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Monday, January 05, 2009
Database Statistics
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Players: 5750 3937 9687
Tournaments: 1191 766 1957
 
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Utun Bulent 44
Nick Cargill 43
Enzo Gerotto 42
Tim Nestlerode 40
Michiel Van der Kuip 39
Agung Bayu Krisnanto 36
Sam Haghighi 36
Puji Pujianto 35
Allister Lyne 34
Xiao Qun Wang 34
Gabriel Burkhard 34
Kandemir Bulent 33
Okka Rau 32
Jarunee Sannok 28
Garrett Morrison 25
Isabel Grael 24
Inna Shmat 24
Vitalii Didukh 20
 
 
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Latest News and Feature Articles
1/1/2009
Central Coast stories of the year: Mr. Rogers’ golden neighborhood
The favored United States tandem of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhaussser began their 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China by losing to a longshot duo from Latvia in the first round of the men’s beach volleyball tournament. They ended their Games with their expected gold medal. That story ranks as number two of the Lee Central Coast Newspapers’ Top 10 sports stories of the year.
Read more from Santa Ynez Valley News
12/31/2008
‘I hereby resolve to ...’
We shouldn’t be surprised. If you’re Misty May-Treanor and you’ve already won more beach volleyball tournaments than any other woman and you’ve got two gold medals to boot, it’s safe to assume she’s driven. So what do you do when you’re taking time off and healing a ruptured Achilles tendon? Oh, I don’t know. How about start a foundation, go back to school to earn a master’s degree, have a child...
Read more from Daily Pilot
Beach volleyball: Top Kiwis in world-class form
The 2009 New Zealand beach volleyball tour opens this weekend on Christchurch's Sumner Beach, with Kirk Pitman and Jason Lochhead looking to show home crowds the form that took them to a world tour semifinal for the first time last year.
Read more from nzherald.co.nz
12/30/2008
FIVB President Jizhong Wei’s Season’s Greetings
Lausanne, December 30, 2008 – As we approach the end of a truly historical year for the FIVB, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my warmest wishes and Season’s Greetings to the Volleyball Family around the world.
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12/23/2008
AVP stars get ready for the holidays
As the holidays quickly approach and the New Year will soon be here, one cannot help but look back at all that took place in 2008. For the AVP, 2008 was a very successful year as it saw the debut of its Hot Winter Nights indoor tour in January, another great AVP Crocs Tour during the summer and an exciting performance by all of its Olympic athletes in Beijing.
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2008 FIVB Beach Volleyball
  • Media Guide
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    The Manhattan Beach Open
    THE MANHATTAN BEACH OPEN
    The Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball

    A 188 page hard-cover book that is worthy of showcasing on your coffee table! This book highlights the history of the Manhattan Beach Open from the first event in 1960 to the most recent in 2006. There are nearly 1,000 rare and contemporary photographs of the legends, players, fans, crowds, and characters of this renowned event. Each of the winning teams, all honored with bronze plaques, on the Manhattan Beach Pier's prestigious "Beach Volleyball Walk Of Fame" are acknowledged and honored with summaries of their championships as well as a captivating photo layout of their memorable beach volleyball careers. Also included is an account of every Manhattan Beach Open that has ever been staged.

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    Upcoming Tournaments
    Dates Tour Tournament Gender Purse
    Jan 17 AVP HWN Uncasville Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Jan 22 AVP HWN Grand Rapids Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Jan 23 AVP HWN Kansas City Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Jan 24 AVP HWN Indianapolis Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Jan 29 AVP HWN Minneapolis Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Jan 30 AVP HWN Omaha Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Jan 31 AVP HWN Cedar Falls Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Feb 5 AVP HWN Columbus Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Feb 6 AVP HWN St. Louis Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Feb 7 AVP HWN Cleveland Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Feb 12 AVP HWN Portland Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Feb 14 AVP HWN Salt Lake City Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Feb 19 AVP HWN Reading Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Feb 20 AVP HWN Uniondale Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Feb 21 AVP HWN Charlottesville Hot Winter Nights M&W TBD
    Apr 14-19 FIVB Brasilia Open, Brazil M&W US$380,000
    Apr 28-May 3 FIVB Shanghai Open, China M&W US$380,000
    May 12-17 FIVB Rome Open, Italy W US$190,000
    May 20-24 FIVB Osaka Open, Japan W US$190,000
    May 27-31 FIVB Myslowice Open, Poland M US$190,000
    May 27-31 FIVB Seoul Open, Korea W US$190,000
    Jun 25-Jul 5 FIVB World Championships, Stavanger, Norway M&W US$1,000,000
    Jul 7-12 FIVB Gstaad Grand Slam, Switzerland M&W US$600,000
    Jul 14-19 FIVB Moscow Grand Slam, Russia M&W US$600,000
    Jul 21-26 FIVB Marseille Grand Slam, France M&W US$600,000



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