Australian Beach Volleyball Tour - Manly Beach This Weekend
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Sydney, South Australia
Jaunary 5-7, 2001
Sydney, New South Wales - Beach volleyball gold medallists Kerri Pottharst and
Natalie Cook are still looking for a quality hit-out to test their post-Olympic
skills.
The pair was itching for the scheduled showdown with fellow Olympians Tania
Gooley and Pauline Manser in the final of the Grand United Tour at Glenelg
Beach, Adelaide, just prior to Christmas.
That match was never played, with Gooley and Manser forced to forfeit after a
neck strain stopped Gooley in her tracks. "We were looking forward to the
contest with Tania and Pauline and seeing where were at and getting a true
indication of how much training we need to do," said Cook, likely to face-off
against a fit Gooley in Manly this weekend.
Cook and Pottharst will come back even more refreshed to Manly Beach after
skipping the SA Open over Christmas - the first time they have missed the
prestigious event in six years.
"We love Adelaide and the event but we decided to have a break," said Cook, who
spent Christmas on Fraser Island with family and friends. "We feasted on
seafood and turkey and had the Jet ski and 4WD; it was great."
Pottharst, who spent Christmas in Melbourne, said the pair relished the chance
to rest after experiencing a whirlwind of post-Olympic media interest. "We
needed to have a break and be with family and friends. It has been so busy
since the Olympics and it was great to take off and enjoy not being beach
volleyballers," Pottharst said. "Now the batteries are charged and we are
raring to go."
Cook is happy to be back on familiar territory at Manly. It is the stretch of
sand where she competed and trained extensively alongside Pottharst before
Atlanta, where the pair claimed bronze, and Sydney. The dynamic duo won the
corresponding event last year and are primed to defend their title and make it
two from two in the Triple Crown series.
"We are just enjoying the summer and playing in front of Australian
crowds…more educated Australian crowds after the success of beach volleyball
at the Olympics," Cook said.
The pair, keen to reach their peak before the World Tour starts in April, will
compete in a 15-team women's tournament.
Glenelg third place-getters Kylie Gerlic and Summer Lochowicz and Grand United
Stingers pair Annette Huygens-Tholen and Emma Prowse (fourth in Round 1)
feature high on the list of podium contenders.
In the 24-team men's competition, Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner will have to
fight all the way to build on their victory in Glenelg. The dual Olympians,
who overcame Andrew Schacht and Victor Anfiloff to take the prize money in
Adelaide, will face a host of contenders - none bigger than fellow Olympians
Matt Grinlaubs and Joshua Slack. Grinlaubs and Slack did not play in Glenelg
but are motivated and ready to return with a bang in Manly after sticking to a
rigorous training schedule in Queensland.
"We have been training a lot without competing and are keen to do really well,"
said Slack, who teamed up with Grinlaubs last year to storm into the Olympics
on the back of some stand-out World Tour results, including a win over
Brazilian world No. 1 team Emanuel and Loiola.
New Zealand pair Tom Eade and Jason Taikato, third in Glenelg, are confident
they can beat anyone in Manly on their day. "It depends on how the draw goes,
we could end up with a tough team early in the tournament, but I think anyone
could beat anyone on their day," said Eade, who plans to join forces with
regular partner and fellow Kiwi Craig Susu after Manly. Experienced Seuseu,
who has partnered Eade for five years, is recovering from a knee strain and
expects to be fit to join Eade for the next Triple Crown event in Surfers
Paradise on January 26-28.
While Australia's best senior beach athletes vie for $20,000 in prize money
($10,000 for both men and women), some of the world's top juniors will also
seek to make their mark. With the Sydney Youth Olympic Festival beach
volleyball tournament set to kick off on the same beach on January 10, at least
two of the junior teams have signed up for a chance to topple the established
stars.
The action on the beach will not be restricted to elite competition, with the
hugely popular One.Tel Celebrity Challenge once again ready to pit Australian
and international stars against each other in a serious four-on-four
competition on Saturday at 12.30 p.m.
Competition will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday at Manly Beach, with
the finals on Sunday scheduled for 2 p.m. (men) and 3 p.m. (women)
Women's Seedings
1, Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst
2, Tania Gooley/Pauline Manser
3, Summer Lochowicz/Kylie Gerlick
4, Annette Huygens-Tholen/Emma Prowse
5, Casey Davies/Sue Himbech
6, Denise Koelliker/Jess Disney-Smith
7, Jan Dalton/Melissa Hough
8, Belinda Pitts/Jenny Young
9, Lauren Grocott/Izabela Rudol
10, Linda Assetta/Jodie Rankin
11, Fay Avery/Megan Avery
12, Stacey Kloedon/Anna Maycock
13, Julie McDonald/Melissa Ashieve
14, Sarah Bunting/Iva Pavolovova
15, Marika Nilsson/Rebecca Crawford
Women's matches will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Men's Seedings
1, Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner
2, Victor Anfiloff/Andrew Schacht
3, Matt Grinlaubs/Joshua Slack
4, Tom Eade/Jason Taikato
5, Mark Lukowicz/Rowan Searle
6, Simon McCloy/Brendan Turner
7, Adam Thornley/Glenn Robertson
8, Pat Gulline/Shaun Blackman
9, Stuart Ellis/Greg Jury
10, Adam Maskell/Ari Costi
11, Elliott Weston/Troy Denison
12, Danny Mraz/Peter Jones
13, Oliver Cole/Tino Schuetz
14, John Cuff/Mattias Magnusson
15, Lionel Baudin/Nicolas Bergevin
16, Brett Middlin/Eddie Vukosa
17, Alister Lyne/Paul Bourne
18, Eric Gelt/Aaron Stoltenberg
19, Mark Craig/Jason Ramsey
20, Josh Pepper/Tom Witt
21, Craig Carracher/Alex Jelecic
22, Daniel Francis/Jim Francis
23, George Friborg/Brad Ruddock
Qualifying Team - Wade Johnson/ Joe Phillips
Qualifying Team - Junior Team 1 (Canada)
Qualifying Team - Junior Team 2 (USA)
The men's draw will be a 24-team draw based on a 32-team double elimination
format with the top eight seeds getting a bye in the first round. The three
qualifying teams listed will be required to compete in a qualification
tournament for the 24th spot in the main draw. The qualifier will be conducted
on January 5.
Australian Beach Volleyball Tour
www.abvtour.com
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 1 on Glenelg Beach,
Adelaide, South Australia
Main Draw, December 16-17, 2000
Women's Final Standings
Place, Team - Seed
1, Natalie Cook (Queensland)/Kerri Pottharst (Queensland) - 1
2, Tania Gooley (South Australia)/Pauline Manser (Western Australia) - 2
3, Kylie Gerlick (Queensland)/Summer Lochowicz (Queensland) - 4
4, Annette Huygens-Tholen (Western Australia)/Emma Prowse (Western Australia)
- 3
5, Jess Disney-Smith/Denise Koelliker (Switzerland) - 7
5, Suzanne Himbeck (Queensland)/Casey Davies (Queensland) - 5
7, Lauren Grocott (Queensland)/Izabela Rudol (Canada) - 11
7, Linda Assetta (Victoria)/Line Jomphe (Canada) - 14
9, Patricia Virag (South Australia)/Julie Todd (South Australia) - 8
9, Megan Avery (South Australia)/Fay Avery (South Australia) - 10
9, Melissa Hough (Victoria)/Jan Dalton (Victoria) - 9
9, Stacey Kloedon (South Australia)/Anna Maycock (South Australia) - 13
13, Julie McDonald (Victoria)/Melissa Ashieve (Victoria) - 12
13, Jenny Young (Victoria)/Belinda Pitts (Victoria) - 6
Winner's Bracket, First-round
· Melissa Hough/Jan Dalton (No. 9-seeded team) def. Patricia Virag/Julie Todd
(8), 21-12, 26-24 (match length not available);
· Suzanne Himbeck/Casey Davies (5) def. Julie McDonald/Melissa Ashieve (12),
21-13, 21-16 (na);
· Kylie Gerlick/Summer Lochowicz (4) def Stacey Kloedon/Anna Maycock (13),
21-16, 21-10 (na);
· Annette Huygens-Tholen/Emma Prowse (3) def. Linda Assetta/Line Jomphe (14),
21-11, 21-14 (na);
· Lauren Grocott/Izabela Rudol (11) def. Jenny Young/Belinda Pitts (6), 21-16,
21-19 (na);
· Jess Disney-Smith / Denise Koelliker (7) def. Megan Avery/Fay Avery (10),
21-15, 21-19 (na).
Winner's Bracket, Second-Round
· Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst (1) def. Dalton/Hough, 21-7, 21-6 (na);
· Gerlick/Lochowicz (4) def. Himbeck/Davies (5), 21-18, 21-16 (na);
· Huygens-Tholen/Prowse (3) def. vs. Grocott/Rudol (11), 21-16, 22-20 (na);
· Tania Gooley/Pauline Manser (2) def. Koelliker/Disney-Smith, 21-15, 21-10
(na).
Winner's Bracket, Third-Round
· Cook/Pottharst (1) def. Gerlick/Lochowicz (4), 21-5, 21-16 (na);
· Gooley/Manser (2) def. Huygens-Tholen/Prowse (3), 21-16, 22-20 (na).
Loser's Bracket, First-Round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $NA)
· Stacey Kloedon/Anna Maycock (13) def. McDonald/Ashieve (12), 17-21, 21-18,
15-13 (na);
· Linda Assetta/Line Jomphe (14) def. Young/Pitts (6), 12-21, 21-13, 15-12
(na).
Loser's Bracket, Second-Round (losers eliminated, place 9th, split $250 AUS)
· Grocott/Rudol (11) def. Virag/Todd (8), 20-22, 21-13, 16-14 (na);
· Disney-Smith/Koelliker (7) def. Kloedon/Maycock (13), 15-21, 21-12, 15-12
(na);
· Assetta/Jomphe (14) def. Hough/Dalton (9), 21-19, 21-11 (na).
· Himbeck/Davies (5) def. M. Avery/F. Avery (10), 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 (na);
Loser's Bracket, Third-Round (losers eliminated, place 7th, split $450 AUS)
· Disney-Smith/Koelliker (7) def. Grocott/Rudol (11), 16-21, 21-11, 15-13
(na);
· Himbeck/Davies (5) def. Assetta/Jomphe (14), 21-18, 21-15 (na).
Loser's Bracket, Fourth-Round (losers eliminated, place 5th, split $700 AUS)
· Huygens-Tholen/Prowse (3) def. Himbeck/Davies (5), 21-11, 21-14 (na);
· Gerlick/Lochowicz (4) def. Disney-Smith/Koelliker (7), 16-21, 21-12, 16-14
(na).
Semi-finals
· Cook/Pottharst (1) def. Huygens-Tholen/Prowse (3), 21-11, 21-13 (na);
· Gooley/Manser (2) def. Gerlick/Lochowicz (4), 21-16, 21-17 (na).
Bronze Medal Match (winners places third, split $1,500 AUS; losers places
fourth, split $1,000 AUS)
· Gerlick/Lochowicz (4) def. Huygens-Tholen/Prowse (3), 12-21, 21-18, 15-12
(na).
Gold Medal Match (winners places first, split $2,400 AUS; losers places second,
split $1,800 AUS)
· Cook/Pottharst (1) won by forfeit Gooley/Manser (2).
Men's Final Standings
Place, Team - Seed
1, Julien Prosser (New South Wales)/Lee Zahner (Queensland) - 1
2, Victor Anfiloff (South Australia)/Andrew Schacht (South Australia) - 2
3, Tom Eade (New Zealand)/Jason Taikato (New Zealand) - 4
4, Mark Lukowicz (South Australia)/Rowan Searle (Queensland) - 3
5, Glenn Robertson (Queensland)/Adam Thornley (Queensland) - 7
5, Brendan Turner (Queensland)/Simon McCloy (Queensland) - 5
7, Timo Schuetz (Victoria)/Oliver Cole (Victoria) - 11
7, Greg Jury/Stuart Ellis - 9
9, Adam Maskell (South Australia)/Ari Costi (South Australia) - 8
9, Elliot Weston (Queensland)/Troy Denison (Queensland) - 10
9, Peter Jones (Victoria)/Danny Mraz (Victoria) - 6
9, Bradley Smith (Victoria)/Alister Lyne (Victoria) - 12
13, Steve Lawton/Paul Bourne - 13
13, Eddie Coleman (Canada)/Martin Kortekaas - 14
13, Stefan Schonberg (Australian Capital Territory)/Tim Fredriksson (Australian
Capital Territory) - 15
13, Jason Craig (South Australia)/Mark Ramsey (South Australia) -16
Winner's Bracket, First-round
· Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner (No. 1-seeded team) forfeit win over Jason
Craig/Mark Ramsey (16);
· Greg Jury/Stuart Ellis (9) def. Adam Maskell/Ari Costi (8), 21-15, 21-16
(match length not available);
· Brendan Turner/Simon McCloy (5) def. Bradley Smith/Alister Lyne (12), 21-15,
21-15 (na);
· Tom Eade/Jason Taikato (4) def. Steve Lawton/Paul Bourne (13), 21-10, 21-8
(na);
· Mark Lukowicz/Rowan Searle (3) def. Eddie Coleman/Martin Kortekaas (14),
21-9, 21-9 (na);
· Timo Schuetz/Oliver Cole (11) def. Peter Jones/Danny Mraz (6), 18-21, 21-17,
15-13 (na);
· Glenn Robertson/Adam Thornley (7) def. Elliot Weston/Troy Denison (10),
21-14, 21-15 (na);
· Victor Anfiloff/Andrew Schacht (2) def. Stefan Schonberg/Tim Fredriksson
(15), 21-12, 21-11 (na).
Winner's Bracket, Second-round
· Zahner/Prosser (1) def. Jury/Ellis (9), 21-10, 21-17 (na);
· Eade/Taikato (4) def. McCloy/Turner (5), 21-17, 21-8 (na);
· Lukowicz/Searle (3) def. Cole/Schuetz (11), 24-22, 21-23, 15-13 (na);
· Schacht/Anfiloff (2) def/ Robertson/Thornley (7), 21-12, 21-17 (na).
Winner's Bracket, Third-round
· Prosser/Zahner (1) def. Taikamo/Eade (4), 21-18, 21-17 (na)
· Anfiloff/Schacht (2) def. Lukowicz/Searle (3) 21-17, 21-17 (na)
Loser's Bracket, First-Round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $NA)
· Weston/Denison (10) def. Schonberg/Tim Fredriksson (15), 21-15, 21-10;
· Jones/Danny Mraz (6) def. Coleman/Kortekaas (14), 21-13, 21-7 (na);
· Smith/Lyne (12) def. Lawton/Bourne (13), 21-18, 21-17 (na);
· Maskell/Costi (8) def. Craig/Ramsey (16), 21-13, 21-16 (na);
Loser's Bracket, Second-Round (losers eliminated, place 9th, split $250 AUS)
· McCloy/Turner (5) def. Weston/Denison (10), 17-21, 21-19, 16-14 (na);
· Jury/Ellis (9) def. Jones/Mraz (6), 13-21, 21-19, 15-11 (na);
· Robertson/Thornley (7) def. Smith/Lyne (12), 21-12, 14-21, 15-8 (na);
· Cole/Schuetz (11) def. Maskell/Costi (8), 21-12, 21-18 (na).
Loser's Bracket, Third-Round (losers eliminated, place 7th, split $450 AUS)
· Turner/McCloy (5) def. Jury/Ellis (9), 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 (na).
· Robertson/Thornley (7) def. Schuetz/Cole (11), 22-20, 20-22, 17-15 (na);
Loser's Bracket, Fourth-Round (losers eliminated, place 5th, split $700 AUS)
· Lukowicz/Searle (3) def. Turner/McCloy (5), 21-16, 21-19 (na);
· Eade/Taikato (4) def. Robertson/Thornley (7), 21-14, 21-17 (na).
Semi-finals
· Prosser/Zahner (1) def. Lukowicz/Searle (3), 22-20, 21-13 (na)
· Schacht/Anfiloff (2) def. Eade/Taikato (4), 21-11, 23-21 (na).
Bronze Medal Match (winners places third, split $1,500 AUS; losers places
fourth, split $1,000 AUS)
· Eade/Taikato (4) def. Lukowicz/Searle (3), 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 (na).
Gold Medal Match (winners places first, split $2,400 AUS; losers places second,
split $1,800)
· Prosser/Zahner (1) def. Schacht/Anfiloff (2), 21-19, 21-17 (na).
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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