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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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Players: 13650 10630 24280
Tournaments: 2239 1806 4045
 
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Kerry Becker 65
Barry Hanna 62
Sean Smith 61
Sergio Vodiany 58
Petr Chromy 56
Peter Meier 56
Steve Sheppard 54
Eun-Young Choi 52
Brian Ratto 51
Jim Francis 51
Mara Di Martile 50
Meong-Hee Lee 48
Arunachalam Manoharan 47
Kevine Etienne 46
Jordan Hove 46
James (Bo) Schmidt 45
Luresa Forsythe 44
St. Clair Hodge 44
Jeaqueline Flores 44
Carole Herve 44
Pekka Piippo 43
Christina Roubanis 43
Melanie Schonenberger 43
Oleksandr Dergunov 42
Kelsey Fautsch 42
Dan-A Choi 41
Dahiana Burgos 41
Tal Shavit 40
Simas Paulikas 39
Houston Neal 39
Marlies Deutsch 39
German Recio 38
Mannika Charles 38
Shu-Fen Wu 37
Alexander Kullo 37
Daniel Jonassen 37
Madita Knoppel 35
Liza Triantafillidi 34
Esmeralda Ramirez 34
Veronika Dostalova 34
Rauno Tamme 34
Bruno Simunic 33
Shaquille Barker 32
Georgios Moschovakis 32
Seraphine Mukantambara 32
Runar Sannarnes 32
Dukondaine Yvan Bruce 31
Luca Szabo 31
Yvan Dukundane 31
Sun Peng Yeo 30
Stijn van Tilburg 30
Ismail Bircan 29
Jakob Molin 29
Momme Wittmuss 29
Miharu Kashihara 28
Uladzimir Pyzhou 28
Filippo Mengo 28
Garrett Peterson 26
Timur Ermotik 26
Ondrej Herman 24
Miha Kosanc 21
Ema Schnidrig 20
Tereza Lajkebova 20
Isabel Loayza 20
Yorre Vercauteren 18
Barbora Rakauskaite 18
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1991
Karolyn Kirby and Angela Rock won the WPVA Flamingo Hilton Austin Open.  It was the 9th win for Karolyn Kirby, the 1st win for Angela Rock, and the 1st win for the team.
In 1991
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Miller Lite Phoenix Open.  It was the 125th win for Sinjin Smith, the 101st win for Randy Stoklos, and the 100th win for the team.
In 1996
Ze Marco de Melo and Emanuel Rego won the FIVB Spain Open.  It was the 6th win for Ze Marco de Melo, the 6th win for Emanuel Rego, and the 6th win for the team.
In 1996
Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno won the WPVA MCI Deerfield Beach Open.  It was the 32nd win for Holly McPeak, the 30th win for Nancy Reno, and the 17th win for the team.
In 2019
Lara Dykstra and Cassie House won the FIVB Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival.  It was the 3rd win for Lara Dykstra, the 1st win for Cassie House, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2024
Jake MacNeil and Alexander Russell won the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Santo Domingo.  It was the 2nd win for Jake MacNeil, the 2nd win for Alexander Russell, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2024
Kylie Deberg and Hailey Harward won the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Santo Domingo.  It was the 2nd win for Kylie Deberg, the 3rd win for Hailey Harward, and the 1st win for the team.
 
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Two Hungarian duos join American winners Basey & Hurst on Tahiti Futures podium
Gage Basey & Thomas Hurst of the United States earned their first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gold at the Tahiti Futures in French Polynesia. Two Hungarian teams – Bence Tari & Lukas Niemeier and Domonkos Doczi & Akos Veress – completed the podium at the single-gender stop with silver and bronze, respectively.

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3/31/2026
World Ranking update: Cottafava & Dal Corso reach top 25 for the first time
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3/28/2026
Hungary’s Doczi & Veress crown duo’s debut with Rarotonga Futures gold
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Spain’s Vergara & Gonzalez on to Nayarit quarterfinals after fourth tie-breaker in Mexico
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Mexican home favorites to challenge top seeds in Nayarit Challenge eighthfinals
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USA v Canada and Australia v Hungary in Rarotonga Futures semis
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Apr 8-12, 2026 FIVB BPT Elite Saquarema, Brazil M US$200,000
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