Againt the backdrop of rivarly ongoing on Klagenfurt’s sand, woman beach volleyball teams knew their opponents in the coming Olympic Games in London, as draw of lots has been held Thursday.
The tandems were split equally into six pools, playing each team in their group, with the top two advancing to the single-elimination knockout phase along with the two best third-placed teams. The remaining four third-place teams will then compete in playoff matches to determine which pairs will fill the final two places in the first round.
POOL A
Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil
Katrin Hloltwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany
Lenka Hajeckova/Hana Klapalova, Czech Republic
Natacha Rigobert/Elodie Li Yuk Lo, Mauritius
POOL B
Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China
Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland
Vasiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece
Anastasia Vasina/Anna Vozakova, Russia
POOL C
Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, United States
Kristyna Kolocova/Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic
Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria
Natalie Cook/Tamsin Hinchley, Australia
POOL D
Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States
Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands
Elsa Baquerizo/Liliana Fernandez, Spain
Ana Gallay/Maria Zonta, Argentina
POOL E
Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil
Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany
Louise Bawden/Becchara Palmer, Australia
Madelein Meppelink/Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands
POOL F
Zara Dampney/Shauna Mullin, Great Britain
Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti, Italy
Ekaterina Khomyakova/Evgenia Ukolova, Russia
Marie-Andree Lessard/Annie Martin, Canada
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