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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - The classification rounds at the 2001 Goodwill Games
started here Friday (August 31) with teams from Bulgaria, Germany and Greece
posting elimination wins at the South Bank Piazza.
The 12th-seeded Yanchulova sisters (Lina and Petia) of Bulgaria eliminated
13th-seeded Teresa Galindo and Mayra Huerta of Mexico 23-25, 21-13 and 15-6
in 60 minutes in a match that kept the near-capacity crowd of 2,500 on the
edge of their seats. The Bulgarians now plays 16th-seeded Chiaki Kusuhara and
Ryoko Tokuno of Japan at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The Japanese team was scheduled to play Eva Celbova and Sona Dosoudilova
Friday, but the Czech Republic team withdrew from the competition due to
Celbova's medical problem. Kusuhara and Tokuno opened play Wednesday by
losing to top-seeded Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst 15-13 in the third and
deciding set.
Tenth-seeded Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri of Greece eliminated local
favorites 15th-seeded Angela Clarke and Kylie Gerlic of Australia with a
21-17, 19-21 and 16-14 in the 2001 Goodwill Games' longest match (61 minutes)
through the first three days of competition.
Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau, the 11th-seeded team from Germany, advanced to a
6:30 p.m. meeting Saturday against the Greek team with a 21-19, 18-21 and
15-9 win in 54 minutes over 14th-seeded Rebekka Kadijk and Marrit Leenstra of
the Netherlands.
The first two quarterfinal matches will be played Saturday on the South Bank
Piazza sand. Eighth-seeded Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta of Italy
challenge Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst at 1 p.m. while fourth-seeded
Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires of Brazil play fifth-seeded Lisa Arce and
Holly McPeak of the United States at 7:30 p.m. Thursday's winners will play
Sunday for a spot in Monday's semi-finals.
The final two quarterfinals matches will be played Sunday. Second-seeded
Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil, the defending Goodwill Games
champions, seventh-seeded Zi Xiong and Rong Chi of China while third-seeded
Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs of the United States plays sixth-seeded
Daxilia Larrea Peraza and Tamara Fernandez Grosset of Cuba.
Winners of a record 26 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medals, Behar
and Bede won the 1998 Goodwill Games Gold Medal in New York's Central Park by
defeating Pauline Manser and Kerri Pottharst of Australia in the finals.
The Brazilians followed their New York title with Gold Medals at both the
1999 and 2001 World Championships. Behar and Bede earned the Silver Medal at
the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games after losing the final to Natalie Cook and
Pottharst.
Fontana is making her second appearance in Brisbane after finishing fourth
here in 1995 with Lori Forsythe in a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event.
Fontana and Forsythe also won the Bronze Medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in
St. Petersburg, Russia. Arce and McPeak are competing in their second
Goodwill Games as the pair won the Bronze Medal in New York.
The women's final matches are set for Tuesday when the final eight places
will be determined. The Gold Medal winners will share the $30,000
first-place prize.
2001 Goodwill Games
August 29-September 4, 2001 at The South Bank Piazza, Brisbane, Australia
Revised August 31, 2001, 4:06 AM
Women's Main Draw Rankings
Rank, Team (Seed) Match Record Earnings
1st 0-0 $30,000
2nd 0-0 $24,000
3rd 0-0 $19,500
4th 0-0 $15,500
5th 0-0 $12,500
6th 0-0 $9,500
7th 0-0 $8,000
8th 0-0 $7,000
9th 0-0 $6,000
10th 0-0 $5,000
11th 0-0 $4,000
12th 0-0 $3,000
13th Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9) 0-2 $1,500
13th Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13) 0-2 $1,500
13th Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (14) 0-2 $1,500
13th Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15) 0-2 $1,500
RESULTS - August 29
· Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli, Italy (No. 8-seeded Women's Team) def.
Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (9), 20-22, 23-211 and 15-8 (55)
· Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, United States (5) def. Lina Yanchulova/P.
Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12), 21-14 and 21-12 (30)
· Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) def. Teresa Galinda/Mayra Huerta,
Mexico (13), 21-17 and 21-17 (37)
· Natalie/Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1) def. Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryoko
Tokuno, Japan (16), 21-16, 15-21 and 15-13 (49)
RESULTS - August 30
· Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (3) def. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit
Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-9 and 21-19 (35)
· Daxilia Larrea Peraza/Tamara Fernandez Grosset, Cuba (6) def. Stephanie
Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany (11), 21-13 and 21-11 (28)
· Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Australia (No. 2-seeded Women's Team) def.
Angela Clarke/Kylie Gerlic, Australia (15), 21-11 and 21-14 (34)
· Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) def. Vassiliki Karadassiou/Efrosyni Sfyri,
Greece (10), 21-19 and 21-19 (42)
RESULTS - August 31
· Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16) won by forfeit over Celbova/Dosoudilova, Czech
Republic (9)
· Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10) def. Clarke/Gerlic, Australia (15), 21-17,
19-21 and 16-14 (61)
· Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) def. Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands (14), 21-19, 18-21
and 15-9 (54)
· L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12) def. Galindo/Mayra, Mexico (13),
23-25, 21-13 and 15-6 (60)
SCHEDULE - September 1
· 1 p.m. - Cook/Pottharst, Australia (2) vs. Perrotta/Gattelli (8)
· 2 p.m. - Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16) vs. L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova,
Bulgaria (12)
· 6:30 p.m. - Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) vs. Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece (10)
· 7:30 p.m. Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) vs. Arce/McPeak, United States (5)
SCHEDULE - September 2
· 2 p.m. - Behar/Bede, Australia (2) vs. Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7)
· 3 p.m. - Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16) / L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova,
Bulgaria (12) loser vs. Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) / Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece
(10) loser
· 5:30 p.m. - Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan (16) / L. Yanchulova/P. Yanchulova,
Bulgaria (12) winner vs. Pohl/Rau, Germany (11) / Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece
(10) winner
· 6:30 p.m. - Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) vs. Larrea Peraza/Fernandez
Grosset, Cuba (6)
SCHEDULE - September 3
· Cook/Pottharst, Australia (2) / Perrotta/Gattelli, 8) loser vs.
Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) / Arce/McPeak, United States (5) loser
· Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) / Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba
(6) loser vs. Behar/Bede, Australia (2) / Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) loser
· Cook/Pottharst, Australia (2) / Perrotta/Gattelli, 8) winner vs.
Minello/Pires, Brazil (4) / Arce/McPeak, United States (5) winner
· Fontana/Youngs, United States (3) / Larrea Peraza/Fernandez Grosset, Cuba
(6) winner vs. Behar/Bede, Australia (2) / Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China (7) winner
SCHEDULE - September 4
· 7th & 8th Classification match
· 5th & 6th Classification match
· 3rd & 4th Classification match
· 1st & 2nd Classification match
~Tim Simmons
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