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RUSSIAN MASTERS LIVE ON www.eurobeachtour.com
NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006
Luxembourg/Moscow,
June, 13, 2006. During the whole Russian Masters (15th to 18th June),
the third stop of the NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006, the below
mentioned site will provide you with the live results of each match
point by point.
The Russian Masters will be taking place at the 'Luzhniki Olympic Complex' in the Russian capital of Moscow, last year’s host of the European Championship Final.
Only a little more than a year has passed since Russia’s
beach volleyball professionals announced their ambition to not only
further establish themselves on the indoor court, but also among the
world’s elite in beach volleyball. The efforts to further develop the
open air edition in the most successful indoor volleyball nation are
already bearing fruit: At the Turkish Masters, the kick-off event of
this year’s NESTEA European Championship Tour, two Russian teams spiked
their way to the semi-finals. Roman Arkaev and Dmitry Barsouk in the
men’s tournament as well as Natalia Uryadova and Alexandra Shiryeva for
the women obtained the best beach volleyball results in the history of
the Russian Volleyball Federation.
The
extraordinary results are no fluke, but rather the product of hard work
during the winter. "We were preparing the beach volleyball season from
mid February to mid March with a training camp in Rio de Janeiro”,
reported Roman Arkaev. Different to their Western European competition,
the Russians don't train on the 'Copacabana' but prefer the 'Flamengo'.
They had tough training partners in Kais/Vesik fromEstonia and
Austria’s Doppler/Gartmayer. "Unfortunately, our federation cannot
afford the luxury of inviting top teams from Brazil as training
partners”, Arkaev proclaimed.
Even
though the upward trend is clearly visible Russia
needs the general professional structures for beach volleyball. Dmitry
Barsouk played for Dynamo KRASNODAR in the second Russian indoor league
prior to the Turkish Masters in Alanya. Consequently, he only had five
days to prepare for the sandy surface. Further, the duo have not yet a
full-time coach. Natalia Uryadova's season plan is similar to that of
her colleague Dmitry Barsouk, as she also plays indoors in the second
Russian league up until springtime.
The
efforts of improving the structures, thus closing the gap to the European
elite are tangible. The 100'000 Euro Russian Masters is set to take place from
15th to 18th June 2006 in Moscow.
"Thanks to the
Russian Masters in Moscow the sport of beach volleyball, the European
tournament series and our commercial partners all have the opportunity
to expand into the extremely important Eastern European market”,
Christian Scholbrock, Managing Director at the Zurich based agency
Global Sports Marketing (GSM), declared, "Our agreement with the
Russian Volleyball Federation promises Moscow to be the site of the
NESTEA European Championship Tour for several years. Reliable planning
with Moscow for establishing the Russian Masters in the Moscow sports
calendar as a yearly sports and entertainment event is very important
to us.”
The
Russian Masters 2006 will begin with the qualification matches in the women’s
and men’s tournament on Thursday morning at 9.00hrs local time. Four
qualifiers for the Main Draw in the women’s and men’s tournament will be
determined on four courts in the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow. Friday will feature
men’s and women’s Main Draw matches before the hot phase begins on Saturday at 17.00hrs with the semi-finals for women and men.
The men’s final is set for Sunday at 14.00hrs and the women’s final will tip-off at 17.00hrs. The winning teams each receive 8'500 Euros in prize money as well as valuable ranking points, which are important in the race for the bonus prize for the 'smart European Ranking Leader' to be awarded at the end of the season. The best teams of the CEV European Ranking each receive two 'smart forfour' from Tour Main Partner 'smart'.
For more information please view www.cev.lu/BeachVolleyball
The tournaments of the NESTEA European Championship Tour 2006:
17 - 21 May 2006: Turkish Masters in Alanya
31 May - 3 June 2006: German Masters in Hamburg
15 - 18 June 2006: Russian Masters in Moscow
20 - 23 July 2006: Spanish Masters in Valencia
5 - 8 August 2006: Swiss Masters in Lucerne
24 - 27 August 2006: NESTEA European Championship Final in The Hague (NED)
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.
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