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Friday, January 16, 2026
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Players: 13563 10589 24152
Tournaments: 2229 1798 4027
 
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Karen Gysin 68
Laura Smith 68
Karen Hallo 63
Martin Van der Sichel 63
Bernhard Hoffman 59
Scott Stover 57
Dez Leipham 54
Beate Wand 53
Pascal Morin 52
Jeremiah Dellas 50
Mariano Maidana 49
Sascha Messmer 48
Laura Ludlum 47
Mohamed Abicha 46
Badreddine Boutefnouchet 45
Amber Martin 45
Monica Malosky 44
Jan Stokr 43
Nina Vieira 42
Kirsi Aaltola 40
Kirsi Hyttinen 40
Ana Gallay 40
Floor Berden 40
Svetlana Simic 40
Lior Koren 40
Merja Korhonen 40
Roman Sholokhov 39
Phillip Rosenberg 39
Marta Scali 38
Leigh Sinoto 38
Deviny Mo 37
Gabriel Pereira 37
Anton Ermishenkov 36
Eva Elekova 35
Heather Thompson 35
Saskia Hippe 35
Ryan Mather 34
Daisy Mumby 34
Soane Falafala 33
Caesar Cohen 33
Dunwinit Kaewsai 33
Sanni Maatta 32
Carly Kan 31
Peter Peck 29
Ampex Isaac 29
Tom Allen 28
Exequiel Yacob 28
Brian Melly 28
Patrikas Stankevicius 27
Eren Kanli 27
Agnieska Paskevic 27
Theo Reiter 26
Johann Ferdinand 25
Aleksei Arkhipov 25
Jose Villafuerte 24
Radu Tanase 23
Franka van der Veer 23
Iris Rodrigues 21
Tobias Penasse 19
Wu Zihan 18
 
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In 2000
Mariano Baracetti and Jose Salema won the FIVB Argentina Open.  It was the 1st win for Mariano Baracetti, the 1st win for Jose Salema, and the 1st win for the team.
 
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1/15/2026
Volleyball World and Dubai Sports Council launch FIVB Beach World Series with five-year partnership
Volleyball World and Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), in partnership with the Dubai Sports Council, are today proud to announce Dubai as the long-term opening destination of the forthcoming flagship beach volleyball property, the FIVB Beach World Series. This announcement marks the start of a five-year partnership that positions Dubai as the first city...

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1/13/2026
Vanessa Muianga proudly represents Mozambique on the sand
Vanessa Muianga has trodden the African beach volleyball scene for over a decade like a colossus. The 30-year-old Muianga’s longevity on the sand is one to be envied. Since making her FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship debut in 2017 in Vienna, Austria alongside Liocádia Manhiça, Muianga went on to represent Mozambique in three other editions with different partners.

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1/9/2026
Argentina’s rising star Morena Abdala embraces Adelaide’s learning curve
For Argentina’s Morena Marisa Abdala, the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship was one for the history books. Not only did the 20-year-old Abdala make her World Championship debut in Adelaide, Australia but also lined up alongside her new partner Brenda Ailen Churin for the first time at a major international competition.

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1/8/2026
Tina & Anastasija, Martins Plavins and Andris Plavins honored with annual sports award in Latvia
Women’s beach volleyball world champions Tina Graudina & Anastasija Samoilova, U21 men’s beach volleyball world champion coach Martins Plavins and volleyball coach and functionary Andris Klavins were honored among the 2025 laureates of Latvia’s prestigious Three Stars Awards, organized by the Latvian Olympic Committee in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science...

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‘I am enough.’ Latvia’s Anastasija revels in historic world title
Latvia’s Anastasija Samoilova arrived in Adelaide for the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship with heartbreak from the last three appearances at the global competition. Thrice, in the 2019, 2022 and 2023 editions, Anastasija and her long-term partner Tina Graudina had been knocked out in the Round of 16.

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Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft Form New Beach Partnership
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 8, 2026) – Two of the most accomplished beach volleyball players in the United States, Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft, have announced a new partnership that brings together two elite-level athletes, one with Olympic experience and the other a rising world talent, as they look to represent the U.S. at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

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1/5/2026
2025 in review: Sweden’s dream final at men’s World Champs in Adelaide
The 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships were held in Adelaide, Australia from November 14 to 23. Reigning 2024 Olympic champions David Ahman & Jonatan Hellvig also emerged as the 2025 men’s world champions in beach volleyball. At 23 and 24, respectively, they were the youngest world champs ever. In a sensational all-Swedish World Championship gold medal showdown...

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1/3/2026
2025 in review: Tina & Anastasija write history as the 2025 women's world champions
The 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships were held in Adelaide, Australia from November 14 to 23. Latvia’s Tina Graudina & Anastasija Samoilova triumphed as the new women’s world champions in beach volleyball after defeating USA’s Kristen Nuss & Taryn Brasher in the gold medal showdown. It was not only Latvia’s first-ever World Championship title...

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