“好運北京”２００７國際排聯女子沙灘排球挑戰賽１９日落幕。來自巴西的維埃拉／維萬組合在當天的決賽中以２：０戰勝中國組合岳園／張文雯奪得冠軍，并獲得了９０００美元的冠軍獎金。岳園／張文雯獲得亞軍。岳園在賽后坦承，對手確實實力高出一籌。張文雯表示，此次挑戰賽起到了很好的鍛煉效果，是一次非常好的練兵機會。
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Gold medalists Brazil's Angela Vieira (C Front) and Cunha Vivian (2nd L), silver medalists China's Yue Yuan (1st L) and Zhang Wenwen (Back), bronze medalists Thailand's Kamoltip Kulna (2nd R) and Yupa Phokongploy pose for photos on the podium during the awarding ceremony at the 2007 FIVB Beach Volleyball Women's Challenger in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 19, 2007. (Xinhua/Sadat)
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BEIJING, August 19 (Xinhua) -- Fourth seeds Angela Vieira/Danielle da Conceicao Cunha Vivian from Brazil beat Yue Yuan/Zhang Wenwen from China to win 2007 FIVB women's beach volleyball challenger here on Sunday.
The Brazilian team converted on the second match point in the final, sharing 9,000 US dollars after overwhelming the home-favored pair 21-15, 23-21.
Showing few signs of vulnerability, Vivian and Vieira stormed to a 8-3 lead in the opening set and never allowed the Chinese players to overtake the lead.
But all good things almost came to an end when Yue and Zhang turn the match back to their side by a late charge in the second set leading 20-17.
Vivian, holding her nerve on the serving line to undermine the Chinese setting, helped the team save three set points and even overtake the lead at 21-20.
Letting the thunderous crowd down, Yue and Zhang, who earned 5,500 US dollars as second place prize, admitted that it was still a surprise to win a silver medal, adding that the matches helped them grow a lot.
Earlier Sunday morning, Thai duo Kamoltip Kulna/Yupa Puklongploy overcame the second set slump to beat Swiss Isabelle Eusabeth Klara Forrer/Sarah Schmocker 21-14, 18-21, 15-12 in the third place match.
"Just like yesterday, we were very much looking forward to the match, but we did not play our best," Forrer said.
"There was still a chance to win when we were only a couple of points behind, but we just let it go. Our opponents were dominant in defense and we are not concentrating enough because we were tired."
One of the 42 test events planned for Beijing Olympic venues to assess preparations for the August 8-24 Games next year, the challenger was played in absence of the world's top players who are competing in Finland Open.
Vocabulary:
beach volleyball challenger：沙灘排球挑戰賽
seeds：種子選手
（英語點津boeybb編輯）
