Intro:

liana Felisberta and Maria Antonelli of Brazil prevailed over local pair Wang Fan and Yue Yuan in the final of the Xiamen Open on Sunday (12th October) to claim their first ever FIVB World Tour gold medal together.

Script:

With strong winds blowing around Xiamen, China, the final of the women's beach volley world tour concluded on Sunday.

In the bronze medal match up, it was the US pairing of Tealle Hunkus and Kendra Vanzwieten who prevailed over Vasiliki Arvaniti and Maria Tsiartsiani of Greece.

The Americans wrapped up a 21-12, 21-15 triumph in 34 minutes.

The gold medal match pitted Brazil's Juliana Felisberta and Maria Antonelli against the top seeds from China - Wang Fan and Yue Yuan.

With strong Chinese support the pair took a tight first set. Wang with an ace on the crucial point to take it 22-20.

Yet the Brazilians fought back, winning the second set by a 21-17 margin to force a decider.

The tension levels rose in the decider with the Brazilians at match point.

Felisberta hit a smash that just clipped the line and she wasn't about to let anyone tell her otherwise.

The for the Brazilians meant their first ever FIVB World Tour gold medal together.