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Brazilians, Canadians & Swiss post opening women’s SWATCH Finals wins
- Updated: September 14, 2016
Toronto, Canada, September 14, 2016 – Two teams from Switzerland along with women’s Beach Volleyball pairs from Brazil and Canada posted opening pool play wins here Wednesday afternoon on Polson Pier during the second of six days of competition at the 2016 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals.
With the men also competing in the second annual event where US$500,000 in prize money will be awarded at the season-ending event on the 2015-2016 FIVB World Tour calendar, the winning pairs will share the $100,000 first-place prizes. The women’s final will be played Saturday with the men’s gold medal match Sunday.
RECAP – Talita Antunes/Larissa Franca, Brazil vs. Jamie Broder/Kristina Valjas, Canada
RECAP – Heather Bansley/Brandie Wilkerson, Canada vs. Laura Giombini/Marta Menegatti, Italy
RECAP – Joana Heidrich/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland vs. Ana Gallay/Georgina Klug, Argentina
RECAP – Isabelle Forrer/Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland vs. Louise Bawden/Taliqua Clancy, Australia
Defending SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals champions Talita Antunes and Larissa Franca were one of the four winning women’s teams Wednesday as the Brazilians opened Pool C play with a 2-0 (21-11, 21-18) win in 32 minutes over Jamie Broder and Kristina Valjas of Canada. Talita and Larissa are now 7-0 …
