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Friday, February 6, 2026
Database Statistics
  Men Women Total
Players: 13593 10605 24198
Tournaments: 2230 1799 4029
 
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Joel Durrant 58
Sunil Kunhiram P 54
Tina Fowler 52
Georgi Sabchev 51
Chris Walmer 51
Simon Dahl 51
Jake Gibb 50
Krisztina Nagy 50
Kanako Nishimura 49
Yan Kong 48
Ciria Salazar 48
Antje Laatz 44
Mujgan Keskin 43
Sanne Keizer 41
Alexander Samoshkin 41
Christopher Gass 40
Kudakwashe Chizema 40
Ric Cervantes 38
Volodymyr Borysenko 38
Bahar Toksoy 38
Celine Collette 37
Tal Gabal 35
Julian Bissette 35
Lincoln Riviere 35
Rasko Jovanovic 34
Kirby Burnham 34
Nick Del Bianco 34
Lars Geukes 32
Madison Hayden 32
Marina Coric 31
Blai Vilanova 30
Katerina Valkova 30
Ana Krstic 30
Austin Matautia 28
Saorith Von 28
Nicolas Velluti 27
Anne Ngo Bibinbe 26
Blake Armstrong 25
Simon Pfretzschner 24
Anucha Promdee 24
Nicolas Capretti 24
Joao Vitor 23
Adla Tavares 20
Amir Haghani 20
Gemma McNamara 20
Rosie Alchin 19
Maria Becerra 16
Abdallah Bah 15
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1993
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Hawaii Open.  It was the 65th win for Karch Kiraly, the 36th win for Kent Steffes, and the 25th win for the team.
In 1994
Roberto Lopes and Franco Neto won the FIVB Brazil Open.  It was the 2nd win for Roberto Lopes, the 2nd win for Franco Neto, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2000
Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs won the FIVB Brazil Open.  It was the 44th win for Liz Masakayan, the 7th win for Elaine Youngs, and the 7th win for the team.
In 2009
Mark Williams won the AVP HWN St. Louis Hot Winter Nights.
In 2009
April Ross won the AVP HWN St. Louis Hot Winter Nights.
 
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2/5/2026
A Breakdown of the 2026 AVP Season
The 2026 season introduces League stops in Belmar, New Jersey; Aspen, Colorado; and Las Vegas, Nevada, while continuing to showcase the sport in established markets like Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, and Chicago. For fans, that means more variety, more unique venues, and a League schedule that continues to adapt while delivering compelling competition at the highest level of the sport.

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Ahmed Tijan: How fatherhood changed me
Ahmed Tijan needs little or no introduction in the world of volleyball. Since 2018, the beach volleyball star has alongside his long-term partner Cherif Younousse, put Qatar on the global map with their terrific performances notably the bronze medal feat in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Their impressive resumé also features a fourth-place finish in the Olympic Games Paris 2024...

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Melissa Humana-Paredes and Esteban Grimalt feature at Milano Cortina 2026 fashion show
Olympic beach volleyball silver medallist Melissa Humana-Paredes of Canada and three-time Olympian Esteban Grimalt of Chile were among the athletes featured at a fashion show in Milan during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The fashion show was held at Clubhouse 26, the official hospitality venue in Milan, and was hosted by the International Olympic Committee.

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Empowerment coach Marcio Araujo lifts Cape Verde’s beach volleyball to new heights in more ways than one
The development of beach volleyball in Cape Verde has marked solid all-around progress in recent years, ever since it started receiving much needed support from the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment program, and especially since the arrival of coach Marcio Henrique Barroso Araujo, a legendary Brazilian athlete, an Olympic silver medalist at Beijing 2008 and a winner of three...

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2/3/2026
New Zealand’s 2026 national tour serves off at Lake Karapiro
The 2026 GJ Gardner Homes New Zealand Beach Tour served off with its first event of the season, held last week at Lake Karapiro. The first women’s gold of the year went to seventh-seeded Non Matsumoto & Ren Matsumoto of Japan. In Sunday’s final, they mastered a convincing 2-0 (21-14, 21-11) upset of top-seeded Shaunna Polley & Olivia MacDonald. In the third-place playoff...

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FIVB Beach Volleyball Commission sets sights on innovation and growth in 2026
The FIVB Beach Volleyball Commission met recently to review key developments, the 2026 competition calendar and ongoing strategic initiatives aimed at advancing the sport worldwide. The meeting opened with remarks from FIVB President Fabio Azevedo, followed by Commission President Craig Carracher, who welcomed members and reflected on a landmark year for beach volleyball.

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1/30/2026
Organisers of Nations Cup qualifiers confirmed
As many as 25 and 21 National Federations have registered for participation in the men’s and women’s CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup 2026, which will be reaching its climax later this summer with the highly anticipated Final scheduled for mid-July in Budapest downtown. The competition following an exciting and highly entertaining country vs country format was introduced in 2022...

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Eight Elite and seven Challenge tournaments coming up in 2026
The calendar of high-level events on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour is out with eight Elite and seven Challenge stops scheduled from March to August, promising an exciting action-packed season that will bring top-caliber teams and players to 10 countries on four continents, with some new venues, some well-known venues and even some iconic venues included.

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1/28/2026
Zoé Vergé-Dépré: What it’s like competing with my sister
Zoé and Anouk have so much in common that makes you wonder what took them so long to become beach volleyball partners. The Vergé-Depré sisters of Switzerland not only share a surname but also have a deep passion for the sport, a solid sporting foundation given that both their parents (father Jean-Charles and mother Sandra Bratschi) are former professional volleyball players...

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1/26/2026
Empowerment supported Paraguay snatches two medals at start of 2026 South American Tour
Two Paraguayan duos made the podium at last week’s first stop on the 2026 CSV South American Beach Volleyball Tour, for women only, in Los Andes, Chile. With support from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment, Michelle Valiente & Giuliana Poletti Corrales triumphed with the gold medals, while Fiorella Nunez & Denisse Alvarez took bronze. Brazilian pair Thainara Feitosa & Verena Figueira claimed silver.

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Feb 5-8, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Mount Maunganui, New Zealand M US$5,000
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Mar 4-8, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar, India M US$125,000
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Mar 5-8, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Sanya, China M US$5,000
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Mar 11-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Coolangatta, Australia M US$5,000
Mar 11-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Coolangatta, Australia W US$5,000
Mar 11-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Elite Joao Pessoa, Brazil M TBD
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