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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1987
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Fort Myers Open.
It was the 71st win for Sinjin Smith, the 47th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 46th win for the team.
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In 1992
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Miller Lite Phoenix Open.
It was the 137th win for Sinjin Smith, the 113rd win for Randy Stoklos, and the 112th win for the team.
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In 1992
Linda Chisholm and Liz Masakayan won the WPVA Coors Light Beach Volley '92.
It was the 29th win for Linda Chisholm, the 4th win for Liz Masakayan, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2009
Justin Phipps and Bryan Stewart won the AVP YG Long Beach Young Guns.
It was the 1st win for Justin Phipps, the 1st win for Bryan Stewart, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2009
Kim DiCello and Juliana Evens won the AVP YG Long Beach Young Guns.
It was the 1st win for Kim DiCello, the 1st win for Juliana Evens, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2009
Sergio Gonzalez and Karell Pina won the NORCECA Boca Chica.
It was the 1st win for Sergio Gonzalez, the 1st win for Karell Pina, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2009
Kirenia Ballar and Nirian Sinal won the NORCECA Boca Chica.
It was the 3rd win for Kirenia Ballar, the 5th win for Nirian Sinal, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2018
Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann won the XXI Commonwealth Games .
It was the 2nd win for Christopher McHugh, the 2nd win for Damien Schumann, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2018
Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan won the XXI Commonwealth Games .
It was the 6th win for Melissa Humana-Paredes, the 2nd win for Sarah Pavan, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2024
Chloe Loreen and Molly Shaw won the FIVB BPT Futures Pirae Tahiti.
It was the 1st win for Chloe Loreen, the 5th win for Molly Shaw, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2026
Anders Mol and Christian Sorum won the FIVB BPT Elite Saquarema.
It was the 40th win for Anders Mol, the 38th win for Christian Sorum, and the 37th win for the team.
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In 2026
Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz won the FIVB BPT Elite Saquarema.
It was the 22nd win for Taryn Brasher, the 22nd win for Kristen Cruz, and the 22nd win for the team.
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| 4/8/2026 |
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Ricardo and Emanuel inducted into Brazilian Olympic Committee Hall of Fame
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Olympic beach volleyball champions Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego have been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Brazilian Olympic Committee during a ceremony held at the Copacabana Palace. The Brazilian pair are among the most successful teams in the history of the sport. They won gold at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and claimed bronze at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games... |
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The Final Chance To Qualify
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All four courts stream live on the AVP YouTube Channel. Men begin at 8:00 AM. Women follow at 10:00 AM. This is the last opportunity to earn an automatic League berth through qualification. This past Saturday in Manhattan Beach, Andy Benesh and Taylor Crabb won the men’s bracket in three sets over Chase Budinger and Miles Evans, and Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft swept... |
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Téo Rotar: Trailblazing French prodigy aims for the stars
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Téo Rotar has lived all his life around volleyball and it’s no surprise that he is emerging as the biggest French prospect in beach volleyball. Both his parents were professional volleyball players; his father Teodor-Dumitru Rotar featured for French A league club Martigues and the Romanian national team while his mother played in the French second division in Nancy. |
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New mom Brunner returns to the Beach Pro Tour this week in Saquarema
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This week's Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Saquarema Elite will be the 85th international tournament in Nina Brunner's 14-year professional beach volleyball career, but it will certainly hit different. Set to return to the sand for the first time since August 2024, the 30-year-old Swiss Olympic medalist will enter the court in Brazil not only as one of the most accomplished players... |
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| 4/3/2026 |
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Two Hungarian duos join American winners Basey & Hurst on Tahiti Futures podium
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Gage Basey & Thomas Hurst of the United States earned their first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gold at the Tahiti Futures in French Polynesia. Two Hungarian teams – Bence Tari & Lukas Niemeier and Domonkos Doczi & Akos Veress – completed the podium at the single-gender stop with silver and bronze, respectively. |
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| 4/1/2026 |
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First Two League Spots Claimed in Manhattan Beach
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On Saturday in Manhattan Beach, Paul Lotman and Miles Partain swept Derek Bradford and Evan Cory in the men’s final, and Kylie DeBerg and Betsi Flint edged Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft 16-14 in a third set to win the women’s bracket — each earning automatic berths into the 2026 AVP League. They join theteams already qualified through 2025 results... |
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| 3/31/2026 |
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World Ranking update: Cottafava & Dal Corso reach top 25 for the first time
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Italy’s leading men’s beach volleyball duo – Samuele Cottafava & Gianluca Dal Corso – who won last week’s Nayarit Challenge on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, reached the top 25 of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking for the first time. Cottafava & Dal Corso earned 800 ranking points with their Challenge gold in Mexico last week. |
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| 3/29/2026 |
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Cottafava & Dal Corso celebrate duo’s first Challenge gold
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Top-seeded Samuele Cottafava & Gianluca Dal Corso lived up to their status and triumphed as Nayarit Challenge winners at the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event in Mexico. The Nayarit gold was the team’s first at the Challenge level. Previously, they had one silver at the Futures level. Netherlands’ Leon Luini & Matthew Immers settled for silver. |
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Yan & Xia win Nayarit to bring home first Beach Pro Tour gold together
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The Chinese pairing of two-time Olympian Xia Xinyi with Yan Xu brought home its first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour medal since they teamed up for their international debut at the Adelaide 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. Seeded fourth in the Nayarit Challenge women’s main draw, Yan & Xia made a solid run of six consecutive wins in Mexico and grabbed gold. |
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Verena & Thainara and Yan & Xia in Nayarit Challenge gold medal showdown
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Three-set semifinal battles on Saturday propelled Brazil’s Verena Figueira & Thainara Feitosa and China’s Yan Xu & Xia Xinyi to Sunday’s women’s final at the Nayarit Challenge on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. For each of the two pairs, it will be the first final at their third appearance on the Beach Pro Tour as such. The bronze medal playoff in Mexico will set... |
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Cottafava & Dal Corso v Elazar & Cuzmiciov, Capogrossos v Luini & Immers in Nayarit semis
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Israel’s Eylon Elazar & Kevin Cuzmiciov will take on top-seeded Italians Samuele Cottafava & Gianluca Dal Corso in one of Sunday’s men’s semifinals at the Nayarit Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. In the other, second-seeded Argentinean brothers Tomas Capogrosso & Nicolas Capogrosso will face Netherlands’ Leon Luini & Matthew Immers. |
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| 3/28/2026 |
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Hungary’s Doczi & Veress crown duo’s debut with Rarotonga Futures gold
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Hungary’s Domonkos Doczi & Akos Veress crowned their Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour debut as a team with Rarotonga Futures gold. Charles Siragusa & Alex Ukkelberg of the United States and Steven Abrams & Cameron Chadwick of Canada completed the podium at the men’s stop in the Cook Islands with silver and bronze, respectively. |
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Spain’s Vergara & Gonzalez on to Nayarit quarterfinals after fourth tie-breaker in Mexico
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Spain’s Ana Vergara & Sofia Gonzalez have played four matches at the Nayarit Challenge on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour so far and had to grind through tie-breakers in all four of them. On Friday, they were successful in both the sixteenthfinals and the eighthfinals to push through to the women’s quarterfinals on Saturday. |
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Mexican home favorites to challenge top seeds in Nayarit Challenge eighthfinals
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The men’s main draw action at the Nayarit Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour unfolded in full swing on Friday – the second leg of pool play and the sixteenthfinal elimination round were held – to shape the match-ups for Saturday’s eighthfinals, in which the eight pool winners will be challenged by teams that pushed through the first knockouts. |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| Apr 8-12, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Saquarema, Brazil |
M |
US$200,000 |
| Apr 8-12, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Saquarema, Brazil |
W |
US$200,000 |
| Apr 17-19, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Austin Open, Texas |
M |
$10,000 |
| Apr 17-19, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Austin Open, Texas |
W |
$10,000 |
| Apr 17-19, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Costa Rica, TBD |
M |
TBD |
| Apr 17-19, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Costa Rica, TBD |
W |
TBD |
| Apr 29-May 3, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Brasília, Brazil |
M |
US$200,000 |
| Apr 29-May 3, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Brasília, Brazil |
W |
US$200,000 |
| May 7-10, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Madrid, Spain |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| May 8-10, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
M |
TBD |
| May 8-10, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
W |
TBD |
| May 13-17, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Xiamen, China |
M |
US$125,000 |
| May 13-17, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Xiamen, China |
W |
US$125,000 |
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