Dalhausser Dominates FIVB Awards

Staff Reports September 22, 2010

Photo: FIVB

Phil Dalhausser puts up a block during a 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Poland.

Release Information courtesy of the FIVB

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Sept. 20, 2010) – U.S. beach volleyball player Phil Dalhausser has been named the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour’s most outstanding international performer.

Dalhausser (Ormond, Fla.) teamed with Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) to capture nine SWATCH FIVB World Tour titles in 2010, including Grand Slam gold medals in Italy (Rome), Switzerland (Gstaad), Austria (Klagenfurt) and Poland (Stare Jablonki). The team finished second and third in major events in Russia (Moscow) and Norway (Stavanger), respectively.

Dalhausser, 30, is no stranger to post season awards on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour, but 2010 marked the first time he was named the circuit most outstanding player along with being voted as the top offensive player, and best hitter, setter and blocker. Dalhausser also received votes as the sportsman of the year, top defender and the most inspirational player.

A full-time player on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour since 2006 when Rogers became his regular partner, Dalhausser was named the circuit’s best blocker (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010) and hitter (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010) for the fourth-time, the top offensive player (2008, 2009 and 2010) for the third-time and the best setter (2009 and 2010) for the second-time.

With “final four” finishes in each of their 12 FIVB appearances in 2010, Dalhausser and Rogers, the 2008 Olympic gold medalists, became the first American men’s team to win the SWATCH FIVB World Tour championship since the early 1990s when Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos were the top international team when the season overlapped two years (1992-1993). Dalhausser and Rogers also established a record for winnings by a men’s team in a single-season with US$387,700 in earnings.

Rogers, who saw his team end the season with a 23-match winning streak as the pair won 75 of 86 matches in 2010, was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour’s top defender for the fourth-time. After tying Argentina’s Martin Conde as the best international defender player in 2006, Rogers topped the defensive voting in 2007 and 2008.

The FIVB’s top setter in 2005, Rogers finished second to Dalhausser in this year’s most outstanding player voting. Dalhausser and Rogers’ five-season partnership has also netted gold medals at the 2007 FIVB world championships and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Combined with this year’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour championship, Dalhausser and Rogers join Brazilians Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos as the only men’s teams to capture Olympic, world and tour championships.

Other award winners on the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour were Brazilians Emanuel Rego and Bruno Oscar Schmidt, China’s Linyin Xu, Karl Jaani of Estonia and Igor Kolodinsky of Russia, who was named the international circuit’s top server for the fourth-straight season. Nicknamed the “Bazooka”, Kolodinsky’s top serve in 2010 was clocked at 108.7 km at June’s stop in Moscow.

The 37-year old Emanuel, who played in his 200th FIVB event earlier this season and posted his 1,000th match win in winning a bronze medal with Alison Cerutti last month in Kristiansand, Norway, was named the SWATCH sportsman of the year for the second-time. A regular on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour since 1994 with 70 international gold medals in 204 events, Emanuel was the circuit’s most outstanding player and best hitter in 2006.

Bruno was named the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved as the 23-year old Brazilian also finished third in the top defensive player voting. Xu, who teamed with Penggen Wu to become the first Chinese men’s team to win FIVB gold medals by topping the podium in Russia and France, was honored as the most inspirational player with Jaani being named the rookie-of-the-year after playing his first full-season on the SWATCH circuit with Rivo Vesik.

Highlighted by six Grand Slam events, the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar began in April and will conclude in November with the final women’s event in Phuket, Thailand. With $6.83-million in prize money, the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar featured 17 sites in 14 countries. The women’s award winners will be announced in mid-November as two events remain on the schedule starting with a stop at the end of October in Sanya, China.

2010 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Men’s Post-Season Awards - Results

Most Improved Player
1. Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil
2. Janis Smedins, Latvia
3. Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil
Also Receiving Votes: Yury Bogatov, Russia; Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland, Adrian Gavira, Spain, Matteo Ingrosso, Italy, Paola Ingrosso, Italy, Eric Koreng, Germany, Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia, Nick Lucena, United States, Matthias Mellitzer, Austria, Mariusz Prudel, Poland, Konstantin Semenov, Russia, Bo Soderberg, Denmark, Daan Spijkers, Netherlands, Martin Spinnangr, Norway, Penggen Wu, China

Most Inspirational, Player
1. Linyin Xu, China
2. Harley Marques, Brazil
3. Phil Dalhausser, United States
Also Receiving Votes: Marcio Araujo, Brazil, Jefferson Bellaguarda, Switzerland, Petr Benes, Czech Republic, Matt Fuerbringer, United States, Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia Inocencio Lario, Spain, Jason Lochhead, New Zealand, Martin Reader, Canada, Emanuel Rego, Brazil, Todd Rogers, United States, Sean Rosenthal, United States, Richard Schuil, Netherlands, Tarjei Skarlund, Norway, Rivo Vesik, Estonia

Rookie of the Year
1. Karl Jaani, Estonia
2. Konstantin Semenov, Russia
3. Alexey Pastukhov, Russia
Also Receiving Votes: Andrey Belov, Russia, Markus Bockermann, Germany, Ruslan Dayanov, Russia, Rhooney Ferramenta, Brazil, Peng Gao, China, Alexander Huber, Austria, Georgios Kotsilianos, Greece, Matteo Martino, Italy, Andrey Maryshev, Russia, Moises Santos, Brazil, Chaim Schalk, Canada, Robin Seidl, Austria, Oliver Venno, Estonia, Alexey Yutvalin, Russia

Sportsman of the Year
1. Emanuel Rego, Brazil
2. Phil Dalhausser, United States
3. Linyin Xu, China
Also Receiving Votes: Matt Fuerbringer, United States, Adrian Gavira, Spain, Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, Casey Jennings, United States, Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia, Nick Lucena, United States, Reinder Nummerdor, Netherlands, Mariusz Prudel, Poland, Todd Rogers, United States, Richard Schuil, Netherlands, Mischa Urbatzka, Germany, Rivo Vesik, Estonia

Best Defensive Player
1. Todd Rogers, United States
2. Marcio Araujo, Brazil
3. Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil
Also Receiving Votes: Jefferson Bellaguarda, Switzerland, Petr Benes, Czech Republic, Julius Brink, Germany, Pedro Cunha, Brazil, Phil Dalhausser, Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland, David Klemperer, Germany, Harley Marques, Brazil, Reinder Nummerdor, Netherlands, Martins Plavins, Latvia, Sean Rosenthal, United States

Top Server (speed, event site)
1. Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (108.7 km, Moscow)
2. Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia (105.8, Stare Jablonki)
3. Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (105.5, Myslowice)
Other Top Servicers Votes: Eric Koreng, Germany (105.4, Rome), Emanuel Rego, Brazil (102.5, Rome), Andrey Belov, Russia (100.5, Myslowice), Konstantin Semenov, Russia (100.3, Moscow), Clemens Doppler, Austria (100.2, Klagenfurt)

Best Offensive Player
1. Phil Dalhuasser, United States
2. Ricardo Santos, Brazil
3. Linyin Xu, China
Also Receiving Votes: Emiel Boersma, Netherlands, Julius Brink, Germany, Alison Cerutti, Brazil, Adrian Gavira, Spain, Jake Gibb, United States, Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, Harley Marques, Brazil, Jonas Reckermann, Germany, Emanuel Rego, Brazil, Todd Rogers, United States, Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil, Richard Schuil, Netherlands

Best Blocker
1. Phil Dalhausser, United States
2. Ricardo Santos, Brazil
3. Linyin Xu, China
Also Receiving Votes: Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil, Alison Cerutti, Brazil, Matt Fuerbringer, United States, Pablo Herrera, Spain, Eric Koreng, Germany, Jonas Reckermann, Germany, Pedro Salgado, Brazil, Richard Schuil, Netherlands

Best Setter
1. Phil Dalhausser, United States
2. Harley Marques, Brazil
3. Jefferson Bellaguarda, Switzerland
Also Receiving Votes: Marcio Araujo, Brazil, Alexander Horst, Austria, Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, Eric Koreng, Germany, Emanuel Rego, Brazil, Todd Rogers, United States, Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil, Tarjei Skarlund, Norway

Best Hitter
1. Phil Dalhausser, United States
2. Igor Kolodinsky, Russia
3. Linyin Xu, China
Also Receiving Votes: Thiago Santos Barbosa, Brazil, Julius Brink, Germany, Alison Cerutti, Brazil, Adrian Gavira, Spain, Pablo Herrera, Spain, Eric Koreng, Germany, Harley Marques, Brazil, Emanuel Rego, Brazil, Todd Rogers, United States, Sean Rosenthal, United States, Ricardo Santos, Brazil. Pedro Salgado, Brazil, Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil, Jan Schnider, Switzerland, Richard Schuil, Netherlands, Jorge "Gia" Terceiro, Georgia

Most Outstanding Player
1. Phil Dalhausser, United States
2. Todd Rogers, United States
3. Linyin Xu, China
Also Receiving Votes: Marcio Araujo, Brazil, Julius Brink, Germany, Alison Cerutti, Brazil, Pablo Herrera, Spain, Harley Marques, Brazil, Emanuel Rego, Brazil, Pedro Salgado, Brazil, Ricardo Santos, Brazil, Penggen Wu, China

Men's SWATCH FIVB World Tour Award Winners
Most Outstanding
2010 - Phil Dalhausser, United States
2009 - Harley Marques, Brazil and Richard Schuil, Netherlands
2008 - Harley, Brazil
2007 - Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2006 - Emanuel Rego, Brazil
2005 - Ricardo, Brazil

Best Blocker
2010 - Dalhausser, United States
2009 - Jonas Reckermann, Germany
2008 - Dalhausser, United States
2007 - Dalhausser, United States
2006 - Dalhausser, United States
2005 - Fabio Magalhaes Brazil

Best Defensive Player
2010 - Todd Rogers, United States
2009 - Reinder Nummerdor, Netherlands
2008 - Rogers, United States
2007 - Rogers, United States
2006 - Martin Conde, Argentina and Rogers, United States
2005 - Marcio Araujo, Brazil

Best Hitter
2010 - Dalhausser, United States
2009 - Dalhausser, United States
2008 - Dalhausser, United States
2007 - Dalhausser, United States
2006 - Emanuel, Brazil
2005 - Ricardo, Brazil

Best Offensive Player
2010 - Dalhausser, United States
2009 - Dalhausser, United States
2008 - Dalhausser, United States
2007 - Ricardo, Brazil
2006 - Ricardo, Brazil
2005 - Ricardo, Brazil

Best Server
2010 - Igor Kolodinsky, Russia
2009 - Kolodinsky, Russia
2008 - Kolodinsky, Russia
2007 - Kolodinsky, Russia
2006 - Iver Horrem, Norway
2005 - Conrad Leinemann, Canada

Best Setter
2010 - Dalhausser, United States
2009 - Dalhausser, United States
2008 - Marcio Araujo, Brazil
2007 - Marcio Araujo, Brazil
2006 - Marcio Araujo, Brazil and Rogers, United States
2005 - Rogers, United States

Most Improved Player
2010 - Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil
2009 - Alison Cerutti, Brazil
2008 - Andy Ces, France
2007 - Dmitri Barsouk, Russia and Linyin Xu, China
2006 - Dalhausser, United States
2005 - Fabio, Brazil

Most Inspirational
2010 - Xu, China
2009 - Harley, Brazil
2008 - Rogers, United States
2007 - Franco Neto, Brazil
2006 - Franco, Brazil
2005 - Mark Heese, Canada

Sportsman
2010 - Emanuel, Brazil
2009 - Rivo Vesik, Estonia
2008 - Dalhausser, United States
2007 - Franco, Brazil
2006 - Franco, Brazil
2005 - Emanuel, Brazil

Team of the Year
2010 - Dalhausser/Rogers, United States
2009 - Julius Brink/Reckermann, Germany
2008 - Harley/Pedro Salgado, Brazil
2007 - Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil
2006 - Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil
2005 - Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil

Top Rookie
2010 - Karl Jaani, Estonia
2009 - Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia
2008 - Adrian Gavira Collado, Spain
2007 - Kolodinsky, Russia
2006 - Sean Rosenthal, United States
2005 - Matteo Varnier, Italy & Jake Gibb, United States

Men’s SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Points Champions
Season Team, Country
1989-90 Sinjin Smith/Randy Stoklos, United States
1990-91 Smith/Stoklos, United States
1991-92 Smith/Stoklos, United States
1992-93 Smith/Stoklos, United States
1993-94 Franco Neto/Roberto Lopes, Brazil
1994-95 Jan Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway
1995-96 Franco/Roberto Lopes, Brazil
1996 ZeMarco de Melo/Emanuel Rego, Brazil
1997 ZeMarco/Emanuel, Brazil
1998 Para Ferreira /Guilherme Marquez, Brazil
1999 Emanuel/Jose Loiola, Brazil
2000 ZeMarco/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
2001 Emanuel/Tande Ramos, Brazil
2002 Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina
2003 Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil
2004 Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil
2005 Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil
2006 Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil
2007 Emanuel/Ricardo, Brazil
2008 Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil
2009 Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany
2010 Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States