Ehlers and Wickler grind to win Hamburg Elite opener

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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Olympic final rematch highlights Montreal semis

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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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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Ehlers and Wickler upset Mol and Sørum for a spot in the quarterfinals

Germans Stun Norwegian Superstars Repeating what they did just under a year ago in the semifinals of the Paris Olympics, Germans Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler shocked Norwegian stars Anders Mol and Christian Sorum, beating the FIVB World Ranking leaders in the Round of 12 of this week’s Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite event held in Gstaad on Friday. The German Olympic medalists are among the eight teams that continue alive in the race for the title in the Swiss Alps, which will see both the quarterfinal and the…

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

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

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

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

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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