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Players: 14084 11002 25086
Tournaments: 2301 1869 4170
 
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Shelly Miller 63
Zainal Zainal 60
Elizabeth Rottcher 57
Michelle Hughes 57
Bartosz Bachorski 56
Stephane Besse 54
Martijn Michielse 52
Vratislav Stanek 50
Maria Obernosterer 49
Faad Yogoob 49
Alexandr Smirnov 49
Heathe Shern 47
Hugo Oliveira 46
Kim Willoughby 46
Jesus Rodriguez 45
Mike Gutierrez 45
Lauris Iecelnieks 44
Kathleen Brownlee 43
Tyler Caldwell 43
Laurentiu Iosif 42
Grazziella Lo Re 42
Rhooney Ferramenta 41
Isaac Omedo 41
Hen Meir 40
Viktor Pak 40
Brian Reim 39
Ana Fabian 38
Miki Ishii 37
Liseth Pachay 37
Martin Zeleny 37
Laura Bloem 37
Eric Lucas 37
Barbora Hermannova 36
Ante Jukic 36
Julija Monnakmae 36
Marko Simac 36
Gillan Octave 35
Katie Dickens 33
Elisa Fragonas 32
Merete Lutz 32
Ahmed Mohamed 31
Antonis Liotatis 29
Jerron Phillip 29
Damian Goscianski 28
Anastasia Petrunina 28
Angelos Mandilaris 28
Charles St-Aubin 26
Chun Wong 25
Maia Nichols 25
Sandrine Giroud 24
Rusne Rutkauskaite 22
Lily Davis 20
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1999
Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar won the FIVB Brazil Open.  It was the 17th win for Shelda Bede, the 17th win for Adriana Behar, and the 17th win for the team.
In 2010
Nicole Branagh and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the FIVB Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT.  It was the 19th win for Nicole Branagh, the 104th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 2nd win for the team.
 
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11/5/2026
Thirteen Men's Teams Set to Pursue Olympic Berth in Vega Baja
VEGA BAJA, Puerto Rico, November 5, 2026. – Thirteen men's teams from across the region will compete for NORCECA's direct berth to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games when the NORCECA Continental Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualifier gets underway Friday at the Areia Sports Complex in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.

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Ten Women’s Teams Begin Continental Road to Los Angeles 2028 in Vega Baja
VEGA BAJA, Puerto Rico, November 5, 2026. – The race for NORCECA's direct berth to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games begins Friday at the Areia Sports Complex in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, where ten women's teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean will compete in the NORCECA Continental Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualifier.

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11/4/2026
Austria’s Hohenauer & Poinstingl win Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games boys’ title unbeaten
Austria’s Paul Hohenauer & Martin Poinstingl pulled arguably the biggest upset of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after edging out Germany’s Lasse Hüper & Filo Wüst by 2-1 (22-20, 13-21, 15-12) in the final on Wednesday to emerge boys' champions. Hüper & Wüst were the prematch favourites on Wednesday having won the FIVB U18 World Championship in the Hague in July.

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Dutch pair Both & de Groot crowned Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games champions
Jara Both & Matilda de Groot of The Netherlands are the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games champions. Both & de Groot outlasted Italy’s Margherita Coretti & Micol Lafuenti in a three-set thriller (21-16, 19-21, 15-11) during the final match at the Saly Beach West on Wednesday to claim the girls’ gold medal. It’s the second medal this year for Both & de Groot who settled for bronze...

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The 'family' bond behind Argentina’s Frascaroli & Garcia’s Dakar journey
When Angeles Frascaroli and Garcia Curado Isabella began their partnership in March this year, little did they know that their unifying factor, beach volleyball, had given them a unique gift. What started as a beach volleyball team meant to represent Argentina in various youth competitions this year has morphed into a friendship and family bond that extends well beyond the confines...

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11/3/2026
World U18 champions Hüper & Wüst storm Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games boys’ final
It has been a breakthrough year for Lasse Hüper & Filo Wüst and on Wednesday, the German duo will have another opportunity to add a global title to their résumé when they take on Austria’s Paul Hohenauer & Martin Poinstingl in the final of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Hüper & Wüst arrived in Dakar as the tournament’s top seeds having won the FIVB U18 World Championship in the Hague in July.

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Italy’s Coretti & Lafuenti clash with Dutch duo Both & de Groot in Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games girls’ final
It will be an all-European affair when Jara Both & Matilda de Groot of The Netherlands face off with Italy’s Margherita Coretti & Micol Lafuenti in the final of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games at the Saly Beach West on Wednesday. Second seeds Both & de Groot were the first team to qualify for the final after defeating Chinese top seeds Ming Zhuang & Siyu Qi in straight sets (23-21, 21-19)...

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IOC President Kirsty Coventry joins beach volleyball’s next generation at historic Dakar 2026
IOC President Kirsty Coventry experienced the beach volleyball vibes at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games today, joining young athletes at Saly Beach West as they compete for gold at the first-ever Olympic sporting event held in Africa. During the visit, President Coventry met with young athletes and members of the volleyball community.

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11/2/2026
Boys’ quarterfinals take shape at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
Eight pairs will continue the race for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games boys’ beach volleyball title at the Saly Beach West following the conclusion of the Round of 16 on Monday. Leading the pack in the quarterfinals set for Tuesday, are top seeds Lasse Hüper & Filo Wüst of Germany, who had to dig deep to edge out Ghana’s Justice Adusei Amoafo & Daniel Lartey by 2-1 (21-15, 19-21, 15-10)...

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Caden Phillips: Arizona blocker leading USA from the front
Caden Phillips is cut from a different cloth. He is unbelievably swift on the net and in transitions making him an easy standout on the USA team at the ongoing Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. While Phillips is an accomplished blocker, his partner Gavin Mortensen is a top defender and the two fit like hand in glove. For Phillips, however, their chemistry goes well beyond...

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Leon Guerrero & Cassidy embrace Dakar 2026 learning curve
Guåhan is the indigenous name for the island widely known as Guam. In the local Chamorro language, Guåhan means “we have” or “having something in abundance”. The indigenous Chamoru people named the island Guåhan because it provided everything needed to sustain life. Watching Alessandra Leon Guerrero & Erica Cassidy play at the ongoing Dakar 2024 Youth Olympic Games...

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11/1/2026
Chinese top seeds Zhuang Ming & Qi S.Y. bounce back to secure Round of 16 berth
China’s Ming Zhuang recovered from an injury scare to team up with Siyu Qi and secure a crucial 2-0 (21-14, 21-12) win over Paraguay’s Sofia Martinez & Maria Estefania Gomez Martinez on Sunday that confirmed their place in the Round of 16 at the ongoing Dakar 2026 Olympic Games. A total of 20 girls’ matches were played on Sunday as the preliminary round concluded at the Saly Beach West...

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Hüper & Wüst remain unbeaten as 14 pairs book Round of 16 slots
Top seeds Lasse Hüper & Filo Wüst of Germany maintained their perfect run at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday to proceed to the Round of 16 unbeaten. A total of 20 boys’ matches were played on Sunday as the preliminary round concluded at the Saly Beach West with all 24 teams in action. The top two teams from each pool, together with the two best third-placed teams advanced...

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