Japanese duo makes it to the Main Draw of a Grand Slam for the first time – Volleyball news

The 9th-seeded Urata and Take from Japan worked out a great performance in the qualifying round of the 2012 Moscow Grand Slam on Thursday and remained undefeated.

They finished the Qualification Tournament with 2-0 record and settled for the Grand Slam Main Draw berth for the first time in their careers. In the first fixture of the Qualification Tournament, they edged out Russian pair and did the same treatment to American duo in the second match. Japanese musketeers finished both their matches in straight sets. The Victory Park plaza in centre of Russian city Moscow set up the field of play for the thrilling encounters. Good defence was the key of their success.

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Top-16 duos make it to the Main Draw of Baden Masters – Beach Volleyball

After the successful completion of Qualification Tournament on Thursday, the Baden Masters women’s beach volleyball tournament entered the Main Draw. 

The Main Draw stage is scheduled to be kicked off on Friday with top sixteen duos of the competition. The one-team elimination bracket will be ON during the Main Draw. In the first round of Main Draw top-8 teams will move forward, while the rest will be disqualified. At the end of second round of Main Draw top four teams of the competition will be uncovered and they will play the medal matches.

Final round of the tournament will feature two semi-finals, the final showdown, and a classification match for third position. The Baden Masters will be rounded on Saturday, May 26.

To check out the Main Draw entries, please follow the link: http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/Page_BeachVolley.aspx?param=CEV_Euro_Baden_2012&ind=15#Results&page=Results