Turkey host of the 1st Bossaball World Cup

Brazil won the first Bossaball World Cup that took place in Turkey between the 3rd till the 10th of May. The 5 participating national teams were Brazil, Belgium, The Netherlands, Kuwait and Singapore.

The World Cup was set up in collaboration with “WOW Hotels”, a chain of Turkish hotel resorts, and took place at various of their resorts. The first three days of the tournaments took place in the “WOW Bodrum Resort”. Then the teams went to Antalya, where they played first in the “Kremlin Palace”. The final round was held in the “Top Kapi Palace”.

In collaboration with the travel company “Thomas Cook”, WOW carried out advertising campaigns through which trips to the World Cup in Turkey could be won. WOW Hotels improved the stay of its clients bringing a spectacular event to their holiday destination.

Bodrum 4-5 May 2009 – FIRST ROUND

• 4 May 2009. 14.00h Belgium vs Kuwait 2-0 21-7/21-14
• 4 May 2009. 15.00h Holland vs Singapore 2-0 21-10/21-14
• 4 May 2009. 16.00h Belgium vs Brazil 1-1 21-17/18-21
• 4 May 2009. 17.00h Kuwait vs Holland 0-2 18-21/16-21
• 4 May 2009. 18.00h Singapore vs Brazil 0-2 17-21/12-21
• 5 May 2009.14.00h Holland vs Belgium 0-2 17-21/16-21
• 5 May 2009.15.00h Kuwait vs Singapore 1-1 21-10/16-21
• 5 May 2009.16.00h Brazil vs Holland 2-0 21-16/21-10
• 5 May 2009.17.00h Singapore vs Belgium 0-2 17-21/6-21
• 5 May 2009.18.00h Kuwait vs Brazil 0-2 14-21/17-21

Antalya 7-9 May 2009 – SECOND ROUND

• 7 May 2009. 14.00h Holland vs Belgium 0-2 21-14/21-10
• 7 May 2009. 15.00h Brazil vs Singapore 2-0 21-14/21-07
• 7 May 2009. 16.00h Kuwait vs Holland 0-2 11-21/16-21
• 7 May 2009. 17.00h Brazil vs Belgium 1-1 17-21/21-15
• 7 May 2009. 18.00h Singapore vs Kuwait 0-2 11-21/17-21
• 8 May 2009.14.00h Kuwait vs Brazil 0-2 12-21/7-21
• 8 May 2009.15.00h Singapore vs Holland 0-2 18-21/14-21
• 8 May 2009.16.00h Belgium vs Kuwait 2-0 21–10/21-19
• 8 May 2009.17.00h Holland vs Brazil 0-2 17-21/ 8-21
• 8 May 2009.18.00h Singapore vs Belgium 0-2 6-21/4-21

Antalya 9 May 2009 – SEMIFINALS

• 9 May 2009.14.00h Singapore vs Brazil 0-2 8-21/9-21
• 9 May 2009.15.00h Kuwait vs Holland 0-2 17-21/18-21
• 9 May 2009.14.00h Brazil vs Holland 2-1 21-10/14-21/15-7

FINAL

• 9 May 2009.18.00h Belgium vs Brazil 0-2 11-21/18-21