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13898 |
10858 |
24756 |
| Tournaments: |
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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1978
Kathy Gregory and Miki McFadden won the Parks & Rec Rosemilk Open.
It was the 18th win for Kathy Gregory, the 12th win for Miki McFadden, and the 11th win for the team.
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In 1978
Matt Gage and Dane Selznick won the Parks & Rec Marine Street Open.
It was the 16th win for Matt Gage, the 1st win for Dane Selznick, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1989
Patty Dodd and Jackie Silva won the WPVA PCH Huntington Beach Open.
It was the 6th win for Patty Dodd, the 21st win for Jackie Silva, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 1995
Linda Hanley and Angela Rock won the WPVA Coors Light Grand Haven Open.
It was the 39th win for Linda Hanley, the 26th win for Angela Rock, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 1995
Adam Johnson and Jose Loiola won the AVP Miller Lite Seaside Heights Open.
It was the 17th win for Adam Johnson, the 2nd win for Jose Loiola, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2000
Jose Loiola and Emanuel Rego won the FIVB Nokia Canada Open.
It was the 45th win for Jose Loiola, the 32nd win for Emanuel Rego, and the 15th win for the team.
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In 2000
Canyon Ceman and Brian Lewis won the Planters Trail Mix AVP Huntington Beach Open.
It was the 4th win for Canyon Ceman, the 7th win for Brian Lewis, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2000
Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar won the FIVB Nokia Canada Open.
It was the 19th win for Shelda Bede, the 19th win for Adriana Behar, and the 19th win for the team.
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In 2005
With her bronze medal finish at the Swiss Open in Gstaad, Adriana Behar of Brazil becomes the first woman to eclipse the $1Million mark in career FIVB winnings.
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In 2005
Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Maestrini won the FIVB 1to1 Energy Open.
It was the 5th win for Juliana Felisberta, the 4th win for Larissa Maestrini, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2006
Julius Brink and Christoph Dieckmann won the FIVB Volkswagen Open de Portugal.
It was the 3rd win for Julius Brink, the 6th win for Christoph Dieckmann, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2006
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the AVP Sacramento Open.
It was the 59th win for Misty May-Treanor, the 55th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 53rd win for the team.
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In 2006
Markus Egger and Martin Laciga won the CEV Nestea Russian Masters.
It was the 9th win for Markus Egger, the 16th win for Martin Laciga, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 2006
Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau won the CEV Nestea Russian Masters.
It was the 4th win for Stephanie Pohl, the 4th win for Okka Rau, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2011
With their victory in the FIVB World Championships in Rome, Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca pass fellow Brazilians Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar for the most in women's career FIVB World Tour winnings.
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In 2016
Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst won the FIVB Poland Grand Slam.
It was the 17th win for Laura Ludwig, the 10th win for Kira Walkenhorst, and the 8th win for the team.
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In 2017
Juliana Felisberta and Carolina Horta won the FIVB Principality of Monaco One Star.
It was the 52nd win for Juliana Felisberta, the 1st win for Carolina Horta, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2017
Oleg Stoyanovskiy and Artem Yarzutkin won the U22 Beach Volleyball European Championship.
It was the 3rd win for Oleg Stoyanovskiy, the 3rd win for Artem Yarzutkin, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2017
Svetlana Kholomina and Nadezda Makroguzova won the U22 Beach Volleyball European Championship.
It was the 1st win for Svetlana Kholomina, the 2nd win for Nadezda Makroguzova, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2017
Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Nikita Liamin won the FIVB Dela Beach Open Three Star.
It was the 3rd win for Viacheslav Krasilnikov, the 2nd win for Nikita Liamin, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2017
Maria Antonelli and Carol Salgado won the FIVB Dela Beach Open Three Star.
It was the 14th win for Maria Antonelli, the 5th win for Carol Salgado, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2017
Betsi Flint and Kelley Kolinske won the FIVB Silk Road Tangshan Open Two Star.
It was the 3rd win for Betsi Flint, the 3rd win for Kelley Kolinske, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2023
Thomas Hodges and Zachery Schubert won the FIVB BPT Challenge Jurmala.
It was the 1st win for Thomas Hodges, the 1st win for Zachery Schubert, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2023
Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson won the FIVB BPT Challenge Jurmala.
It was the 17th win for Melissa Humana-Paredes, the 8th win for Brandie Wilkerson, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2023
Tom Altwies and Elouan Chouikh won the FIVB BPT Futures Lille.
It was the 1st win for Tom Altwies, the 1st win for Elouan Chouikh, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2023
Melanie Paul and Hanna-Marie Schieder won the FIVB BPT Futures Lille.
It was the 1st win for Melanie Paul, the 1st win for Hanna-Marie Schieder, and the 1st win for the team.
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| 6/17/2026 |
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AVP Heads to Las Vegas for Week 4 of League Play
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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... |
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| 6/16/2026 |
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Empowerment duos from Austria, Czechia and Morocco claim podium spots at zonal events
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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. |
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| 6/15/2026 |
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Alanya International Beach Sports Centre designed FIVB Centre of Excellence
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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... |
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| 6/14/2026 |
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Spain’s Izuzquiza & Tania cruise to first Challenge gold in Alanya
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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... |
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Henning & Pfretzschner win Alanya Challenge at team’s second Beach Pro Tour appearance
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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. |
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Lorenzova & Tomasova make third consecutive podium, this time with gold at Spiez Futures
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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... |
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World champions Tina & Anastasija win home gold at Jurmala Futures
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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... |
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| 6/13/2026 |
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Taryn Brasher: From Beach Pro Tour Qualifiers to World No. 1
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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. |
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Rematch of last year in women’s semis in Jurmala, home favourites looking for Futures title
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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... |
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| 6/12/2026 |
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Tari & Niemeier promising bright future for Hungarian beach volleyball
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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... |
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Ben Hood’s trust in the process brings his first Beach Pro Tour gold
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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... |
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| 6/11/2026 |
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Jurmala Futures moves to knockout mode, nine home teams continue their run
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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... |
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Home teams adapt to Jurmala’s gusty winds, most reach knockout phase
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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... |
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World champions seek revenge on home sand as Futures tournament begins in Jurmala
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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... |
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| 6/10/2026 |
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Alexander Brouwer: The Volleyball Dad
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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. |
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| 6/9/2026 |
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Florida City Rivalry Comes to Miami
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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. |
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Empowered Australians dominate Asian Tour stop in Pingtung, collect four medals
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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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Sam Schachter and Sergiy Popov return to Alanya where they first triumphed as world champions
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Alanya is about to welcome the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour for the second straight year. The southern Turkish Mediterranean resort city will host another Challenge event this week, after the successful organization of the first one last year. For two of the veteran players in the men’s field – Canada’s Samuel Schachter and Ukraine’s Sergiy Popov – it will be a trip down memory lane... |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Geneva, Switzerland |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Ios, Greece |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Ios, Greece |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Karpacz, Poland |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 19-20, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 4 - Las Vegas, Nevada |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 19-21, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic |
M |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 19-21, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic |
W |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Balikesir, Türkiye |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Balikesir, Türkiye |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bridlington, England |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bridlington, England |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Geneva, Switzerland |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Hangzhou, China |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Hangzhou, China |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Jun 26-28, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Varadero, Cuba |
M |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 26-28, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Varadero, Cuba |
W |
US$3,500 |
| Jul 1-5, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Gstaad, Switzerland |
M |
US$200,000 |
| Jul 1-5, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Gstaad, Switzerland |
W |
US$200,000 |
| Jul 2-5, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Rzeszow, Poland |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jul 2-5, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Rzeszow, Poland |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jul 3-5, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Denver Open, Colorado |
M&W |
$60,000 |
| Jul 8-10, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Waupaca Open, Wisconsin |
M&W |
$60,000 |
| Jul 8-12, 2026 |
FIVB Age Group WC |
FIVB BVB U18 WCHS The Hague, Netherlands |
M |
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| Jul 8-12, 2026 |
FIVB Age Group WC |
FIVB BVB U18 WCHS The Hague, Netherlands |
W |
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| Jul 9-12, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Leuven, Belgium |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jul 9-12, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Leuven, Belgium |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jul 9-12, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Malmo, Sweden |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jul 9-12, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Sibiu, Romania |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jul 10-12, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Roatan Island, Honduras |
M |
US$3,500 |
| Jul 10-12, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Roatan Island, Honduras |
W |
US$3,500 |
| Jul 11-12, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 5 - Los Angeles, California |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jul 18-19, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 6 - Central Park, New York |
M&W |
TBD |
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