Olympic Beach Volleyball Rankings, Women, updated 3/31

[dunninla3]

Thought I'd update the list, and at the same time, expand it to be Top10 rather than Top 9, as we are nearing the end of the Olympic Qualification period.  There are 3 Challenge events and 4 E16 events left on the Calendar for Paris qualification. 

I am going to stop keeping track of positions 1-12, who I feel have safely secured their berths, and focus going forward only on positions 13-25.

Olympic Qualification Points, by TOP 10 FINISHES

Teams who played Saquarema // + means improved position, = means stayed put, - means dropped

1. BRA1, AP / Duda, 11060
2. USA1, Nuss / Kloth, 9500
3. USA2, Hughes / Cheng, 9600
4. CAN1, Melissa / Brandie, 8860
5. BRA2, Carol / Barbara, 8680
6. NED, Stam / Schoon, 7980
7. AUS, Clancy / Mariafe, 7980, (6780 + 600 + 600)
-- note: (have played only 8, assumes 9th/10th finishes will equal lowest counting)

8. SUI1, Hüberli / Brunner, 7700

9. CHN, Xue / Xia, 7680,

10. LAT, Graudina / Samoilova, 7500
11. ITA, Gottardi / Menegatti, 7280
12. GER1, Müller / Tillmann, 6900

------------ no longer viably in the race IMO

xx. BRA3, Taina / Victoria, 6480, 600
xx. BRA4, Agatha / Rebecca, 5940, 460
xx. USA3, Scoles / Flint, 5820, 460

------------ Teams in the race for qualifying positions 13-18

+ 13. GER2, Lippmann / Ludwig, 6280 (760,760,760,720,640,600,460,460,360,760)
+ 14. SUI2, Joana / Anouk, 6220, (800,760,760,680,640,600,460,460,460,600)
- xx. SUI3, Esmée / Zoé, 6100, (800,760,680,680,600,600,600,460,460,460)
= 15. ESP, Alvarez / Moreno, 6060, (760,760,720,640,600,600,460,460,460,600)
= 16. FRA, Placette / Richard, 5860, (760,680,640,600,600,600,600,460,460,460)
= 17. LTU, Paulikiene / Raupelyte 5620, (720,680,680,640,600,460,460,460,460,460)
= xx. GER3, Ittlinger / Borger, 5580, (760,680,680,640,600,600,460,460,460,460)
= 18. CAN2, Pavan / McBain, 5480 (760,720,640,600,600,600,460,400,360,340)

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= 19. FIN, Ahtiainen / Lahti, 5360, (760,640,600,460,460,460,460,460,460,460)

+ 20. THA, Nara / Wora, 5340, (760,680,640,600,460,460,460,460,460,360)

+ 21. ESP2, Liliana / Paula, 5220, (640,600,600,600,460,460,460,400,400,600)

+ 22. AUT, Klinger / Klinger, 5160, (680,640,600,600,460,460,460,460,400,400)

- 23. CZE, Hermannova / Stochlova, 5140, (720,640,600,600,600,460,400,400,360,360)

= 24. POL, Gruszczynska / Wachowicz, 5040, (760,640,600,600,460,460,400,400,360,360)

+ xx. CAN3, Bansley / Bukovec, 4880 (760,600,460,460,460,400,340,340,600) +460
-- note: (have played only 9, assumes 10th finish will equal median finish)
25. CHN2, Wang / Dong, 4560, (680,640,600,600,460,340,340,320,300,300)

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Big Winners in Saquarema:

- Brazilian Federation.  The showcase of depth in talent among both men and women ranked outside the top five BRA teams on the Pro Tour is amazing.  Talent seems to drop off almost none at all as you get into BRA teams ranked 6, 7, 8 in Brazil.   Brazilian women already had 6 teams in the top 25 in Pro Tour Olympic points.  Then they just trot out, like it was nothing, Talita and Taina who, if they played regularly, would be Top 12 in the world.  The men too.. had 4 teams Top 25, and then another team I hadn't heard of that could also be a fifth team Top 25.

- GER2:  Each tournament, Ludwig shows a little more of the form she showed pre-break.  Lippmann is steadily progressing as well.  It's too bad this team doesn't have another full year together under their belts, like April had with Alix.  Still, they're now top 13 in Top 10 finishes.

- SUI2, Joanouk:  Joanouk have regained the SUI2 spot, with Anouk surpassing Zoe.  Still not at the form they were prior to Joana's surgery, but getting closer each month.  You see it in the fire in their eyes... it is coming back.

- AUT, THA, ESP2 and CAN2:  All four improved their position in the race for Top 18 with solid performances.  It may be too late for CAN3... but there are three more Challenge events, and I'm not sure if they can get into any of the E16 qualifiers, but i think their recent finishes makes that possible with solid Entry Points.  Now it's just down to finishing highly each opportunity.  They might have every E16 quali other than Tepic available to them. 

I can't really include CHN as a big winner since they finished where they were seeded to finish.

Biggest Losers in Saquarema:

LTU, CZE, CAN2 and GER3

No big losers.  Small losses by LTU, CZE, CAN2 and GER3.   Some disappointment for LTU who were unable to follow up on their high finish in Recife.  Also disappointment for CZE who failed to reach Rd. of 16 and were passed in the Points ranking by AUT and ESP2.  CAN2 looked bad.  I am speculating that Pavan is not 100%.  There really isn't any other explanation... she looked off balance often, perhaps favoring her bandaged knee.  CAN2 fail to add points and AUT, ESP2, THA close the gap a little to them for the 18th spot they currently occupy.  GER3 finished mid pack and are watching GER2 put an almost insurmountable distance between them.

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Teams who played Guadalajara // + means improved position, = means stayed put, - means dropped

1. BRA1, AP / Duda, 11060
2. USA1, Nuss / Kloth, 9500
3. USA2, Hughes / Cheng, 9600
4. CAN1, Melissa / Brandie, 8860
5. BRA2, Carol / Barbara, 8680
6. NED, Stam / Schoon, 7980
7. AUS, Clancy / Mariafe, 7980, (6780 + 600 + 600)
-- note: (have played only 8, assumes 9th/10th finishes will equal lowest counting)
= 8. SUI1, Hüberli / Brunner, 7700
9. CHN, Xue / Xia, 7680,
10. LAT, Graudina / Samoilova, 7500
11. ITA, Gottardi / Menegatti, 7280
12. GER1, Müller / Tillmann, 6900

------------ no longer viably in the race IMO

xx. BRA3, Taina / Victoria, 6480, 600
xx. BRA4, Agatha / Rebecca, 5940, 460
xx. USA3, Scoles / Flint, 5820, 460

------------ Teams in the race for qualifying positions 13-18
+ 13. SUI2, Esmée / Zoé, 6320, (800,760,680,680,600,600,600,460,460,680min)
14. GER2, Lippmann / Ludwig, 6280 (760,760,760,720,640,600,460,460,360,760)

- xx. SUI3, Joana / Anouk, 6220, (800,760,760,680,640,600,460,460,460,600)

+ 15. ESP1, Alvarez / Moreno, 6200, (760,760,720,640,600,600,460,460,600,600)done

= 16. FRA, Placette / Richard, 5860, (760,680,640,600,600,600,600,460,460,460)done
+ 17. LTU, Paulikiene / Raupelyte 5760, (720,680,680,640,600,460,460,460,460,600)done
+ xx. GER3, Ittlinger / Borger, 5800, (760,680,680,640,600,600,460,460,460,680min)

+ 18. FIN, Ahtiainen / Lahti, 5500, (760,640,600,460,460,460,460,460,460,600)done

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19. CAN2, Pavan / McBain, 5480 (760,720,640,600,600,600,460,400,360,340)
+ 20. THA, Nara / Wora, 5440, (760,680,640,600,460,460,460,460,460,460)done
+ 21. ESP2, Liliana / Paula, 5420, (640,600,600,600,460,460,460,400,600,600)
- 22. AUT, Klinger / Klinger, 5160, (680,640,600,600,460,460,460,460,400,400)
- 23. CZE, Hermannova / Stochlova, 5140, (720,640,600,600,600,460,400,400,360,360)
+ 24. POL, Gruszczynska / Ola (Wachowicz), 5140, (760,640,600,600,460,460,400,400,360,460)
xx. CAN3, Bansley / Bukovec, 5100 (760,600,460,460,460,400,340,340,600,680min)
-- note: (have played only 9, assumes 10th finish will equal median finish)
= 25. CHN2, Wang / Dong, 4720, (680,640,600,600,460,340,340,320,300,460)
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Biggest Losers in Guadalajara

- CAN2, GER2, SUI2 (now SUI3), AUT and CZE.  CAN2 finished poorly, and slipped from spot 18 to spot 19.  They also allowed ESP2, THA and CAN3 to gain ground on them   SUI2 is now SUI3.  Zoe has passed Anouk, due to SUI2's poor finish.  TBH Anouk seemed fine but Joana played the worst I've ever seen her play.  AUT finished OK but their finish did not replace their current low counting score.  CZE likewise were unable to improve their low score by finishing 19th, and allowed ESP2 to pass them.

Biggest Winners in Guadalajara

Finish this after Semis and Finals.

[tamz]

Little sis Verge Depre 😭

[dunninla3]

Mar 31, 2024 7:38:44 GMT -5 tamz said:

Little sis Verge Depre 😭

LA 2028 for her.  Unless another SUI teams surpasses tham for SUI2.  At her age, well probably at any age, if my memory serves, Anouk was a better player than Zoe.

[beachcomber]

Anyone heard updates on the health status of Alvarez and Pavan? Both are registered for Guadalajara at this point, but wondering if there is a sense this might change.

[guest2]

Apr 2, 2024 10:03:08 GMT -5 dunninla3 said:

Mar 31, 2024 7:38:44 GMT -5 tamz said:

Little sis Verge Depre 😭

LA 2028 for her.  Unless another SUI teams surpasses tham for SUI2.  At her age, well probably at any age, if my memory serves, Anouk was a better player than Zoe.

Pretty sure Anouk had her first full-field win by then. With Forrer? Much better player at the same age

[larabeach]

Apr 3, 2024 15:57:50 GMT -5 beachcomber said:

Anyone heard updates on the health status of Alvarez and Pavan? Both are registered for Guadalajara at this point, but wondering if there is a sense this might change.

I think Alvarez had some kind of virus (also Stochlova, but not sure if the same thing). I guess she should be able to take part in Guadalajara.

Idk about Pavan.

[beachmilovice]

Apr 3, 2024 17:01:11 GMT -5 larabeach said:

Apr 3, 2024 15:57:50 GMT -5 beachcomber said:

Anyone heard updates on the health status of Alvarez and Pavan? Both are registered for Guadalajara at this point, but wondering if there is a sense this might change.

I think Alvarez had some kind of virus (also Stochlova, but not sure if the same thing). I guess she should be able to take part in Guadalajara.

Idk about Pavan.

Stochlova got very sick after Recife, ended up staying in bed (from some picture it looked like she was in hospital) until Friday morning from where she played the first match without any training, had to be hard.

[beachcoach]

Apr 3, 2024 17:01:11 GMT -5 larabeach said:

Apr 3, 2024 15:57:50 GMT -5 beachcomber said:

Anyone heard updates on the health status of Alvarez and Pavan? Both are registered for Guadalajara at this point, but wondering if there is a sense this might change.

I think Alvarez had some kind of virus (also Stochlova, but not sure if the same thing). I guess she should be able to take part in Guadalajara.

Idk about Pavan.

Yes Daniella was very sick during the Austria game. Just the usual when you are travelling to new places. Happens!