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Friday, May 18, 2012
Database Statistics
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Players: 7662 5469 13131
Tournaments: 1433 1010 2443
 
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Peter Hreszczuk 51
Dirk De Boiserie 49
Kyung-Hee Ji 45
David Holmes 43
John Goings 41
Lael Fresenius 41
Craig Geibel 41
Chris Wilper 40
Jon Beerman 39
Jason Neubert 38
Daniela Erni 38
Jennifer Zanna 37
Kresimir Peric 36
Mario Alberto Becerra 34
Oleksiy Kulinich 32
Silvia Belfiore 30
Marta Slodnik 29
Dan Zhang 27
Janis Peda 27
Dan Mazilu 26
Bryan Monge 23
Summer Nash 20
 
Today In
Beach Volleyball History
In 1986
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Lite Beer Jacksonville Open.  It was the 54th win for Sinjin Smith, the 30th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 29th win for the team.
In 1986
Linda Hanley and Nina Matthies won the AVP Miller Lite Jacksonville Open.  It was the 23rd win for Linda Hanley, the 32nd win for Nina Matthies, and the 21st win for the team.
In 1997
Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak won the WPVA Austin Open.  It was the 8th win for Lisa Arce, the 42nd win for Holly McPeak, and the 8th win for the team.
In 1997
Jose Loiola and Kent Steffes won the AVP South Texas Open.  It was the 18th win for Jose Loiola, the 91st win for Kent Steffes, and the 5th win for the team.
In 2008
Chen Xue and Xi Zhang won the FIVB Seoul Open.  It was the 3rd win for Chen Xue, the 3rd win for Xi Zhang, and the 3rd win for the team.
In 2008
Harley Marques and Pedro Salgado won the FIVB Italian Open presented by Abruzzo.  It was the 9th win for Harley Marques, the 9th win for Pedro Salgado, and the 6th win for the team.
 
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Latest News and Feature Articles
5/17/2012
The stage is set for Beach Volley in Chiapas
PUERTO ARISTA, Chiapas (05/17/2012).- With the preparation of the main stadium and the adjacent court in Puerto Arista, all is set for the start of the actions in the fourth stage of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit.
Read more from norceca.org
Sweden nails golden set to advance to men's semis in Sèvres
Sèvres, France, May 17, 2012. France’s campaign in the CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup ended on Thursday as the local heroes were edged by Poland in the 1/4 finals of the competition that is currently taking place at Ile de Monsieur in Sèvres, right in the outskirts of Paris. Estonia, Sweden and Spain also qualified for the semifinals that are scheduled for Friday.
Read more from cev.lu
Spain downs home heroines in Sèvres to play British ladies in final act
Sèvres, France, May 17, 2012. France’s dreams of qualifying to London 2012 were shattered on Thursday in Sèvres as the home heroines were downed in the semifinals by their guests from Spain that will play Great Britain to advance to the final stage of the Continental Cup scheduled for mid June in Moscow, Russia.
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Swiss heroes make it to semifinals in Zug
Zug, Switzerland, May 17, 2012. As they have embarked on their quest to claim a second spot for the London Olympics – Patrick Heuscher/Jefferson Bellaguarda have qualified via the FIVB Ranking – the home heroes of Switzerland edged their opponents from Ukraine 3:1 in the opening day of the CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup semifinal in Zug to play Russia in the next round.
Read more from cev.lu
Europe's queens Cicolari/Menegatti to help Italy qualify second duo for London
Zug, Switzerland, May 17, 2012. Last year’s European champions Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti of Italy have already qualified for the London Olympics but still are representing their country this week in Zug as they want to help their nation book a second spot for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Read more from cev.lu
Surgex Selected as Nutritional Supplement of The NVL
PARAMUS, N.J. May 17, 2012 - Inergetics, Inc. (OTCBB: NRTI), announces that the Company’s Surgex nutritional product line was selected to be the nutritional supplement of the National Volleyball League (NVL).
Read more from thenvl.com
Rogers and Dalhausser return to Prague with mixed feelings
Prague, Czech Republic, May 17, 2012 - After a week’s rest the FIVB SWATCH Beach Volleyball World Tour continues on Tuesday in Prague, the beautiful capital of the Czech Republic, with the fourth edition of the men’s only Patria Direct Open. Nearly a hundred teams from 36 different countries will compete on the sand at Stvanice Island during May 22-27.
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Beach volleyball league draws Olympic stars
There wasn't the same amount of media attention. There wasn't the same crowd. There weren't even bleachers. But it was beach volleyball on American soil, and most of the sport's biggest names were present.
Read more from USA Today
Olympic champion Phil Dalhausser makes beach volleyball work for a living
A few Olympic gold medalists have surpassed the elite level and become legends in their own time. 2008 beach volleyball gold medal winner Phil Dalhausser of Santa Barbara and his longtime volleyball partner Todd Rogers have achieved that status.
Read more from examiner.com
5/16/2012
Beach volleyball still big part of Mark Heese’s life
It was 16 years ago that Mark Heese, along with partner John Child, captured a bronze medal for Canada at the Summer Games in Atlanta, competing in beach volleyball as the sport made its Olympic debut.
Read more from thestar.com
 
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    May 25-27 NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Toluca, Mexico M&W US$10,000
    May 25-27 Pro Beach Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Florida Open, Fort Lauderdale M&W $75,000
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