P1440 Las Vegas: Day 2

Dear Readers~




I must start off by saying, I was having some problems with technology so I had to make a new blog. I have posted the previous Day 1 results on here if you're interested in that. without anymore interruptions, let Day 2 begin.


On October 20, 2018 Day 2 of the 2018 FIVB Las Vegas stop presented by P1440 was underway. The four teams that I'll be talking about are Emily Day with Betsi Flint and Taylor Crabb with Jake Gibb for the Americans, Melissa Humana-Paredes with Sarah Pavan, of Canada, and Anders Mol with Christian Sorum, of Norway. Humana-Paredes and Pavan, of Canada, were the only team to play 2 games on Day 2, since they didn't play at all on Day 1, while the other three teams each played 1 game.


The first team is Day and Flint. Their game was against Silva Ramos and Cavalcanti Barbosa Silva on stadium court at 12:20. The first set ended in favor of Day and Flint 21-18 but they came up short to lose the second set 18-21, so a third set happened. Day and Flint came up short on the third set, losing 11-15. After losing the game, Day and Flint were out of the tournament and were unable to move on.


The next team is Crabb and Gibb. The pair played Krasilnikov and Stoyanovskiy on court 1 at 9:00. Crabb and Gibb won the first set 21-15, but weren't so lucky on the second set. As many beach volleyball fans know, in order to win the set, the team needs to be first to reach 21. The hard part is that a 2 point rule is in play. because of this rule, the second set ended 30-28 with Krasilnikov and Stoyanovskiy winning and causing a third set. The third set was a little harder because it ended 15-13 in favor of Krasilnikov and Stoyanovskiy. The two beat Crabb and Gibb, knocking them out of the tournament.


The third team that only played one game was Norway's Mol and Sorum. the pair played Ricardo and Alcaro Filho at 11:00 on Court 2. Anders and Mol came up short 19-21 on the first set, but redeemed themselves by winning the second set 21-16, and causing a third set. Mol and Sorum won the third set 15-11, and move on to the semifinals on the next day against Trevor Crabb, Taylor's older brother, and his partner, Tri Bourne, both of the AVP.


The final team was Canada's Pavan and Humana-Paredes. Their games were on court 5 at 9:00 against Kolsinka and Kociolek. Humana- Paredes and Pavan won in back to back sets 21-17 and 21-15. Their next game was on court 2 at 12:20 against Menegatti and Orsi Toth. Humana-Paredes and Pavan also won that game in back to back sets 21-14 and 21-16, to make it to the semifinals. They will be playing Solberg and Antonelli.


I hope you enjoyed Day 2 of the P1440 stop in Las Vegas and stay tuned for Monday, November 5th when my next blog post comes out. Until next time, Miller out




~J. Miller