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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Database Statistics
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Players: 13560 10588 24148
Tournaments: 2229 1798 4027
 
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Diane Pestolesi 66
Steve Krai 63
Jeff Cummings 61
Matthias Kuring 59
Tree Jones-Hagen 58
Vytautas Dailide 57
Marsha Miller 57
Dan Landry 56
Kirsten Pocock 55
Marcelo Duarte 55
Jose Cubillo 55
Joseph Gil 55
Franci Van Zwieten 54
Joe Uydess 52
Kai Liukkonen 52
Jessica Karlsson 51
Daniel White 51
James LeMire 50
Karol Sramek 49
Vladimir Aleksic 47
Bob Massee 47
Michelle Kuntz 46
Spencer Bemus 44
Nick Bernardo 43
Sean Allstot 43
Kyriakos Adamou 41
Maria Eugenia Nieto 40
Edson Barros 39
Katharina Almer 38
Bahman Salemi 37
Michela Culiani 37
Jessie Spina 37
Federico Morichelli 36
Un Ieng Ao 36
Kevin Froehlich 35
Luis Garcia 35
Genifer Stadden 35
Hakan Colpan 35
Sam Godwin 32
Ya-Hsuan Yu 32
Ross McKelvie 31
Nicolas Capogrosso 31
Ivan Lozic 31
Maria Johana Ocampos 30
Lorna Brandt 29
Milica Ceranic 29
Noy Chorin 28
Jorame Mazengo 27
Omar Louza 27
Natalie Zurkova 26
Reza Shamili 25
Tatyana Nikitina 25
Iosif Papadosifos 24
Joppe Van Langendonck 23
Luna Cicola 22
Sandra Vasiliauskaite 19
Marija Jaundzeikare 15
 
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Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil won the   2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Aalsmeer.  It was the 15th win for Reinder Nummerdor, the 16th win for Richard Schuil, and the 15th win for the team.
 
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1/13/2026
Vanessa Muianga proudly represents Mozambique on the sand
Vanessa Muianga has trodden the African beach volleyball scene for over a decade like a colossus. The 30-year-old Muianga’s longevity on the sand is one to be envied. Since making her FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship debut in 2017 in Vienna, Austria alongside Liocádia Manhiça, Muianga went on to represent Mozambique in three other editions with different partners.

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1/9/2026
Argentina’s rising star Morena Abdala embraces Adelaide’s learning curve
For Argentina’s Morena Marisa Abdala, the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship was one for the history books. Not only did the 20-year-old Abdala make her World Championship debut in Adelaide, Australia but also lined up alongside her new partner Brenda Ailen Churin for the first time at a major international competition.

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1/8/2026
Tina & Anastasija, Martins Plavins and Andris Plavins honored with annual sports award in Latvia
Women’s beach volleyball world champions Tina Graudina & Anastasija Samoilova, U21 men’s beach volleyball world champion coach Martins Plavins and volleyball coach and functionary Andris Klavins were honored among the 2025 laureates of Latvia’s prestigious Three Stars Awards, organized by the Latvian Olympic Committee in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science...

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‘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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