Myslowice, Poland, May 30, 2010 - Except for one event and a hand-full of matches, reigning Olympic champions Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers have almost been unbeatable on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour as the Americans won their fifth gold medal in their last six international Beach Volleyball appearances here Sunday to capture the top spot on the podium at the US$190,000 Myslowice Open.
Enroute to capturing their third FIVB gold medal in four SWATCH starts in 2010, the top-seeded Dalhausser and Rogers scored a 21-15 and 21-13 win in 36 minutes over fourth-seeded Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera to share the $30,000 first-place prize while avenging a Friday afternoon setback to the Spaniards in the fourth-round of the winner’s bracket.
After losing to Gavira and Herrera in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Grand Slam in Gstaad last July, Dalhausser and Rogers have now won 35 of their last 40 SWATCH FIVB World Tour matches to share over $200,000 in prize money during the six-tournament stretch. The Americans’ fifth-place finish in Switzerland was followed by 2009 Grand Slam titles in France (Marseille) and Austria (Klagenfurt).
Dalhausser and Rogers opened the 2010 season with a gold medal last month in Brazil (Brasilia) followed by a fourth-place finish in China (Shanghai) at the start of May. Since returning to Europe last week in Italy, Dalhausser and Rogers captured the season’s first SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam in Rome followed by Sunday’s success in Myslowice.
“With fewer events on our domestic tour this season, we are playing more internationally this season,” said the 36-year old Rogers, who now has secured 11 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including 10 with Dalhausser. “We have found our comfort zone with all the travel and are playing pretty consistently most of the time. The SWATCH tour has a lot of great teams, so consistent play is a must.”
Gavira and Herrera, who scored a 21-14, 18-21 and 15-11 win over the American champions Friday, split $21,000 for their second-straight podium placement on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour this season and seventh overall in 15 international starts together. The Spaniards are now 2-4 against Dalhausser and Rogers, including a two-set gold medal loss to the Americans in Marseille last July.
In the bronze medal match, second-seeded Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann of Germany posted a 21-18 and 21-14 win in 44 minutes over fifth-seeded Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego of Brazil. Brink and Reckermann, who have now finished second, fourth and third in their last three FIVB events, shared $15,000 after winning five of six matches this week.
“It is good to win a medal at any tournament,” said the 31-year old Reckermann, who teamed with Brink to capture the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway. “You cannot win every tournament because of the high level of competition on the international tour."
With the Germans playing three less matches due to successfully advancing through the Myslowice Open’s winner’s bracket unbeaten, Alison and Emanuel had to win six-straight elimination matches to reach the “final four” rounds. It marked only the 14th-time a men’s team since 2001 reached a SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final after losing in the first round.
In sharing $11,200 for their fourth-place finish, Alison and Emanuel joined Dalhausser and Rogers as the only teams on the international tour this season to reach the semi-finals at each stop. Alison and Emanuel sandwiched gold medal defeats to Dalhausser and Rogers in Brazil and Italy with a bronze medal win in China.
The SWATCH FIVB World Tour players take a week’s break before resuming competition June 7-14 in Russia for a double gender stop in Moscow for the second Grand Slam event on the 2010 calendar.
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USA’s Dalhausser & Rogers Net SWATCH FIVB World Tour Polish Gold Medal
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Myslowice, Poland, May 30, 2010 - Except for one event and a hand-full of matches, reigning Olympic champions Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers have almost been unbeatable on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour as the Americans won their fifth gold medal in their last six international Beach Volleyball appearances here Sunday to capture the top spot on the podium at the US$190,000 Myslowice Open.
Enroute to capturing their third FIVB gold medal in four SWATCH starts in 2010, the top-seeded Dalhausser and Rogers scored a 21-15 and 21-13 win in 36 minutes over fourth-seeded Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera to share the $30,000 first-place prize while avenging a Friday afternoon setback to the Spaniards in the fourth-round of the winner’s bracket.
After losing to Gavira and Herrera in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Grand Slam in Gstaad last July, Dalhausser and Rogers have now won 35 of their last 40 SWATCH FIVB World Tour matches to share over $200,000 in prize money during the six-tournament stretch. The Americans’ fifth-place finish in Switzerland was followed by 2009 Grand Slam titles in France (Marseille) and Austria (Klagenfurt).
Dalhausser and Rogers opened the 2010 season with a gold medal last month in Brazil (Brasilia) followed by a fourth-place finish in China (Shanghai) at the start of May. Since returning to Europe last week in Italy, Dalhausser and Rogers captured the season’s first SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam in Rome followed by Sunday’s success in Myslowice.
“With fewer events on our domestic tour this season, we are playing more internationally this season,” said the 36-year old Rogers, who now has secured 11 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including 10 with Dalhausser. “We have found our comfort zone with all the travel and are playing pretty consistently most of the time. The SWATCH tour has a lot of great teams, so consistent play is a must.”
Gavira and Herrera, who scored a 21-14, 18-21 and 15-11 win over the American champions Friday, split $21,000 for their second-straight podium placement on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour this season and seventh overall in 15 international starts together. The Spaniards are now 2-4 against Dalhausser and Rogers, including a two-set gold medal loss to the Americans in Marseille last July.
In the bronze medal match, second-seeded Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann of Germany posted a 21-18 and 21-14 win in 44 minutes over fifth-seeded Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego of Brazil. Brink and Reckermann, who have now finished second, fourth and third in their last three FIVB events, shared $15,000 after winning five of six matches this week.
“It is good to win a medal at any tournament,” said the 31-year old Reckermann, who teamed with Brink to capture the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway. “You cannot win every tournament because of the high level of competition on the international tour."
With the Germans playing three less matches due to successfully advancing through the Myslowice Open’s winner’s bracket unbeaten, Alison and Emanuel had to win six-straight elimination matches to reach the “final four” rounds. It marked only the 14th-time a men’s team since 2001 reached a SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final after losing in the first round.
In sharing $11,200 for their fourth-place finish, Alison and Emanuel joined Dalhausser and Rogers as the only teams on the international tour this season to reach the semi-finals at each stop. Alison and Emanuel sandwiched gold medal defeats to Dalhausser and Rogers in Brazil and Italy with a bronze medal win in China.
The SWATCH FIVB World Tour players take a week’s break before resuming competition June 7-14 in Russia for a double gender stop in Moscow for the second Grand Slam event on the 2010 calendar.
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