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Monday, March 16, 2026
Database Statistics
  Men Women Total
Players: 13622 10616 24238
Tournaments: 2235 1804 4039
 
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Chrisna Ashforth 62
Cesar Campos 55
Masui Allen 55
Julie Cirone 54
Rico Becker 54
David Hodge 53
Jordan Robinson 50
Brenda Whicker 50
Helke Claasen 49
Courtney Boissenet 48
Cristy Mace 48
Katie Lee Carter 45
Peter Platenik 45
Elias Klonos 45
Octavia Oliveira 44
Christian Redmann 44
Kristin Krakowiak 44
Nicola Zani 42
Yannick Bole 41
Claudinere Bento Sabino 40
Robin Lelarge 39
Cassandra Chamberlain 39
Adrian Carambula 38
Joakim Larsen 38
Mody Kouma 36
Keaton Marks 36
Heidi Luks 36
Jessica Grimson 35
Simon Boman 35
Maciej Swist 35
Renata Lechien 34
Ben Chow 34
Heiko Schlag 34
Andre Fornes 33
Jesse Parham 32
Kaila Ames 32
Josipa Pivac 31
Benedicte Sam 31
Domiziana Mazzoni 30
Riccardo Copelli 30
Georgios Chrysostomou 30
Uladzislau Drapchynski 30
Maxim Samotoyev 29
Pleun Ypma 28
Xenia Staffelbach 28
Yusuf Ozdemir 26
Kiran Costa 25
Emilia Zivkovic 25
Liam Ochaya 25
Rouzi Maidinuer 24
Giuliano Massare 24
Laura Alvira 24
Inyoung Kim 24
Angelina Linke 21
Yuan Mao 20
Lucas Sotelle 19
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1997
Jose Loiola won the AVP King of the Beach Invitational.  It was the 13th win for Jose Loiola.
In 1997
Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva won the FIVB Australian Open.  It was the 14th win for Sandra Pires, the 59th win for Jackie Silva, and the 14th win for the team.
In 2019
Esteban Grimalt and Marco Grimalt won the FIVB Katara Beach Volleyball Cup.  It was the 3rd win for Esteban Grimalt, the 3rd win for Marco Grimalt, and the 3rd win for the team.
In 2020
Due to health concerns over the pandemic of the COVID-19 virus, the FIVB postponed or cancelled all events in the months of March, April, and May, freezing the World Ranking points as of March 16th. The World Tour would not resume until July 29th.
 
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3/16/2026
Chinese teams reign supreme at Haikou Futures
Representatives of the host nation China collected two golds and a silver at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Haikou Futures that came to an end on Sunday. In an all-Chinese women’s final, Jiang Kaiyue & Dong Jie defeated Kadeliye Halaiti & Zhou Mingli, while Japan’s Miki Ishii & Mayu Kikuchi took the bronze. Wu Jiaxin & Wang Yanwei topped the men’s podium...

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3/15/2026
Åhman and Hellvig start 2026 with João Pessoa Elite gold
Reigning Olympic and world champions David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig of Sweden missed no time reassuring their position as the top team in the world by triumphing in the first Elite event of the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season, which came to an end on Sunday in João Pessoa. The European superstars topped the podium at the Cabo Branco Beach in Brazil...

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Brasher and Cruz on top at João Pessoa Elite
Americans Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz (formerly Nuss) spoiled the Brazilian party in the first Elite event of the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season, winning the tournament held in João Pessoa on Sunday. The Paris Olympians denied fan favorites and reigning Olympic champions Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa and Ana Patrícia Ramos the opportunity of winning a title...

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Australia triumphs with both golds in Coolangatta
Host nation Australia picked up both gold medals at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Coolangatta Futures on Sunday. Jack Pearse & D'Artagnan Potts topped the men’s podium, while Stefanie Fejes & Jasmine Rayner triumphed in the women’s competition. Another Aussie team – Solomon Bushby & Justin Schumann – claimed the men’s bronze, while Thailand’s Pithak Tipjan & Wachirawit Muadpha...

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Evandro/Arthur and Daubas/Aye to meet in João Pessoa semifinals
The finalists of last year's Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite, Brazil's Evandro Gonçalves/Arthur Lanci and France's Rémi Daubas (formerly Bassereau)/Calvin Aye are set to meet again on the last day of the 2026 edition of the tournament, but this time in the semifinals. Brazilians and French overcame a pair of elimination matches at the Cabo Branco Beach on Saturday...

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Cheng and Kraft make it to the semifinals in their team debut in João Pessoa
Americans Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft earned the right to compete for a medal in their first tournament as partners after they advanced to the semifinals of this week's Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite on Saturday. With that, the Americans will be among the four teams appearing in the medal rounds of the tournament held at the Cabo Branco Beach on Sunday...

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3/14/2026
China, Germany, Japan and Turkiye to be represented in Haikou Futures semis
As many as four teams from host nation China advanced to the semifinals of the Haikou Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and will be joined by two German pairs and duos from Japan and Turkiye in Sunday’s matches for the distribution of the places on the podiums. The semis and the medal matches on March 15 will be streamed live on the Beach Volleyball World YouTube channel.

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Pairs from Thailand, Japan, USA, Romania and hosts Australia reach Coolangatta Futures semis
The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Coolangatta Futures has reached its semifinal stage. As many as four teams – three men’s and one women’s – will represent host nation Australia in the battles for the podium spots. The other four semifinalists are from Japan, Romania and USA in the women’s tournament, and Thailand in the men’s competition. The semifinals and the finals will be played...

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