Gold Medal For Emanuel/Loiola; Lacigas Snare Silver; Dethorned Para/Guilherme Net FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship Bronze Marseille, France (July 25, 1999) - Emanuel Scheffer and Jose Loiola of Brazil broke open a tight match by scoring the last six points enroute to a 15-8 win over Martin and Paul Laciga of Switzerland in the Gold Medal match of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships here Sunday (July 25). The 50-minute win netted the second-seeded Emanuel and Loiola their biggest paycheck ever as the Brazilians shared $60,000 for their third-straight win on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour after claiming wins the last two weeks in Norway and Italy. The Lacigas will also cash their biggest paycheck with $39,000 for the Silver Medal. "This is great," Loiola said after the match. "Jose and I were really focused and were able to handle their service game. The Swiss are a big and strong team. They just keep coming at you throughout a match. I think our conditioning paid off in the end.," Emanuel credited their coach (Jim Menges) for the team's success. "I am dedicating this win to Jim," said Emanuel. "He has helped us become a very consistent team. He's a beach legend that knows the sport. We have to play the matches, but he prepares us both physically and mentally." Competing in their 18th FIVB event together with eight Gold Medals in 11 title match appearances together, Emanuel and Loiola have now posted a 43-8 match mark this season with $195,500 in combined earnings. Individually, Emanuel has a record 23 FIVB titles while Loiola was winning his eighth international Gold Medal. Brazil, which has now won 55 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events in the 12-year history of the circuit, has now been represented in 24-straight international championship matches. The last time the South Americans did not reach the finals was September 7, 1997 in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Brazil also has had a team in a FIVB "final four" in each of the last 39 international events since being denied a semi-final berth in the 1996 Portugal event.. The Laciga brothers were playing in their 53rd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event together with 12 "final four" finishes, including a 1998 title in Argentina. The Lacigas have now advanced to a FIVB title match for the second-time this season after placing second earlier this month in Germany. Sunday's final was the Laciga's fifth FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Gold Medal match overall as the pair also won a Czech Republic challenger event in 1997. The Lacigas have now posted a 31-17 match mark this season while combining to earn $104,000 The sixth-seeded Lacigas ended the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship title reign of Para Ferreira and Guilherme Marques earlier Sunday by defeating the third-seeded Brazilians 15-11. Emanuel and Loiola defeated eighth-seeded Javier Bosma and Fabio Diez of Spain 15-11 in Sunday's second semi-final match of the $600,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. Para and Guilhemre were seeking their second-straight FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship after capturing the title in 1997 in Los Angeles. The win by the Lacigas was only the fourth in 18 meetings with Para and Guilherme since 1996. The dethroned champions won the Bronze Medal match 15-7 Sunday over Bosma and Diez. Para and Guilherme shared the $24,000 third-place purse while Bosma and Diez split $18,000 for their biggest FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour purse. The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships were played before an estimated 70,000 spectators over a seven-day period. The most prestigous event on the 1999 schedule on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour outside of the Olympic Games, Sunday's final matches were played before a packed Plage du Prado Centre Court of 5,000 spectators with near-perfect weather (28ēC). The women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Champions were crowned Saturday as top-seeded Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil netted the Gold Medal and the $60,000 first-place purse by defeating Annett Buckner Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan 15-11 in the title match. FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Men's Main Draw Results Marseille, France (July 25, 1999) - Here are the Main Draw results from the fourth of four days of the 1999 men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships here Sunday (July 25). The $600,000 (US) FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, the eighth of 13 events on the 1999 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, concludes Sunday. Sunday's Semi-Finals ˇ Emanuel Scheffer/Jose Loiola, Brazil (2) def.. Javier Bosma/Fabio Diez, Spain (8), 15-11 (53 minutes); ˇ Paul Laciga/Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6) def. .Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, Brazil (3), 15-11 (56) Sunday's Bronze Medal Match (winners place third, split $24,000; loser's place fourth, split $18,000) ˇ Para Ferreira/Guilherme Marques, Brazil (3) def. Javier Bosma/Fabio Diez, Spain (8), 15-7 (35). Sunday's Gold Medal Match (winners place first, split $60,000; loser's place fourth, split $39,000) ˇ Emanuel Scheffer/Jose Loiola, Brazil (2) def. Paul Laciga/Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6), 15-8 (50). Men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Marseille, France, July 19-24, 1999 Main Draw Rankings Match Mark Team Team Earnings Rank Players, Country (Main Draw Seed; Qualifying Seed) W-L* Points Prize (US$) 1st Emanuel-Loiola, BRA (2) 6-1 600 $60,000 2nd P. Laciga-M. Laciga, SUI (2) 6-2 540 39,000 3rd Para-Guilherme, BRA (3) 5-1 480 24,000 4th Bosma-Diez, ESP (8) 4-2 420 18,000 5th Zahner-Prosser, AUS (15) 5-2 360 13,500 Kiraly-Johnson, USA (5) 3-2 360 13,500 7th R. Heidger-Wong, USA (13) 4-2 300 9,000 Sinjin Smith-Henkel, USA (16) 3-2 300 9,000 9th Salema-Baracetti, ARG (23) 2-2 240 7,500 Child-Heese, CAN (4) 2-2 240 7,500 Raffaelli-Pimponi, ITA (31, 8) 6-2 240 7,500 Blanton-Fonoimoana, USA (19) 3-2 240 7,500 13th Canet-Hamel, FRA (25) 2-2 180 6,000 Jodard/Penigaud, FRA (9) 2-2 180 6,000 Ahmann-Hager, GER (21) 2-2 180 6,000 Maia-Brenha, POR (11) 2-2 180 6,000 17th Martinez-Conde, ARG (7) 1-2 120 4,500 Berger-Stamm, AUT (26, 18) 4-2 120 4,500 Ze'Marco-Ricardo, BRA (1) 1-2 120 4,500 Holden-Leinemann, CAN (17) 1-2 120 4,500 Deulofeu-Guissart, FRA (12) 1-2 120 4,500 Oetke-Scheuerpflug, GER (20, 4) 4-2 120 4,500 Kouchnerev-Ermichin, RUS (30, 11) 4-2 120 4,500 Ian Clark-Boullianne, USA (27) 1-2 120 4,500 25th Giovane-Tande, BRA (14, 1) 2-2 60 3,000 C. Dieckmann-M. Dieckmann, GER (24) 0-2 60 3,000 Cicola-Bendandi, ITA (32, 35) 3-2 60 3,000 Sotelo-Ibarra, MEX (18) 0-2 60 3,000 Kjemperud-Hoidalen, NOR (22) 0-2 60 3,000 Kvalheim-Maaseide, NOR (10) 0-2 60 3,000 Seuseu-Eade, NZL (29, 5) 3-2 60 3,000 Karasev-Sayfulin, RUS (28, 7) 3-2 60 3,000 *includes qualifying record Non-Main Draw Rankings - FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Qualification Tournament Marseille, France, July 21-22, 1999 Rank Players, Country (qualifying seed) W-L Points 33rd A. Hannemman-N. Hannemann, ASA (9) 2-1 42 Lukowicz-Searle, AUS (31) 2-1 42 Roberto Lopes-Franco, BRA (17) 2-1 42 Dzavoronok-Stejska, CZE (23) 2-1 42 G. Mosci-Salvi, ITA (44) 2-1 42 Petrenas-Ha. Cyvas, LTU (20) 2-1 42 Bachorski-Bulkowski, POL (14) 2-1 42 DeJesus-Velasco, PUR (6) 2-1 42 41st Grinlaubs-Slack, AUS (29) 1-1 18 Schacht-Anfilloff, AUS (13) 1-1 18 Delanghe-Kempenaers, BEL (33) 1-1 18 Paulao-Rodrigo, BRA (40) 1-1 18 Paulo Emilio-Fred, BRA (26) 1-1 18 Lewis-Gatzke, CAN (15) 1-1 18 Pakosta-Kubala, CZE (2) 1-1 18 Palinek-Lebl, CZE (3) 1-1 18 Larsen-Hansen, DEN (43) 1-1 18 Ozaki-Morikawa, JPN (16) 1-1 18 A. Stals-R. Stals, LAT (41) 1-1 18 Tschudi-Heyer, SUI (19) 1-1 18 Vesti-M. Egger, SUI (12) 1-1 18 Berg-Dahl, SWE (10) 1-1 18 Ryan-Chapman, USA (28) 1-1 18 Whitmarsh-Swatik, USA (27) 1-1 18 57th Blackman-McCloy, AUS (25) 0-1 6 Boyd-Gulline, AUS (34) 0-1 6 Jones-Durrant, AUS (32) 0-1 6 Rank Players, Country (qualifying seed) W-L Points Leitner-Dobeiner, AUT (30) 0-1 6 T. Schroffenegger-P. Schroffenegger, AUT (39) 0-1 6 Delfosse-Ceyfs, BEL (54) 0-1 6 Ix-Braeckmans, BEL (50) 0-1 6 Yoyi Rodriguez-Luna, ESP (36) 0-1 6 Th Agnese-N. Agnese, FRA (63) 0-1 6 Ces-Baumgartner, FRA (61) 0-1 6 Conte-Rossi, FRA (47) 0-1 6 Daguerre-Znatchkowsky, FRA (51) 0-1 6 Kelaye-Veyre, FRA (58) 0-1 6 Meucci-Hollander, FRA (62) 0-1 6 Olliver-Vernet, FRA (60 0-1 6 Asmara-Kwan, INA (48) 0-1 6 Shofana-Salim, INA (49) 0-1 6 Abba-Giordano, ITA (53) 0-1 6 Matsunaga-Noguchi, JPN (59) 0-1 6 T. Yamamoto-Kawai, JPN (21) 0-1 6 Watanabe-Takao, JPN (55) 0-1 6 Mashebin-Aristarkhov, KAZ (56) 0-1 6 Ryukhov-Rovkin, KAZ (57) 0-1 6 R. Berntsen-Skarlund, NOR (42) 0-1 6 K. Goranson-Horrem, NOR (24) 0-1 6 EP Pettersen-Boe, NOR (38) 0-1 6 Antoniuk-Zukowski, POL (37) 0-1 6 D. Anderson-P. Magnusson, SWE (22) 0-1 6 M. Magnusson-Svensson, SWE (52) 0-1 6 E. Norberg-V. Norbert, SWE (45) 0-1 6 Wellman-J. Long, USA (46) 0-1 6