2009 US Footvolley National Championships
December 19 - Miami Beach
'Adriano Repeats'
The 2009 US Footvolley National Championships were
pushed way back to the end of December. With this new date, the
players had to play with additional outerwear to fend off the cool
temperatures on the beach. This December day started in the mid-60's
but hit the low 70's with a slight breeze of about 15 miles an hour.
Not the best conditions for a footvolley tournament; but nonetheless the
athletes were pumped and ready for action.
Group Play
The Heads of the groups were: Adriano/Nando, Paulo
Ricardo/Lucas, Sergio/Nildo, and Farberoff/Marquinhos. The top two
teams would advance
out of group play straight into the Quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals:
#1 Adriano/Nando defeated Candido/Gialucca
#2 Paulo Ricardo/Lucas defeated Bernard/Diogo
#3 Menezes/Shubert defeated Farberoff/Marquinhos
#4 Cadinho/Renatinho defeated Daniel/Benny Astorga
Semi-finals
#1 Adriando/Nando defeated Paulo Ricardo/Lucas
#2 Cadinho/Renatinho defeated Menezes/Shubert
Final
Adriano/Nando defeated Cadinho/Renatinho in a
thrilling 3-game finale with the game decided on literally the last possible
play
(score tied at 20-20).
Overall, the tournament had some great stories. In particular, Cadinho/Renato's
ascent to the final was historic in winning two hard-fought 3-set matches
before losing the final in another marathon on the last point. Talk
about effort! The boys from Coconut Creek are the
new force to be reckoned with now!
Champs
Adriano Rego repeats a title he won back in 2007.
This time with a new partner in Nando. Rego has played in every single
US Footvolley National Championship final since 2005. Winning the last
one. Congratulations!
2008 US Footvolley National
Championships
'A Clinic on South Beach'
A last minute cancellation by a not to be named establishment on Miami
Beach forced US Footvolley to hold its 4th National Championship right
on the beach without much fanfare. Prohibited from
displaying sponsor boards and music, the usual hype
surrounding footvolley event somewhat dwindled. This year's
version of nationals appeared more a friendly tournament amongst
friends than anything else with the exception of when one team
played. That team came to give a footvolley clinic and it
did. Eduardo Ribeiro Fuiza and Miguel Habib
provided beach goers, fans, and fellow athletes a real lesson in
the virtues of partnership, patience, and efficiency in totally
dominating from start to finish at the 2008 US Footvolley National
Championships without appearing to even sweat in doing
so. The two played good 'ol fashion Rio de Janeiro
throw-back footvolley. No useless flash and unnecessary
showmanship - just flawless technique and synchronized defensive
teamwork. A real treat for coaches. A real lesson
for the younger athletes to remember: fundamentals matter!
The 2007
Champs Adrian/Junior (both of Deerfield Beach, FL) fought
valiantly in the Championship match and even came away winning one set;
but the newly formed duo of part-time Rio de Janeiro & Miami residents
were simply too much for even the defending champs. Another
familiar face completed the podium of winners today. Claudio
Rodriguez, who alongside Fainor Lima, proved that their strong
showing at the 2008 Hollywood Pro Footvolley Tour was no fluke came
out from a 3rd place group position and nearly reached the final until
losing to the eventual champs. In the other semi-final; upstarts
Daniel Rego and Nicolas Cardozo (Pensacola, FL) nearly reached the title
match but lost steam in falling to Adriano/Junior in a tighter match than
the final score indicated.
Tournament MVP: Miguel
Habib
1. Brackets and rules are set!
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2. Saturday's Results
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3. Sunday's
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4. Sunday's Results Below:
Round of 16
Qts
Semis
Semis
Qts
Round of
16
Renatinho/Ricardo
Adriano/Junior
20-18
Francis/Fabio
A/J
18-10
Francis/Fabio
Arthur/Pedro
18-10
C/Fainor
A/J
19-17
Claudinho/Fainor
Orelha/Alex Reis
18-13
Claudio/Fainor
O/A
18-14
Fernando/Lucas
B Sharp/R Bianchi
2008 US
Footvolley
15-10; 15-10
M/Dudu
National
Championship
A/J
15-8;
15-8
Nando/Totinha
S Menezes/N
Schubert
18-13
Franco/Brenno
R/R
18-13
Franco/Brenno
Champions
Miguel/Dudu
Rodrigo/Rafael
18-8
M/D
15-11; 13-15;
15-8
D/N
18-16
Miguel/Dudu
Daniel/Nicolau
18-6
Miguel/Dudu
D/N
18-13
Lippe/Diogo
AJ
Mendonca/Malizza
Bragging Rights
This is the
ultimate bragging rights event for US Footvolley athletes. Unlike
the Pro Footvolley Tour events which have international players
competing in them here it's the US based players only. The rivalries
are West Coast versus East Coast; Broward versus Miami-Dade Counties,
Southern California versus Northern California, etc. So far in the
three years of US Footvolley National Championships the trophy has not
been held by any team outside of Florida.
US Footvolley National Champions
history:
2008 -
Eduardo Ribeiro Fiuza & Miguel Habib (both Miami Beach, FL)
2007 - Adriano Rego & Junior Pereira (Deerfield Beach, FL) Hollywood Beach, FL (Sept 8-9)
2006 - Brenno Souza (NMB, FL) & Paulo Ricardo ' Orelha' (Deerfield
Beach, FL) (December
16-17)
2005 - Franco Cappuotti (Hollywood, FL) & Claudio
Rodriguez (Deerfield Beach, FL) (December
10-11)
Photo above is from the 1st US
Footvolley National Championship. The players are Sergio Menezes
(Miami Beach, FL) in the attach alongside Marcelo Martins
(Hermosa Beach, CA).
Original poster for 1st US Footvolley National
Championships
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