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Friday, March 24, 2023
Database Statistics
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Players: 12182 9328 21510
Tournaments: 2017 1586 3603
 
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Steve Roland 66
Liano Petrelli 58
Regis Gauderon 52
Annika Granstrom 52
Jennifer Bily 51
Chip McCaw 50
Toninho Urbanski 48
Kimberly Vicknair 47
Devin Poolman 47
Sergii Lotoha 47
Kevin Douty 47
Jill Brown 46
Jason Miller 44
Neely Falgout 41
Charlie Candelario 41
Lauren Mills 41
Irina Samsonova 40
Constantinos Hadjidamiano 38
Dan Zipp 37
Sarah Lusenti 37
Martin Olesen 36
Tetiana Grashchenko 35
Mary Kelter 35
Lucia Cizmarova 35
Andreea Smultea 34
Nicole Bateham 34
Jose Silva 33
Eva Rozite-Nikitina 33
Paul Mwale 33
Benjamin Dollhofer 32
Julia Hamer 31
Ines Egger 31
Escarpeta Laura 29
Nivaldo Diaz 29
Sarah Meunier-Bedard 28
Daniel Rivera 27
Mbayang Seck 27
Sergey Polichshuk 26
Hilkka Hujanen 25
Szymon Kaszewiak 25
Candice Peter 25
Alexey Trokhan 25
Nicholas Kiu 24
Luana Araco 22
Meeso Park 22
Endi Zejna 19
Irmak Gokcen 19
Elwin Oskam 18
Dimitrios Papaioannou 17
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1991
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Miller Lite Fort Myers Open.  It was the 123rd win for Sinjin Smith, the 99th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 98th win for the team.
In 1996
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Miller Lite Riviera Beach Open.  It was the 115th win for Karch Kiraly, the 77th win for Kent Steffes, and the 65th win for the team.
In 2008
David Fischer and Ed Ratledge won the NORCECA Boca Chica.  It was the 1st win for David Fischer, the 1st win for Ed Ratledge, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2008
Ion Canet and Nirian Sinal won the NORCECA Boca Chica.  It was the 1st win for Ion Canet, the 1st win for Nirian Sinal, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2013
Eric Haddock and Roberto Rodriguez won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands.  It was the 3rd win for Eric Haddock, the 7th win for Roberto Rodriguez, and the 3rd win for the team.
In 2013
Jamie Broder and Kristina May won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands.  It was the 1st win for Jamie Broder, the 1st win for Kristina May, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2019
Christoph Dressler and Alexander Huber won the FIVB Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival.  It was the 1st win for Christoph Dressler, the 3rd win for Alexander Huber, and the 1st win for the team.
 
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3/24/2023
Big comeback takes Ehlers and Wickler to the elimination rounds
Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Tepic Elite16 men’s Pool B had a great deal of balance, but Germans Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler did just enough to stand out from their strong competition and end the first day of the main draw in Mexico with a pair of wins and a spot in the elimination rounds.

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Bárbara and Carol unstoppable in Tepic’s Pool A
Brazilians Bárbara Seixas and Carol Salgado had a challenging opening day ahead of them in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Tepic Elite16, but the veterans were up for the task and, with two wins, are among the first teams to secure their spots in the elimination rounds of the event held at the Amado Nervo Auditorium, in Mexico.

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3/23/2023
USA Volleyball Announces 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 23, 2023) – USA Volleyball is pleased to announce the athletes, coaches and leaders it will celebrate and induct into its Hall of Fame at the annual banquet and ceremony on May 24 at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The Hall of Fame ceremony, a celebration of volleyball’s greatest athletes, coaches, officials and leaders...

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College beach volleyball: TCU hosts; GCU surging; Nebraska wraps up season
The college beach campaign is halfway home. In this weekly report coach Kristen Rohr lends insight on Grand Canyon’s road to a potential postseason bonanza. Meanwhile, Nebraska has finished its beach schedule and coach Jaylen Reyes discusses his program’s place in the Huskers’ big picture. Earlier in the week we recapped last weekend’s top results.

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USA men rebound with Tepic Elite 16 qualifier success; Nuss-Kloth back in main draw
On Monday morning, Tri Bourne released a behind-the-scenes vlog on the SANDCAST YouTube page in which he pulled a move that was more befitting his former partner, Trevor Crabb: He guaranteed something that is, to put it lightly, a smidge difficult to guarantee. “Men’s U.S. teams as a whole are all going to be better this year,” he said. “I guarantee that. Don’t worry U.S. fans, we got you.”

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Tepic Elite16 main draw set after top-level qualifier
The last four spots in each gender in the main draw of the 2023 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Tepic Elite16 were filled on Wednesday, when the qualifier took place in the two sand courts set up at the Amado Nervo Auditorium. After the completion of the 24 matches of the day, men’s duos from Italy, the Netherlands and USA, and women’s teams from France, Italy, Spain and USA...

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Olympic medallists highlight Itapema women’s entry list
Brazil is set to welcome three consecutive 2023 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour events next month, starting with the Itapema Challenge, which will be held from April 6-9. The tournament will have 48 women’s teams in action during the four days of competition. The 16 best-ranked duos start the event directly in the main draw while the remaining 32 tandems...

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3/22/2023
Troy Field: From “just trying to figure out life” to playing with Phil Dalhausser
HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. — Twice, Troy Field thought it must be a joke. The first came in December. Tri Bourne and I had posted our thoughts on who the next first-time winner on the AVP Tour would be, both of our picks being Field. Phil Dalhausser waded into the comment section of that post: “If you want a W,” he wrote to Field, “you know who to call.”

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The Road to Paris: Europeans at the top of Olympic Rankings after La Paz
Few things will be more important in international beach volleyball in the next 15 months than qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The race to be a part of sports’ greatest event is always fascinating and generates endless interesting storylines involving the top teams in the world.

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3/21/2023
Time for up-and-comers to make a move: Players to watch this AVP season
The year before the Olympics are the most important opportunities for up-and-coming players to establish themselves as bona fide main-draw talent. Many of the top teams will be on the road at Volleyball World events, fighting for Olympic points, which leaves space for the tweeners — mid to lower main draw and upper qualifier talent — to make moves.

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New men’s teams to debut at Itapema Challenge
After having the first Challenge tournament of the 2023 season in La Paz, Mexico, the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour goes next to Brazil, where the Itapema Challenge will be played from April 6-9. The men’s tournament in Itapema will have a deep field, with 48 teams entered in the event – 16 of which begin directly in the main draw...

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Mar 22-26, 2023 FIVB BPT Elite16 Tepic, Mexico M US$150,000
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Mar 28-Apr 2, 2023 FIVB BPT Futures Coolangatta Beach, Australia M US$5,000
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Apr 6-9, 2023 FIVB BPT Challenge Itapema, Brazil M US$75,000
Apr 6-9, 2023 FIVB BPT Challenge Itapema, Brazil W US$75,000
Apr 13-16, 2023 AVP Pro Series New Orleans Open M&W $125,000
Apr 13-16, 2023 FIVB BPT Challenge Saquarema, Brazil M US$75,000
Apr 13-16, 2023 FIVB BPT Challenge Saquarema, Brazil W US$75,000
Apr 20-23, 2023 FIVB BPT Futures Satun, Thailand M US$5,000
Apr 20-23, 2023 FIVB BPT Futures Satun, Thailand W US$5,000
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