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Players: 13559 10586 24145
Tournaments: 2229 1798 4027
 
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Cherry Simkins 67
Elvis Pabilonia 61
Elenice Felipe 61
Paul Schilhan 58
Sachiko Fujita 58
Maurizio Carletti 57
Donnell Malone 53
Vladimir Prochazka 53
Victor Kouroupis 50
Claudia Elvir 49
Kristi Martin 47
Jeff Urton 43
Kristi Rayburn 43
Monica Illuminati 43
Gottsu Ishijima 42
Ragnhild Aas 42
Haydee Lopez 42
Robert Tarr 42
Tatjana Lamonova 42
Cecilie Svendsen 41
Friederike Romberg 41
Thodoris Papadimitriou 41
Artem Futoryan 40
Louis Haar 39
Will Montgomery 36
Esteban Grimalt 35
Filip Cermak 35
Pedro Schnedier 34
Benjamin Vande Casteele 33
Marita Dale 30
Vilde Sorbo 29
Merapelo Tshimologo 27
Marija Cernavska 27
Maja Radovic 26
Laura Ovelar 26
Gianluca Dal Corso 25
Susana Torres 25
Britney Choon 24
Esra Demirkiran 22
Gaia Novello 19
Uta Sawano 18
Zyad Ahmed 18
 
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In 2011
Richard Schuil and Jon Stiekema won the   CEV Aalsmeer Satellite.  It was the 14th win for Richard Schuil, the 1st win for Jon Stiekema, and the 1st win for the team.
 
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1/8/2026
‘I am enough.’ Latvia’s Anastasija revels in historic world title
Latvia’s Anastasija Samoilova arrived in Adelaide for the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship with heartbreak from the last three appearances at the global competition. Thrice, in the 2019, 2022 and 2023 editions, Anastasija and her long-term partner Tina Graudina had been knocked out in the Round of 16.

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Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft Form New Beach Partnership
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 8, 2026) – Two of the most accomplished beach volleyball players in the United States, Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft, have announced a new partnership that brings together two elite-level athletes, one with Olympic experience and the other a rising world talent, as they look to represent the U.S. at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

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1/5/2026
2025 in review: Sweden’s dream final at men’s World Champs in Adelaide
The 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships were held in Adelaide, Australia from November 14 to 23. Reigning 2024 Olympic champions David Ahman & Jonatan Hellvig also emerged as the 2025 men’s world champions in beach volleyball. At 23 and 24, respectively, they were the youngest world champs ever. In a sensational all-Swedish World Championship gold medal showdown...

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1/3/2026
2025 in review: Tina & Anastasija write history as the 2025 women's world champions
The 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships were held in Adelaide, Australia from November 14 to 23. Latvia’s Tina Graudina & Anastasija Samoilova triumphed as the new women’s world champions in beach volleyball after defeating USA’s Kristen Nuss & Taryn Brasher in the gold medal showdown. It was not only Latvia’s first-ever World Championship title...

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12/31/2025
The Best of 2025: Men's Beach Volleyball
The year 2025 was massive for international beach volleyball, as the sport managed to successfully build on the momentum created during the iconic Paris 2024 Olympics, which had beach volleyball as one of the most fascinating disciplines of the event, with matches played at the feet of the Eiffel Tower. The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour continued to take the sport to every corner...

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The Best of 2025: Women's Beach Volleyball
The year 2025 was massive for international beach volleyball, as the sport managed to successfully build on the momentum created during the iconic Paris 2024 Olympics, which had beach volleyball as one of the most fascinating disciplines of the event, with matches played at the feet of the Eiffel Tower. The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour continued to take the sport to every corner...

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Laurenz Leitner Sets His Sights on the Year Ahead
For much of the past year, Austrian beach volleyball player Laurenz Leitner has lived a very different rhythm from the one that usually defines his life on tour. Away from competition and focused on treatment, the time off the court offered space to reflect on the sport, the people around it and the path back to doing what he loves most.

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12/28/2025
2025 in review: Latvians and Americans grab U21 world titles undefeated
The 2025 FIVB U21 Beach Volleyball World Championships took place in the Mexican city of Cholula, in the state of Puebla, from October 15 to 19. Without dropping a single set in seven matches played, Gustavs Auzins & Kristians Fokerots of Latvia lifted the men’s trophy, while USA’s Sally Perez & Avery Jackson travelled all the way from the qualifications to the top of the women’s podium.

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