The next stop on the 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour is in Sanya, China.The 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour invades Sanya, China today for the second event of the 2011 FIVB season.  Country quota matches will take place on Tuesday, and Canada will be a part of them.  The Sanya Open is a female only FIVB event and four Canadian women's duos are registered.  This is the first FIVB event of the season for three of those pairings with the team of Julie Rodrigue and Kacie MacTavish being the only team that competed last week in Brazil.  Here are a list of the Canadian teams and their respective entry points.

Canadian Teams

	860	CAN	Marie-Andrée Lessard/Annie Martin
	452	CAN	Heather Bansley/Elizabeth Maloney
	94	CAN	Julie Rodrigue/Kacie MacTavish
	42	CAN	Kristina Valjas/Caleigh Whitaker

Other Teams to Watch

	2740	BRA	Larissa França/Juliana Felisberta da Silva
	1210	USA	Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh
	1440	USA	Jennifer Kessy/April Ross
	2280	CHN	Chen Xue/Xi Zhang

Yes I do realize that I just picked last week's podium and the home team.  This is why:  Juliana and Larissa are still the number 1 ranked team in the world and proved that with their gold medal win last week.  Misty and Kerri showed the world last week that their time apart over the last few years is a distant memory as they were able to place second in Brazil including taking a set from the current World Champions.  Jennifer and April won bronze last week and have been on the podium in Sanya each of the three years the event has been held.  Chen Xue and Xi Zhang are the Sanya defending champions, the home crowd favourite and are the third ranked team in the world.  Expect them to come out strong to revenge their 7th place finish last week in Brazil.

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