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USA’s Durish and Koenig crown Beach Pro Tour debut with Geneva gold

     source: Volleyball World

Beach Pro Tour first-timers Alexis Durish and Audrey Koenig of the United States crowned their debut with a Geneva Futures gold. Lithuania’s Ieva Dumbauskaite and Gerda Grudzinskaite picked up the silver medals in Switzerland, while France’s Elsa Descamps and Romane Sobezalz completed the podium with bronze. Gold Medal Match The 21-year-old American rookies started the Geneva tournament from the qualifications and managed to string up seven consecutive victories all the way to the top of the podium, while dropping only two sets along the way. One of them was the…

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Czech ladies and Italian men dominate Messina Futures podiums

Two Czech pairs earned their spots on the women’s podium at the Messina Futures in Italy, both claiming their second consecutive Futures medals on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, after the Prague Futures earlier this month, only switching their places. This time, Martina Maixnerova and Kylie Neuschaeferova took gold, while Katerina Pavelkova and Anna Pavelkova settled for bronze, with Switzerland’s Menia Bentele and Annique Niederhauser joining them on the podium with silver. In an all-Italian men’s final, Alex Ranghieri and Tobia Marchetto beat Samuele Cottafava and Gianluca Dal Corso,…

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Brazilian and French qualifiers make it to the semifinals in Alanya

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Brazilian and French Qualifiers Reach Semifinals in Alanya With six Olympians and two teams that started in the qualifier, the mens semifinals of the Beach Pro Tour Challenge event in Alanya, Turkey, were set on Saturday. Semifinals Schedule Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner (Czechia) vs. George Wanderley and Saymon Barbosa (Brazil) Teo Rotar and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat (France) vs. Mark Nicolaidis and Izac Carracher (Australia) Brazilian Duos Remarkable Run A new team on the 2025 Beach Pro Tour, George and Saymon are set for their first semifinal appearance as partners. Their…

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Ahman and Hellvig back up to number two in World Ranking

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Plavins and Fokerots Reach Team’s High Seventh Place The Ostrava men’s final between Ahman and Hellvig and Mol and Sorum After winning the Ostrava Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour last week, reigning Olympic champions David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig climbed back up to the number two spot in the men’s FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking. No changes in the women’s top five occurred as the charts received their weekly update on Monday. Men’s World Ranking Update Ahman and Hellvig\s absence from the top two in the ranking…

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Comeback Queens Huberli and Kernen win Ostrava pool

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The Swiss came from behind for the second time in two days to secure a spot in the Round of 12. The Swiss are among the first four teams guaranteed in the Round of 12. A new team in the 2025 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season, Swiss Tanja Huberli and Leona Kernen displayed nerves of steel on Thursday to secure their second comeback win in the Elite event held in Ostrava, Czechia, and claim a spot in the tournament Round of 12. Besides the Swiss, duos from Ukraine, Austria…

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AVP League 2025: A New Era Begins

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Introducing the AVP League Cup and the AVP League Championships. The AVP is entering a new era. With city-based franchises, two distinct championship paths, and a postseason designed to crown the sport best duos, 2025 marks a transformative year for professional beach volleyball. As competition kicks off in Palm Beach on May 23rd and 24th, here is what fans, players, and stakeholders need to know about the 2025 AVP League. Meet the AVP League Franchises Eight official city-based teams will battle for the League Cup and fuel some of the…

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Uhl and Schurholz earn first Beach Pro Tour gold

Janne Uhl and Paula Schurholz celebrated their first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gold, both as a team and individually. The German pair topped the final standings at the Madrid Futures in Spain, accompanied by silver medalists Alex Merle and Anouk Dupin of France and bronze medalists Tjasa Kotnik and Maja Marolt of Slovenia on the podium. 19-year-old Uhl and 23-year-old Schurholz lost only one in six matches played in Madrid, the Pool A final against top-seeded Spanish Olympians Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno. In the semifinals, the ninth-seeded Germans…

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AVP Announces Iconic Venues Hand-Selected for the 2025 AVP League Season

AVP and Wasserman Partner to Deliver Unforgettable Sponsor Experiences League Matches to Be Broadcast Nationally on The CW Network and CBS May 19, 2025 – AVP, the preeminent professional beach volleyball league in the world, is today announcing the iconic venues that will host the 2025 AVP League – a national slate of matches bringing the sport top athletes to most exciting cities, with the season culminating in a Championship weekend at Chicago legendary Oak Street Beach. Each venue will host a full weekend of matchups featuring the AVP League…

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Top Seeds in Xiamen Qualifiers Earn Tiebreak Wins to Advance to Women’s Main Draw

The two top-seeded teams in Wednesday’s women’s qualifications at the Xiamen Challenge – France’s Lezana Placette and Alexia Richard and Germany’s Linda Bock and Louisa Lippmann – played only one game each on the way to the main draw, but had to persevere through three-set battles before booking their spots among the 32 teams in the pool stage. Two teams from USA, one each from Canada, Lithuania and Ukraine, and one more from Germany also advanced to the women’s main draw at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event in…

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2025 AVP Huntington Beach Heritage Preview: Two Final AVP League Spots on the Line

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Two Final AVP League Spots on the Line The AVP Huntington Beach Open Heritage Event is just around the corner, and this year’s competition promises to be an electrifying showcase of professional beach volleyball. Scheduled for May 10-11, this prestigious event is the last opportunity for aspiring teams to claim a coveted spot in the 2025 AVP League. With only two of eight AVP League qualification spots remaining, this event will make or break teams’ seasons. How Teams Qualify for the AVP League Automatic Qualifiers (2024 Top-4 Duos) Men’s: Chase…

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