After winning the Quebec Open, Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers did it again!
The 2008 Olympic Champions are so far having the best few weeks of their lives by winning the last 2 FIVB tournaments held in Quebec, Canada and Stare Jablonk, Poland.
Winning 2 events means Phil and Todd aka PHOD are now $73,500 richer ($30,000 Quebec + $43,500 Stare Jablonk).
This past weekend in Poland, PHOD defeated 2011 World Champions Emanuel and Alison in an epic semifinal match (21-15, 18-21, 15-12) and played another 3-set match versus Poland’s Fijalek & Prudel (21-15, 15-21, 15-13) in the battle for gold.
Watch the Full Gold Medal Match…
The women’s tournament was won by none other than current World Champions Larissa & Juliana who defeated Kessy and Ross in 3 sets: 1-2 (14-21, 21-19, 18-16). In case you’re wondering how Kerri Walsh and Misty May did, well the 2 time Olympics Champs lost to Kessy and Ross in the Quarterfinal match and they ended up in 5th place.
Watch the Full Gold Medal Match…
Congratulations to the all the winners and all the teams who competed in Poland! Fans were treated for sure with another world class volleyball beach event.
Next stop for everyone is Klagenfurt, Austria!
Side Dish: Below are some 2011 FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball World Tour Facts and Figures as of July 31st, 2011.
Men Team Rank, points:
1, Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego, Brazil, 5,900
2, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 5,860
3, Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany, 4,440
4, Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland, 4,060
5, Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, 3,280
Men’s Team Rank, events, titles, US earnings:
1, Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego, Brazil, 9, 5 $283,700
2, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 10, 4 $244,400
3, Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany, 8, 0, $155,800
4, Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland, 9, 0 $137,800
5, Jefferson Bellaguarda/Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland, 8, 0, $99,800
Women Team Rank, points:
1, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, 5,680
2, Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil, 5,240
3, Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, Brazil, 5,180
4, Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, United States, 4,900
4, Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, 4,900
Women Team Rank, events, titles, US earnings:
1, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, 9, 5, $273,700
2, Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, United States, 8, 2, $203,800
3, Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, Brazil, 10, 1, $188,200
4, Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, 10, 0, $169,300
5, Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil, 11, 1, $166,100
(images & source: FIVB)