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Uhl and Schurholz earn first Beach Pro Tour gold

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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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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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Nuss and Brasher Bring Home First Beach Pro Tour Gold for 2025

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Nuss and Brasher Secure First Beach Pro Tour Gold of 2025 After taking bronze in Quintana Roo and silver in Saquarema, USA stars Kristen Nuss and Taryn Brasher finally claimed gold in Brasilia as the third Elite16 event of the 2025 Beach Pro Tour concluded in the Brazilian capital. Podium Results 🥇 Kristen Nuss and Taryn Brasher (USA) – Gold 🥈 Carol Solberg and Rebecca Cavalcanti (Brazil) – Silver 🥉 Ana Patricia Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa (Duda) (Brazil) – Bronze Gold Medal Match Recap The second-seeded Americans overcame the…

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Pedro and Renato win all-Brazilian qualifier to make Brasilia Elite main draw

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The Brasilia Elite men’s main draw is all set for its start on Thursday. The remaining nine vacancies were taken up by the winners of the eight qualifying matches and a lucky loser team as the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event started in the Brazilian capital on Wednesday. In the most interesting match of the day, two home pairs put up a three-set battle with Pedro Oliveira and Renato Lima securing the main draw spot after edging fellow Brazilians Gabriel Santiago and Felipe Alves. The all-Brazilian clash was the…

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Boermans and De Groot hit the ground running in Brazil

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Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot played on Thursday, in Saquarema, their first matches since last December, but judging by their performance in the first day of the men’s main draw of the second Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite event of the year, it would be hard to tell the Dutch Olympians hadn’t been active for four months. The Europeans formed one of the six teams that won their pools in Brazil and advanced undefeated directly to the Round of 12 of the event – Norway’s Anders Mol/Christian Sorum,…

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Schalk and Shaw beat Olympic champions to get to the semis

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Elite16 – Quintana Roo, MEX – 2025 The Americans will compete for medals in Mexico with the Capogrossos, Diaz/Alayo and Brouwer/van de Velde Published 02:15, 30 Mar 2025 Schalk and Shaw celebrate their incredible quarterfinal victory over Ahman and Hellvig Led by Americans Chaim Schalk and James Shaw, who eliminated reigning Olympic champions David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig of Sweden in just their sixth tournament as partners, teams from four different countries advanced to the men’s semifinals of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite event held in Quintana Roo,…

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Yucatan medalists Pedrosa and Campos and Haussener and Friedli reach team highs in World Ranking

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Yucatan Medalists Reach Career Highs in World Rankings The latest FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings update reflects significant movement following the Yucatan Challenge in Mexico and the expiration of points from last year’s Recife Challenge in Brazil. Men’s Rankings Highlights Reigning world champions Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner of Czechia claimed Yucatan gold and skyrocketed 18 positions to number 24 Yves Haussener and Julian Friedli of Switzerland, Yucatan silver medalists, jumped 23 spots to a career-high number 45 Joao Pedrosa and Hugo Campos of Portugal, Yucatan bronze medalists, climbed two…

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Hladun and Lazarenko shut out Carol and Rebecca to win pool in Yucatan

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Ukraine’s Maryna Hladun and Tetiana Lazarenko stunned top-seeded Brazilians Carol Solberg and Rebecca Cavalcanti in the Pool A final at the Yucatan Challenge on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and became the lowest seeded team to advance directly to the women’s eighthfinals in Mexico, as main draw action got underway on Thursday in Puerto Progreso. Watch the Yucatan Challenge on VBTV. 16th-seeded Hladun and Lazarenko hammered out an emphatic 2-0 (21-13, 21-15) shutout of the Brazilian favorites. The Ukrainians dominated in attack, with nine successful spikes from Lazarenko and…

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Preview: Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour 2025 Opens in Yucatan, Mexico

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The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour blasts off its 2025 season in Mexico next week with the Yucatán Challenge, taking place March 20-23. As the first event of the year, this tournament brings together an impressive lineup of international beach volleyball stars to the stunning Gulf Coast. With the first ranking points up for grabs and early momentum on the line, the Yucatán Challenge is set to be a compelling start to the season. Our staff photographer Greg will be on site to capture all the energy and drama as…

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Beach Volleyball Set for Worldwide Growth Through FIVB Strategic Vision 2032

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The FIVB has announced significant steps to enhance beach volleyball through its Strategic Vision 2032, with major expansions planned for the Beach Pro Tour (BPT) that will create more opportunities for athletes and build a stronger global ecosystem for the sport. Expanded Field Sizes for 2025 In 2025, the number of teams in main draws will increase significantly at both Elite and Challenge stops. The Elite category will expand from 16 to 24 teams per gender, while the Challenge category will grow from 24 to 32 teams per gender. This…

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