Men's Beach Volleyball Day 10 Review: No. 2 Seeds crowned

(BEIJING, August 23) -- In a thrilling final match, No. 2 seeds Philip Dalhausser and Todd Rogers of the United States claimed the gold medal by defeating Fabio Magalhaes and Marcio Araujo of Brazil 2-1 (23-21, 17-21, 15-4) in the Men's Olympic Beach Volleyball competition, one day after another US team, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, claimed the title in the Women's competition.

Throughout the match, Dalhausser impressed fans with his extraordinary blocking ability, especially in the deciding set, when he stunned the opponents with three consecutive blocks.

Araujo acknowledged the role Dalhausser played in deciding the outcome of the match:

"Phil (Dalhausser) was more successful today but Fabio (Magalhaes) also blocked brilliantly in their matches. We had two or three matches in this tournament that were won by Fabio's blocks. We have the three best blockers in the world seated at this table, but today was Phil's (Dalhausser) day."

The bronze medal went to Athens 2004 gold medalists Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego of Brazil, who overpowered Georgian pair Jorge Terceiro and Renato Gomes in the bronze medal match, with an unusually large margin in both sets.

Despite losing the last semifinal match and the opportunity of defending the title, Santos and Rego performed impressively in this match, while Terceiro and Gomes failed to deliver convincing performances to prove they deserve their place among the last four in the tournament, and the match ended in Santos and Rego's overwhelming 2-0 victory (21-15, 21-10).