Yhis is Beach Volleyball!
So happy for all the winners and of course all the beach volleyball players who competed this season. Despite a few tours getting cancelled, 2012 still marks as one of the most memorable seasons in the history of the FIVB Swatch World Tour.
2012 FIVB Swatch World Tour Awards Winners:
Most Outstanding Player, Best Blocker, Best Hitter & Sportsperson of the Year: Kerri Walsh (USA)
Most Inspirational Players of 2012: Kerri Walsh & Misty May (USA)
Best Defensive Player & Best Setter: Larissa Franca (BRA)
Best Offensive Player: Juliana Felisberta Silva (BRA)
Best Server: April Ross (USA)
Most Improved Player: Sophie van Gestel (NED)
Top Rookie: Barbara Seixas (BRA)
Team of the Year & 2012 Women’s FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour Point Champions: Juliana Felisberta Silva & Larissa Franca (BRA)
Most Outstanding Player: Sean Rosenthal (USA)
Team of the Year & 2012 Men’s FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour Points Champions: Jake Gibb & Sean Rosenthal(USA)
Best Blocker, Best Setter & Best Offensive Player: Phil Dalhausser (USA)
Best Defensive Player: Martins Plavins (LAT)
Best Hitter: Alison Cerutti (BRA)
Best Server: Eric Koreng (GER)
Most Improved Player: Paolo Nicolai (ITA)
Most Inspirational & Sportsman of the Year: Emanuel Rego (BRA)
Top Rookie: Christiaan Varenhorst (NED)
All-Time Women’s & Men’s FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour Award Winners:
Men
Most Outstanding
2012 – Sean Rosenthal, United States
2011 – Emanuel Rego, Brazil
2010 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2009 – Harley Marques, Brazil and Richard Schuil, Netherlands
2008 – Harley, Brazil
2007 – Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2006 – Emanuel Rego, Brazil
2005 – Ricardo Santos, Brazil
Best Blocker
2012 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2011 – Alison Cerutti, Brazil
2010 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2009 – Jonas Reckermann, Germany
2008 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2007 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2006 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2005 – Fabio Magalhaes Brazil
Best Defensive Player
2012 – Martins Plavins, Latvia
2011 – Reinder Nummerdor, Netherlands
2010 – Todd Rogers, United States
2009 – Reinder Nummerdor, Netherlands
2008 – Todd Rogers, United States
2007 – Todd Rogers, United States
2006 – Martin Conde, Argentina and Todd Rogers, United States
2005 – Marcio Araujo, Brazil
Best Hitter
2012 – Alison Cerutti, Brazil
2011 – Alison Cerutti, Brazil
2010 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2009 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2008 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2007 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2006 – Emanuel Rego, Brazil
2005 – Ricardo Santos, Brazil
Best Offensive Player
2012 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2011 – Alison Cerutti, Brazil
2010 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2009 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2008 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2007 – Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2006 – Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2005 – Ricardo Santos, Brazil
Best Server
2012- Eric Koreng, Germany
2011- Eric Koreng, Germany
2010 – Igor Kolodinsky, Russia
2009 – Igor Kolodinsky, Russia
2008 – Igor Kolodinsky, Russia
2007 – Igor Kolodinsky, Russia
2006 – Iver Horrem, Norway
2005 – Conrad Leinemann, Canada
Best Setter
2012 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2011 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2010 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2009 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2008 – Marcio Araujo, Brazil
2007 – Marcio Araujo, Brazil
2006 – Marcio Araujo, Brazil and Todd Rogers, United States
2005 – Todd Rogers, United States
Most Improved Player
2012 – Paolo Nicolai, Italy
2011 – Mariusz Prudel, Poland
2010 – Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil
2009 – Alison Cerutti, Brazil
2008 – Andy Ces, France
2007 – Dmitri Barsouk, Russia and Linyin Xu, China
2006 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2005 – Fabio Magalhaes, Brazil
Most Inspirational
2012 – Emanuel Rego, Brazil
2011 – Emanuel Rego, Brazil
2010 – Linyun Xu, China
2009 – Harley Marques, Brazil
2008 – Todd Rogers, United States
2007 – Franco Neto, Brazil
2006 – Franco Neto, Brazil
2005 – Mark Heese, Canada
Sportsman
2012 – Emanuel Rego, Brazil
2011 – Emanuel Rego, Brazil
2010 – Emanuel Rego, Brazil
2009 – Rivo Vesik, Estonia
2008 – Phil Dalhausser, United States
2007 – Franco Neto, Brazil
2006 – Franco Neto, Brazil
2005 – Emanuel Neto, Brazil
Team of the Year
2012 – Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States
2011 – Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego, Brazil
2010 – Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States
2009 – Julius Brink/Reckermann, Germany
2008 – Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil
2007 – Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2006 – Emanuel Rego//Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2005 – Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
Top Rookie
2012 – Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands
2011 – Sebastian Chevalier, Switzerland
2010 – Karl Jaani, Estonia
2009 – Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia
2008 – Adrian Gavira Collado, Spain
2007 – Igor Kolodinsky, Russia
2006 – Sean Rosenthal, United States
2005 – Matteo Varnier, Italy & Jake Gibb, United States
All-Time Men’s FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour Points Champions
1989-90–Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, United States
1990-91–Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, United States
1991-92–Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, United States
1992-93–Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, United States
1993-94–Franco Neto/Roberto Lopes, Brazil
1994-95–Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway
1995-96–Franco Neto/Roberto Lopes, Brazil
1996–ZeMarco de Melo/Emanuel Rego, Brazil
1997–ZeMarco de Melo/Emanuel Rego, Brazil
1998–Para Ferreira /Guilherme Marquez, Brazil
1999–Emanuel Rego/Jose Loiola, Brazil
2000–ZeMarco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2001–Emanuel Rego/Tande Ramos, Brazil
2002–Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina
2003–Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2004–Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2005–EmanuelRego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2006–Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2007–Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2008–Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil
2009–Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany
2010–Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States
2011–Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego, Brazil
2012–Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States
Women
Most Outstanding
2012 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2011 – Juliana Felisberta Silva, Brazil
2010 – Juliana Felisberta Silva, Brazil
2009 – Juliana Felisberta, Brazil
2008 – Xi Zhang, China & Misty May-Treanor, USA
2007 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2006 – Larissa Franca, Brazil
2005 – May-Treanor, United States
Best Blocker
2012 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2011 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2010 – Juliana Felisberta Silva, Brazil
2009 – Juliana Felisberta Silva, Brazil
2008 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2007 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2006 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2005 – Kerri Walsh, United States
Best Defensive Player
2012 – Larissa Franca, Brazil
2011 – Misty May-Treanor, United States
2010 – Xi Zhang, China
2009 – Larissa Franca, Brazil
2008 – Misty May-Treanor, United States
2007 – Misty May-Treanor, United States
2006 – Shelda Bede, Brazil
2005 – Shelda Bede, Brazil
Best Hitter
2012 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2011 – April Ross, United States
2010 – Larissa Franca, Brazil
2009 – April Ross, United States
2008 – Larissa Franca, Brazil
2007 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2006 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2005 – Kerri Walsh, United States
Best Offensive Player
2012 – Juliana Felisberta Silva, Brazil
2011 – Laura Ludwig, Germany
2010 – Juliana Felisberta Silva, Brazil
2009 – April Ross, United States
2008 – Misty May-Treanor, United States
2007 – Walsh & May-Treanor, United States
2006 – Juliana Felisberta Silva, Brazil
2005 – Misty May-Treanor, United States
Best Server
2012 – April Ross, United States
2011 – April Ross, United States
2010 – Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands
2009 – Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil
2008 – Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil
2007 – Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil
2006 – Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil
2005 – Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil
2004 – Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil
2003 – Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil
Best Setter
2012 – Larissa Franca, Brazil
2011 – Larissa Franca, Brazil
2010 – Larissa Franca, Brazil
2009 – Larissa Franca, Brazil
2008 – Larissa Franca, Brazil & Vasso Karadassiou, Greece
2007 – Larissa Franca, Brazil
2006 – Larissa Franca, Brazil
2005 – Misty May-Treanor, United States
Most Improved Player
2012 – Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands
2011 – Marta Menegatti, Italy
2010 – Taiana Lima, Brazil
2009 – Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands
2008 – Nicole Branagh, United States
2007 – Tamsin Barnett, Australia & Laura Ludwig, Germany
2006 – Leila Barros, Brazil
2005 – Vassiliki Arvaniti, Greece
Most Inspirational
2012 – Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh, United States
2011 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2010 – Denise Johns, England
2009 – Shelda Bede, Brazil
2008 – Shelda Bede, Brazil
2007 – Shelda Bede, Brazil
2006 – Shelda Bede, Brazil
2005 – Shelda Bede, Brazil
Sportsperson(s)
2012 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2011 – Juliana Felisberta Silva, Brazil
2010 – Misty May-Treanor, United States
2009 – Shelda Bede, Brazil
2008 – May-Treanor & Walsh, United States
2007 – May-Treanor & Walsh, United States
2006 – Kerri Walsh, United States
2005 – Kerri Walsh, United States
Top Rookie
2012 – Barbara Seixas, Brazil
2011 – Britte Buethe, Germany
2010 – Marketa Slukova & Kristyna Kolocova, Czech Republic
2009 – Angie Akers, USA & Louise Bawden, Australia
2008 – Bibiana Candelas, Mexico
2007 – April Ross, United States
2006 – Chen Xue, China
2005 – Talita Antunes, Brazil
Team of the Year
2012 – Juliana Felisberta Silva & Larissa Franca, Brazil
2011 – Juliana Felisberta Silva & Larissa Franca, Brazil
2010 – Juliana Felisberta Silva & Larissa Franca, Brazil
2009 – Juliana Felisberta Silva & Larissa Franca, Brazil
2008 – Ana Paula Connelly & Shelda Bede, Brazil
2007 – Juliana Felisberta Silva & Larissa Franca, Brazil
2006 – Juliana Felisberta Silva & Larissa Franca, Brazil
2005 – Juliana Felisberta Silva & Larissa Franca, Brazil
All-Time Women’s FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour Point Champions
1992-93–Karolyn Kirby/Nancy Reno, United States
1993-94–Kirby/Liz Masakayan, United States
1994-95–Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, Brazil
1995-96–Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, Brazil
1996–Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, Brazil
1997–Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil
1998–Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil
1999–SheldaBede/Adriana Behar, Brazil
2000–Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil
2001–Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil
2002–Misty May/Kerri Walsh, United States
2003–Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, Brazil
2004–Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil
2005–Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil
2006–Juliana/Larissa, Brazil
2007–Juliana/Larissa, Brazil
2008–Shelda/Ana Paula, Brazil
2009–Juliana/Larissa, Brazil
2010–Juliana/Larissa, Brazil
2011–Juliana/Larissa, Brazil
2012–Juliana/Larissa, Brazil
(source & images: FIVB)