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Beach Volleyball History |
In 1958
Ron Lang and Gene Selznick won the Parks & Rec San Diego Open.
It was the 4th win for Ron Lang, the 19th win for Gene Selznick, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 1975
Greg Lee and Jim Menges won the Parks & Rec Laguna Beach Open.
It was the 11th win for Greg Lee, the 11th win for Jim Menges, and the 9th win for the team.
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In 1980
Karch Kiraly and Sinjin Smith won the Parks & Rec Natural Light Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 11th win for Karch Kiraly, the 13th win for Sinjin Smith, and the 10th win for the team.
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In 1980
Linda Hanley and Nina Matthies won the Parks & Rec Laguna Beach Open.
It was the 3rd win for Linda Hanley, the 10th win for Nina Matthies, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1986
Liz Masakayan and Anna Prousalis won the Parks & Rec Hermosa Beach Open.
It was the 2nd win for Liz Masakayan, the 3rd win for Anna Prousalis, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1986
Mike Dodd and Tim Hovland won the AVP Lite Beer Massachusetts Open.
It was the 23rd win for Mike Dodd, the 22nd win for Tim Hovland, and the 21st win for the team.
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In 1986
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 63rd win for Sinjin Smith, the 39th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 38th win for the team.
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In 1997
Adam Johnson and Karch Kiraly won the AVP Vail Open.
It was the 30th win for Adam Johnson, the 128th win for Karch Kiraly, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 1997
Jan Kvalheim and Bjorn Maaseide won the FIVB Portugal Open.
It was the 7th win for Jan Kvalheim, the 7th win for Bjorn Maaseide, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 1997
Monica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel won the FIVB Japan Open.
It was the 5th win for Monica Rodrigues, the 5th win for Adriana Samuel, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 1997
Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno won the WPVA Evian National Championship.
It was the 67th win for Karolyn Kirby, the 36th win for Nancy Reno, and the 10th win for the team.
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In 2002
Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan won the AVP Michelob Light Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Xbox.
It was the 7th win for Annett Davis, the 7th win for Jenny Johnson Jordan, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 2003
Ana Paula Connelly and Sandra Pires won the FIVB Japan Open.
It was the 5th win for Ana Paula Connelly, the 22nd win for Sandra Pires, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2003
Eric Fonoimoana and Kevin Wong won the AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Bud Light.
It was the 13th win for Eric Fonoimoana, the 7th win for Kevin Wong, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2003
Pedro Cunha and Pedro Solberg won the FIVB Jr/Youth Under 21 World Championships, presented by Swatch.
It was the 2nd win for Pedro Cunha, the 2nd win for Pedro Solberg, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2003
Alexandra Moiseeva and Anna Morozova won the FIVB Jr/Youth Under 21 World Championships, presented by Swatch.
It was the 1st win for Alexandra Moiseeva, the 1st win for Anna Morozova, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2003
Jana Kohler and Laura Ludwig won the CEV U18 European Championships.
It was the 1st win for Jana Kohler, the 1st win for Laura Ludwig, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2003
Hendrik Matthiessen and Stefan Uhmann won the CEV U18 European Championships.
It was the 1st win for Hendrik Matthiessen, the 1st win for Stefan Uhmann, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2006
Annie Martin and Katherine Zakrzewski won the FIVB Eboli Satellite.
It was the 1st win for Annie Martin, the 1st win for Katherine Zakrzewski, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2008
David Kufa and Robert Kufa won the FIVB Vaduz Satellite.
It was the 1st win for David Kufa, the 1st win for Robert Kufa, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2013
Vitor Felipe and Evandro Goncalves won the FIVB Berlin smart Grand Slam.
It was the 1st win for Vitor Felipe, the 1st win for Evandro Goncalves, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2013
Jana Kohler and Anni Schumacher won the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz.
It was the 8th win for Jana Kohler, the 1st win for Anni Schumacher, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2014
Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera won the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters.
It was the 4th win for Adrian Gavira, the 10th win for Pablo Herrera, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2014
Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude won the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters.
It was the 5th win for Chantal Laboureur, the 4th win for Julia Sude, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2014
Lorenz Petutschnig and Tobias Winter won the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz.
It was the 2nd win for Lorenz Petutschnig, the 2nd win for Tobias Winter, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2014
Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson won the AVP Salt Lake City Open.
It was the 24th win for Jake Gibb, the 12th win for Casey Patterson, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 2014
April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the AVP Salt Lake City Open.
It was the 37th win for April Ross, the 120th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 10th win for the team.
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In 2019
Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova won the CEV 2019 European Championships.
It was the 3rd win for Tina Graudina, the 2nd win for Anastasija Samoilova, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2024
David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig won the FIVB Olympic Games Paris 2024.
It was the 20th win for David Ahman, the 19th win for Jonatan Hellvig, and the 19th win for the team.
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In 2024
The eighth Olympic Beach Volleyball competition takes place from July 27-August 10 in Paris, France with the court in front of the Eiffel Tower. Twenty-four men's and women's teams compete for Olympic medals. Top-seeded David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig defeat third-seeded Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler of Germany for the men's gold medal. Anders Mol and Christian Sorum of Norway win the bronze medal as the second seed. In the women's competition, top-seeded Brazilians Eduarda "Duda" Lisboa and Ana Patricia Silva win the gold medal defeating Canada's fourth-seeded Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson. Switzerland's Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli win the bronze medal as the seventh-seeded team.
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In 2025
Elmer Andersson and Jacob Nilsson won the FIVB BPT Challenge Baden.
It was the 6th win for Elmer Andersson, the 7th win for Jacob Nilsson, and the 6th win for the team.
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| 8/5/2026 |
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The Final League Championship Spots Will Be Decided in Dallas
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The 2026 AVP League regular season ends under the lights at Comerica Center. Dallas is the last stop, and it doubles as a playoff play-in. Four cities are done and watching: Palm Beach, Miami, Brooklyn, and New York. The other four — Dallas Dream, LA Launch, Austin Aces, and San Diego Smash — play their final matches this weekend with playoff spots on the line. |
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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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Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Cuba Complete Women’s Semifinal Field at Santo Domingo 2026
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 30, 2026. – The semifinal lineup of the women’s beach volleyball tournament at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 was completed on Thursday, with host Dominican Republic, defending champion Puerto Rico, Mexico and Cuba advancing to the medal round following straight-set quarterfinal victories. |
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Puerto Rico, Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico Advance to the Men’s Semifinals at Santo Domingo 2026
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 30, 2026. – Puerto Rico, Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico secured their places in the semifinals of the men’s beach volleyball tournament at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 on Thursday after winning their respective quarterfinal matches. The semifinals will be played on Friday at the Malecón Deportivo. |
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| 7/29/2026 |
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Women's Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal Field Complete at CAC Games
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 29, 2026. – The quarterfinal field is set in the women's beach volleyball tournament at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 following the conclusion of Wednesday's preliminary round. Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela advanced as group winners, joined in the knockout stage by runners-up... |
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Venezuela, Mexico, Nicaragua and Cuba Reach CAC Games Quarterfinals Unbeaten
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 29, 2026. – Venezuela, Mexico, Nicaragua and Cuba completed the preliminary round undefeated to claim first place in their respective pools and lead the men's beach volleyball quarterfinal field at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026. |
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Greek champions crowned in Athens before large capacity crowd
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The Finals of the 32nd Panhellenic Beach Volleyball Championships concluded on Sunday, July 26, after four spectacular days of competition in the heart of the Greek capital, where Syntagma Square was transformed into a Beach Volleyball arena welcoming thousands of spectators. Anastasia Sirinina and Paraskevi (Vivian) Zafeiriou were crowned the new Greek women’s champions after defeating... |
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Evandro & Arthur Lanci looking to conquer Rio
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Brazil’s leading men’s pair Evandro Oliveira & Arthur Mariano Lanci head the main draw bracket at the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. After four gold medals earned in Brazilian sand, they are looking to once again capitalize on the home court advantage and celebrate their first success on the iconic Copacabana Beach. |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| Aug 12-16, 2026 |
CEV |
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026, Stare Jablonki, Poland |
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€ 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 |
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| Sep 2-6, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U20 European Championships, Battipaglia, Italy |
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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 |
| Sep 9-13, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U22 European Championships, Madrid, Spain |
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| Sep 9-13, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U22 European Championships, Madrid, Spain |
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