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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Database Statistics
  Men Women Total
Players: 13612 10606 24218
Tournaments: 2230 1799 4029
 
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Jeanne Goldsmith 66
Karen Hoyt 62
Rodrigo Grimalt 58
Jindrich Silbernagl 58
Melanie Dahl 55
Joey Shimkonis 55
Morten Klein 55
Jason Stimpfig 55
Nelitza Zambrano 53
Alex Lynch 53
Soner Erdogmus 52
Petter Bjorbak 52
David Englert 52
Brian Brinkerhoff 51
Tina Daly 50
Jill Frondorf 50
Travis Eaton 50
JJ Colina 49
Ana Popovic 48
Shireen Coffy 47
Florian Vareille 45
Justin Barrett 45
Claudio Carletti 44
Thierry Nicolas 42
Dhamutharan S 42
Marwan Mohammad 41
Rivia Oliveira 41
Simeon Aleksandrov 38
Amanda Clarkson 38
Panagiotis Adamopoulos 38
Brittney Bucholtz 38
Greg Sukochev 38
Ninik Nuraida 37
Chen Xue 37
Rui Moreira 37
Drew Punjabi 36
Laura Dijkema 36
Bridget Nickel 34
Fiodar Kazhamiaka 34
Marcin Ociepski 34
Julio Romano 33
Nicole Laird 33
Iago de Oliveira 32
Nerea Izagirre 31
Jose Jurado 31
Magdalena Cerna 31
Julia Radl 30
Steve Weber 29
Milena Gavric 29
Isabelle Carey 29
Maciej Kaszewiak 29
Joao Alves 28
Bartlomiej Krzyzanowski 28
Adrienne Gibb 28
Thomas Attrill 27
Jamie McQuarrie 27
Maria Voronina 26
Marin Novak 26
Carlos Chacon 26
Edwin Yan Han 17
 
Today In
Beach Volleyball History
In 1990
Dan Vrebalovich and Tim Walmer won the AVP Sanctioned PBVA Nescafe/PBVA Hamilton Island International Open.  It was the 3rd win for Dan Vrebalovich, the 4th win for Tim Walmer, and the 1st win for the team.
In 1990
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the FIVB Brazil Open.  It was the 108th win for Sinjin Smith, the 84th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 83rd win for the team.
In 1995
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Evian Indoor Minneapolis.  It was the 101st win for Karch Kiraly, the 72nd win for Kent Steffes, and the 60th win for the team.
In 2017
Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Nikita Liamin won the FIVB Kish Island Three Star.  It was the 2nd win for Viacheslav Krasilnikov, the 1st win for Nikita Liamin, and the 1st win for the team.
 
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2/16/2026
Players from New Zealand, USA and Japan make national tour podium in Auckland
The GJ Gardner Homes New Zealand Beach Tour held its second event of the season in Auckland over the weekend. The second-seeded international pairing of New Zealand’s John McManaway and USA’s Skyler Kaufman topped the men’s podium. In the final, they came back from a set down to celebrate a 2-1 (20-22, 21-9, 15-12) victory over Hiroki Dylan Kurokawa & Yoshiumi Hasegawa of Japan.

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2/13/2026
Germany’s Paul Henning: New Season, New Chapter
There are few things that bring Paul Henning joy like donning the red, black and white colours of Germany in international tournaments. The 28-year-old Henning has been lucky to live his ‘childhood dream’ with Germany in four major competitions—three European Championships and one World Championship. “Representing Germany was always a childhood dream.

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2/12/2026
New Partnerships for 2026
The 2026 AVP season begins with real disruption at the top of both the men’s and women’s fields. The breakup of the 2024 U.S. Olympic pairing of Andy Benesh and Miles Partain, Taylor Crabb aligning with Benesh, and Kelly Cheng partnering with Megan Kraft represent some of the most consequential partnership changes going into the 2026 AVP League season.

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De Groot teams up with Van de Velde after Boermans decides to take a break
Yorick de Groot & Steven van de Velde will be a new team on the international men’s beach volleyball stage and are expected to make their Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour debut together at the very first Elite event of the year, in Joao Pessoa from March 11 to 15. De Groot’s previous partner Stefan Boermans decided to take a break from the Dutch national team and from the Beach Pro Tour...

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2/8/2026
Duos from Australia and Romania snatch first Beach Pro Tour golds
Australia’s Solomon Bushby & Justin Schumann and Romania’s Beata Vaida & Francesca Alupei marched through the first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event of the year undefeated to snatch the Mount Maunganui Futures gold medals, the first ones ever on the tour for each of these two pairs. Two United States teams completed the men’s podium in New Zealand. Gage Basey & Thomas Hurst earned silver...

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2/7/2026
Duos from USA, Japan, Romania, Australia and New Zealand to battle for year’s first Beach Pro Tour medals
The first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event of the year is approaching its climax. Three teams from the United States, two from Japan and one each from Australia, Romania and host nation New Zealand reached the semifinals of the Mount Maunganui Futures. The semis and the medal matches will be played on Sunday, February 8, and will be streamed live on the Beach Volleyball World YouTube channel.

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2/5/2026
A Breakdown of the 2026 AVP Season
The 2026 season introduces League stops in Belmar, New Jersey; Aspen, Colorado; and Las Vegas, Nevada, while continuing to showcase the sport in established markets like Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, and Chicago. For fans, that means more variety, more unique venues, and a League schedule that continues to adapt while delivering compelling competition at the highest level of the sport.

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Ahmed Tijan: How fatherhood changed me
Ahmed Tijan needs little or no introduction in the world of volleyball. Since 2018, the beach volleyball star has alongside his long-term partner Cherif Younousse, put Qatar on the global map with their terrific performances notably the bronze medal feat in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Their impressive resumé also features a fourth-place finish in the Olympic Games Paris 2024...

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