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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1981
Kevin Cleary and Tim Walmer won the Parks & Rec Santa Cruz Open.
It was the 1st win for Kevin Cleary, the 1st win for Tim Walmer, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1981
Gary Hooper and Steve Obradovich won the Parks & Rec Santa Cruz Open.
It was the 9th win for Gary Hooper, the 7th win for Steve Obradovich, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 1992
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Miller Lite Fort Worth Open.
It was the 50th win for Karch Kiraly, the 22nd win for Kent Steffes, and the 11th win for the team.
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In 1992
Janice Harrer and Nancy Reno won the WPVA Coors Light Seal Beach Open.
It was the 25th win for Janice Harrer, the 1st win for Nancy Reno, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1998
Jose Loiola and Kent Steffes won the AVP Coppertone Daytona Beach Open.
It was the 30th win for Jose Loiola, the 104th win for Kent Steffes, and the 17th win for the team.
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In 2009
Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Maestrini won the FIVB Keihan/SMFG Japan Open.
It was the 25th win for Juliana Felisberta, the 25th win for Larissa Maestrini, and the 24th win for the team.
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In 2009
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the AVP Crocs Tour Huntington Beach Open presented by Bud Light.
It was the 40th win for Phil Dalhausser, the 52nd win for Todd Rogers, and the 39th win for the team.
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In 2009
Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs won the AVP Crocs Tour Huntington Beach Open presented by Bud Light.
It was the 11th win for Nicole Branagh, the 46th win for Elaine Youngs, and the 10th win for the team.
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In 2014
Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter won the NVL Texas Championships.
It was the 3rd win for Josh Binstock, the 3rd win for Sam Schachter, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2014
Priscilla Lima and Karolina Marciniak won the NVL Texas Championships.
It was the 1st win for Priscilla Lima, the 2nd win for Karolina Marciniak, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2015
Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas won the FIVB Prague Open.
It was the 2nd win for Agatha Bednarczuk, the 7th win for Barbara Seixas, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2015
Matteo Ingrosso and Paolo Ingrosso won the 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters.
It was the 1st win for Matteo Ingrosso, the 1st win for Paolo Ingrosso, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2015
Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson won the AVP New Orleans Open.
It was the 28th win for Jake Gibb, the 16th win for Casey Patterson, and the 10th win for the team.
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In 2015
April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the AVP New Orleans Open.
It was the 42nd win for April Ross, the 125th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 15th win for the team.
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| 5/23/2024 |
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Tough day for Americans at Espinho Elite 16 beach volleyball tourney
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What a rough Thursday for USA Volleyball at the Volleyball World Beach Tour Espinho Elite16. On the men’s side, the pair of Chase Budinger and Miles Evans came away with a victory, thought it came after losing earlier in the day. Andy Benesh and Miles Partain lost their only match. On the women’s side, Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth won a match but then lost... |
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| 5/22/2024 |
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“Job’s not done” for Chase Budinger and Miles Evans, but a big step taken at Espinho Elite16
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There aren’t many beach volleyball players in the world who can quote Kobe Bryant and get it away with it. There is, in fact, just one. Chase Budinger. Budinger is the only player on the beach who ever played in an NBA game, much less had Bryant tap him on the butt during his rookie season and tell him “Welcome to the League” — and then throw an elbow into Budinger’s chest... |
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Mäder and Vergé-Dépré beat Olympic rivals for a main draw spot in Espinho
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The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Espinho Elite16 featured one of the most dramatic matches of the Olympic qualification period on its opening day on Wednesday and Tokyo Olympic medalists Joana Mäder and Anouk Vergé-Dépré made the most of it to keep their hopes of qualifying for the Paris Games alive. A three-set victory over compatriots and fellow Olympic contenders... |
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Taylor Crabb, Taylor Sander, and the bigger mission of America’s most popular team
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HERMOSA BEACH, California — As the 2023 season bled into 2024, and Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour raged on, the Olympic race winding ever tighter, it did not go unnoticed that perhaps the best team in America was nowhere to be found. Where, it was frequently wondered, were Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander? It was easier to point out where they were not... |
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Beach Pro Tour 2024 Elite16 stop in Hamburg to feature beach volleyball’s newly-crowned Olympic champions!
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The Hamburg Elite16, set to take place from 21 to 25 August 2024, promises to bring the beach volleyball party to the Am Rothenbaum Stadium. With top-tier teams from across the world vying for Elite16 glory, beach volleyball and sports fans alike can look forward to a competition full of unforgettable moments. As the first Beach Pro Tour stop after the Olympic Games Paris 2024... |
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Italians go after another home gold in Battipaglia
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After taking gold on both genders at last week’s Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures event in Cervia, Italian teams will go after another home victory this weekend, this time playing in Battipaglia, from Thursday to Sunday. The city located in the country’s Southwestern region, just south of Naples, is hosting a beach volleyball international event for the first time ever... |
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| 5/21/2024 |
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National Beach Volleyball Tour Stops Held In Belgium, France And Netherlands
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Ghent hosts a Belgian Beachvolley Championship tour stop. France Beach Volley Series holds its second stop in Saint Germain. The second event on the Netherlands’ BetCity Eredivisie Beach takes place in Heerlen. |
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Best AVP Huntington Beach photos from Rigney, Atwood, Chu, Szto, Wolf
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The AVP season kicked off with the Huntington Beach Open this past weekend and our full contingent of photographers were on the scene: Mark Rigney, Rick Atwood, Will Chu, Allen Szto and Jim Wolf. They shoot thousands of photos at a tournament and then spend hours culling through them. The following gallery represents their best, and there are some fantastic shots. |
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Olympic Ranking: Budinger & Evans surpass Crabb & Brunner in race for Paris
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Chase Budinger & Miles Evans overtook compatriots Trevor Crabb & Theodore Brunner in the provisional Olympic Ranking and took a hold of one of USA’s qualifying spots for Paris 2024 as the chart received its weekly update on Monday. The reason: Budinger & Evans triumphed as NORCECA continental champions last Tuesday, an important step that gave them the edge in the domestic race for Olympic tickets. |
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| 5/20/2024 |
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2024 International Volleyball Hall class: Hovland, Henkel, Bell, Zorzi, Guimares, Rezaei, Pereyra, Lemaire, Panini
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American beach legend Tim Hovland and one of the most versatile players to ever pick up a volleyball, Brazilian Ana Paula Henkel, are the headline selections for the 38th International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) induction class. The superb crop of 2024 inductees also include three-time Olympic gold medalist Regla Bell of Cuba; the Italian terminator, Andrea “Zorro” Zorzi; and Brazilian coach Jose “Ze Roberto” Guimaraes. |
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Olympic race back on in Espinho
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After a pair of relatively quiet weeks dedicated to continental events, the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour resumes its 2024 season this week with another critical tournament in qualification process for the Paris Olympics, the Espinho Elite16, from May 22-26. The deep sand of the Portuguese coastal city, which hosted Challenge tournaments in the last two seasons... |
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Germany take the last spot in the Finals
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The men’s lineup for the 2024 CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup Finals is now complete after Germany took the last spot with their victory in Pool C in their home sand Hamburg on Monday. Playing at the Active City Arena from Saturday to Monday, the home team overcame competition from Cyprus, England, Estonia, Luxembourg, Moldova and Slovenia... |
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Taylor Crabb-Taylor Sander dominate AVP Huntington Beach; Mel-Brandie win thriller
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, California — In the moments after Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander closed one of the most dominant AVP performances in recent memory, winning five straight matches in 10 straight sets while hardly breaking a sweat en route to an AVP Huntington Beach Open title, Crabb and Sander were asked about their peers absent in Huntington, the ones still chasing an Olympic berth. |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| May 22-26, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite16 Espinho, Portugal |
M |
US$150,000 |
| May 22-26, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite16 Espinho, Portugal |
W |
US$150,000 |
| May 23-26, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Battipaglia, Italy |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| May 23-26, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Battipaglia, Italy |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| May 29-Jun 1, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Spiez, Switzerland |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| May 29-Jun 1, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Spiez, Switzerland |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| May 30-Jun 2, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Stare Jablonki, Poland |
M |
US$75,000 |
| May 30-Jun 2, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Stare Jablonki, Poland |
W |
US$75,000 |
| Jun 5-9, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite 16 Ostrava, Czech Republic |
M |
US$150,000 |
| Jun 5-9, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite 16 Ostrava, Czech Republic |
W |
US$150,000 |
| Jun 6-9, 2024 |
CEV Under Age |
Euro Beach Volley U22, Izmir, Türkiye |
M |
€ |
| Jun 6-9, 2024 |
CEV Under Age |
Euro Beach Volley U22, Izmir, Türkiye |
W |
€ |
| Jun 6-9, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Krakow, Poland |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 6-9, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 6-9, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 13-16, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Krakow, Poland |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 13-16, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Lille, France |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 13-16, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Lille, France |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 14-16, 2024 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Nicaragua, TBD |
M |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 14-16, 2024 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Nicaragua, TBD |
W |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 19-22, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Ios, Greece |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 19-22, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Ios, Greece |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 20-23, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Geneva, Switzerland |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 20-23, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Messina, Italy |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 20-23, 2024 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Messina, Italy |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jun 21-23, 2024 |
NORCECA |
Norceca Olympic Qualification Tournament Finals, Tlaxcala, Mexico |
M&W |
US$7,000 |
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