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Friday, October 16, 2026
Database Statistics
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Players: 14083 10999 25082
Tournaments: 2299 1867 4166
 
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Eric Westcott 66
Edi Vukosa 63
Chris Hannemann 62
Idamys Soto 59
Jeremy Drescher 55
Scott Johnson 54
Nick Rank 54
Renee Schumacker 53
Michelle Kyman 53
John Vestal 52
Timothy Cornelissen 52
Anthony Duke 51
Christie Streeper 51
Maxime Bouvat-Merlin 51
Sonny Knight 50
Andrei Zavaichynski 50
Jeremy Shaft 49
Matteo Varnier 47
Lance Walker 47
Mykola Babich 46
Patryk Fogel 45
Anna Sulcova 43
Ursa Podlesnik 42
Leetha Saridaki 40
Jordan Larson 40
Naseri Tumanuvao 40
Valeriz Kmochnynov 40
Gerald Umana 39
Chiara Ferretti 37
Juan Arriola 37
Jessica Mendoza 36
Camille Smith 36
Gerlie Liyinda 35
Joakim Svanberg 35
Tjasa Kotnik 34
Helena Vlkova 34
Christie Dias 34
Tobias Winter 33
Bartomeu Fornes 33
Omar Draj 31
Mhairi Wallace 30
Francesco Cottarelli 30
Giacomo Titta 30
Anita Dave 29
Kathryn Plummer 28
Audrius Knasas 28
Kayla Law-Heese 26
Frida Berntsen 25
Javier Lucero 23
Ximena Nunez 23
Llorenc Truyols 23
Jean Iteriteka 23
Anton Moiseiev 22
Youssef Abdelrahman 22
Vincent Sundell 22
Aime Topete 21
Iva Pantic 19
Jakub Vaculik 19
Adela Vorasicka 19
Alejandro Calvo 18
 
Today In
Beach Volleyball History
In 2005
Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos won the FIVB Argentina Satellite.  It was the 60th win for Emanuel Rego, the 33rd win for Ricardo Santos, and the 17th win for the team.
In 2016
Mark Burik and Stafford Slick won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Saint Lucia.  It was the 2nd win for Mark Burik, the 4th win for Stafford Slick, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2016
Caitlin Ledoux and Emily Stockman won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Saint Lucia.  It was the 4th win for Caitlin Ledoux, the 1st win for Emily Stockman, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2022
Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse won the FIVB Maldives Challenge.  It was the 4th win for Ahmed Tijan, the 5th win for Cherif Younousse, and the 4th win for the team.
In 2022
Niina Ahtiainen and Taru Lahti won the FIVB Maldives Challenge.  It was the 1st win for Niina Ahtiainen, the 4th win for Taru Lahti, and the 1st win for the team.
 
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10/13/2026
Beach and indoor stars harvest success and friendships at World Veteran Championships
Under the motto Age is no limit, the Benidorm 2026 IVVA World Veteran Championships in volleyball and beach volleyball took place in Spain last week. Plenty of stars that left their marks in international sports in the past took part in the competitions alongside hundreds of players of various skill levels, all happily joining in on the fun.

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El Salvador Welcomes the 2026 U23 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, October 13, 2026.- El Salvador will host the 2026 U23 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour from October 16 to 18 at the Beach Volleyball Stadium "Flor Blanca" in San Salvador, bringing together 32 teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The competition will feature 16 women's and 16 men's duos and will serve as part of the qualification...

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Puerto Rico Prepares for LA 2028 Beach Volleyball Qualifier at NORCECA Tour in Punta Cana
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, October 13, 2026.- Puerto Rico’s top beach volleyball teams will compete from October 22 to 26 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, at the eighth stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, their final international competition before the highly anticipated qualifying tournament for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, scheduled for November 4 to 9...

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10/12/2026
Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games beach volleyball pools confirmed
The pools for the men’s and women’s beach volleyball events at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games have been confirmed following the drawing of lots, with 24 men’s and 24 women’s teams set to compete for medals in Senegal from 31 October to 4 November. The teams have been divided into six pools of four. Germany (men) and China (women) are the top seeds for the event respectively...

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10/8/2026
USA Beach U23 National Teams Set for 2026 NORCECA Continental Tour in El Salvador
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Thursday, October 8, 2026) — USA Volleyball today announced that its Beach U23 National Team is set to compete in the 2026 U23 NORCECA Continental Tour, which brings together the top national beach volleyball teams from across North, Central America, and the Caribbean to compete at the highest regional level.

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10/7/2026
Mexico looks to build on beach volleyball legacy and bring the sport to more people
Mexico’s Sports Minister Rommel Pacheco welcomed to the Volleyball House to discuss future international events and opportunities to grow mass participation: Mexico’s ambition to build on its growing beach volleyball legacy and bring more people into the sport was at the heart of discussions during a visit by Mexico’s Sports Minister Rommel Pacheco to the Volleyball House in Lausanne.

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10/6/2026
Duos from Empowerment funded Qatar, China, Japan and Philippines make Asian Games podiums
Four of the six medals at the beach volleyball events of the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 were claimed by teams benefitting from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment support. Qatar’s Cherif Younousse & Ahmed Tijan triumphed in the men’s tournament, while Japan’s Kota Kurosawa & Taito Mizumachi finished in third place. China’s Yan Xu & Xia Xinyi and Philippines’ Khylem Harl Progella & Sofiah Shanine Pagara...

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2025 champions to defend Beach European Cup titles in Alanya
After completion of another three qualifying events contested this past weekend in Budapest, Chania, and Göteborg, the eight clubs in each gender due to compete at the CEV Beach Volley European Cup 2026 Final are now known. The event scheduled for November 5-8 in Alanya will gather clubs from across Europe as the competition introduced in 2023 continues to go from strength to strength...

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9/28/2026
Volleyball Empowerment teams dominate fifth stop of CAVB Zone VI Beach Volleyball Tour
Empowered pairs from Angola and Mozambique win five of six available medals as the 2026 CAVB Zone VI Beach Volleyball Tour concludes in Maputo. Teams supported by the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme won five of the six available medals at the fifth and final stop of the 2026 CAVB Zone VI Beach Volleyball Tour held in Maputo, Mozambique from 23-25 September.

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Three #BeachEuropeanCup qualifiers completed as starting field for Alanya Final takes shape
Three events scheduled for the Preliminary Phase of the CEV Beach Volley European Cup 2026 were completed this past weekend in Italy, France, and Poland – with the local favourites making the home-sand advantage count to progress to the final stage of the competition scheduled for early November in Alanya, Türkiye.

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9/24/2026
Champions at Laguna
The Progressive AVP Laguna Open crowned two champions who never lost a match all weekend, and delivered the one final 2026 had promised and never produced. Maddie Anderson and Alaina Chacon won the women’s title from the #4 seed, beating the world #3 in Sunday’s final. And on the men’s side, the Crabb brothers finally met with a trophy on the line. Taylor won.

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9/23/2026
Empowered Pavelkovas triumph at World University Championships
Duos from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported Czechia medaled in beach volleyball at the FISU World University Championships Beach Sports in both genders. At the event that came to an end this week in Figueira da Foz, Portugal, twin sisters Katerina Pavelkova & Anna Pavelkova celebrated the gold medals, while their compatriots Jakub Sepka & Matyas Dzavoronok picked up the men’s silver.

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U18 EuroBeachVolley gold earned by Empowerment duos from Austria and Netherlands
Both gold medals and both silver medals at last week’s CEV U18 Beach Volleyball European Championships in Izmir, Turkiye went to teams benefiting from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment support. Paul Hohenauer & Martin Poinstingl of Austria and Jara Both & Matilda de Groot of the Netherlands triumphed as continental champions, while Adrien Bezu & Quentin Hypolyte of France and...

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Oct 15-18, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Alanya, Türkiye M € 7,500
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Nov 5-8, 2026 NORCECA NORCECA Beach Volleyball Championship, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico M TBD
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