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Saturday, March 21, 2026
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Players: 13628 10619 24247
Tournaments: 2236 1805 4041
 
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Maggie Paes 63
Michael Waller 59
Gabriele Freytag 59
Publio Alvarado Guzman 57
Jason Smith 57
Stephanie Cox 56
Ebrahim Sansabli 54
Adeola Micheal Oloyede 53
Beata Matrai 53
Joe Lunzer 52
Christine Mellitzer 50
Sundi Brown 48
Andy Witt 48
Kevin Wong 47
Abdolaziz Amaniyan 46
Nai-Han Kou 44
Sean Godfrey 44
Gabrijel Radic 44
Patric Santiago 44
Kingsley Kayope 42
Jenna Maddocks 42
Jian Li 41
Anne Osburn 40
Foteini Tsantopoulou 38
Noora Tikka 38
Robert Meeuwsen 38
Kyle Turner 37
Moha Mea 37
Dennis Nelson 36
Katherine Quesada 36
Katja Kocjan 36
Tamas Kaszap 35
Spencer Fournell 35
Sina Latraee 35
Krista Whitewood 34
Jacob Truong 32
Karolina Uvarovaite 32
Tessa Davis 31
Sebastian Golka 31
Nanda Ragillia 30
Matas Navickas 29
Rashime Richardson 29
Adama Arouna 28
Kate Formico 27
Britt den Haan 27
Kayla Cook 26
Hanna-Marie Schieder 25
Beate Liepajniece 23
Severin Breer 22
Marion Beauve 21
Daniil Hershtynovich 21
Rueangrit Wiromrat 20
Carlos Martinez 20
Suranath Rattanapolsaen 19
Camila Nazario 19
Juca Brandao 19
 
Today In
Beach Volleyball History
In 1987
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Daytona Beach Open.  It was the 70th win for Sinjin Smith, the 46th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 45th win for the team.
In 2004
Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos won the FIVB Salvador Open.  It was the 49th win for Emanuel Rego, the 22nd win for Ricardo Santos, and the 6th win for the team.
In 2010
Martin Reader and Ray Sewell won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands.  It was the 1st win for Martin Reader, the 1st win for Ray Sewell, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2010
Dariam Acevedo and Yarleen Santiago won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands.  It was the 2nd win for Dariam Acevedo, the 3rd win for Yarleen Santiago, and the 2nd win for the team.
 
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3/20/2026
Chinese qualifiers meet in pool final in Tlaxcala
The women’s pool play at the Tlaxcala Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour was completed on Thursday, with the eight pool winners booking direct tickets to the eighthfinals, and the runners-up and the third-placed teams moving on to the sixteenthfinal round. In one of the most interesting pools, two Chinese teams that came into the main draw from the qualification bracket...

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Five qualifier teams win opening men’s pool matches in Tlaxcala
The first day of men’s main draw action at the Tlaxcala Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour brought in lots of drama and plenty of upsets. As many as five teams that made it through Wednesday’s qualifications won their first-leg matches in pool play and secured advancement to the knockout rounds.

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3/19/2026
Canada’s Rivest & Licht push through to Tlaxcala main draw with two qualification wins
Guillaume Rivest & Martin Licht of Canada were the only team that managed to score two qualification wins on Wednesday on the way to the men’s main draw at the Tlaxcala Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Another seven teams from Canada, Latvia, Paraguay, Slovakia, USA and two from Australia also advanced to the main draw in Mexico, but after receiving byes...

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All set for women’s main draw in Tlaxcala
The second Challenge event on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour got underway in Tlaxcala on Wednesday. In the women’s competition, the qualifications took place with a single round of five matches played. Five teams – two from the United States and one each from Argentina, Brazil and Germany – earned their spot in the main draw. Another three – two from China and one from Romania...

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3/18/2026
Last week’s Elite semifinalists Scampoli & Bianchi on to Tlaxcala Challenge campaign
The Mexican city of Tlaxcala, which has already earned an iconic status in beach volleyball after hosting the first ever Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event back in March 2022 as well as the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2023, is now ready to welcome its second Beach Pro Tour stop. The 2026 Tlaxcala Challenge is set to serve off shortly on Wednesday...

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Four Swedish World Championship finalists highlight Tlaxcala Challenge men’s lineup
The Mexican city of Tlaxcala, which has already earned an iconic status in beach volleyball after hosting the first ever Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event back in March 2022 as well as the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2023, is now ready to welcome its second Beach Pro Tour stop. The 2026 Tlaxcala Challenge is set to serve off shortly on Wednesday...

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Cruz & Brasher, Ahman & Hellvig back to number one in World Rankings
Both winners of last week’s Joao Pessoa Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour – USA’s Kristen Cruz (formerly Nuss) & Taryn Brasher and Sweden’s David Ahman & Jonatan Hellvig – climbed back up to number one in the world after the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings received their weekly update following the first Elite event of the year.

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3/16/2026
Chinese teams reign supreme at Haikou Futures
Representatives of the host nation China collected two golds and a silver at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Haikou Futures that came to an end on Sunday. In an all-Chinese women’s final, Jiang Kaiyue & Dong Jie defeated Kadeliye Halaiti & Zhou Mingli, while Japan’s Miki Ishii & Mayu Kikuchi took the bronze. Wu Jiaxin & Wang Yanwei topped the men’s podium...

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3/15/2026
Åhman and Hellvig start 2026 with João Pessoa Elite gold
Reigning Olympic and world champions David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig of Sweden missed no time reassuring their position as the top team in the world by triumphing in the first Elite event of the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season, which came to an end on Sunday in João Pessoa. The European superstars topped the podium at the Cabo Branco Beach in Brazil...

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Brasher and Cruz on top at João Pessoa Elite
Americans Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz (formerly Nuss) spoiled the Brazilian party in the first Elite event of the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season, winning the tournament held in João Pessoa on Sunday. The Paris Olympians denied fan favorites and reigning Olympic champions Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa and Ana Patrícia Ramos the opportunity of winning a title...

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Australia triumphs with both golds in Coolangatta
Host nation Australia picked up both gold medals at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Coolangatta Futures on Sunday. Jack Pearse & D'Artagnan Potts topped the men’s podium, while Stefanie Fejes & Jasmine Rayner triumphed in the women’s competition. Another Aussie team – Solomon Bushby & Justin Schumann – claimed the men’s bronze, while Thailand’s Pithak Tipjan & Wachirawit Muadpha...

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Evandro/Arthur and Daubas/Aye to meet in João Pessoa semifinals
The finalists of last year's Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite, Brazil's Evandro Gonçalves/Arthur Lanci and France's Rémi Daubas (formerly Bassereau)/Calvin Aye are set to meet again on the last day of the 2026 edition of the tournament, but this time in the semifinals. Brazilians and French overcame a pair of elimination matches at the Cabo Branco Beach on Saturday...

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Upcoming Tournaments
Dates Tour Tournament Gender Purse
Mar 18-22, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Tlaxcala, Mexico M US$125,000
Mar 18-22, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Tlaxcala, Mexico W US$125,000
Mar 24-27, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Rarotonga, Cook Islands M US$5,000
Mar 25-29, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Nayarit, Mexico M US$125,000
Mar 25-29, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Nayarit, Mexico W US$125,000
Mar 30-Apr 2, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Tahiti, Pirae Tahiti, French Polynesia M US$5,000
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&W TBD
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



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