23/06/2018 23:00
Brazil and Japan claim top honours at 1-Star Manavgat Open
2018 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite - Manavgat
Manavgat, Turkey, June 23, 2018. On Saturday, Oscar Brandão and Luciano Ferreira de Paula from Beach Volleyball powerhouse Brazil claimed the gold medal of the 1-Star Manavgat Open following their triumph in the ‘grand finale’ of the men’s competition against Denmark’s Kristoffer Abell and Daniel Thomsen. Dutchmen Jannes van der Ham and Sven Vismans completed the podium following their victory in the bronze medal match with Alejandro and Javier Huerta Pastor of Spain.
The final was a real delight for the audience with Oscar and Luciano delivering a very solid performance. The Brazilians claimed the first set 21-14 but Abell and Thomsen were able to fight their way back in the second. It was a dramatic affair where Brazil fought back again to emerge victorious at 23-21. “We are happy with the result; we loved the Turkish crowd and we would like to thank all those who supported us for the whole tournament,” Luciano said.
Van der Ham/Vismans and the Huerta brothers fought for a spot on the podium earlier in the afternoon. The Dutch side celebrated a come-from-behind 2-1 (14-21, 21-16, 15-11) victory to secure the bronze medals.
Ishitsubo and Shiba make history for Japan at 1-Star Manavgat Open
Japan’s Satono Ishitsubo and Asami Shiba are the eventual winners of the 1-Star Manavgat Open after they edged their respective opponents in the semi-finals and gold medal match they contested on Saturday. Belgian rookies Sarah Cools and Lisa Van den Vonder claimed a historic silver medal for Belgium. Home stars Aleyna Vence and Merve Nezir secured the bronze for Turkey.
Ishitsubo/Shiba had started their journey from the qualification round on Wednesday. The Japanese side rose to the occasion in the final and eventually sealed a 17-21, 21-13, 21-19 victory.
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The bronze medal match featured Turkish home stars Aleyna Vence/Merve Nezir and Erika Habaguchi/Yurika Sakaguchi (JPN). The Japanese side won the first set 21-9 but Vence and Nezir were able to fight their way back and eventually won the second set 21-16. The home stars won the tiebreak (15-12) as well to secure their spot on the podium.
“We are happy with the result; it’s excellent for us because we played together with Merve again after a long time. So, thank you to our fans for supporting us,” Vence said. Vence is a silver medal winner from this year’s Snow Volleyball European Championship together with Bugra Eryildiz.
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