News 10/04/2021 Tokyo Tracker: A wild race for the women's final few qualifying bids The women's race for the Tokyo Olympics is a thrilling one, with a huge number of teams battling for the final few Olympic qualifying spots 09/04/2021 Bieneck/Schneider and Behrens/Ittlinger ready for Cancun Two teams advance from the German country quota in Hamburg 09/04/2021 Guto and Arthur’s 24/7 partnership The Brazilians share home as they pursue success 08/04/2021 Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson glad to be back As Olympic qualification is set to resume in Cancun 07/04/2021 Bourne-Crabb, Sponcil-Claes win Cancun tune-up tournament in Hermosa Beach Prior to departing for Cancun 04/04/2021 Tokyo Tracker: The men's teams hanging onto the top 15 The final five spots in the Olympic race could see a lot of change 01/04/2021 Tokyo Tracker: Brazil's unique qualification system is a winning one Unlike the rest of the world, Brazil has already selected its teams for the Tokyo Olympics 31/03/2021 World's top teams set for Cancun Hub events Mexico hosts three-straight weeks of Olympic qualifying action 27/03/2021 Pedro at 35 Solberg on the most FIVB medals with the most partners 24/03/2021 Canadians Pedlow and Schachter "the kings of top-nine" Canadians Sam Schachter and Sam Pedlow are looking to make a big Olympic push in the Cancun hub 21/03/2021 Emanuel & Ricardo validate World Championship Iconic Brazilian pair win on home sand in Salvador 20/03/2021 Tokyo Tracker: The airtight race for the United States' second spot The race for the second American spot at the Tokyo Olympics is tight, with three teams contending for it 19/03/2021 Mol & Sorum’s fairy tale The amazing success story of the Norwegian prodigies 18/03/2021 Julia Sude handles partner switch well Sude’s successful path with Chantal Laboureur and Karla Borger 17/03/2021 Doha lessons: Beach volleyball's best rivalry adds another chapter The Doha 4-star shows the way forward for the rest of the season 17/03/2021 Quietly, Lili & Elsa making their mark Spaniards secure third Olympic berth at 2019 Haiyang qualifier 17/03/2021 Success for Fijalek & Prudel Hard work and luck pay off for Polish pair 16/03/2021 Lessons from Doha: Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner are here to stay The 2021 season-opening event in Doha shows David Schweiner and Ondrej Perusic are legitimate medal contenders 15/03/2021 Bansley and Wilkerson on their special journey 2010-20 both a blink and an eternity 15/03/2021 Grimalts aiming for another decade of glory The Chileans enjoy every moment and are not done yet 15/03/2021 FIVB Statement On COVID-19 Protocols At the World Tour 4-star Katara Beach Volleyball Cup 2021 in Doha, Qatar The safety and wellbeing of participants remains the top priority 14/03/2021 Roster 100: Sponcil & Claes “Did you get it? Did you get it? Didyougetitdidyougetitdidyougetit?” 12/03/2021 Happy end to Perusic & Schweiner's fairy tale The Czechs triumph in Qatar undefeated 12/03/2021 Alix & April snatch historic Doha title The top three teams of the FIVB World Ranking occupy the Doha podium 12/03/2021 Cherif: From Doha to Cancun, aiming for the Olympics The Qatari star feels he and Ahmed have grown to understand the game better 12/03/2021 Katara Beach Volleyball Cup: Watch on Youtube All the action in one place 11/03/2021 Czech sensations push to Doha final against Brazil Perusic & Schweiner to challenge Evandro & Guto for Katara Beach Volleyball Cup gold 11/03/2021 Top seeds to meet in Doha women's final Pavan & Melissa and Alix & April power through quarterfinals and semifinals on Thursday 11/03/2021 Liliana & Elsa: Our good chemistry is our strength The Spanish stars are thankful they are on Tour again ahead of the Olympics 11/03/2021 FIVB Statement on COVID-19 Protocols at World Tour 4-star Katara Beach Volleyball Cup 2021 in Doha, Qatar Safety and wellbeing of participants remains the top priority 10/03/2021 Solid quarterfinal lineup shapes up in men’s tournament Many of the favourites knocked out of contention in Doha 10/03/2021 World champs win all-Canadian battle to advance in Doha The women’s quarterfinal match-ups decided 10/03/2021 2021 beach volleyball calendar and Olympic qualifiers announced Six 4-star World Tour events and the Continental Cup Finals will decide the quota places for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 10/03/2021 Brouwer-Meeuwsen 2.0 ready for rollout The Dutch Olympians 100% focused on the next match 09/03/2021 Sensational Czechs storm through Doha pool stage Eight men’s pool winners book eighthfinal spots on Tuesday 09/03/2021 Six of eight women’s pool finals in Doha decided in tie-breaks Alix & April win tough all-American clash with Sweat & Walsh 09/03/2021 Claes & Sponcil knocking on THE dream’s door The American pair stay focused on themselves and write their own story 09/03/2021 Tina’s 23rd features training, studying and a birthday celebration Latvian Olympian-to-be a top performer on the American collegiate scene 08/03/2021 19-year-old Swedes reach main draw at first 4-star event Eight teams from seven countries progress from Doha men’s qualifications 08/03/2021 FIVB statement on COVID-19 protocols at the World Tour 4-star Katara Beach Volleyball Cup 2021 in Doha, Qatar The safety and wellbeing of participants remains the top priority 08/03/2021 First ever 4-star main draw for Bobner & Verge-Depre in Doha Plenty of tiebreaks in Doha women’s qualifiers 08/03/2021 Veteran Casey Patterson reunites with Chase Budinger for Doha A fresh start for the American pair 08/03/2021 Chaim Schalk to make his USA World Tour debut in Doha After competing for Canada, Chaim Schalk is finally putting on his USA jersey 07/03/2021 Back on Tour as bid for Tokyo spots reopens World Tour back to Doha where it left off 12 months ago 07/03/2021 Thole & Wickler are Germany's rising stars Two young athletes quick to claim international success 07/03/2021 Qatari participants achieve past World Tour successes this week Chileans, Dutch & Polish pairs top FIVB podiums in Australia, Brazil & Qatar 06/03/2021 The A-Team becomes the Triple-A Team The addition of coach Angie Akers gives Klineman and Ross new energy 05/03/2021 Reckermann reflects & relishes German partnership nets World and Olympic gold medals 05/03/2021 Meppelink nets Olympic & European satisfaction Dutch standout seeking third-straight Olympic berth 04/03/2021 Samoilovs & Smedins: The game changers Read about the Latvian heroes and their decade of beach volleyball glory 04/03/2021 Tokyo Tracker: Mol and Sorum, Fijalek and Bryl can rest easy Anders Mol is sitting out of next week's 4-star tournament in Doha 03/03/2021 Mirco Gerson on the road ahead Nations Clash victory in Dusseldorf the perfect preparation for Olympic race 02/03/2021 Chileans prepare for their own March Madness And head to Joao Pessoa ahead of important World Tour and Continental Cup events 28/02/2021 Herrera & Gavira: Brothers in arms The Spanish pair are ready for more 28/02/2021 Sand, school, law enforcement & motherhood Two-time Austrian Olympian Doris Schwaiger celebrates 36th birthday 28/02/2021 Dalhausser & Lucena’s last gold medal this week in World Tour history Americans top FIVB podium on home sand in Fort Lauderdale 26/02/2021 Cherif & Ahmed atop Doha podium First FIVB World Tour gold medal for Qatari pair 25/02/2021 Bruno Schmidt: Always ready for the next challenge The Brazilian's winding road to success 25/02/2021 Gusev & Shustrov seeking Doha revenge Young Russians post two elimination wins on Thursday 25/02/2021 Tokyo Tracker: Latvia's historic day in Haiyang Only six teams have assured spots in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Two of those berths are owned by Latvia 24/02/2021 Cherif & Ahmed continue their winning ways Elimination bracket set for Thursday's play at Doha Beach Volleyball Cup 23/02/2021 Egypt, Lebanon & Russia net Doha Cup qualifying wins FIVB World Tour event features pool play on Wednesday 22/02/2021 Walsh Jennings showing no signs of slowing down And defines the standard in beach volleyball 22/02/2021 Doha Beach Volleyball Cup field set First scheduled event on 2021 FIVB World Tour calendar 21/02/2021 Smith & Stoklos become first FIVB gold medal winners The first step in making beach volleyball an Olympic sport 19/02/2021 The ultimate compliment for Lupo & Nicolai "The Professor" praises the Italian duo 19/02/2021 Sponcil-Claes, Patterson-Budinger, Schalk-Brunner win USA country quota Three teams win USA country quota encounters to progress to Doha 4-star qualifier 19/02/2021 World champions lead entries for 4-star Katara Beach Volleyball Cup Eight of the top 10 women’s teams and nine of the top 10 men’s pairs are entered in the event 18/02/2021 Maria Elisa and Maria Clara back in the sand The Brazilians reappear this week after over a year away from the courts 18/02/2021 Tokyo Tracker: The pressure is off for Pavan & Humana-Paredes Our Tokyo Tracker is a series of stories featuring all of the teams in Olympic contention 18/02/2021 Xue at 32 Duda joins her in winning World Tour gold at 17 17/02/2021 First FIVB-sanctioned beach volleyball event begins 34 years ago Twenty teams from seven countries play in Rio 16/02/2021 Ross always pushing her limits in pursuit of further glory April Ross is a model of consistency 14/02/2021 Golden day for Qatar Cherif and Jefferson top 2016 Iranian podium 13/02/2021 Cherif: I have never stopped dreaming The Qatari speaks about playing his childhood heroes 13/02/2021 Ishii and Murakami on self-reliance and determination Read about Japan's leading duo 11/02/2021 Roster 100: Vergé-Dépré & Heidrich The secret is to believe 11/02/2021 Cherif & Ahmed headline Doha Cup entry list Tournament to take place from February 23 to 26 11/02/2021 Vergé-Dépré at 29 Swiss standout busy on and off the sand 09/02/2021 Nummerdor explains it best "Mentally beach volleyball is harder than indoor volleyball" 07/02/2021 Jackie celebrates birthday week with World Tour win Teams with Sandra to claim first of 12 World Tour gold medals in Chile 06/02/2021 After six seasons on different sides of the net, Hermannova & Slukova unite Four World Tour golds for Czech Republic pair 05/02/2021 Kvalheim at 58 One of Norway's most decorated beach volleyball players 03/02/2021 The Professor calls Doppler & Horst “sneaky good” Todd Rogers praises the Austrians for their consistency 03/02/2021 Ontiveros & Virgen set the example for Mexican teams Jump from top 50 to top 10 on World Tour points list 03/02/2021 Doha returns to World Tour schedule with two events A look back at previous events in Qatar's capital city 31/01/2021 Last American podium sweep this week in World Tour history Dowdy Lawson/Pollock & Drost/Frishman earn spots on the same Australian podium 30/01/2021 Clancy & Artacho del Solar: The ties that bind The Australians on the multitude of reasons that bring them together on and off the court 30/01/2021 Lili: Tenerife has it all Times change for European teams 28/01/2021 Kantor and Losiak have no time to waste The Polish team initiate a small revolution in the game in the last decade 27/01/2021 “Nowo” at 47 Austrian player, coach and manager celebrates today with Doppler and Horst 26/01/2021 Taylor Crabb just wants to play Any surface. Any ball. Any format 24/01/2021 Baracetti & Conde birthday spoilers Argentina pair defeat Switzerland's Martin Laciga on his birthday! 21/01/2021 Barbara looking for a fresh start with Carol in 2021 The Olympic medallist has a new partner heading into the season 19/01/2021 Cook at 46! Over 20 years since winning Olympic gold in Sydney 18/01/2021 Aiming for something higher: Krasilnikov & Stoyanovskiy The Russians seek to validate World Championship gold in Tokyo 17/01/2021 “Firsts” for top teams, New Zealand Muller and O'Dea top Cook Islands podium 17/01/2021 Roster 100: Melissa Humana-Paredes & Sarah Pavan Still chasing the Big Goal 16/01/2021 Wong pushing boundaries for his passion Read about Hong Kong beach volleyball player Wong Pui Lam 16/01/2021 Evandro: much more than a serving machine The World Tour's best server shapes his game over the years 15/01/2021 The Xue-Zhang story Xue Chen and Zhang Xi celebrate seven glorious years in beach volleyball 14/01/2021 Brouwer: Shoot, I'll have to buy flowers The title of Best Dutch Team will have to be wrangled from Brouwer and Meeuwsen 13/01/2021 Ludwig at 35 Celebrating with family after training in Hamburg 13/01/2021 Ludwig ever-popular, ever-driven for glory When the decade began Laura Ludwig had yet to win an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event 12/01/2021 Alison ready to roar at Tokyo 2020 Alison Cerutti has stood tall over men’s beach volleyball for the past 10 years 10/01/2021 Iranian victory highlights week in World Tour history Qeshm Island Cup was first FIVB beach event in 2020 07/01/2021 Dieckmanns celebrate No. 45 Early partners of German Olympic and world champions Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann 03/01/2021 Reigning world champions claim first FIVB gold medal Gold medal in The Hague the first of four 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour titles 02/01/2021 Ana Patricia and Rebecca’s unlikely journey The team's meteoric rise sets them up for an Olympic appearance 01/01/2021 It was all worth it for Juliana and Larissa Nine years of pressure for the Brazilians