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Brazilian pairs upset high seeds in women and qualifiers in Joao Pessoa

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Elite16 – Joao Pessoa, BRA – 2025 Four home teams, two from USA and one each from Lithuania and France qualify for the Elite main draw Brazilian teams grabbed half of the eight main draw vacancies available through Wednesday’s women’s qualifications at the Joao Pessoa Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Three of them upset higher seeds in the bracket to delight the home fans. Two pairs from the United States, one from Lithuania and one from France also pushed through to the 24-team main draw, serving off…

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Gottardi and Orsi Toth earn first Beach Pro Tour gold

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Orsi Toth and Gottardi dropped only two sets over the week in Hamburg A new team on the 2025 season of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, Italians Valentina Gottardi and Reka Orsi Toth celebrated their first title as partners on Sunday, when they triumphed in the Elite event held in Hamburg. 🥇 Valentina Gottardi / Reka Orsi Toth (Italy) 🥈 Thamela Coradello / Victoria Lopes (Brazil) 🥉 Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Ramos (Brazil) The ecstatic Italians made it to the top of the podium at the Am Rothenbaum…

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Ehlers and Wickler grind to win Hamburg Elite opener

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Home Victory for German Olympic Medalists Paris Olympic silver medalists Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler had an exciting opening match in front of their home fans at this week’s Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite event held in Hamburg on Wednesday, and fought hard to secure their first victory in the tournament. The Germans had Swiss qualifiers Adrian Heidrich and Jonathan Jordan as their opponents in their first Pool F match at the Am Rothenbaum Stadium and had to overcome a first-set loss to come back and win 2-1 (19-21,…

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AVP League Championships Set for Chicago – Whats at Stake

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The AVP League season all comes down to this. On August 30–31, the top six men and women duos will battle it out at Oak Street Beach for the 2025 AVP League Championship. This isn about city totals or team points anymore – Chicago is about the best duos in the league, playing for ultimate bragging rights and the biggest payday of the season. Championship Format The bracket is compact, high-stakes, and simple: Six duos per gender, seeded #1–#6 from season standings. Quarterfinals (Saturday): #3 vs #6, #4 vs #5.…

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2025 AVP Manhattan Beach Open – Event Recap

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Women Bracket – Brasher and Nuss Cement Their Dynasty The defending champions, Taryn Brasher and Kristen Nuss, once again etched their names into Manhattan Beach history, winning their second straight title with a gritty three-set victory over #2 Terese Cannon and Megan Kraft (15–21, 21–18, 15–13). It the first women repeat since Emily Capers and Brittany Hochevar in 2016–2017, confirming Kloth/Nuss as the defining force of the modern AVP. They entered the weekend having won 32 of their last 35 AVP matches and extended their finals streak to seven straight…

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Olympic final rematch highlights Montreal semis

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Olympic Final Rematch Highlights Montreal Semifinals Canadians Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brazilians Eduarda Duda Lisboa and Ana Patricia Ramos are set to meet for the first time since their historic Paris Olympics gold medal clash. Semifinals Schedule 12:00 local time (16:00 GMT): Brandie and Melissa (Canada) vs. Duda and Ana Patricia (Brazil) 13:00 local time (17:00 GMT): Svenja Muller and Cinja Tillmann (Germany) vs. Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova (Latvia) Olympic Rematch The teams have entered the same tournament twice since their memorable encounter at the Eiffel Tower…

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Lippmann and Bock continue to rise with Baden Challenge gold

The Germans defeated Dutch Konink and Schoon in the final in Austria to secure their first title as partners. Bock and Lippmann won their first title in just their sixth event as partners (Photo: Florian Schroetter/Beach Volleyball Baden) A new team on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in 2025, Germans Louisa Lippmann and Linda Bock continued to climb the international beach volleyball ladder this weekend, earning their first title as partners at the Baden Challenge on Saturday. The former volleyball players topped the podium at the conclusion of the…

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Dallas Event Preview – Stakes Clinches Scenarios

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Comerica Center • Fri–Sat, Aug 8–9 Teams: L.A. Launch, Dallas Dream, Brooklyn Blaze, Miami Mayhem Headlines Men: Launch and Dream are already in. The final berth is a straight fight: Mayhem vs. Blaze. Byes—including the 1-seed—are still in play. Women: Blaze are chasing a bye; Mayhem and Dream are playing to avoid seventh (elimination). League Cup: Launch must sweep 4–0 in Dallas to lift the Cup. Anything less and Palm Beach take it. Men — Team-by-Team L.A. Launch (5–1, 11 pts) Bye/1-seed: 2–0 = 7–1 = 1st overall. If they…

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Austin Event Preview – Stakes Clinches Scenarios

H-E-B Center, Cedar Park // Aug 1 – 6–10 PM CT and Aug 2 – 5–9 PM CT Only L.A. Launch, Austin Aces, New York Nitro, and Miami Mayhem are on court in Austin. Here exactly what on the line for the AVP League Cup and Chicago Championship berths. Cup and Qualification Recap The League Cup goes to the city team with the best combined men + women win–loss record. For League Championships in Chicago, the top six men and top six women duos by win–loss record qualify independently of…

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Brazilian Legend Alison Says Goodbye to the Sand

A Legendary Career Comes to a Close One of the most accomplished and dominant beach volleyball players of all time, Brazilian blocker Alison Cerutti has announced that the next three months will be the last of his long and successful career. A Rio 2016 Olympic champion, the 39-year-old veteran will play in two events of the American AVP League and in one of the Brazilian Tour before stepping away from the sport that has been his life for the past 20 years. The Mammoth’s Legacy An Espirito Santo native, Alison…

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