2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships

2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships

The 2009 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships is an upcoming beach volleyball event, which is scheduled to be held from June 26 to July 5, 2009 in Stavanger, Norway. [http://www.fivb.org/en/Infomedia/PressReleaseDB.asp?No=15932&Language=0 Stavanger to host 2009 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by ConocoPhillips: "A fair battle with Moscow won by Norway," says FIVB President] , FIVB, February 29, 2008] The Swatch FIVB World Championships are organized every two years, and Norway is the first Northern European country to host the event. The city of Stavanger has earlier hosted ten Open and Grand Slam events at the SWATCH FIVB World Tour.

The 2009 event is the seventh official edition of the championship, after ten unofficial championships (1987-1996) all held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The total Prize Money for 2009 is US$1 Million.

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