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Friday, May 09, 2008
Database Statistics
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Players: 5125 3518 8643
Tournaments: 1133 708 1841
 
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Shannon Williams 44
Pavel Lipa 43
Nelson Pereira 39
Gosia Sobolewska 39
Julie McGarr 38
Jon Aharoni 35
Ralph Backer 34
Emma Cederlund 33
Jolanda Metzger-Lichtin 32
Dzmitry Likharad 31
Justin Phipps 30
Steve Hennings 29
Tanner Morris 29
Brandon Porter 28
Joshua Zuidema 28
Tatiana Barerra 27
Andrew Fuller 24
 
Today In
Beach Volleyball History
In 1993
Adam Johnson and Bruk Vandeweghe won the AVP San Antonio Open.  It was the 11th win for Adam Johnson, the 1st win for Bruk Vandeweghe, and the 1st win for the team.
In 1993
Cammy Ciarelli and Holly McPeak won the AVP Women's Division San Antonio.  It was the 2nd win for Cammy Ciarelli, the 2nd win for Holly McPeak, and the 1st win for the team.
In 1993
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos play their last tournament together in San Antonio, May 8th-9th. Smith and Stoklos hold the records for most tournaments played together at 235 and the most victories as a partnership at 114. Smith and Stoklos first played together in 1982.
 
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Latest News and Feature Articles
5/9/2008
Metzger looks to defend title with new running mate
Mark Williams scrambled to dig a ball just off the sand, then recovered in time to dink a winner over the net. "How about my guy?" shouted his partner, Stein Metzger. "Nice hustle!" Williams has been Metzger's guy for only a matter of weeks, but the newest duo on the AVP Crocs Tour looked like a formidable one Thursday as the Charleston Open got under way at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island.
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5/8/2008
Tennis Landscape Aids Inaugural SWATCH Prague Stop
Prague, Czech Republic, May 8, 2008 - For a first-time SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop, the Prague 2008 Open has all the makings of a top-notch international Beach Volleyball event. Situated on a picturesque island on the River Vltava at the Stvanice Stadium, Ceska Sportovni and promoter Vladimir Safarik transformed a tennis facility to a Beach Volleyball venue....
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USA Volleyball Announces 12 New Board Members
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 8, 2008) – USA Volleyball has announced 12 of the 16 people who will make up the new USA Volleyball Board of Directors following the conclusion of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Early upset rocks Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The wind was up in the port city of Charleston as the 2008 AVP Crocs Tour blew into town Thursday. And even though 2004 Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor will miss the Charleston tour, due to Walsh resting a shoulder injury, there will be plenty of excitement on tap throughout the weekend at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island.
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AVP supports local volleyball
During the AVP Crocs Tour Atlanta from May 30-June 1, AVP, along with the Northview High School Volleyball Program from Johns Creek, Ga., will have their annual "AVP & Nothview Volleyball Send a Kid to Volleyball Camp Program." Northview High School was 5-A state champion in Georgia in 2007 & 2005.
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“Tough Day” for Prague 2008 Open Top-seeded Beach Volleyball Pairs
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, May 8, 2008 - Harley Marques and Pedro Salgado of Brazil were upset in the first-round of the US$175,000 Prague 2008 Open here Thursday, it started a “tough day” for the top-ranked teams on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour.
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AVP Beach Bodies to invade Daniel Island
The bodies are back. Breathes there a soul so dead who has not noticed the massive posters of bronzed volleyball stars on the tennis stadium on Seven Farms Drive? Those players will be here in the flesh next week for the second annual AVP Charleston Open, which is South Carolina’s only professional beach volleyball tournament.
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Beaming brighter then the Sun
It is not even a month ago the winter returned to Europe. While everyone was hoping for spring they were forced to unpack their snow shovels again. In Austria the only white coating left now though is on the summits of the mountains. The skies have cleared just like on the rest of the continent. The sun is shining and the temperatures are worthy of summer.
Read more from eurobeachtour.com
Olympic Improvement Highlights Prague 2008 Open Competition
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, May 8, 2008 - With nine-plus events remaining on the qualifying schedule for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the main goal for teams competing in this week’s US$175,000 Prague 2008 Open is improving a Beach Volleyball pair’s best-eight finishes on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour.
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Roberts goes from hoops to beach
As a guard for the Elon Fightin' Christians, Adam Roberts on occasion visited Charleston Southern's Bucdome — one of the smallest gyms in Division I basketball. "I remember it well," Roberts said Wednesday. "They had this stage behind one of the baskets."
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Ongoing Tournaments
May 6-11
FIVB Men Prague, Czech Republic
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May 8-10
AVP Men Charleston
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May 8-10
AVP Women Charleston
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May 8-11
CEV Women St. Pölten
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May 9-12
CEV Men St. Pölten
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    Dates Tour Tournament Gender Purse
    May 6-11 FIVB Prague Open, Czech Republic M US$175,000
    May 8-10 AVP AVP Charleston Open M $100,000
    May 8-10 AVP AVP Charleston Open W $100,000
    May 8-11 CEV Austrian Masters, St. Pölten W € 50,000
    May 9-12 CEV Austrian Masters, St. Pölten M € 50,000
    May 13-18 FIVB Italian Open presented by Abruzzo, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy M US$175,000
    May 13-18 FIVB Seoul Open, Korea W US$175,000
    May 20-25 FIVB Osaka Open, Japan W US$175,000
    May 20-25 FIVB VIP Open, Zagreb, Croatia M US$175,000
    May 22-25 CEV Swiss Masters, Lucerne, Switzerland M&W € 100,000
    May 24-26 AVP AVP Louisville Open M&W $200,000
    May 26-31 FIVB Barcelona Open, Spain W US$175,000
    May 27-Jun 1 FIVB Barcelona Open, Spain M US$175,000
    May 28-Jun 1 CEV Dutch Masters, The Hague, Netherlands M&W € 100,000
    May 30-Jun 1 AVP AVP Atlanta Open M&W $200,000
    Jun 2-8 FIVB Mazury Open, Stare Jablonki, Poland M&W US$350,000
    Jun 5-8 AVP AVP Hermosa Beach Open M&W $200,000
    Jun 9-15 FIVB Smart Grand Slam, Berlin, Germany M&W US$600,000



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