The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2007 was an international beach volleyball competition.
The tour consists of 12 tournaments with both genders and 10 separate gender tournaments.
One of the tournaments, was the 2007 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Gstaad, Switzerland.
The top eight finishes that a team has from January 1, 2007 to July 20, 2008, on the Swatch FIVB World Tour (2007 and 2008), SWATCH FIVB World Championships (2007) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counts towards Olympic qualification for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country.
Grand Slam
There were four Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.
Paris, FranceHenkel Grand Slam, June 19 - 24, 2007
Stavanger, NorwayConocoPhillips Grand Slam, June 26 - July 1, 2007
Berlin, GermanySmart Grand Slam, July 11 - 15, 2007
Klagenfurt, AustriaA1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia, August 1 - 5, 2007
Tournament results
Women
Men
Medal table by country
Award winners
Men's Points Champions
Women’s Points Champions
Men's Award Winners
Women's Award Winners
SWATCH Most Outstanding Player
For each tournament, there is selected one MOP (Most Outstanding Player)
Men
Montreal Open
A1 Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
Otera Open
Mazuri Open presented by Hotel Anders
Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
Espinho Open
Brazil Open
Henkel Grand Slam
World Series 13
- VIP Open
- Smart Grand Slam
- St. Petersburg Open
- ConocoPhilips Grand Slam
- Bahrain Open
- SWATCH FIVB World Championship powered by 1 to 1 Energy
- PAF Open
- China Shanghai Jinshan Open
References
Americans & Brazilians Headline 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Women’s Award Recipients, FIVB, November 8, 2007