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Friday, May 2, 2025
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Players: 13122 10193 23315
Tournaments: 2166 1734 3900
 
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Dong-Kwan Kim 54
Jenna Hinton 52
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Keith Beckmann 47
Cory Matthess 45
Danile Ott 45
Maria Moreno 42
Luana Madeira 41
Martin Reader 41
Lara Pedros Bloom 40
Petra Eliasova 40
Danial Levent 39
Chris Guerra 39
Irina Alexandru 39
Andre Pareja 37
Thais Rodrigues Ferreira 34
Kacper Kujawiak 31
Ahmed Al Tubi 30
Julia Wouters 29
Elias Isiagi 29
Constanze Bieneck 29
Tiadora Miric 28
Rasmus Mikelsons 27
Sanja Males 25
Yelizaveta Yeropkina 25
Lacoussa Tohe 25
Jonathan Portelance 24
Yasutaka Sanay 24
Maya Ben Shlomo 23
Dawid Rak 23
Katrina Lukstina 22
Derek Bradford 21
Silvia Salvatierra 21
Modou Ngum 21
Frida Johansson 21
Amanda Regute 20
Ibrahim Mammadov 17
Stavriani Kontou 17
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1993
Karolyn Kirby and Liz Masakayan won the WPVA Coors Light Fresno Open.  It was the 33rd win for Karolyn Kirby, the 11th win for Liz Masakayan, and the 3rd win for the team.
In 1993
Linda Chisholm and Jackie Silva won the AVP Women's Division Austin.  It was the 34th win for Linda Chisholm, the 44th win for Jackie Silva, and the 17th win for the team.
In 1993
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Miller Lite Austin Open.  It was the 68th win for Karch Kiraly, the 40th win for Kent Steffes, and the 28th win for the team.
In 1999
Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana won the AVP Paul Mitchell Grand Slam.  It was the 2nd win for Dain Blanton, the 3rd win for Eric Fonoimoana, and the 1st win for the team.
In 1999
Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs won the AVP Grand Slam.  It was the 40th win for Liz Masakayan, the 3rd win for Elaine Youngs, and the 3rd win for the team.
In 2004
Jake Gibb and Adam Jewell won the AVP Austin Open.  It was the 1st win for Jake Gibb, the 1st win for Adam Jewell, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2004
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the AVP Austin Open.  It was the 29th win for Misty May-Treanor, the 24th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 24th win for the team.
In 2009
Maria Antonelli and Talita Antunes won the FIVB China Shanghai Open.  It was the 4th win for Maria Antonelli, the 6th win for Talita Antunes, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2010
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the AVP NIVEA Tour Progressive Insurance Santa Barbara Open Benefiting Komen for the Cure.  It was the 49th win for Phil Dalhausser, the 60th win for Todd Rogers, and the 47th win for the team.
In 2010
Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan won the AVP NIVEA Tour Progressive Insurance Santa Barbara Open Benefiting Komen for the Cure.  It was the 13th win for Annett Davis, the 12th win for Jenny Johnson Jordan, and the 12th win for the team.
In 2010
Adrian Carambula and Roberto Rodriguez won the AVP YG AVP Developmental Tour Fort Lauderdale.  It was the 3rd win for Adrian Carambula, the 1st win for Roberto Rodriguez, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2010
Capri Grotowski and Kendra VanZwieten won the AVP YG AVP Developmental Tour Fort Lauderdale.  It was the 1st win for Capri Grotowski, the 1st win for Kendra VanZwieten, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2021
Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse won the FIVB Cancun Hub - 3rd Event.  It was the 2nd win for Ahmed Tijan, the 3rd win for Cherif Younousse, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2021
Mariafe Artacho and Taliqua Clancy won the FIVB Cancun Hub - 3rd Event.  It was the 8th win for Mariafe Artacho, the 7th win for Taliqua Clancy, and the 7th win for the team.
 
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4/29/2025
FIVB Empowerment loads continental beach podiums in South America
Teams from five different FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported national federations picked up five of the six medals handed out at last week’s CSV South American Beach Volleyball Tour stop in Santa Marta, Colombia. They swept the men’s podium with Uruguay’s Nicolas Llambias & Hans Hannibal celebrating gold, Colombia’s Yeferson De La Hoz & Juan Carlos Noriega claiming silver...

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Polley & MacDonald of FIVB Empowerment supported New Zealand triumph on AVC Tour
Three of the spots among the final four at Asia’s continental AVC Beach Tour women’s stop in Phu Yen, Vietnam were occupied by representatives of FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported federations. New Zealand’s Shaunna Polley & Olivia MacDonald triumphed as gold medalists, while Elizabeth Alchin & Georgia Johnson defeated Jasmine Fleming & Stefanie Fejes in an all-Australian bronze medal match.

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Valencia is the first stop in the 2025 season
Europe is about to take center stage in the 2025 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season as between this week and the end of September, as many as 25 Futures events will be held in the continent. Spain will be the first country on the continent to host tournaments, with the city of Valencia welcoming 28 men’s and women’s teams for a double-gender event this week.

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Finland forges future in beach volleyball through FIVB Empowerment
Ambition was never the issue for Finland’s women’s beach volleyball team. What they needed was the structure to grow. For years, coaching was divided across programmes, planning took a back seat and opportunities were limited. A single coaching appointment marked the turning point. Since then, it has grown into a national effort to put proper structures in place.

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4/28/2025
Who’s Heading to Gulf Shores
More than 1,500 matches are played over the course of the season, but in the end, it all comes down to the final 15. Three rounds to determine one national champion. Sixteen teams will be selected for the 2025 National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship. The first round will begin the morning of Friday, May 2, with eight matches played all day long.

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National beach volleyball tour underway in Switzerland
The first of five scheduled events on Switzerland’s Emmi Caffe Latte Beachtour 2025 was held in Basel last week (pictured in the main photo; credits: Emmi CAFFÈ LATTE Beachtour). Top-seeded Menia Bentele & Annique Niederhauser lived up to their status and topped the women’s podium. In Sunday’s final, they claimed a 2-0 (21-18, 21-18) victory over Poland’s Malgorzata Ciezkowska & Urszula Lunio...

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4/25/2025
2025 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour Kicks Off in Varadero
VARADERO, Cuba, April 25, 2025.- The highly anticipated 2025 season of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour kicks off in the paradise destination of Varadero, Cuba, marking the beginning of a circuit that promises excitement, a high level of competition, and valuable points toward the NORCECA and FIVB rankings.

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4/22/2025
Kenya Beach Tour completes 4th leg
The Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) successfully held the fourth leg of its National Beach Volleyball Tour at the scenic Tiwi Beach Resort in Diani, from 19–20 April. The event featured exciting displays of athleticism and resilience, with familiar names and new faces making their mark.

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Mol & Sorum back on top of the World Ranking!
Anders Mol & Christian Sorum are back on top of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking for the first time in almost exactly a year! On April 22, 2024, after winning the Tepic Elite16, Sweden’s David Ahman & Jonatan Hellvig bumped the Norwegian duo off the top of the chart. On April 21, 2025, the Beachvolley Vikings returned to the first place. The Tepic ranking points expired...

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4/20/2025
Boermans & De Groot snatch Brasilia Elite gold
Stefan Boermans & Yorick de Groot of the Netherlands triumphed at the end of the men’s final at the Brasilia Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday and picked up their first gold on the Tour for over a year, but second medal in two appearances this season, after taking Saquarema Elite bronze last week. Their Beach Pro Tour collection now contains two gold, two silver and four bronze medals.

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Nuss & Brasher bring home first Beach Pro Tour gold for 2025
After taking bronze in Quintana Roo and silver in Saquarema, USA’s Kristen Nuss & Taryn Brasher snatched the gold in Brasilia as the third Elite event of the year on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour came to a close in the Brazilian capital on Sunday. This way, the American Paris 2024 Olympians topped the podium for the first time since the 2024 Tour Finals in Doha...

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Carol & Rebecca against Nuss & Brasher for Brasilia Elite gold
Mighty Carol Solberg & Rebecca Cavalcanti will represent the host nation Brazil in Sunday’s women’s final at the Brasilia Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour against American heavyweights Kristen Nuss & Taryn Brasher. The big game in the Brazilian capital starts at 13:00 local time (16:00 UTC). Dutch qualifiers Emi van Driel & Wies Bekhuis made it to the bronze medal match, set to start an hour earlier.

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4/19/2025
FIVB Empowerment beneficiaries from New Zealand, Qatar and Australia earn continental beach medals
Shortly after a Beach Pro Tour Futures event was held on Samila Beach, the same venue in Songkhla, Thailand hosted the second stop on the 2025 AVC Beach Tour. Four of the six medals went to teams from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported federations. Qatari stars Cherif Younousse & Ahmed Tijan celebrated the men’s gold.

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Fabulous line-up for men’s Brasilia Elite semifinals
A line-up of high-caliber teams will continue the fight for the men’s medals at the Brasilia Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday. In the first of two semifinals, Stefan Boermans & Yorick de Groot of the Netherlands will take on Michal Bryl & Bartosz Losiak of Poland at 10:00 local time (13:00 UTC). An hour later, home favorites Evandro Oliveira & Arthur Mariano Lanci...

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Apr 30-May 3, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Valencia, Spain W € 5,000
May 1-4, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Nuvali, Philippines M US$5,000
May 1-4, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Nuvali, Philippines W US$5,000
May 1-4, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Valencia, Spain M € 5,000
May 2-4, 2025 NORCECA NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Varadero, Cuba M US$3,500
May 2-4, 2025 NORCECA NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Varadero, Cuba W US$3,500
May 8-11, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Cervia, Italy M € 5,000
May 8-11, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Cervia, Italy W € 5,000
May 8-11, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Madrid, Spain M € 5,000
May 9-11, 2025 AVP Huntington Beach Heritage Series, California M $75,000
May 9-11, 2025 AVP Huntington Beach Heritage Series, California W $75,000
May 14-18, 2025 FIVB BPT Challenge Xiamen, China M US$125,000
May 14-18, 2025 FIVB BPT Challenge Xiamen, China W US$125,000
May 15-18, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Madrid, Spain W € 5,000
May 16-18, 2025 NORCECA NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic M US$3,500
May 16-18, 2025 NORCECA NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic W US$3,500
May 21-25, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Spiez, Switzerland W € 5,000
May 22-25, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Qingshan, China M US$5,000
May 22-25, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Qingshan, China W US$5,000
May 22-25, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Spiez, Switzerland M € 5,000
May 23-24, 2025 AVP League AVP League Week 1 - Palm Beach, Florida M&W TBD
May 24-25, 2025 AVP Palm Beach Contender Series, Florida M&W TBD
May 28-Jun 1, 2025 FIVB BPT Elite Ostrava, Czech Republic M US$200,000
May 28-Jun 1, 2025 FIVB BPT Elite Ostrava, Czech Republic W US$200,000
May 29-Jun 1, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Battipaglia, Italy M € 5,000
May 29-Jun 1, 2025 FIVB BPT Futures Battipaglia, Italy W € 5,000



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