# Swatch FIVB World Tour 2007

The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2007 was an international beach volleyball competition.
The tour consists of 12 tournaments with both genders and 10 separate gender tournaments.
One of the tournaments, was the 2007 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Gstaad, Switzerland.
The top eight finishes that a team has from January 1, 2007 to July 20, 2008, on the Swatch FIVB World Tour (2007 and 2008), SWATCH FIVB World Championships (2007) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counts towards Olympic qualification for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country.

## Grand Slam

There were four Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.
* Paris, France – Henkel Grand Slam, June 19 - 24, 2007
* Stavanger, Norway – ConocoPhillips Grand Slam, June 26 - July 1, 2007
* Berlin, Germany – Smart Grand Slam, July 11 - 15, 2007
* Klagenfurt, Austria – A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia, August 1 - 5, 2007

## Tournament results
### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| China Shanghai Jinshan Open | Tian/Wang | Hakedal/Torlen | Talita/Renata |
| Singapore Open | Talita/Renata | Tian/Wang | Xue/Zhang |
| Seoul Open | Cook/Barnett | Tian/Wang | Juliana/Larissa |
| Warsaw Open | Juliana/Larissa | Adriana Behar/Shelda | Xue/Zhang |
| Espinho Open | Juliana/Larissa | Goller/Ludwig | Talita/Renata |
| Henkel Grand Slam | May-Treanor/Walsh | Tian/Wang | Turner/Wacholder |
| ConocoPhilips Grand Slam | Boss/Ross | Tian/Wang | May-Treanor/Walsh |
| Montreal Open | May-Treanor/Walsh | Xue/Zhang | Adriana Behar/Shelda |
| Smart Grand Slam | May-Treanor/Walsh | Juliana/Larissa | Tian/Wang |
| World Series 13 | Talita/Renata | Xue/Zhang | Tian/Wang |
| SWATCH FIVB World Championship powered by 1 to 1 Energy | May-Treanor/Walsh | Tian/Wang | Juliana/Larissa |
| A1 Grand Slam presented by NOKIA | May-Treanor/Walsh | Juliana-Larissa | Goller/Ludwig |
| Otera Open | Juliana/Larissa | Xue/Zhang | Tian/Wang |
| PAF Open | Juliana/Larissa | Tian/Wang | Xue/Zhang |
| St. Petersburg Open | Juliana/Larissa | Boss/Ross | Branagh/Youngs |
| Brazil Open | May-Treanor/Walsh | Juliana/Larissa | Branagh/Youngs |
| Phuket Thailand Open | May-Treanor/Walsh | Branagh/Youngs | Tian/Wang |

### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| China Shanghai Jinshan Open | Harley/Salgado | Marcio Araujo/Fabio | Heuscher/Heyer |
| Bahrain Open | Nummerdor/Schuil | Cunha/Franco | Harley/Salgado |
| Italian Open presented by Abruzzo | Marcio Araujo/Fabio | Emanuel/Ricardo | Barsouk/Kolodinsky |
| VIP Open | Kais/Vesik | Heuscher/Heyer | Barsouk/Kolodinsky |
| Espinho Open | Emanuel/Ricardo | Cunha/Franco | Marcio Araujo/Fabio |
| Henkel Grand Slam | Emanuel/Ricardo | Cunha/Franco | Lambert/Metzger |
| ConocoPhilips Grand Slam | Marcio Araujo/Fabio | Nummerdor/Schuil | Wu/Xu |
| Montreal Open | Emanuel/Ricardo | Schacht/Slack | Harley/Salgado |
| Smart Grand Slam | Marcio Araujo/Fabio | Klemperer/Koreng | Dalhausser/Rogers |
| World Series 13 | Cunha/Franco | Baracetti/Conde | Barsouk/Kolodinsky |
| SWATCH FIVB World Championship powered by 1 to 1 Energy | Dalhausser/Rogers | Barsouk/Kolodinsky | Schacht/Slack |
| A1 Grand Slam presented by NOKIA | Emanuel/Ricardo | Klemperer/Koreng | Nummerdor/Schuil |
| Otera Open | Emanuel/Ricardo | Reckermann/Urbatzka | Marcio Araujo/Fabio |
| PAF Open | Harley/Salgado | Reckermann/Urbatzka | Gosch/Horst |
| St. Petersburg Open | Harley/Salgado | Barsouk/Kolodinsky | Marcio Araujo/Fabio |
| Mazuri Open presented by Hotel Anders | Emanuel/Ricardo | Baracetti/Conde | Marcio Araujo/Fabio |
| Brazil Open | Emanuel/Ricardo | Dalhausser/Rogers | Marcio Araujo/Fabio |

## Medal table by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 21 | 9 | 12 | 42 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 |

## Award winners
### Men's Points Champions

MEN'S SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR POINTS CHAMPIONS 2007 :
| 2007 | Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos (BRA) |

### Women’s Points Champions

WOMEN'S SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR POINTS CHAMPIONS 2007 :
| 2007 | Larissa França and Juliana Felisberta (BRA) |

### Men's Award Winners

"BEST BLOCKER" :
| 2007 | Phil Dalhausser (USA) |
| "BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER" ||
| 2007 | Todd Rogers (USA) |
| "BEST HITTER" ||
| 2007 | Phil Dalhausser (USA) |
| "BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER" ||
| 2007 | Ricardo Santos (BRA) |
| "BEST SERVER" ||
| 2007 | Igor Kolodinsky (RUS) |
| "BEST SETTER" ||
| 2007 | Marcio Araujo (BRA) |
"MOST IMPROVED PLAYER" :
| 2007 | Xu Linyin (CHN) Dmitri Barsouk (RUS) |
| "MOST INSPIRATIONAL" ||
| 2007 | Franco Neto (BRA) |
| "MOST OUTSTANDING" ||
| 2007 | Ricardo Santos (BRA) |
| "SPORTSPERSON" ||
| 2007 | Franco Neto (BRA) |
| "TEAM OF THE YEAR" ||
| 2007 | Emanuel Rego (BRA) Ricardo Santos (BRA) |
| "TOP ROOKIE" ||
| 2007 | Igor Kolodinsky (RUS) |

### Women's Award Winners

"BEST BLOCKER" :
| 2007 | Kerri Walsh (USA) |
| "BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER" ||
| 2007 | Misty May-Treanor (USA) |
| "BEST HITTER" ||
| 2007 | Kerri Walsh (USA) |
| "BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER" ||
| 2007 | Kerri Walsh (USA) Misty May-Treanor (USA) |
| "BEST SERVER" ||
| 2007 | Ana Paula Connelly (BRA) |
| "BEST SETTER" ||
| 2007 | Larissa França (BRA) |
"MOST IMPROVED PLAYER" :
| 2007 | Laura Ludwig (GER) Tamsin Barnett (AUS) |
| "MOST INSPIRATIONAL" ||
| 2007 | Shelda Bede (BRA) |
| "MOST OUTSTANDING" ||
| 2007 | Kerri Walsh (USA) |
| "SPORTSPERSON" ||
| 2007 | Kerri Walsh (USA) Misty May-Treanor (USA) |
| "TEAM OF THE YEAR" ||
| 2007 | Larissa França (BRA) Juliana Felisberta (BRA) |
| "TOP ROOKIE" ||
| 2007 | April Ross (USA) |

### SWATCH Most Outstanding Player

For each tournament, there is selected one MOP (Most Outstanding Player)

#### Men

* Ricardo Santos (BRA)
** Montreal Open
** A1 Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
** Otera Open
** Mazuri Open presented by Hotel Anders
* Emanuel Rego (BRA)
** Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
** Espinho Open
** Brazil Open
* Franco Neto (BRA)
** Henkel Grand Slam
** World Series 13
* Kristjan Kais (EST) - VIP Open
* David Klemperer (GER) - Smart Grand Slam
* Igor Kolodinsky (RUS) - St. Petersburg Open
* Fabio Luiz Magalhães (BRA) - ConocoPhilips Grand Slam
* Reinder Nummerdor (NED) - Bahrain Open
* Todd Rogers (USA) - SWATCH FIVB World Championship powered by 1 to 1 Energy
* Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA) - PAF Open
* Harley Marques Silva (BRA) - China Shanghai Jinshan Open