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Sunday, April 12, 2026
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Players: 13653 10638 24291
Tournaments: 2240 1807 4047
 
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Hillary Johnson 75
Dolores Storkova 66
Mario Rodrigues 62
Adriana Samuel 60
Kamila Pavlaskova 58
Richard O'Keefe 57
Marc Roberts 57
Francisco Alvarez 57
Gilbert Monte 57
Nikolay Yanakiev 55
Elena Batoukhtina 55
Katrin Petzold 54
Brian Garrett 53
Paul Godwin 52
Dany Cote 52
Kevin Smallwood 51
Lina Yanchulova 51
Wilaiwan Katmanee 50
Sture Davidsson 49
Maria Plagiannakou 48
Daniel Hughes 46
Andrea Davis 46
Cameo Neeman 46
Martin Lebl 46
David Termote 43
Matias Tobar 42
Stine Andreasen 42
Oliver Schmaschke 41
Rene Bentin 41
Todd Luther 41
Fanny Bottier 40
Jan Namesansky 38
Lidia Bonifazi 38
Levi Hutmacher 36
Jordan Merceron 36
Mikolaj Szczepanski 36
Rupia Freitas 36
Francesca Gonnelli 35
Alex Jones 34
Giulia Sotera 34
Samuel Halliday 33
Natrins Daniels 33
Jussi Timonen 33
Jernej Tomazin 32
Michaela Kubickova 32
Anna Taliadorou 31
Arran Chambers 31
Ondrej Sotola 31
Tingyang Yan 29
Ivailo Ivanov 29
Nada Meawad 28
Marius Malinauskas 27
Dieunane Joseph 26
Brooke Lowery 26
Valeria Siakidou 24
Maia Najul 23
Charly Samier 22
Romina Martinez 22
Ioannis Kardoulias 21
Loic Peter 21
Jasmine Wandeler 21
Lucy Paterson 21
Aleksandar Bogosavljevic 19
Jana Kenkovski 19
Cailean McAllister 19
Yehor Skrypnychenko 18
Theo Nunez 17
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1987
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Fort Myers Open.  It was the 71st win for Sinjin Smith, the 47th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 46th win for the team.
In 1992
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Miller Lite Phoenix Open.  It was the 137th win for Sinjin Smith, the 113rd win for Randy Stoklos, and the 112th win for the team.
In 1992
Linda Chisholm and Liz Masakayan won the WPVA Coors Light Beach Volley '92.  It was the 29th win for Linda Chisholm, the 4th win for Liz Masakayan, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2009
Justin Phipps and Bryan Stewart won the AVP YG Long Beach Young Guns.  It was the 1st win for Justin Phipps, the 1st win for Bryan Stewart, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2009
Kim DiCello and Juliana Evens won the AVP YG Long Beach Young Guns.  It was the 1st win for Kim DiCello, the 1st win for Juliana Evens, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2009
Sergio Gonzalez and Karell Pina won the NORCECA Boca Chica.  It was the 1st win for Sergio Gonzalez, the 1st win for Karell Pina, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2009
Kirenia Ballar and Nirian Sinal won the NORCECA Boca Chica.  It was the 3rd win for Kirenia Ballar, the 5th win for Nirian Sinal, and the 3rd win for the team.
In 2018
Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann won the   XXI Commonwealth Games .  It was the 2nd win for Christopher McHugh, the 2nd win for Damien Schumann, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2018
Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan won the   XXI Commonwealth Games .  It was the 6th win for Melissa Humana-Paredes, the 2nd win for Sarah Pavan, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2024
Chloe Loreen and Molly Shaw won the FIVB BPT Futures Pirae Tahiti.  It was the 1st win for Chloe Loreen, the 5th win for Molly Shaw, and the 1st win for the team.
 
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4/8/2026
Ricardo and Emanuel inducted into Brazilian Olympic Committee Hall of Fame
Olympic beach volleyball champions Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego have been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Brazilian Olympic Committee during a ceremony held at the Copacabana Palace. The Brazilian pair are among the most successful teams in the history of the sport. They won gold at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and claimed bronze at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games...

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4/3/2026
Two Hungarian duos join American winners Basey & Hurst on Tahiti Futures podium
Gage Basey & Thomas Hurst of the United States earned their first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gold at the Tahiti Futures in French Polynesia. Two Hungarian teams – Bence Tari & Lukas Niemeier and Domonkos Doczi & Akos Veress – completed the podium at the single-gender stop with silver and bronze, respectively.

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4/1/2026
First Two League Spots Claimed in Manhattan Beach
On Saturday in Manhattan Beach, Paul Lotman and Miles Partain swept Derek Bradford and Evan Cory in the men’s final, and Kylie DeBerg and Betsi Flint edged Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft 16-14 in a third set to win the women’s bracket — each earning automatic berths into the 2026 AVP League. They join theteams already qualified through 2025 results...

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3/31/2026
World Ranking update: Cottafava & Dal Corso reach top 25 for the first time
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3/29/2026
Cottafava & Dal Corso celebrate duo’s first Challenge gold
Top-seeded Samuele Cottafava & Gianluca Dal Corso lived up to their status and triumphed as Nayarit Challenge winners at the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event in Mexico. The Nayarit gold was the team’s first at the Challenge level. Previously, they had one silver at the Futures level. Netherlands’ Leon Luini & Matthew Immers settled for silver.

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Yan & Xia win Nayarit to bring home first Beach Pro Tour gold together
The Chinese pairing of two-time Olympian Xia Xinyi with Yan Xu brought home its first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour medal since they teamed up for their international debut at the Adelaide 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. Seeded fourth in the Nayarit Challenge women’s main draw, Yan & Xia made a solid run of six consecutive wins in Mexico and grabbed gold.

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Verena & Thainara and Yan & Xia in Nayarit Challenge gold medal showdown
Three-set semifinal battles on Saturday propelled Brazil’s Verena Figueira & Thainara Feitosa and China’s Yan Xu & Xia Xinyi to Sunday’s women’s final at the Nayarit Challenge on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. For each of the two pairs, it will be the first final at their third appearance on the Beach Pro Tour as such. The bronze medal playoff in Mexico will set...

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Cottafava & Dal Corso v Elazar & Cuzmiciov, Capogrossos v Luini & Immers in Nayarit semis
Israel’s Eylon Elazar & Kevin Cuzmiciov will take on top-seeded Italians Samuele Cottafava & Gianluca Dal Corso in one of Sunday’s men’s semifinals at the Nayarit Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. In the other, second-seeded Argentinean brothers Tomas Capogrosso & Nicolas Capogrosso will face Netherlands’ Leon Luini & Matthew Immers.

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3/28/2026
Hungary’s Doczi & Veress crown duo’s debut with Rarotonga Futures gold
Hungary’s Domonkos Doczi & Akos Veress crowned their Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour debut as a team with Rarotonga Futures gold. Charles Siragusa & Alex Ukkelberg of the United States and Steven Abrams & Cameron Chadwick of Canada completed the podium at the men’s stop in the Cook Islands with silver and bronze, respectively.

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Spain’s Vergara & Gonzalez on to Nayarit quarterfinals after fourth tie-breaker in Mexico
Spain’s Ana Vergara & Sofia Gonzalez have played four matches at the Nayarit Challenge on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour so far and had to grind through tie-breakers in all four of them. On Friday, they were successful in both the sixteenthfinals and the eighthfinals to push through to the women’s quarterfinals on Saturday.

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