The 2007 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships was a
beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...
event, that is held from July 24 to 28, 2007 in
Gstaad
Gstaad ( ; ) is a town in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society and the internatio ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
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FIVB, July 20, 2007 The
Swatch FIVB World Championships are organized every two years, and Switzerland hosted the event for the first time. 48 teams per gender entered the competition making 96 total.
Medal summary
Men's event
Round Robin
Pool N
Pool O
Pool P
Pool Q
Pool R
Pool S
Pool T
Pool U
Pool V
Pool W
Pool X
Pool Y
3rd place ranked teams
The eight best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 32.
Knockout round
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Women's event
Round Robin
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Pool J
Pool K
Pool L
Pool M
3rd place ranked teams
The eight best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 32.
Knockout round
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
References
External links
Men's tournament on FIVB websiteWomen's tournament on FIVB website
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2007
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World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...