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10958 |
24987 |
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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1956
Bernie Holtzman and Gene Selznick won the Parks & Rec Will Rogers State Beach Open.
It was the 12th win for Bernie Holtzman, the 11th win for Gene Selznick, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 1968
Henry Bergman and Larry Rundle won the Parks & Rec Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 3rd win for Henry Bergman, the 3rd win for Larry Rundle, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 1973
Jay Hanseth and Rudy Suwara won the Parks & Rec Laguna Beach Open.
It was the 1st win for Jay Hanseth, the 1st win for Rudy Suwara, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1979
Jim Menges and Sinjin Smith won the Parks & Rec Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 40th win for Jim Menges, the 6th win for Sinjin Smith, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1979
Jill Durkee and Claire McCarty won the Parks & Rec Laguna Beach Open.
It was the 2nd win for Jill Durkee, the 1st win for Claire McCarty, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1984
Jill Durkee and Janice Harrer won the Parks & Rec Hermosa Beach Open.
It was the 4th win for Jill Durkee, the 2nd win for Janice Harrer, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1984
Mike Dodd and Tim Hovland won the AVP Chicago Open.
It was the 13th win for Mike Dodd, the 14th win for Tim Hovland, and the 13th win for the team.
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In 1984
Linda Hanley and Dale Keough won the AVP Chicago Open.
It was the 17th win for Linda Hanley, the 1st win for Dale Keough, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1985
Gail Castro Kehl and Kathy Gregory won the Parks & Rec Hermosa Women's Open.
It was the 1st win for Gail Castro Kehl, the 46th win for Kathy Gregory, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1990
Karolyn Kirby and Jackie Silva won the WPVA Coors Light U.S. Championships.
It was the 6th win for Karolyn Kirby, the 39th win for Jackie Silva, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2001
Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar won the FIVB Japan Open.
It was the 25th win for Shelda Bede, the 25th win for Adriana Behar, and the 25th win for the team.
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In 2001
Tande Ramos and Emanuel Rego won the FIVB Belgium Open.
It was the 3rd win for Tande Ramos, the 40th win for Emanuel Rego, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2006
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the AVP Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light.
It was the 64th win for Misty May-Treanor, the 60th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 58th win for the team.
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In 2007
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the AVP Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light.
It was the 18th win for Phil Dalhausser, the 30th win for Todd Rogers, and the 17th win for the team.
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In 2007
Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos won the FIVB Otera Open.
It was the 73rd win for Emanuel Rego, the 46th win for Ricardo Santos, and the 30th win for the team.
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In 2007
Patrick Heuscher and Sascha Heyer won the FIVB Vaduz Satellite.
It was the 10th win for Patrick Heuscher, the 5th win for Sascha Heyer, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2007
Emiel Boersma and Bram Ronnes won the CEV Nestea Dutch Masters.
It was the 2nd win for Emiel Boersma, the 1st win for Bram Ronnes, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2007
Rebekka Kadijk and Merel Mooren won the CEV Nestea Dutch Masters.
It was the 3rd win for Rebekka Kadijk, the 3rd win for Merel Mooren, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2012
Joao Maciel and Adam Roberts won the Wide Open Seaside.
It was the 2nd win for Joao Maciel, the 3rd win for Adam Roberts, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2012
Emily Capers and Heather McGuire won the Wide Open Seaside.
It was the 6th win for Emily Capers, the 3rd win for Heather McGuire, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2012
Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen won the 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz.
It was the 2nd win for Alexander Brouwer, the 2nd win for Robert Meeuwsen, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2017
Nicole Eiholzer and Dunja Gerson won the Satellite Vaduz.
It was the 6th win for Nicole Eiholzer, the 2nd win for Dunja Gerson, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2018
Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins won the FIVB Moscow Four Star.
It was the 18th win for Aleksandrs Samoilovs, the 16th win for Janis Smedins, and the 14th win for the team.
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In 2018
Sara Hughes and Summer Ross won the FIVB Moscow Four Star.
It was the 8th win for Sara Hughes, the 11th win for Summer Ross, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2018
Taras Myskiv and Valeriy Samoday won the FIVB Vaduz One Star.
It was the 2nd win for Taras Myskiv, the 6th win for Valeriy Samoday, and the 2nd win for the team.
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| 8/12/2026 |
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Alexander Brouwer’s enjoys ‘homecoming’ in Stare Jablonki
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If someone has ‘sweet memories’ of Stare Jablonki, where the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 got underway on Wednesday, that is certainly Dutchman Alexander Brouwer. Thirteen years ago, together with former partner Robert Meeuwsen, who retired in the late summer of 2024, they sensationally claimed the FIVB World Championship title – thus becoming only the second European team to achieve this feat. |
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Villam and Kun bring Hungary back to EuroBeachVolley after 21 years
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It has taken as many as 21 years for a women’s team from Hungary to return to compete at EuroBeachVolley. Csilla Gudmann and Barbara Kovacs were the last to compete at this top level in Moscow in 2005. Lilla Villam and Stefania Flora Kun achieved this feat on Wednesday in Stare Jablonki – just a few weeks after enjoying a truly life-changing experience when they played the... |
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| 8/11/2026 |
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Idyllic Stare Jablonki poised to host first-ever EuroBeachVolley on Polish soil
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The European Beach Volleyball elite is slowly but surely coming together in Stare Jablonki, a peaceful, idyllic small village in the Warmia Mazury region, where continental honours will be at stake – as well as a highly coveted ticket to secure participation in the Beach Volleyball competition of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. This will go to the National Olympic Committee of the winners... |
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| 8/10/2026 |
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First Beach Pro Tour gold for Ehlers & Wust, for either of them individually too!
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Paris 2024 Olympic silver medalist Nils Ehlers of Germany celebrated his first ever Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gold, but not with his regular partner Clemens Wickler, currently sidelined with a shoulder injury. Teamed up with Lui Wust, Ehlers conquered the Hamburg Elite title at home in Germany on Sunday. It was the first Beach Pro Tour gold for Wust as well. |
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Brunner & Huberli reclaim Hamburg throne
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Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medalists Nina Brunner & Tanja Huberli of Switzerland topped the women’s podium at the Hamburg Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday to celebrate the team’s first gold since Brunner returned from her 2025 break. The duo’s previous gold was earned at the same venue in Hamburg two years ago. Their Beach Pro Tour hardware collection now features... |
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Chinese domination at Pingtan Futures
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Home teams from China dominated at the Pingtan Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, collecting as many as four of the six podium spots available. Jiang Kaiyue & Zhou Mingli and Yu Tong & Aheidan Mushajiang took gold and silver in the women’s tournament, with USA’s Katie Horton & Jordan Boulware completing the podium. On the men’s side, Wu Jiaxin & Zhou Chaowei and... |
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| 8/9/2026 |
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Inaugural AVC Gala Awards handed out at glamourous ceremony in Bangkok
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The first edition of the AVC Gala is now in history. On Saturday evening, the first AVC Gala Awards were presented at a glamorous ceremony held in Bangkok, while Thailand’s capital hosts the 26th Asian Volleyball Confederation General Assembly with FIVB President Fabio Azevedo among the honorable guests. |
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| 8/5/2026 |
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The Final League Championship Spots Will Be Decided in Dallas
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The 2026 AVP League regular season ends under the lights at Comerica Center. Dallas is the last stop, and it doubles as a playoff play-in. Four cities are done and watching: Palm Beach, Miami, Brooklyn, and New York. The other four — Dallas Dream, LA Launch, Austin Aces, and San Diego Smash — play their final matches this weekend with playoff spots on the line. |
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World’s number one Holting Nilsson & Andersson to lead men’s lineup in Hamburg
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The number one team in the men’s FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking – Swedish prodigies Jacob Holting Nilsson & Elmer Andersson – will be looking for their first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour medal in three months as they hit the courts at the Hamburg Elite this week in Germany as the top-seeded team. Former world’s number one team Anders Mol & Christian Sorum of Norway will also be there... |
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Brazil’s beach volleyball team welcomed to France’s newest International Centre of Excellence
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The road to the Beach Pro Tour stop in Gstaad began in Toulouse for the Brazil’s Men’s Beach Volleyball National Team. From 21-28 June, the squad trained at CREPS Toulouse, home to the Centre National de Beach-Volley de la FFvolley – one of the newest additions to the FIVB’s growing network of International Centres of Excellence (ICoE). The camp was part of the team’s build-up to the... |
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| 8/4/2026 |
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Duda takes a break, Ana Patricia to hit Hamburg with Carol Horta
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Reigning Olympic champion Ana Patricia Ramos will take to the courts of this week’s Hamburg Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, but not with her regular partner. Eduarda Lisboa (Duda) announced that she would be taking a break from competitions until November of this year, with the goal of arriving at the Olympic race ahead of Los Angeles 2028 in her best physical and mental condition. |
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Evandro & Arthur Lanci climb to world’s number two for the first time!
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The leading Brazilian men’s pair of Evandro Oliveira & Arthur Mariano Lanci rose to number two in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking for the first time along their journey together as a team. The chart was updated on Monday, after the end of last week’s Rio de Janeiro Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, but some major movements were stirred not only by the results of the... |
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| 8/3/2026 |
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Andorra and Iceland triumph at historic SCA event on Welsh soil
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Teams from Andorra and Iceland emerged victorious from the CEV Small Countries Association (SCA) U17 Beach Volleyball Championships held in Cardiff, which counted as a qualifier for next year’s #EuroBeachVolleyU18 as well. Day 2 made Saturday’s epic entrée of matches look like a playground, as every team persevered through yet another humid and hot day in the sand at Cardiff Beach Volleyball Club. |
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Surprise! Norwegian beach star Anders Mol to play indoor in Italian SuperLega!
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In a shocking development, one of the brightest stars of international beach volleyball – legendary Norwegian blocker Anders Mol – announced on Monday that he will play professional indoor volleyball in the Italian men’s volleyball SuperLega Credem Banca, competing for Rana Verona during the 2026-2027 season. However, he is not saying goodbye to beach volleyball or to his partner in the sand... |
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Immaculate Stam & Schoon win first Elite gold in three and a half years!
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Katja Stam & Raisa Schoon of the Netherlands triumphed as gold medalists at the Rio de Janeiro Elite event on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday and did so without dropping a single set in the Brazilian sand. It was the first time the former number one team in the FIVB World Ranking topped an Elite-level podium since February 2023, when they won the Doha Elite16. |
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Plavins & Fokerots win Rio to celebrate first Elite gold
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At the age of 41, Martins Plavins and his 21-year-old partner Kristians Fokerots of Latvia earned the team’s first-ever gold at the Elite level on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. They topped the men’s podium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for their overall third gold and eighth medal on the Tour together. Two French teams completed the podium. Remi Bassereau Daubas & Calvin Aye claimed... |
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| 8/2/2026 |
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Dziadkou & Piatrushka write history for Belarus with country’s first Beach Pro Tour gold
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Experienced Aliaksandr Dziadkou & Pavel Piatrushka triumphed at the Qidong Futures in China on Sunday. They not only won Belarus’s first ever match on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, they not only earned their country’s first-ever medal on the Tour, but they made it gold! Germany’s Charlie Peters & Colin Alexander Paszkiewicz and Greece’s Stavros Ntallas & Dimitrios Chatzinikolaou... |
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| 8/1/2026 |
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Everything is set in Cardiff for historic SCA Beach Volleyball event
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Friday was the busiest day yet at the SCA U17 Beach Volleyball Championships in Cardiff, with the Faroe Islands, Ireland and Andorra training in the morning during the hottest part of the day. With a lunch break as an incentive, the teams were determined to train hard and strong in preparation for this weekend’s tournament. In the evening the photographers arrived to take all players’ pictures... |
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| 7/31/2026 |
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Allanis Navas and María González Win Back-to-Back CAC Games Women’s Beach Volleyball Titles
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 31, 2026. – Puerto Rico’s Allanis Navas and María González successfully defended their Central American and Caribbean Games women’s beach volleyball title, defeating Cuba’s Maykelin Drik and Kailin Garrido 2-1 (21-16, 18-21, 18-16) in a spectacular gold medal match at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026. |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| Aug 12-16, 2026 |
CEV |
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026, Stare Jablonki, Poland |
M |
€ 100,000 |
| Aug 12-16, 2026 |
CEV |
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026, Stare Jablonki, Poland |
W |
€ 100,000 |
| Aug 13-16, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open, California |
M |
$150,000 |
| Aug 13-16, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open, California |
W |
$150,000 |
| Aug 13-16, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Busan, Korea |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Aug 19-23, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bujumbura, Burundi |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Aug 19-23, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bujumbura, Burundi |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Aug 19-23, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Montréal, Canada |
M |
US$200,000 |
| Aug 19-23, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Montréal, Canada |
W |
US$200,000 |
| Aug 19-22, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Tallinn, Estonia |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Aug 19-22, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Tallinn, Estonia |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Aug 27-30, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Brno, Czechia |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Aug 27-30, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Modena, Italy |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Aug 27-30, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Modena, Italy |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Sep 2-6, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U20 European Championships, Battipaglia, Italy |
M |
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| Sep 2-6, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U20 European Championships, Battipaglia, Italy |
W |
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| Sep 3-6, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Budapest, Hungary |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Sep 3-6, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Budapest, Hungary |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Sep 5-7, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Mother Lode, Aspen, Colorado |
M&W |
$20,000 |
| Sep 5-6, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Championship - Chicago, Illinois |
M&W |
TBD |
| Sep 9-13, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U22 European Championships, Madrid, Spain |
M |
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| Sep 9-13, 2026 |
CEV Under Age |
CEV U22 European Championships, Madrid, Spain |
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