2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour Calendar
The Beijing, China tour stop will play in the same beach stadium used in the 2008 Olympic Games. Photo: FIVB.org
The FIVB today has released the final calendar for this year's FIVB beach tour. The 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour has 16 events for Women and 14 for Men with prize money totalling just over $4.1 million USD and the bonus pool coming in just over $3.4 million USD.
The most exciting stop for us here at Kill on Two is of course the July 18th - 24th (TBD) Quebec City open event. Here is the schedule for this summer:
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Women |
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Dates |
Country |
Event |
Prize |
Bonus |
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April 18-23 |
Brasilia, Brazil |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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April 26- May 1 |
Sanya, China |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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May 3-8 |
Shanghai, China |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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May 17 –22 |
Myslowice, Poland |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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June 6-11 |
Beijing, China |
Grand Slam |
$160’000 |
$140’000 |
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June 14 – 26 |
Preliminary phase: 2 cities, |
World Championships |
$250’000 |
$250’000 |
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June 27- July 2 |
Stavanger, Norway |
Grand Slam |
$160’000 |
$140’000 |
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July 4-9 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Grand Slam |
$160’000 |
$140’000 |
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July 11-16 |
Moscow, Russia |
Grand Slam |
$160’000 |
$140’000 |
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July 18-24 (TBD) |
Québec, Canada |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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July 25-30 |
Stare Jablonki, Poland |
Grand Slam |
$160’000 |
$140’000 |
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August 1-6 |
Klagenfurt, Austria |
Grand Slam |
$160’000 |
$140’000 |
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** August 8-13 |
Kristiansand, Norway |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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August 15-20 |
Aland, Finland/Sweden |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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*** August 23-28 |
The Hague, Netherlands |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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November 1-6 |
Phuket, Thailand |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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$ 2’200’000 |
$ 1’810’000 |
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Men |
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Dates |
Country |
Event |
Prize |
Bonus |
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April 19-24 |
Brasilia, Brazil |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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May 2-7 |
Shanghai, China |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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May 17 –22 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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June 7-12 |
Beijing, China |
Grand Slam |
$160’000 |
$140’000 |
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June 14 – July 26 |
Preliminary phase: 2 cities, |
World Championships |
$250’000 |
$250’000 |
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June 28- July 3 |
Stavanger, Norway |
Grand Slam |
$160’000 |
$140’000 |
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July 5-10 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Grand Slam |
$160’000 |
$140’000 |
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July 12-17 |
Moscow, Russia |
Grand Slam |
$160’000 |
$140’000 |
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July 18-24 (TBD) |
Québec, Canada |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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July 26-31 |
Stare Jablonki, Poland |
Grand Slam |
$160’000 |
$140’000 |
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August 2-7 |
Klagenfurt, Austria |
Grand Slam |
$160’000 |
$140’000 |
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**August 9-14 |
Kristiansand, Norway |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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August 16-21 |
Aland, Finland/ Sweden |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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*** August 23-28 |
The Hague, Netherlands |
Open |
$110’000 |
$80’000 |
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$ 1’980’000 |
$ 1’650’000 |
Legend
** To be confirmed
*** Competition starts the same day for men and women
Source: FIVB.org