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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Database Statistics
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Players: 13614 10614 24228
Tournaments: 2232 1801 4033
 
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Bea Graves 70
Peko Nakano 61
Tyce Mister 59
Magnus Emmens 55
Hanikoglu Hakan 53
Monica Valencia 51
David Posta 50
Tyson Baker 49
Dinah Kilchenmann 48
Matt Osburn 48
Tamsin Hinchley 46
Jeff Minc 45
Danica Barty 45
Yupa Phokongploy 44
Fangtian Gao 44
Katerina Tychnova 43
Sofia Ogren 42
Mark Bohls 41
Jens Moller 41
Hana Jech 40
Bernard Heijting 39
Hadar Romaskano 36
Max Martin 36
Martins Jansons 35
Vitor Felipe 35
Tkakumi Takahashi 35
Jakob Wijk Tegenrot 34
Stanislav Kovalkov 33
Nguyen Van Nha 32
Yendris Castillo 32
Hendrik Mol 32
Jakub Jarosik 30
Cain van Hal 30
Jingzhe Wang 29
Ellyson Lundberg 28
Miguel Verduzco 28
Martha Guillermo 27
Lucie Seredova 27
Lisanne Roofe 27
Kelvin Carboo 26
Josefin Bluhm 26
Kuluthumu Jumanne 25
Matteo Schalk 24
Valerie Dvornikova 23
Eduards Stiegelis 23
Valentina Devcic 21
Adam Brogan 20
Ethan Moloney-Illien 19
Meriem Mouhoub 16
Faber Hendrik 16
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1996
Karch Kiraly won the AVP Swatch King of the Beach Invitational.  It was the 114th win for Karch Kiraly.
In 2018
Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen won the FIVB KATARA Beach Volleyball Cup 2018.  It was the 7th win for Alexander Brouwer, the 7th win for Robert Meeuwsen, and the 7th win for the team.
In 2019
Maxim Sivolap and Artem Yarzutkin won the FIVB Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival.  It was the 3rd win for Maxim Sivolap, the 4th win for Artem Yarzutkin, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2019
Esteban Grimalt and Marco Grimalt won the FIVB Volleyfest Three Star.  It was the 2nd win for Esteban Grimalt, the 2nd win for Marco Grimalt, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2019
Nicole Laird and Becchara Palmer won the FIVB Volleyfest Three Star.  It was the 2nd win for Nicole Laird, the 2nd win for Becchara Palmer, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2024
Jordan Hoppe and James Shaw won the FIVB BPT Futures Mount Maunganui.  It was the 1st win for Jordan Hoppe, the 1st win for James Shaw, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2024
Shaunna Polley and Alice Zeimann won the FIVB BPT Futures Mount Maunganui.  It was the 3rd win for Shaunna Polley, the 3rd win for Alice Zeimann, and the 3rd win for the team.
 
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3/8/2026
Japanese Olympian and German qualifiers earn gold at Sanya Futures
Japan’s two-time Olympian Miki Ishii and her current partner Mayu Kikuchi topped the women’s podium at the second Futures event of the year on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, held this week in Sanya. Two Chinese teams pleased the home crowd with the other women’s medals - Yu Tong & Qi Siyu claimed silver, while Cao Shuting & Mushajiang Aheidan earned bronze.

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Durish & Koenig against Shiba & Reika in Sunday’s Bhubaneswar Challenge final
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The Determination of Puerto Rico’s Allanis Navas
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All three American duos on to Bhubaneswar Challenge women’s quarterfinals
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