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2008 Gold Medalists Win First in London
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By BJ Evans |
Jul 29, 2012,
12:00 AM ET
B.J. Hoeptner Evans
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LONDON (July 29, 2012) – The U.S. men’s beach volleyball team Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers opened pool play at the 2012 Olympic Games on Sunday with a 21-15, 21-16 win in 40 minutes over Japan’s Kentaro Asahi and Katsuhiro Shiratori (seeded No. 23) at the Horse Guards Parade venue.
Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) are the defending Olympic champions and seeded No. 2 in the tournament.
Dalhausser finished the match with 11 attacks, nine blocks and three aces along with four digs. Rogers was credited with 11 kills and 11 digs. Japan’s Kentaro Asahi led in attacks with 15 and his partner Katsuhiro Shiratori had 13 digs.
Dalhausser was impressed by the crowd, estimated at 10,639.
“The crowd is crazy. It sounds like they’re having a lot of fun,” Dalhausser said. “We’re definitely feeding off that energy a little bit.”
Rogers said the team’s first-match loss in Beijing played a part in the pre-match planning.
“We thought that way in terms of our preparation and attitude going out on the court,” Rogers said. “Coming out on the court and having fun, understanding that it’s the Olympics and we’re under pressure… Just go out and enjoy yourself and that’s kind of what we did.”
The teams were tied 9-9 in the first set when Dalhausser scored with a kill and two straight blocks to give his team a 12-9 lead that Japan never threatened.
Japan led the second set 4-3 at the side change, but served its next ball out of bounds and followed that with a hitting error. A Dalhausser ace gave the U.S. a 6-4 lead. Later, with the U.S. leading 7-6, Japan’s attack went out of bounds and Dalhausser scored with two straight blocks to put his team up 9-6. Japan never got closer than two points.
Dalhausser and Rogers will continue pool play action on Tuesday against Spain’s No. 11 Pablo Herrera Allepuz and Adrián Gavira Collado at 10 p.m. local time. (2 p.m. PT).
On Monday, the U.S. men’s beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb (Bountiful, Utah) and Seam Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Calif.) will return to the sand to play Poland’s No. 9 Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel at 9 p.m. local time (1 p.m. PT) in their second pool play match.
Beach Volleyball - Competition Schedule Event Details
Day 1 Sat 28 Jul
Session BV01 Start: 09:00 End: 12:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
Pool D: Samoilovs - Sorokins (LAT) def Fijalek - Prudel (POL), 21-12, 15-21, 12-15 (:50)
Pool C: Brink - Reckermann (GER) def Semenov - Prokopiev (RUS), 21-19, 21-17 (:43)
Session BV02 Start: 14:30 End: 18:20 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
Pool C: Heyer - Chevallier (SUI) def Xu - Wu (CHN), 21-18, 16-21, 12-15 (:59)
Pool F: Binstock - Reader (CAN) def Grotowski - Garcia-Thompson (GBR), 19-21, 13-21 (:42)
Session BV03 Start: 20:00 End: 23:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
Pool F: Cunha - Ricardo (BRA) def Skarlund - Spinnangr (NOR), 21-14, 21-18 (:37)
Pool D: Gibb - Rosenthal (USA) def Chiya - Goldschmit (RSA), 21-10, 21-11 (:33)
Day 2 Sun 29 Jul
Session BV04 Start: 09:00 End: 12:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
Pool B: Herrera - Gavira (ESP) def Benes - Kubala (CZE), 25-23, 21-16 (:40)
Pool A: Emanuel - Alison (BRA) def Doppler - Horst (AUT), 19-21, 21-17, 16-14 (:58)
Session BV05 Start: 14:30 End: 18:20 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
Pool E: Nummerdor - Schuil (NED) def Hernandez - Fañe (VEN), 21-18, 17-21, 15-10 (:54)
Pool E: Plavins - Smedins (LAT) def Erdmann - Matysik (GER), 21-19, 21-23, 9-15 (:57)
Session BV06 Start: 20:00 End: 23:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
Pool B: Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) def Asahi - Shiratori (JPN), 21-15, 21-16 (:40)
Pool A: Nicolai - Lupo (ITA) def Heuscher - Bellaguarda (SUI), 19-21, 18-21 (:38)
Day 3 Mon 30 Jul
Session BV07 Start: 09:00 End: 12:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
11:00 - 11:50 Men's Preliminaries - Skarlund - Spinnangr (NOR) vs Binstock - Reader (CAN)
12:00 - 12:50 Men's Preliminaries - Samoilovs - Sorokins (LAT) vs Chiya - Goldschmit (RSA)
Session BV08 Start: 14:30 End: 18:20 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
14:30 - 15:20 Men's Preliminaries - Brink - Reckermann (GER) vs Xu - Wu (CHN)
17:30 - 18:20 Men's Preliminaries - Grotowski - Garcia-Thompson (GBR) vs Cunha - Ricardo (BRA)
Session BV09 Start: 20:00 End: 23:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
20:00 - 20:50 Men's Preliminaries - Heyer - Chevallier (SUI) vs Semenov - Prokopiev (RUS)
21:00 - 21:50 (1 p.m. PT) Men's Preliminaries - Gibb - Rosenthal (USA) vs Fijalek - Prudel (POL)
Day 4 Tue 31 Jul
Session BV10 Start: 09:00 End: 12:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
09:00 - 09:50 Men's Preliminaries - Benes - Kubala (CZE) vs Asahi - Shiratori (JPN)
10:00 - 10:50 Men's Preliminaries - Emanuel - Alison (BRA) vs Heuscher - Bellaguarda (SUI)
Session BV11 Start: 14:30 End: 18:20 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
14:30 - 15:20 Men's Preliminaries - Plavins - Smedins (LAT) vs Hernandez - Fañe (VEN)
15:30 - 16:20 Men's Preliminaries - Nummerdor - Schuil (NED) vs Erdmann - Matysik (GER)
Session BV12 Start: 20:00 End: 23:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
21:00 - 21:50 (1 p.m. PT) Men's Preliminaries - Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) vs Herrera - Gavira (ESP)
22:00 - 22:50 Men's Preliminaries - Nicolai - Lupo (ITA) vs Doppler - Horst (AUT)
Day 5 Wed 01 Aug
Session BV13 Start: 09:00 End: 12:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
11:00 - 11:50 Men's Preliminaries - Xu - Wu (CHN) vs Semenov - Prokopiev (RUS)
12:00 - 12:50 Men's Preliminaries - Fijalek - Prudel (POL) vs Chiya - Goldschmit (RSA)
Session BV15 Start: 20:00 End: 23:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
20:00 - 20:50 Men's Preliminaries - Cunha - Ricardo (BRA) vs Binstock - Reader (CAN)
21:00 - 21:50 Men's Preliminaries - Brink - Reckermann (GER) vs Heyer - Chevallier (SUI)
Day 6 Thu 02 Aug
Session BV16 Start: 09:00 End: 12:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
09:00 - 09:50 Men's Preliminaries - Nummerdor - Schuil (NED) vs Plavins - Smedins (LAT)
10:00 - 10:50 Men's Preliminaries - Emanuel - Alison (BRA) vs Nicolai - Lupo (ITA)
Session BV17 Start: 14:30 End: 18:20 Horse Guards Parade
14:30 - 15:20 Men's Preliminaries - Herrera - Gavira (ESP) vs Asahi - Shiratori (JPN)
15:30 - 16:20 Men's Preliminaries - Erdmann - Matysik (GER) vs Hernandez - Fañe (VEN)
Session BV18 Start: 20:00 End: 23:50 Horse Guards Parade
20:00 - 20:50 Men's Preliminaries - Heuscher - Bellaguarda (SUI) vs Doppler - Horst (AUT)
21:00 - 21:50 (1 p.m. PT) Men's Preliminaries - Rogers - Dalhausser (USA) vs Benes - Kubala (CZE)
23:00 - 23:50 Men - Men's Lucky Loser Men's Lucky Loser - Match 1
23:00 - 23:50 Men - Men's Lucky Loser Men's Lucky Loser - Match 2
Day 7 Fri 03 Aug
Session BV19 Start: 09:00 End: 10:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
09:00 - 09:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 1
10:00 - 10:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 1
Session BV20 Start: 13:00 End: 14:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
13:00 - 13:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 2
14:00 - 14:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 2
Session BV21 Start: 17:00 End: 18:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
17:00 - 17:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 3
18:00 - 18:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 3
Session BV22 Start: 21:00 End: 22:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
21:00 - 21:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 4
22:00 - 22:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 4
Day 8 Sat 04 Aug
Session BV23 Start: 09:00 End: 10:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
09:00 - 09:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 5
10:00 - 10:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 5
Session BV24 Start: 13:00 End: 14:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
13:00 - 13:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 6
14:00 - 14:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 6
Session BV25 Start: 17:00 End: 18:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
17:00 - 17:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 7
18:00 - 18:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 7
Session BV26 Start: 21:00 End: 22:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
21:00 - 21:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 8
22:00 - 22:50 Men's or Women's Round of 16 - Match 8
Day 9 Sun 05 Aug
Session BV27 Start: 18:00 End: 19:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
18:00 - 18:50 Women - Women's Quarterfinals Women's Quarterfinal 1
19:00 - 19:50 Women - Women's Quarterfinals Women's Quarterfinal 2
Session BV28 Start: 22:00 End: 23:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
22:00 - 22:50 Women - Women's Quarterfinals Women's Quarterfinal 3
23:00 - 23:50 Women - Women's Quarterfinals Women's Quarterfinal 4
Day 10 Mon 06 Aug
Session BV29 Start: 18:00 End: 19:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
18:00 - 18:50 Men - Men's Quarterfinals Men's Quarterfinal 1
19:00 - 19:50 Men - Men's Quarterfinals Men's Quarterfinal 2
Session BV30 Start: 22:00 End: 23:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
22:00 - 22:50 Men - Men's Quarterfinals Men's Quarterfinal 3
23:00 - 23:50 Men - Men's Quarterfinals Men's Quarterfinal 4
Day 11 Tue 07 Aug
Session BV31 Start: 17:00 End: 18:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
17:00 - 17:50 Men's or Women's Semifinal 1
18:00 - 18:50 Men's or Women's Semifinal 1
Session BV32 Start: 21:00 End: 23:50 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
21:00 - 21:50 Men's or Women's Semifinal 2
23:00 - 23:50 Men's or Women's Semifinal 2
Day 12 Wed 08 Aug
Session BV33 Start: 19:00 End: 22:30 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
19:00 - 19:50 Women - Women's Medal Matches Women's Bronze Medal Match
21:00 - 21:50 Women - Women's Medal Matches Women's Gold Medal Match
Day 13 Thu 09 Aug
Session BV34 Start: 19:00 End: 22:30 Horse Guards Parade, HGP Centre Court
19:00 - 19:50 Men - Men's Medal Matches Men's Bronze Medal Match
21:00 - 21:50 Men - Men's Medal Matches Men's Gold Medal Match