Beach Volleyball pool stage matches announced

(BEIJING, July 31) -- The schedule for the pool stage of the Beach Volleyball tournament at Beijing 2008 was confirmed by the FIVB today. The FIVB is the world's governing body for Beach Volleyball. Gold medalists at Athens 2004 for Women's Beach Volleyball, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States will meet their first opponent Mika Teru Saiki and Chiaki Kusuhara of Japan on August 10 at 9:00 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT +8), while the men's gold medalists at Athens 2004, Emanuel and Ricardo of Brazil will play against Angola's Emanuel Fernandes and Morais Abreu on August 9 at 1:00 p.m.

The Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground in Beijing will hold the Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament. The ground has a seating capacity of 12,000. The top two teams in each pool advance to the knockout round of 16, along with the two best third-placed teams. The remaining four third-placed teams play two playoff matches (the Lucky Loser matches) to determine who will be the final two teams to advance to the round of 16.

Draw for the pool stage of Men's and Women's Beach Volleyball at Beijing 2008

* All times are local and subject to change

TIMEGENDERPOOLAugust 9,20089:00WomenPAMaaseide-Glesnes  NORvs.Van Breedam-Mouha  BEL10:00MenPENummerdor-Schuil  NEDvs.Laciga M.-Schnider  SUI11:00WomenPATian Jia-Wang  CHNvs.Montagnolli-Swoboda  AUT12:00WomenPCBarnett-Cook  AUSvs.Uryadova-Shiryaeva  RUS13:00MenPCRicardo-Emanuel  BRAvs.Fernandes-Morais ANG14:00MenPCSchacht-Slack  AUSvs.Geor-Gia  GEO18:00WomenPEBranagh-Youngs  USAvs.Kadijk R.-Mooren  NED19:00WomenPEPohl-Rau  GER  vs.Esteves Ribalta-M. Crespo  CUB20:00 WomenPCJuliana-Larissa  BRA  vs.Saka-Rtvelo  GEO21:00MenPBRogers-Dalhausser   USA  vs.Samoilovs-Plavins  LAT22:00MenPBHeyer-Heuscher  SUI  vs.Conde-Baracetti  ARG23:00MenPEKlemperer-Koreng  GER  vs.Kjemperud-Skarlund  NORAugust 10,20089:00Women PBWalsh-May-Treanor   USAvs.Teru Saiki-Kusuhara  JPN 10:00MenPAXu-Wu  CHNvs.Gosch-Horst  AUT11:00WomenPFKarantasiou-Arvaniti  GREvs.Schwaiger-Schwaiger  AUT12:00WomenPFTalita-Renata  BRAvs.Candelas-Garcia  MEX13:00MenPDM. Araujo-Fabio Luiz  BRAvs. Lione-Amore ITA14:00WomenPBHakedal-Torlen  NORvs.Fern. Grasset-Larrea Peraza  CUB18:00WomenPDGoller-Ludwig  GERvs.Augoustides-Nel RSA19:00WomenPDXue-Zhang Xi  CHNvs.Koutroumanidou-Tsiartsiani  GRE20:00 MenPFBrink-Dieckmann Ch.  GERvs.Asahi-Shiratori  JPN21:00MenPFGibb-Rosenthal  USAvs.Boersma E.-Ronnes  NED22:00MenPAHerrera-Mesa  ESPvs.Kais Kr.-Vesik  EST23:00MenPDBarsouk-Kolodinsky  RUSvs.Doppler-Gartmayer  AUTAugust 11,20089:00MenPBConde-Baracetti  ARGvs.Samoilovs-Plavins  LAT10:00MenPCSchacht-Slack  AUSvs.Fernandes-Morais ANG11:00WomenPATian Jia-Wang  CHNvs.Van Breedam-Mouha  BEL12:00WomenPEE. Ribalta-M. Crespo  CUBvs.Kadijk R.-Mooren  NED13:00MenPCRicardo-Emanuel  BRAvs.Geor-Gia  GEO14:00WomenPAMaaseide-Glesnes  NORvs.Montagnolli-Swoboda  AUT18:00WomenPEBranagh-Youngs  USAvs.Pohl-Rau  GER19:00WomenPCBarnett-Cook  AUSvs.Saka-Rtvelo  GEO20:00 WomenPCJuliana-Larissa  BRAvs.Uryadova-Shiryaeva  RUS 21:00MenPENummerdor-Schuil  NEDvs.Kjemperud-Skarlund  NOR 22:00MenPBRogers-Dalhausser   USA vs.Heyer-Heuscher  SUI23:00MenPEKlemperer-Koreng  GERvs.Laciga M.-Schnider  SUI August 12,20089:00WomenPBWalsh-May-Treanor   USAvs.Fern. Grasset-Larrea Peraza  CUB10:00MenPAXu-Wu  CHNvs.Kais Kr.-Vesik   EST11:00WomenPDKoutrou.-Tsiartsiani  GREvs.Augoustides-Nel  RSA12:00WomenPBHakedal-Torlen  NORvs.Teru Saiki-Kusuhara  JPN13:00MenPDM. Araujo-Fabio Luiz  BRAvs.Doppler-Gartmayer  AUT14:00WomenPFKarantasiou-Arvaniti  GREvs.Candelas-Garcia  MEX18:00MenPFBoersma E.-Ronnes  NEDvs.Asahi-Shiratori  JPN19:00WomenPDXue-Zhang Xi  CHNvs.Goller-Ludwig  GER20:00 WomenPFTalita-Renata  BRAvs.Schwaiger-Schwaiger  AUT21:00MenPDBarsouk-Kolodinsky  RUSvs.Lione-Amore ITA22:00MenPFBrink-Dieckmann Ch.  GERvs.Gibb-Rosenthal  USA 23:00MenPAHerrera-Mesa  ESPvs.Gosch-Horst  AUTAugust 13,20089:00MenPBRogers-Dalhausser   USAvs.Conde-Baracetti  ARG10:00WomenPCUryadova-Shiryaeva  RUSvs.Saka-Rtvelo  GEO11:00WomenPATian Jia-Wang  CHNvs.Maaseide-Glesnes  NOR12:00WomenPCJuliana-Larissa  BRAvs.Barnett-Cook  AUS13:00WomenPAVan Breedam-Mouha  BELvs.Montagnolli-Swoboda  AUT14:00MenPCGeor-Gia  GEOvs.Fernandes-Morais ANG18:00MenPBHeyer-Heuscher  SUIvs.Samoilovs-Plavins  LAT19:00MenPEKjemperud-Skarlund  NORvs.Laciga M.-Schnider  SUI20:00MenPENummerdor-Schuil  NED vs.Klemperer-Koreng  GER21:00MenPCRicardo-Emanuel  BRA vs.Schacht-Slack  AUS22:00WomenPEBranagh-Youngs  USAvs.Esteves Ribalta-M. Crespo  CUB23:00WomenPEPohl-Rau  GERvs.Kadijk R.-Mooren  NEDAugust 14,20089:00WomenPBWalsh-May-Treanor   USAvs.Hakedal-Torlen  NOR10:00WomenPDXue-Zhang Xi  CHN vs.Augoustides-Nel RSA11:00WomenPBF.Grasset-L. Peraza CUB vs.Teru Saiki-Kusuhara  JPN12:00WomenPFTalita-Renata  BRAvs.Karantasiou-Arvaniti  GRE13:00WomenPFSchwaiger-Schwaiger  AUTvs.Candelas-Garcia  MEX14:00WomenPDGoller-Ludwig  GERvs.Koutroumanidou-Tsiartsiani  GRE 15:00MenPDDoppler-Gartmayer  AUTvs.Lione-Amore ITA16:00MenPAXu-Wu  CHNvs.Herrera-Mesa  ESP17:00MenPAKais Kr.-Vesik  ESTvs.Gosch-Horst  AUT 18:00MenPDM. Araujo-Fabio Luiz  BRAvs.Barsouk-Kolodinsky  RUS19:00MenPFGibb-Rosenthal USAvs.Asahi-Shiratori JPN20:00MenPFBrink-Dieckmann Ch. GERvs.Boersma E.-Ronnes NEDWomen's Lucky Loser matchesAugust 14, 2008 21:00-21:50August 14, 2008 21:00-21:50 (Played on Court 2)Men's Lucky Loser matchesAugust 14, 2008 22:00-22:50August 14, 2008 22:00-22:50 (Played on Court 2)