Canada Sends Two Teams to Women’s Semifinals in Juan Dolio, Joined by USA and Puerto Rico
JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic, June 20, 2026. – Canada emerged as the standout nation in the women’s competition at the sixth stage of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, advancing both of its teams to the semifinals on Saturday at Juan Dolio Beach. The semifinal lineup is completed by teams from the United States and Puerto Rico.
USA, Canada, Cuba and Mexico Advance to Men’s Semifinals in Juan Dolio
JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic, June 20, 2026. – Teams from the United States, Canada, Cuba and Mexico secured places in the men’s semifinals of the sixth stage of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour on Saturday at Juan Dolio Beach. The first semifinal will feature the United States and Canada after both teams knocked out Dominican Republic pairs in the quarterfinals.
Five Women’s Teams Remain Undefeated on Day 1 of Juan Dolio Tour
JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic, June 19, 2026. – Teams from Cuba, the United States, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica completed the opening day of the sixth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour in Juan Dolio with unbeaten records. In Pool A, Cuba’s Kailín Garrido and Maykelin Drik dominated their two matches, defeating Vernecia Caines and Verneeci Caines...
JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic, June 19, 2026. – Four men's pairs representing the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Cuba, and Costa Rica remained undefeated at the start of the sixth stop of the NORCECA Continental Beach Volleyball Tour, being held on the sand courts installed on Juan Dolio beach. In Group A, the Dominican pair Hayerling De Jesús/Oscar Martínez secured two victories.
One of beach volleyball's brightest stars shares why inspiring athletes and growing the sport matter as much as success on the sand. Valentina Gottardi has become one of the most recognisable faces of a new generation in beach volleyball. Multiple Beach Pro Tour titles, an Olympic appearance and a European silver medal have established the Italian among the leading players in the women’s game.
Juan Dolio to host NORCECA Continental Tour sixth Stop
JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic, June 18, 2026 – The sixth stop of the NORCECA Continental Beach Volleyball Tour lands in the Dominican Republic, where matches will be played throughout the weekend on the sand courts set up on the beautiful beach of Juan Dolio. A total of 16 men's and 15 women's teams completed preliminary inspections on Thursday and will open the group stage on Friday...
Three weeks of AVP League play are in the books. The playoff picture is starting to take shape — and Las Vegas is the weekend that begins to settle it. Week 4 takes the 2026 AVP League to Resorts World Backlot in Las Vegas on June 19-20 — Friday and Saturday night sessions, the first AVP League event ever held in Las Vegas, and the first weekend of the regular season where playoff math...
Empowerment duos from Austria, Czechia and Morocco claim podium spots at zonal events
Recap of last week’s zonal beach volleyball competitions - MEVZA Beach Volleyball Tour and CAVB Zone I Championships. Pairs from the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported federations of Austria, Czechia and Morocco lined up among the medalists at zonal beach volleyball events last week.
Alanya International Beach Sports Centre designed FIVB Centre of Excellence
While hosting one of the most important tournaments of the season, 23 Projects Alanya International Beach Sports Centre has received the prestigious FIVB Centre of Excellence designation, thus reinforcing Alanya’s growing role as an international hub for beach sports. From June 10 to 14, 2026, Alanya hosted the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Alanya Challenge...
Spain’s Izuzquiza & Tania cruise to first Challenge gold in Alanya
Sofia Izuzquiza & Tania Moreno celebrated their recently formed team’s first gold at the Challenge level on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. On Sunday, they topped the Alanya Challenge podium in Turkiye. Overall, it was the pair’s second medal, after the Madrid Futures gold in May. USA’s Savannah Cory (Savvy) & Devon Newberry, another recently shaped duo, finished runners-up...
Henning & Pfretzschner win Alanya Challenge at team’s second Beach Pro Tour appearance
At only their second appearance on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour together as a duo, Germany’s Paul Henning & Lukas Pfretzschner brought home gold. They topped the men’s podium at the Alanya Challenge in Turkiye on Sunday. The silver went to England’s Javier Bello & Joaquin Bello. It was the seventh medal in the twins’ Beach Pro Tour collection.
Lorenzova & Tomasova make third consecutive podium, this time with gold at Spiez Futures
Czechia’s Andrea Lorenzova & Mariana Tomasova made it three medals in three appearances on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, but this time they went all the way to the top of the podium, claiming gold at the women’s Spiez Futures. The previous two medals, earned in Apeldoorn and Cervia, were both silver. USA’s Torrey Van Winden & Lindsey Sparks and Austria’s...
World champions Tina & Anastasija win home gold at Jurmala Futures
Reigning world champions Tina Graudina & Anastasija Samoilova delighted the Latvian beach volleyball fans not only by participating in the Jurmala Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, but also by snatching the women’s gold. An all-Latvian men’s final also pleased the crowd in Jurmala on Sunday, with Edgars Tocs & Gustavs Auzins outlasting Ardis Bedritis & Arturs Rinkevics...
Taryn Brasher: From Beach Pro Tour Qualifiers to World No. 1
Beach volleyball has taken Taryn Brasher further than she ever imagined. Along the way, she and Kristen Cruz have gone from fighting their way through qualification tournaments to the very top of the game, rising to world No. 1, competing for the sport’s biggest titles and representing the United States at the Olympic Games.
Rematch of last year in women’s semis in Jurmala, home favourites looking for Futures title
Teams from four different countries reached the semi-finals of the women’s tournament of the Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Futures in Jurmala on Saturday, whereas in the men’s competition, two home teams from Latvia will face competition from Ukrainian and Serbian pairs in the contest for medals. Most of Saturday was spent in sunny conditions at Majori Beach, in which the tournament...
Tari & Niemeier promising bright future for Hungarian beach volleyball
Hungarian beach volleyball is evidently experiencing a rise, especially in the men’s department. The country’s first-ever Beach Pro Tour gold was won under two years ago by Domonkos Doczi & Bence Streli at the Qidong Futures, on the same weekend when Boldizsar Borbely & Lukas Niemeier earned a silver medal at the Bujumbura Futures, shortly after the Hungarian federation received...
Ben Hood’s trust in the process brings his first Beach Pro Tour gold
The 21 yearold beach volleyball player reflects on the training, people and partnership that helped power an unbeaten run to win gold in the Philippines. Winning his first Beach Pro Tour gold medal gave Ben Hood the chance to pause and enjoy a moment he had been working towards for years. The Australian secured the first Challenge gold medal of his career at the...
Jurmala Futures moves to knockout mode, nine home teams continue their run
The top 12 teams in the men’s and women’s competition were determined on Friday at the Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Futures tournament in Jurmala. Competing for the top spots over the weekend will be pairs from the USA, Poland, Spain, Serbia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Germany, Norway, Estonia and Finland, as well as nine home teams, including world champions Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova...
Home teams adapt to Jurmala’s gusty winds, most reach knockout phase
The first day of the Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Futures main draw in Jurmala was spent amid concerns about the approaching storm, however, the promised thunder and lightning clouds passed by and the tournament participants in Majori Beach were just soaked by the rain, as well as struggling with strong gusts. The home teams felt quite good in the difficult conditions...
World champions seek revenge on home sand as Futures tournament begins in Jurmala
For the twelfth year in a row, Jurmala is playing host to an international Beach Volleyball tournament. Qualification for the Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Futures competition took place on Wednesday, and the main draw will begin on Thursday with participation of 24 pairs per gender. Among them, world champions Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova will take to the court on Majori beach...
Alexander Brouwer has spent much of his life competing on some of the biggest stages in beach volleyball. A world champion in 2013 and an Olympic bronze medallist at the Rio 2016 Games, the Dutch star has built a career that has taken him around the world and established him as one of the most accomplished players in the sport.
Week 3 takes the 2026 AVP League to Sephora Arena in Miami on June 12-13 — an indoor arena setting for the second installment of the Florida City Rivalry between Palm Beach Passion and Miami Mayhem; the League debuts for both Texas teams (Austin Aces and Dallas Dream ); and 10 of 16 athletes on the schedule who have competed in an Olympic Games.
Empowered Australians dominate Asian Tour stop in Pingtung, collect four medals
Five of the six medals at the third event on the 2026 AVC Asian Beach Volleyball Tour that came to an end in Chinese Taipei on Sunday were earned by teams of federations benefitting from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment support. Australia occupied the entire men’s podium in Pingtung, with Ben Hood & Thomas Hodges Mark Nicolaidis & Izac Carracher and D’Artagnan Potts & Jack Pearse...
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