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Beach Volleyball, Men

Date9 – 22 August 2008
StatusOlympic
LocationChaoyang Gongyuan Shatan Paiqiu Chang, Beijing
Participants48 from 18 countries
FormatTop 16 teams from round-robin pools advance to single-elimination tournament.

The two favored teams were the defending gold medalists, Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos (BRA) and the American pair of Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers, the reigning World Champions. But in their first pool match, Dalhausser and Rogers were defeated in straight sets by the unheralded Latvians, Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Mārtiņš Pļaviņš. But winning their next two matches in Pool B, Dalhausser and Rogers made it to the elimination rounds, even leading their pool after Samoilovs and Pļaviņš lost a later match. Rego and Ricardo had no such problems, winning all their pool matches easily. Dalhausser and Rogers made it to the semis, and easily defeated the Georgian pair of Geor/Gia (you read that correctly – they were Brazilian émigrés who had been recruited to play for Georgia). Rego and Ricardo faced their countrymen, Fabio and Marcio, and were beaten in two close sets. The final saw Rogers and Dalhausser win a closely fought first set, 23-21, but Fabio and Marcio came back to win the second set, 21-17. But that was it. In the deciding set, Rogers and Dalhausser trounced the Brazilians, 15-4, to win the gold medal.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Todd Rogers / Phil DalhausserUSAGold
Todd Rogers
Phil Dalhausser
2 Márcio / FábioBRASilver
Márcio
Fábio
3 Ricardo / EmanuelBRABronze
Ricardo
Emanuel
4 Geor / GiaGEO
Geor
Gia
=5Florian Gosch / Alexander HorstAUT
Florian Gosch
Alexander Horst
=5David Klemperer / Eric KorengGER
David Klemperer
Eric Koreng
=5Reinder Nummerdor / Richard SchuilNED
Reinder Nummerdor
Richard Schuil
=5Jake Gibb / Sean RosenthalUSA
Jake Gibb
Sean Rosenthal
=9Andrew Schacht / Josh SlackAUS
Andrew Schacht
Josh Slack
=9Clemens Doppler / Peter GartmayerAUT
Clemens Doppler
Peter Gartmayer
=9Xu Linyin / Wu PenggenCHN
Xu Linyin
Wu Penggen
=9Pablo Herrera / Raúl MesaESP
Pablo Herrera
Raúl Mesa
=9Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro ShiratoriJPN
Kentaro Asahi
Katsuhiro Shiratori
=9Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Mārtiņš PļaviņšLAT
Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
=9Dmitry Barsuk / Igor KolodinskyRUS
Dmitry Barsuk
Igor Kolodinsky
=9Martin Laciga / Jan SchniderSUI
Martin Laciga
Jan Schnider
=17Emiel Boersma / Bram RonnesNED
Emiel Boersma
Bram Ronnes
=17Sascha Heyer / Patrick HeuscherSUI
Sascha Heyer
Patrick Heuscher
=19Emanuel Fernandes / Morais AbreuANG
Emanuel Fernandes
Morais Abreu
=19Martín Conde / Mariano BaracettiARG
Martín Conde
Mariano Baracetti
=19Kristjan Kais / Rivo VesikEST
Kristjan Kais
Rivo Vesik
=19Julius Brink / Christoph DieckmannGER
Julius Brink
Christoph Dieckmann
=19Riccardino Lione / Eugio AmoreITA
Riccardino Lione
Eugio Amore
=19Jørre Kjemperud / Tarjei SkarlundNOR
Jørre Kjemperud
Tarjei Skarlund

Preliminary Round

Date9 – 14 August 2008

Group A

Date10 – 14 August 2008
PosPairNOCWinsLossesPointsSetsPoints
1CHN3066-1135-104
2ESP2144-2114-107
3AUT1222-5111-133
4EST0302-6133-149
MatchDate/TimeLocationPairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #110 Aug 10:00Center CourtHerrera / MesaESP2 – 0Kais / VesikEST
Match #210 Aug 22:00Center CourtXu / WuCHN2 – 0Gosch / HorstAUT
Match #312 Aug 10:00Center CourtHerrera / MesaESP2 – 0Gosch / HorstAUT
Match #412 Aug 23:00Center CourtXu / WuCHN2 – 1Kais / VesikEST
Match #514 Aug 16:00Center CourtGosch / HorstAUT2 – 1Kais / VesikEST
Match #614 Aug 17:00Center CourtXu / WuCHN2 – 0Herrera / MesaESP

Group B

Date9 – 13 August 2008
PosPairNOCWinsLossesPointsSetsPoints
1USA2144-2121-92
2LAT2144-3139-134
3SUI1223-4120-129
4ARG1222-499-124
MatchDate/TimeLocationPairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #109 Aug 21:00Center CourtHeyer / HeuscherSUI2 – 0Conde / BaracettiARG
Match #209 Aug 22:00Center CourtSamoilovs / PļaviņšLAT2 – 0Rogers / DalhausserUSA
Match #311 Aug 9:00Center CourtRogers / DalhausserUSA2 – 0Heyer / HeuscherSUI
Match #411 Aug 22:00Center CourtConde / BaracettiARG2 – 0Samoilovs / PļaviņšLAT
Match #513 Aug 9:00Center CourtSamoilovs / PļaviņšLAT2 – 1Heyer / HeuscherSUI
Match #613 Aug 18:00Center CourtRogers / DalhausserUSA2 – 0Conde / BaracettiARG

Group C

Date9 – 13 August 2008
PosPairNOCWinsLossesPointsSetsPoints
1BRA3066-0126-88
2AUS2144-2115-102
3GEO1222-4114-111
4ANG0300-672-126
MatchDate/TimeLocationPairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #109 Aug 13:00Center CourtSchacht / SlackAUS2 – 0Geor / GiaGEO
Match #209 Aug 14:00Center CourtRicardo / EmanuelBRA2 – 0Fernandes / AbreuANG
Match #311 Aug 10:00Center CourtRicardo / EmanuelBRA2 – 0Geor / GiaGEO
Match #411 Aug 13:00Center CourtSchacht / SlackAUS2 – 0Fernandes / AbreuANG
Match #513 Aug 14:00Center CourtRicardo / EmanuelBRA2 – 0Schacht / SlackAUS
Match #613 Aug 21:00Center CourtGeor / GiaGEO2 – 0Fernandes / AbreuANG

Group D

Date10 – 14 August 2008
PosPairNOCWinsLossesPointsSetsPoints
1AUT3066-2156-144
2BRA2145-2139-131
3RUS1223-4132-130
4ITA0300-6107-129
MatchDate/TimeLocationPairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #110 Aug 13:00Center CourtDoppler / GartmayerAUT2 – 1Barsuk / KolodinskyRUS
Match #210 Aug 23:00Center CourtMárcio / FábioBRA2 – 0Lione / AmoreITA
Match #312 Aug 13:00Center CourtBarsuk / KolodinskyRUS2 – 0Lione / AmoreITA
Match #412 Aug 21:00Center CourtDoppler / GartmayerAUT2 – 1Márcio / FábioBRA
Match #514 Aug 15:00Center CourtMárcio / FábioBRA2 – 0Barsuk / KolodinskyRUS
Match #614 Aug 18:00Center CourtDoppler / GartmayerAUT2 – 0Lione / AmoreITA

Group E

Date9 – 13 August 2008
PosPairNOCWinsLossesPointsSetsPoints
1NED3066-1133-106
2SUI2144-2113-102
3GER1222-5118-132
4NOR0302-6123-147
MatchDate/TimeLocationPairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #109 Aug 10:00Center CourtKlemperer / KorengGER2 – 1Kjemperud / SkarlundNOR
Match #209 Aug 23:00Center CourtNummerdor / SchuilNED2 – 0Laciga / SchniderSUI
Match #311 Aug 21:00Center CourtLaciga / SchniderSUI2 – 0Klemperer / KorengGER
Match #411 Aug 23:00Center CourtNummerdor / SchuilNED2 – 1Kjemperud / SkarlundNOR
Match #513 Aug 19:00Center CourtNummerdor / SchuilNED2 – 0Klemperer / KorengGER
Match #613 Aug 20:00Center CourtLaciga / SchniderSUI2 – 0Kjemperud / SkarlundNOR

Group F

Date10 – 14 August 2008
PosPairNOCWinsLossesPointsSetsPoints
1USA3066-1142-111
2JPN1223-5147-151
3NED1223-4125-137
4GER1222-4106-121
MatchDate/TimeLocationPairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #110 Aug 20:00Center CourtGibb / RosenthalUSA2 – 0Boersma / RonnesNED
Match #210 Aug 21:00Center CourtBrink / DieckmannGER2 – 0Asahi / ShiratoriJPN
Match #312 Aug 18:00Center CourtGibb / RosenthalUSA2 – 0Brink / DieckmannGER
Match #412 Aug 22:00Center CourtAsahi / ShiratoriJPN2 – 1Boersma / RonnesNED
Match #514 Aug 19:00Center CourtBoersma / RonnesNED2 – 0Brink / DieckmannGER
Match #614 Aug 20:00Center CourtGibb / RosenthalUSA2 – 1Asahi / ShiratoriJPN

Lucky Loser Round

Date14 August 2008
FormatWinners of each match advanced to the round one.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #114 Aug 22:00Contingency CourtGosch / HorstAUT2 – 0Heyer / HeuscherSUI
Match #214 Aug 22:00Center CourtKlemperer / KorengGER2 – 0Boersma / RonnesNED

Round One

Date16 August 2008
FormatWinners of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #116 Aug 9:00Center CourtGosch / HorstAUT2 – 2Ricardo / EmanuelBRA
Match #216 Aug 10:00Center CourtKlemperer / KorengGER2 – 2Gibb / RosenthalUSA
Match #316 Aug 11:00Center CourtGosch / HorstAUT2 – 0Samoilovs / PļaviņšLAT
Match #416 Aug 12:00Center CourtMárcio / FábioBRA2 – 0Asahi / ShiratoriJPN
Match #516 Aug 18:00Center CourtNummerdor / SchuilNED2 – 0Schacht / SlackAUS
Match #616 Aug 19:00Center CourtGeor / GiaGEO2 – 1Doppler / GartmayerAUT
Match #716 Aug 20:00Center CourtKlemperer / KorengGER2 – 0Xu / WuCHN
Match #816 Aug 21:00Center CourtRogers / DalhausserUSA2 – 1Laciga / SchniderSUI

Quarter-Finals

Date18 August 2008
FormatWinners of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #118 Aug 10:00Center CourtRicardo / EmanuelBRA2 – 0Gibb / RosenthalUSA
Match #218 Aug 11:00Center CourtMárcio / FábioBRA2 – 0Gosch / HorstAUT
Match #318 Aug 20:00Center CourtGeor / GiaGEO2 – 0Nummerdor / SchuilNED
Match #418 Aug 21:00Center CourtRogers / DalhausserUSA2 – 0Klemperer / KorengGER

Semi-Finals

Date20 August 2008
FormatWinners of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #120 Aug 9:00Center CourtMárcio / FábioBRA2 – 0Ricardo / EmanuelBRA
Match #220 Aug 10:00Center CourtRogers / DalhausserUSA2 – 0Geor / GiaGEO

Final Round

Date22 August 2008
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 1/222 Aug 11:00Center CourtRogers / DalhausserUSA2 – 1Márcio / FábioBRA
Match 3/422 Aug 9:00Center CourtRicardo / EmanuelBRA2 – 0Geor / GiaGEO