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Czech ladies and Italian men dominate Messina Futures podiums

June 25, 2025February 20, 2026 source: Volleyball Worldsam_cottafava

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,…

Boermans and De Groot hit the ground running in Brazil

April 12, 2025February 20, 2026 anders_mol, christian_sorum, david_ahman, evandro_goncalves, george_wanderley, jonatan_hellvig, jorge_alayo, moritz_pristauz, noslen_diaz, sam_cottafava, sam_schachter, stefan_boermans, yorick_de_groot

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,…

BPT Finals Men’s Doha Preview – World’s Top Teams in the last Big Battle of the Year

December 4, 2024March 9, 2025 BumpSpike.comanders_mol, christian_sorum, david_ahman, david_schweiner, jonatan_hellvig, ondrej_perusic, paolo_nicolai, sam_cottafava, stefan_boermans, yorick_de_groot

The biggest Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event of the year kicks off on Wednesday, December 4, in Doha, Qatar, bringing together 10 of the best men’s teams in the world for an intense showdown at the Aspire Zone. Running through Saturday, December 7, the tournament will feature high-stakes matchups between elite duos, including reigning Olympic champions, world champions, and former world number ones. Tournament Format The 10 teams are divided into two round-robin pools of five. After pool play: The winners of each pool advance directly to the semifinals.…

Paris 2024 Rankings – Home Dominance and Sweeping Triumphs: Joao Pessoa Elite16 Unveils Volleyball Powerhouses!

November 27, 2023March 31, 2024 BumpSpike.comana_patricia, barbara_seixas, chen_xue, david_ahman, duda, jonatan_hellvig, kristen_nuss, paolo_nicolai, sam_cottafava, stefan_boermans, taryn_kloth, xinyi_xia, yorick_de_groot

In a thrilling echo of last year’s fall Elite16 in Brazil, where home teams reigned supreme, the Joao Pessoa Elite16 witnessed a similar spectacle of dominance. Brazilian sensations Ana Patricia and Duda reaffirmed their status as the world’s top-ranked duo, clinching their fifth gold medal of the season with a breathtaking display of skill and determination. Their victory, a testament to their unwavering prowess, saw them overcome compatriots Barbara and Carol in a fiercely contested final. Meanwhile, China’s rising stars Xinyi Xia and Chen Xue continued their upward trajectory, securing…

Hamburg Elite16 Victory for Duda/Ana Patrica and Swedes Ahman/Hellvig

August 22, 2023April 4, 2024 BumpSpike.comana_patricia, anders_mol, andre_stein, barbara_seixas, carol_solberg, christian_sorum, cinja_tillman, david_ahman, duda, george_wanderley, jonatan_hellvig, kristen_nuss, paolo_nicolai, sam_cottafava, svenja_muller, taryn_kloth

In a thrilling showdown at Hamburg’s Am Rothenbaum Stadium, Brazilian duo Eduarda ‘Duda’ Lisboa and Ana Patrícia Ramos once again asserted their dominance on the Pro Tour, securing the gold medal against Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss of the USA in straight sets (21-16, 21-17). Meanwhile, the German pair Svenja Müller and Cinja Tillmann thrilled the home crowd by clinching third place with a solid straight-set victory (21-15, 21-19) over Brazilians Carol and Bárbara. On the men’s side, Swedes David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig marked their return to the international…