The 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was an international beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
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Host nation | Various |
Dates | April – October, 2015 |
Venue(s) | 17 (in 17 host cities) |
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From this season, the FIVB World Tour calendar comprises by 5 FIVB World Tour Grand Slams, 6 Open tournaments (Prague only for women), the newly FIVB Major Series with three events and the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.[1][2]
An inaugural edition of the FIVB World Tour Finals was held in the United States and concluded the season.[3]
World Championships |
World Tour Finals |
Grand Slam |
Major Series |
Open tournaments |
Tournament[4] | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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Fuzhou Open[5] Fuzhou, China 21 – 25 April |
Markus Böckermann (GER) Lars Flüggen (GER) 21–19, 21–19 |
Alexander Brouwer (NED) Robert Meeuwsen (NED) |
Youssef Krou (FRA) Édouard Rowlandson (FRA) 19–21, 21–17, 15–9 |
Todd Rogers (USA) Stafford Slick (USA) |
Lucerne Open[6] Lucerne, Switzerland 13 – 17 May |
Alex Ranghieri (ITA) Marco Caminati (ITA) Walkover |
Alexander Brouwer (NED) Robert Meeuwsen (NED) |
Murat Giginoğlu (TUR) Volkan Göğtepe (TUR) 21–18, 18–21, 15–4 |
Nico Beeler (SUI) Alexei Strasser (SUI) |
Moscow Grand Slam[7] Moscow, Russia 26 – 31 May |
Pablo Herrera (ESP) Adrián Gavira (ESP) 21–19, 21–19 |
Evandro Oliveira (BRA) Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA) |
Jonathan Erdmann (GER) Kay Matysik (GER) 21–19, 21–17 |
Alison Cerutti (BRA) Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) |
Porec Major[8] Poreč, Croatia 3 – 7 June |
Alexander Brouwer (NED) Robert Meeuwsen (NED) 21–15, 21–13 |
Josh Binstock (CAN) Sam Schachter (CAN) |
Alex Ranghieri (ITA) Adrian Carambula (ITA) 21–18, 18–21, 15–10 |
Reinder Nummerdor (NED) Christiaan Varenhorst (NED) |
Stavanger Major[9] Stavanger, Norway 9 – 14 June |
Evandro Oliveira (BRA) Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA) 21–13, 21–14 |
Bartosz Łosiak (POL) Piotr Kantor (POL) |
Grzegorz Fijałek (POL) Mariusz Prudel (POL) 21–13, 21–15 |
Matteo Ingrosso (ITA) Paolo Ingrosso (ITA) |
St. Petersburg Grand Slam[10] St. Petersburg, Florida, United States 16 – 21 June |
Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) 16–21, 23–21, 15–13 |
Reinder Nummerdor (NED) Christiaan Varenhorst (NED) |
Nicholas Lucena (USA) Theo Brunner (USA) 21–19, 21–16 |
Clemens Doppler (AUT) Alexander Horst (AUT) |
FIVB World Championships[11] Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Rotterdam and The Hague, Netherlands 26 June – 5 July |
Alison Cerutti (BRA) Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 12–21, 21–14, 22–20 |
Reinder Nummerdor (NED) Christiaan Varenhorst (NED) |
Evandro Oliveira (BRA) Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA) 22–20, 21–13 |
Nicholas Lucena (USA) Theo Brunner (USA) |
Gstaad Major[12] Gstaad, Switzerland 8 – 12 July |
Alison Cerutti (BRA) Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 21–16, 13–21, 15–10 |
Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT) Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT) |
Alexander Brouwer (NED) Robert Meeuwsen (NED) 18–21, 21–16, 15–10 |
Alex Ranghieri (ITA) Adrian Carambula (ITA) |
Yokohama Grand Slam[13] Yokohama, Japan 21 – 26 July |
Alison Cerutti (BRA) Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 21–15, 21–15 |
Chaim Schalk (CAN) Ben Saxton (CAN) |
Clemens Doppler (AUT) Alexander Horst (AUT) 21–17, 21–16 |
Konstantin Semenov (RUS) Viacheslav Krasilnikov (RUS) |
Long Beach Grand Slam[14] Long Beach, California, United States 18 – 23 August |
Alison Cerutti (BRA) Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 21–16, 20–22, 15–13 |
Nicholas Lucena (USA) Phil Dalhausser (USA) |
Pablo Herrera (ESP) Adrián Gavira (ESP) 9–21, 21–17, 15–12 |
Alexander Brouwer (NED) Robert Meeuwsen (NED) |
Olsztyn Grand Slam[15] Olsztyn, Poland 25 – 30 August |
Alison Cerutti (BRA) Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 21–10, 21–15 |
Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) |
Chaim Schalk (CAN) Ben Saxton (CAN) 21–17, 21–18 |
Jonathan Erdmann (GER) Kay Matysik (GER) |
Rio de Janeiro Open[16] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 – 6 September |
Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT) Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT) 21–15, 25–23 |
Markus Böckermann (GER) Lars Flüggen (GER) |
Saymon Santos (BRA) Gustavo Carvalhaes (BRA) 21–14, 17–21, 15–8 |
Alison Cerutti (BRA) Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) |
Sochi Open[17] Sochi, Russia 8 – 13 September |
Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT) Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT) 24–22, 21–19 |
Nicholas Lucena (USA) Phil Dalhausser (USA) |
Paolo Nicolai (ITA) Daniele Lupo (ITA) 21–18, 15–21, 15–13 |
Konstantin Semenov (RUS) Viacheslav Krasilnikov (RUS) |
Xiamen Open[18] Xiamen, China 22 – 26 September |
Nicholas Lucena (USA) Phil Dalhausser (USA) 21–16, 21–17 |
Markus Böckermann (GER) Lars Flüggen (GER) |
Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT) Jānis Šmēdiņš (LAT) 21–17, 21–13 |
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš (LAT) Haralds Regža (LAT) |
Ft. Lauderdale Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals[19] Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States 29 September – 4 October |
Alison Cerutti (BRA) Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 21–13, 21–15 |
Nicholas Lucena (USA) Phil Dalhausser (USA) |
Evandro Oliveira (BRA) Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA) 21–19, 21–14 |
Alexander Brouwer (NED) Robert Meeuwsen (NED) |
Tournament[4] | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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Fuzhou Open[20] Fuzhou, China 22 – 26 April |
Jamie Broder (CAN) Kristina Valjas (CAN) 21–17, 23–21 |
Chantal Laboureur (GER) Julia Sude (GER) |
Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) April Ross (USA) 13–21, 21–13, 15–11 |
Wang Fan (CHN) Yue Yuan (CHN) |
Lucerne Open[21] Lucerne, Switzerland 12 – 17 May |
Karla Borger (GER) Britta Büthe (GER) 16–21, 21–16, 15–13 |
Madelein Meppelink (NED) Marleen van Iersel (NED) |
Jamie Broder (CAN) Kristina Valjas (CAN) 21–18, 21–15 |
Stefanie Schwaiger (AUT) Barbara Hansel (AUT) |
Prague Open[22] Prague, Czech Republic 20 – 24 May |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 21–12, 21–18 |
Heather Bansley (CAN) Sarah Pavan (CAN) |
Eduarda Lisboa (BRA) Elize Maia (BRA) Walkover |
Maria Clara Salgado (BRA) Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA) |
Moscow Grand Slam[23] Moscow, Russia 26 – 31 May |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–17, 21–14 |
Madelein Meppelink (NED) Marleen van Iersel (NED) |
Marta Menegatti (ITA) Viktoria Orsi Toth (ITA) 14–21, 21–19, 16–14 |
Wang Fan (CHN) Yue Yuan (CHN) |
Porec Major[24] Poreč, Croatia 2 – 6 June |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–16, 25–27, 15–12 |
Heather Bansley (CAN) Sarah Pavan (CAN) |
Louise Bawden (AUS) Taliqua Clancy (AUS) 21–15, 21–17 |
Jamie Broder (CAN) Kristina Valjas (CAN) |
Stavanger Major[25] Stavanger, Norway 9 – 13 June |
Juliana Silva (BRA) Maria Antonelli (BRA) 21–16, 21–15 |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) |
Madelein Meppelink (NED) Marleen van Iersel (NED) 21–17, 16–21, 15–13 |
Laura Ludwig (GER) Kira Walkenhorst (GER) |
St. Petersburg Grand Slam[26] St. Petersburg, Florida, United States 17 – 21 June |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 23–21, 21–19 |
Juliana Silva (BRA) Maria Antonelli (BRA) |
Taiana Lima (BRA) Fernanda Alves (BRA) 17–21, 21–19, 17–15 |
Karla Borger (GER) Britta Büthe (GER) |
FIVB World Championships[27] Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Rotterdam and The Hague, Netherlands 26 June – 5 July |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 21–18, 22–20 |
Taiana Lima (BRA) Fernanda Alves (BRA) |
Juliana Silva (BRA) Maria Antonelli (BRA) 23–25, 21–18, 15–9 |
Katrin Holtwick (GER) Ilka Semmler (GER) |
Gstaad Major[28] Gstaad, Switzerland 7 – 11 July |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–13, 21–17 |
Taiana Lima (BRA) Fernanda Alves (BRA) |
Heather Bansley (CAN) Sarah Pavan (CAN) Walkover |
Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) April Ross (USA) |
Yokohama Grand Slam[29] Yokohama, Japan 21 – 26 July |
Laura Ludwig (GER) Kira Walkenhorst (GER) 21–14, 21–17 |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) |
Heather Bansley (CAN) Sarah Pavan (CAN) 15–21, 22–20, 15–9 |
April Ross (USA) Jennifer Fopma (USA) |
Long Beach Grand Slam[30] Long Beach, California, United States 18 – 23 August |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–18, 21–16 |
Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) April Ross (USA) |
Laura Ludwig (GER) Kira Walkenhorst (GER) 21–17, 21–13 |
Louise Bawden (AUS) Taliqua Clancy (AUS) |
Olsztyn Grand Slam[31] Olsztyn, Poland 25 – 29 August |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–12, 25–23 |
Madelein Meppelink (NED) Marleen van Iersel (NED) |
Kinga Kołosińska (POL) Monika Brzostek (POL) 21–12, 21–16 |
Sophie van Gestel (NED) Jantine van der Vlist (NED) |
Rio de Janeiro Open[32] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 – 6 September |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 32–30, 18–21, 15–12 |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) |
Madelein Meppelink (NED) Marleen van Iersel (NED) 21–15, 21–17 |
Juliana Silva (BRA) Maria Antonelli (BRA) |
Sochi Open[33] Sochi, Russia 8 – 13 September |
Marta Menegatti (ITA) Viktoria Orsi Toth (ITA) 21–19, 21–16 |
Isabelle Forrer (SUI) Anouk Vergé-Dépré (SUI) |
Nadine Zumkehr (SUI) Joana Heidrich (SUI) 21–18, 21–18 |
Riikka Lehtonen (FIN) Taru Lahti (FIN) |
Xiamen Open[34] Xiamen, China 23 – 27 September |
Nadine Zumkehr (SUI) Joana Heidrich (SUI) 21–18, 21–17 |
Ana Gallay (ARG) Georgina Klug (ARG) |
Isabelle Forrer (SUI) Anouk Vergé-Dépré (SUI) 21–14, 24–22 |
Katrin Holtwick (GER) Ilka Semmler (GER) |
Ft. Lauderdale Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals[35] Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States 29 September – 4 October |
Larissa França (BRA) Talita Antunes (BRA) 21–17, 21–18 |
Laura Ludwig (GER) Kira Walkenhorst (GER) |
Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Bárbara Seixas (BRA) 22–20, 14–21, 15–10 |
Heather Bansley (CAN) Sarah Pavan (CAN) |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Brazil (BRA) | 18 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
2 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
4 | Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
6 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
7 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
8 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 |