Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 25 - 30, 2008
(1) Maria Antonelli/Vanilda Leao, Brazil
 
Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 25, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Resende
Resides: Rio de Janerio
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 162
Career Wins: 14
Career FIVB WT Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$1,035,250.00
Vanilda "Val" dos Santos Leão
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 12, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 58 kg (128 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 62
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$146,350.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541CQMoney
FIVB21110060132214 US$145,000.00
FIVB C&S4211000000000 US$12,600.00
Overall25321060132214 US$157,600.00
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Vanilda Leao - Country Quota Maria Antonelli - Country Quota
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 3, Q1 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 3 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 2 2 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 17, Q5 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 22, Q13 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 26, Q17 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 23, Q19 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 31 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 32, Q13 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/8-11/2007 Vaduz Satellite 1 1 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/25-28/2007 Geroskipou Challenger 4 2 72 US$4,600.00
FIVB C&S 7/19-22/2007 Eboli Challenger 8 1 80 US$4,800.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 32, Q26 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 6/29-7/1/2007 San Sebastiàn Satellite 9 3 16 US$1,200.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open Q33 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 32, Q19 25 60 US$2,000.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/27/2008 Winner 1 Jana Goliasova / Eva Weissova, Czech Republic (32, Q23) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
Wed, 8/27/2008 Winner 2 Muriel Graessli / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (17) Won 18-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:45
Thu, 8/28/2008 Winner 3 Galina Boyko / Anna Markova, Russia (25, Q4) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:33
Fri, 8/29/2008 Winner 4 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (5) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
Sat, 8/30/2008 Semi-Finals Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (2) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:04
Sat, 8/30/2008 Gold Medal Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (3) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:43
Head to Head Results
Antonelli/Leao lead the series against the field 30-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 5-2
8/30/08FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Leao 1 Salgado/Salgado 2 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:04
7/28/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Antonelli/Leao 3, Q1 Salgado/Salgado 21-18, 21-17 0:42
6/16/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 Antonelli/Leao 21-19, 21-16 0:47
6/9/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Country Quota Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Salgado/Salgado 21-18, 21-14 0:35
8/13/07FIVBAland Open Country Quota Antonelli/Leao 32, Q13 Salgado/Salgado 21-18, 21-14 0:37
6/11/07FIVBEspinho Open Country Quota Salgado/Salgado 8, Q5 Antonelli/Leao 21-11, 21-19 0:48
6/5/07FIVBWarsaw Open Country Quota Antonelli/Leao Q33 Salgado/Salgado 21-19, 21-16 0:51
Lead the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/30/08FIVBKristiansand Open Gold Medal Antonelli/Leao 1 Hakedal/Torlen 3 21-16, 21-16 0:43
Series tied with # 4 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Martins/Santanna 16 Antonelli/Leao 3, Q1 21-15, 21-12 0:34
6/3/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Antonelli/Leao 23, Q19 Martins/Santanna Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Leao 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 0:51
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 17 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q19 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 6 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q13 Glesnes/Maaseide 17 21-9, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
7/28/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Semi-Finals Antonelli/Leao 4 Van Iersel/Wesselink 5 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 1:03
7/26/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 4 Van Iersel/Wesselink 5 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # 9 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
7/17/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q26 Baburina/Osheyko Q10 25-27, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 11 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 2-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 3 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q4 21-17, 21-10 0:37
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Antonelli/Leao 22, Q13 Keizer/de Vries Q20 21-18, 21-19 0:48
Lead the series against # 12 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Leao 3 Gioria/Momoli 19 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:55
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Qualifier 2 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q19 Gioria/Momoli 23, Q3 21-10, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-1
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 1 Graessli/Zumkehr 17 18-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:45
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Leao 3, Q1 Graessli/Zumkehr 19, Q5 24-22, 21-14 0:39
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Antonelli/Leao 2 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 21-14, 21-15 0:31
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 Antonelli/Leao 2 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 18 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 2-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Antonelli/Leao 2 Alcon/Matveeva 22, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:39
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Alcon/Matveeva Q16 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 19 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Antonelli/Leao 23, Q19 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-11, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Leao 3 Andreasen/Vestergaard 30, Q9 21-4, 21-10 0:25
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Boyko/Markova, Russia 3-0
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Leao 1 Boyko/Markova 25, Q4 21-13, 21-17 0:33
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Antonelli/Leao 17, Q5 Boyko/Markova 32, Q26 21-12, 21-11 0:31
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 1 Antonelli/Leao Q33 Boyko/Markova Q32 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 28 Palmer/Rohkamper, Australia 1-0
8/14/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 1 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q13 Palmer/Rohkamper Q20 18-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # 32, Q23 Goliasova/Weissova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Leao 1 Goliasova/Weissova 32, Q23 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # Q7 Rodriguez/Zur, Israel 1-0
8/9/07FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 1 Rodriguez/Zur 8 21-17, 20-22, 15-10 0:55