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Women |
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14058 |
10985 |
25043 |
| Tournaments: |
2296 |
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4160 |
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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1986
Mike Dodd and Tim Hovland won the AVP Lite Beer San Francisco Open.
It was the 27th win for Mike Dodd, the 26th win for Tim Hovland, and the 25th win for the team.
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In 1987
Mark Christensen and Chris Hannemann won the Parks & Rec Sun East-Michelob Light Open.
It was the 1st win for Mark Christensen, the 1st win for Chris Hannemann, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2003
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the FIVB Nissan Grand Slam.
It was the 24th win for Misty May-Treanor, the 19th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 19th win for the team.
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In 2003
Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos won the FIVB Nissan Grand Slam.
It was the 47th win for Emanuel Rego, the 20th win for Ricardo Santos, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2008
Harley Marques and Pedro Solberg won the FIVB KIA Open presented by Banco do Brazil.
It was the 12th win for Harley Marques, the 12th win for Pedro Solberg, and the 9th win for the team.
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In 2008
Laura Ludwig and Sara Niedrig won the CEV Masters Final.
It was the 6th win for Laura Ludwig, the 5th win for Sara Niedrig, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2008
Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil won the CEV Masters Final.
It was the 7th win for Reinder Nummerdor, the 7th win for Richard Schuil, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 2008
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the AVP Crocs Cup Shootout presented by Bud Light Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 36th win for Phil Dalhausser, the 48th win for Todd Rogers, and the 35th win for the team.
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In 2014
Runar Sannarnes and Christian Sorum won the 2014 CEV U22 Beach Volleyball European Championship.
It was the 1st win for Runar Sannarnes, the 1st win for Christian Sorum, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2014
Karolina Baran and Jagoda Sliwka won the 2014 CEV U22 Beach Volleyball European Championship.
It was the 2nd win for Karolina Baran, the 4th win for Jagoda Sliwka, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2014
Lombardo Ontiveros and Juan Virgen won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Boqueron.
It was the 10th win for Lombardo Ontiveros, the 23rd win for Juan Virgen, and the 9th win for the team.
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In 2014
Bibiana Candelas and Martha Revuelta won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Boqueron.
It was the 12th win for Bibiana Candelas, the 4th win for Martha Revuelta, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2014
Mike Placek and Austin Rester won the NVL Hermosa Beach.
It was the 2nd win for Mike Placek, the 3rd win for Austin Rester, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2014
Priscilla Lima and Karolina Marciniak won the NVL Hermosa Beach.
It was the 4th win for Priscilla Lima, the 5th win for Karolina Marciniak, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2014
Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson won the AVP Huntington Beach Championships.
It was the 27th win for Jake Gibb, the 15th win for Casey Patterson, and the 9th win for the team.
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In 2014
April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the AVP Huntington Beach Championships.
It was the 41st win for April Ross, the 124th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 14th win for the team.
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In 2014
Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross complete a perfect AVP season, winning all seven events with a 36-0 match record.
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In 2019
Martins Plavins and Edgars Tocs won the FIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament.
It was the 11th win for Martins Plavins, the 2nd win for Edgars Tocs, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2019
Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai won the FIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament.
It was the 7th win for Daniele Lupo, the 9th win for Paolo Nicolai, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 2024
Maddie Anderson and Brook Bauer won the FIVB BPT Futures Castellon.
It was the 5th win for Maddie Anderson, the 2nd win for Brook Bauer, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2025
Evandro Goncalves and Arthur Lanci won the FIVB BPT Elite Joao Pessoa.
It was the 11th win for Evandro Goncalves, the 6th win for Arthur Lanci, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2025
Kelly Cheng and Molly Shaw won the FIVB BPT Elite Joao Pessoa.
It was the 18th win for Kelly Cheng, the 9th win for Molly Shaw, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2025
Lisa Luini and Desy Poiesz won the FIVB BPT Futures Bondues Lille Metropole.
It was the 1st win for Lisa Luini, the 3rd win for Desy Poiesz, and the 1st win for the team.
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| Latest News and Feature Articles |
| 9/16/2026 |
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The 2026 Pro Season’s Last Stop
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The 2026 AVP season ends where the sport’s history runs deepest. The Progressive AVP Laguna Open, the world’s longest-running beach volleyball tournament, closes the calendar September 19-20 on the sand at Laguna Beach, free to the public, with 16-team draws in each gender and one last AVP title on the board. |
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| 9/13/2026 |
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Teams from Latvia and Netherlands crowned #EuroBeachVolleyU22 champions in Madrid
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After five intense days of competition, teams from Latvia and the Netherlands were crowned U22 Beach Volleyball European Champions under intense heat in Madrid. In the men’s final, Latvia’s Gustavs Auzins and Kristians Fokerots completed the cycle. In their farewell to the youth categories, they claimed the continental gold to add to the U21 world title they won the previous year. |
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| 9/9/2026 |
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Champions in Chicago
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The 2026 AVP League season ended the way seasons are supposed to end: sold out both days at Oak Street Beach, packed and loud, with the two best teams of the year lifting the crowns. Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz won the AVP League Championship to complete a summer without precedent, adding the League title to their Manhattan Beach three-peat. And Trevor Crabb and Phil Dalhausser defended... |
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| 9/7/2026 |
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Volleyball Empowerment teams dominate CSV South America Beach Volleyball Championships podium
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Teams supported by the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme won five of the six medals at the 2026 CSV South America Beach Volleyball Championships held in João Pessoa, Brazil from 2 to 6 September. Brazil’s Andre Loyola Stein & Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho emerged men’s champions while compatriots Andre Loyola Stein & Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho settled for silver. |
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Volleyball Empowerment teams complete podium sweep at AVC Asia Beach Volleyball Championships
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Teams supported by the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme swept both the men’s and women’s podiums at the 2026 AVC Asia Beach Volleyball Championships held in Shangluo, China from 2 to 6 September. Australia’s Stefanie Fejes & Taliqua Clancy were crowned women’s champions while China’s Xu Yan & Xia Xinyi and Japan’s Asami Shiba & Reika Murakami claimed the silver and bronze medals respectively. |
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Gottardi & Orsi Toth and Alfieri & Ranghieri defend champions’ crowns in Italy
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Caorle hosted the Finals of the Absolute Italian Beach Volleyball Championship tour, where the 2026 national champions were crowned. Valentina Gottardi & Reka Orsi Toth defended their women’s national title. On Sunday, the top-seeded team mastered a 2-0 (21-17, 21-11) sweep of the gold medal final against Giada Benazzi & Erika Ditta. |
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Klinger/Klinger and Hammarberg/Berger crowned champions in Schladming
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The champions of the MEVZA Beach Volleyball Championships Schladming 2026 have been crowned. Dorina and Ronja Klinger claimed the women’s title with a straight-set victory over Magdalena Rabitsch/Oleksandra Shkarupa, while Timo Hammarberg and Tim Berger came from behind to defeat Philipp Waller/Moritz Pristauz in a thrilling three-set men’s final. |
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| 9/6/2026 |
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#EuroBeachVolleyU20 crowns its champions after four days of high-level competition in Battipaglia
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Battipaglia crowned the 2026 European U20 champions on Sunday, bringing together on the final podium athletes whose results also tell a wider story about the level and continuity of European youth Beach Volleyball. At this stage of a young player’s career, the European Championship represents far more than the pursuit of a continental medal. |
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Two Brazilian pairs earn spots at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028
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Brazil capitalised on home advantage to win the men’s and women’s titles at the 2026 CSV South America Beach Volleyball Championships held in João Pessoa, Brazil from 2 to 6 September. Andre Loyola Stein & Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho were crowned men’s champions while Thamela Coradello Galil & Victoria Lopes Pereira Tosta won the women’s gold medal. |
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Ukraine’s Likhatskyis and Hungary’s Kun & Villam snatch Budapest Futures trophies
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Ukraine’s Ivan Likhatskyi & Richard Likhatskyi and Hungary’s Stefania Kun & Lilla Villam triumphed on top of the men’s and women’s podiums at the Budapest Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday. Dimitar Mehandzhiyski & Dimitar Kalchev of Bulgaria and Sergiy Popov & Illia Tiurin of Ukraine completed the men’s podium, while Nina Pavlova & Sunniva Helland-Hansen of Norway and... |
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Australian duos book two spots at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028
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It was double joy for Australia as the 2026 AVC Asia Beach Volleyball Championships concluded on Sunday in Shangluo, China after their men’s pair of Mark Nicolaidis & Izac Carracher and women’s duo of Stefanie Fejes & Taliqua Clancy emerged champions. By winning the tournament, Australia has secured two spots at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. |
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| 9/5/2026 |
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Europe’s U20 generation sets a high standard as medal contenders emerge in Battipaglia
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Saturday in Battipaglia offered perhaps the clearest indication yet of the level reached by this year’s CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship. As the competition moved deeper into the knockout phase, the margins became smaller, the rallies more demanding and the differences between the various schools of European Beach Volleyball increasingly evident. |
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| 9/4/2026 |
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#EuroBeachVolleyU20 provides valuable testing ground for Europe’s young talents
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The pool stage of the CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championships 2026 came to a close on Friday in Battipaglia, drawing the opening chapter of the tournament to an end and shifting the focus towards the knockout rounds at Lido Riviera Spineta. With 32 teams per gender divided into eight pools, the championship has brought together young players representing 34 countries... |
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| 9/3/2026 |
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Battipaglia welcomes Europe’s rising stars as #EuroBeachVolleyU20 gets underway
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The 2026 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship officially got underway on Thursday at Lido Riviera Spineta in Battipaglia, where Europe’s most promising young players took to the sand to begin their quest for the continental titles. Following the qualifying rounds, the Main Draw has now brought together 32 pairs per gender, divided into eight pools of four teams each... |
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| 9/2/2026 |
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The 2026 Title Weekend
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One weekend left in the 2026 AVP League season. Two championships get decided at Oak Street Beach. The two rivalries that defined the year sit on opposite sides of their brackets. It starts Saturday morning. Four teams open in the semifinals. Each is one win from Sunday’s final and two from the crown. Here is what each of them is playing for, and why Saturday’s quarterfinal winners should... |
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16 Volleyball Empowerment men duos vie for Asian beach volleyball title in Shangluo
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The 2026 AVC Asia Beach Volleyball Championship will take place in Shangluo, China from 2 to 6 September with 16 out of the 24 participating men teams being supported by the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme. Volleyball Empowerment-supported pairs from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Oman, The Philippines, Qatar and Uzbekistan will vie for the... |
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Volleyball Empowerment pairs chase women’s title in AVC Beach Volleyball Championship
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The 2026 AVC Asia Beach Volleyball Championship will take place in Shangluo, China from 2 to 6 September. 17 out of the 24 participating women’s teams have received support from the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme. Volleyball Empowerment-supported pairs from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, New Zealand, The Philippines, Singapore, Uzbekistan and Vanuatu will... |
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| 8/31/2026 |
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2026 AVCA Junior Beach All-America Teams
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The AVCA is proud to name its 2026 Junior Beach All-Americans. This year’s honorees include 24 athletes, with eight on each of the first, second, and honorable mention teams. The 2026 All-Americans include players from eight states. California leads the way with nine, followed by Florida and Texas with four each, Arizona and North Carolina with two, and New Jersey, Ohio, and Washington... |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| Sep 25-27, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Midwest Open, Edwardsville, Illinois |
M&W |
$20,000 |
| Oct 2-4, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Santa Barbara Open, California |
M&W |
$60,000 |
| Oct 15-18, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Alanya, Türkiye |
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€ 7,500 |
| Oct 15-18, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Alanya, Türkiye |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Oct 23-25, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
M&W |
US$7,000 |
| Oct 30-Nov 1, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic |
M&W |
US$7,000 |
| Nov 5-8, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Championship, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 30-Jul 4, 2027 |
CEV |
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2027, Gstaad, Switzerland |
M&W |
TBD |
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