Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss achieved a remarkable victory at the 2023 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Finals in Doha, securing the championship trophy for the United States for the second year in a row. Their triumph follows in the footsteps of fellow Americans Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng, who won the inaugural event. Photo: Volleyball World German duo Cinja Tillmann and Svenja Muller clinched the Finals silver, their first on the Tour. The bronze medal was claimed by Brazilian top-ranked team Ana Patricia Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa (Duda). The final match, despite five aces from the Ger ..read more

Sweden’s David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig emerged as the champions of the 2023 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Finals in Doha, stunning the top-ranked Norwegian team of Anders Mol and Christian Sorum. This victory marks their sixth gold in the Beach Pro Tour. Brazilian pair Andre Stein and George Wanderley claimed the bronze.  Photo: Volleyball World The final match saw Ahman & Hellvig dominate the first set and clinch a hard-fought second set, culminating in a 2-0 shutout (21-16, 21-17). In the third-place match, George & Andre of Brazil outplayed Qatar’s Cherif Younousse & Ah ..read more

Brazilian stars Eduarda Santos Lisboa (Duda) and Ana Patricia Ramos, along with Sweden’s David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig, emerged as champions in the World Beach Pro Tour Joao Pessoa Elite16. They secured the women’s and men’s trophies, respectively. Photo: Volleyball World In the women’s category, another Brazilian team, Barbara Seixas and Carol Solberg, along with China’s Xue Chen and Xia Xinyi, earned their spots on the podium. The men’s competition saw Italy’s Paolo Nicolai and Samuele Cottafava, and the Netherlands’ Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot, securing the second and third places ..read more

New League to Launch in 2024 With Eight Teams in Inaugural Season Spanning September to November  Also Introducing Transformed Heritage Series to Continue Tradition of Tournaments From Coast-to-Coast  The AVP, the premier U.S. pro beach volleyball league, announces an expansion and evolution with the creation of the AVP League, a professional beach volleyball league. The AVP League will feature eight teams with equality for both men and women in competition and compensation.  Beginning in September 2024, shortly after the 2024 Summer Olympics, the AVP League will launch with eig ..read more

In Santiago’s 2023 Pan American Games, Brazilian beach volleyball duos proved to be dominant forces in both men’s and women’s tournaments. Ana Patricia and Duda clinched the women’s title, while George and André emerged victorious in the men’s category. Ana Patricia and Duda – Photo: NORCECA Ana Patricia and Duda of Brazil outperformed Canadians Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes in a tight match, ending 2-0 (22-20, 21-18). This victory marks Brazil’s fourth gold in Pan American Games history, with the maiden win in 2011. The bronze medal in the women’s division was awarded to Corine ..read more

In a thrilling finale at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, the United States clinched the top spot with Cheng and Hughes overpowering the previously undefeated Brazilian pair of Eduarda ‘Duda’ Lisboa and Ana Patrícia Ramos. The defending champions from Brazil couldn’t maintain their pristine record, succumbing to the Americans in a straight-set victory of 21-16 and 24-22. Photo: Volleyball World Notably, this win in Tlaxcala guarantees the U.S. a spot in the upcoming Paris Olympics. In addition to the glory and recognition, Cheng and Hughes are set to divide the grand prize money ..read more

Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner have carved their names into Czech beach volleyball history. For the first time, they catapulted their nation to global prominence by clinching the 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships title. Photo: Volleyball World As the men’s competition culminated in Mexico, thousands were on their feet at the Tlaxcala Bullring. They bore witness to a nail-biting three-set showdown (21-15, 17-21, 15-13) against the Swedish duo, David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig. Meanwhile, Poland’s Michal Bryl and Bartosz Łosiak walked away with the bronze. Perusic and Schweiner’s ..read more

Ondrej Perusic & David Schweiner of Czechia secured Elite16 gold medals at the Paris tournament. Photo: Volleyball World Germany’s 10th seeded Clemens Wickler & Nils Ehlers faced a defeat in a three-set final at Roland-Garros Stadium, marking their first silver on the Beach Pro Tour.  Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen began in the qualifiers and finished with a bronze. The final was a nail-biting affair as Perusic & Schweiner turned the game around with a 2-1 (16-21, 21-16, 15-11) win. The tie-breaker witnessed several lead changes until Perusic & Schweiner gained a ..read more

Brazil’s Eduarda Santos Lisboa (Duda) and Ana Patricia Ramos claimed gold at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite16 in Paris, marking their sixth and second consecutive win in Elite16. Photo: Volleyball World The silver medal was claimed by Taryn Kloth & Kristen Nuss for the second consecutive time. Last year’s winners, Katja Stam & Raisa Schoon of the Netherlands, secured the bronze medal. The gold medal game witnessed a thrilling three-set battle, ending in a 2-1 (21-10, 18-21, 15-13) victory for Ana Patricia & Duda. Although the Brazilians dominated the first set, Nuss & ..read more

Reigning champions and Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medalists, Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse of Qatar, exhibited their supremacy in Men’s Beach Volleyball, clinching gold at the 19th Asian Games. They secured a decisive 2-0 (21-19, 21-16) victory against the host duo, Abuduhalikejiang Mutailipu and Wu Jiaxin, at Xiangshan Beach Volleyball Center. Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse (QAT) – Photo: AVC “It’s a great pleasure to be playing the Asian Games with such fancy facilities; it feels like playing in the Olympics as everything is perfect. Winning the gold medal back-to-back at the Asian Game ..read more