2017 FIVB WORLD TOUR SEASON OPENER
- Tuesday, Feb 7 – Sunday, Feb 12, 2017
- Fort Lauderdale, FL (Eastern Time Zone)
- Swatch Major Series site
- Finals live stream: RedBullTV
- Full event live stream
Both Brazilian teams beat their home-crowd United States opponents to move on to the gold medal round at the Fort Lauderdale Major.
Semifinal #1
First, Evandro/Loyola dominated a 2-0 sweep of Lucena/Dalhausser to clinch their berth in the medal final. The 21-16, 21-19 match was mostly dominated by the visiting team. Brazil never trailed in the first set and led almost the entire second in the big tourney win.
Semifinal #2
The second semi was even more lopsided. Filho/Barbosa of Brazil won the opening set 21-16, then rolled over Americans Hyden and Doherty with a 21-9 final set. The 2-0 match set up both Brazilian teams to play for gold, while the Americans would clash for silver.
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