Bhubaneswar Challenge medalists shoot up the World Rankings
After the first high-level beach volleyball tournament of 2026 – the Bhubaneswar Challenge on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour – is over, it is time to resume our regular FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking reports. As the charts received their weekly update on Monday, all medalists of the event in India showed remarkable gains in their positions.
Olympic and world champions back on the Beach Pro Tour this week in João Pessoa
The 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season is set to ramp up this week, when the first Elite event of the year will be held in João Pessoa, Brazil. Scheduled to go from Wednesday to Sunday, the first of four events of this caliber scheduled to take place in the South American country in 2026 will feature the elite of the sport, with the reigning Olympic and world champions...
Izmir, Battipaglia, and Madrid to host age-group Beach Volleyball European Championships
Izmir, Battipaglia, and Madrid will welcome the rising stars of European Beach Volleyball later this year for the 2026 edition of the U18, U20, and U22 Beach Volleyball European Championships. These cities and the local organisers have all a wealth of experience in the delivery of international Beach Volleyball events – so the three events are in very good hands and the most promising players...
Japanese Olympian and German qualifiers earn gold at Sanya Futures
Japan’s two-time Olympian Miki Ishii and her current partner Mayu Kikuchi topped the women’s podium at the second Futures event of the year on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, held this week in Sanya. Two Chinese teams pleased the home crowd with the other women’s medals - Yu Tong & Qi Siyu claimed silver, while Cao Shuting & Mushajiang Aheidan earned bronze.
Belgium’s Van Langendonck & Vercauteren snatch first Challenge gold
2023 U21 world champions Joppe Van Langendonck & Kyan Vercauteren of Belgium earned their first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gold in the Challenge category by winning the Bhubaneswar men’s tournament in India. Previously, they had two golds and a silver from Futures events. Top-seeded Jakub Sepka & Matyas Dzavoronok of Czechia claimed silver, crowning their Beach Pro Tour debut as a team...
Durish & Koenig go all the way - top Bhubaneswar Challenge podium!
Alexis Durish & Audrey Koenig of the United States of America went all the way to the top of the women’s podium at the Bhubaneswar Challenge in India, bagging their third Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour medal in three appearances, but their first one in the Challenge category. Last year, the American pair picked up gold at the Geneva Futures and bronze at the Montpellier Futures.
Volleyball World proudly celebrates International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, Volleyball World highlights the women who continue to raise the level of the sport every time they compete. From packed arenas to iconic beach venues and global broadcasts, women’s volleyball and beach volleyball stand among the world’s most balanced and competitive team sports, where women and men compete for the same prize money and command the same global stage.
Durish & Koenig against Shiba & Reika in Sunday’s Bhubaneswar Challenge final
In an all-American semifinal, ninth-seeded Alexis Durish & Audrey Koenig denied top-seeded Sara Hughes & Allysa Batenhorst a quintuple match point in the tie-breaker to sprint to the finish line with an impressive run of seven points in a row and advance to the women’s final of the Bhubaneswar Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour at their first ever appearance...
Former U21 world champs push through to first Challenge-level semifinal
2023 U21 world champions Joppe Van Langendonck & Kyan Vercauteren of Belgium achieved a hard-earned place in Challenge-level semifinals for the first time on their Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour journey. They joined Jacob Brinck & Nicolai Hovmann of Denmark, Jakub Sepka & Matyas Dzavoronok of Czechia and Eylon Elazar & Kevin Cuzmiciov of Israel into the men’s last four lineup...
Teams from Japan, China, Poland, Germany and Sweden to vie for Sanya Futures podiums
The second Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures event of the year has reached its semifinal stage. Two pairs each from Japan, Poland and host nation China, one from Germany and one from Sweden are still in contention for the Sanya Futures medals. The semifinals and the finals will be played on Sunday, March 8. The medal matches in the afternoon will be streamed live...
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All three American duos on to Bhubaneswar Challenge women’s quarterfinals
All three American pairs competing in the women’s tournament at the Bhubaneswar Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour advanced to Saturday’s quarterfinals. The last-eight lineup in India was completed by two teams from Japan and one each from China, Romania and Ukraine. Top-seeded Sara Hughes & Allysa Batenhorst are the only American duo to have suffered a loss...
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