Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's beach volleyball
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Women's beach volleyball; at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	Horse Guards Parade
Dates	28 July – 8 August
Competitors	48 from 19 nations
Medalists
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The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom, took place between 28 July and 8 August at Horse Guards Parade.^[1]

Twenty-four pairs of competitors were taking part, including one from Great Britain as the host country, and a maximum of two from each other nation. Sixteen qualified through positioning in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings as of 17 June 2012, five others earned their places at the 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup, and the final three from the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification tournament.^[2]

Qualification

Means of qualification	Vacancies	Qualified
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking (as of 17 June 2012)	16	Brazil China United States Brazil United States Netherlands Italy Germany Czech Republic Spain Germany Switzerland Austria Australia Czech Republic Greece
2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup (confirmed on 2 July 2012)	5	Mauritius (Africa) Argentina (South America) Russia (Europe) Canada (North America) Australia (Asia/Oceania)
Beach Volleyball World Cup Final Olympic Qualification (26 June – 1 July 2012)	2	Netherlands Russia
Host nation	1	Great Britain
Total	24

Seeds

Rank	Team	NOC
1	Juliana Felisberta – Larissa França	Brazil
2	Xue Chen – Zhang Xi	China
3	Misty May-Treanor – Kerri Walsh Jennings	United States
4	Jennifer Kessy – April Ross	United States
5	Maria Antonelli – Talita Antunes	Brazil
6	Zara Dampney – Shauna Mullin	Great Britain
7	Greta Cicolari – Marta Menegatti	Italy
8	Sara Goller – Laura Ludwig	Germany
9	Sanne Keizer – Marleen van Iersel	Netherlands
10	Kristýna Kolocová – Markéta Sluková	Czech Republic
11	Simone Kuhn – Nadine Zumkehr	Switzerland
12	Katrin Holtwick – Ilka Semmler	Germany
13	Lenka Háječková – Hana Klapalová	Czech Republic
14	Vassiliki Arvaniti – Maria Tsiartsiani	Greece
15	Doris Schwaiger – Stefanie Schwaiger	Austria
16	Elsa Baquerizo – Liliana Fernández	Spain
17	Louise Bawden – Becchara Palmer	Australia
18	Ekaterina Khomyakova – Evgenia Ukolova	Russia
19	Marie-Andrée Lessard – Annie Martin	Canada
20	Madelein Meppelink – Sophie van Gestel	Netherlands
21	Ana Gallay – María Zonta	Argentina
22	Natalie Cook – Tamsin Hinchley	Australia
23	Anastasia Vasina – Anna Vozakova	Russia
24	Natacha Rigobert – Elodie Li Yuk Lo	Mauritius

Preliminary round

The composition of the preliminary rounds was announced confirmed on 19 July 2012 in a draw held in Klagenfurt, Austria.^[3]

Teams are awarded two points for a win and one for a loss.^[4] If two teams are tied at the end of pool play, the tiebreakers is their head-to-head match.^[4] If three or more teams are tied, the tiebreakers are (1) points between tied teams, (2) points ratio within pool, and (3) tournament seed.^[4] The two best teams from each group advance to the round of 16. The two best third-placed teams also qualify. Two 'lucky loser' matches qualify two more of the third-placed teams.^[5]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00).

Pool A

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28 July 2012 10:00	' Holtwick – Semmler (GER)	2 – 0	Háječková – Klapalová (CZE)	Horse Guards Parade
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28 July 2012 17:30	' Juliana – Larissa (BRA)	2 – 0	Rigobert – Li Yuk Lo (MRI)	Horse Guards Parade
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30 July 2012 09:00	' Háječková – Klapalová (CZE)'	2 – 0	Rigobert – Li Yuk Lo (MRI)	Horse Guards Parade
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30 July 2012 15:30	' Juliana – Larissa (BRA)'	2 – 0	Holtwick – Semmler (GER)	Horse Guards Parade
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1 August 2012 10:00	' Holtwick – Semmler (GER)'	2 – 0	Rigobert – Li Yuk Lo (MRI)	Horse Guards Parade
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1 August 2012 15:30	' Juliana – Larissa (BRA)'	2 – 0	Háječková – Klapalová (CZE)	Horse Guards Parade
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Pool B

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28 July 2012 09:00	Xue – Zhang (CHN)	1 – 2	' Vasina – Vozakova (RUS)'	Horse Guards Parade
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28 July 2012 21:00	' Kuhn – Zumkehr (SUI)	2 – 0	Arvaniti – Tsiartsiani (GRE)	Horse Guards Parade
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30 July 2012 10:00	' Xue – Zhang (CHN)'	2 – 1	Kuhn – Zumkehr (SUI)	Horse Guards Parade
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30 July 2012 16:30	' Arvaniti – Tsiartsiani (GRE)'	2 – 1	Vasina – Vozakova (RUS)	Horse Guards Parade
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1 August 2012 09:00	' Xue – Zhang (CHN)'	2 – 0	Arvaniti – Tsiartsiani (GRE)	Horse Guards Parade
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1 August 2012 14:30	Kuhn – Zumkehr (SUI)	1 – 2	' Vasina – Vozakova (RUS)'	Horse Guards Parade
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Pool C

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28 July 2012 14:30	' Kolocová – Sluková (CZE)	2 – 1	Schwaiger – Schwaiger (AUT)	Horse Guards Parade
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28 July 2012 23:00	' May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA)'	2 – 0	Cook – Hinchley (AUS)	Horse Guards Parade
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30 July 2012 22:00	' Schwaiger – Schwaiger (AUT)'	2 – 1	Cook – Hinchley (AUS)	Horse Guards Parade
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30 July 2012 23:00	' May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA)'	2 – 0	Kolocová – Sluková (CZE)	Horse Guards Parade
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1 August 2012 22:00	' Kolocová – Sluková (CZE)'	2 – 1	Cook – Hinchley (AUS)	Horse Guards Parade
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1 August 2012 23:00	' May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA)'	2 – 1	Schwaiger – Schwaiger (AUT)	Horse Guards Parade
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Pool D

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29 July 2012 12:00	Keizer – van Iersel (NED)	1 – 2	' Baquerizo – Fernández (ESP)'	Horse Guards Parade Referees: Miguel Rivera Ramirez (MEX), Wang Leijun (CHN)
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29 July 2012 21:00	' Kessy – Ross (USA)'	2 – 0	Gallay – Zonta (ARG)	Horse Guards Parade Referees: Wang Leijun (CHN), Catriona Tweedie (AUS)
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31 July 2012 11:00	' Baquerizo – Fernández (ESP)'	2 – 0	Gallay – Zonta (ARG)	Horse Guards Parade Referees: Miguel Rivera Ramirez (MEX), Marc Berard (FRA)
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31 July 2012 23:00	' Kessy – Ross (USA)'	2 – 1	Keizer – van Iersel (NED)	Horse Guards Parade Referees: Jonas Personeni (SUI), Wang Leijun (CHN)
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2 August 2012 11:00	' Keizer – van Iersel (NED)'	2 – 0	Gallay – Zonta (ARG)	Horse Guards Parade
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2 August 2012 16:30	' Kessy – Ross (USA)'	2 – 1	Baquerizo – Fernández (ESP)	Horse Guards Parade Referees: Richard Casutt (NZL), Wang Leijun (CHN)
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Pool E

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29 July 2012 16:30	' Goller – Ludwig (GER)'	2 – 1	Bawden – Palmer (AUS)	Horse Guards Parade
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29 July 2012 20:00	' Maria – Talita (BRA)'	2 – 0	Meppelink – van Gestel (NED)	Horse Guards Parade
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31 July 2012 12:00	' Maria – Talita (BRA)'	2 – 1	Goller – Ludwig (GER)	Horse Guards Parade
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31 July 2012 16:30	Bawden – Palmer (AUS)	0 – 2	' Meppelink – van Gestel (NED)'	Horse Guards Parade
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2 August 2012 14:30	' Goller – Ludwig (GER)'	2 – 0	Meppelink – van Gestel (NED)	Horse Guards Parade
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2 August 2012 17:30	' Maria – Talita (BRA)'	2 – 1	Bawden – Palmer (AUS)	Horse Guards Parade
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Pool F

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29 July 2012 09:00	' Cicolari – Menegatti (ITA)'	2 – 1	Khomyakova – Ukolova (RUS)	Horse Guards Parade
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29 July 2012 17:30	' Dampney – Mullin (GBR)'	2 – 1	Lessard – Martin (CAN)	Horse Guards Parade
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31 July 2012 17:30	Dampney – Mullin (GBR)	0 – 2	' Cicolari – Menegatti (ITA)'	Horse Guards Parade
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31 July 2012 20:00	' Khomyakova – Ukolova (RUS)'	2 – 1	Lessard – Martin (CAN)	Horse Guards Parade
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2 August 2012 12:00	' Cicolari – Menegatti (ITA)'	2 – 1	Lessard – Martin (CAN)	Horse Guards Parade
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2 August 2012 15:30	Dampney – Mullin (GBR)	0 – 2	' Khomyakova – Ukolova (RUS)'	Horse Guards Parade
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Lucky loser

Of the six teams that are placed third in their pools, two directly qualify for the play-offs. From the four remaining third-placed teams, another two teams qualify for the play-offs by winning a 'lucky loser' match.

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Lucky loser play-offs

2 August 2012 22:00	' Schwaiger – Schwaiger (AUT)'	2 – 0	Dampney – Mullin (GBR)	Horse Guards Parade
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2 August 2012 22:00	Háječková – Klapalová (CZE)	0 – 2	' Meppelink – van Gestel (NED)'	Horse Guards Parade
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Playoffs

Bracket

Round of 16					Quarter-finals				Semi-finals					Final

1	Juliana – Larissa (BRA)	21	21
20	Meppelink – van Gestel (NED)	10	17		1	Juliana – Larissa (BRA)	21	21
8	Goller – Ludwig (GER)	21	21		8	Goller – Ludwig (GER)	10	19
12	Holtwick – Semmler (GER)	16	15						1	Juliana – Larissa (BRA)	21	19	12
5	Antonelli – Antunes (BRA)	16	22	9					4	Kessy – Ross (USA)	15	21	15
10	Kolocová – Sluková (CZE)	21	20	15	10	Kolocová – Sluková (CZE)	23	18
11	Kuhn – Zumkehr (SUI)	15	19		4	Kessy – Ross (USA)	25	21
4	Kessy – Ross (USA)	21	21											4	Kessy – Ross (USA)	16	16
3	May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA)	21	21											3	May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA)	21	21
9	Keizer – van Iersel (NED)	15	12		3	May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA)	21	21
16	Baquerizo – Fernández (ESP)	15	15		7	Cicolari – Menegatti (ITA)	13	13
7	Cicolari – Menegatti (ITA)	21	21						3	May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA)	22	22		Bronze medal match
15	Schwaiger – Schwaiger (AUT)	21	16	15					2	Xue – Zhang (CHN)	20	20
23	Vasina – Vozakova (RUS)	17	21	9	15	Schwaiger – Schwaiger (AUT)	18	11						1	Juliana – Larissa (BRA)	11	21	15
18	Khomyakova – Ukolova (RUS)	12	11		2	Xue – Zhang (CHN)	21	21						2	Xue – Zhang (CHN)	21	19	12
2	Xue – Zhang (CHN)	21	21

Round of 16

3 August 2012 09:00	' Goller – Ludwig (GER)'	2 – 0	Holtwick – Semmler (GER)	Horse Guards Parade Referees: Amina Abdou Elsergany (EGY), Richard Casutt (NZL)
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3 August 2012 14:00	' Juliana – Larissa (BRA)'	2 – 0	Meppelink – van Gestel (NED)	Horse Guards Parade Referees: Wang Leijun (CHN), Jonas Personeni (SUI)
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3 August 2012 17:00	Kuhn – Zumkehr (SUI)	0 – 2	' Kessy – Ross (USA)'	Horse Guards Parade Referees: Damien Searle (GBR), Catriona Tweedie (AUS)
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3 August 2012 22:00	' Schwaiger – Schwaiger (AUT)'	2 – 1	Vasina – Vozakova (RUS)	Horse Guards Parade
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4 August 2012 09:00	Khomyakova – Ukolova (RUS)	0 – 2	' Xue – Zhang (CHN)'	Horse Guards Parade
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4 August 2012 13:00	Baquerizo – Fernández (ESP)	0 – 2	' Cicolari – Menegatti (ITA)'	Horse Guards Parade
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4 August 2012 18:00	Maria – Talita (BRA)	1 – 2	' Kolocová – Sluková (CZE)'	Horse Guards Parade
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4 August 2012 21:00	' May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA)'	2 – 0	Keizer – van Iersel (NED)	Horse Guards Parade
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Quarterfinals

5 August 2012 18:00	' Xue – Zhang (CHN)'	2 – 0	Schwaiger – Schwaiger (AUT)	Horse Guards Parade
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5 August 2012 19:00	' May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA)'	2 – 0	Cicolari – Menegatti (ITA)	Horse Guards Parade
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5 August 2012 22:00	Kolocová – Sluková (CZE)	0 – 2	' Kessy – Ross (USA)'	Horse Guards Parade
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5 August 2012 23:00	' Juliana – Larissa (BRA)'	2 – 0	Goller – Ludwig (GER)	Horse Guards Parade
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Semifinals

7 August 2012 18:00	' May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA)'	2 – 0	Xue – Zhang (CHN)	Horse Guards Parade
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7 August 2012 21:00	Juliana – Larissa (BRA)	1 – 2	' Kessy – Ross (USA)'	Horse Guards Parade
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Bronze medal match

8 August 2012 19:00	Xue – Zhang (CHN)	1 – 2	' Juliana – Larissa (BRA)'	Horse Guards Parade
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Final

8 August 2012 21:00	Kessy – Ross (USA)	0 – 2	' May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA)'	Horse Guards Parade
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Final ranking

Rank	Team	Seed
	Misty May-Treanor – Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)	3
	Jennifer Kessy – April Ross (USA)	4
	Juliana Felisberta – Larissa França (BRA)	1
4.	Xue Chen – Zhang Xi (beach volleyball) (CHN)	2
5.	Greta Cicolari – Marta Menegatti (ITA)	7
	Sara Goller – Laura Ludwig (GER)	8
	Kristýna Kolocová – Markéta Sluková (CZE)	10
	Doris Schwaiger – Stefanie Schwaiger (AUT)	15
9.	Maria Antonelli – Talita Antunes (BRA)	5
	Sanne Keizer – Marleen van Iersel (NED)	9
	Simone Kuhn – Nadine Zumkehr (SUI)	11
	Katrin Holtwick – Ilka Semmler (GER)	12
	Elsa Baquerizo – Liliana Fernández (ESP)	16
	Ekaterina Khomyakova – Evgenia Ukolova (RUS)	18
	Madelein Meppelink – Sophie van Gestel (NED)	20
	Anastasia Vasina – Anna Vozakova (RUS)	23
17.	Zara Dampney – Shauna Mullin (GBR)	6
17.	Lenka Háječková – Hana Klapalová (CZE)	13
19.	Vassiliki Arvaniti – Maria Tsiartsiani (GRE)	14
	Louise Bawden – Becchara Palmer (AUS)	17
	Marie-Andrée Lessard – Annie Martin (CAN)	19
	Ana Gallay – María Zonta (ARG)	21
	Natalie Cook – Tamsin Hinchley (AUS)	22
	Natacha Rigobert – Elodie Li Yuk Lo (MRI)	24

References

^ http://www.london2012.com/games/sport-competition-schedules/olympic-sport-competition-schedule.php?sport=Beach+Volleyball&venue=&date=&Search.x=34&Search.y=18
^ Olympic Qualifying process confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, FIVB, 17 May 2010.
^ Olympic beach volleyball pool draw completed in Klagenfurt, FIVB, 19 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification" (PDF). FIVB. p. 5. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^ Olympic Games beach volleyball schedule confirmed, FIVB, 20 July 2012.

External links

Official website of the 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournaments

[1] ttp://www.london2012.com/games/sport-competition-schedules/olympic-sport-competition-schedule.php?sport=Beach+Volleyball&venue=&date=&Search.x=34&Search.y=18

[2] Olympic Qualifying process confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, FIVB, 17 May 2010.

[3] Olympic beach volleyball pool draw completed in Klagenfurt, FIVB, 19 July 2012.

[points_and_tiebreakers-4] "FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification" (PDF). FIVB. p. 5. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

[5] Olympic Games beach volleyball schedule confirmed, FIVB, 20 July 2012.

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Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Indoor
Tournament	men	women
Rosters	men	women
Beach
Tournament	men	women
v t e

Qualification

Seeds

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Lucky loser

Lucky loser play-offs

Playoffs

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Final

Final ranking

See also

References

External links