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Beach Volleyball History |
In 1974
Tom Chamales and Ron Von Hagen won the Parks & Rec Mission Beach Open.
It was the 10th win for Tom Chamales, the 59th win for Ron Von Hagen, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 1974
Kathy Gregory and Sandy Malpee won the Parks & Rec Hermosa Beach Women's Open.
It was the 4th win for Kathy Gregory, the 2nd win for Sandy Malpee, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1985
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Miller High Life Hawaii Open.
It was the 50th win for Sinjin Smith, the 26th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 25th win for the team.
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In 1990
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Miller Lite U.S. Championships.
It was the 119th win for Sinjin Smith, the 95th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 94th win for the team.
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In 1991
Linda Chisholm and Liz Masakayan won the WPVA Flamingo Hilton World Championships.
It was the 28th win for Linda Chisholm, the 3rd win for Liz Masakayan, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1996
Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak won the FIVB Korea Open.
It was the 4th win for Lisa Arce, the 38th win for Holly McPeak, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 1996
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Miller Lite U.S. Championships.
It was the 125th win for Karch Kiraly, the 87th win for Kent Steffes, and the 75th win for the team.
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In 1996
Ze Marco de Melo and Emanuel Rego won the FIVB Italian Open.
It was the 8th win for Ze Marco de Melo, the 8th win for Emanuel Rego, and the 8th win for the team.
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In 2001
Christopher "Sinjin" Smith plays the final match of his impressive career, a 21-19 and 24-22 loss with George Roumain to Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers in the 4th round of the contender's bracket at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open. Sinjin retires as the leader in tournaments played with 416, 2nd in all-time victories with 139, and 4th in all-time winnings with over US$1.6 million earned.
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In 2002
Eric Fonoimoana and Dax Holdren won the AVP Nissan US Championships of Beach Volleyball Presented by Xbox.
It was the 10th win for Eric Fonoimoana, the 11th win for Dax Holdren, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2002
Emilia Nystrom and Erika Nystrom won the CEV U20 European Championships.
It was the 1st win for Emilia Nystrom, the 1st win for Erika Nystrom, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2002
Pavel Kolar and Pavel Rotrekl won the CEV U20 European Championships.
It was the 1st win for Pavel Kolar, the 1st win for Pavel Rotrekl, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2002
Eva Celbova Rysava and Sona Novakova won the CEV Zagreb Challenger.
It was the 3rd win for Eva Celbova Rysava, the 3rd win for Sona Novakova, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2002
Mykola Babich and Dmytro
Khudoley won the CEV Zagreb Challenger.
It was the 1st win for Mykola Babich, the 1st win for Dmytro
Khudoley, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2004
The third Olympic Beach Volleyball competition takes place from August 14 to 26 in a specially constructed 10,000 seat facility within the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece. Twenty-four men's and women's teams compete for Olympic medals. Top-seeded Brazilian Emanuel Rego, competing in his third Olympic Games takes the gold medal with new partner Ricardo Santos. Spain's 15th-seeded Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera are the surprise Silver Medalists while the 5th-seeded Swiss pair of Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel take the bronze. In the women's competition, top-seeded Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh capture the gold medal without dropping a set. The Brazilian women continue their streak of medals with second-seeded Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar taking the silver as they did in Sydney, four years earlier. Fourth-seeded American Holly McPeak, also playing in her third Olympic Games, wins the bronze along with her new partner Elaine Youngs.
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In 2004
Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos won the FIVB XXVIII Olympic Games.
It was the 55th win for Emanuel Rego, the 28th win for Ricardo Santos, and the 12th win for the team.
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In 2007
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the AVP Brooklyn Open presented by Cushman & Wakefield.
It was the 20th win for Phil Dalhausser, the 32nd win for Todd Rogers, and the 19th win for the team.
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In 2007
Vasiliki Arvaniti and Vasso Karadassiou won the CEV Nestea European Championship.
It was the 8th win for Vasiliki Arvaniti, the 9th win for Vasso Karadassiou, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 2010
During the second-round of the men's qualifier at the Milner Open in The Hague, Netherlands, a FIVB Beach Volleyball record for team participation was set when Norway's Vegard Hoidalen and Jorre Kjemperud defeated Guillermo Williman and Nicolas Zanotta of Uruguay 21-14 and 21-19 in 36 minutes. The match marked the start of the Norwegians' 135th FIVB event breaking the previous record of 134 appearances set by Portugal's Joao Brenha and Miguel Maia who played together from 1994 through 2008. Two-time Olympians for Norway, Hoidalen and Kjemperud's partnership covers a 12-season span as the pair captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal at the 1998 stop in Berlin. After losing their next match to compatriots Eskil Holtan and Oyvind Wergeland, Hoidalen and Kjemperud now have won 273 of 521 FIVB matches.
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In 2013
Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins won the FIVB Moscow Grand Slam.
It was the 6th win for Aleksandrs Samoilovs, the 4th win for Janis Smedins, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2013
Carol Salgado and Maria Clara Salgado won the FIVB Moscow Grand Slam.
It was the 4th win for Carol Salgado, the 3rd win for Maria Clara Salgado, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2013
Lombardo Ontiveros and Juan Virgen won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cuba.
It was the 6th win for Lombardo Ontiveros, the 19th win for Juan Virgen, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2013
Melissa Humana-Paredes and Taylor Pischke won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cuba.
It was the 1st win for Melissa Humana-Paredes, the 1st win for Taylor Pischke, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2013
Matt Fuerbringer and Casey Jennings won the AVP The Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 8th win for Matt Fuerbringer, the 10th win for Casey Jennings, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 2013
Whitney Pavlik and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the AVP The Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 15th win for Whitney Pavlik, the 110th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2019
Jingzhe Wang and Shuhui Wen won the FIVB Zhongwei Two Star.
It was the 5th win for Jingzhe Wang, the 6th win for Shuhui Wen, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2019
Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins won the FIVB Jurmala Three Star.
It was the 21st win for Aleksandrs Samoilovs, the 18th win for Janis Smedins, and the 16th win for the team.
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In 2024
Anders Mol and Christian Sorum won the FIVB BPT Elite16 Hamburg.
It was the 33rd win for Anders Mol, the 31st win for Christian Sorum, and the 30th win for the team.
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In 2024
Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli won the FIVB BPT Elite16 Hamburg.
It was the 13th win for Nina Brunner, the 6th win for Tanja Huberli, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 2024
Issa Batrane and Frederick Bialokoz won the FIVB BPT Futures Halifax.
It was the 1st win for Issa Batrane, the 1st win for Frederick Bialokoz, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2024
Maddie Anderson and Brook Bauer won the FIVB BPT Futures Halifax.
It was the 4th win for Maddie Anderson, the 1st win for Brook Bauer, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2024
Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner won the FIVB BPT Futures Brno.
It was the 7th win for Ondrej Perusic, the 7th win for David Schweiner, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 2024
Kylie Neuschaeferova and Marketa Svozilova won the FIVB BPT Futures Brno.
It was the 1st win for Kylie Neuschaeferova, the 1st win for Marketa Svozilova, and the 1st win for the team.
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| 8/24/2026 |
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Norway’s Kjemperuds and Slovenia’s Kotnik & Lovsin win Bujumbura Futures
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Norway’s Jonah Kjemperud & Sebastian Kjemperud and Slovenia’s Tjasa Kotnik & Tajda Lovsin topped the men’s and the women’s podiums, respectively, at the Bujumbura Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Benjamin Vaught & Wesley Jensen of the United States and Jiri Dostal & Filip Rydval of Czechia earned silver and bronze in the men’s tournament, while two Japanese teams... |
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Thâmela and Victoria end the season with Montréal Elite gold
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Brazilians Thâmela Coradello and Victoria Lopes had to wait until the last Elite event of the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season to celebrate, but they are set to end the year with gold medals around their necks after triumphing in Montréal on Sunday. The South Americans have now won Beach Pro Tour Elite events in each of their three seasons as partners and have four golds in 25 events... |
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| 8/23/2026 |
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Mol says goodbye to the sand with Montréal three-peat alongside Sørum
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Playing what would be his last tournament on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in many months, Norwegian superstar Anders Mol said his brief goodbye to the sand by doing something he got very accustomed to in the last eight years - winning! Set to make a move to indoor volleyball to play for Rana Verona in the 2026-2027 Italian League, the Olympic and world champion triumphed... |
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Estonians celebrate home-sand success at Tallinn Futures
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Estonian teams claimed three medals, including both golds, at the Tallinn Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Mart Tiisaar & Dimitriy Korotkov triumphed in the men’s tournament, while Eva Liisa Kuivonen & Liisa-Lotta Jurgenson and Heleene Hollas & Liisa Remmelg finished first and third on the women’s side. Both silver medals went to Austrian pairs... |
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| 8/22/2026 |
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Nigeria and Morocco qualify for LA28!
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Nigeria’s Esther Onyinye Mbah & Pamela Miyoum Bawa and Morocco’s Zouheir Elgraoui & Soufiane El Gharouti emerge African champions and earn qualification to the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028: Morocco’s Zouheir Elgraoui & Soufiane El Gharouti and Esther Onyinye Mbah & Pamela Miyoum Bawa of Nigeria are the 2026 CAVB African Beach Volleyball champions. |
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| 8/20/2026 |
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2026 History on the Pier
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The Granddaddy of them all delivered. Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz won their third consecutive Manhattan Beach Open title, and Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh went through the entire men’s draw without losing a set. One team cemented a dynasty. The other started a new chapter in a family tradition that now spans nine straight finals. |
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| 8/18/2026 |
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Melissa and Brandie go for home three-peat at Montréal Elite
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The top Canadian team competing on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and one of the very best in the entire world, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson will try to make their country proud another time this week when they compete at home in the Montréal Elite. The Paris 2024 Olympic silver medalists enter the event, which will be held from Wednesday to Sunday at Parc Jean-Drapeau... |
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New European champs Hölting Nilsson and Andersson try to keep momentum at Montréal Elite
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Fresh from their victory at the European Championship, which earned their country a spot at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, Swedish stars Jacob Hölting Nilsson and Elmer Andersson return to action on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour this week, trying to keep their momentum. Sitting at the top of the FIVB World Rankings, the Europeans are one of the main attractions of this week's Elite event... |
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| 8/16/2026 |
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Netherlands and Sweden qualify for LA28!
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Sweden’s Hölting Nilsson Jacob & Andersson Elmer and Katja Stam & Raïsa Schoon of The Netherlands are the 2026 CEV EuroBeachVolley champions. By winning the tournament, Sweden and The Netherlands have also secured a spot at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. The winners of the 2026 continental championships will earn their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) a quota spot for... |
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Filipino duos triumph with gold and silver at Busan Futures
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Two Filipino duos wrote a golden page for their country’s beach volleyball by reaching Sunday’s final of the women’s Busan Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. The gold medal went to Khylem Harl Progella & Sofiah Shanine Pagara, while their compatriots Cherry Ann Rondina & Bernadeth Pons brought home bronze. Australia’s Jana Milutinovic & Jasmine Rayner completed the podium in Korea. |
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Young Swedes claim EuroBeachVolley title, book ticket to LA28
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Jacob Hölting Nilsson/Elmer Andersson of Sweden are the newly-crowned men’s Beach Volleyball European champions following a final day where the youngsters from Sweden first edged their compatriots David Ahman/Jonatan Hellvig in the semis and subsequently prevented Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sørum from securing their sixth continental crown. With this result, the Swedes have also secured... |
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Stam/Schoon crowned European champions in Stare Jablonki as Netherlands secure LA28 spot
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On Sunday, under a cloudy sky in Stare Jablonki, Raïsa Schoon and Katja Stam of the Netherlands could celebrate two major achievements – their very first EuroBeachVolley title and securing a spot for their National Olympic Committee to compete at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The final match with Spain’s sensation Tania Moreno Matveeva and Sofia Izuzquiza was truly one-sided... |
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| 8/15/2026 |
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Three Scandinavian teams plus France reach EuroBeachVolley men’s semis
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Two teams from Sweden – Åhman/Hellvig and Hölting Nilsson/Andersson, the gold and silver medal winners from last year’s World Championships in Adelaide – will lock horns in one of the men’s semi-finals at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki on Sunday. In the other semi-final, last year’s World Championships bronze medallists Téo Rotar and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat of France will challenge... |
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Spain and the Netherlands to fight for EuroBeachVolley women’s crown and ticket to LA28
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Whoever emerges victorious from Sunday’s gold medal match in the women’s competition at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 will crown themselves European champions for the very first time in their careers. Spain’s Tania Moreno Matveeva and Sofia Izuzquiza caused a real sensation with their come-from-behind semi-final victory over World champions Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia. |
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Stare Jablonki cements Beach Volleyball Mecca status with EuroBeachVolley added to track record
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There is no major sporting event that can go ahead without volunteers at its core and the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki is just a confirmation of that. The organisers have recruited some 65 volunteers across a variety of areas to support the smooth delivery of the continental championship – including ball kids, rakers, and other personnel supporting media and TV operations... |
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Fresh from establishing partnership, Spain’s Moreno/Izuzquiza reach EuroBeachVolley semis
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Sofia Izuzquiza and Tania Moreno Matveeva teamed up earlier this year and while they compete at EuroBeachVolley for the very first time as a combo, they have already left their mark on the competition. On Friday, the two Spaniards reached the semis in Stare Jablonki after a truly impressive 2-0 victory (21-16, 21-14) in their quarterfinal game with Paris 2024 Olympians... |
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| 8/14/2026 |
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Fun through sports with Volleyball stars – PGE Kids Camps at CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026
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The CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 tournament at Hotel Anders is not only a showcase of Europe’s elite Beach Volleyball players, but also an energetic celebration for families. As one of Poland’s top family-friendly destinations, Hotel Anders is once again combining top-tier sporting events with active recreation for children through the so-called PGE Kids Camps. |
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| 8/13/2026 |
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EuroBeachVolley to resume on Friday with mouth-watering Round of 16 fixtures
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The men’s and women’s competitions at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki have reached the Round of 16 – with the medal contenders and top seeds still chasing continental glory in this small, yet truly idyllic village in the Warmia Mazury Region. The tournament will resume on Friday morning with a few matches that already feature some of the top teams in Europe locking horns for... |
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Elazar and Cuzmiciov on a mission to make history for Israeli sport
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Eylon Elazar and Kevin Cuzmiciov are currently pursuing a very ambitious goal – and what is usually regarded as any athlete’s ultimate dream. Their objective is not only to represent Israel to the best of their ability on the international circuit, but to eventually do so at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in less than two years. Such an endeavour is supported, even with the provision of a... |
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Germany’s Melanie Paul – From alleged setback to cherished EuroBeachVolley debut
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This week, Austria’s Beach Volleyball legend Alexander Horst achieved a significant milestone with his 19th EuroBeachVolley appearance – he has not missed a single edition since 2007 apart from last year’s event in Düsseldorf. For Germany’s Melanie Paul, on the other hand, the event in Stare Jablonki was special in many ways. Last year, she was due to play on home soil with Lea Kunst until... |
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AVP announces wave of new blue chip brand partners in 2026 amid record growth
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August 13, 2026 – The AVP, the premier professional beach volleyball league in the world, today announced a slate of new blue chip brand partnerships as the league continues its rapid growth during the 2026 summer season. Leading the announcements, Progressive Insurance has signed on as title sponsor of the AVP League and AVP Manhattan Beach Open while also becoming... |
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