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Thursday, February 26, 2026
Database Statistics
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Players: 13615 10606 24221
Tournaments: 2230 1799 4029
 
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Ulf Johansson 64
Christian Voss 63
Erna van Doorn 61
Celso Garcia 61
Chris Young 59
Rich Willis 55
Joe Woo 55
David Smith 54
Ihar Bury 54
Miso Pusnik 53
Yves Balmer 52
Jun Moriyama 51
Bo Long Tse 50
Kerri Eich 50
Sean Mackin 49
Wes Badorek 48
Carole Cordinier 46
Weizai Jin 46
Tatiana Sablan 45
Martina Stein 44
Everson Browne 43
Dave Earnest 43
Michel Mokondoko 40
Pedro Penate 40
Caitlin Dowd 39
Wai Yan Au Yeung 38
Pascal Ferry 38
Oksana Bosjanok 38
Ondrej Kolder 38
Martin Cupa 37
Timothy Blanc 37
Ahizar Zuniaga 36
Lukasz Kalucki 36
Yaroshchuk Vyacheslav 35
Filipe Pinto 35
Raquel Palma Gato 35
Charlie Caldwell 35
Artem Korovka 33
Brian Miller 32
Megan Rice 32
Matheus Domingos 31
Ivan Novoselov 30
Stefani Kyoseva 29
Noah Furrer 28
Daniel Quinones 28
Remi Bassereau 27
Anna Movchan 26
Michael Ng'onge 26
Puk Stubbe 26
Patriks Pinka 25
Thalia Enamorado 25
Nils Ringoen 25
Anastasia Volosian 25
Nadia Buntubwimana 24
Patric Creta 23
Austia Mendiola 23
Igor Ziolkowski 22
Weiqiang Hong 22
Alexander Slavik 19
Teriihopuare Hoani 19
Marta Gintere 19
Sandwidi Madi 18
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1989
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the FIVB Brazil Open.  It was the 97th win for Sinjin Smith, the 73rd win for Randy Stoklos, and the 72nd win for the team.
In 1994
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Evian Indoor New York.  It was the 84th win for Karch Kiraly, the 55th win for Kent Steffes, and the 43rd win for the team.
In 2021
Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse won the FIVB World Tour Doha 1 Star.  It was the 1st win for Ahmed Tijan, the 2nd win for Cherif Younousse, and the 1st win for the team.
 
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If you’re looking for the 2026 men’s team that’s most likely to make opponents feel uncomfortable from the first whistle, start here: Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh. It’s a partnership built on a simple concept: constant pressure — and it’s coming together right after two high-profile splits. Benesh moves on from Miles Partain. Crabb moves on from Taylor Sander.

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2026 AVP League Qualification: Three Saturdays to Earn a Spot
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 18, 2026) — USA Volleyball has named Matt Fuerbringer as head coach of the U.S. Men’s Beach National Team, marking the first head coaching appointment under the organization’s newly redesigned Beach Performance Collective and unified training model. Fuerbringer will join the beach program after finishing as the head coach of LOVB Madison in April.

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Throw Valentina Gottardi into the deep end and rest assured that she will find her way up! While many youngsters would crack due to the demanding nature of high level competitions, Gottardi has proved to be the complete opposite. Since making her World Championship debut at only 19 years, Gottardi has grown into one of the most promising female beach volleyball players thanks to her confidence.

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