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Women |
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14065 |
10987 |
25052 |
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2296 |
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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1993
On September 24, beach volleyball becomes an Olympic sport when the International Olympic Committee grants the sport medal status at Monte Carlo’s IOC meeting. Twenty-four men's teams and eighteen women's teams will compete for the first Beach Volleyball Olympic Gold Medal in the upcoming 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
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In 1995
Ze Marco de Melo and Emanuel Rego won the FIVB Indonesia Open.
It was the 4th win for Ze Marco de Melo, the 4th win for Emanuel Rego, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2017
Karla Borger and Margareta Kozuch won the CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Satu Mare.
It was the 5th win for Karla Borger, the 1st win for Margareta Kozuch, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2022
Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander won the AVP Phoenix Championships.
It was the 14th win for Taylor Crabb, the 1st win for Taylor Sander, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2022
Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz won the AVP Phoenix Championships.
It was the 6th win for Taryn Brasher, the 6th win for Kristen Cruz, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 2023
Tobia Marchetto and Jakob Windisch won the FIVB BPT Futures Cervia.
It was the 2nd win for Tobia Marchetto, the 6th win for Jakob Windisch, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2023
Menia Bentele and Anna Lutz won the FIVB BPT Futures Cervia.
It was the 1st win for Menia Bentele, the 1st win for Anna Lutz, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2023
Daniel Dearing and Sam Schachter won the FIVB BPT Futures Halifax.
It was the 3rd win for Daniel Dearing, the 10th win for Sam Schachter, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2023
Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec won the FIVB BPT Futures Halifax.
It was the 7th win for Heather Bansley, the 5th win for Sophie Bukovec, and the 1st win for the team.
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| 9/21/2026 |
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Germany’s Dieckmann & Schulz, Italy’s Rossi & Lupo top Corigliano Rossano Futures podiums
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Germany’s Rika Dieckmann & Sarah Schulz and Italy’s Enrico Rossi & Daniele Lupo triumphed on top of the women’s and the men’s podiums at the Corigliano Rossano Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday. Aleksandra Gromadowska & Agnieszka Adamek of Poland and Giulia Gavio & Carolina Sallaberry Cavalcanti of Brazil completed the women’s podium... |
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| 9/16/2026 |
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The 2026 Pro Season’s Last Stop
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The 2026 AVP season ends where the sport’s history runs deepest. The Progressive AVP Laguna Open, the world’s longest-running beach volleyball tournament, closes the calendar September 19-20 on the sand at Laguna Beach, free to the public, with 16-team draws in each gender and one last AVP title on the board. |
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| 9/13/2026 |
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Teams from Latvia and Netherlands crowned #EuroBeachVolleyU22 champions in Madrid
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After five intense days of competition, teams from Latvia and the Netherlands were crowned U22 Beach Volleyball European Champions under intense heat in Madrid. In the men’s final, Latvia’s Gustavs Auzins and Kristians Fokerots completed the cycle. In their farewell to the youth categories, they claimed the continental gold to add to the U21 world title they won the previous year. |
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| 9/9/2026 |
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Champions in Chicago
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The 2026 AVP League season ended the way seasons are supposed to end: sold out both days at Oak Street Beach, packed and loud, with the two best teams of the year lifting the crowns. Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz won the AVP League Championship to complete a summer without precedent, adding the League title to their Manhattan Beach three-peat. And Trevor Crabb and Phil Dalhausser defended... |
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| 9/7/2026 |
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Volleyball Empowerment teams dominate CSV South America Beach Volleyball Championships podium
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Teams supported by the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme won five of the six medals at the 2026 CSV South America Beach Volleyball Championships held in João Pessoa, Brazil from 2 to 6 September. Brazil’s Andre Loyola Stein & Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho emerged men’s champions while compatriots Andre Loyola Stein & Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho settled for silver. |
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Volleyball Empowerment teams complete podium sweep at AVC Asia Beach Volleyball Championships
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Teams supported by the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme swept both the men’s and women’s podiums at the 2026 AVC Asia Beach Volleyball Championships held in Shangluo, China from 2 to 6 September. Australia’s Stefanie Fejes & Taliqua Clancy were crowned women’s champions while China’s Xu Yan & Xia Xinyi and Japan’s Asami Shiba & Reika Murakami claimed the silver and bronze medals respectively. |
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Gottardi & Orsi Toth and Alfieri & Ranghieri defend champions’ crowns in Italy
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Caorle hosted the Finals of the Absolute Italian Beach Volleyball Championship tour, where the 2026 national champions were crowned. Valentina Gottardi & Reka Orsi Toth defended their women’s national title. On Sunday, the top-seeded team mastered a 2-0 (21-17, 21-11) sweep of the gold medal final against Giada Benazzi & Erika Ditta. |
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Klinger/Klinger and Hammarberg/Berger crowned champions in Schladming
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The champions of the MEVZA Beach Volleyball Championships Schladming 2026 have been crowned. Dorina and Ronja Klinger claimed the women’s title with a straight-set victory over Magdalena Rabitsch/Oleksandra Shkarupa, while Timo Hammarberg and Tim Berger came from behind to defeat Philipp Waller/Moritz Pristauz in a thrilling three-set men’s final. |
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| 9/6/2026 |
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#EuroBeachVolleyU20 crowns its champions after four days of high-level competition in Battipaglia
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Battipaglia crowned the 2026 European U20 champions on Sunday, bringing together on the final podium athletes whose results also tell a wider story about the level and continuity of European youth Beach Volleyball. At this stage of a young player’s career, the European Championship represents far more than the pursuit of a continental medal. |
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Two Brazilian pairs earn spots at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028
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Brazil capitalised on home advantage to win the men’s and women’s titles at the 2026 CSV South America Beach Volleyball Championships held in João Pessoa, Brazil from 2 to 6 September. Andre Loyola Stein & Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho were crowned men’s champions while Thamela Coradello Galil & Victoria Lopes Pereira Tosta won the women’s gold medal. |
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Ukraine’s Likhatskyis and Hungary’s Kun & Villam snatch Budapest Futures trophies
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Ukraine’s Ivan Likhatskyi & Richard Likhatskyi and Hungary’s Stefania Kun & Lilla Villam triumphed on top of the men’s and women’s podiums at the Budapest Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday. Dimitar Mehandzhiyski & Dimitar Kalchev of Bulgaria and Sergiy Popov & Illia Tiurin of Ukraine completed the men’s podium, while Nina Pavlova & Sunniva Helland-Hansen of Norway and... |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| Sep 26-27, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Midwest Open, Edwardsville, Illinois |
M |
$10,000 |
| Sep 26-27, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Midwest Open, Edwardsville, Illinois |
W |
$10,000 |
| Oct 2-4, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Santa Barbara Open, California |
M&W |
$60,000 |
| Oct 15-18, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Alanya, Türkiye |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Oct 15-18, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Alanya, Türkiye |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Oct 23-25, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
M&W |
US$7,000 |
| Oct 30-Nov 1, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic |
M&W |
US$7,000 |
| Nov 5-8, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Championship, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 30-Jul 4, 2027 |
CEV |
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2027, Gstaad, Switzerland |
M&W |
TBD |
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