2007 Beach Volleyball World Championships – Men's tournament

2007 Men's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Switzerland
CityGstaad
Dates24 July – 29 July
Teams48 (from 5 confederations)
Champions United States
Todd Rogers
Phil Dalhausser (1st title)
Runners-up Russia
Dmitri Barsuk
Igor Kolodinsky
Third place Australia
Andrew Schacht
Joshua Slack
Fourth place Brazil
Emanuel Rego
Ricardo Santos
Official website
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The men's tournament was held from July 24 to July 29, 2007, in Gstaad, Switzerland.[1]

Preliminary round

Qualified for the Round of 32 as pool winners or runners-up
Qualified for the Round of 32 as one of the best four third-placed teams
Qualified for the Lucky Losers Playoffs
Eliminated

Pool N

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Brazil EmanuelRicardo 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 136 105 1.295 Round of 32
2 Canada Heese–Cadieux 3 2 1 5 4 3 1.333 131 124 1.056
3 Spain HerreraMesa 3 1 2 4 4 4 1.000 142 139 1.022 3rd place ranking
4 South Africa Augoustides–Flisberg 3 0 3 3 0 6 0.000 85 126 0.675 Eliminated
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Pool O

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Brazil FrancoCunha 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 126 95 1.326 Round of 32
2 Russia Arkaev–Kuzmichev 3 2 1 5 4 2 2.000 117 105 1.114
3 Netherlands de GruijterG. Ronnes 3 1 2 4 2 4 0.500 109 114 0.956 3rd place ranking
4 Austria Göttlinger–Strauß 3 0 3 3 0 6 0.000 88 126 0.698 Eliminated
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Pool P

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Brazil MagalhãesAraújo 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 140 107 1.308 Round of 32
2 New Zealand Lochhead–Pitman 3 2 1 5 4 3 1.333 130 124 1.048
3 Portugal MaiaBrenha 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 115 128 0.898 3rd place ranking
4 Japan AsahiShiratori 3 0 3 3 1 6 0.167 112 138 0.812 Eliminated
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Pool Q

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 United States RogersDalhausser 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 141 105 1.343 Round of 32
2 Netherlands BoersmaB. Ronnes 3 1 2 4 4 4 1.000 133 138 0.964
3 Switzerland Gabathuler–Wenger 3 1 2 4 2 4 0.500 96 110 0.873 3rd place ranking
4 Georgia (country) GeorGia 3 1 2 4 2 5 0.400 113 130 0.869 Eliminated
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Pool R

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Germany BrinkDieckmann 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 127 111 1.144 Round of 32
2 Austria DopplerGartmayer 3 2 1 5 4 3 1.333 132 113 1.168
3 United States Scott–Fuerbringer 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 131 131 1.000 3rd place ranking
4 Germany Huth–Schneider 3 0 3 3 0 6 0.000 91 126 0.722 Eliminated
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Pool S

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Russia BarsoukKolodinsky 3 2 1 5 4 3 1.333 136 122 1.115 Round of 32
2 Estonia KaisVesik 3 2 1 5 5 4 1.250 157 147 1.068
3 Italy Lione–Varnier 3 1 2 4 3 5 0.600 127 146 0.870 3rd place ranking
4 Czech Republic Bíza–Lébl 3 1 2 4 4 4 1.000 140 145 0.966 Eliminated
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Pool T

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Switzerland HeuscherHeyer 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 143 118 1.212 Round of 32
2 Austria HorstGosch 3 2 1 5 4 2 2.000 127 121 1.050
3 Switzerland Schnider–Gscheidle 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 127 130 0.977 3rd place ranking
4 Canada Leinemann–Van Huizen 3 0 3 3 0 6 0.000 102 130 0.785 Eliminated
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Pool U

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Germany KlempererKoreng 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 126 98 1.286 Round of 32
2 Brazil HarleyPedro 3 2 1 5 4 2 2.000 122 102 1.196
3 Cuba ÁlvarezMunder 3 1 2 4 2 5 0.400 99 118 0.839 3rd place ranking
4 Portugal Pedrosa–Rosas 3 0 3 3 1 6 0.167 95 124 0.766 Eliminated
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Pool V

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Australia SchachtSlack 3 2 1 5 4 2 2.000 122 102 1.196 Round of 32
2 China Zhou–Li 3 2 1 5 4 2 2.000 124 115 1.078
3 China XuWu 3 2 1 5 4 2 2.000 111 112 0.991 3rd place ranking
4 France Deulofeu–Salvetti 3 0 3 3 0 6 0.000 103 131 0.786 Eliminated
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Pool W

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 United States LambertMetzger 3 3 0 6 6 2 3.000 150 121 1.240 Round of 32
2 Germany Reckermann–Urbatzka 3 2 1 5 4 3 1.333 127 131 0.969
3 Norway MaaseideHorrem 3 1 2 4 3 5 0.600 143 150 0.953 3rd place ranking
4 Latvia SamoilovsPļaviņš 3 0 3 3 3 6 0.500 146 164 0.890 Eliminated
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Pool X

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Netherlands SchuilNummerdor 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 104 96 1.083 Round of 32
2 United States GibbRosenthal 3 2 1 5 4 2 2.000 131 108 1.213
3 Norway Høidalen–Gøranson 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 81 95 0.853 3rd place ranking
4 United States Ring–Wong 3 0 3 3 0 6 0.000 25 42 0.595 Eliminated
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Pool Y

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Switzerland LacigaLaciga 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 126 96 1.313 Round of 32
2 Argentina CondeBaracetti 3 2 1 5 4 3 1.333 125 122 1.025
3 France Dugrip–Gagliano 3 1 2 4 3 5 0.600 132 142 0.930 3rd place ranking
4 Norway KjemperudSkarlund 3 0 3 3 1 6 0.167 116 139 0.835 Eliminated
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3rd place ranked teams

The eight best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 32.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 China XuWu 3 2 1 5 4 2 2.000 111 112 0.991 Round of 32
2 Spain HerreraMesa 3 1 2 4 4 4 1.000 142 139 1.022
3 United States Scott–Fuerbringer 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 131 131 1.000
4 Switzerland Schnider–Gscheidle 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 127 130 0.977
5 Portugal MaiaBrenha 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 115 128 0.898
6 Norway Høidalen–Gøranson 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 81 95 0.853
7 Norway MaaseideHorrem 3 1 2 4 3 5 0.600 143 150 0.953
8 France Dugrip–Gagliano 3 1 2 4 3 5 0.600 132 142 0.930
9 Italy Lione–Varnier 3 1 2 4 3 5 0.600 127 146 0.870 Eliminated
10 Netherlands de GruijterG. Ronnes 3 1 2 4 2 4 0.500 109 114 0.956
11 Switzerland Gabathuler–Wenger 3 1 2 4 2 4 0.500 96 110 0.873
12 Cuba ÁlvarezMunder 3 1 2 4 2 5 0.400 99 118 0.839
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Knockout round

Round of 32

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
27 Jul Høidalen–Gøranson Norway 0–2 Brazil EmanuelRicardo 13–21 17–21
27 Jul Arkaev–Kuzmichev Russia 0–2 Austria HorstGosch 16–21 21–23
27 Jul SchuilNummerdor Netherlands 0–2 Estonia KaisVesik 19–21 11–21
27 Jul HeuscherHeyer Switzerland 1–2 Spain HerreraMesa 22–24 21–19 12–15
27 Jul BrinkDieckmann Germany 0–2 China XuWu 13–21 16–21
27 Jul LambertMetzger United States 0–2 Argentina CondeBaracetti 19–21 19–21
27 Jul HarleyPedro Brazil 1–2 Austria DopplerGartmayer 21–19 20–22 13–15
27 Jul RogersDalhausser United States 2–0 Portugal MaiaBrenha 21–18 21–18
27 Jul Dugrip–Gagliano France 0–2 Brazil MagalhãesAraújo 18–21 16–21
27 Jul Zhou–Li China 2–1 New Zealand Lochhead–Pitman 27–25 21–23 15–11
27 Jul SchachtSlack Australia 2–0 Germany Reckermann–Urbatzka 21–18 21–19
27 Jul KlempererKoreng Germany 2–0 Switzerland Schnider–Gscheidle 21–14 21–19
27 Jul BarsoukKolodinsky Russia 2–0 United States Scott–Fuerbringer 21–17 21–18
27 Jul LacigaLaciga Switzerland 0–2 Netherlands BoersmaB. Ronnes 18–21 17–21
27 Jul GibbRosenthal United States 2–1 Canada Heese–Cadieux 22–0 16–21 16–14
27 Jul FrancoCunha Brazil 2–0 Norway MaaseideHorrem 21–9 21–14

Round of 16

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
28 Jul HorstGosch Austria 0–2 Brazil EmanuelRicardo 16–21 16–21
28 Jul HerreraMesa Spain 0–2 Estonia KaisVesik 18–21 19–21
28 Jul CondeBaracetti Argentina 1–2 China XuWu 17–21 21–16 12–15
28 Jul RogersDalhausser United States 2–0 Austria DopplerGartmayer 21–13 21–15
28 Jul Zhou–Li China 2–0 Brazil MagalhãesAraújo 21–15 21–19
28 Jul KlempererKoreng Germany 1–2 Australia SchachtSlack 23–21 18–21 11–15
28 Jul BoersmaB. Ronnes Netherlands 0–2 Russia BarsoukKolodinsky 16–21 16–21
28 Jul FrancoCunha Brazil 1–2 United States GibbRosenthal 21–18 21–23 11–15

Quarterfinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
28 Jul KaisVesik Estonia 0–2 Brazil EmanuelRicardo 21–23 12–21
28 Jul RogersDalhausser United States 2–0 China XuWu 21–19 22–20
28 Jul SchachtSlack Australia 2–0 China Zhou–Li 21–19 21–16
28 Jul GibbRosenthal United States 0–2 Russia BarsoukKolodinsky 19–21 17–21

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
29 Jul RogersDalhausser United States 2–1 Brazil EmanuelRicardo 21–16 13–21 19–17
29 Jul BarsoukKolodinsky Russia 2–0 Australia SchachtSlack 21–13 21–19

Third place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
29 Jul SchachtSlack Australia 2–0 Brazil EmanuelRicardo 21–17 21–19

Final

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
29 Jul BarsoukKolodinsky Russia 0–2 United States RogersDalhausser 16–21 14–21

References