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10219 |
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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1970
Brian Lewis, Sr. and John Vallely won the Parks & Rec Santa Cruz Open.
It was the 1st win for Brian Lewis, Sr., the 6th win for John Vallely, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1981
Jill Durkee and Susie Jones won the Parks & Rec San Clemente Open.
It was the 3rd win for Jill Durkee, the 4th win for Susie Jones, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1982
Matt Gage and Jim Menges won the Parks & Rec Jose Cuervo Memorial Day Open Santa Cruz.
It was the 26th win for Matt Gage, the 46th win for Jim Menges, and the 8th win for the team.
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In 1987
Gail Castro Kehl and Janice Harrer won the Parks & Rec Santa Monica Open.
It was the 2nd win for Gail Castro Kehl, the 8th win for Janice Harrer, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1992
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Miller Lite San Diego Open.
It was the 51st win for Karch Kiraly, the 23rd win for Kent Steffes, and the 12th win for the team.
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In 1992
Marla O'Hara and Dennie Shupryt Knoop won the WPVA Coors Light John Shaw Open.
It was the 1st win for Marla O'Hara, the 1st win for Dennie Shupryt Knoop, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1992
Linda Chisholm and Liz Masakayan won the Coors Light WPVA Las Vegas Shootout.
It was the 31st win for Linda Chisholm, the 6th win for Liz Masakayan, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 1998
Emanuel Rego and Kent Steffes won the AVP Miller Lite South Texas Open.
It was the 17th win for Emanuel Rego, the 105th win for Kent Steffes, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2001
On May 31, Agent Leonard Armato and his company Management Plus announce that they have acquired the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) and will unite the world's best men's and women's professional beach volleyball players under one umbrella organization. With this historic unification of the men's and women's competition, the 2001 AVP Tour will be able to capitalize on having one property that can maximize sponsor dollars, marketing opportunities, media coverage and prize money. The AVP will now stand alone as the only professional beach volleyball tour in the country. It will follow the regulations set forth by USA Volleyball and the Federation International de Volleyball (FIVB) and will allow its players to compete in official tournaments en route to the 2004 Olympics.
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In 2008
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs won the FIVB Hyundai Open Barcelona.
It was the 5th win for Nicole Branagh, the 41st win for Elaine Youngs, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2009
Maria Antonelli and Talita Antunes won the FIVB Seoul Open.
It was the 5th win for Maria Antonelli, the 7th win for Talita Antunes, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2009
Alison Cerutti and Harley Marques won the FIVB Myslowice Open.
It was the 6th win for Alison Cerutti, the 15th win for Harley Marques, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2009
John Hyden and Sean Scott won the AVP Crocs Tour Atlanta Open.
It was the 4th win for John Hyden, the 6th win for Sean Scott, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2009
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs won the AVP Crocs Tour Atlanta Open.
It was the 12th win for Nicole Branagh, the 47th win for Elaine Youngs, and the 11th win for the team.
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In 2014
Victoria Bieneck and Julia Grossner won the FIVB Anapa Open.
It was the 4th win for Victoria Bieneck, the 4th win for Julia Grossner, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2014
Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel won the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters.
It was the 2nd win for Grzegorz Fijalek, the 2nd win for Mariusz Prudel, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2015
Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera won the FIVB Moscow Grand Slam.
It was the 5th win for Adrian Gavira, the 11th win for Pablo Herrera, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2015
Talita Antunes and Larissa Maestrini won the FIVB Moscow Grand Slam.
It was the 23rd win for Talita Antunes, the 54th win for Larissa Maestrini, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2015
Eric Haddock and Roberto Rodriguez won the Ocean City Championships.
It was the 5th win for Eric Haddock, the 9th win for Roberto Rodriguez, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2015
Kristen Batt-Rohr and Priscilla Lima won the Ocean City Championships.
It was the 6th win for Kristen Batt-Rohr, the 7th win for Priscilla Lima, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2015
Brazil's Larissa Franca wins her 51st FIVB World Tour gold medal at the Moscow Grand Slam with Talita Antunes, passing Kerri Walsh Jennings as the winningest female player on the FIVB World Tour
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| 5/30/2025 |
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Brazilians score big Round of 18 wins in Ostrava
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Thanks to excellent performances from Thamela Coradelo/Victoria Lopes and Vitória Rodrigues/Hegeile ‘Hegê’ Almeida, beach volleyball powerhouse Brazil managed to keep their three teams alive in the race for the title of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Ostrava Elite. The two Brazilian duos were among the six teams that overcame the Round of 18 of the women’s tournament... |
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Sagstetter brothers continue on a roll in Ostrava
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Jonas and Benedikt Sagstetter’s second appearance in the main draw of a Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite event continues to bring great memories for the German brothers, who won their pool in Ostrava on Friday and advanced to the Round of 12 of the tournament held at the iconic Lower Vítkovice industrial heritage. |
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| 5/29/2025 |
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Comeback Queens Hüberli and Kernen win Ostrava pool
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A new team in the 2025 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season, Swiss Tanja Hüberli and Leona Kernen displayed nerves of steel on Thursday to secure their second comeback win in the Elite event held in Ostrava, Czechia, and claim a spot in the tournament’s Round of 12. Besides the Swiss, duos from Ukraine, Austria and Brazil topped their pools... |
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Czechs start the main draw on the right foot at home
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Czech fans who went out on Thursday to support the country’s men’s teams in the first day of the main draw of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Ostrava Elite returned home satisfied after witnessing excellent performances from two of the three duos that represent the country in their home tournament. While world champions Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner... |
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| 5/28/2025 |
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Khmil and Davidova stun Americans in pool play in Ostrava
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A pair of three-set victories on Wednesday, the first day of action in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Ostrava Elite, catapulted Ukrainians Anhelina Khmil and Valentyna Davidova from the qualifier to the elimination rounds of the event held in Czechia. One of the eight women’s teams to overcome the qualifier at the iconic Lower Vítkovice industrial heritage site... |
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Grimalts overcome shadows of the past and make it to Ostrava main draw
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The Chilean Grimalt cousins Marco and Esteban formed the only non-European team to overcome the men’s qualifier of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Ostrava Elite event on Wednesday. Alongside duos from hosts Czechia, Austria, Germany, France and Portugal, the three-time Olympians secured a victory in the opening day of the tournament held at the iconic... |
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| 5/27/2025 |
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Olympians get on the sand this week In Battipaglia
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After three weeks, the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour is back in Italy as the city of Battipaglia is set to become the second in the country to host a Futures event in 2025, following Cervia, which staged a tournament earlier in May. The tournament set to take place from Thursday to Sunday at the beachfront Lido Spineta is going to feature some big names of the sport in Europe... |
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Sister duo Anouk & Zoé Vergé-Dépré to compete in Ostrava
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Swiss beach volleyball players Anouk and Zoé Vergé-Dépré will reunite on the sand at the Elite tournament in Ostrava this week. Returning to the site of last year’s Olympic showdown marks an emotional milestone in the sisters’ shared journey. Ostrava holds a special place in their story: The last time the beach volleyball sisters Anouk and Zoé Vergé-Dépré played each other... |
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Thamela & Victoria on top of the World Ranking!
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Thamela Coradello & Victoria Lopes are the new number one team in the women’s FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking. The Brazilian duo climbed on top of the chart for the first time, taking over from Germany’s Svenja Muller & Cinja Tillmann, who dropped to number three after 11 weeks as the world’s number one. Meanwhile, Argentina’s Nicolas Capogrosso & Tomas Capogrosso... |
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World champions look for first home gold at Ostrava Elite this week
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After having Elite tournaments in North and South America, the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gets to Europe this week and the Czech city of Ostrava will be the first of three locations on the continent to host events of the highest level, with matches going on from Wednesday to Sunday. One of the most iconic venues in international beach volleyball... |
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| 5/25/2025 |
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Hosts Switzerland make the doubles in Spiez
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Homecourt advantage proved to be of great value for Switzerland on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour as teams from the host country won gold and silver in both genders in the Futures event held in Spiez this weekend. Flanking the Swiss teams on the podium at the lakefront Spiezerbucht on Sunday were German women and Czech men, creating a perfect weekend for European teams... |
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Spiez Futures produces all-Swiss women’s and men’s finals
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Host nation Switzerland participated with its best duos in the Spiez Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and the home crowd was delighted to cheer on all-Swiss finals in both the women’s and the men’s competitions. Tanja Huberli & Leona Kernen outplayed Anouk Verge-Depre & Zoe Verge-Depre in the ladies’ final, while Germany’s Hanna-Marie Schieder & Karla Borger took bronze. |
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First gold for Hollas & Remmelg; second in a row for Nemec & Petruf
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After losing as many as five Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour finals and collecting five silver medals so far, Estonia’s Liisa Remmelg & Heleene Hollas finally made it all the way to the top of the podium and won gold at the Wuhan Qingshan Futures in China. The women’s silver and bronze went to Thailand’s Tanarattha Udomchavee & Rumpaipruet Numwong and Vanuatu’s Majabelle Lawac & Sherysyn Toko... |
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Defending champions France and the Netherlands dominate Pool A
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Counting on the presence of Olympians in their squads, France, on the men’s side, and the Netherlands, among the women, triumphed in Pool A of the 2025 CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup and advanced to the Finals of the fourth edition of the event. French and Dutch, who both won the Beach Nations Cup last year, dominated their pools in the Preliminary Phase of the tournament... |
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Araya/Varela from Costa Rica Crowned Champions of the First Stage of the NORCECA U23 Tour
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 25, 2025.– Julián Araya and Jhostin Varela of Costa Rica were crowned champions of the first stage of the NORCECA U23 Tour, held on the spectacular beach of Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. They clinched the title in a thrilling three-set match 2-1 (19-21, 21-18, 15-12) against Americans Gage Basey and Thomas Hurst. |
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Americans Donley/Sherman Claim Gold at NORCECA U23 Tour in Juan Dolio
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 25, 2025 – The American duo of Emma Donley and Portia Sherman were crowned champions of the NORCECA U23 Beach Volleyball Tour after a commanding 2-0 (21-14, 21-12) victory over Canada’s Sophie Hancock and Emma Cudmore in the final, held at the sand courts of beautiful Juan Dolio beach. |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| May 28-Jun 1, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Ostrava, Czech Republic |
M |
US$200,000 |
| May 28-Jun 1, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Ostrava, Czech Republic |
W |
US$200,000 |
| May 29-Jun 1, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Battipaglia, Italy |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| May 29-Jun 1, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Battipaglia, Italy |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 5-8, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Krakow, Poland |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 5-8, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Prague, Czech Republic |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 5-8, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Prague, Czech Republic |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 5-8, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 5-8, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 7-8, 2025 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 2 - San Diego, California |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 11-15, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Alanya, Türkiye |
M |
US$125,000 |
| Jun 11-15, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Alanya, Türkiye |
W |
US$125,000 |
| Jun 12-15, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Jurmala, Latvia |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 12-15, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Jurmala, Latvia |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 12-15, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Krakow, Poland |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 12-15, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Malmo, Sweden |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 12-15, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Qingdao, China |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Jun 12-15, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Qingdao, China |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Jun 13-14, 2025 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 3 - Miami, Florida |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 18-21, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Ios, Greece |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 18-21, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Ios, Greece |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 19-22, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Geneva, Switzerland |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 19-22, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Messina, Italy |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 19-22, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Messina, Italy |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 19-22, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Qidong, China |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Jun 19-22, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Qidong, China |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Jun 21-22, 2025 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 4 - New York |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 25-29, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Stare Jablonki, Poland |
M |
US$125,000 |
| Jun 25-29, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Stare Jablonki, Poland |
W |
US$125,000 |
| Jun 26-29, 2025 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Geneva, Switzerland |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 27-29, 2025 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Honduras, TBD |
M |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 27-29, 2025 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Honduras, TBD |
W |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 28-29, 2025 |
AVP |
Virginia Beach Contender Series |
M&W |
TBD |
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