All American Final
Its going to be a USA final tomorrow in Phuket. Todays result
| 60 | Tian Jia-Wang CHN [2] | Branagh-Youngs USA [4] | 0-2 (17-21, 17-21) | 0:33 | ||
| 59 | Walsh-May-Treanor USA [1] | Brink-Abeler-Jurich GER [14] | 2-0 (21-17, 21-16) | 0:35 |
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh will have an opportunity to tie the team record for most SWATCH-FIVB World Tour gold medals while Nicole Branagh will be seeking her first international Beach Volleyball title with Elaine Youngs after both American tandems won semi-final matches here Saturday afternoon in the US$200,000 Phuket Thailand Open powered by ptt. The top-seeded May-Treanor and Walsh advanced to their 40th SWATCH gold medal match by posting a 21-17 and 21-16 win in 35 minutes over 14th-seeded Rieke Brink-Abeler and Hella Jurich of Germany, who were appearing in their first ever international Beach Volleyball semi-final. The fourth-seeded Branagh and Youngs finished play Saturday with a 21-17 and 21-17 win in 46 minutes over second-seeded Jia Tian and Jie Wang of China as the semi-final matches were played in a constant rain on Karon Beach. more FIVB
