MESSAGE ON A BOTTLE

Nestea European Championship Tour 2005

Message on a bottle

Two young men from Switzerland are the winners of the consumer promotion that Nestea has implemented this summer

Valencia, 09 July 2005: Sometimes people have to be lead to their luck: Mike Wenger from Basel was out with two buddies from the military, having an iced-tea when his friends noticed a nine-digit Winning-Code on the label of the bottle: They sent an SMS to take part in the consumer promotion that Nestea offered this summer in Switzerland. "First I just wanted to throw the bottle away, but then I was persuaded to send the SMS", Wenger recalls.

A wise decision as it turned out: it did not take long for Wenger to receive the news that he had won a VIP-package for the Spanish Open 2005 presented by Comunidad Valenciana in Valencia. And so he and his friend Oliver Alanen (19), a Swiss-born Finn are now watching the Nestea European Championship Tour tournament from the VIP tribune.

Both lucky devils cannot hide the fact that the sport of Beach Volleyball is somewhat new to them: their attire demonstrates that. While Wenger wears an England football jersey with the number nine and the name "Rooney" on his back, Alanen follows the action on the court in a T-Shirt of the punk band "Die Toten Hosen". The newcomers however did not take long to become experts of the formerly unknown sandy spectacle. Alanen thinks the plays the pros make on centre court are "absolutely fascinating" and his friend Wenger adds that it is "impressive what the athletes achieve in the deep sand."

But the action outside of centre court also offers many attractions like the Players' Night Party on Saturday night. And of course there are the famous Nesta Fun Girls that have especially caught the young men's fancy. The winners of the sweepstakes cannot only admire the beautiful Spanish dancers during their performances on centre court but also during breakfast in the hotel: "They are always at the table next to us", Oliver Alanen says. "It makes it pretty hard to concentrate on your scrambled eggs."

To view the results please click here

LIVE scoreboard from the stadium in Valencia (07-10 July 2005):
www.eurobeachtour.com -> Scoreboard

Next tournaments:
NESTEA European Championship Tour Swiss Open in Lucerne: 06 to 09 August
NESTEA European Championship Final in Moscow/Russia: 25 to 28 August

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Background information on the NESTEA European Championship Tour

The NESTEA European Championship Tour is the highest ranked series of European Beach Volleyball tournaments that promotes the sport and its star players on a European level. The series of tournaments culminates into the European Championship Final as the season?s highlight. 

For further information please visit www.eurobeachtour.com and/or contact the Communication Managers of the NESTEA European Championship Tour Klaus Wegener and Felix Meininghaus at communications@eurobeachtour.com.

Background information on the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball

The CEV is the FIVB supporting institution responsible for governing 54 National Volleyball Federations throughout Europe and is recognised as such by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball. The CEV has the authority and responsibility for organising all European Competitions, especially the NESTEA European Championship Tour (Men & Women). 

For further information please contact the CEV Head Office in Luxembourg, Olivier Mottier at olivier.mottier@cev.lu or + 352 25 46 46 25. 

Background information on Global Sports Marketing Ltd. (GSM)

GSM is dedicated to the development and implementation of innovation in sports and entertainment. The company positions and markets international sports and entertainment properties on behalf of the respective rights-holders. Besides, it offers all services related to the marketing of commercial rights - media, sponsorship and licensing/merchandising rights as well as development of sports brands. GSM, based in Zurich (Switzerland) develops, promotes and markets the NESTEA European Championship Tour within a long-term partnership with the European Volleyball Confederation CEV. 

For further information please contact Global Sports Marketing, Christian Scholbrock at
christian.scholbrock@gsmglobalsports.com or +41 43 244 8970.