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Monday, February 23, 2026
Database Statistics
  Men Women Total
Players: 13615 10606 24221
Tournaments: 2230 1799 4029
 
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Tim Hovland 67
Laura Almaral 66
Christian Tiemann 62
Patrick Witting 61
Michael Schlegel 58
Patricia Stragliotto 54
Christopher Craig 50
Eric Lassiter 50
Carrie Jacobson 48
Soton Frederique 47
Carol Hahnstadt 47
LV Hanson 47
Mohamed Salem El Kawari 47
Mireia Montana 46
Anato Atsou 45
Abel Bernal 45
Mira Mateja Trampusch 45
Chris Varner 44
Adelaida De Foxa 43
Henni Seppala 41
Paola Ramirez 39
Ashley Naughton 38
Khoo Chong Long 38
Michal Kubiak 38
Iordanou Antri 38
Cole Franklin 37
Ashley Stickler 37
Jiahui Fan 36
Muge Ocakci 35
Tim Holler 35
Joana Resende 35
Karolina Cizmaziova 35
Maciej Kosiak 33
Benjamin Lerch 33
Josefine Tivefalt 32
Milani Pickering 32
Mika Mantyla 31
Michele Luisetto 30
Isabela Lima 30
Sara Stief 29
Gavriil Salit 29
Nick Smith 29
Aleksandra Patek 28
Zoe Verge-Depre 28
Cristian-Valentin Pantea 28
Rom Uziel 27
Luke Grafton 26
Eleni Kolokotroni 26
Lennard Rossmy 25
Mariia Bocharova 24
Nathalie Kutekenenyi 24
Cassiane Franca 22
Juan Bello 22
Kyara Rouer 19
Yasemin Yildirim 18
 
Today In
Beach Volleyball History
In 1991
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the FIVB Brazil Open.  It was the 121st win for Sinjin Smith, the 97th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 96th win for the team.
In 1992
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the FIVB Brazil Open.  It was the 136th win for Sinjin Smith, the 112th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 111th win for the team.
In 1997
Ze Marco de Melo and Emanuel Rego won the FIVB Brazil Open.  It was the 11th win for Ze Marco de Melo, the 11th win for Emanuel Rego, and the 11th win for the team.
In 2008
Sean Rosenthal won the AVP HWN Las Vegas Hot Winter Nights.
In 2008
Nicole Branagh won the AVP HWN Las Vegas Hot Winter Nights.
In 2020
Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann won the FIVB Phnom Penh Two Star.  It was the 3rd win for Christopher McHugh, the 3rd win for Damien Schumann, and the 3rd win for the team.
 
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2/19/2026
USA Volleyball Announces 2026 Hall of Fame All-Time Great Athletes
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (February 19, 2026) — Seven legendary athletes will be inducted into the 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame during the annual ceremony at the Dorothy C. Boyce Banquet on May 20 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld in Florida. This year’s athlete inductees represent the pinnacle of excellence across all disciplines of the sport: ...All-Time Great Female Beach Athlete Jen Kessy; All-Time Great Male Beach Athlete Phil Dalhausser...

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2/18/2026
2026 AVP League Qualification: Three Saturdays to Earn a Spot
The 2026 AVP League is taking shape — but the most volatile part of the season is just beginning. Several teams already earned their place in next year’s League through 2025 results...The remaining League berths will be decided across three AVP League Qualifier events, held south of the Manhattan Beach Pier on three consecutive Saturdays.

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USA Volleyball Names Matt Fuerbringer Head Coach of U.S. Men’s Beach National Team
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 18, 2026) — USA Volleyball has named Matt Fuerbringer as head coach of the U.S. Men’s Beach National Team, marking the first head coaching appointment under the organization’s newly redesigned Beach Performance Collective and unified training model. Fuerbringer will join the beach program after finishing as the head coach of LOVB Madison in April.

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Meet the 2026 version of Valentina Gottardi
Throw Valentina Gottardi into the deep end and rest assured that she will find her way up! While many youngsters would crack due to the demanding nature of high level competitions, Gottardi has proved to be the complete opposite. Since making her World Championship debut at only 19 years, Gottardi has grown into one of the most promising female beach volleyball players thanks to her confidence.

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2/16/2026
Players from New Zealand, USA and Japan make national tour podium in Auckland
The GJ Gardner Homes New Zealand Beach Tour held its second event of the season in Auckland over the weekend. The second-seeded international pairing of New Zealand’s John McManaway and USA’s Skyler Kaufman topped the men’s podium. In the final, they came back from a set down to celebrate a 2-1 (20-22, 21-9, 15-12) victory over Hiroki Dylan Kurokawa & Yoshiumi Hasegawa of Japan.

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2/13/2026
Germany’s Paul Henning: New Season, New Chapter
There are few things that bring Paul Henning joy like donning the red, black and white colours of Germany in international tournaments. The 28-year-old Henning has been lucky to live his ‘childhood dream’ with Germany in four major competitions—three European Championships and one World Championship. “Representing Germany was always a childhood dream.

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2/12/2026
New Partnerships for 2026
The 2026 AVP season begins with real disruption at the top of both the men’s and women’s fields. The breakup of the 2024 U.S. Olympic pairing of Andy Benesh and Miles Partain, Taylor Crabb aligning with Benesh, and Kelly Cheng partnering with Megan Kraft represent some of the most consequential partnership changes going into the 2026 AVP League season.

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De Groot teams up with Van de Velde after Boermans decides to take a break
Yorick de Groot & Steven van de Velde will be a new team on the international men’s beach volleyball stage and are expected to make their Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour debut together at the very first Elite event of the year, in Joao Pessoa from March 11 to 15. De Groot’s previous partner Stefan Boermans decided to take a break from the Dutch national team and from the Beach Pro Tour...

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