The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2003 was the official international beach volleyball tour for 2003.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Various |
| Dates | 11 June – 19 October 2004 |
The USA won five out of the 12 women's tournaments, but Brazil won nine out of the ten men's tournaments.
Grand Slam
editThere were four Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.
- Berlin, Germany – Vodafone Grand Slam, 24–29 June 2003
- Marseille, France – World Series 13 Grand Slam, 15–20 July 2003
- Klagenfurt, Austria – A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia, 30 July–3 August 2003
- Carson, California, USA – Nissan Grand Slam, 18–21 September 2003
Schedule
edit- Key
| World Championships |
| Grand Slam |
| Open tournaments |
Tournament results
editWomen
edit| Tournament[1] | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellas Open[2] Rhodes, Greece US$150,000 11–15 June 2003 |
23–21, 21–19, 15-12 |
21–15, 25–23 |
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| 1to1 Energy Open[3] Gstaad, Switzerland US$150,000 17–21 June 2003 |
23–21, 21–15 |
21–15, 21–15 |
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| Vodafone Grand Slam[4] Berlin, Germany US$300,000 24–28 June 2003 |
20–22, 29–27, 15-13 |
21–18, 21–19 |
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| ConocoPhillips Open[5] Stavanger, Norway US$150,000 4-5 July 2003 |
21–19, 21–15 |
21–13, 21–17 |
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| World Series 13 Grand Slam[6] Marseille, France US$270,000 15–19 July 2003 |
21–10, 21–13 |
21–14, 21–18 |
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| A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia[7] Klagenfurt, Austria US$260,000 July 30-August 2 |
21–17, 21–12 |
21–17, 21–18 |
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| Japan Open[8] Osaka, Japan US$150,000 06–10 August 2003 |
21–18, 19–21, 15-13 |
18–21, 21–15, 15-10 |
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| Lianyungang Open[9] Lianyungang, China US$150,000 13–17 August 2003 |
21–15, 17–21, 15-13 |
17–21, 26–24, 18-16 |
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| Bali Open[10] Bali, Indonesia US$150,000 20–24 August 2003 |
21–17, 21-19 |
21-15, 21–10 |
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| Estathe' Italian Open[11] Milan, Italy US$150,000 3–7 September 2003 |
17–21, 22–20, 15-10 |
21-16, 21–13 |
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| Nissan Grand Slam[12] Carson, United States US$300,000 18–21 September 2003 |
22-24, 22–20, 15-13 |
21–13, 21–18 |
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| FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch[13] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil US$400,000 07–12 October 2003 |
21-19, 21-19 |
21–16, 21–17 |
Men
edit| Tournament[1] | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellas Open[14] Rhodes, Greece US$150,000 4–8 June 2003 |
22-20, 21–18 |
21-17, 18–21, 18-16 |
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| 1to1 Energy Open[15] Gstaad, Switzerland US$150,000 18–22 June 2003 |
23–25, 21–13, 15-10 |
21–18, 19–21, 15-10 |
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| Vodafone Grand Slam[16] Berlin, Germany US$300,000 25–29 June 2003 |
21–18, 21–16 |
21–15, 21–16 |
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| ConocoPhillips Open[17] Stavanger, Norway US$150,000 2-6 July 2003 |
16–21, 21–16, 15-12 |
21–18, 22–20, 15-6 |
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| World Series 13 Grand Slam[18] Marseille, France US$270,000 16–20 July 2003 |
21–18, 20–22, 15-13 |
19-21, 21–15, 15-8 |
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| Portugal Open[19] Espinho, Portugal US$150,000 23–27 July 2003 |
21-23, 21–14, 20-18 |
21-17, 21-17 |
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| A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia[20] Klagenfurt, Austria US$260,000 July 31-August 3 |
22–20, 21–12 |
19-21, 21–19, 15-8 |
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| World of TUI Open de Mallorca[21] Mallorca, Spain US$150,000 03–7 September 2003 |
14-21, 21–19, 34-32 |
22-20, 21-13 |
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| Nissan Grand Slam[22] Carson, United States US$300,000 18–21 September 2003 |
21-11, 21-18 |
22-20, 21-16 |
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| FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch[23] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil US$400,000 14–19 October 2003 |
21-18, 21-15 |
Walkover |
Rankings
editMedal table by country
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 29 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (12 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
References
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- ^ [23], FIVB.org
- ^ 2003 FIVB World Ranking - Men; FIVB
- ^ 2003 FIVB World Ranking - Women; FIVB