Olympics: Beach Volleyball Pool Play

Photo: FIVB

The Olympic Games have finally started!  We will be creating daily posts with the results of each match and will post links to the live streams.  Josh Binstock and Martin Reader kick off their men's beach volleyball pool play against the host nation July 28th at 1:30 p.m. EST.  Fellow Canadians Annie Martin and Marie-Andrée Lessard begin their Olympic pool play on Sunday July 29th at 12:30 p.m. EST also against Great Britain.

Live Streams

Live video streams can be found at the Kill on Two Olympic page.

Women's Pool Play Results

Pool A

	Holtwick-Semmler	def.		Klapalova-Hajeckova	2-0 (21-16, 21-18)
	Larissa-Juliana	def.		Li Yuk Lo-Rigobert	2-0 (21-5, 21-10)
	Klapalova-Hajeckova	def.		Li Yuk Lo-Rigobert	2-0 (21-10, 21-11)
	Larissa-Juliana	def.		Holtwick-Semmler	2-0 (21-18, 21-13)
	Holtwick-Semmler	def.		Li Yuk Lo-Rigobert	2-0 (21-11, 21-10)
	Larissa-Juliana	def.		Klapalova-Hajeckova	2-0 (21-12, 21-18)

Pool B

	Vasina-Vozakova	def.		Zhang Xi-Xue	2-1 (18-21, 21-14, 16-14)
	Kuhn-Zumkehr	def.		Arvaniti-Tsiartsiani	2-0 (21-13, 21-19)
	Zhang Xi-Xue	def.		Kuhn-Zumkehr	2-1 (21-18, 16-21, 15-8)
	Arvaniti-Tsiartsiani	def.		Vasina-Vozakova	2-1 (18-21, 21-13, 15-12)
	Zhang Xi-Xue	def.		Arvaniti-Tsiartsiani	2-0 (21-17, 21-16)
	Vasina-Vozakova	def.		Kuhn-Zumkehr	2-1 (21-17, 19-21, 15-9)

Pool C

	Slukova-Kolocova	def.		Schwaiger D.-Schwaiger S.	2-1 (10-21, 21-13, 15-13)
	May-Treanor-Walsh	def.		Cook-Hinchley	2-0 (21-18, 21-19)
	Schwaiger D.-Schwaiger S.	def.		Cook-Hinchley	2-1 (18-21, 22-20, 15-10)
	May-Treanor-Walsh	def.		Slukova-Kolocova	2-0 (21-14, 21-19)
	Slukova-Kolocova	def.		Cook-Hinchley	2-1 (21-16, 18-21, 15-11)
	May-Treanor-Walsh	def.		Schwaiger D.-Schwaiger S.	2-1 (17-21, 21-8, 15-10)

Pool D

	Liliana-Baquerizo	def.		Van Iersel-Keizer	2-1 (14-21, 21-16, 15-11)
	Kessy-Ross	def.		Gallay-Zonta	2-0 (21-11, 21-18)
	Liliana-Baquerizo	def.		Gallay-Zonta	2-0 (22-20, 21-16)
	Kessy-Ross	def.		Van Iersel-Keizer	2-1 (21-15, 12-21, 15-8)
	Van Iersel-Keizer	def.		Gallay-Zonta	2-0 (21-12, 21-16)
	Kessy-Ross	def.		Liliana-Baquerizo	2-1 (21-19, 19-21, 19-17)

Pool E

	Goller-Ludwig	def.		Palmer-Bawden	2-1 (21-18, 19-21, 15-8)
	Talita-Antonelli	def.		Meppelink-van Gestel	2-0 (21-10, 21-19)
	Talita-Antonelli	def.		Goller-Ludwig	2-1 (21-19, 29-31, 15-13)
	Meppelink-van Gestel	def.		Palmer-Bawden	2-0 (21-19, 21-15)
	Goller-Ludwig	def.		Meppelink-van Gestel	2-0 (21-18, 21-14)
	Talita-Antonelli	def.		Palmer-Bawden	2-1 (18-21, 21-16, 15-9)

Pool F

	Cicolari-Menegatti	def.		Ukolova-Khomyakova	2-1 (17-21, 21-18, 15-8)
	Mullin-Dampney	def.		Lessard-Martin	2-1 (17-21, 21-14, 15-13)
	Cicolari-Menegatti	def.		Mullin-Dampney	2-0 (21-18, 21-12)
	Ukolova-Khomyakova	def.		Lessard-Martin	2-1 (21-18, 28-30, 15-13)
	Cicolari-Menegatti	def.		Lessard-Martin	2-1 (21-12, 23-25, 15-10)
	Ukolova-Khomyakova	def.		Mullin-Dampney	August 2nd - 11:30 a.m. EST

Men's Pool Play Results

Pool A

	Emanuel-Alison	def.		Doppler-Horst	2-1 (19-21, 21-17, 16-14)
	Nicolai-Lupo	def.		Heuscher-Bellaguarda	2-0 (21-19, 21-18)
	Emanuel-Alison	def.		Heuscher-Bellaguarda	2-0 (21-17, 21-12)
	Doppler-Horst	def.		Nicolai-Lupo	2-0 (21-18, 21-17)
	Emanuel-Alison	def.		Nicolai-Lupo	2-0 (26-24, 21-18)
	Heuscher-Bellaguarda	def.		Doppler-Horst	2-0 (24-22, 21-12)

Pool B

	Herrera-Gavira	def.		Benes P.-Kubala	2-0 (25-23, 21-16)
	Rogers-Dalhausser	def.		Asahi-Shiratori	2-0 (21-15, 21-16)
	Benes P.-Kubala	def.		Asahi-Shiratori	2-1 (17-21, 21-12, 15-7)
	Rogers-Dalhausser	def.		Herrera-Gavira	2-1 (19-21, 21-16, 15-13)
	Herrera-Gavira	def.		Asahi-Shiratori	2-0 (21-19, 22-20)
	Rogers-Dalhausser	vs.		Benes P.-Kubala	August 2nd - 4:00 p.m. EST

Pool C

	Brink-Reckermann	def.		Semenov-Prokopiev	2-0 (21-19, 21-17)
	Heyer-Chevallier	def.		Xu-Wu	2-1 (12-21, 21-15, 15-12)
	Brink-Reckermann	def.		Xu-Wu	2-1 (13-21, 21-19, 15-8)
	Heyer-Chevallier	def.		Semenov-Prokopiev	2-1 (28-26, 18-21, 15-13)
	Semenov-Prokopiev	def.		Xu-Wu	2-1 (29-27, 17-21, 15-12)
	Brink-Reckermann	def.		Heyer-Chevallier	2-0 (21-14, 21-16)

Pool D

	Samoilovs-Sorokins	def.		Fijalek-Prudel	2-1 (12-21, 21-15, 15-12)
	Gibb-Rosenthal	def.		Goldschmidt-Chiya	2-0 (21-10, 21-11)
	Samoilovs-Sorokins	def.		Goldschmidt-Chiya	2-0 (21-13, 21-10)
	Fijalek-Prudel	def.		Gibb-Rosenthal	2-0 (21-17, 21-18)
	Fijalek-Prudel	def.		Goldschmidt-Chiya	2-0 (21-19, 21-13)
	Gibb-Rosenthal	def.		Samoilovs-Sorokins	2-0 (21-10, 21-16)

Pool E

	Nummerdor-Schuil	def.		Fañe-Hernandez	2-1 (21-18, 17-21, 15-10)
	Plavins-Smedins, J.	def.		Erdmann-Matysik	2-1 (19-21, 23-21, 15-9)
	Plavins-Smedins, J.	def.		Fañe-Hernandez	2-0 (21-14, 21-16)
	Nummerdor-Schuil	def.		Erdmann-Matysik	2-0 (21-9, 21-16)
	Plavins-Smedins, J.	def.		Nummerdor-Schuil	2-0 (21-14, 21-18)
	Erdmann-Matysik	def.		Fañe-Hernandez	2-1 (20-22, 21-16, 15-11)

Pool F

	Reader-Binstock	def.		Grotowski-Garcia-Thompson	2-0 (21-19, 21-13)
	Cunha-Ricardo	def.		Skarlund-Spinnangr	2-0 (21-14, 21-18)
	Skarlund-Spinnangr	def.		Reader-Binstock	2-0 (21-14, 21-18)
	Cunha-Ricardo	def.		Grotowski-Garcia-Thompson	2-0 (21-17, 21-12)
	Skarlund-Spinnangr	def.		Grotowski-Garcia-Thompson	2-0 (22-20, 21-13)
	Cunha-Ricardo	def.		Reader-Binstock	2-0 (21-18, 24-22)

Update on 2012-08-02 23:48 by Cameron Kerr

Men's Lucky Losers Matches

	Nicolai-Lupo	def.		Binstock-Reader	2-0 (21-16, 22-20)
	Erdmann-Matysik	def.		Benes-Kubala	2-1 (15-21, 21-19, 15-13)

Women's Lucky Losers Matches

	Schwaiger D.-Schwaiger S.	def.		Dampney-Mullin	2-0 (21-15, 21-12)
	Van Gestels-Meppelink	def.		Hajeckova-Klapalova	2-0 (21-17, 21-17)

So this brings an end to Canadian beach volleyball at the 2012 London Olympics. Stay tuned to Kill on Two for the rest of the beach volleyball tournament.

Dear @joshbinner @martinjreader @malessard and #anniemartinWe love you.Sincerely,Canadian Volleyball Fans

— Kill on Two (@killontwo) August 2, 2012