News Beach volleyball 24/05/2014 Czech Republic, Austria and two German teams in Prague Open final four Prague, Czech Republic, May24, 2014 – The final four of the inaugural women’s FIVB Beach Volleyball WorldTour Prague Open features a team from the Czech Republic, one from Austria andtwo German pairs. The first semifinal at 10.00on Sunday will be all-German with Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst and KatrinHoltwick and Ilka Semmler. At 11.00 home team Kristyna Kolocova and MarketaSlukova take on Doris and Stefanie Schwaiger from Austria. The bronze medal match and the final arescheduled for 14.00 and 15.00. All the matches in the 8,000 seatStvanice Stadium on Sunday will be televised. The last but one day of thePrague Open came with a few surprises, like the elimination of China’s ChenXue/Xinyi Xia and Brazil’s Maria Antonelli/Juliana Felisberta. But most of all thehome crowd was delighted with the success of the top seeded Czech team. Hometeam Kolocova/Slukova in final four of Prague Open Theinaugural women’s FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Prague Open got what itdeserved, a home team in the semifinals. With the support of the huge Czech crowd Kristyna Kolocova and Marketa Slukovadefeated Kinga Kolosinska and Monika Brzostek from Poland (21-16, 21-14) in thequarterfinal on Saturday to reach final four. More Canada’sBansley and Pavan knock out China’s Xue/Xia HeatherBansley and Sarah Pavan knocked out China’s Chen Xue and Xinyi Xia at the women’sFIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour on Saturday. The 9thseeded Canadians won in two sets (21-19, 21-18) and now face Shanghai championsLaura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst from Germany in the quarterfinals thisafternoon. More Schwaiger-sisters back inaction after months out with injury After several months ofabsence Austria’s Doris and Stefanie Schwaiger made their comeback on the FIVBWorld Tour this week in Prague. Doris, with 29 years the oldest Schwaiger-sister, sustained a groin injury atthe Sao Paulo Grand Slam in October last year. It took her seven months to recover.More The FIVB Prague Open is the third Open on the 2014calendar. It is also the 264th FIVB women’s tournament since FIVB began women’scompetitions in 1992. In 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 the Czech capital also hosteda World Tour event, but these were all men’s Opens. The venue, Stvanice Islandin the middle of the Vltava river, has been a place of sport for many years. Atthe end of 17th century a wooden arena was erected in which dog hunts atanimals were held. That is were the name Stvanice comes from, it means hunt. With a population of over1.2 million, Prague has been the political, cultural, and economic centre ofthe Czech state for over 1,100 years. The city has been included on the UNESCOlist of World Heritage Sites since 1992. FIVBPrague Open Tournament PageFIVBPrague Open Main DrawFIVBPrague Open Pool StandingsFIVBPrague Open Qualification FIVB WorldTour Twitter Account Print this Page News {{item.LocalShortDate}} {{item.Title}} All the News