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Pool watching at Moscow’s Beach event
- Updated: May 25, 2016
Moscow, Russia, May 25, 2016 – It will be a day of Beach Volleyball here Wednesday with the spectators and interested observers “pool” watching at the US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam where several group matches will have Olympic implications for the Rio 2016 Summer Games.
After a day of qualifying for 30 men’s and 24 women’s pairs where eight teams per gender advanced to the “money” rounds in the FIVB World Tour stop at the Vodny Stadium Beach Sports Centre, Wednesday’s 32-women and 16-men match schedule is the first of two days of “pool play” that will set the field for the weekend’s elimination and medal confrontations.
Women’s Pools B, D, G and H will have the most impact for Olympic qualifying where the top 15 pairs from the FIVB World Tour, excluding Brazilians, with a maximum of two teams per country, will secure spots in the Copacabana quadrennial to be played August 6-18 on the iconic beach. Men’s PooLs A, B, C and D will also draw attention in the “Road to Rio” race.
Here’s the “poolside” view of the key group matches as the top three pairs from each pool advance to Friday’s elimination rounds with the top team netting a first-round “bye” and a guaranteed ninth that will provide possible Olympic-improving points.
WOMEN’S WONDERINGS
Women’s Pool B – Germany has two teams vying for …
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