In 2010 With their fifth-straight international Beach Volleyball gold medal finish to capture the women’s title at the Otera Open in Kristiansand, Norway, Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca set a SWATCH FIVB World Tour record for women's career FIVB titles. The top-seeded Brazilians posted a 21-19 and 22-20 win in 43 minutes over third-seeded Chen Xue and Xi Zhang of China to increase their career victory total together to 36 to break a deadlock with American Olympic and world champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. Juliana and Larissa also extended their personal winning streak to 35-straight match victories.
EuroBeachVolley to resume on Friday with mouth-watering Round of 16 fixtures
The men’s and women’s competitions at the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 in Stare Jablonki have reached the Round of 16 – with the medal contenders and top seeds still chasing continental glory in this small, yet truly idyllic village in the Warmia Mazury Region. The tournament will resume on Friday morning with a few matches that already feature some of the top teams in Europe locking horns for...
Elazar and Cuzmiciov on a mission to make history for Israeli sport
Eylon Elazar and Kevin Cuzmiciov are currently pursuing a very ambitious goal – and what is usually regarded as any athlete’s ultimate dream. Their objective is not only to represent Israel to the best of their ability on the international circuit, but to eventually do so at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in less than two years. Such an endeavour is supported, even with the provision of a...
Germany’s Melanie Paul – From alleged setback to cherished EuroBeachVolley debut
This week, Austria’s Beach Volleyball legend Alexander Horst achieved a significant milestone with his 19th EuroBeachVolley appearance – he has not missed a single edition since 2007 apart from last year’s event in Düsseldorf. For Germany’s Melanie Paul, on the other hand, the event in Stare Jablonki was special in many ways. Last year, she was due to play on home soil with Lea Kunst until...
AVP announces wave of new blue chip brand partners in 2026 amid record growth
August 13, 2026 – The AVP, the premier professional beach volleyball league in the world, today announced a slate of new blue chip brand partnerships as the league continues its rapid growth during the 2026 summer season. Leading the announcements, Progressive Insurance has signed on as title sponsor of the AVP League and AVP Manhattan Beach Open while also becoming...
The 2026 AVP Progressive Manhattan Beach Open Preview
Established in 1960, the Manhattan Beach Open is synonymous with the word iconic in the sport of beach volleyball. The Granddaddy of them all returns this Friday through Sunday with the biggest draw of the season and the highest stakes — 64 teams across the two main draws, 160 more fighting Thursday for just 16 qualifier spots, and free general admission on the sand surrounding...
Plavins & Fokerots rise to team’s new high – number two in the world!
Latvia’s Martins Plavins & Kristians Fokerots have been having an excellent Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season so far, and after last week’s bronze at the Hamburg Elite, their second consecutive and overall fourth Elite-level medal this season, it has resulted in a team’s new high in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking.
Volleyball Empowerment teams eye men’s title in CEV Beach Volleyball Championship
The 2026 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship (EuroBeachVolley) will take place in Stare Jablonki, Poland from 12 to 16 August. It will be the first time Poland will be hosting the senior European Championship. 25 out of the 32 participating men’s teams are supported by the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme. Volleyball Empowerment-supported pairs from...
26 Volleyball Empowerment women duos chase LA28 ticket at CEV Beach Volleyball Championship
The 2026 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship (EuroBeachVolley) will take place in Stare Jablonki, Poland from 12 to 16 August with 26 out of the 32 participating women teams being supported by the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme. It will be the first time Poland will be hosting the senior European Championship. Volleyball Empowerment-supported pairs from...
Alexander Brouwer’s enjoys ‘homecoming’ in Stare Jablonki
If someone has ‘sweet memories’ of Stare Jablonki, where the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 got underway on Wednesday, that is certainly Dutchman Alexander Brouwer. Thirteen years ago, together with former partner Robert Meeuwsen, who retired in the late summer of 2024, they sensationally claimed the FIVB World Championship title – thus becoming only the second European team to achieve this feat.
Villam and Kun bring Hungary back to EuroBeachVolley after 21 years
It has taken as many as 21 years for a women’s team from Hungary to return to compete at EuroBeachVolley. Csilla Gudmann and Barbara Kovacs were the last to compete at this top level in Moscow in 2005. Lilla Villam and Stefania Flora Kun achieved this feat on Wednesday in Stare Jablonki – just a few weeks after enjoying a truly life-changing experience when they played the...
LA28 slots at stake as Beach Volleyball Continental Championships begin
As many as five slots for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 will be up for grabs when the continental beach volleyball championships serve off this month across various venues in the five confederations. The continental championships represent the first opportunity for national beach volleyball teams to qualify for the LA28 Olympic Games under the current international cycle.
Idyllic Stare Jablonki poised to host first-ever EuroBeachVolley on Polish soil
The European Beach Volleyball elite is slowly but surely coming together in Stare Jablonki, a peaceful, idyllic small village in the Warmia Mazury region, where continental honours will be at stake – as well as a highly coveted ticket to secure participation in the Beach Volleyball competition of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. This will go to the National Olympic Committee of the winners...
First Beach Pro Tour gold for Ehlers & Wust, for either of them individually too!
Paris 2024 Olympic silver medalist Nils Ehlers of Germany celebrated his first ever Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gold, but not with his regular partner Clemens Wickler, currently sidelined with a shoulder injury. Teamed up with Lui Wust, Ehlers conquered the Hamburg Elite title at home in Germany on Sunday. It was the first Beach Pro Tour gold for Wust as well.
Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medalists Nina Brunner & Tanja Huberli of Switzerland topped the women’s podium at the Hamburg Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday to celebrate the team’s first gold since Brunner returned from her 2025 break. The duo’s previous gold was earned at the same venue in Hamburg two years ago. Their Beach Pro Tour hardware collection now features...
Home teams from China dominated at the Pingtan Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, collecting as many as four of the six podium spots available. Jiang Kaiyue & Zhou Mingli and Yu Tong & Aheidan Mushajiang took gold and silver in the women’s tournament, with USA’s Katie Horton & Jordan Boulware completing the podium. On the men’s side, Wu Jiaxin & Zhou Chaowei and...
Inaugural AVC Gala Awards handed out at glamourous ceremony in Bangkok
The first edition of the AVC Gala is now in history. On Saturday evening, the first AVC Gala Awards were presented at a glamorous ceremony held in Bangkok, while Thailand’s capital hosts the 26th Asian Volleyball Confederation General Assembly with FIVB President Fabio Azevedo among the honorable guests.
The Final League Championship Spots Will Be Decided in Dallas
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.
World’s number one Holting Nilsson & Andersson to lead men’s lineup in Hamburg
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...
Brazil’s beach volleyball team welcomed to France’s newest International Centre of Excellence
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...
Duda takes a break, Ana Patricia to hit Hamburg with Carol Horta
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.
Evandro & Arthur Lanci climb to world’s number two for the first time!
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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