Beach Volleyball tournament „Open de Mallorca 2008“
returns to Palma!
Event Consulting International brings back the „SWATCH-FIVB Beach Volley World Tour“ to Mallorca! Between 2001 and 2004 ECI had organised the „Open de Mallorca“ of the FIVB world series on the beaches of Santa Ponça and Can Pastilla.
This year the „Open de Mallorca“ will take place in Palma’s spectacular bullfight arena from 3. 7. September.
This unusual event location alone offers a great attraction
for Beach Volleyball players from around the world.
The worlds best Beach Volleyball Players and the new Olympic
champions will gather in Mallorca a few days after the Olympic
Games to earn important points for
the World Ranking. The prize money of the tournament is 175.000
US$. This year, the event will feature men’s play only. In the previous years, the tournament was for both men and women. In the future, ECI wants to establish the “Open de Mallorca”, again for both genders. “This year, we want to start in a small way. But our aim is, to establish a Grand Slam tournament”, says Frank Lichte, CEO of Event Consulting International.