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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1962
Dave Boardwell and Gordon Evans won the Parks & Rec Laguna Beach Open.
It was the 1st win for Dave Boardwell, the 1st win for Gordon Evans, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1984
Mike Dodd and Tim Hovland won the AVP Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 12th win for Mike Dodd, the 13th win for Tim Hovland, and the 12th win for the team.
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In 1984
Linda Hanley and Nina Matthies won the Parks & Rec Gladstone's Laguna Beach Open.
It was the 16th win for Linda Hanley, the 26th win for Nina Matthies, and the 15th win for the team.
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In 1989
Patty Dodd and Jackie Silva won the WPVA Club Sportswear World Series Championship.
It was the 12th win for Patty Dodd, the 27th win for Jackie Silva, and the 11th win for the team.
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In 1990
Karolyn Kirby and Jackie Silva won the WPVA Club Sportswear California Classic Pismo Beach.
It was the 5th win for Karolyn Kirby, the 38th win for Jackie Silva, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 1990
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Miller Lite Orange County Open.
It was the 117th win for Sinjin Smith, the 93rd win for Randy Stoklos, and the 92nd win for the team.
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In 1990
Tim Hovland and Kent Steffes won the FIVB Italian Open.
It was the 55th win for Tim Hovland, the 6th win for Kent Steffes, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1995
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Jose Cuervo Gold Crown Santa Cruz.
It was the 110th win for Karch Kiraly, the 75th win for Kent Steffes, and the 63rd win for the team.
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In 2001
Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.
It was the 4th win for Mariano Baracetti, the 6th win for Martin Conde, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2006
Jia Tian and Jie Wang won the FIVB A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia.
It was the 3rd win for Jia Tian, the 1st win for Jie Wang, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2007
Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan won the McDonald's AVP Chicago Open presented by Nautica.
It was the 10th win for Annett Davis, the 9th win for Jenny Johnson Jordan, and the 9th win for the team.
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In 2007
Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos won the FIVB A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia.
It was the 72nd win for Emanuel Rego, the 45th win for Ricardo Santos, and the 29th win for the team.
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In 2007
The semifinals in Chicago featured 14th-seeded Jenny Kropp and Jenny Pavley, who became the lowest seeded team to ever advance to the semifinals in AVP women's history.
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In 2012
John Hyden and Sean Scott won the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Milwaukee Shootout.
It was the 19th win for John Hyden, the 21st win for Sean Scott, and the 16th win for the team.
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In 2012
Jennifer Fopma and Brooke Sweat won the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Milwaukee Shootout.
It was the 2nd win for Jennifer Fopma, the 6th win for Brooke Sweat, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2017
Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1.
It was the 21st win for Laura Ludwig, the 14th win for Kira Walkenhorst, and the 12th win for the team.
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In 2018
Anders Mol and Christian Sorum won the FIVB A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch.
It was the 7th win for Anders Mol, the 6th win for Christian Sorum, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2018
Taras Myskiv and Valeriy Samoday won the FIVB Ljubljana One Star.
It was the 1st win for Taras Myskiv, the 5th win for Valeriy Samoday, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2018
Esmee Bobner and Zoe Verge-Depre won the FIVB Ljubljana One Star.
It was the 1st win for Esmee Bobner, the 1st win for Zoe Verge-Depre, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2023
Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli won the CEV European Championships.
It was the 11th win for Nina Brunner, the 4th win for Tanja Huberli, and the 4th win for the team.
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| Latest News and Feature Articles |
| 8/5/2026 |
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World’s number one Holting Nilsson & Andersson to lead men’s lineup in Hamburg
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The number one team in the men’s FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking – Swedish prodigies Jacob Holting Nilsson & Elmer Andersson – will be looking for their first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour medal in three months as they hit the courts at the Hamburg Elite this week in Germany as the top-seeded team. Former world’s number one team Anders Mol & Christian Sorum of Norway will also be there... |
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Brazil’s beach volleyball team welcomed to France’s newest International Centre of Excellence
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The road to the Beach Pro Tour stop in Gstaad began in Toulouse for the Brazil’s Men’s Beach Volleyball National Team. From 21-28 June, the squad trained at CREPS Toulouse, home to the Centre National de Beach-Volley de la FFvolley – one of the newest additions to the FIVB’s growing network of International Centres of Excellence (ICoE). The camp was part of the team’s build-up to the... |
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| 8/4/2026 |
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Duda takes a break, Ana Patricia to hit Hamburg with Carol Horta
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Reigning Olympic champion Ana Patricia Ramos will take to the courts of this week’s Hamburg Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, but not with her regular partner. Eduarda Lisboa (Duda) announced that she would be taking a break from competitions until November of this year, with the goal of arriving at the Olympic race ahead of Los Angeles 2028 in her best physical and mental condition. |
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Evandro & Arthur Lanci climb to world’s number two for the first time!
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The leading Brazilian men’s pair of Evandro Oliveira & Arthur Mariano Lanci rose to number two in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking for the first time along their journey together as a team. The chart was updated on Monday, after the end of last week’s Rio de Janeiro Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, but some major movements were stirred not only by the results of the... |
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| 8/3/2026 |
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Andorra and Iceland triumph at historic SCA event on Welsh soil
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Teams from Andorra and Iceland emerged victorious from the CEV Small Countries Association (SCA) U17 Beach Volleyball Championships held in Cardiff, which counted as a qualifier for next year’s #EuroBeachVolleyU18 as well. Day 2 made Saturday’s epic entrée of matches look like a playground, as every team persevered through yet another humid and hot day in the sand at Cardiff Beach Volleyball Club. |
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Surprise! Norwegian beach star Anders Mol to play indoor in Italian SuperLega!
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In a shocking development, one of the brightest stars of international beach volleyball – legendary Norwegian blocker Anders Mol – announced on Monday that he will play professional indoor volleyball in the Italian men’s volleyball SuperLega Credem Banca, competing for Rana Verona during the 2026-2027 season. However, he is not saying goodbye to beach volleyball or to his partner in the sand... |
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Immaculate Stam & Schoon win first Elite gold in three and a half years!
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Katja Stam & Raisa Schoon of the Netherlands triumphed as gold medalists at the Rio de Janeiro Elite event on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday and did so without dropping a single set in the Brazilian sand. It was the first time the former number one team in the FIVB World Ranking topped an Elite-level podium since February 2023, when they won the Doha Elite16. |
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Plavins & Fokerots win Rio to celebrate first Elite gold
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At the age of 41, Martins Plavins and his 21-year-old partner Kristians Fokerots of Latvia earned the team’s first-ever gold at the Elite level on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. They topped the men’s podium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for their overall third gold and eighth medal on the Tour together. Two French teams completed the podium. Remi Bassereau Daubas & Calvin Aye claimed... |
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| 8/2/2026 |
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Dziadkou & Piatrushka write history for Belarus with country’s first Beach Pro Tour gold
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Experienced Aliaksandr Dziadkou & Pavel Piatrushka triumphed at the Qidong Futures in China on Sunday. They not only won Belarus’s first ever match on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, they not only earned their country’s first-ever medal on the Tour, but they made it gold! Germany’s Charlie Peters & Colin Alexander Paszkiewicz and Greece’s Stavros Ntallas & Dimitrios Chatzinikolaou... |
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| 8/1/2026 |
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Everything is set in Cardiff for historic SCA Beach Volleyball event
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Friday was the busiest day yet at the SCA U17 Beach Volleyball Championships in Cardiff, with the Faroe Islands, Ireland and Andorra training in the morning during the hottest part of the day. With a lunch break as an incentive, the teams were determined to train hard and strong in preparation for this weekend’s tournament. In the evening the photographers arrived to take all players’ pictures... |
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| 7/31/2026 |
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Allanis Navas and María González Win Back-to-Back CAC Games Women’s Beach Volleyball Titles
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 31, 2026. – Puerto Rico’s Allanis Navas and María González successfully defended their Central American and Caribbean Games women’s beach volleyball title, defeating Cuba’s Maykelin Drik and Kailin Garrido 2-1 (21-16, 18-21, 18-16) in a spectacular gold medal match at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026. |
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Damián Gómez and Eblis Veranes Return Cuba to the Top of CAC Games Men’s Beach Volleyball
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 31, 2026. – Cuba’s Damián Gómez and Eblis Veranes reclaimed the men’s beach volleyball title at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, rallying from a set down to defeat Mexico’s Carlos Andrés Ayala and Inés Lares 2-1 (19-21, 22-20, 15-11) in a dramatic gold medal match. |
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Cardiff and Volleyball Wales poised to host historic SCA qualifier
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This weekend, Volleyball Wales and more specifically the Cardiff Beach Volleyball Club will be playing host to a historic international event, namely the CEV Small Countries Association (SCA) U17 Beach Volleyball Championships, which count as a qualifier for next year’s #EuroBeachVolleyU18 as well. Carl Harwood, Volleyball Wales Chairman and Cardiff Beach Volleyball Club Co-Owner/Founder is... |
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| 7/30/2026 |
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Duos from Empowerment-funded Czechia and Austria among MEVZA U18 and U20 medalists
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Pairs from the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported federations of Czechia picked up half of the medals at last week’s MEVZA U20 and U18 Beach Volleyball Championships in Limassol, Cyprus. Program beneficiary Austria also had one team on the podiums. The rest of the medals went to duos from Israel, Cyprus and Croatia. Hungary was also represented at the events. |
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Palm Beach Passion Win the AVP League Cup
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Palm Beach Passion has won the 2026 AVP Cup. Their season ended eleven days ago, in Central Park. The Cup itself was decided this past weekend at East Hampton, where a substitute pair beat Miami on Sunday to end Miami’s Cup chase by one match point. Brooklyn Blaze’s Lexy Denaburg and Devon Newberry, subbing in for injured 2025 League Champion Julia Donlin, beat Miami Mayhem’s... |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| Aug 5-9, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite16 Hamburg, Germany |
M |
US$200,000 |
| Aug 5-9, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite16 Hamburg, Germany |
W |
US$200,000 |
| Aug 6-9, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Pingtan, China |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Aug 6-9, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Pingtan, China |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Aug 7-8, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 8 - Dallas, Texas |
M&W |
TBD |
| Aug 12-16, 2026 |
CEV |
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026, Stare Jablonki, Poland |
M |
€ 100,000 |
| Aug 12-16, 2026 |
CEV |
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026, Stare Jablonki, Poland |
W |
€ 100,000 |
| Aug 13-16, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open, California |
M |
$150,000 |
| Aug 13-16, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open, California |
W |
$150,000 |
| Aug 13-16, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Busan, Korea |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Aug 19-23, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bujumbura, Burundi |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Aug 19-23, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bujumbura, Burundi |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Aug 19-23, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Montréal, Canada |
M |
US$200,000 |
| Aug 19-23, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Montréal, Canada |
W |
US$200,000 |
| Aug 19-22, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Tallinn, Estonia |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Aug 19-22, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Tallinn, Estonia |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Aug 27-30, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Brno, Czechia |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Aug 27-30, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Modena, Italy |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Aug 27-30, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Modena, Italy |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Sep 2-6, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U20 European Championships, Battipaglia, Italy |
M |
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| Sep 2-6, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U20 European Championships, Battipaglia, Italy |
W |
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| Sep 3-6, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Budapest, Hungary |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Sep 3-6, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Budapest, Hungary |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Sep 5-7, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Mother Lode, Aspen, Colorado |
M&W |
$20,000 |
| Sep 5-6, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Championship - Chicago, Illinois |
M&W |
TBD |
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