2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships

The 2009 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships is a beach volleyball event, that was held from June 26 to July 5, 2009 in Stavanger, Norway.^[1] The Swatch FIVB World Championships are organized every two years, and Norway is the first Northern European country to host the event. The city of Stavanger had earlier hosted ten Open and Grand Slam events at the SWATCH FIVB World Tour.^[1]

The 2009 event was the seventh official edition of the championship, after ten unofficial championships (1987–1996) all held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The total Prize Money for 2009 was US$1 Million.^[1]

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's	Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann (GER)	Alison Cerutti and Harley Marques Silva (BRA)	Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser (USA)
Women's	April Ross and Jennifer Kessy (USA)	Larissa França and Juliana Felisberta (BRA)	Talita Antunes and Maria Antonelli (BRA)

Men's competition

Round Robin

Pool A

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Harley – Alison	6	3	0	126	70	1.800	6	0	MAX
2	Gosch – Horst	5	2	1	109	104	1.048	4	2	2.000
3	Erdmann – Matysik	4	1	2	105	137	0.766	2	5	0.400
4	Hordvik – K Goranson	3	0	3	110	139	0.791	1	6	0.167

Pool B

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Rogers – Dalhausser	5	2	1	94	62	1.516	4	3	1.333
2	Gibb – Rosenthal	5	2	1	140	125	1.120	5	3	1.667
3	Lochhead – Pitman	5	2	1	93	83	1.120	5	2	2.500
4	Morais – Silva	3	0	3	69	126	0.548	0	6	0.000

Pool C

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brink – Reckermann	6	3	0	84	46	1.826	6	0	MAX
2	E Boersma – Paulides	4	1	2	42	33	1.273	2	4	0.500
3	Baracetti – Salema	4	1	2	113	119	0.950	2	5	0.400
4	Babich – Mykhaylov	4	1	2	77	98	0.786	3	4	0.750

Pool D

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Heyer – Heuscher	6	3	0	128	104	1.231	6	0	MAX
2	Lucena – Keenan	5	2	1	75	71	1.056	4	2	2.000
3	Cunha – Pedro	4	1	2	77	71	1.085	2	4	0.500
4	Maaseide – Horrem	3	0	3	92	126	0.730	0	6	0.000

Pool E

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Ricardo – Emanuel	6	3	0	126	92	1.370	6	0	MAX
2	Hoyer – Soderberg	5	2	1	123	129	0.953	4	3	1.333
3	Wu – Yin	4	1	2	138	143	0.965	3	5	0.600
4	Schnider – Sutter	3	0	3	116	139	0.835	1	6	0.167

Pool F

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Klemperer – Koreng	6	3	0	127	92	1.380	6	0	MAX
2	Mesa – Lario	4	1	2	121	115	1.052	3	4	0.750
3	Doppler – Mellitzer	4	1	2	99	115	0.861	2	4	0.500
3	Biza – Rotrekl	4	1	2	110	135	0.815	2	5	0.400

Pool G

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Dollinger – Urbatzka	6	3	0	139	119	1.168	6	1	6.000
2	Samoilovs – Sorokins	5	2	1	137	130	1.054	4	3	1.333
3	Xu – J. L. Li	4	1	2	140	150	0.933	2	5	0.400
4	Cadieux – Reader	3	0	3	159	176	0.903	3	6	0.500

Pool H

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Jennings – Fuerbringer	5	2	1	101	72	1.403	4	3	1.333
2	Varnier – Nicolai	5	2	1	154	162	0.951	5	4	1.250
3	Nummerdor – Schuil	5	2	1	94	84	1.119	5	2	2.500
4	Huber – Gartmayer	3	0	3	107	137	0.781	1	6	0.167

Pool I

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Kr Kais – Vesik	5	2	1	132	116	1.138	4	3	1.333
2	Kolodinsky – Barsouk	5	2	1	143	136	1.051	5	3	1.667
3	Dugrip – Salvetti	4	1	2	123	147	0.837	3	5	0.600
4	Geor – Gia	4	1	2	127	126	1.008	3	4	0.750

Pool J

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Herrera – Gavira	6	3	0	136	117	1.162	6	1	6.000
2	Márcio Araújo – Fábio Luiz	5	2	1	132	115	1.148	5	2	2.500
3	Kulinich – Dyachenko	4	1	2	123	144	0.854	2	5	0.400
3	Gabathuler – Wenger	3	0	3	127	142	0.894	1	5	0.200

Pool K

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Ces – Cès	5	2	1	99	88	1.125	5	2	2.500
2	Kjemperud – Høidalen	5	2	1	86	70	1.229	4	2	2.000
3	Mussa – Jackson	4	1	2	111	116	0.957	2	4	0.500
2	Plavins – Iecelnieks	4	1	2	119	141	0.844	2	5	0.400

Pool L

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Van Huizen – Redmann	6	3	0	140	116	1.207	6	1	6.000
2	Bruno – Maciel	5	2	1	135	116	1.164	5	2	2.500
3	Skarlund – Spinnangr	4	1	2	102	120	0.850	2	4	0.500
4	Hoiskamp – Ronnes	3	0	3	101	126	0.802	0	6	0.000

Best Third Places

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
B	Lochhead – Pitman	5	2	1	5	2	2.500	93	83	1.120
H	Nummerdor – Schuil	5	2	1	5	2	2.500	94	84	1.119
E	Wu – Yin	4	1	2	3	5	0.600	138	143	0.965
I	Dugrip – Salvetti	4	1	2	3	5	0.600	123	147	0.837
D	Cunha – Pedro	4	1	2	2	4	0.500	77	71	1.085
K	Mussa – Jackson	4	1	2	2	4	0.500	111	116	0.957
F	Doppler – Mellitzer	4	1	2	2	4	0.500	99	115	0.861
L	Skarlund – Spinnangr	4	1	2	2	4	0.500	102	120	0.850
C	Baracetti – Salema	4	1	2	2	5	0.400	113	119	0.950
G	Xu – J. L. Li	4	1	2	2	5	0.400	140	150	0.933
J	Kulinich – Dyachenko	4	1	2	2	5	0.400	123	144	0.854
A	Erdmann – Matysik	4	1	2	2	5	0.400	105	137	0.766

Play-off

Round of 32

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
2 July	Mussa – Jackson	0–2	Rogers – Dalhausser	9:21	17:21				26:42
2 July	Bruno – Maciel	0–2	Samoilovs – Sorokins	15:21	16:21				31:42
2 July	Herrera – Gavira	injury	E Boersma – Paulides
2 July	Dollinger – Urbatzka	0–2	Lochhead – Pitman	17:21	21:23				38:44
2 July	Ricardo – Emanuel	2–0	Nummerdor – Schuil	21:18	21:15				42:33
2 July	Ces – Cès	2–0	Mesa – Lario	25:23	21:18				46:41
2 July	Lucena – Keenan	0–2	Gibb – Rosenthal	16:21	14:21				30:42
2 July	Brink – Reckermann	forfeit	Cunha – Pedro
2 July	Skarlund – Spinnangr	0–2	Heyer – Heuscher	19:21	14:21				33:42
2 July	Márcio Araújo – Fábio Luiz	2–0	Kolodinsky – Barsouk	21:16	21:14				42:30
2 July	Kr Kais – Vesik	2–0	Hoyer – Soderberg	21:18	21:18				42:36
2 July	Klemperer – Koreng	2–0	Dugrip – Salvetti	21:18	21:12				42:30
2 July	Jennings – Fuerbringer	2–0	Wu – Yin	21:12	21:18				42:30
2 July	Van Huizen – Redmann	2–0	Varnier – Nicolai	21:17	21:19				42:36
2 July	Kjemperud – Høidalen	1–2	Gosch – Horst	19:21	21:16	11:15			51:52
2 July	Harley – Alison	2–0	Doppler – Mellitzer	21:18	21:14				42:32

Round of 16

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
3 July	Samoilovs – Sorokins	0–2	Rogers – Dalhausser	11:21	11:21				22:42
3 July	Lochhead – Pitman	0–2	Herrera – Gavira	11:21	12:21				23:42
3 July	Ces – Cès	0–2	Ricardo – Emanuel	24:26	13:21				37:47
3 July	Brink – Reckermann	2–0	Gibb – Rosenthal	21:18	21:16				42:34
3 July	Márcio Araújo – Fábio Luiz	2–0	Heyer – Heuscher	21:18	24:22				45:40
3 July	Klemperer – Koreng	2–0	Kr Kais – Vesik	21:12	21:18				42:30
3 July	Van Huizen – Redmann	0–2	Jennings – Fuerbringer	10:21	13:21				23:42
3 July	Harley – Alison	2–0	Gosch – Horst	21:17	21:12				42:29

Quarterfinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
4 July	Herrera – Gavira	0–2	Rogers – Dalhausser	23:25	14:21				37:46
4 July	Brink – Reckermann	2–1	Ricardo – Emanuel	14:21	21:15	15:13			50:49
4 July	Klemperer – Koreng	2–1	Márcio Araújo – Fábio Luiz	15:21	21:18	17:15			53:54
4 July	Harley – Alison	2–1	Jennings – Fuerbringer	21:14	35:37	17:15			73:66

Semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
5 July	Brink – Reckermann	2–1	Rogers – Dalhausser	21:17	16:21	15:10			52:48
5 July	Harley – Alison	2–0	Klemperer – Koreng	21:18	21:14				42:32

Bronze medal Match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
5 July	Klemperer – Koreng	0–2	Rogers – Dalhausser	11:21	16:21				27:42

Gold medal Match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
5 July	Harley – Alison	0–2	Brink – Reckermann	16:21	19:21				35:42

Women's competition

Round Robin

Pool A

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Ross – Kessy	6	3	0	126	76	1.658	6	0	MAX
2	Minusa – Jursone	5	2	1	124	116	1.069	4	3	1.333
3	Fendrick – Ivy	4	1	2	118	132	0.894	3	4	0.750
4	Aas – Bjørkesett	3	0	3	82	126	0.651	0	6	0.000

Pool B

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Talita – Antonelli	6	3	0	160	142	1.127	6	2	3.000
2	Xue – Zhang	5	2	1	133	116	1.147	4	3	1.333
3	Remmers – Stiekema	4	1	2	150	165	0.909	4	5	0.800
4	Bratkova – Ukolova	3	0	3	129	149	0.866	2	6	0.333

Pool C

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Larissa – Juliana	6	3	0	130	97	1.340	6	0	MAX
2	Kuhn – Zumkehr	5	2	1	121	99	1.222	4	2	2.000
3	Klapalova – Petrova	4	1	2	111	117	0.949	2	4	0.500
4	Koutroumanidou – Argiropoulou	3	0	3	77	126	0.611	0	6	0.000

Pool D

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Branagh – Youngs	6	3	0	140	111	1.261	6	1	6.000
2	Banck – Günther	5	2	1	130	137	0.949	4	3	1.333
3	Martin – Lessard	4	1	2	157	144	1.090	4	4	1.000
4	Dampney – Mullin	3	0	3	91	126	0.722	0	6	0.000

Pool E

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Ana Paula – Shelda	6	3	0	126	82	1.537	6	0	MAX
2	Arvaniti – Tsiartsiani	5	2	1	118	98	1.204	4	2	2.000
3	Montagnolli – Hansel	4	1	2	95	119	0.798	2	4	0.500
4	Boulton – Johns	3	0	3	86	126	0.683	0	6	0.000

Pool F

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Turner – Akers	5	2	1	137	128	1.070	4	3	1.333
2	Forrer – Schmocker	5	2	1	116	109	1.064	4	2	2.000
3	Giaoui – Hamzaoui	4	1	2	140	152	0.921	3	5	0.600
4	Lundqvist] – Ljungquist	4	1	2	125	129	0.969	3	4	0.750

Pool G

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Holtwick – Semmler	5	2	1	135	112	1.205	5	2	2.500
2	Gloria – Momoli	5	2	1	130	137	0.949	4	3	1.333
3	Fernandez Grasset – Esteves Ribalta	5	2	1	137	129	1.062	4	3	1.333
4	Lehmann – Sude	3	0	3	113	137	0.825	1	6	0.167

Pool H

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Maria Clara – Carol	6	3	0	154	124	1.242	6	2	3.000
2	van Breedam – Mouha	5	2	1	144	122	1.180	5	3	1.667
3	Mooren – Wesselink	4	1	2	116	123	0.943	3	4	0.750
4	Palmer – Jensen	3	0	3	94	139	0.676	1	6	0.167

Pool I

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Pohl – Rau	5	2	1	84	70	1.200	4	2	2.000
2	Saka – Rtvelo	5	2	1	113	119	0.950	4	3	1.333
3	Nila – Ingrid	5	2	1	97	90	1.078	5	2	2.500
4	Andreasen – Vestergaard	3	0	3	91	126	0.722	0	6	0.000

Pool J

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Goller – Ludwig	6	3	0	139	99	1.404	6	1	6.000
2	Zhang Xi – Huang Y.	5	2	1	129	138	0.935	4	3	1.333
3	Candelas – García	4	1	2	146	143	1.021	4	4	1.000
4	Nyström – Nyström	3	0	3	94	126	0.746	0	6	0.000

Pool K

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	van Iersel – Keizer	5	2	1	149	134	1.112	5	2	2.500
2	Barrera – Sarpaux	5	2	1	132	120	1.100	4	3	1.333
3	Nováková – Hajeckova	5	2	1	157	145	1.083	5	3	1.667
4	Alcon – Matveeva	3	0	3	87	126	0.690	0	6	0.000

Pool L

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Schwaiger – Schwaiger	6	3	0	138	110	1.255	6	1	6.000
2	Maaseide – Kongshavn	5	2	1	131	129	1.016	4	3	1.333
3	Osheyko – Baburina	4	1	2	149	145	1.028	4	4	1.000
3	Graessli – Guerra Arias	3	0	3	93	127	0.732	0	6	0.000

Best Third Places

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
I	Nila – Ingrid	5	2	1	5	2	2.500	97	90	1.078
K	Nováková – Hajeckova	5	2	1	5	3	1.667	157	145	1.083
G	Fernandez Grasset – Esteves Ribalta	5	2	1	4	3	1.333	137	129	1.062
D	Martin – Lessard	4	1	2	4	4	1.000	157	144	1.090
L	Osheyko – Baburina	4	1	2	4	4	1.000	149	145	1.028
J	Candelas – García	4	1	2	4	4	1.000	146	143	1.021
B	Remmers – Stiekema	4	1	2	4	5	0.800	150	165	0.909
H	Mooren – Wesselink	4	1	2	3	4	0.750	116	123	0.943
A	Fendrick – Ivy	4	1	2	3	4	0.750	118	132	0.894
F	Giaoui – Hamzaoui	4	1	2	3	5	0.600	140	152	0.921
C	Klapalova – Petrova	4	1	2	2	4	0.500	111	117	0.949
E	Montagnolli – Hansel	4	1	2	2	4	0.500	95	119	0.798

Play-off

Round of 32

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
2 July	Mooren – Wesselink	0–2	Talita – Antonelli	12:21	13:21				25:42
2 July	van Breedam – Mouha	2–0	Minusa – Jursone	21:19	21:11				42:30
2 July	Schwaiger – Schwaiger	2–1	Gloria – Momoli	18:21	23:21	15:13			56:55
2 July	Holtwick – Semmler	0–2	Nováková – Hajeckova	16:21	16:21				32:42
2 July	Maria Clara – Carol	2–1	Nila – Ingrid	16:21	21:16	15:7			52:44
2 July	van Iersel – Keizer	2–0	Maaseide – Kongshavn	26:24	21:18				47:42
2 July	Kuhn – Zumkehr	0–2	Xue – Zhang	20:22	15:21				45:43
2 July	Larissa – Juliana	2–0	Candelas – García	21:10	21:15				42:25
2 July	Remmers – Stiekema	0–2	Branagh – Youngs	18:21	10:21				28:42
2 July	Forrer – Schmocker	0–2	Saka – Rtvelo	14:21	16:21				30:42
2 July	Pohl – Rau	0–2	Zhang Xi – Huang Y.	15:21	15:21				30:42
2 July	Ana Paula – Shelda	2–1	Fernandez Grasset – Esteves Ribalta	21:14	19:21	17:15			57:50
2 July	Turner – Akers	2–1	Martin – Lessard	18:21	24:22	17:15			59:58
2 July	Goller – Ludwig	2–0	Banck – Günther	21:12	21:16				42:28
2 July	Arvaniti – Tsiartsiani	2–0	Barrera – Sarpaux	21:17	21:15				42:32
2 July	Ross – Kessy	2–0	Osheyko – Baburina	21:17	21:10				42:27

Round of 16

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
3 July	van Breedam – Mouha	0–2	Talita – Antonelli	15:21	15:21				30:42
3 July	Nováková – Hajeckova	0–2	Schwaiger – Schwaiger	15:21	19:21				34:42
3 July	van Iersel – Keizer	2–1	Maria Clara – Carol	19:21	21:19	15:13			55:53
3 July	Larissa – Juliana	2–0	Xue – Zhang	21:16	21:17				42:33
3 July	Saka – Rtvelo	0–2	Branagh – Youngs	12:21	14:21				26:42
3 July	Ana Paula – Shelda	2–0	Zhang Xi – Huang Y.	22:20	21:16				43:36
3 July	Goller – Ludwig	1–2	Turner – Akers	21:17	21:23	11:15			53:55
3 July	Ross – Kessy	2–0	Arvaniti – Tsiartsiani	21:11	21:12				42:23

Quarterfinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
3 July	Schwaiger – Schwaiger	0–2	Talita – Antonelli	17:21	16:21				33:42
3 July	Larissa – Juliana	2–0	van Iersel – Keizer	21:13	21:16				42:29
3 July	Ana Paula – Shelda	2–1	Branagh – Youngs	17:21	22:20	15:12			54:53
3 July	Ross – Kessy	2–1	Turner – Akers	17:21	21:12	15:9			53:42

Semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
4 July	Larissa – Juliana	2–1	Talita – Antonelli	21:17	18:21	15:13			54:51
4 July	Ross – Kessy	2 –1	Ana Paula – Shelda	28:26	15:21	15:9			58:56

Bronze medal Match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
4 July	Ana Paula – Shelda	0–2	Talita – Antonelli	13:21	16:21				29:42

Gold medal Match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
4 July	Ross – Kessy	2–0	Larissa – Juliana	30:28	23:21				53:49

Final ranking

Women's competition

^[2]

RANK	NAME ATHLETES	SEED
	April Ross and Jennifer Kessy (USA)	1
	Larissa França and Juliana Felisberta (BRA)	3
	Talita Antunes and Maria Antonelli (BRA)	2
4.	Ana Paula Connelly and Shelda Bede (BRA)	5
5.	Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs (USA)	4
	Tyra Turner and Angie Akers (USA)	6
	Doris Schwaiger and Stefanie Schwaiger (AUT)	12
	Marleen van Iersel and Sanne Keizer (NED)	14
9.	Maria Clara Salgado Rufino and Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA)	8
	Sara Goller and Laura Ludwig (GER)	10
	Soňa Nováková and Lenka Hajeckova (CZE)	11
	Zhang Xi and Huang Ying (CHN)	15
	Liesbet Van Breedam and Liesbeth Mouha (BEL)	17
	Vasiliki Arvaniti and Maria Tsiartsiani (GRE)	20
	Xue Chen and Zhang Ying (CHN)	23
	Cristine "Saka" Santanna and Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins (GEO)	33
17.	Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler (GER)	7
	Nila Håkedal and Ingrid Tørlen (NOR)	9
	Kathrine Maaseide and Janne Kongshavn (NOR)	13
	Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau (GER)	16
	Daniela Gloria and Giulia Momoli (ITA)	18
	Geeske Banck and Anja Günther (GER)	21
	Inguna Minusa and Inese Jursone (LAT)	24
	Daniëlle Remmers and Michelle Stiekema (NED)	26
	Simone Kuhn and Nadine Zumkehr (SUI)	27
	Annie Martin and Marie-Andrée Lessard (CAN)	28
	Bibiana Candelas and Mayra García (MEX)	34
	Tatiana Barrera and Virginie Sarpaux (FRA)	35
	Galyna Osheyko and Svitlana Baburina (UKR)	37
	Merel Mooren and Maloes Wesselink (NED)	41
	Dalixia Fernandez Grasset and Imara Esteves Ribalta (CUB)	42
	Isabelle Forrer and Sarah Schmocker (SUI)	43
33.	Hana Klapalova and Tereza Petrova (CZE)	22
	Lauren Fendrick and Ashley Ivy (USA)	25
	Sara Montagnolli and Barbara Hansel (AUT)	29
	Deborah Giaoui and Eva Hamzaoui (FRA)	30
37.	Karin Lundqvist and Angelica Ljungquist (SWE)	19
	Claudia Lehmann and Julia Sude (GER)	31
	Becchara Palmer and Heike Jensen (AUS)	32
	Muriel Graessli and Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker (SUI)	36
	Ester Alcon and Olga Matveeva (ESP)	38
	Erika Nyström and Emilia Nyström (FIN)	39
	Stine Andreasen and Lotte Vestergaard (DEN)	40
	Lucy Boulton and Denise Johns (GBR)	44
	Zara Dampney and Shauna Mullin (GBR)	45
	Efthalia Koutroumanidou and Eydoxia Argiropoulou (GRE)	46
	Maria Bratkova and Evgenia Ukolova (RUS)	47
	Ragnhild Aas and Siri Bjørkesett (NOR)	48

Men's competition

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RANK	NAME ATHLETES	SEED
	Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann (GER)	3
	Harley Marques Silva and Alison Cerutti (BRA)	1
	Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser (USA)	2
4.	David Klemperer and Eric Koreng (GER)	6
5.	Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego (BRA)	5
	Márcio Araújo and Fábio Luiz Magalhães (BRA)	10
	Pablo Herrera and Adrián Gavira Collado (ESP)	15
	Casey Jennings and Matt Fuerbringer (USA)	17
9.	Andy Ces and Kevin Cès (FRA)	11
	Kristjan Kais and Rivo Vesik (EST)	16
	Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal (USA)	23
	Florian Gosch and Alexander Horst (AUT)	24
	Jason Lochhead and Kirk Pitman (NZL)	26
	Sascha Heyer and Patrick Heuscher (SUI)	28
	Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Ruslans Sorokins (LAT)	31
	Richard Van Huizen and Christian Redmann (CAN)	37
17.	Pedro Henrique Cunha and Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)	4
	Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil (NED)	8
	Igor Kolodinsky and Dmitri Barsouk (RUS)	9
	Bruno Oscar Schmidt and Joao Luis Pianca Maciel (BRA)	12
	Tarjei Skarlund and Martin Spinnangr (NOR)	13
	Jørre Kjemperud and Vegard Høidalen (NOR)	14
	Sebastian Dollinger and Mischa Urbatzka (GER)	18
	Wu Penggen and Yin Rui (CHN)	20
	Nicholas Lucena and Bradley Keenan (USA)	21
	Emiel Boersma and Joppe Paulides (NED)	27
	Anders Lund Hoyer and Bo Soderberg (DEN)	29
	Raúl Mesa and Inocencio Lario Carrillo (ESP)	30
	Matteo Varnier and Paolo Nicolai (ITA)	32
	Farid Mussa and Jackson Henriquez (VEN)	35
	Fabien Dugrip and Yannick Salvetti (FRA)	40
	Clemens Doppler and Matthias Mellitzer (AUT)	43
33.	Xu Linyin and Li Jialu (CHN)	7
	Mariano Baracetti and José Luis Salema Abrantes (ARG)	22
	Jonathan Erdmann and Kay Matysik (GER)	25
	Alexey Kulinich and Alexandr Dyachenko (KAZ)	39
37.	Michal Biza and Pavel Rotrekl (CZE)	19
	Geor and Gia (GEO)	33
	Philip Gabathuler and David Wenger (SUI)	34
	Jorn Hoiskamp and Bram Ronnes (NED)	36
	Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and Lauris Iecelnieks (LAT)	38
	Alexander Huber and Peter Gartmayer (AUT)	41
	Ahren Cadieux and Martin Reader (CAN)	42
	Jan Schnider and Andreas Martin Sutter (SUI)	44
	Bjørn Maaseide and Iver Andreas Horrem (NOR)	45
	Mykola Babich and Sergiy Mykhaylov (UKR)	46
	Morais Abreu and Mario Silva (ANG)	47
	Oivind Hordvik and Kjell Arne Goranson (NOR)	48

References

1. Stavanger to host 2009 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by ConocoPhillips: "A fair battle with Moscow won by Norway," says FIVB President, FIVB, February 29, 2008
2. Women's US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Championship presented by ConocoPhillips June 25 – July 4, 2009, Beach Volleyball Database. Accessed 2009-07-05. Archived 2009-07-24.
3. Men's US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Championship presented by ConocoPhillips June 26 – July 5, 2009, Beach Volleyball Database

External links

• Official site
• US Broadcast