2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships – Men's tournament

2011 Men's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Italy
Dates13 June – 19 June
Teams48 (from 5 confederations)
Champions Brazil
Emanuel Rego
Alison Cerutti (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Márcio Araújo
Ricardo Santos
Third place Germany
Julius Brink
Jonas Reckermann
Fourth place Latvia
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
Official website
FIVB World Championship

The men's tournament was held from June 13 to 19, 2011 in Rome, Italy.[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 A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 United States JenningsWong 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 140 92 1.522 Round of 32
2 United States RogersDalhausser 3 2 1 5 4 2 2.000 116 101 1.149
3 France Cès–Cès 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 114 118 0.966 3rd place ranking
4 Angola Morais–Silva 3 0 3 3 0 6 0.000 67 126 0.532 Eliminated
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
13 Jun Cès–Cès France 2–0 Angola Morais–Silva 21–11 21–10
RogersDalhausser United States 0–2 United States JenningsWong 20–22 12–21
14 Jun JenningsWong United States 2–1 France Cès–Cès 19–21 21–9 15–10
RogersDalhausser United States 2–0 Angola Morais–Silva 21–13 21–13
15 Jun JenningsWong United States 2–0 Angola Morais–Silva 21–12 21–8
RogersDalhausser United States 2–0 France Cès–Cès 21–19 21–13

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Brazil EmanuelAlison 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 142 115 1.235 Round of 32
2 Denmark Søderberg–Hoyer 3 2 1 5 5 3 1.667 150 145 1.034
3 New Zealand Lochhead–Pitman 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 133 130 1.023 3rd place ranking
4 Ukraine Babich–Ioisher 3 0 3 3 0 6 0.000 92 127 0.724 Eliminated
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
14 Jun Søderberg–Hoyer Denmark 2–0 Ukraine Babich–Ioisher 22–20 21–13
EmanuelAlison Brazil 2–0 New Zealand Lochhead–Pitman 21–19 21–18
15 Jun Lochhead–Pitman New Zealand 2–0 Ukraine Babich–Ioisher 21–19 21–14
EmanuelAlison Brazil 2–1 Denmark Søderberg–Hoyer 21–18 22–24 15–10
16 Jun Søderberg–Hoyer Denmark 2–1 New Zealand Lochhead–Pitman 21–18 17–21 17–15
EmanuelAlison Brazil 2–0 Ukraine Babich–Ioisher 21–13 21–13

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Brazil AraújoRicardo 3 2 1 5 5 4 1.250 163 155 1.052 Round of 32
2 Switzerland Gabathuler–Schnider 3 2 1 5 5 3 1.667 151 136 1.110
3 Canada Redmann–Saxton 3 1 2 4 4 4 1.000 145 145 1.000 3rd place ranking
4 Netherlands Boersma–Spijkers 3 1 2 4 2 5 0.400 109 132 0.826 Eliminated
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
14 Jun Boersma–Spijkers Netherlands 0–2 Canada Redmann–Saxton 18–21 17–21
AraújoRicardo Brazil 2–1 Switzerland Gabathuler–Schnider 21–15 19–21 20–18
15 Jun Gabathuler–Schnider Switzerland 2–1 Canada Redmann–Saxton 21–17 19–21 15–21
AraújoRicardo Brazil 1–2 Netherlands Boersma–Spijkers 21–12 17–21 10–15
16 Jun Boersma–Spijkers Netherlands 0–2 Switzerland Gabathuler–Schnider 14–21 12–21
AraújoRicardo Brazil 2–1 Canada Redmann–Saxton 23–21 17–21 15–11

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Germany BrinkReckermann 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 126 86 1.465 Round of 32
2 Switzerland HeuscherBellaguarda 3 2 1 5 4 4 1.000 133 148 0.899
3 Poland Kądzioła–Szałankiewicz 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 130 130 1.000 3rd place ranking
4 Russia Likholetov–Pastukhov 3 0 3 3 1 6 0.167 111 136 0.816 Eliminated
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
14 Jun HeuscherBellaguarda Switzerland 2–1 Poland Kądzioła–Szałankiewicz 22–20 14–21 16–14
BrinkReckermann Germany 2–0 Russia Likholetov–Pastukhov 21–11 21–13
15 Jun Likholetov–Pastukhov Russia 0–2 Poland Kądzioła–Szałankiewicz 16–21 20–22
BrinkReckermann Germany 2–0 Switzerland HeuscherBellaguarda 21–13 21–17
16 Jun HeuscherBellaguarda Switzerland 2–1 Russia Likholetov–Pastukhov 21–17 15–21 15–13
BrinkReckermann Germany 2–0 Poland Kądzioła–Szałankiewicz 21–18 21–14

Pool E

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Germany ErdmannMatysik 3 2 1 5 5 3 1.667 145 127 1.142 Round of 32
2 Switzerland HeyerChevallier 3 2 1 5 4 3 1.333 138 131 1.053
3 Austria Doppler–Mellitzer 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 133 134 0.993 3rd place ranking
4 Germany KlempererKoreng 3 1 2 4 3 5 0.600 122 146 0.836 Eliminated
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
13 Jun HeyerChevallier Switzerland 2–0 Austria Doppler–Mellitzer 27–25 21–19
KlempererKoreng Germany 2–0 Germany ErdmannMatysik 7–21 21–15 16–14
15 Jun ErdmannMatysik Germany 2–1 Austria Doppler–Mellitzer 17–21 21–18 15–8
KlempererKoreng Germany 1–2 Switzerland HeyerChevallier 12–21 21–18 12–15
16 Jun ErdmannMatysik Germany 2–0 Switzerland HeyerChevallier 21–19 21–17
KlempererKoreng Germany 0–2 Austria Doppler–Mellitzer 14–21 19–21

Pool F

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Poland FijałekPrudel 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 129 107 1.206 Round of 32
2 China XuWu 3 2 1 5 4 3 1.333 137 123 1.114
3 Italy Tomatis–Lupo 3 1 2 4 2 4 0.500 104 119 0.874 3rd place ranking
4 Norway SkarlundSpinnangr 3 0 3 3 1 6 0.167 118 139 0.849 Eliminated
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
14 Jun SkarlundSpinnangr Norway 0–2 Italy Tomatis–Lupo 17–21 18–21
XuWu China 0–2 Poland FijałekPrudel 18–21 22–24
15 Jun FijałekPrudel Poland 2–0 Italy Tomatis–Lupo 21–19 21–14
XuWu China 2–1 Norway SkarlundSpinnangr 19–21 21–17 15–11
16 Jun SkarlundSpinnangr Norway 0–2 Poland FijałekPrudel 18–21 16–21
XuWu China 2–0 Italy Tomatis–Lupo 21–16 21–13

Pool G

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 United States FuerbringerLucena 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 138 110 1.255 Round of 32
2 Brazil Thiago–Harley 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 123 128 0.961
3 Georgia (country) GeorGia 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 118 126 0.937 3rd place ranking
4 Australia Boehm–Kapa 3 1 2 4 2 5 0.400 119 134 0.888 Eliminated
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
13 Jun GeorGia Georgia (country) 2–0 Australia Boehm–Kapa 21–16 21–14
FuerbringerLucena United States 2–0 Brazil Thiago–Harley 21–14 21–17
14 Jun Thiago–Harley Brazil 2–0 Georgia (country) GeorGia 21–13 21–19
FuerbringerLucena United States 2–0 Australia Boehm–Kapa 21–16 21–19
15 Jun Thiago–Harley Brazil 1–2 Australia Boehm–Kapa 21–18 19–21 10–15
FuerbringerLucena United States 2–1 Georgia (country) GeorGia 18–21 21–13 15–10

Pool H

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Netherlands NummerdorSchuil 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 126 102 1.235 Round of 32
2 Brazil BrunoBenjamin 3 2 1 5 4 4 1.000 150 157 0.955
3 Spain Mesa–Lario 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 141 139 1.014 3rd place ranking
4 Kazakhstan SidorenkoDyachenko 3 0 3 3 1 6 0.167 127 146 0.870 Eliminated
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
13 Jun NummerdorSchuil Netherlands 2–0 Kazakhstan SidorenkoDyachenko 21–19 21–15
BrunoBenjamin Brazil 2–1 Spain Mesa–Lario 15–21 21–18 23–21
15 Jun Mesa–Lario Spain 2–0 Kazakhstan SidorenkoDyachenko 21–16 24–22
BrunoBenjamin Brazil 0–2 Netherlands NummerdorSchuil 14–21 18–21
16 Jun NummerdorSchuil Netherlands 2–0 Spain Mesa–Lario 21–17 21–19
BrunoBenjamin Brazil 2–1 Kazakhstan SidorenkoDyachenko 26–24 18–21 15–10

Pool J

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Spain HerreraGavira 3 2 1 5 5 2 2.500 151 133 1.135 Round of 32
2 Russia Semenov–Koshkarev 3 2 1 5 5 4 1.250 164 165 0.994
3 Austria Müllner–Horst 3 2 1 5 4 4 1.000 139 139 1.000 3rd place ranking
4 Switzerland Laciga–Weingart 3 0 3 3 2 6 0.333 150 167 0.898 Eliminated
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
13 Jun Semenov–Koshkarev Russia 2–1 Switzerland Laciga–Weingart 21–17 17–21 22–20
HerreraGavira Spain 2–0 Austria Müllner–Horst 21–19 21–15
14 Jun Müllner–Horst Austria 2–1 Switzerland Laciga–Weingart 18–21 21–17 15–8
HerreraGavira Spain 1–2 Russia Semenov–Koshkarev 21–14 21–23 14–16
15 Jun Semenov–Koshkarev Russia 1–2 Austria Müllner–Horst 21–14 20–22 10–15
HerreraGavira Spain 2–0 Switzerland Laciga–Weingart 32–30 21–16

Pool K

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Latvia PļaviņšŠmēdiņš 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 126 99 1.273 Round of 32
2 United States GibbRosenthal 3 2 1 5 4 3 1.333 134 135 0.993
3 Estonia Vesik–Jaani 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 131 129 1.016 3rd place ranking
4 Russia Prokopiev–Bogatov 3 0 3 3 0 6 0.000 98 126 0.778 Eliminated
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
13 Jun PļaviņšŠmēdiņš Latvia 2–0 Russia Prokopiev–Bogatov 21–18 21–16
GibbRosenthal United States 2–1 Estonia Vesik–Jaani 17–21 24–22 17–15
15 Jun PļaviņšŠmēdiņš Latvia 2–0 Estonia Vesik–Jaani 21–16 21–15
GibbRosenthal United States 2–0 Russia Prokopiev–Bogatov 21–17 21–18
16 Jun Vesik–Jaani Estonia 2–0 Russia Prokopiev–Bogatov 21–17 21–12
GibbRosenthal United States 0–2 Latvia PļaviņšŠmēdiņš 15–21 19–21

Pool L

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Czech Republic BenešKubala 2 2 0 4 6 2 3.000 151 137 1.102 Round of 32
2 Latvia SamoilovsSorokins 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 128 130 0.985
3 Italy NicolaiMartino 3 1 2 4 4 5 0.800 154 157 0.981 3rd place ranking
4 Sweden Gunnarsson–Brinkborg 3 1 2 4 3 5 0.600 146 155 0.942 Eliminated
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
13 Jun NicolaiMartino Italy 2–1 Latvia SamoilovsSorokins 21–17 15–21 15–11
BenešKubala Czech Republic 2–1 Sweden Gunnarsson–Brinkborg 21–19 20–22 15–13
14 Jun NicolaiMartino Italy 1–2 Sweden Gunnarsson–Brinkborg 21–17 21–23 13–15
BenešKubala Czech Republic 2–0 Latvia SamoilovsSorokins 21–19 21–16
15 Jun Gunnarsson–Brinkborg Sweden 0–2 Latvia SamoilovsSorokins 16–21 21–23
BenešKubala Czech Republic 2–1 Italy NicolaiMartino 17–21 21–19 15–8

Pool M

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Brazil Ferramenta–Pedro 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 140 108 1.296 Round of 32
2 Germany Dollinger–Windscheif 3 2 1 5 4 3 1.333 122 132 0.924
3 Italy Ingrosso–Ingrosso 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 123 128 0.961 3rd place ranking
4 Russia Barsouk–Yutvalin 3 0 3 3 1 6 0.167 119 136 0.875 Eliminated
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
13 Jun Ingrosso–Ingrosso Italy 2–0 Russia Barsouk–Yutvalin 21–14 21–16
Ferramenta–Pedro Brazil 2–0 Germany Dollinger–Windscheif 21–12 21–16
14 Jun Dollinger–Windscheif Germany 2–1 Russia Barsouk–Yutvalin 15–21 22–20 15–13
Ferramenta–Pedro Brazil 2–1 Italy Ingrosso–Ingrosso 20–22 21–10 15–13
16 Jun Ingrosso–Ingrosso Italy 0–2 Germany Dollinger–Windscheif 18–21 18–21
Ferramenta–Pedro Brazil 2–0 Russia Barsouk–Yutvalin 21–19 21–16

3rd place ranked teams

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

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Austria Müllner–Horst 3 2 1 5 4 4 1.000 139 139 1.000 Round of 32
2 Canada Redmann–Saxton 3 1 2 4 4 4 1.000 145 145 1.000
3 Italy NicolaiMartino 3 1 2 4 4 5 0.800 154 157 0.981
4 New Zealand Lochhead–Pitman 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 133 130 1.023
5 Estonia Vesik–Jaani 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 131 129 1.016
6 Spain Mesa–Lario 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 141 139 1.014
7 Poland Kądzioła–Szałankiewicz 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 130 130 1.000
8 Austria Doppler–Mellitzer 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 133 134 0.993
9 France Cès–Cès 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 114 118 0.966 Eliminated
10 Italy Ingrosso–Ingrosso 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 123 128 0.961
11 Georgia (country) GeorGia 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 118 126 0.937
12 Italy Tomatis–Lupo 3 1 2 4 2 4 0.500 104 119 0.874
Source:

Knockout round

Round of 32

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
17 Jun Mesa–Lario Spain 0–2 Brazil EmanuelAlison 16–21 15–21
17 Jun XuWu China 0–2 Russia Semenov–Koshkarev 19–21 17–21
17 Jun Ferramenta–Pedro Brazil 2–1 Latvia SamoilovsSorokins 21–19 14–21 15–10
17 Jun FuerbringerLucena United States 2–1 Austria Müllner–Horst 21–18 17–21 15–8
17 Jun FijałekPrudel Poland 2–0 Canada Redmann–Saxton 21–18 21–19
17 Jun BenešKubala Czech Republic 1–2 Brazil BrunoBenjamin 21–19 17–21 9–15
17 Jun RogersDalhausser United States 2–0 United States GibbRosenthal 21–14 21–18
17 Jun BrinkReckermann Germany 2–0 Estonia Vesik–Jaani 21–17 21–19
17 Jun Kądzioła–Szałankiewicz Poland 0–2 Brazil AraújoRicardo 13–21 17–21
17 Jun Gabathuler–Schnider Switzerland 1–2 Germany Dollinger–Windscheif 21–12 18–21 12–15
17 Jun HerreraGavira Spain 2–1 Switzerland HeuscherBellaguarda 18–21 21–13 15–13
17 Jun NummerdorSchuil Netherlands 0–2 Italy NicolaiMartino 17–21 22–24
17 Jun ErdmannMatysik Germany 2–0 New Zealand Lochhead–Pitman 21–15 21–14
17 Jun PļaviņšŠmēdiņš Latvia 2–0 Brazil Thiago–Harley 21–15 21–12
17 Jun Søderberg–Hoyer Denmark 2–0 Switzerland HeyerChevallier 21–18 21–18
17 Jun JenningsWong United States 1–2 Austria Doppler–Mellitzer 21–17 16–21 16–18

Round of 16

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
17 Jun Semenov–Koshkarev Russia 0–2 Brazil EmanuelAlison 17–21 17–21
17 Jun FuerbringerLucena United States 1–2 Brazil Ferramenta–Pedro 19–21 21–15 13–15
17 Jun BrunoBenjamin Brazil 0–2 Poland FijałekPrudel 13–21 16–21
17 Jun BrinkReckermann Germany 2–1 United States RogersDalhausser 17–21 21–19 18–16
17 Jun Dollinger–Windscheif Germany 1–2 Brazil AraújoRicardo 20–22 21–19 21–23
17 Jun NicolaiMartino Italy 1–2 Spain HerreraGavira 18–21 21–18 11–15
17 Jun PļaviņšŠmēdiņš Latvia 2–1 Germany ErdmannMatysik 21–17 16–21 19–17
17 Jun Doppler–Mellitzer Austria 0–2 Denmark Søderberg–Hoyer 12–21 18–21

Quarterfinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
18 Jun Ferramenta–Pedro Brazil 0–2 Brazil EmanuelAlison 20–22 16–21
18 Jun BrinkReckermann Germany 2–0 Poland FijałekPrudel 21–15 21–16
18 Jun HerreraGavira Spain 0–2 Brazil AraújoRicardo 18–21 17–21
18 Jun Søderberg–Hoyer Denmark 0–2 Latvia PļaviņšŠmēdiņš 19–21 17–21

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
18 Jun BrinkReckermann Germany 0–2 Brazil EmanuelAlison 15–21 15–21
18 Jun PļaviņšŠmēdiņš Latvia 0–2 Brazil AraújoRicardo 20–22 16–21

Bronze medal Match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
19 Jun PļaviņšŠmēdiņš Latvia 1–2 Germany BrinkReckermann 20–22 21–18 11–15

Gold medal Match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
19 Jun AraújoRicardo Brazil 0–2 Brazil EmanuelAlison 16–21 15–21

References