# 2015 Spike For Peace International Beach Volleyball Tournament

The 2015 Spike For Peace International Beach Volleyball Tournament was an international women's beach volleyball tournament hosted in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines from November 29 to December 3, 2015.
The tournament staged by the Philippine Sports Commission thru its beach volleyball consultant Eric Lecain and backed by the FIVB, AVC, POC and the local volleyball federation, the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI) was staged indoors at the PhilSports Arena. 300 m$^3$ (11,000 cu ft) of sand from the Southwoods Golf Course was used for a beach volleyball court which was installed on top of the wooden floor of arena. This was to meet the international standard that calls for a court with sand at least 0.30 m (0.98 ft) thick.
The opening ceremonies held last November 30 was well attended by PSC Chairman Richie Garcia, POC board members Cynthia Carrion and Julian Camacho, LVPI Vice President Peter Cayco and LVPI board members Jeff Tamayo, Ricky Palou and Tatz Suzara.

## Participants

14 regular teams (some of them are also playing in the 2016 Rio Olympic qualifiers) participated in the tournament. Canada, China, Poland and Switzerland were also invited but didn't confirm its participation. For the Philippine delegation, Lecain also considered to add the services of Alyssa Valdez and Jovelyn Gonzaga in one of the national teams but was not able to confirmed participation from the two.
| Country | Country | Players | Country | Country | Players |
| Australia | A | Justine Mowen Jordan Mowen | Philippines | A | Representing Shakey's V-League: Alexa Micek Charo Soriano |
| Australia | B | Becchara Palmer Sarah Battaglene | Philippines | B | Representing Philippine Super Liga: Danika Gendrauli Norie Jane Diaz |
| Brazil | Brazil | Semirames Perazzo Ameral Bruna Figueiredo | Spain | Spain | Ester Ribera Amaranta Fernandez |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | Juliana Dhita Dini Jasita Utami Putu | Sweden | Sweden | Karin Lundqvist Anne-Lie Rinisland |
| Japan | Japan | Akiko Hasegawa Ayumi Kusano | Thailand | Thailand | Tanarattha Udomchavee Varapatsorn Radarong |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | Roos Van Dev Hoeven Gabrielle Ilke | United States | United States | Emily Stockman Amanda Dowdy |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | Julie Tiley Shauna Polley | | | |
Both Philippine teams were coached by Oliver Almadro.

## Officials

| Country | Names |
| Canada | Christopher Torr |
| American Samoa | Samuel Andrew Montalvo |
| Vietnam | Nguyen Thai Binh |
| Philippines | Ginio Panganiban |
Aside from this, the LVPI helped in the technical aspects of the tournament, including the officiating and the equipment. The organizers paid the sanction fee from the FIVB for the exhibition tournament.

## Preliminary round

The 14 teams were divided into 4 pools (3 teams, 3 teams, 4 teams and 4 teams).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Meertens–Van Der Hoeven | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4.000 | 92 | 88 | 1.045 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ribera–Fernandez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 101 | 101 | 1.000 | Contenders Bracket |
| 3 | Palmer–Battaglene | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 89 | 93 | 0.957 | Contenders Bracket |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| Nov 29 | 14:27 | Palmer–Battaglene | 0–2 | Meertens–Van Der Hoeven | 20-22 | 17-21 | | 37–43 | Report |
| Nov 29 | 19:00 | Ribera–Fernandez | 1–2 | Palmer–Battaglene | 17-21 | 21-16 | 12-21 | 50–52 | Report |
| Nov 30 | 17:00 | Ribera–Fernandez | 2–1 | Meertens–Van Der Hoeven | 15-21 | 21-17 | 15-11 | 51-49 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Dhita–Putu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.000 | 95 | 78 | 1.218 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Stockman–Dowdy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 107 | 99 | 1.081 | Contenders Bracket |
| 3 | Ju. Mowen–Jo. Mowen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 | 74 | 99 | 0.747 | Contenders Bracket |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| Nov 29 | 15:20 | Stockman–Dowdy | 2–1 | Ju. Mowen–Jo. Mowen | 21–23 | 21–13 | 15–10 | 57–46 | Report |
| Nov 30 | 13:00 | Ju. Mowen–Jo. Mowen | 0–2 | Dhita–Putu | 16–21 | 12–21 | | 28–42 | Report |
| Dec 1 | 14:00 | Dhita–Putu | 2–1 | Stockman–Dowdy | 21–16 | 17–21 | 15–13 | 53–50 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Hasegawa–Kusano | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 84 | 54 | 1.556 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Lundqvist–Rininsland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 146 | 130 | 1.123 | Contenders Bracket |
| 3 | Ameral–Figueiredo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 115 | 118 | 0.975 | Contenders Bracket |
| 4 | Gendrauli–Diaz | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 82 | 126 | 0.651 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| Nov 29 | 16:23 | Gendrauli–Diaz | 0–2 | Lundqvist–Rininsland | 13–21 | 16–21 | | 29–42 | Report |
| Nov 29 | 17:10 | Hasegawa–Kusano | 2–0 | Ameral–Figueiredo | 21–12 | 21–15 | | 42–27 | Report |
| Nov 30 | 14:00 | Lundqvist–Rininsland | 2–1 | Ameral–Figueiredo | 21–12 | 14–21 | 15–13 | 50–46 | Report |
| Nov 30 | 15:00 | Hasegawa–Kusano | 2–0 | Gendrauli–Diaz | 21–16 | 21–11 | | 42–27 | Report |
| Nov 30 | 18:00 | Rininsland | 1–2 | Hasegawa–Kusano | 21-17 | 18-21 | 15-17 | 54-55 | Report |
| Nov 30 | 19:00 | Ameral–Figueiredo | 2–0 | Gendrauli–Diaz | 21-15 | 21-11 | | 42-26 | Report |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Udomchavee–Radarong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | MAX | 84 | 49 | 1.714 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Tiley–Polley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 71 | 69 | 1.029 | Contenders Bracket |
| 3 | Micek–Soriano | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 47 | 84 | 0.560 | Contenders Bracket |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Total | Report |
| Nov 29 | 18:00 | Udomchavee–Radarong | 2–0 | Micek–Soriano | 21–11 | 21–9 | 42–20 | Report |
| Nov 30 | 16:00 | Tiley–Polley | 2–0 | Micek–Soriano | 21–17 | 21–10 | 42–27 | Report |
| Dec 1 | 13:00 | Tiley–Polley | 0–2 | Udomchavee–Radarong | 15–21 | 14–21 | 29–42 | Report |
Schedule: Philippine Sports Commission

## Second round
### Contenders bracket

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| Dec 1 | 16:00 | Ribera–Fernandez | 2–0 | Micek–Soriano | 21-14 | 21-10 | | 42-24 | Report |
| Dec 1 | 17:00 | Palmer–Battaglene | 1–2 | Tiley–Polley | 19-21 | 21-15 | 9-15 | 49-51 | Report |
| Dec 1 | 18:00 | Stockman–Dowdy | 0–2 | Ameral–Figueiredo | 21-15 | 21-13 | | 42-28 | Report |
| Dec 1 | 19:00 | Ju. Mowen–Jo. Mowen | 0–2 | Lundqvist–Rininsland | 10-21 | 10-21 | | 20-42 | Report |

## Final round

| Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | B1 | Dhita / Putu | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | A2 | Ribera / Fernandez | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | A2 | Ribera / Fernandez | 2 | | | | B1 | Dhita / Putu | 1 | |
| | | | D2 | Tiley / Polley | 0 | | | | C1 | Hasegawa / Kusano | 2 | |
| | | | | | | C1 | Hasegawa / Kusano | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D2 | Tiley / Polley | 0 | | | | | |
| D1 | Udomchavee / Radarong | 2 | | | | | | | | | C1 | Hasegawa / Kusano | 2 |
| A2 | Ribera / Fernandez | 1 | | | | | | | | | C1 | C2 | Lundqvist / Rininsland | 0 |
| | | | | | | A1 | Meertens / Van Der Hoeven | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C3 | Ameral / Figueiredo | 2 | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | A1 | Meertens / Van Der Hoeven | 0 | | | | C3 | Ameral / Figueiredo | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | D1 | Udomchavee / Radarong | 2 | | | | C2 | Lundqvist / Rininsland | 2 | | | |
| D2 | Tiley / Polley | 2 | | | | D1 | | | Udomchavee / Radarong | 0 | | B1 | Dhita / Putu | 2 |
| A1 | Meertens / Van Der Hoeven | 0 | | | | C2 | Lundqvist / Rininsland | 2 | | | | C3 | Ameral / Figueiredo | 1 |

### Quarterfinals

The pairings of the quarter-finals were determined through the drawing of lots. Each tie consist of one team which topped the pool in the preliminary round and a winner from the contenders bracket.
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| Dec 2 | 14:00 | Meertens–Van Der Hoeven | 1–2 | Ameral–Figueiredo | 14-21 | 21-19 | 12-15 | 47-55 | Report |
| Dec 2 | 15:00 | Dhita–Putu | 2-0 | Ribera–Fernandez | 22-20 | 23-21 | | 45-41 | Report |
| Dec 2 | 16:00 | Hasegawa–Kusano | 2–0 | Tiley–Polley | 21-9 | 21-11 | | 42-20 | Report |
| Dec 2 | 17:00 | Udomchavee–Radarong | 0–2 | Lundqvist–Rininsland | 22-24 | 20-22 | | 42-46 | Report |

### 5th–8th place semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| Dec 2 | 18:00 | Ribera–Fernandez | 2–0 | Tiley–Polley | 21–12 | 23–21 | | 44–33 | Report |
| Dec 2 | 19:00 | Meertens–Van Der Hoeven | 0–2 | Udomchavee–Radarong | 17–21 | 18–21 | | 35–42 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| Dec 3 | 13:00 | Lundqvist–Rininsland | 2–1 | Ameral–Figueiredo | 19-21 | 21-19 | 15-8 | 55-48 | Report |
| Dec 3 | 14:00 | Dhita–Putu | 1–2 | Hasegawa–Kusano | 14-21 | 21-18 | 12-15 | 47-54 | Report |

### Seventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| Dec 3 | 15:00 | Tiley–Polley | 2–0 | Meertens–Van Der Hoeven | 21-19 | 21-17 | | 42-36 | Report |

### Fifth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| Dec 3 | 16:00 | Ribera–Fernandez | 1–2 | Udomchavee–Radarong | 21-19 | 18-21 | 17-19 | 56-59 | Report |

### Third place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| Dec 3 | 17:00 | Ameral–Figueiredo | 1–2 | Dhita–Putu | 16-21 | 21-19 | 8-15 | 45-55 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| Dec 3 | 18:00 | Lundqvist–Rininsland | 0–2 | Hasegawa–Kusano | 19-21 | 12-21 | | 31-42 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Hasegawa–Kusano (JPN) | 6–0 |
| | Lundqvist–Rininsland (SWE) | 5–2 |
| | Dhita–Putu (INA) | 4–1 |
| 4 | Ameral–Figueiredo (BRA) | 3–4 |
| 5 | Udomchavee–Radarong (THA) | 4–1 |
| 6 | Ribera–Fernandez (ESP) | 3–3 |
| 7 | Tiley–Polley (NZL) | 3–3 |
| 8 | Meertens–Van Der Hoeven (NED) | 1–4 |
| Eliminated at the Contenders bracket |||
| 10 | Palmer–Battaglene (AUR) | 1–2 |
| 10 | Stockman–Dowdy (USA) | 1–2 |
| 12 | Ju. Mowen–Jo. Mowen (AUS) | 0–3 |
| 12 | Micek–Soriano (PHI) | 0–3 |
| Eliminated at the Preliminary round |||
| 13 | Gendrauli–Diaz (PHI) | 0–3 |
* 2015 Spike For Peace winners
* Japan Akiko Hasegawa and Ayumi Kusano 1st title