The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2009 is an international beach volleyball competition.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Various |
| Dates | April - November, 2009 |
The tour consists of 12 tournaments with both genders and 7 separate gender tournaments.[1]
The 2009 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships is part of the tour.
Grand Slam edit
There are four Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.[2]
- Gstaad, Switzerland– 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam, July 7–12, 2009
- Moscow, Russia– Grand Slam Moscow, July 14–19, 2009
- Marseille, France– World Series 13 Grand Chelem, July 21–26, 2009
- Klagenfurt, Austria– A1 09 presented by Volksbank, July 28 - August 2, 2009
Tournament results edit
Women edit
Men edit
Medal table by country edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil (BRA) | 16 | 13 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 |  Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 89 | |
References edit
- ^ 2009 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar, FIVB.org
- ^ World-class beach volleyball against a dreamlike backdrop[permanent dead link], Henkel, June 25, 2008
- ^ a b c Swatch Beachvolley Women's Calendar & Results Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, Swatch
- Beachvolleyball-News: Beach World-Tour, volleyballer.de
- Beach Volleyball Database
External links edit
- 2009 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar at FIVB.org
- Beachvolley at Swatch.com