In 2005 With their $20,000 check for winning the Santa Barbara Open, Misty May and Kerri Walsh join the Brazilian duo of Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar to become only the second women's team to surpass $1 Million in career team winnings.
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.
Argentina’s Capogrossos and Paraguay’s Michelle & Corrales medal at continental finals with Empowerment
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...
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.
Olympic medalist Clancy back to Beach Pro Tour at Nuvali Challenge with new partner
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.
Tania Moreno and Sofía Izuzquiza win Beach Pro Tour Futures Madrid 2026
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)...
Mexico once again at the top of the NORCECA Tour with Sarabia/Osuna
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...
Mexican Duo Torres/Flores Claim their First Gold on the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour
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...
Israel’s Elazar & Cuzmiciov rise in Xiamen for first Challenge gold
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.
Durish & Koenig win Xiamen to make it four in four on the Beach Pro Tour
22-year-old Americans Alexis Durish & Audrey Koenig topped the women’s podium at the Xiamen Challenge on Sunday to collect their fourth medal in four appearances on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. So far, they have won 23 of the 24 matches they have ever played on the Tour and have collected three gold medals (2025 Geneva Futures, 2026 Bhubaneswar Challenge and 2026 Xiamen Challenge)...
Spanish pairs dominate as Women’s Beach Pro Tour Futures Madrid reaches semi-finals
The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures Madrid 2026 continued this Saturday at the Parque Deportivo Puerta de Hierro, which is hosting the tournament for the sixth consecutive year. Following Friday’s group stage, the women’s competition completed both the Round of 12 and the quarter-finals, thus defining the four pairs that will compete for a place in Sunday’s final.
Spanish pairs shine as Women’s Beach Pro Tour Futures group stage concludes in Madrid
The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures Madrid 2026 continued this Friday at the Parque Deportivo Puerta de Hierro, where the women’s competition completed its group stage after Thursday’s qualification rounds. The day determined the 12 pairs advancing to Saturday’s knockout rounds. Each group featured four teams, with only three progressing.
Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica Advance to Semifinals in San Juan del Sur
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, May 16, 2026.- The men’s semifinals of the third stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour have been set, with Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica reaching the final stage of the tournament. Mexico’s duo Miguel Sarabia/Jorman Osuna will look to extend their country’s dominance on the circuit when they face the host team Rubén Mora/Dany López.
Dunn/McKay aim for their third consecutive final on the NORCECA Tour
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, May 16, 2026.- The Canadian duo Darby Dunn/Alison McKay will attempt to reach their third consecutive final on the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour when they face Julibeth Payano/Bethania Almanzar of the Dominican Republic in the semifinals at San Juan del Sur. Dunn/McKay arrive in strong form after advancing undefeated through pool play...
Madrid once again becomes key stage for international Beach Volleyball
The Beach Pro Tour Futures Madrid 2026 officially got underway Thursday at the Parque Deportivo Puerta de Hierro, marking the sixth consecutive year that the Spanish capital hosts a stage of the international Beach Volleyball circuit. The women’s tournament opened with the qualification phase and will run through Sunday, when the finals will bring the competition to a close.
Seven Undefeated Men’s Duos After Opening Day of the Beach Tour in San Juan del Sur
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, May 15, 2026. – An intense opening day of the men’s tournament, which included the opening ceremony and exciting rallies on the sand, marked the start of the third stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour. At the end of the day, seven duos remain undefeated with two wins each, leaving the outcome of the pool phase wide open.
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, May 14, 2026.- The third stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour is set to get underway in San Juan del Sur, which once again hosts a continental event after more than a decade. The last time this venue hosted a high-level competition was in February 2015, with the AFECAVOL qualifier for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
Italy and the Netherlands qualify for CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup Final
For the fourth consecutive year, Madrid’s Puerta de Hierro Sports Park hosted the CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup qualifying stage in both the men’s and women’s competitions, thereby delivering another two days of intense action and high-level Beach Volleyball. The Netherlands (women) and Italy (men) eventually secured their ticket to the Nations Cup Final scheduled for mid-July in Budapest.
2026 Season Opens This Weekend at Huntington Beach
With the first Heritage event of the year running Friday through Sunday. The main draw begins tomorrow morning and brings together a field that includes three internationally ranked wildcard teams, the AVP League’s top duos, and the players who earned their way in through three qualifier weekends this spring. The international wildcards were announced earlier this month...
Slovakia and Czechia occupy MEVZA women’s podium with Empowerment
FIVB Volleyball Empowerment beneficiaries from Slovakia and host nation Czechia swept the entire women’s podium at the MEVZA Beach Volleyball Tour stop in Benesov last week. Slovakia’s Barbora Tokosova & Martina Terenova triumphed as tournament winners, while Czechia’s Julie Honzovicova & Anna Pospisilova and Magdalena Cerna & Andrea Lorenzova pleased the home fans...
Schweiner leads men’s field in Xiamen at Beach Pro Tour debut with new partner
It is time for the fourth Challenge stop on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. The men’s tournament in Xiamen will be marked by the return of 2025 world champion and two-time Olympian David Schweiner to the Beach Pro Tour, but for the first time with his new partner Tadeas Trousil. Back in January, Ondrej Perusic withdrew from Czechia’s leading team and ended his career...
It is time for the fourth Challenge stop on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Following the Bhubaneswar event in India and the Tlaxcala and Nayarit events in Mexico, the Challenge category returns to Asia for this week’s tournament in Xiamen. After organizing seven stops on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in the 2010s, the coastal city in southeastern China is about to welcome...
Madrid poised to stage CEV Nations Cup double-gender qualifier
The state-of-the-art facilities of the Parque Deportivo de Puerta de Hierro in Aravaca, Madrid, have opened their doors for the fourth year in a row to host a CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup qualifier. The country vs country competition brings the heat to Spain’s capital right after having completed the men’s event of the Beach Pro Tour Futures, which concluded with the triumph of...
At 41, most players are long gone from the sand. Martins Plavins is still on it, still competing, still evolving and still finding ways to match a game that keeps getting younger around him. From Olympic bronze in London to today’s fast, high-powered era, he has not simply lasted, but adapted, sharpened and stayed relevant, proving that longevity at the highest level...
Pairs from Empowerment-funded Australia and Qatar medal at Asian U18s
Three of the six medals at last week’s AVC U18 Beach Volleyball Asian Championships went to teams representing FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported federations. Australia’s Ryan Edgar & Thomas Turner topped the men’s podium, while Qatar’s Musa Alkeer & Mubarak Musa Thiik Madut took bronze. Another Australian duo – Ava Gaborit & Jorja Grocott – earned women’s silver.
Paniagua/Cleto Make History with Dominican Republic’s First-Ever NORCECA Tour Gold
GÜIBIA, Dominican Republic, May 10, 2026. – Crismil Paniagua and Yari Cleto made history by securing the Dominican Republic’s first-ever gold medal on the NORCECA Continental Beach Volleyball Tour, winning the women’s title at the second stop of the 2026 circuit in Güibia. The Dominican duo edged Canada’s Darby Dunn and Alison McKay in a thrilling three-set final...
Mexicans Inés Lares and Carlos Andrés Ayala Claim Gold in Güibia
GÜIBIA, Dominican Republic, May 10, 2026. – Mexico’s Inés Lares and Carlos Andrés Ayala captured the gold medal at the second stop of the 2026 NORCECA Continental Beach Volleyball Tour, held on Güibia Beach, after defeating Cuba’s Damián Gómez and Eblis Veranes in a thrilling three-set final, 2-1 (21-17, 11-21, 15-7).
Tocs and Auzinš win Beach Pro Tour Futures Madrid 2026 for Latvia
The Beach Pro Tour Futures Madrid 2026 men’s competition has come to an end at the Parque Deportivo Puerta de Hierro in the neighbourhood of Aravaca in the Spanish capital. The grand finale coincided with the triumph of Edgars Tocs and Gustavs Auzinš representing Latvia. Over the course of the morning, the sand witnessed two nerve-wracking semi-finals.
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