FIVB World Championships of Beach Volleyball
Los Angeles, California
September 10-13, 1997

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Men's RESULTS

Women's RESULTS

4-Person Tournament


THE PROGRAM OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Day 1: Wednesday September 10, 1997

9h00 - 20h00    Qualification
                One session (5 courts, 48 matches, 1 game to 15)
                Men's qualifier, 32 teams, single elimination, 24 matches, play to quarterfinals
                Women's qualifier, 32 teams, single elimination, 24 matches, play to quarterfinals





Day 2: Thursday September 11, 1997

9h00 - 22h30    Main Draw
                One session (5 courts, 40 matches)
                Men's First Round 16 matches
                Women's First Round 16 matches
                Women's Second Round   8 matches
                4-person Beach Volleyball Invitational (M & W semifinals - 4 matches)





Day 3: Friday September 12, 1997

10h00 - 14h30   Main Draw - Session one (5 courts, 14 matches)
                Men's Second Round (8 matches)
                Women's Quarterfinals (4 matches)
                Men's Quarterfinals (2 matches)
17h00 - 22h40   Main Draw - Session two (2 courts, 4 matches)
                Men's Quarterfinals (2 matches)
                Women's Semifinal #1 (1 match)
                Women's Semifinal #2 (1 match)
                Tribute to the Legends
                4-person Beach Volleyball Invitational (M & W Finals - 4 matches)





Day 4: Saturday September 13, 1997

10h00 - 17h30   Main Draw - One session (1 court, 4 matches)
                Men's Semifinal  # 1 (1 match)
                Men's Semifinal  # 2 (1 match)
                Women's World Championships Final (1 match)
                Celebrity Match
                Men's World Championships Final (1 match)
                Awards ceremony

TV COVERAGE

FIVB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

   Sunday September 14th:       NBC, 16h00 - 18h00, Eastern time (GMT-5)


FOUR-PERSON INVITATIONAL COVERAGE

   Sunday   November 16th:      ESPN,  1h00, Eastern time
                                      22h00, Pacific time
   Monday   November 24th:      ESPN,  1h00  Eastern time
                                      22h00, Pacific time
   Thursday November 27th:      ESPN, 12h30, Eastern time
                                      21h30, Pacific time
   Monday   December 1st:       ESPN, 14h00, Eastern time
                                      11h00, Pacific time

T I C K E T S

Wednesday 10 Sept.:   FREE ADMISSION

Thursday 11 Sept.:    $5 & $10
Friday 12 Sept.:      $5 & $10  (day)
                      $10 & $15 (night)
Sat. 13 Sept.:        $10 & $15

FOR ALL SESSIONS:     $40

Where to buy tickets ?

UCLA Central Ticket Office, Los Angeles, CA (USA)
tel. + 1 (310) 825-2101,   fax  + 1 (310) 206-7540


TicketMaster (USA 24 hr/day)
tel. + 1 (213) 480-3232, tel. + 1 (714) 740-2000
tel. + 1 (805) 583-8700, tel. + 1 (619) 220-8497

PRESS RELEASES

Lausanne, 21 March 1997


The 1997 FIVB Beach Volleyball Men's and Women's World Championships will be held in Los Angeles on September 10th to 13th 1997 : a major event of the 1997 WORLD TOUR with 600,000 US$ Prize Money !


After the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 and before the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, the FIVB is pleased to announce the addition of two major events into the 1997 WORLD TOUR calendar : the men's and women's Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by Nike to be held in Los Angeles on September 10-13.

The FIVB celebrates the 50th year since its foundation in Paris in 1947 with major events. With this World Championships, the FIVB is proud to reward men and women on an equal footing - a unique opportunity in sports - with a total amount of 600,000 US$ prize money (300,000 US$ for each event). The best teams in the world, including most of the players who took part in the 1996 Olympic Games, will compete in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, co-promoted by Nike Sports Entertainment and Management Plus Enterprises. These events will be staged at the L.A. Tennis Center on the UCLA Campus, unique sports facilities with a capacity of 6,000 spectators.

The World Championships will be based on an open qualification, a main draw of 32 men's and 32 women's teams and a competition format with the innovation of single elimination and all matches played 2 out of 3 sets, some being scheduled at night! In addition, international 4-person games exhibitions, beach volleyball camps as well as shows, will be organized during the events.

Nike, the first sport marketing company in the world, is determined to create a world class premiere with these first events in the USA, in full respect of FIVB high standards and requirements. "Nike is proud to be affiliated with the FIVB in the staging of an event rivaled only by the Olympics" said Mr. Ian Campbell, Managing Director of Nike Sports Entertainment, who added: "The opportunities for men and women to command equal prize money is unprecedented and is further evidence of Nike's commitment to women's athletics globally".

With the addition of the World Championships, the 1997 FIVB Beach Volleyball season is off to a great start with a total of 24 events and 4.2 million US$ prize money!


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