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Monday, May 21, 2012
Database Statistics
  Men Women Total
Players: 7663 5471 13134
Tournaments: 1433 1010 2443
 
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Steve Haase 49
Giorgio Colombo 49
Lynda Johnson-Black 48
Gernot Leitner 45
Susan Stuart 43
Henry Russell 43
Veronica Sanchez 42
Duncan Blackman 42
Kristian Wrethander 41
Rewa Chan 39
Jaime Ozuna 35
Irina Pantioukhova 35
David Reese 35
Evan Mazzocchi 31
Aïda Shouk 30
Sara Goller 28
Stephen Keffer 28
Martina Viestova 28
Yaroslav Koshkarev 27
Toni Hellmuth 22
Will Cunningham 21
Rihards Finsters 21
Matthew Hilling 19
Sarka Vodenkova 18
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1989
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Miller Lite San Jose Open.  It was the 100th win for Sinjin Smith, the 76th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 75th win for the team.
In 1995
Scott Ayakatubby and Karch Kiraly won the AVP Nestea Dallas Open.  It was the 10th win for Scott Ayakatubby, the 106th win for Karch Kiraly, and the 3rd win for the team.
In 2000
Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan won the BVA Santa Monica Open.  It was the 3rd win for Annett Davis, the 3rd win for Jenny Johnson Jordan, and the 3rd win for the team.
In 2005
Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca won the FIVB China Shanghai Jinshan Open.  It was the 3rd win for Juliana Felisberta Silva, the 2nd win for Larissa Franca, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2006
Vassiliki Arvaniti and Vasso Karadassiou won the CEV Nestea Turkish Masters.  It was the 5th win for Vassiliki Arvaniti, the 6th win for Vasso Karadassiou, and the 4th win for the team.
In 2006
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the AVP Bud Light Santa Barbara Open.  It was the 3rd win for Phil Dalhausser, the 14th win for Todd Rogers, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2006
Markus Egger and Martin Laciga won the CEV Nestea Turkish Masters.  It was the 8th win for Markus Egger, the 15th win for Martin Laciga, and the 5th win for the team.
In 2011
John Hyden and Sean Scott won the   NVL Baltimore.  It was the 9th win for John Hyden, the 11th win for Sean Scott, and the 6th win for the team.
In 2011
Tealle Hunkus and Heather Lowe won the   NVL Baltimore.  It was the 2nd win for Tealle Hunkus, the 2nd win for Heather Lowe, and the 1st 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Read more from fivb.org
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
Swiss guys ready to storm to London 2012
Zug, Switzerland, May 16, 2012 - The home heroes of Switzerland will try to exploit the home advantage resulting from playing in front of their fans as they embark on a quest to make it to the final stage of the CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup scheduled for mid June in Alanya, Turkey.
Read more from fivb.org
France, Spain, Slovakia and Great Britain make it to semis in Sèvres
Sèvres, France, May 16, 2012 - The home heroines of France, together with Great Britain, Spain and Slovakia advanced on Wednesday to the semifinals of the CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup that got started in the splendid scenario of Ile de Monsieur, in the outskirts of Paris.
Read more from fivb.org
Portugal's guys feel like real underdog in Continental Cup semis
Porto, Portugal, May 16, 2012. Portugal will be joining later this week the semifinal stage of the CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup in Zug and Lucerne (Switzerland) opening its campaign there by playing Russia in the 1/4 finals.
Read more from cev.lu
 
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    May 22-27 FIVB Patria Direct Prague Open, Czech Republic M US$190,000
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