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10744 |
24521 |
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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1972
Bob Clem and Larry Rundle won the Parks & Rec Santa Cruz Open.
It was the 8th win for Bob Clem, the 11th win for Larry Rundle, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 1972
Matt Gage and Bill Imwalle won the Parks & Rec Santa Cruz Open.
It was the 3rd win for Matt Gage, the 2nd win for Bill Imwalle, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1978
Andy Fishburn and Fred Sturm won the Parks & Rec Santa Cruz Open.
It was the 1st win for Andy Fishburn, the 3rd win for Fred Sturm, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1989
Brent Frohoff and Karch Kiraly won the AVP Miller Lite Venice Open.
It was the 8th win for Brent Frohoff, the 30th win for Karch Kiraly, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1989
Patty Dodd and Jackie Silva won the WPVA/PCH Long Beach Open.
It was the 4th win for Patty Dodd, the 19th win for Jackie Silva, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 1995
Karolyn Kirby and Liz Masakayan won the WPVA Bally Total Fitness Las Colinas Open.
It was the 58th win for Karolyn Kirby, the 35th win for Liz Masakayan, and the 27th win for the team.
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In 1995
Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh won the AVP 1-800-COLLECT San Francisco Open.
It was the 66th win for Mike Dodd, the 8th win for Mike Whitmarsh, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 2000
Ze Marco de Melo and Ricardo Santos won the FIVB Macau Open.
It was the 22nd win for Ze Marco de Melo, the 7th win for Ricardo Santos, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 2000
Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana won the Yahoo! AVP Santa Cruz Open.
It was the 4th win for Dain Blanton, the 5th win for Eric Fonoimoana, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2000
Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan won the USAV Oldsmobile Olympic Challenge Series.
It was the 4th win for Annett Davis, the 4th win for Jenny Johnson Jordan, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2006
Chen Xue and Xi Zhang won the FIVB China Open.
It was the 1st win for Chen Xue, the 1st win for Xi Zhang, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2006
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Huntington Beach Open.
It was the 4th win for Phil Dalhausser, the 15th win for Todd Rogers, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2006
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Huntington Beach Open.
It was the 57th win for Misty May-Treanor, the 53rd win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 51st win for the team.
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In 2006
Rodrigo Monteiro and Hevaldo Moreira won the FIVB Orco Challenger.
It was the 3rd win for Rodrigo Monteiro, the 1st win for Hevaldo Moreira, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2006
With her win at the AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Huntington Beach Open and the $50,000 paycheck, Misty May-Treanor becomes the second American woman to top the $1 Million mark in career winnings. Misty achieves the mark in just her 99th tournament, which is faster than the other three millionaire women, fellow American Holly McPeak (199 tournaments) and Brazilians Adriana Behar (107) and Shelda Bede (101).
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| 5/26/2026 |
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Slovenian women and Portuguese men win CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup events in Romania
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The Black Sea coastal city of Constanta in Romania organized the tournaments in the women’s Pool A and the men’s Pool F of the CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup, won by the national teams of Slovenia (pictured; credits: Elis Iordache / Odbojkarska zveza Slovenije – Volleyball Federation of Slovenia) and Portugal, respectively, who booked their tickets to July’s Finals in Budapest, Hungary. |
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Top Dutchmen set for 2026 Beach Pro Tour debut reshuffled, “retired” Perusic also back in
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There is plenty to look forward to as Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour returns to Ostrava this week. Many top-caliber men’s teams will compete at the fourth Elite stop of the season and the first one outside Brazil and, among them, the best four players of the Netherlands will make their 2026 debut on the Tour… reshuffled – Stefan Boermans with Alexander Brouwer and... |
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Top women’s teams flock to Ostrava as Beach Pro Tour hits Europe with first Elite stop of 2026
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Beach volleyball fans will be delighted to see nine of the top 10 teams in the women’s FIVB World Ranking compete in Ostrava as the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour arrives in Europe with the year’s first high-level event on the continent, serving off on Wednesday with the qualification matches. It will be the fourth Elite tour stop of the season and the first one outside Brazil. |
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| 5/25/2026 |
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Kyan Vercauteren pushing forward after Belgium’s breakthrough Beach Pro Tour gold
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Belgium’s breakthrough gold medal on the Beach Pro Tour changed plenty for Kyan Vercauteren. The result in Bhubaneswar brought confidence and a new level of expectation for the young Belgian blocker, but it also brought a clearer understanding of how life is at the top level of beach volleyball can be. |
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Dutch pairs reign supreme at home at Apeldoorn Futures
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Representatives of the host nation collected two golds and a bronze at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Apeldoorn Futures that came to an end in the Netherlands on Sunday. Leanne van Vegten & Jill de Groot and Tom Sonneville & Quinten Groenewold topped the podiums, while Tess Spaansen & Trijntje Veerbeek finished third in the women’s tournament... |
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| 5/24/2026 |
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Aussies Hodges & Hood triumph at Nuvali
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Australian Olympian Thomas Hodges and his 21-year-old partner Ben Hood raised the winners’ trophy at the Nuvali Challenge on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. In Santa Rosa, Philippines on Sunday, they made it to their first Beach Pro Tour podium since they teamed up for the start of this season. It was the first Tour gold in Hood’s career, second for Hodges. |
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Lithuania’s Paulikiene & Raupelyte celebrate first Beach Pro Tour gold at Nuvali Challenge
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Lithuanian Paris 2024 Olympians Monika Paulikiene & Aine Raupelyte conquered their first ever Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gold as a pair. They triumphed at the Nuvali Challenge in Santa Rosa, Philippines on Sunday. It was their third Challenge podium of the year, after the silver medals in Tlaxcala in March and in Xiamen last week. Before this season, the Lithuanian duo... |
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Canada’s Dunn/McKay Crowned Champions in Ciudad Madero
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CIUDAD MADERO, Tamaulipas, Mexico, May 24, 2026.- Canadian duo Darby Dunn and Alison McKay captured the gold medal at the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour held in Ciudad Madero, defeating Americans Paloma Browman and Michelle Shaffer in straight sets 21-16, 21-19 in the final. |
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Mexico’s Carlos Andrés/Lares Capture Gold in Ciudad Madero
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CIUDAD MADERO, Tamaulipas, Mexico, May 24, 2026.- Mexican duo Carlos Andrés Ayala and Inés Lares captured the gold medal at the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour held in Ciudad Madero, after defeating Cuba’s Damián Gómez and Eblis Veranes in a hard-fought final that went to three sets, 21-13, 18-21, 15-9. |
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| 5/23/2026 |
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Cuba, USA, Mexico and Canada Advance to Women’s Semifinals in Ciudad Madero
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CIUDAD MADERO, Tamaulipas, May 23, 2026.- Cuba’s Kailin/Drik, USA’s Bowman/Shaffer, Mexico’s Torres/Flores and Canada’s Dunn/McKay secured their spots in the semifinals of the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Tour in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico, after winning their women’s quarterfinal matches on Saturday and remaining in contention for the tournament medals. |
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Canada, Cuba and Mexican Duos Advance Strongly Toward the Podium in Ciudad Madero
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CIUDAD MADERO, Tamaulipas, May 23, 2026.- Canada’s Rouzbeh Rahnavard and Robert Kemp, Cuba’s Damián Gómez and Elbis Veranes, along with the Mexican duos Carlos Andrés Ayala/Inés Antonio Vargas Lares and Jorman Osuna/Miguel Sarabia, secured their spots in the men’s semifinals of the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Tour in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, remaining in contention... |
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| 5/22/2026 |
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Dominican Republic, Canada, Cuba and Mexico Set the Pace in Women’s Opening Day in Tamaulipas
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CIUDAD MADERO, Tamaulipas, May 22, 2026.- Ciudad Madero opened competition Friday for the women’s division of the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, with an opening day highlighted by the strong performances of several of the circuit’s top contenders, including the Dominican Republic, Canada, Cuba and Mexico. |
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Cuba and Mexico Finish Unbeaten in Opening Men’s Day in Tamaulipas
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CIUDAD MADERO, Tamaulipas, May 22, 2026.- The men’s division of the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour completed its opening day of competition on Friday in Ciudad Madero, with Cuba and Mexico emerging as two of the strongest teams after finishing the initial group stage undefeated. Mexico, one of the season’s leading contenders after winning two of the three... |
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FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Adelaide 2025 and Volleyball South Australia recognised for powerful community and sustainability legacy
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The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Adelaide 2025 and Volleyball South Australia have jointly received the Community Impact Award at the 2026 Sport SA South Australian Sport Awards, recognising the event’s powerful legacy across sustainability, inclusion and community engagement. |
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| 5/21/2026 |
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Mexico Arrives as NORCECA Tour Benchmark for Fourth Stop in Tamaulipas
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TAMAULIPAS, Mexico, May 21, 2026. – The preliminary inquiry officially confirmed the pool compositions for the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, scheduled from May 22 to 24 in Ciudad Madero, featuring 13 women’s teams and 14 men’s teams. The tournament will include participation from 11 countries in the men’s division and 10 countries in the women’s division... |
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2026 Huntington Beach Recap
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The 2026 AVP season opened this past weekend at the Huntington Beach Pier with two championships that shared a remarkable parallel: both winning teams were playing their first AVP main draw together as partners. Andy Benesh and Taylor Crabb won the men’s title in their first AVP event as a duo. Thâmela Coradello and Victoria Lopes won the women’s title in their first AVP event as a duo. |
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| 5/19/2026 |
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Argentina’s Capogrossos and Paraguay’s Michelle & Corrales medal at continental finals with Empowerment
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Argentina’s Tomas Capogrosso & Nicolas Capogrosso and Paraguay’s Michelle Valiente & Giuliana Poletti Corrales, both benefitting from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment support for their federations, earned their spots on the podiums at the CSV Beach Volleyball South American Tour finals in Iquique, Chile. The Capogrosso brothers claimed the men’s silver and lined up between... |
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Chase Budinger & Trevor Crabb join forces ahead of Nuvali Challenge
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Santa Rosa is about to welcome Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour for the sixth time. After hosting three Challenge and two Futures events, the Filipino city is ready to stage the 2026 Nuvali Challenge this week from May 20 to 24. It will be the fifth Challenge stop on this year’s Beach Pro Tour and the third one on Asian territory, after Bhubaneswar in India and last week’s Xiamen in China. |
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Olympic medalist Clancy back to Beach Pro Tour at Nuvali Challenge with new partner
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Santa Rosa is about to welcome Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour for the sixth time. After hosting three Challenge and two Futures events, the Filipino city is ready to stage the 2026 Nuvali Challenge this week from May 20 to 24. It will be the fifth Challenge stop on this year’s Beach Pro Tour and the third one on Asian territory, after Bhubaneswar in India and last week’s Xiamen in China. |
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| 5/17/2026 |
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Tania Moreno and Sofía Izuzquiza win Beach Pro Tour Futures Madrid 2026
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The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures Madrid 2026 came to an end this Sunday at the Parque Deportivo Puerta de Hierro with an all-Spanish final that confirmed the outstanding level currently being shown by Spanish Beach Volleyball. Tania Moreno and Sofía Izuzquiza claimed the title after defeating Belén Carro and Paula Soria in straight sets (21-19, 21-14)... |
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Mexico once again at the top of the NORCECA Tour with Sarabia/Osuna
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SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, May 17, 2026.- Mexico’s Miguel Sarabia and Jorman Osuna claimed the title at the third stop of the NORCECA Men’s Beach Volleyball Tour after defeating Costa Rica’s Julián Araya and Stanley Grant 2-0 (21-14, 21-16) in the final. This result marks Mexico’s second title of the 2026 season, in which they have also locked in a third-place finish... |
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Mexican Duo Torres/Flores Claim their First Gold on the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour
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SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, May 17, 2026.- Mexico’s Susana Torres and Abril Flores defeated María Belén Castillo and Kahlee York of the United States in three sets, 2-1 (19-21, 21-14, 16-14), to claim the title at the third stop of the 2026 NORCECA Tour, earning their first gold medal as a team. After winning two bronze medals in the opening stops of the circuit... |
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Israel’s Elazar & Cuzmiciov rise in Xiamen for first Challenge gold
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Israel’s Eylon Elazar & Kevin Cuzmiciov achieved their first ever gold in the Challenge category on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. After the bronze medals at the Bhubaneswar Challenge and the Nayarit Challenge earlier this year, they triumphed as Xiamen Challenge winners in China on Sunday. They had another two golds and four silvers at the Futures level in previous seasons. |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| May 27-31, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Ostrava, Czechia |
M |
US$200,000 |
| May 27-31, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Ostrava, Czechia |
W |
US$200,000 |
| May 28-31, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Cervia, Italy |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| May 28-31, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Cervia, Italy |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| May 28-31, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Wuhan, China |
M |
US$5,000 |
| May 28-31, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Wuhan, China |
W |
US$5,000 |
| May 29-31, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - San Salvador, El Salvador |
M |
US$3,500 |
| May 29-31, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - San Salvador, El Salvador |
W |
US$3,500 |
| May 30-31, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 1 - Belmar, New Jersey |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 4-7, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Krakow, Poland |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 4-7, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Krakow, Poland |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 4-7, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 4-7, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 6-7, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 2 - Aspen, Colorado |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 10-14, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Alanya, Türkiye |
M |
US$125,000 |
| Jun 10-14, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Alanya, Türkiye |
W |
US$125,000 |
| Jun 10-14, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Jurmala, Latvia |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 10-14, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Jurmala, Latvia |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 11-14, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Spiez, Switzerland |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 12-14, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Virginia Beach Open |
M&W |
$20,000 |
| Jun 12-13, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 3 - Miami, Florida |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Geneva, Switzerland |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Ios, Greece |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Ios, Greece |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Karpacz, Poland |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Karpacz, Poland |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 19-20, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 4 - Las Vegas, Nevada |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 19-21, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic |
M |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 19-21, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic |
W |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Balikesir, Türkiye |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Balikesir, Türkiye |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bridlington, England |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bridlington, England |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Geneva, Switzerland |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Hangzhou, China |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Hangzhou, China |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Jun 26-28, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Varadero, Cuba |
M |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 26-28, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Varadero, Cuba |
W |
US$3,500 |
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