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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1957
Bernie Holtzman and Gene Selznick won the Parks & Rec Will Rogers State Beach Open.
It was the 16th win for Bernie Holtzman, the 15th win for Gene Selznick, and the 11th win for the team.
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In 1968
Henry Bergman and Larry Rundle won the Parks & Rec Sorrento Beach Open.
It was the 2nd win for Henry Bergman, the 2nd win for Larry Rundle, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1974
Matt Gage and Buzz Swartz won the Parks & Rec Laguna Beach Open.
It was the 14th win for Matt Gage, the 9th win for Buzz Swartz, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 1985
Mike Dodd and Karch Kiraly won the AVP Miller Lite Beer Massachusetts Open.
It was the 19th win for Mike Dodd, the 25th win for Karch Kiraly, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1990
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Jose Cuervo Gold Crown San Diego.
It was the 118th win for Sinjin Smith, the 94th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 93rd win for the team.
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In 1990
Leif Hanson and Eric Wurts won the FIVB Japan Open.
It was the 2nd win for Leif Hanson, the 1st win for Eric Wurts, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1991
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Miller Lite Orange County Open.
It was the 133rd win for Sinjin Smith, the 109th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 108th win for the team.
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In 1991
Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud won the FIVB Spain Open.
It was the 1st win for Jean-Philippe Jodard, the 1st win for Christian Penigaud, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1996
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Miller Lite Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 123rd win for Karch Kiraly, the 85th win for Kent Steffes, and the 73rd win for the team.
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In 1996
Ze Marco de Melo and Emanuel Rego won the FIVB French Open.
It was the 7th win for Ze Marco de Melo, the 7th win for Emanuel Rego, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 1996
Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst won the FIVB Japan Open.
It was the 1st win for Natalie Cook, the 1st win for Kerri Pottharst, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1996
Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva won the FIVB Portugal Open.
It was the 12th win for Sandra Pires, the 57th win for Jackie Silva, and the 12th win for the team.
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In 1996
Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak won the WPVA The Evian Invitational.
It was the 2nd win for Lisa Arce, the 36th win for Holly McPeak, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2002
Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar won the FIVB Japan Open.
It was the 29th win for Shelda Bede, the 29th win for Adriana Behar, and the 29th win for the team.
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In 2002
Martin Laciga and Paul Laciga won the FIVB Spain Open.
It was the 8th win for Martin Laciga, the 8th win for Paul Laciga, and the 8th win for the team.
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In 2002
Eric Fonoimoana and Dax Holdren won the AVP Michelob Light Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Xbox.
It was the 9th win for Eric Fonoimoana, the 10th win for Dax Holdren, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2007
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the AVP Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light.
It was the 84th win for Misty May-Treanor, the 81st win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 78th win for the team.
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In 2007
Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Maestrini won the FIVB Otera Open.
It was the 19th win for Juliana Felisberta, the 18th win for Larissa Maestrini, and the 18th win for the team.
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In 2007
Maria Antonelli and Vanilda Leao won the FIVB Vaduz Satellite.
It was the 2nd win for Maria Antonelli, the 2nd win for Vanilda Leao, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2007
With their third straight Manhattan Beach Open title, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh have tied for the most consecutive Manhattan Beach Open victories with the team which won the first three ever held (Jean Brunicardi and Johnette Latreiile in 1966, 1967 and 1968).
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In 2012
Muriel Graessli and Joana Mader won the 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz.
It was the 3rd win for Muriel Graessli, the 2nd win for Joana Mader, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2013
Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima won the FIVB Berlin smart Grand Slam.
It was the 18th win for Talita Antunes, the 8th win for Taiana Lima, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2013
Lukasz Kaczmarek and Sebastian Kaczmarek won the 2013 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship.
It was the 3rd win for Lukasz Kaczmarek, the 2nd win for Sebastian Kaczmarek, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2013
Nina Brunner and Nicole Eiholzer won the 2013 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship.
It was the 3rd win for Nina Brunner, the 1st win for Nicole Eiholzer, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2013
Mirco Gerson and Alexei Strasser won the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz.
It was the 1st win for Mirco Gerson, the 1st win for Alexei Strasser, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2018
Lara Dykstra and Allie Wheeler won the FIVB Vaduz One Star.
It was the 2nd win for Lara Dykstra, the 1st win for Allie Wheeler, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2019
Rafael Lima and Renato Lima won the FIVB Miguel Pereira One Star.
It was the 2nd win for Rafael Lima, the 4th win for Renato Lima, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2019
Andressa Cavalcanti and Diana Silva won the FIVB Miguel Pereira One Star.
It was the 2nd win for Andressa Cavalcanti, the 1st win for Diana Silva, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2019
Anders Mol and Christian Sorum won the CEV 2019 European Championships.
It was the 16th win for Anders Mol, the 15th win for Christian Sorum, and the 14th win for the team.
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In 2019
Moritz Kindl and Mathias Seiser won the FIVB Beacharena presented by Erlebe.Vaduz.
It was the 1st win for Moritz Kindl, the 1st win for Mathias Seiser, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2019
Emma Piersma and Pleun Ypma won the FIVB Beacharena presented by Erlebe.Vaduz.
It was the 1st win for Emma Piersma, the 1st win for Pleun Ypma, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2019
Samuele Cottafava and Jakob Windisch won the FIVB Budapest One Star.
It was the 1st win for Samuele Cottafava, the 1st win for Jakob Windisch, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2019
Yurika Sakaguchi and Chiyo Suzuki won the FIVB Budapest One Star.
It was the 1st win for Yurika Sakaguchi, the 2nd win for Chiyo Suzuki, and the 1st win for the team.
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| 8/10/2026 |
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First Beach Pro Tour gold for Ehlers & Wust, for either of them individually too!
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Paris 2024 Olympic silver medalist Nils Ehlers of Germany celebrated his first ever Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gold, but not with his regular partner Clemens Wickler, currently sidelined with a shoulder injury. Teamed up with Lui Wust, Ehlers conquered the Hamburg Elite title at home in Germany on Sunday. It was the first Beach Pro Tour gold for Wust as well. |
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Brunner & Huberli reclaim Hamburg throne
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Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medalists Nina Brunner & Tanja Huberli of Switzerland topped the women’s podium at the Hamburg Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday to celebrate the team’s first gold since Brunner returned from her 2025 break. The duo’s previous gold was earned at the same venue in Hamburg two years ago. Their Beach Pro Tour hardware collection now features... |
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Chinese domination at Pingtan Futures
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Home teams from China dominated at the Pingtan Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, collecting as many as four of the six podium spots available. Jiang Kaiyue & Zhou Mingli and Yu Tong & Aheidan Mushajiang took gold and silver in the women’s tournament, with USA’s Katie Horton & Jordan Boulware completing the podium. On the men’s side, Wu Jiaxin & Zhou Chaowei and... |
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| 8/9/2026 |
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Inaugural AVC Gala Awards handed out at glamourous ceremony in Bangkok
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The first edition of the AVC Gala is now in history. On Saturday evening, the first AVC Gala Awards were presented at a glamorous ceremony held in Bangkok, while Thailand’s capital hosts the 26th Asian Volleyball Confederation General Assembly with FIVB President Fabio Azevedo among the honorable guests. |
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| 8/5/2026 |
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The Final League Championship Spots Will Be Decided in Dallas
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The 2026 AVP League regular season ends under the lights at Comerica Center. Dallas is the last stop, and it doubles as a playoff play-in. Four cities are done and watching: Palm Beach, Miami, Brooklyn, and New York. The other four — Dallas Dream, LA Launch, Austin Aces, and San Diego Smash — play their final matches this weekend with playoff spots on the line. |
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World’s number one Holting Nilsson & Andersson to lead men’s lineup in Hamburg
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The number one team in the men’s FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking – Swedish prodigies Jacob Holting Nilsson & Elmer Andersson – will be looking for their first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour medal in three months as they hit the courts at the Hamburg Elite this week in Germany as the top-seeded team. Former world’s number one team Anders Mol & Christian Sorum of Norway will also be there... |
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Brazil’s beach volleyball team welcomed to France’s newest International Centre of Excellence
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The road to the Beach Pro Tour stop in Gstaad began in Toulouse for the Brazil’s Men’s Beach Volleyball National Team. From 21-28 June, the squad trained at CREPS Toulouse, home to the Centre National de Beach-Volley de la FFvolley – one of the newest additions to the FIVB’s growing network of International Centres of Excellence (ICoE). The camp was part of the team’s build-up to the... |
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| 8/4/2026 |
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Duda takes a break, Ana Patricia to hit Hamburg with Carol Horta
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Reigning Olympic champion Ana Patricia Ramos will take to the courts of this week’s Hamburg Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, but not with her regular partner. Eduarda Lisboa (Duda) announced that she would be taking a break from competitions until November of this year, with the goal of arriving at the Olympic race ahead of Los Angeles 2028 in her best physical and mental condition. |
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Evandro & Arthur Lanci climb to world’s number two for the first time!
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The leading Brazilian men’s pair of Evandro Oliveira & Arthur Mariano Lanci rose to number two in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking for the first time along their journey together as a team. The chart was updated on Monday, after the end of last week’s Rio de Janeiro Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, but some major movements were stirred not only by the results of the... |
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| 8/3/2026 |
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Andorra and Iceland triumph at historic SCA event on Welsh soil
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Teams from Andorra and Iceland emerged victorious from the CEV Small Countries Association (SCA) U17 Beach Volleyball Championships held in Cardiff, which counted as a qualifier for next year’s #EuroBeachVolleyU18 as well. Day 2 made Saturday’s epic entrée of matches look like a playground, as every team persevered through yet another humid and hot day in the sand at Cardiff Beach Volleyball Club. |
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Surprise! Norwegian beach star Anders Mol to play indoor in Italian SuperLega!
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In a shocking development, one of the brightest stars of international beach volleyball – legendary Norwegian blocker Anders Mol – announced on Monday that he will play professional indoor volleyball in the Italian men’s volleyball SuperLega Credem Banca, competing for Rana Verona during the 2026-2027 season. However, he is not saying goodbye to beach volleyball or to his partner in the sand... |
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Immaculate Stam & Schoon win first Elite gold in three and a half years!
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Katja Stam & Raisa Schoon of the Netherlands triumphed as gold medalists at the Rio de Janeiro Elite event on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday and did so without dropping a single set in the Brazilian sand. It was the first time the former number one team in the FIVB World Ranking topped an Elite-level podium since February 2023, when they won the Doha Elite16. |
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Plavins & Fokerots win Rio to celebrate first Elite gold
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At the age of 41, Martins Plavins and his 21-year-old partner Kristians Fokerots of Latvia earned the team’s first-ever gold at the Elite level on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. They topped the men’s podium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for their overall third gold and eighth medal on the Tour together. Two French teams completed the podium. Remi Bassereau Daubas & Calvin Aye claimed... |
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| 8/2/2026 |
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Dziadkou & Piatrushka write history for Belarus with country’s first Beach Pro Tour gold
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Experienced Aliaksandr Dziadkou & Pavel Piatrushka triumphed at the Qidong Futures in China on Sunday. They not only won Belarus’s first ever match on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, they not only earned their country’s first-ever medal on the Tour, but they made it gold! Germany’s Charlie Peters & Colin Alexander Paszkiewicz and Greece’s Stavros Ntallas & Dimitrios Chatzinikolaou... |
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| 8/1/2026 |
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Everything is set in Cardiff for historic SCA Beach Volleyball event
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Friday was the busiest day yet at the SCA U17 Beach Volleyball Championships in Cardiff, with the Faroe Islands, Ireland and Andorra training in the morning during the hottest part of the day. With a lunch break as an incentive, the teams were determined to train hard and strong in preparation for this weekend’s tournament. In the evening the photographers arrived to take all players’ pictures... |
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| 7/31/2026 |
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Allanis Navas and María González Win Back-to-Back CAC Games Women’s Beach Volleyball Titles
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 31, 2026. – Puerto Rico’s Allanis Navas and María González successfully defended their Central American and Caribbean Games women’s beach volleyball title, defeating Cuba’s Maykelin Drik and Kailin Garrido 2-1 (21-16, 18-21, 18-16) in a spectacular gold medal match at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026. |
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Damián Gómez and Eblis Veranes Return Cuba to the Top of CAC Games Men’s Beach Volleyball
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 31, 2026. – Cuba’s Damián Gómez and Eblis Veranes reclaimed the men’s beach volleyball title at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, rallying from a set down to defeat Mexico’s Carlos Andrés Ayala and Inés Lares 2-1 (19-21, 22-20, 15-11) in a dramatic gold medal match. |
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Cardiff and Volleyball Wales poised to host historic SCA qualifier
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This weekend, Volleyball Wales and more specifically the Cardiff Beach Volleyball Club will be playing host to a historic international event, namely the CEV Small Countries Association (SCA) U17 Beach Volleyball Championships, which count as a qualifier for next year’s #EuroBeachVolleyU18 as well. Carl Harwood, Volleyball Wales Chairman and Cardiff Beach Volleyball Club Co-Owner/Founder is... |
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| 7/30/2026 |
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Duos from Empowerment-funded Czechia and Austria among MEVZA U18 and U20 medalists
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Pairs from the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported federations of Czechia picked up half of the medals at last week’s MEVZA U20 and U18 Beach Volleyball Championships in Limassol, Cyprus. Program beneficiary Austria also had one team on the podiums. The rest of the medals went to duos from Israel, Cyprus and Croatia. Hungary was also represented at the events. |
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Palm Beach Passion Win the AVP League Cup
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Palm Beach Passion has won the 2026 AVP Cup. Their season ended eleven days ago, in Central Park. The Cup itself was decided this past weekend at East Hampton, where a substitute pair beat Miami on Sunday to end Miami’s Cup chase by one match point. Brooklyn Blaze’s Lexy Denaburg and Devon Newberry, subbing in for injured 2025 League Champion Julia Donlin, beat Miami Mayhem’s... |
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Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Cuba Complete Women’s Semifinal Field at Santo Domingo 2026
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 30, 2026. – The semifinal lineup of the women’s beach volleyball tournament at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 was completed on Thursday, with host Dominican Republic, defending champion Puerto Rico, Mexico and Cuba advancing to the medal round following straight-set quarterfinal victories. |
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Puerto Rico, Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico Advance to the Men’s Semifinals at Santo Domingo 2026
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 30, 2026. – Puerto Rico, Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico secured their places in the semifinals of the men’s beach volleyball tournament at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 on Thursday after winning their respective quarterfinal matches. The semifinals will be played on Friday at the Malecón Deportivo. |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| Aug 12-16, 2026 |
CEV |
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026, Stare Jablonki, Poland |
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€ 100,000 |
| Aug 12-16, 2026 |
CEV |
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026, Stare Jablonki, Poland |
W |
€ 100,000 |
| Aug 13-16, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open, California |
M |
$150,000 |
| Aug 13-16, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open, California |
W |
$150,000 |
| Aug 13-16, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Busan, Korea |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Aug 19-23, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bujumbura, Burundi |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Aug 19-23, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bujumbura, Burundi |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Aug 19-23, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Montréal, Canada |
M |
US$200,000 |
| Aug 19-23, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Montréal, Canada |
W |
US$200,000 |
| Aug 19-22, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Tallinn, Estonia |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Aug 19-22, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Tallinn, Estonia |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Aug 27-30, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Brno, Czechia |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Aug 27-30, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Modena, Italy |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Aug 27-30, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Modena, Italy |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Sep 2-6, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U20 European Championships, Battipaglia, Italy |
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| Sep 2-6, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U20 European Championships, Battipaglia, Italy |
W |
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| Sep 3-6, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Budapest, Hungary |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Sep 3-6, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Budapest, Hungary |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Sep 5-7, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Mother Lode, Aspen, Colorado |
M&W |
$20,000 |
| Sep 5-6, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Championship - Chicago, Illinois |
M&W |
TBD |
| Sep 9-13, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U22 European Championships, Madrid, Spain |
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| Sep 9-13, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U22 European Championships, Madrid, Spain |
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