's Standings
Place, Team - Seed
1, Tania Gooley/Pauline Manser - 2
2, Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst - 1
3, Annette Huygens-Tholen/Emma Prowse - 4
4, Summer Lochowicz/Kylie Gerlick - 3
5, Denise Koelliker/Jess Disney-Smith - 6
5, Belinda Pitts/Jenny Young - 8
7, Casey Davies/Sue Himbech - 5
7, Linda Assetta/Line Jomphe - 10
9, Jan Dalton/Melissa Hough - 7
9, Lauren Grocott/Izabela Rudol - 9
9, Stacey Kloedon/Anna Maycock - 12
9, Fay Avery/Megan Avery - 11
13, Julie McDonald/Melissa Ashieve - 13
13, Sarah Bunting/Iva Pavolovova - 14
13, Marika Nilsson/Rebecca Crawford - 15
Winner's Bracket, First Round
Lauren Grocott/Izabela Rudol (No. 9-seeded team) def. Jenny Young/Belinda Pitts
(8), 21-9, 21-15;
Suzanne Himbeck (QLD)/Casey Davies (5) def. Stacey Kloedon/Anna Maycock (12),
21-13, 21-15;
Annette Huygens-Tholen/Emma Prowse (4) def. Julie McDonald/Melissa Ashieve
(13), 21-9, 21-8;
Kylie Gerlic/Summer Lochowicz (3) def. Sarah Bunting/Iva Pavlovova (14), 21-9,
21-11;
Megan Avery/Fay Avery (11) def. Jess Disney-Smith/Denise Koelliker (6), 21-16,
21-18;
Linda Assetta/Line Jomphe (10) def. Melissa Hough/Jan Dalton (7) 16-21, 24-22,
15-10;
Tania Gooley/Pauline Manser (2) def. Marika Nilsson/Rebecca Crawford (15),
21-8, 21-5;
Winner's Bracket, Second Round
Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst (1) def. Grocott/Rudol (9), 21-16, 21-15;
Huygens-Tholen/Prowse (4) def. Himbeck/Davies (5), 21-14, 21-7;
Gerlic/Lochowicz (3) def. M. Avery/F. Avery (11), 21-13, 19-21, 15-10;
Gooley/Manser (2) def. Assetta/Jomphe (10), 21-16, 21-6;
Loser's Bracket, First-Round (losers eliminated, place 13th)
Kloedon/Maycock (12) def. McDonald/Ashieve (13), 14-21, 22-20, 15-13;
Disney-Smith/Koelliker (6) def. Bunting/Pavlovova (14), 21-13, 21-14;
Hough/Dalton (7) def. Nilsson/Crawford (15), 21-12, 21-11;
Winner's Bracket, Third Round Results
Cook/Pottharst (1) def. Huygens-Tholen/Prowse (4), 21-12, 21-11
Gooley/Manser (2) def. Gerlic/Lochowicz (3), 23-21, 23-21
Loser's Bracket, Second Round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $250 AUS)
Himbeck/Davies (5) def. Hough/Dalton (7), 20-22, 21-11, 15-10;
Disney-Smith/Koelliker (6) def. Grocott/Rudol (9), 21-15, 21-23, 16-14;
Assetta/Jomphe (10) def. Kloedon/Maycock (12), 21-17, 23-21;
Young/Pitts (8) def. M. Avery/F. Avery (11), 21-19, 19-21, 15-11.
Loser's Bracket, Third Round Results (loser eliminated, place seventh, split
$450 AUS)
Disney-Smith/Koelliker (6) def Himbeck/Davies (5), 21-14, 18-21, 16-14;
Young/Pitts (8) def. Assetta/Jomphe (10), 21-15, 21-12.
Loser's Bracket, Fourth Round (losers eliminated, place fifth, split $700 AUS)
Gerlic/Lochowicz (3) def. Disney-Smith/Koelliker (6), 21-11, 17-21, 15-10;
Huygens-Tholen/Prowse (4), def. Young/Pitts (8), 21-10, 21-15.
Semi Finals
Cook/Pottharst (1) def. Gerlic/Lochowicz (3), 21-14, 21-12;
Gooley/Manser (2) def. Huygens-Tholen/Prowse (4), 21-11, 21-14.
Bronze Medal Match (winners place third, split $1,500 AUS; losers place fourth,
split $1,000 AUS)
Huygens-Tholen/Prowse (4) def. Gerlic/Lochowicz (3), 27-25, 21-19.
Gold Medal Match (winners place first, split $2,500 AUS; losers place second,
split $1,800 AUS)
Gooley/Manser (2) def. Cook/Pottharst (1), 23-21, 19-21, 15-12.
Men's Standings
Place, Team - Seed
1, Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner - 1
2, Victor Anfiloff/Andrew Schacht - 2
3, Matt Grinlaubs/Joshua Slack - 3
3, Tom Eade/Jason Taikato - 4
5, Mark Lukowicz/Rowan Searle - 5
5, Daniel Francis/Jim Francis - 22
7, Pat Guilline/Shaun Blackman - 8
7, Wade Johnson/Joe Phillips - 24
9, Timo Schuetz/Oliver Cole - 13
9, Greg Jury/Stuart Ellis - 9
9, Adam Maskell/Ari Costi - 10
9, Josh Pepper/Tom Witt - 20
13, Simon McCloy/Brendan Turner - 6
13, Brett Middlin/Eddie Vukosa - 16
13, Eric Gelt/Aaron Stoltenberg - 18
13, Peter Jones/ Danny Mraz - 12
17, John Cuff/Mattias Magnusson - 14
17, Craig Carracher/Alex Jelecic - 21
17, Adam Thornley/Glenn Robertson - 7
17, Lionel Baudin/Nicolas Bergevin - 15
17, Alister Lyne/Paul Bourne - 17
17, George Friborg/Brad Ruddock - 23
17, Elliot Weston/Troy Denison - 11
17, Jason Craig/Mark Ramsey - 19
Winner's Bracket, First Round
· Alister Lyne/Paul Bourne (No. 17-seeded team) def. Brett Middlin/Eddie Vukosa
(16), 21-18, 25-23;
· Wade Johnson/Joe Phillips (24) def. Greg Jury/Stuart Ellis (9), 23-21, 20-22,
16-14;
· Peter Jones/Danny Mraz (12) def. Craig Carracher/Alex Jelecic (21), 23-21,
21-17;
· Josh Pepper/Tom Witt (20) def. Timo Schuetz/Oliver Cole (13), 29-27, 21-19;
· John Cuff/Mattias Magnusson (14) def. Jason Craig/Mark Ramsey (19), 21-12,
21-15;
· Daniel Francis/Jim Francis (22) def. Elliot Weston/Troy Denison (11), 21-19,
21-13;
· Adam Maskell/Ari Costi (10) def. George Friborg/Brad Ruddock (23), 21-13,
21-11;
· Lionel Baudin/Nicolas Bergevin (15) def. Eric Gelt/Aaron Stoltenberg (18),
19-21, 21-18, 15-6.
Winner's Bracket, Second Round
· Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner (1) def. Lyne/Bourne (17), 21-16, 21-10
· Pat Guilline/Shaun Blackman (8) def. Johnson/Phillips (24), 21-15, 21-13
· Mark Lukowicz/Rowan Searle (5) def. Mraz/Jones (12), 21-16, 21-17
· Tom Eade/Jason Taikato (4) def. Pepper/Witt (20), 24-22, 21-17, 16-14
· Matt Grinlaubs/Joshua Slack (3) def. Cuff/Magnusson (14) 19-13, 5-3
· D. Francis/J. Francis (22) def. Simon McCloy/Brendan Turner (6) 21-14, 21-14
· Maskell/Costi (10) def. Adam Thornley/Glenn Robertson (7) 21-16, 21-19
· Victor Anfiloff/Andrew Schacht (2) def. Baudin/Bergevin (15) 21-9, 21-12
Loser's Bracket, First-Round (losers eliminated, place 17th)
· Schuetz/Cole (13) def. Cuff/Magnusson (14) 21-0, 21-0
· McCloy/Turner (6) def. Carracher/Jelecic (21) 21-16, 21-19
· Jury/Ellis (9) def. Thornley/Robertson (7) 22-20, 21-15
· Middlin/Vukosa (16) def. Baudin/Bergevin (15) 21-14, 23-21
· Gelt/Stoltenberg (18) def. Lyne/Bourne (17) 21-17, 21-19
· Johnson/Phillips (24) def. Friborg/Ruddock (23) 21-19, 21-16
· Jones/Mraz (12) def. Weston/Denison (11) 22-20, 21-13
· Pepper/Witt (20) def. Craig/Ramsey (19) 21-13, 21-15
Winner's Bracket, Third Round Results
· Prosser/Zahner (1) def. Guilline/Blackman (8), 21-19, 21-14
· Eade/Taikato (4) def. Lukowicz/Searle (5), 21-14, 24-22
· Grinlaubs/Slack (3) def. D. Francis/J. Francis (22), 21-13, 21-15
· Anfiloff/Schacht (2) def. Maskell/Costi (10), 21-15, 21-12
Loser's Bracket, Second Round (losers eliminated, place 13th)
· Schuetz/Cole (13) def. McCloy/Turner (6), 21-16, 15-21, 16-4;
· Jury/Ellis (9) def. Middlin/Vukosa (16), 27-25, 21-16;
· Johnson/Phillips (24) def. Gelt/Stoltenberg (18), 21-14, 21-10;
· Pepper/Witt (20) def. Jones/Mraz (12), 21-14, 19-21, 15-12.
Loser's Bracket, Third Round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $250 AUS)
· Lukowicz/Searle (5) def. Schuetz/Cole (13), 23-21, 15-21, 15-12;
· Guilline/Blackman (8) def. Jury/Ellis (9), 21-10. 21-19;
· Johnson/Phillips (24) def. Maskell/Costi (10), 21-17, 21-18;
· D. Francis/J. Francis (22) def. Pepper/Witt (20), 21-14, 21-9.
Winner's Bracket, Fourth Round Results
· Prosser/Zahner (1) def. Eade/Taikato (4), 22-20, 21-14;
· Anfiloff/Schacht (2) def. Grinlaubs/Slack (3), 21-14, 21-19.
Loser's Bracket, Fourth Round Results (loser eliminated, place seventh, split
$450 AUS)
· Lukowicz/Searle (5) def. Guilline/Blackman (8), 21-18, 16-21, 15-12;
· D. Francis/J. Francis (22) def. Johnson/Phillips (24), 21-0, 21-0.
Loser's Bracket, Fifth Round (losers eliminated, place fifth, split $700 AUS)
· Grinlaubs/Slack (3) def. Lukowicz/Searle (5), 21-18, 21-14;
· Eade/Taikato (4) def. D. Francis/J. Francis (22), 21-17, 21-19.
Semi Finals
· Prosser/Zahner (1) def. Grinlaubs/Slack (3), 14-21,22-20,15-13;
· Anfiloff/Schacht (2) def. Eade/Taikato (4), 21-17, 21-15.
Bronze Medal Match (winners place third, split $1,500 AUS; losers place fourth,
split $1,000 AUS)
· Grinlaubs/Slack (3) def. Eade/Taikato (4), 21-16, 21-12.
Gold Medal Match (winners place first, split $2,500 AUS; losers place second,
split $1,800 AUS)
· Prosser/Zahner (1) def. Anfiloff/Schacht (2), 21-19, 25-23.
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Combined 2001 Provisional Schedule
Revised October 26, 2000
Men & Women
Dates - Site, Event Number
April 4-8 - Macau, Macau, Inaugural Women Open
June 6-10 - Mexico (to be determined), 3rd Men & 3rd Women Open
June 13-17 - Tenerife, Canary Island (Spain), 7th Men Open
June 13-17 - Cagliari, Italy, 2nd Women Open
June 19-24 -Gstaad, Switzerland, 2nd Women & Inaugural Men Open
June 27- July 1 - Berlin, Germany, 6th Men Open
July 4-8 -Gran Canaria, Spain, Inaugural Women Open
July 4-9 - Stavanger, Norway, 3rd Men Open
July 11-15 - Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy, 9th Men Open
July 16-22 - Marseille, France, 5th Women & 8th Men Grand Slam
July 24-28 - Espinho, Portugal, 7th Women & 7th Men Open
August 1-5 - Klagenfurt, Austria, 3rd Men and 3rd Women World Championships
August 8-12 - Osaka, Japan, 8th Women Open
August 8-12 - Osende, Belgium, 6th Men Open
August 15-19 - Maoming, China, Inaugural Women Open
August 29-September 9 - Brisbane (South Bank Piazza), Australia, 3rd Men & 3rd
Women Goodwill Games
October 30-November 4 - Fortaleza, Brazil, 2nd Women Open
November 27-December 2 - Vitoria, Brazil, 4th Men Open
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