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Beach Volleyball History |
In 1955
Bernie Holtzman and Gene Selznick won the Parks & Rec State Beach Open.
It was the 8th win for Bernie Holtzman, the 7th win for Gene Selznick, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 1960
Mike Bright and Mike O'Hara won the Parks & Rec Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 4th win for Mike Bright, the 10th win for Mike O'Hara, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 1983
Mike Dodd and Tim Hovland won the Parks & Rec Jose Cuervo San Diego Open.
It was the 9th win for Mike Dodd, the 10th win for Tim Hovland, and the 9th win for the team.
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In 1988
Pat Powers and Jon Stevenson won the AVP Chicago Open.
It was the 9th win for Pat Powers, the 20th win for Jon Stevenson, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 1994
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Miller Lite International Championships.
It was the 98th win for Karch Kiraly, the 69th win for Kent Steffes, and the 57th win for the team.
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In 1994
Cammy Ciarelli and Holly McPeak won the AVP Miller Lite International Championship.
It was the 14th win for Cammy Ciarelli, the 16th win for Holly McPeak, and the 12th win for the team.
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In 1996
Francisco Alvarez and Juan Rossell won the FIVB Italy Challenger.
It was the 2nd win for Francisco Alvarez, the 2nd win for Juan Rossell, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1999
Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi won the CEV European Championships.
It was the 3rd win for Laura Bruschini, the 3rd win for Annamaria Solazzi, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2005
Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Maestrini won the FIVB Canada Open.
It was the 7th win for Juliana Felisberta, the 6th win for Larissa Maestrini, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 2005
Benjamin Insfran and Harley Marques won the FIVB Canada Open.
It was the 9th win for Benjamin Insfran, the 3rd win for Harley Marques, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2005
Todd Rogers and Sean Scott won the AVP Boulder Open.
It was the 10th win for Todd Rogers, the 3rd win for Sean Scott, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2005
Rachel Scott and Elaine Youngs won the AVP Boulder Open.
It was the 5th win for Rachel Scott, the 33rd win for Elaine Youngs, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2005
Pablo Herrera and Raul Mesa won the CEV Nestea European Championship Final.
It was the 5th win for Pablo Herrera, the 3rd win for Raul Mesa, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2005
Vasiliki Arvaniti and Vasso Karadassiou won the CEV Nestea European Championship Final.
It was the 4th win for Vasiliki Arvaniti, the 5th win for Vasso Karadassiou, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2006
Alexandra Moiseeva and Natalya Uryadova won the CEV Nestea European Championship Final.
It was the 2nd win for Alexandra Moiseeva, the 1st win for Natalya Uryadova, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2006
Julius Brink and Christoph Dieckmann won the CEV Nestea European Championship Final.
It was the 5th win for Julius Brink, the 8th win for Christoph Dieckmann, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2010
Michal Kadziola and Jakub Szalankiewicz won the CEV U23 European Championships.
It was the 7th win for Michal Kadziola, the 7th win for Jakub Szalankiewicz, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 2010
Kristyna Kolocova and Marketa Slukova won the CEV U23 European Championships.
It was the 2nd win for Kristyna Kolocova, the 2nd win for Marketa Slukova, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2011
Yaimel Borrell and Sergio Gonzalez won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cuba.
It was the 1st win for Yaimel Borrell, the 5th win for Sergio Gonzalez, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2011
Ion Canet and Nirian Sinal won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cuba.
It was the 4th win for Ion Canet, the 7th win for Nirian Sinal, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2011
John Hyden and Sean Scott won the 2011 Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 14th win for John Hyden, the 16th win for Sean Scott, and the 11th win for the team.
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In 2011
Jenny Kropp and Whitney Pavlik won the 2011 Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 6th win for Jenny Kropp, the 6th win for Whitney Pavlik, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 2011
Pedro Cunha and Ricardo Santos won the FIVB HP Beach Open.
It was the 8th win for Pedro Cunha, the 54th win for Ricardo Santos, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2011
Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Maestrini won the FIVB HP Beach Open.
It was the 45th win for Juliana Felisberta, the 45th win for Larissa Maestrini, and the 44th win for the team.
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In 2016
With her win at the Long Beach Grand Slam with April Ross, Kerri Walsh Jennings becomes the first woman to surpass US$2.5Million in beach volleyball winnings.
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In 2016
Evandro Goncalves and Pedro Solberg won the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam.
It was the 4th win for Evandro Goncalves, the 21st win for Pedro Solberg, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2016
April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam.
It was the 53rd win for April Ross, the 133rd win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 23rd win for the team.
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In 2016
Anders Mol and Christian Sorum won the CEV U22 Beach Volleyball European Championship.
It was the 3rd win for Anders Mol, the 2nd win for Christian Sorum, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2016
Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova won the CEV U22 Beach Volleyball European Championship.
It was the 2nd win for Tina Graudina, the 1st win for Anastasija Samoilova, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2016
Taru Lahti and Riikka Lehtonen won the CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Kisakallio.
It was the 2nd win for Taru Lahti, the 2nd win for Riikka Lehtonen, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2016
Skylar del Sol and Piotr Marciniak won the NVL Virginia Beach.
It was the 4th win for Skylar del Sol, the 7th win for Piotr Marciniak, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2016
Kimberly Hildreth and Maryna Hladun won the NVL Virginia Beach.
It was the 1st win for Kimberly Hildreth, the 1st win for Maryna Hladun, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2022
Julian Horl and Alexander Horst won the FIVB 2022 VM Beach Pro Tour Futures - Baden.
It was the 2nd win for Julian Horl, the 6th win for Alexander Horst, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2022
Tim Bomgren and Piotr Marciniak won the AVP Tour Series Virginia Beach Open.
It was the 3rd win for Tim Bomgren, the 9th win for Piotr Marciniak, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2022
Deahna Kraft and Allie Wheeler won the AVP Tour Series Virginia Beach Open.
It was the 1st win for Deahna Kraft, the 4th win for Allie Wheeler, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2022
Peter Hernandez and Hernan Tovar won the FIVB 2022 VW Beach Pro Tour Futures - Montpellier.
It was the 1st win for Peter Hernandez, the 1st win for Hernan Tovar, and the 1st win for the team.
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| Latest News and Feature Articles |
| 8/27/2026 |
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The 2026 League Championship Field
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The 2026 AVP League season ends where it has been pointing since May: Labor Day weekend on Chicago’s Oak Street Beach, with twelve pairs and two titles on the lakefront. The format is simple and unforgiving. Four quarterfinals on Saturday morning. Semifinals rolling in behind them. Finals on Sunday afternoon. Single elimination the whole way, which means every team in the field is at most... |
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| 8/24/2026 |
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Norway’s Kjemperuds and Slovenia’s Kotnik & Lovsin win Bujumbura Futures
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Norway’s Jonah Kjemperud & Sebastian Kjemperud and Slovenia’s Tjasa Kotnik & Tajda Lovsin topped the men’s and the women’s podiums, respectively, at the Bujumbura Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Benjamin Vaught & Wesley Jensen of the United States and Jiri Dostal & Filip Rydval of Czechia earned silver and bronze in the men’s tournament, while two Japanese teams... |
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Thâmela and Victoria end the season with Montréal Elite gold
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Brazilians Thâmela Coradello and Victoria Lopes had to wait until the last Elite event of the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season to celebrate, but they are set to end the year with gold medals around their necks after triumphing in Montréal on Sunday. The South Americans have now won Beach Pro Tour Elite events in each of their three seasons as partners and have four golds in 25 events... |
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| 8/23/2026 |
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Mol says goodbye to the sand with Montréal three-peat alongside Sørum
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Playing what would be his last tournament on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in many months, Norwegian superstar Anders Mol said his brief goodbye to the sand by doing something he got very accustomed to in the last eight years - winning! Set to make a move to indoor volleyball to play for Rana Verona in the 2026-2027 Italian League, the Olympic and world champion triumphed... |
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Estonians celebrate home-sand success at Tallinn Futures
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Estonian teams claimed three medals, including both golds, at the Tallinn Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Mart Tiisaar & Dimitriy Korotkov triumphed in the men’s tournament, while Eva Liisa Kuivonen & Liisa-Lotta Jurgenson and Heleene Hollas & Liisa Remmelg finished first and third on the women’s side. Both silver medals went to Austrian pairs... |
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| 8/22/2026 |
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Nigeria and Morocco qualify for LA28!
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Nigeria’s Esther Onyinye Mbah & Pamela Miyoum Bawa and Morocco’s Zouheir Elgraoui & Soufiane El Gharouti emerge African champions and earn qualification to the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028: Morocco’s Zouheir Elgraoui & Soufiane El Gharouti and Esther Onyinye Mbah & Pamela Miyoum Bawa of Nigeria are the 2026 CAVB African Beach Volleyball champions. |
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| 8/20/2026 |
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2026 History on the Pier
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The Granddaddy of them all delivered. Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz won their third consecutive Manhattan Beach Open title, and Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh went through the entire men’s draw without losing a set. One team cemented a dynasty. The other started a new chapter in a family tradition that now spans nine straight finals. |
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| 8/18/2026 |
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Melissa and Brandie go for home three-peat at Montréal Elite
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The top Canadian team competing on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and one of the very best in the entire world, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson will try to make their country proud another time this week when they compete at home in the Montréal Elite. The Paris 2024 Olympic silver medalists enter the event, which will be held from Wednesday to Sunday at Parc Jean-Drapeau... |
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New European champs Hölting Nilsson and Andersson try to keep momentum at Montréal Elite
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Fresh from their victory at the European Championship, which earned their country a spot at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, Swedish stars Jacob Hölting Nilsson and Elmer Andersson return to action on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour this week, trying to keep their momentum. Sitting at the top of the FIVB World Rankings, the Europeans are one of the main attractions of this week's Elite event... |
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| 8/16/2026 |
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Netherlands and Sweden qualify for LA28!
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Sweden’s Hölting Nilsson Jacob & Andersson Elmer and Katja Stam & Raïsa Schoon of The Netherlands are the 2026 CEV EuroBeachVolley champions. By winning the tournament, Sweden and The Netherlands have also secured a spot at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. The winners of the 2026 continental championships will earn their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) a quota spot for... |
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Filipino duos triumph with gold and silver at Busan Futures
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Two Filipino duos wrote a golden page for their country’s beach volleyball by reaching Sunday’s final of the women’s Busan Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. The gold medal went to Khylem Harl Progella & Sofiah Shanine Pagara, while their compatriots Cherry Ann Rondina & Bernadeth Pons brought home bronze. Australia’s Jana Milutinovic & Jasmine Rayner completed the podium in Korea. |
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Young Swedes claim EuroBeachVolley title, book ticket to LA28
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Jacob Hölting Nilsson/Elmer Andersson of Sweden are the newly-crowned men’s Beach Volleyball European champions following a final day where the youngsters from Sweden first edged their compatriots David Ahman/Jonatan Hellvig in the semis and subsequently prevented Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sørum from securing their sixth continental crown. With this result, the Swedes have also secured... |
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Stam/Schoon crowned European champions in Stare Jablonki as Netherlands secure LA28 spot
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On Sunday, under a cloudy sky in Stare Jablonki, Raïsa Schoon and Katja Stam of the Netherlands could celebrate two major achievements – their very first EuroBeachVolley title and securing a spot for their National Olympic Committee to compete at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The final match with Spain’s sensation Tania Moreno Matveeva and Sofia Izuzquiza was truly one-sided... |
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| 8/15/2026 |
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Three Scandinavian teams plus France reach EuroBeachVolley men’s semis
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Two teams from Sweden – Åhman/Hellvig and Hölting Nilsson/Andersson, the gold and silver medal winners from last year’s World Championships in Adelaide – will lock horns in one of the men’s semi-finals at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki on Sunday. In the other semi-final, last year’s World Championships bronze medallists Téo Rotar and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat of France will challenge... |
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Spain and the Netherlands to fight for EuroBeachVolley women’s crown and ticket to LA28
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Whoever emerges victorious from Sunday’s gold medal match in the women’s competition at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 will crown themselves European champions for the very first time in their careers. Spain’s Tania Moreno Matveeva and Sofia Izuzquiza caused a real sensation with their come-from-behind semi-final victory over World champions Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia. |
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Stare Jablonki cements Beach Volleyball Mecca status with EuroBeachVolley added to track record
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There is no major sporting event that can go ahead without volunteers at its core and the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki is just a confirmation of that. The organisers have recruited some 65 volunteers across a variety of areas to support the smooth delivery of the continental championship – including ball kids, rakers, and other personnel supporting media and TV operations... |
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Fresh from establishing partnership, Spain’s Moreno/Izuzquiza reach EuroBeachVolley semis
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Sofia Izuzquiza and Tania Moreno Matveeva teamed up earlier this year and while they compete at EuroBeachVolley for the very first time as a combo, they have already left their mark on the competition. On Friday, the two Spaniards reached the semis in Stare Jablonki after a truly impressive 2-0 victory (21-16, 21-14) in their quarterfinal game with Paris 2024 Olympians... |
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| 8/14/2026 |
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Fun through sports with Volleyball stars – PGE Kids Camps at CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026
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The CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 tournament at Hotel Anders is not only a showcase of Europe’s elite Beach Volleyball players, but also an energetic celebration for families. As one of Poland’s top family-friendly destinations, Hotel Anders is once again combining top-tier sporting events with active recreation for children through the so-called PGE Kids Camps. |
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| 8/13/2026 |
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EuroBeachVolley to resume on Friday with mouth-watering Round of 16 fixtures
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The men’s and women’s competitions at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki have reached the Round of 16 – with the medal contenders and top seeds still chasing continental glory in this small, yet truly idyllic village in the Warmia Mazury Region. The tournament will resume on Friday morning with a few matches that already feature some of the top teams in Europe locking horns for... |
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Elazar and Cuzmiciov on a mission to make history for Israeli sport
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Eylon Elazar and Kevin Cuzmiciov are currently pursuing a very ambitious goal – and what is usually regarded as any athlete’s ultimate dream. Their objective is not only to represent Israel to the best of their ability on the international circuit, but to eventually do so at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in less than two years. Such an endeavour is supported, even with the provision of a... |
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Germany’s Melanie Paul – From alleged setback to cherished EuroBeachVolley debut
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This week, Austria’s Beach Volleyball legend Alexander Horst achieved a significant milestone with his 19th EuroBeachVolley appearance – he has not missed a single edition since 2007 apart from last year’s event in Düsseldorf. For Germany’s Melanie Paul, on the other hand, the event in Stare Jablonki was special in many ways. Last year, she was due to play on home soil with Lea Kunst until... |
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AVP announces wave of new blue chip brand partners in 2026 amid record growth
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August 13, 2026 – The AVP, the premier professional beach volleyball league in the world, today announced a slate of new blue chip brand partnerships as the league continues its rapid growth during the 2026 summer season. Leading the announcements, Progressive Insurance has signed on as title sponsor of the AVP League and AVP Manhattan Beach Open while also becoming... |
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| 8/12/2026 |
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The 2026 AVP Progressive Manhattan Beach Open Preview
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Established in 1960, the Manhattan Beach Open is synonymous with the word iconic in the sport of beach volleyball. The Granddaddy of them all returns this Friday through Sunday with the biggest draw of the season and the highest stakes — 64 teams across the two main draws, 160 more fighting Thursday for just 16 qualifier spots, and free general admission on the sand surrounding... |
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| Aug 27-30, 2026 |
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BPT Futures Corigliano Rossano, Italy |
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BPT Futures Corigliano Rossano, Italy |
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AVP Heritage Laguna Beach Open, California |
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| Sep 25-27, 2026 |
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AVP Heritage Contender Series Midwest Open, Edwardsville, Illinois |
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