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Beach volleyball 23/01/2020

Evandro on service records, evolution and his inspiration

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 23, 2020 – Evandro Goncalves recently took some time off from his busy schedule for an interview with the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV). A world champion in Vienna in 2017, Evandro will be in Doha, Qatar with Bruno Schmidt for the first 4-star event on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 2020.

Beach volleyball 06/01/2020

Year in review: Photos we liked in men’s beach volleyball

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 6, 2020 – Browse through our selection of photos from last season's men's beach volleyball. They include shots from the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships and the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.

Beach volleyball 04/01/2020

Year in review: Photos we liked in women’s beach volleyball

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 4, 2020 – Look back at an exciting season for beach volleyball as we bring you a selection of photo highlights from 2018/19.

Beach volleyball 15/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards Most Entertaining Male Player of 2018/2019 - Adrian Carambula

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 15, 2019 - The Italian’s skyball is a serve unlike any other and is sure to get beach volleyball crowds on their feet in anticipation and focus the minds of opponents like nothing else.

Beach volleyball 15/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards Most Entertaining Female Player of 2018/2019 - Laura Ludwig

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 15, 2019 - Laura Ludwig has won it all, yet still she retains the drive to win it all again, this time alongside new partner and former Germany volleyball captain Margareta Kozuch.

Beach volleyball 15/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards: Mol and Sorum voted Most Outstanding Men's Team of 2018/2019

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 15, 2019 - Anders Mol and Christian Sorum – aka the ‘Beach Vikings’ - set the pace in the 2018-19 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour season following the success of their breakthrough season in 2017-18.

Beach volleyball 14/12/2019

Duda claims Best Beach Volleyball Server award

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 14, 2019 - Eduarda ‘Duda’ Lisboa has achieved a huge amount of success in her short career, part founded on her strong serving ability.

Beach volleyball 14/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards: Evandro voted Best Male Server of 2018/2019

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 14, 2019 - His serving is something that needs to be seen to be believed. While Evandro Goncalves has regularly changed partners over recent seasons, the one thing that is constant is the Brazilian’s serve acting as the basis for the success he has enjoyed.

Beach volleyball 14/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards Most Outstanding Female Player of 2018/2019 - Eduarda ‘Duda’ Lisboa

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 14, 2019 - Eduarda ‘Duda’ Santos Lisboa continues to get better and better as each FIVB Beach Volleyball season passes, a worrying fact for her opponents considering she is only 21.

Beach volleyball 13/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards Best Female Setter of 2018/2019 - Melissa Humana-Paredes

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 13, 2019 - Melissa Humana-Paredes’ star continues to rise and she hit new heights alongside Sarah Pavan as the pair become the first Canadian team to win the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships when they defeated USA’s April Ross and Alexandra Klineman 2-0 (23-21, 23-21) in the Hamburg 2019 gold medal match.

Beach volleyball 13/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards: Anders Mol earns Best Male Setter of 2018/2019

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 13, 2019 - For so tall a player, the 200cm tall Anders Mol has had to adapt to enjoy the success he and Christian Sorum have enjoyed over the last two seasons.

Beach volleyball 12/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards: Melissa Humana-Paredes voted Best Female Defender of 2018/2019

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 12, 2019 - Melissa Humana-Paredes has improved each year since she and Sarah Pavan teamed up at the start of 2017 and the Canadians hit the very top in 2018-19 when they won gold at the Hamburg 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.

Beach volleyball 12/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards: Christian Sorum claims Best Defender of 2018/2019

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 12, 2019 - Christian Sorum has been one half of a pairing that has dominated the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour for a second season in a row. In 2018-19 he and Anders Mol won eight gold medals to put themselves top of the FIVB World Rankings.

Beach volleyball 12/12/2019

Pavan/Humana-Paredes win Most Outstanding Female Beach Volleyball Team

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 12, 2019 - It has been a remarkable three years since Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes teamed up and by the end of the 2018-19 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour the pair were top of the beach volleyball world.

Beach volleyball 11/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards: Mol wins Best Male Blocker of 2018/2019

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 11, 2019 - Anders Mol has shown that he has several outstanding elements in his game, and one that stands out is his blocking.

Beach volleyball 11/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards: Best Female Blocker of 2018/2019 goes to Sarah Pavan

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 11, 2019 - Six years after Sarah Pavan arrived on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour she became one half of the first Canadian team to win the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.

Beach volleyball 10/12/2019

Mol collects award for Best Beach Volleyball Offensive Player

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 10, 2019 - Anders Mol needed to be at his best in the 2018-2019 season to match the highs of his team's breakthrough season in 2017-18 and he didn’t disappoint.

Beach volleyball 10/12/2019

Duda nets Best Female Beach Volleyball Offensive Player

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 10, 2019 - She may be only 21, but Eduarda ‘Duda’ Lisboa has already packed five years worth of FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour competition into her career.

Beach volleyball 10/12/2019

Mol voted Most Outstanding Male Beach Volleyball Player of 2018/2019

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 10, 2019 - Anders Mol’s star continued to rise in the 2018-2019 season when he and teammate Christian Sorum added another eight FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold medals to their collection.

Beach volleyball 09/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards: Graudina & Kravcenoka are the Most Improved Women's Team of 2018/2019

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 9, 2019 - Which teams and players will claim honours in the 2018/2019 FIVB World Tour Beach Volleyball Awards? Find out this week as we announce the winners.

Beach volleyball 09/12/2019

Beach Volleyball Awards: Thole & Wickler claim Most Improved Men's Team honours

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 9, 2019 - The FIVB World Tour Beach Volleyball Awards are back and after voting by the top players and coaches on the international circuit it is time to reveal which teams and players have made the cut in 2018/2019. We start the big reveal with the Most Improved Men's Team of 2018/2019.

Beach volleyball 18/11/2019

Artacho & Gibb lead final 2019 gold medal winners

Lausanne, Switzerland, November 18, 2019 - The 2019 portion of the 2019-2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour campaign ended on Sunday in Mexico highlighted by the return to health of Australian Mariafe Artacho and a record for 43-year-old American Jake Gibb.

Beach volleyball 15/11/2019

Poland’s Brozyniak & Janiak achieve FIVB milestone

Doha, Qatar, November 15, 2019 - Poland's Jedrzej Brozyniak and Piotr Janiak etched their names into the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour record book here Friday evening by capturing the gold medal at the Aspire Beach Volleyball Cup by defeating Petr Bakhnar and Yury Bogatov of Russia in the finals.

Beach volleyball 14/11/2019

Brozyniak & Janiak continue Doha winning ways

Doha, Qatar, November 14, 2019 - Qualifiers Jedrzej Brozyniak and Piotr Janiak of Poland added another victory to their list of successes at the Aspire Beach Volleyball Cup here Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event with pairs from Oman, Russia and Sweden.

Beach volleyball 13/11/2019

Youth Olympic champions Ahman & Hellvig post Doha wins

Doha, Qatar, November 13, 2019 - Teenagers David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig posted a pair of wins for Sweden here Wednesday evening at the Al Gharrafa Beach Complex over two Japanese teams to capture the Pool A title at the 1-star men's only Aspire Beach Volleyball Cup.

Beach volleyball 17/10/2019

Brazilian Olympians look ahead to Tokyo 2020

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 17, 2019 – Three of the four players who secured medals for Brazil at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games may have a chance to expand their hardware collection next year.

Beach volleyball 10/09/2019

World Tour Finals event wraps up record 2018-2019 season

Lausanne, Switzerland, September 10, 2019 - In a season where a record number of events were played at a record number of sites with a record number of participants, the 2018-2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour concluded this past weekend at the World Tour Finals in Rome with the Russian world champions Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy claiming victory in the men's competition and Germany's Laura Ludwig and Margareta Kozuch winning the women's.

Beach volleyball 09/09/2019

Laura Ludwig is back

Roma, Italy, September 8, 2019 – Laura Ludwig picked just the perfect occasion to tell the world she’s back. After all, the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals have been her territory since the first edition, in 2015.

Beach volleyball 08/09/2019

The word “world” brings out the best in Stoyanovskiy & Krasilnikov

Rome, Italy, September 8, 2019 - It seems like it takes only one word to get the best out of Russians Oleg Stoyanovskiy and Viacheslav Krasilnikov

Beach volleyball 08/09/2019

Krasilnikov & Stoyanovskiy post another gold medal win over Germans

Rome, Italy, September 8, 2019 - Russians Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy validated their world championship win over Julius Thole and Clemens Wickler here Sunday evening at the Foro Italico by defeating the Germans in the men’s gold medal match at the $600,000 FIVB World Tour Finals.

Beach volleyball 08/09/2019

Ludwig & Kozuch capture FIVB World Tour Finals title

Rome, Italy, September 8, 2019 - The partnership of Margareta Kozuch and Laura Ludwig gained the respect of the beach volleyball community here Sunday evening at the Foro Italico as the German pair captured their first-ever international gold medal together by upsetting Brazilians Agatha Bednarczuk and Eduarda "Duda" Lisboa to win the US$600,000 FIVB World Tour Finals.

Beach volleyball 08/09/2019

Last curtain calls for 2018-2019 FIVB World Tour season tonight

Rome, Italy, September 8, 2019 - The curtain comes down on the 2019-2019 FIVB World Tour beach volleyball season tonight with the final two matches featuring the return to glory for Rio 2016 Olympic champion Laura Ludwig and a repeat of the men's 2019 world championship finale between Germany and Russia.

Beach volleyball 07/09/2019

Thole & Wickler up against Russian world champions

Rome, Italy, September 7, 2019 - It's a repeat of the gold medal match two months ago at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships as Germany’s Julius Thole/Clemens Wickler meet Russians Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Oleg Stoyanovskiy here Sunday in the finals of the $600,000 FIVB World Tour Finals.

Beach volleyball 07/09/2019

Ludwig returns to an FIVB gold medal match with new partner Kozuch

Rome, Italy, September 7, 2019 - It has been 743 days since Laura Ludwig has played in an international beach volleyball gold medal match as the German Olympic and world champion ended the dry spell here Saturday evening with new partner Margareta Kozuch.

Beach volleyball 07/09/2019

Defining a season for Switzerland's Heidrich & Verge-Depre

Rome, Italy, September 7, 2019 - It was a match that could have defined an entire season for Joana Heidrich and Anouk Verge-Depre.

Beach volleyball 07/09/2019

Mol & Sorum continue winning ways

Rome, Italy, September 7, 2019 - Anders Mol and Christian Sorum continued their winning ways here Saturday afternoon at the US$600,000 FIVB World Finals as the Norwegians posted their 24-straight win on the international beach volleyball circuit with a two-set quarter-final victory over Evandro Goncalves and Bruno Oscar Schmidt of Brazil.

Beach volleyball 07/09/2019

Brazilians, Germans & Swiss net Rome women's semifinal berths

Rome, Italy, September 7, 2019 - Two women's teams from beach volleyball power Brazil have advanced to the semifinals at the $600,000 FIVB World Tour Finals after winning mid-day matches here Saturday along with European pairs from Germany and Switzerland at the Foro Italico.

Beach volleyball 07/09/2019

Mol and Sorum aiming for more World Tour memories

Rome, Italy, September 7, 2019 – Anders Mol and Christian Sorum have spent the past two seasons hoovering up FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour titles and now they are aiming to crown another golden year by winning the Rome 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals.

Beach volleyball 07/09/2019

World Tour Finals a step forward to Aye & Gauthier-Rat

Rome, Italy, September 7, 2019 – Frenchmen Quincy Aye and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat will not be competing in the last two days of the World Tour Finals in Rome but their campaign at the Italian capital will certainly not go unnoticed.

Beach volleyball 06/09/2019

Humana-Paredes & Pavan continue mastery over Swiss

Rome, Italy, September 6, 2019 - On a day when they were celebrating their two-month anniversary in winning Canada's first-ever beach volleyball world championship, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan posted a pair of victories here Friday at the $600,000 FIVB World Tour Finals at the Foro Italico.

Beach volleyball 06/09/2019

Crabb & Gibb salvage American effort on Friday

Rome, Italy, September 6, 2019 - It was a tough day here Friday for the American beach volleyball effort at the $600,000 FIVB World Tour Finals at the Foro Italico, and thankfully for Taylor Crabb and Jake Gibb, the North American country will have a team performing Saturday.

Beach volleyball 06/09/2019

Varenhorst & van der Velde - the other Dutch team

Rome, Italy, September 6, 2019 - One team is an FIVB world champion, the other couldn’t even qualify for the 2019 World Championships.

Beach volleyball 06/09/2019

Rebecca’s wait is proving to be worth it

Rome, Italy, September 6, 2019 – When Rebecca Cavalcanti won the Brazilian U-21 Championships at the age of 18 back in 2011 the feeling was that she would be a force to reckon with at the international level very soon. The transition was not as quick as many initially thought, but the defender, who’s competing at this week’s World Tour Finals in Rome with partner Ana Patricia Silva, is now a force to reckon with.

Beach volleyball 06/09/2019

Italians Menegatti & Orsi Toth net elimination bracket berth at World Tour Finals

Rome, Italy, September 6, 2019 - Italians Marta Menegatti and Viktoria Orsi Toth were one of eight women's teams to secure the final berths into the elimination round for the $600,000 FIVB World Tour Finals here Friday morning as the host country favourites advanced with a win over a Russian pair at the Foro Italico.

Beach volleyball 06/09/2019

Gavira & Herrera advance at FIVB World Tour Finals

Rome, Italy, September 6, 2019 - Spaniards Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera, the only team to compete in all six FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events in the Italian capital, rebounded from an opening setback to win a mid-day match here Friday to advance to the elimination rounds at the US$600,000 FIVB World Tour Finals.

Beach volleyball 05/09/2019

Evandro & Bruno win the battle of world champions

Rome, Italy, September 5, 2019 - The next to last men’s match on Thursday evening at the $600,000 FIVB World Tour Finals was billed the battle of world championships as Brazilians Evandro Goncalves and Bruno Oscar Schmidt out-lasted Dutchmen Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen in three sets on the Foro Italico centre court.

Beach volleyball 05/09/2019

Humana-Paredes & Pavan still working hard

Rome, Italy, September 5, 2019 - With their ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games already secured, reigning FIVB world champions Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan of Canada are not taking it easy before next summer’s classic.

Beach volleyball 05/09/2019

Video: Sorum and Mol revisit famous winner

Rome, Italy, September 5, 2019 – Christian Sorum and Anders Mol have plenty of winning points to remember from the 2018 and 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tours, and they were given the chance to watch one of their favourites from this year's Vienna Major.

Beach volleyball 05/09/2019

Perusic & Schweiner: This was by far our best season

Rome, Italy, September 5, 2019 – If Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner could chose a spot on the planet to cap off the best season of their partnership, Rome would certainly be in the conversation. After all, the Czechs spend a fair amount of their time in the Eternal City, where they practice with their coach, former Italian player Andrea Tomatis.

Beach volleyball 05/09/2019

Borger & Sude defeat German rivals twice in four days

Rome, Italy, September 5, 2019 - On Sunday, the German national beach volleyball tour championship was decided when Karla Borger and Julia Sude defeated Laura Ludwig and Maggie Kozuch in a memorable three-set final.

Beach volleyball 04/09/2019

Jurmala finalists have good day in Rome qualifier

Rome, Italy, September 4, 2019 - Nine days ago in Jurmala, homestanding Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins of Latvia defeated Kusti Nolvak/Mart Tiisaar of Estonia for a men's FIVB World Tour gold medal.

Beach volleyball 04/09/2019

Olympic medal winners Barbara & Walsh Jennings continue winning ways

Rome, Italy, September 4, 2019 - For the second consecutive day, Olympic medal winners Barbara Seixas of Brazil and Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United States posted wins during the preliminary rounds of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals to propel their teams into the main draw of the $600,000 event.

Beach volleyball 04/09/2019

Family & beach volleyball for Arvaniti

Rome, Italy, Sept. 4, 2019 - On one of her biographies, Vasiliki Arvaniti once wrote that she wanted to start a family after her beach volleyball career ended.

Beach volleyball 04/09/2019

Rome today, Haiyang next for eight teams in World Tour Finals qualifier

Rome, Italy, September 4, 2019 - While five men's and three women's pairs from eight countries are more concerned here Wednesday about qualifying for the main draw at this week's FIVB World Tour Finals, each pair is also looking ahead to their next Olympic qualification event together.

Beach volleyball 03/09/2019

Olympians featured in World Tour Finals country quota round

Rome, Italy, September 3, 2019 - With three Olympic medallists in action here Tuesday afternoon at the Foro Italico, two teams from the United States along with a Brazilian pair won country quota matches to advance to the qualifying rounds of the $600,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals.

Beach volleyball 02/09/2019

Key competitors at FIVB World Tour Finals

Rome, Italy, September 2, 2019 - In a city where history stares you in the face every time you turn a corner, fans will be watching several players and teams at this week's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals at the Foro Italico that have etched their names into the international record book.

Beach volleyball 01/09/2019

The season-long journey to Rome ends this week

Lausanne, Switzerland, September 2, 2019 - After 12-plus months of competition for 94 tournaments at 56 sites in 37 countries, the 2018-2019 international season comes to an end this week in Rome for the $600,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals.

Beach volleyball 01/09/2019

Mol/Ringoen win Oslo final showdown with Sorum/Mol

Oslo, Norway, September 1, 2019 – Anders Mol and Nils Ringoen stepped up to the plate to triumph in the showdown with Christian Sorum and Markus Mol at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Oslo 1-star final on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 01/09/2019

All FIVB events lead to Rome for World Tour Finals

Rome, Italy, September 1, 2019 - It has been 374 days since the start of the 2018-2019 FIVB World Tour campaign in Hungary and the final event this season begins here Wednesday with qualifying at the Foro Italico.

Beach volleyball 31/08/2019

Boehle and Boermans beat French pair for Montpellier gold

Montpellier, France, August 31, 2019 – The Netherlands’ Dirk Boehle and Stefan Boermans defeated France’s Quincy Aye and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat in straight sets to win the gold medal in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Montpellier 1-star on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 31/08/2019

Mol and Ringoen complete all-Norwegian semifinals cast in Oslo

Oslo, Norway, August 31, 2019 – It was a great Saturday for the Norwegian teams as Anders Mol and Nils Ringoen posted a straight-set victory in the quarterfinals, completing the all-Norwegian final four cast in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Oslo 1-star.

Beach volleyball 31/08/2019

FIVB World Tour Finals questions to be answered in Rome!

Rome, Italy, August 31, 2019 - When the World Tour Finals officially begin here Wednesday with the qualifying rounds for the beach volleyball event in a city founded 28 centuries ago amidst seven hills on the banks of the Tiber River, several questions will be answered at the final event on the 2018-2019 FIVB calendar.

Beach volleyball 30/08/2019

Aye and Gauthier-Rat reach Montpellier semifinals

Montpellier, France, August 30, 2019 – France’s Quincy Aye and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat logged two victories on Friday to reach the semifinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Montpellier 1-star.

Beach volleyball 30/08/2019

Mol/Ringoen, Sorum/Mol lead way for Norwegian teams into Oslo quarterfinals

Oslo, Norway, August 30, 2019 – Anders Mol/Nils Ringoen and Christian Sorum/Markus Mol led the way for Norwegians into the quarterfinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Oslo 1-star, following their respective second victory in the pool play round.

Beach volleyball 30/08/2019

World Tour Finals - What to know

Rome, Italy, August 30, 2019 - The 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals will have a different format than the previous editions of the men's and women's international beach volleyball tournament as the Foro Italico hosts the last event on the 2018-2019 calendar from September 4-8.

Beach volleyball 29/08/2019

BeachVolley Vikings put on show in Oslo

Oslo, Norway, August 29, 2019 – Anders Mol and Christian Sorum, currently the world’s best beach volleyball pair, play on opposite sides of the net at home in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Oslo 1-star. On Thursday, they came up with respective victories at the start of the main draw tournament.

Beach volleyball 29/08/2019

Austrians dominate Montpellier pool play round

Montpellier, France, August 29, 2019 – Three Austrian pairs and one Dutch duo came up with their second win in the pool play round on Friday to move straight to the quarterfinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Montpellier 1-star.

Beach volleyball 29/08/2019

Rome transformed Alison - what next for 'the Mammoth'?

Rome, Italy, August 29, 2019 – International beach volleyball is returning to Rome for the first time in six years from September 4-8 for the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals and probably no player is happier about it than Alison Cerutti.

Beach volleyball 28/08/2019

Thai tandems begin in style at Montpellier

Montpellier, France, August 28, 2019 – Second- and third-seeded Thailand pairs Surin Jongklang/Adisorn Khaolumtarn and Nuttanon Inkiew/Sedtawat Padsawud succeeded in their respective main draw opening day matches in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Montpellier 1-star with straight-set victories.

Beach volleyball 28/08/2019

Solhaug/Tomter and Lokken/Henriksveen celebrate entry into Oslo main draw

Oslo, Norway, August 28, 2019 – Svein Oddmund Solhaug/Jonas Tomter and Vegard Lokken/Erlend Hendriksveen sent their home fans into a frenzy as they celebrated their entry into the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Oslo 1-star with triumphant performances in the qualification round on Wednesday.

Beach volleyball 28/08/2019

Important stretch for Czech Republic's Hermannova & Slukova

Brno, Czech Republic, August 28, 2019 - After missing the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships due to a toe injury, Marketa Slukova is back in action with teammate Barbora Hermannova for a series of events including the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals next week where the Czech Republic pair seek to improve their positioning for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Beach volleyball 27/08/2019

Mohajer and Lovli rally to win tiebreaker for main draw spot

Montpellier, France, August 27, 2019 – The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Montpellier 1-star started on Tuesday with the qualification round, where pairs from Norway, England, Austria and the Netherlands progressed to the main draw.

Beach volleyball 27/08/2019

Thomsen/Overgaard beat home pair to win Denmark’s first World Tour gold

Salalah, Oman, August 27, 2019 – Denmark’s Daniel Thomsen and Morten Overgaard succeeded in their campaign to win the first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold medal on Tuesday at the Salalah 1-star event in Oman.

Beach volleyball 27/08/2019

Oslo pumped up for World Tour event

Oslo, Norway, August 27, 2019 - Oslo is getting pumped up for the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, and so are winners of the Fanta Norgestours Tourfinal, Vegard Løkken and Erlend Henriksveen.

Beach volleyball 26/08/2019

Omani duos head into Salalah semifinals

Salalah, Oman, August 26, 2019 – Oman duos Mazin Alhashmi/Nouh Al-Jabubi and Ahmed Alhousni and Haitham Alshereiqi move closer to the finale with Denmark’s Daniel Thomsen/Morten Overgaard and Poland’s Piotr Janiak/Piotr Ilewicz as they all head into the semifinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Salalah 1-star.

Beach volleyball 26/08/2019

September successes for Nicolai

Rome, Italy, August 26, 2019 - September events have been good for Paolo Nicolai and the two-time Italian Olympian is hoping for continued success in the ninth month when he and Daniele Lupo start competing here next week at the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals.

Beach volleyball 26/08/2019

Omani event continues, French & Norwegian stops next up on World Tour calendar

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 26, 2019 - While international beach volleyball action continues in Oman Monday and Tuesday, this week's 2018-2019 FIVB World Tour men's schedule will also feature events in France and Norway.

Beach volleyball 25/08/2019

Ahmed and Haitham post two wins to advance to Salalah quarterfinals

Salalah, Oman, August 25, 2019 – Oman’s Ahmed Alhousni and Haitham Alshereiqi advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Salalah 1-star after they registered two victories in the pool play round on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 25/08/2019

Wen and Wang make repeat win in Zhongwei

Zhongwei, China, August 25, 2019 – China’s Wen Shuhui and Wang Jingzhe rallied past Japan’s Sayaka Mizoe and Miki Koshikawa 2-1 (21-17, 13-21, 15-13) in the final and make a repeat win in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Zhongwei 2-star.

Beach volleyball 24/08/2019

Iranian and Qatari duos off to winning start in Salalah

Salalah, Oman, August 24, 2019 – Iran’s Amir Shoushtrizadeh and Mohammad Sadeghi Malati and Qatar’s Saifeddine Aziz Elmajid and Benlouaer Ziad Ziadon their respective matches in the qualification round to reach the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Salalah 1-star main draw.

Beach volleyball 24/08/2019

Shoji and Kurasaka clinch men’s gold in Rubavu

Rubavu, Rwanda, August 24, 2019 – Top-seeded Japanese pair Shoji Kurasaka and Kensuke Shoji clinched the men’s gold medal in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Rubavu 1-star on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 24/08/2019

Van Driel and Reinders reign with two-set win in Rubavu women’s final

Rubavu, Rwanda, August 24, 2019 – The Netherlands’ Mexime van Driel and Iris Reinders reigned in the women’s final of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Rubavu 1-star with a 2-0 (21-16, 23-21) win over Denmark’s Signe Zibrandtsen Haaning and Cecile Kollner Olsen on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 24/08/2019

Top two seeds to vie in Zhongwei semifinal

Zhongwei, China, August 24, 2019 – Top-seeded Wen Shuhui and Wang Jingzhe of China and second-seeded Chiyo Suzuki and Yurika Sakaguchi of Japan will vie in the semifinal of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Zhongwei 2-star, following their two victories on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 24/08/2019

England’s Bello brothers prevail in tiebreaker to reach Rubavu semifinals

Rubavu, Rwanda, August 23, 2019 – England’s Javier and Joaquin Bello made a comeback after losing the opening set to record a victory that secured them a final four spot in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Rubavu 1-star.

Beach volleyball 23/08/2019

Rwanda’s Nzayisenga and Hakizimana reach Rubavu semifinals

Rubavu, Rwanda, August 23, 2019 – Rwanda’s Charlotte Nzayisenga and Judith Hakizimana reached the semifinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Rubavu 1-star, following their straight-set win over their compatriots Louise Muhoza and Penelope Musabyimana on Friday.

Beach volleyball 23/08/2019

China’s Wen and Wang start title defence at Zhongwei with two wins

Zhongwei, China, August 23, 2019 – Reigning FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Zhongwei 2-star champions Wen Shuhui and Wang Jingzhe started their title defence with two wins in the pool play round on Friday.

Beach volleyball 22/08/2019

Hovmann and Stormly extend winning run in Rubavu

Rubavu, Rwanda, August 22, 2019 – After winning their qualification match on Wednesday, Denmark’s Nicolai Hovmann Overgaard and Jacob Cordua Stormly extended their winning run to three matches in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Rubavu 1-star.

Beach volleyball 22/08/2019

Pool play victory catapults Palmer and Grimson into Rubavu semifinals

Rubavu, Rwanda, August 22, 2019 – England’s Victoria Palmer and Jessica Grimson clinched a 2-0 (21-5, 21-9) win over Rwanda’s Christine Nyirarukundo and Pacifique Umulisa in the pool play round, propelling them straight into the semifinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Rubavu 1-star.

Beach volleyball 22/08/2019

Sinisalo and Rantala beat compatriots to enter Zhongwei main draw

Zhongwei, China, August 22, 2019 – Ida Sanasalo and Anna Rantala defeated Katja and Tuuli Metsakoivu 2-0 (21-18, 21-18) in the all-Finland match in the qualification round of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Zhongwei 2-star.

Beach volleyball 22/08/2019

Menegatti looking forward to Roma & FIVB World Tour Finals!

Rome, Italy, August 22, 2019 - When the international beach volleyball circuit returns here September 4 for the start of the US$600,000 FIVB World Tour Finals, two-time Italian Olympian Marta Menegatti is "looking forward to it!"

Beach volleyball 21/08/2019

Hovmann and Stormly storm into Ruvabu main draw

Rubavu, Rwanda, August 21, 2019 – Denmark’s Nicolai Hovmann Overgaard and Jacob Cordua Stormly played the lone match in the qualification round on Wednesday to secure a spot in the main draw of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Rubavu 1-star men’s tournament.

Beach volleyball 20/08/2019

Participating teams confirmed for FIVB Tokyo Beach Volleyball Qualification Tournament

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 20, 2019 - The teams participating in next month's FIVB Tokyo Beach Volleyball Qualification tournament in China have been confirmed as 32 pairs from 20 countries will be competing in the five-day event.

Beach volleyball 19/08/2019

Busy week ahead for FIVB World Tour

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 19, 2019 - With three weeks of events left on the 2018-2019 international calendar, the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour prepares for a busy seven days with tournaments on three continents in four countries.

Beach volleyball 18/08/2019

Samoilovs & Smedins defend Moscow title

Moscow, Russia, August 18, 2019 – Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins defended their 2018 title of the Moscow four-star event on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. In the 2019 men’s final, the 18th-seeded Latvians once again defeated reigning Olympic champion Alison Cerutti, this time with his current partner Alvaro Morais Filho.

Beach volleyball 18/08/2019

Heidrich & Verge-Depre claim first World Tour gold as team

Moscow, Russia, August 18, 2019 – Joana Heidrich and Anouk Verge-Depre are the new champions of the Moscow four-star event on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. The 15th-seeded Swiss pair won the women’s final at the Luzhniki centre court to claim the gold, their first on the Tour as a pair so far.

Beach volleyball 18/08/2019

Unfamiliarity no impediment as Silvestre and Platre top Knokke-Heist podium

Knokke-Heist, August 18, 2019 – Jérémy Silvestre and Timothée Platre marked their FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour debut as a pair at the Knokke-Heist 1-Star tournament by winning gold on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 18/08/2019

Galindo sisters win first World Tour gold, at Knokke-Heist 1-Star

Knokke-Heist, Belgium, August 18, 2019 – Andrea Galindo and Claudia Galindo claimed their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour medals when they won the Knokke-Heist 1-Star gold medal match on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 17/08/2019

Borger & Sude reminisce about Rome experiences in anticipation of World Tour Finals

Moscow, Russia, August 17, 2019 – Karla Borger and Julia Sude, currently the highest ranked German women’s pair, are keen on going back to Rome for the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals next month. The Eternal City brings back good memories for each of them, they told fivb.com at the venue of the Moscow four-star stop, where they have already reached the quarterfinals.

Beach volleyball 17/08/2019

Alison & Alvaro Filho to play Samoilovs & Smedins for Moscow gold

Moscow, Russia, August 17, 2019 – Second-seeded Alison Cerutti and Alvaro Morais Filho of Brazil will face Aleksandrs Samoilovs & Janis Smedins (seed #18) of Latvia in Sunday’s men’s gold medal match at the Moscow four-star stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Beach volleyball 17/08/2019

Shustrov and Gusev ready to spoil hosts’ party in Knokke Heist

Knokke-Heist, August 17, 2019 – Pavel Shustrov and Alexey Gusev will try to end the hopes of Anshel Ver Eecke and Tim Lemmens - Belgium’s last remaining team in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Knokke-Heist 1-Star tournament – when they meet in the semifinals on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 17/08/2019

Galindo sisters out to stop top seeds in Knokke-Heist

Knokke-Heist, August 17, 2019 –Andrea Galindo and Claudia Galindo will face top seeds Emi van Driel and Raïsa Schoon in the Knokke-Heist 1-Star semifinals on Sunday and in doing so try to stop them from winning a third FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold medal in 2019.

Beach volleyball 17/08/2019

Brazilian qualifiers reach women’s final at Moscow

Moscow, Russia, August 17, 2019 – Brazil’s Taiana Lima & Talita Da Rocha Antunes (seed #17), who came into the main draw from Wednesday’s qualifications, and Switzerland’s Joana Heidrich & Anouk Verge-Depre (#15) will play in Sunday’s big final of the Moscow four-star stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Beach volleyball 16/08/2019

World champs ready to peak again at World Tour Finals

Moscow, Russia, August 16, 2019 – Reigning world champions Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy, who were crowned in Hamburg just over a month ago, feel somewhat disappointed with their results after their triumph at the World Championship, especially with their ninth place at last week’s European Championship at home in Moscow.

Beach volleyball 16/08/2019

Samoilovs & Smedins stun Russian world champs on Moscow ground

Moscow, Russia, August 16, 2019 – Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins delivered Friday’s biggest upset at the Moscow four-star stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, knocking the reigning world champions and number one seed in the tournament, Viacheslav Krasilnikov & Oleg Stoyanovskiy, out of the last eight on their home ground in the Russian capital.

Beach volleyball 16/08/2019

Cools and Van Den Vonder give 1-Star Knokke-Heist fans plenty to cheer

Knokke-Heist, August 16, 2019 – Sarah Cools and Lisa Van Den Vonder guaranteed that there would be one host team in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Knokke-Heist 1-Star tournament when they won both their matches on the opening day of the main draw on Friday.

Beach volleyball 16/08/2019

Ver Eecke and Lemmens enjoy home comforts at Knokke-Heist 1-Star

Knokke-Heist, August 16, 2019 – Anshel Ver Eecke and Tim Lemmens sent the home crowd into raptures of delight as they made a winning start at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Knokke-Heist 1-Star tournament on Friday.

Beach volleyball 16/08/2019

Menegatti and Sponcil celebrate birthdays with Moscow quarterfinal spots

Moscow, Russia, August 16, 2019 – Eight pairs earned their spots in Saturday’s women’s quarterfinals of the Moscow four-star stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and two of the players, Italy’s Marta Menegatti and USA’s Sarah Sponcil did so on their birthdays.

Beach volleyball 16/08/2019

Grimson and Palmer march on to Knokke-Heist main draw

Knokke-Heist, Belgium, August 15, 2019 – Jess Grimson and Victoria Palmer made it through qualifying for the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Knokke-Heist 1-Star on Thursday, one of four teams per gender to reach pool play that begins on Friday.

Beach volleyball 15/08/2019

Qualifiers Guto & Saymon win two tie-breakers in Moscow main draw

Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2019 – Wild cards Gustavo Albrecht Carvalhaes and Saymon Barbosa Santos of Brazil, who advanced to the men’s main draw at the four-star Moscow stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour from Wednesday’s qualifications, continued their winning streak on Thursday, snatching two come-from-behind tie-breaker wins to top Pool D and progress directly to the round of 16, along with seven other pairs.

Beach volleyball 15/08/2019

Birthday girl wins twice to top Moscow pool

Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2019 – Legendary American Kerri Walsh Jennings, who celebrates her 41st birthday on Thursday playing at the Moscow four-star stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, and her partner Brooke Sweat also celebrated two victories on the sand to become one of eight women’s teams to top their pools and advance straight to the second knockout round.

Beach volleyball 15/08/2019

Newly-crowned European champs hope for World Tour success next

Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2019 – Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka claimed the CEV European Championship title in Moscow last week. Although they are only 21 and 22 years old, respectively, these young Latvian athletes have already made a name for themselves on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and this continental crown is as logical as it is sensational.

Beach volleyball 15/08/2019

Walsh Jennings celebrates her birthday at Moscow event

Moscow, Russia, August 14, 2019 - When Kerri Walsh Jennings takes to the sand here on Thursday during the opening pool play rounds in Moscow, she will be celebrating her birthday at an FIVB-sanctioned beach volleyball event for the fourth time.

Beach volleyball 15/08/2019

Tokyo 2020 Olympic beach qualifying process continues

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 13, 2019 - With eight men’s and five women’s beach volleyball qualifying events for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games remaining on the 2018-2019 international calendar, the provisional Olympic ranking list for the 2020 Summer Games continues to take shape.

Beach volleyball 14/08/2019

Tough battles for women’s main draw vacancies at Moscow

Moscow, Russia, August 14, 2019 – Wednesday’s qualification matches for the vacant spots in the women’s main draw of the Moscow four-star stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour offered the spectators at the Luzhniki sports complex fierce battles, many of which extended to tie-breaker sets.

Beach volleyball 14/08/2019

Van Driel and Schoon aiming for more success, at Knokke-Heist 1-Star

Knokke-Heist, Belgium, August 14, 2019 – Emi van Driel and Raïsa Schoon will try to maintain their strong run of form in 2019 when they compete at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Knokke-Heist 1-Star tournament.

Beach volleyball 14/08/2019

High seeds advance to men’s main draw at Moscow

Moscow, Russia, August 14, 2019 – The men’s qualifications at the four-star Moscow stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour did not provide for any surprises as for the most part the higher seeds lived up to their status and emerged with tickets to Thursday’s 32-team main draw.

Beach volleyball 14/08/2019

Ehlers & Flueggen excited about Moscow and Rome main draws

Moscow, Russia, August 14, 2019 – On the very same day Germany’s Nils Ehlers and Lars Flueggen qualified for the main draw of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Moscow, the pair also received confirmation of their main draw berths at the World Tour Finals in Rome next month.

Beach volleyball 13/08/2019

Moscow beach action resumes with four-star World Tour event

Moscow, Russia, August 13, 2019 – One of FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour’s iconic venues, Russian capital Moscow, is ready to host yet another four-star stop, a US$ 300,000 double-gender tournament running from August 14 through 18 at the magnificent Luzhniki sports complex

Beach volleyball 12/08/2019

Russia & Belgium host next FIVB World Tour events

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 12, 2019 - Four weekends of international beach volleyball action on the 2018-2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour calendar remain starting with this week’s double gender tournaments in Belgium and Russia.

Beach volleyball 11/08/2019

19-year-old twins Renato & Rafael triumph at Miguel Pereira

Miguel Pereira, Brazil, August 11, 2019 – 19-year-old Brazilian twin brothers Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho & Rafael Andrew Lima de Carvalho triumphed with the men’s title at the Miguel Pereira one-star stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Beach volleyball 11/08/2019

Andressa & Diana top all-Brazilian podium at Miguel Pereira

Miguel Pereira, Brazil, August 11, 2019 – Wild cards Andressa Cavalcanti Ramalho & Diana Bellas Romariz Silva, seeded fourth in the main draw bracket at the Miguel Pereira one-star stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, topped the all-Brazilian podium of the event.

Beach volleyball 11/08/2019

Cottafava and Windisch complete golden run in Budapest

Budapest, Hungary, August 11, 2019 – Samuele Cottafava and Jakob Windisch completed their run from the Budapest 1-Star qualifying rounds to gold medal on Sunday and in doing so topped an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament for the first time.

Beach volleyball 11/08/2019

Chiyo and Sakaguchi end wait for gold in Budapest

Budapest, Hungary, August 11, 2019 – Chiyo Suzuki and Yurika Sakaguchi won their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold medal when they topped the podium at the Budapest 1-Star on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 11/08/2019

Kindl and Seiser complete golden run in Vaduz

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, August 11, 2019 – Austrian pair Moritz Fabian Kindl and Mathias Seiser completed their golden run in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Vaduz 1-star with a three-set win against Russia’s Daniil Kuvichka and Anton Kislytsyn in the title match on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 11/08/2019

Piersma and Ypma win gold in Vaduz

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, August 11, 2019 – The Netherlands’ Emma Piersma and Pleun Ypma ended the unbeaten run of Japanese second seeds Kaho Sakaguchi and Reika Murakami to win gold in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Vaduz 1-star on Sunday.

Volleyball 10/08/2019

Penninga and Bouter cruise to Vaduz men’s semifinals

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, August 10, 2019 – The Dutch No. 1 seeds Ruben Penninga/Jasper Bouter secured their place in the semi-finals with a very convincing performance as they defeated the Russians Vsevolod Bobrikov/Vladislav Mikhalev 2-0 (21-15, 21-15) in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Vaduz 1-star.

Beach volleyball 10/08/2019

Vaduz women’s semifinals feature Japan v Netherlands showdowns

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, August 10, 2019 – The women’s semifinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Vaduz 1-star will feature two Japan v Netherlands showdowns, as two Japanese and two Dutch teams won their respective quarterfinal matches in straight sets on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 10/08/2019

Renato & Rafael and Arthur & Adrielson to meet again, this time for gold

Miguel Pereira, Brazil, August 10, 2019 – Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho & Rafael Andrew Lima de Carvalho will take on Arthur Diego Mariano Lanci & Adrielson Dos Santos Silva in the all-Brazilian men’s final of the Miguel Pereira one-star stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, set to get underway at 14:00 local time on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 10/08/2019

All-Brazilian women’s final four at Miguel Pereira

Miguel Pereira, Brazil, August 10, 2019 – Four Brazilian teams advanced to the women’s semifinals at the Miguel Pereira one-star stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Beach volleyball 10/08/2019

Smedins and Regza win all-Latvian affair in Budapest

Budapest, Hungary, August 10, 2019 – Toms Smedins and Haralds Regza beat fellow Latvians Mihails Samoilovs and Aleksandrs Solovejs to reach the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Budapest 1-Star tournament semifinals on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 10/08/2019

Kiwi pair reach Budapest semifinals

Budapest, Hungary, August 10, 2019 – Francesca Kirwan and Olivia MacDonald remain on course for their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour medals after they reached the Budapest 1-Star semifinals on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 10/08/2019

Brazilian pairs establish total control over Miguel Pereira pool play

Miguel Pereira, Brazil, August 9, 2019 – The home pairs earned the maximum on the first competition day in both the men’s and the women’s main draw at the Miguel Pereira one-star stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. The only losses any Brazilian teams conceited were against other Brazilian teams.

Beach volleyball 10/08/2019

Cottafava and Windisch make winning start in Budapest

Budapest, Hungary, August 9, 2019 – Samuele Cottafava and Jakob Windisch made a successful start at the Budapest 1-Star tournament on Friday, their fourth FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament.

Beach volleyball 09/08/2019

Hartles and Nicklin make Vaduz round of 12 with defeat of home pair

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, August 9, 2019 – On Friday, three Russian, one Czech, two Dutch teams plus one from Norway and New Zealand made it one step further in the competition, as they complete in the round of 12 draw of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Vaduz 1-star.

Beach volleyball 09/08/2019

Israel’s Starikov/Dave progress to Vaduz quarterfinals

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, August 9, 2019 – With two Japanese teams, one Dutch pair and one Cyprus pair already securing their spots in the quarterfinals, the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Vaduz 1-star resumed on Friday with the remaining women’s pool play matches and the round of 12, where tandems from Israel, Colombia and Paraguay and the Netherlands claimed the remaining spots in the final eight playoffs.

Beach volleyball 09/08/2019

Dutch duo makes perfect start in Budapest

Budapest, Hungary, August 9, 2019 – Emi van Driel and Raïsa Schoon won two from two at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Budapest 1-Star pool play to reach the quarterfinals on Friday.

Beach volleyball 08/08/2019

Austrian duos reign supreme in Vaduz pool play

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, August 8, 2019 – Two Austrian teams – Florian Ertl/Johannes Kratz and Moritz Fabian Kindl/Mathias Seiser – each recorded two victories to come out on top of their respective pools and advance straight into the men’s quarterfinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Vaduz 1-star.

Beach volleyball 08/08/2019

Top two seeds advance to Vaduz women’s quarterfinals

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, August 8, 2019 – The top two seeded teams from Japan – Sayaka Mizoe/Suzuka Hashimoto and Kaho Sakaguchi/Reika Murakami – advanced straight to the quarterfinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Vaduz 1-star women’s tournament after recording two victories on Thursday.

Beach volleyball 08/08/2019

Two Brazilian wins over Canadians in Miguel Pereira qualifications

Miguel Pereira, Brazil, August 8, 2019 – Two Brazilian men’s pairs managed straight-set victories over their Canadian opponents in Thursday’s qualifications at the Miguel Pereira one-star stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour to advance to Friday’s main draw action on home sand. The remaining spots among the tournament’s best 16 were filled up without play.

Beach volleyball 08/08/2019

Savovic and Matic lead qualifiers in Budapest

Budapest, Hungary, August 8, 2019 – Natasa Savovic and Milena Matic marked their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour by reaching the Budapest 1-Star main draw on Thursday.

Beach volleyball 07/08/2019

Four European pairs advance to Vaduz main draw

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, August 7, 2019 – Austria’s Florian Ertl and Johannes Kratz, seeded No. 1 for the qualification, made it into the main draw of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Vaduz 1-star, following their 2-1 (21-14, 22-24, 15-12) win over Norway’s Stian Opsahl and Christian Jorgensen Ruud.

Beach volleyball 07/08/2019

Starikov and Dave in double triumph at Vaduz qualification

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, August 7, 2019 – Israel’s Sofia Starikov and Anika Dave cleared the women’s qualification round with two victories on Wednesday to reach the main draw of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Vaduz 1-star.

Beach volleyball 07/08/2019

Suzuki and Sakaguchi top seedings in Budapest

Budapest, Hungary, August 7, 2019 – Chiyo Suzuki and Yurika Sakaguchi are the women’s number one seeds for the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Budapest 1-Star tournament that runs from August 8-11.

Beach volleyball 05/08/2019

Liechtenstein, Hungary & Brazil next FIVB World Tour stops

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 5, 2019 - With five weeks left on the international beach volleyball calendar for the 2018-2019 season, the FIVB World Tour will sanction double-gender tournaments this week in Liechtenstein, Hungary and Brazil.

Beach volleyball 05/08/2019

Can anyone beat Mol & Sorum?

Vienna, Austria, August 5, 2019 - The questions are obvious, like can anyone beat Christian Sorum and Anders Mol? Who can beat them?

Beach volleyball 04/08/2019

Jakopin and Bozenk celebrate home gold in Ljubljana

Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 4, 2019 – Vid Jakopin and Tadej Bozenk defeated Nejc Zemljak and Jan Pokersnik in the tiebreaker of the exciting all-Slovenian finale of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in front of their home fans in Ljubljana on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 04/08/2019

Makhno twins claim gold in Ljubljana

Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 4, 2019 – Ukranian twin sisters Inna and Iryna Makhno claimed first place following their three-set win over Norway’s Victoria Faye Kjolberg and Ane Guro Tveit Hjortland in the final of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Ljubljana 1-star on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 04/08/2019

Kadziola and Ociepski win gold in Malbork

Malbork, Poland, August 4, 2019 – Michal Kadziola and Marcin Ociepski won their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold medal in their first World Tour tournament together when they triumphed in the Malbork 1-Star tournament on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 04/08/2019

Mol & Sorum net seventh World Tour title this season at Vienna Major

Vienna, Austria, August 4, 2019 - Anders Mol and Christian Sorum successfully defended their A1 Major Vienna title here Sunday afternoon to secure the Norwegians' seventh FIVB World Tour gold medal this season with a podium-topping victory over Alison Cerutti and Alvaro Filho of Brazil.

Beach volleyball 04/08/2019

Humana-Paredes & Pavan capitalize on Vienna wait

Vienna, Austria, August 4, 2019 - Instead of flying back home to North America Sunday, Canadians Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan had to rebook their airline tickets to play the mid-day women's gold medal match at the US$600,000 A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch.

Beach volleyball 04/08/2019

Bonus beach volleyball for Vienna fans

Vienna, Austria, August 4, 2019 - With inclement weather forcing the movement of the women's gold medal at the A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch from Saturday afternoon to here Sunday morning, the beach volleyball fans in the Austria capital will have bonus play on the sixth of final day of the FIVB World Tour event.

Beach volleyball 04/08/2019

Japanese duo join European pairs in Ljubljana final four

Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 3, 2019 – Teams from Japan, Norway, the Netherlands and Ukraine will fight for a spot on the podium, following their quarterfinal victories on Saturday in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Ljubljana 1-star.

Beach volleyball 04/08/2019

Two Slovenian pairs reach Ljubljana semifinals

Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 3, 2019 – Nejc Zemljak/Jan Pokeršnik and Vid Jakopin/Tadej Boženk continued with their winning streak and kept Slovenia in contention for a home gold, as they face teams from Austria and the Netherlands in Sunday’s semifinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Ljubljana 1-star.

Beach volleyball 04/08/2019

Stankevicius and Knasas still in contention at Malbork

Malbork, Poland, August 3, 2019 – Patrikas Stankevicius and Audrius Knasas remain on course at the Polish party when they were the only non-Polish team to reach the quarterfinals on day two of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 1-Star Malbork tournament on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 03/08/2019

A1 Major Vienna women's gold medal match postponed

Vienna, Austria, August 3, 2019 - Due to inclement weather, the women's gold medal at the $600,000 A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch was postponed here Saturday afternoon and has been rescheduled for Sunday with first serve at 11.30 am (local time).

Beach volleyball 03/08/2019

Alison & Alvaro oust world champions at A1 Major Vienna

Vienna, Austria, August 3, 2019 - Alison Cerutti and Alvaro Filho started the schedule off here Saturday morning with a surprise for some, but not shocking for beach volleyball followers as the Brazilians eliminated newly-crowned world champions Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Oleg Stoyanovskiy of Russia in the quarterfinals at the $600,000 A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch.

Beach volleyball 03/08/2019

Birthday week ends successfully for Duda

Vienna, Austria, Aug. 3, 2019 - Eduarda “Duda” Lisboa turned 21 on Thursday and grew up a little bit more on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 03/08/2019

Brazilians seek A1 Major Vienna podium sweep

Vienna, Austria, August 3, 2019 - With three teams advancing to a FIVB World Tour semifinal for the first time since May 2016, a trio of women's pairs from beach volleyball power Brazil will be seeking an A1 Major Vienna podium sweep here Saturday afternoon.

Beach volleyball 02/08/2019

Japanese duo Kaho and Reika reach Ljubljana quarterfinals

Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 2, 2019 – Japan’s Kaho Sakaguchi and Reika Murakami dominated the group stage in women’s Pool D, joining three European pairs who advanced straight to the quarterfinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Ljubljana 1-star on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 02/08/2019

Slovenian teams impress at home in Ljubljana

Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 2, 2019 – Three Slovenian pairs topped their pools in the men’s main draw tournament of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Ljubljana 1-star on Friday.

Beach volleyball 02/08/2019

Chiniewicz and Korycki enjoy home comforts in Malbork

Malbork, Poland, August 2, 2019 – Martin Chiniewicz and Michal Korycki enjoyed home comforts when they won two from two on the opening day of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 1-Star Malbork tournament on Friday.

Beach volleyball 02/08/2019

Swiss Gerson & Heidrich continue A1 Major Vienna winning ways

Vienna, Austria, August 2, 2019 - With only four of the top eight-seeded pairs from Norway, Russia, Brazil and Russia winning as expected here Friday at the US$600,000 A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch, it was the continued success for Switzerland's Adrian Heidrich and Mirco Gerson that created the biggest break-through to the last eight at this week's FIVB World Tour event.

Beach volleyball 02/08/2019

Carolina celebrates mom’s birthday with two wins at Vienna Major

Vienna, Austria, August 2, 2019 - It’s easy to see the importance of reaching the semifinals of the A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch means to the competitors.

Beach volleyball 02/08/2019

A1 Major Vienna elimination rounds continue Friday

Vienna, Austria, August 2, 2019 - Led by Brazil with three men's and five women's team remaining in the competition, 40 beach volleyball pairs from 17 countries are still in contention for the gold medals here Friday at the US$600,000 A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch.

Beach volleyball 01/08/2019

Austrian teams dominate Ljubljana qualifiers

Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 1, 2019 – Three Austrian teams - Florian Ertl/Johannes Kratz, Jakob Reiter/Simon Baldauf, and Maximilian Trummer/Michael Murauer – cruised to straight-set wins in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Ljubljana 1-star qualifiers on Friday to progress to the main draw.

Beach volleyball 01/08/2019

Angelopoulou and Konstantinou collect two wins to reach Ljubljana main draw

Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 1, 2019 – Cyprus duo Mariota Angelopoulou and Manolina Konstantinou qualified together with three European pairs in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Ljubljana 1-star main draw after collecting two wins on Thursday.

Americans Larsen & Stockman are not about the hype

Vienna, Austria, Aug. 1, 2019 - Given the chance to throw some hype into an All-American clash on Friday, Kelley Larsen and Emily Stockman responded in the exact manner anyone might have expected.

Beach volleyball 01/08/2019

Alfieri and Sacripanti lead way into Malbork main draw

Malbork, Poland, August 1, 2019 – Manuel Alfieri and Mauro Sacripanti reached their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour main draw when they made it through the Malbork 1-Star qualifiers on Thursday.

Beach volleyball 01/08/2019

Hermannova & Slukova lead women's A1 Major Vienna elimination winners

Vienna, Austria, August 1, 2019 - Led by defending A1 Major Vienna champions Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic, eight women's pairs won elimination matches here Thursday afternoon to advance to the Round of 16 at the US$600,000 FIVB World Tour event.

Beach volleyball 01/08/2019

Tired but happy, Grimalts post Vienna Major upset

Vienna, Austria, August 1, 2019 – Less than 48 hours after winning a historical gold medal at the Pan-American Games, the Grimalt cousins Marco and Esteban were back on a beach volleyball court in a different continent as the Chileans debuted at the A1 Major Vienna on Thursday.

Beach volleyball 01/08/2019

Austrian favorites Doppler & Horst featured Thursday at A1 Major Vienna

Vienna, Austria, August 1, 2019 - Highlighting the men's schedule here Thursday at the US$600,000 A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch will be Pool H action where host country favorites Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst are competing in the group with rivals from Germany and Switzerland.

Beach volleyball 31/07/2019

Prudel aiming for home glory

Malbork, Poland, July 31, 2019 – Mariusz Prudel will be one half of the host nation’s hopes for glory at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Malbork 1-Star event that runs from August 1- 4.

Beach volleyball 31/07/2019

Antonelli & Carolina win intriguing Vienna women’s pool

Vienna, Austria, July 31, 2019 - Four teams awoke Wednesday morning knowing they’d not only be part of one of the toughest pools in the FIVB A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch, but also one of the more intriguing groupings.

Beach volleyball 31/07/2019

Americans Brunner & Priddy avenge Austrian setback

Vienna, Austria, July 31, 2019 - Five days after losing to Julian Horl and Tobias Winter in a pool play match at the Tokyo Open, Americans Theo Brunner and Reid Priddy avenged the setback by posting a two-set qualifying win over the Austrians here Wednesday at the $600,000 A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch.

Beach volleyball 31/07/2019

A1 Major Vienna’s women’s Pool F a must-see Wednesday

Vienna, Austria, July 31, 2019 - When reviewing the list of pool play teams to determine a must-see group of matches here Wednesday at the US$600,000 A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch, Pool F’s schedule featuring beach volleyball teams from Brazil and Canada, the Czech Republic and Germany is a must-see.

Beach volleyball 31/07/2019

Olympic qualification reaches turning point for Brazilians in Vienna

Vienna, Austria, July 31, 2019 – The beach volleyball qualification process for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is at full pace but for Brazilian teams who aim to be at the Japanese capital next summer, there is still more to be done.

Beach volleyball 30/07/2019

Russians Dabizha & Rudykh progress against Austrians

Vienna, Austria, July 30, 2019 - What was expected to be an All-Russian match to qualify a team for the A1 Major Vienna women's main draw did not materialize here Tuesday afternoon.

Beach volleyball 30/07/2019

Dutch & Germans net Vienna qualifying wins

Vienna, Austria, July 30, 2019 - After playing in FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour men's medal matches on Sunday afternoon in Japan, Dutchmen Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen and Germans Nils Ehlers/Lars Fluggen were competing here Tuesday in the opening qualifying rounds at the A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch.

Beach volleyball 30/07/2019

Finland’s Parkkinen celebrates another birthday in Vienna

Vienna, Austria, July 30, 2019 - A year ago, on the day after her 22nd birthday, Anniina Parkkinen of Finland opened the A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch by teaming with Taru Lahti for a victory.

Beach volleyball 30/07/2019

World champions featured at A1 Major Vienna media conference

Vienna, Austria, July 30, 2019 - With qualifying action launching the FIVB World Tour's third visit to the Austrian capital here Tuesday, the day's featured event at the A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch was a media conference were the newly-crowned world championships from Canada and Russia were together for the first-time since securing their titles earlier this month in Germany.

Beach volleyball 30/07/2019

Leading World Tour teams in Vienna qualifier

Vienna, Austria, July 30, 2019 - Some of the featured teams in the A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch start competing here Tuesday during the qualifying rounds for the US$600,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event.

Beach volleyball 29/07/2019

Austria, Poland & Slovenia host next World Tour stops

Lausanne, Switzerland, July 29, 2019 - The fifth-straight week of international beach volleyball competition continues with three European stops highlighted by the $600,000 Vienna Major starting Tuesday in the Austrian capital.

Beach volleyball 28/07/2019

Agatha & Duda net Tokyo Open gold

Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2019 - After losing two of their first three matches in pool play at the $300,000 Tokyo Open, Brazilians Agatha Bednarczuk and Eduarda "Duda" Lisboa rebounded with four-straight wins highlighted by their gold medal victory here Sunday evening over Americans Alix Klineman and April Ross.

Beach volleyball 28/07/2019

Norwegians Mol & Sorum collect ninth FIVB gold medal

Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2019 - Although this gold medal is not the one they covet the most in the Japanese capital, Anders Mol and Christian Sorum are still elated to top another international podium as the young Norwegians collected their sixth FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour title this season and ninth overall here Sunday at the $300,000 Tokyo Open.

Beach volleyball 28/07/2019

Hudyakov and Velichko top Pinarella podium

Pinarella di Cervia, Italy, July 28, 2019 – Maksim Hudyakov and Igor Velichko lived up to their status as first seeds when they won gold at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 1-Star Pinarella di Cervia tournament on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 28/07/2019

Brazil, Germany, Norway & USA seek Tokyo gold

Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2019 - The beach volleyball dress rehearsal event for the 2020 Olympic Games ends here Sunday with teams from Brazil, Germany, Norway and the United States vying for the gold medals at the Tokyo Open at Shiokaze Park.

Beach volleyball 27/07/2019

Qualifiers eye Pinarella di Cervia final

Pinarella di Cervia, July 27, 2019 – Grant Goldschmidt and Leo Williams, and Florian Ertl and Johannes Kratz will be aiming to go from the qualifying round to the gold medal match on Sunday after they reached the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Pinarella di Cervia 1-Star semifinals on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 27/07/2019

Klineman & Ross gain third-straight World Tour gold medal berth

Tokyo, Japan, July 27, 2019 - After winning their third-straight 2019 Tokyo Open match here Saturday at Shiokaze Park, Americans Alix Klineman and April Ross will be playing in their third-straight FIVB World Tour finale against Brazilian rivals Agatha Bednarczuk and Eduarda "Duda" Lisboa.

Beach volleyball 27/07/2019

Germany vs. Norway for Tokyo Open men's gold

Tokyo, Japan, July 27, 2019 - It will be an all-European men’s gold medal at the Tokyo Open after the teams of Anders Mol/Christian Sorum of Norway and Nils Ehlers/Lars Fluggen each won two beach volleyball matches here Saturday at the Shiokaze Park.

Beach volleyball 27/07/2019

Top seeds show class on opening day at Pinarella di Cervia

Pinarella di Cervia, July 26, 2019 – First seeds Maksim Hudyakov and Igor Velichko lived up to their standing as first seeds with two wins from two at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Pinarella di Cervia 1-Star tournament.

Beach volleyball 26/07/2019

Eight countries chasing Tokyo Open gold

Tokyo, Japan, July 27, 2019 - Eight men's and 16 women's teams from eight countries remain in contention for gold medals at the US$300,000 Tokyo Open as the FIVB World Tour tournament is following the same 24-team main draw format that will be used for the 2020 Summer Games at Shiokaze Park.

Beach volleyball 26/07/2019

Qualifiers Ehlers & Fluggen net Tokyo quarterfinal berth

Tokyo, Japan, July 26, 2019 - Nils Ehlers and Lars Fluggen are the last qualifying team standing in the men's Tokyo Open as the German pair advanced to the quarterfinals of the $300,000 FIVB World Tour with an elimination win over a team from Canada here Friday evening.

Beach volleyball 26/07/2019

Americans, Brazilians & Dutch women win Tokyo Open pools

Tokyo, Japan, July 26, 2019 - Six women's teams from Brazil, the Netherlands and the United States claimed FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour pool titles here Friday at the $300,000 Tokyo Open.

Beach volleyball 26/07/2019

Qualifiers claim Tokyo Open men's pool titles

Tokyo, Japan, July 26, 2019 - Three teams from Wednesday's men's qualifier claimed pool titles here on Friday at the Tokyo Open along with top-seeded pairs from Norway and Brazil and the 2013 world champions from the Netherlands.

Beach volleyball 26/07/2019

Manni and Bonifazi make it five home teams in Pinarella main draw

Pinarella di Cervia, Italy, July 25, 2019 – Fabrizio Manni and Carlo Bonifazi ensured that there would be five Italian teams in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Pinarella di Cervia 1-Star main draw when they progressed from the qualifiers on Thursday.

Beach volleyball 25/07/2019

Tokyo Open enters elimination rounds on Friday

Tokyo, Japan, July 26, 2019 - Elimination matches highlight Friday's schedule at the $300,000 Tokyo Open with 16 men's and eight women's teams exiting the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour competition at Shiokaze Park.

Beach volleyball 25/07/2019

From qualifier to pool leader for Brazilians Guto & Saymon

Tokyo, Japan, July 25, 2019 - For the second-straight day at the Tokyo Open, Saymon Barbosa and Gustavo "Guto" Carvalhaes have won matches with the Brazilians' effort here Thursday earning the pair the lead in their group at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event.

Beach volleyball 25/07/2019

North American countries compete for Tokyo pool titles

Tokyo, Japan, July 25, 2019 - With women's pairs from the United States winning all eight of their pool play matches here Thursday at the $300,000 Tokyo Open, two American teams will be aiming to defeat duos from north of their border to capture group crowns at the FIVB World Tour event.

Beach volleyball 25/07/2019

French pair Aye/Gauthier-Rat post Tokyo Open successes

Tokyo, Japan, July 25, 2019 - Two teams from France posted surprising results here Thursday during the opening pool play matches at the Tokyo Open where the event is serving as a dress rehearsal for next year's Summer Games in the Japanese capital.

Beach volleyball 25/07/2019

Olympic and world champions featured at Tokyo event

Tokyo, Japan, July 25, 2019 - While the celebration Wednesday marked one-year until the opening ceremonies for the 2020 Olympics, the action here Thursday at Shiokaze Park features newly-crowned women's world champions Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan of Canada. There is also a focus on Brazilians Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt, the men's gold medal winners at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Beach volleyball 24/07/2019

Russian duos lead the Pinarella di Cervia field

Pinarella di Cervia, Italy, July 24, 2019 – Two Russian teams lead the standings for the men-only Pinarella di Cervia 1-Star FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event that runs from July 25 to 28.

Beach volleyball 24/07/2019

Japan's Sakaguchi & Suzuki gain first elite main draw appearance

Tokyo, Japan, July 24, 2019 - Yurika Sakaguchi and Chiyo Suzuki have posted four semifinal appearances this season on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, but the Japanese pair has never competed together in a main draw at a four- or five-star event on the international circuit this season.

Beach volleyball 24/07/2019

Austrians overcome Japan and Brazil for main draw Tokyo berth

Tokyo, Japan, July 24, 2019 - Austrians Tobias Winter and Julian Horl defeated three opponents, including two on the sand, here Wednesday at Shiokaze Park to lead seven other teams from five countries in qualifying for the main draw at the $300,000 Tokyo Open.

Beach volleyball 23/07/2019

Tokyo Open qualifier a year before 2020 Olympic opening

Tokyo, Japan, July 24, 2019 - With Wednesday marking the 365-day countdown mark until the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremonies, eight men’s and eight women’s beach volleyball teams will qualify for the main Draw rounds at this week's FIVB World Tour event at Shiokaze Park.

Volleyball 23/07/2019

World Tour heads back to Bandar Torkaman in Iran in 2019-20

Lausanne, Switzerland, July 23, 2019 – Iran will continue to expand its portfolio of FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events when the country hosts a 1-Star men’s event in Bandar Torkaman from October 1-4 as part of the 2019-20 season.

Beach volleyball 22/07/2019

National Federations confirm participation in Beach Volleyball Tokyo Qualification Tournament

Lausanne, Switzerland, July 22, 2019 - Fifteen National Federations per gender have now confirmed their participation in the FIVB Beach Volleyball Tokyo Qualification Tournament after obtaining a quota place through the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking on July 16. The qualification tournament is set to take place from September 18 to 22 in Haiyang with teams from host nation China completing the entry list of 16 teams per gender.

Beach volleyball 22/07/2019

Tokyo Olympic dress rehearsal next

Lausanne, Switzerland, July 22, 2019 - With the beach volleyball competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games a year away, the dress rehearsal for the 2020 Summer Games will be this week at Shiokaze Park in the Japanese capital city.

Beach volleyball 22/07/2019

Humana-Paredes & Pavan claim home gold in Edmonton

Edmonton, Canada, July 21, 2019 – The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships’ title celebration is not over yet for Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes as the Canadians secured the gold medal of the $150,000 Edmonton Open on Sunday and became the first in their nation to top the podium in their home sand.

Beach volleyball 22/07/2019

Beeler & Krattiger win first Swiss gold in 13 years

Edmonton, Canada, July 21, 2019 – Tenth-seeded Marco Krattiger and Nico Beeler placed Switzerland at the top of the podium of the men’s tournament of a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event for the first time 2006 as the Europeans topped Canadians Ben Saxton and Grant O’Gorman 21-15, 23-25, 15-8 at the gold medal match of the $150,000 Edmonton Open.

Beach volleyball 21/07/2019

Edmonton bronze propels Hasegawa & Futami to Tokyo

Edmonton, Canada, July 21, 2019 – The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour four-star event in Tokyo from July 24-28 will be a very important one to any team with Olympic aspirations as it will serve as the sport’s test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Japanese capital.

Beach volleyball 21/07/2019

Espinho gold for Alison & Alvaro Filho; Plavins steals the hearts

Espinho, Portugal, July 21, 2019 – Alison Cerutti & Alvaro Morais Filho emerged victorious from a spectacular all-Brazilian three-set final to triumph with the gold medals at the Espinho four-star stop on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Beach volleyball 21/07/2019

Americans Day & Flint avenge Sydney setback in Edmonton

Edmonton, Canada, July 20, 2019 - Four months after losing an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold medal match to Nicole Laird and Becchara Palmer on their home sand in Australia, Americans Emily Day and Betsi Flint avenged the setback with a two-set semifinal win here Saturday evening at the $150,000 Edmonton Open.

Beach volleyball 21/07/2019

Beeler & Krattiger advance to Edmonton finals

Edmonton, Canada, July 20, 2019 - Advancing to the semifinals of the inaugural Edmonton Open proved to be expensive for Nico Beeler and Marco Krattiger, but the Switzerland pair doesn't regret the cost of changing their airline tickets after winning two matches here Saturday to advance to the finals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World tour event.

Beach volleyball 20/07/2019

Many upsets and no sets lost on way to Espinho semis

Espinho, Portugal, July 20, 2019 – Latvia’s Martins Plavins and Edgars Tocs will play against Brazil’s Alison Cerutti Alvaro Morais Filho in the first of Sunday’s men’s semifinals at the four-star Espinho stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. Then, Chile’s Marco Grimalt and Esteban Grimalt will challenge Brazil’s Andre Loyola Stein and George Souto Maior Wanderley for the remaining vacancy in the gold medal match.

Beach volleyball 20/07/2019

First four-star gold for Makroguzova & Kholomina in Espinho

Espinho, Portugal, July 20, 2019 – Fifth-seeded Nadezda Makroguzova and Svetlana Kholomina won the gold medal at the Espinho four-star stop on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. For the young Russian pair this is only the second medal on the Tour.

Beach volleyball 20/07/2019

Schumann and Durant see game the same way

Espinho, Portugal, July 20, 2019 – There was a reshuffle in Australia’s main men’s pairs in the middle of 2018. Right after Damien Schumann won gold at the Commonwealth Games alongside Christopher McHugh, partners were switched and he teamed up with Cole Durant. Durant’s previous teammate, Zachery Schubert, aligned with McHugh.

Beach volleyball 20/07/2019

Ranghieri making his way back to where he belongs

Edmonton, Canada, July 20, 2019 – Alex Ranghieri was among the best players in the planet between 2015 and 2016, when he won four FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold medals and featured in eight final fours and the Rio 2016 Olympics with former partner Adrian Carambula, but the last two years have been considerably different for the Italian.

Beach volleyball 20/07/2019

Thole & Wickler back to Espinho experiencing new status

Espinho, Portugal, July 20, 2019 – Just a year ago, Julius Thole and Clemens Wickler won their first ever medal on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour finishing third at the four-star event in Espinho. Now the up-and-coming German duo are back to the Atlantic coast of Portugal, but just two weeks after they reached the final of the World Championship, they are no longer in the role of underdogs.

Beach volleyball 20/07/2019

World champions Humana-Paredes & Pavan pace Edmonton women's field

Edmonton, Canada, July 19, 2019 - With the second-straight day of cool and wet conditions at Northlands Park for the US$150,000 Edmonton Open, newly-crowned FIVB world champions Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan continue to lead the way as eight women's team advanced to quarterfinals.

Beach volleyball 20/07/2019

Estonians Nolvak & Tiisaar lead European surge in Edmonton

Edmonton, Canada, July 19, 2019 - Led by ninth-seeded Kusti Nolvak/Mart Tiisaar of Estonia, five European men's teams have advanced to the quarterfinals of the US$150,000 Edmonton Open after winning Round of 16 matches here Friday at Northlands Park.

Beach volleyball 19/07/2019

Claes & Sponcil defeat Greeks to make Espinho semis

Espinho, Portugal, July 19, 2019 – USA’s Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil will meet Brazil’s Ana Patricia Silva Ramos and Rebecca Cavalcanti Barbosa Silva in one of Saturday’s women’s semifinals at the four-star Espinho stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. In the other, another Brazilian pair, Agatha Bednarczuk & Eduarda Santos Lisboa – Duda, will take on Russia’s Nadezda Makroguzova and Svetlana Kholomina.

Beach volleyball 19/07/2019

It’s never too late for Josi Alves

Edmonton, Canada, July 19, 2019 – Most beach volleyball players competing at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour had already established their careers when they turned 29, but that wasn’t the case for Brazilian Josi Alves.

Beach volleyball 19/07/2019

Brunner & Priddy outrace American legends to win Espinho pool

Espinho, Portugal, July 19, 2019 – Eight teams from seven different countries posted two victories apiece in Friday’s pool stage of the men’s main draw at the four-star Espinho stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour to top their pools and progress straight to the second elimination round.

Beach volleyball 19/07/2019

Dubovcova & Strbova: Important to focus on every ball

Espinho, Portugal, July 19, 2019 – Slovakia’s Andrea Strbova and Natalia Dubovcova have their long-term goals, but know that they can reach them only if they play well in the right now. They see the level is high and the competition is tight and know that it is important to stay focused on every ball, they told fivb.com on the premises of the Espinho four-star stop on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Beach volleyball 19/07/2019

O'Gorman & Saxton lead Canadian Edmonton effort

Edmonton, Canada, July 18, 2019 - On a cool and wet day at the US$150,000 Edmonton Open here Thursday, top-seeded Grant O'Gorman and Ben Saxton led the effort by the Canadian men by posting a pair of pool play wins over pairs from Brazil and Switzerland.

Beach volleyball 18/07/2019

Kissling & Zandbergen break into Espinho main draw, at last

Espinho, Portugal, July 18, 2019 – Gabriel Kissling and Michiel Zandbergen broke the seeding in the men’s qualifications twice on Thursday to become the lowest ranked team to progress to Friday’s 32-team main draw at the four-star Espinho stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Beach volleyball 18/07/2019

Austrian Strauss twins successful at the Edmonton Open

Edmonton, Canada, July 18, 2019 - The FIVB has been sanctioning beach volleyball events since 1987 and here Thursday at the US$150,000 Edmonton Open, two sets of twins met in the same World Tour beach volleyball match for the second time.

Beach volleyball 18/07/2019

Brazil, USA with two pool toppers each at Espinho

Espinho, Portugal, July 18, 2019 – Two teams from Brazil, two from USA and one each from China, Greece, Russia and Spain achieved two wins apiece in Thursday’s pool stage of the women’s main draw at the four-star Espinho stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour to top the standings in their respective pools and advance straight to the round of 16.

Beach volleyball 18/07/2019

The ‘other’ Vikings look for their next steps

Edmonton, Canada, July 18, 2019 – The Beach Volley Vikings have become pretty popular faces in the sport over the last year thanks to the massive success of one of its halves, the one of Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sørum. But the other part of the team, formed by Hendrik Mol and Mathias Berntsen, is also looking for its spot among the beach volleyball elite.

Beach volleyball 17/07/2019

Harley & Luciano post two Edmonton wins to advance to main draw

Edmonton, Canada, July 17, 2019 - Two-time FIVB World Tour most outstanding player Harley Marques was back competing on the international circuit here Wednesday as the 45-year old Brazilian teamed with Luciano Ferreira to win a pair of qualifying matches at the $150,000 Edmonton Open.

Beach volleyball 17/07/2019

Polish & Swiss pairs pace Edmonton women's qualifier

Edmonton, Canada, July 17, 2019 - Led by women's beach volleyball pairs from Poland and Switzerland, eight teams from six countries advanced from the qualifier here Wednesday afternoon to the opening Main Draw rounds at the US$150,000 Edmonton Open at Northlands Park.

Beach volleyball 17/07/2019

Asian teams upset top seeds en route to Espinho main draw

Espinho, Portugal, July 17, 2019 – Yukako Suzuki & Yui Nagata delivered a straight-set upset of the top seeds in the women’s qualifications to become one of eight teams to advance to Thursday’s 32-team main draw at the four-star Espinho stop on the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Beach volleyball 17/07/2019

Vasiliki Arvaniti - 176 FIVB events and counting...

Espinho, Portugal, July 17, 2019 – Vasiliki Arvaniti is playing her 176th FIVB beach volleyball tournament at the Espinho four-star, which makes her the female athlete with the highest number of appearances in history!

Beach volleyball 17/07/2019

Pavan returns to Canada as a world champion

Edmonton, Canada, July 17, 2019 - Since she started playing volleyball in the mid-1990s as a 10-year-old, Sarah Pavan has had a long and decorated career in the sport where her mother played on the Canadian national team in the late 1970s and her father has been her coach.

Beach volleyball 17/07/2019

Juliana & Harley return to Canada 14 years after gold

Edmonton, Canada, July 17, 2019 - With the FIVB World Tour set to return to Canada for just the first time since 2016 for a double-gender event starting here Wednesday, not many of the 196 players currently entered in the tournament have competed internationally on Canadian soil in the past.

Beach volleyball 16/07/2019

Stellar line-up ready for Espinho four-star

Espinho, Portugal, July 16, 2019 – The town of Espinho on the Atlantic coast of Portugal, one of the veteran venues on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, is hosting yet another Tour event this week, from July 16 through 21.

Beach volleyball 16/07/2019

Saxton returning home for Alberta World Tour event

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 16, 2019 - After a highly-competitive three-week stretch in Europe for the 2019 FIVB World Championships in Germany and a Beach Major Series conclave in Switzerland, the international beach volleyball circuit splits into two sites this week in Portugal and Canada.

Beach volleyball 14/07/2019

Portugal & Canada next stop for FIVB World Tour

Lausanne, Switzerland, July 15, 2019 - There is no rest for the best players on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour as the next three weeks feature events in Europe, North American and Asia starting Tuesday with FIVB events in Portugal and Canada.

Beach volleyball 14/07/2019

Golden day for Van Driel and Schoon in Alba Adriatica

Alba Adriatica, Italy, July 14, 2019 – Emi van Driel and Raïsa Schoon showed their potential when they won their second FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold medals of the season when they beat Agata Zuccarelli and Gaia Traballi in the women-only Alba Adriatica 1-Star gold medal match on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 14/07/2019

Moiseeva and Syrtseva top the podium in Daegu

Daegu, Korea, July 14, 2019 – Alexandra Moiseeva and Ekaterina Syrtseva won their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold medals when they beat Kaho Sakaguchi and Reika Murakami in the women-only 1-Star Daegu gold medal match on Sunday.

Beach volleyball 14/07/2019

Playing behind in Gstaad sparks Klineman & Ross to gold

Gstaad, Switzerland, July 14, 2019 - It seemed like all April Ross and Alix Klineman had to do for a week was get behind in a match. Then, look out.

Beach volleyball 14/07/2019

Americans Klineman & Ross top Gstaad women's podium

Gstaad, Switzerland, July 14, 2019 - In the 100th women's gold medal match between Brazil and the United States on the FIVB World Tour, Alix Klineman and April Ross from the North American country bested Maria Antonelli and Carolina Salgado from the South American nation to top the podium at the 20th annual Swatch Major Gstaad.

Beach volleyball 14/07/2019

20 years of Gstaad celebrated

Gstaad, Switzerland, July 14, 2019 - With the women's gold medal match here Sunday closing out six days of beach volleyball action, the week-long FIVB World Tour event also was a celebration of 20 years competition in the Swiss Alps village.

Beach volleyball 14/07/2019

100th Brazil vs. United States women's gold medal match awaits Gstaad audience

Gstaad, Switzerland, July 10, 2019 - With the Swatch Major Gstaad being the 407th women's FIVB World Tour event since the start of competition in 1992, the gold medal match here Sunday afternoon will be the 100th between the two countries on the international beach volleyball circuit.

Beach volleyball 14/07/2019

Betschart & Huberli seek Swiss success in Gstaad

Gstaad, Switzerland, July 14, 2019 - The US$600,000 Swatch Major Gstaad Major concludes here Sunday as host countries favorites Nina Betschart and Tanja Huberli seek to become the first women's team from Switzerland to play for a gold medal at the 20th annual FIVB World Tour event.

Beach volleyball 13/07/2019

Tsopoulou and Manavi into Alba Adriatica quarters

Alba Adriatica, Italy, July 13, 2019 – Konstantina Tsopoulou and Dimitra Manavi remain on course for their fourth FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour medal of the year when they reached the quarterfinals of the women-only Alba Adriatica 1-Star event on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 13/07/2019

Mol & Sorum repeat as Gstaad champions

Gstaad, Switzerland, July 13, 2019 - Anders Mol and Christian Sorum entered this week's FIVB World Tour event with disappointment, but the young Norwegians will be leaving the Swiss Alps village with smiles on their faces after winning the gold medal at the Swatch Major Gstaad here Sunday for the second-straight year.

Beach volleyball 13/07/2019

Moiseeva and Syrtseva lead way to Daegu semis

Daegu, Korea, July 13, 2019 – Russia’s Alexandra Moiseeva and Ekaterina Syrtseva remain on course for their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold medals when they reached the women-only 1-Star Daegu semifinals on Saturday.

Beach volleyball 13/07/2019

Brazil’s Ana Patricia & Rebecca upset world champions

Gstaad, Switzerland, July 13, 2019 - Ana Patricia Silva and Rebecca Cavalcanti posted Saturday's biggest upset in the women's competition here on the Swiss Alps village center court at the US$600,000 Swatch as the young Brazilians eliminated defending champions Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan of Canada in a quarter-final match.

Beach volleyball 13/07/2019

Carolina joins brother Pedro as Gstaad semifinalist

Gstaad, Switzerland, July 13, 2019 - The Salgado-Solberg name has created several memorable moments on the FIVB World Tour for the past two decades, and Carolina produced another milestone for the family here Saturday morning by winning a quarterfinal match with Maria Antonelli to reach the semifinals at the US$600,000 Swatch Major Gstaad.