News 14/11/2021 Andre and George take final World Tour gold medal The Brazilian pair earn a place at the top of an international podium for the first time in Itapema 14/11/2021 Agatha and Duda go out on top with Itapema gold The Brazilians end their five-year partnership with their eighth international gold 13/11/2021 Vitor/Renato and Andre/George to clash in all-Brazilian final The two home teams will be looking for their first World Tour golds in Itapema 13/11/2021 Agatha and Duda to play for gold in their last match together The Tokyo Olympians will face compatriots Taiana and Hege in the gold medal match in Itapema 12/11/2021 Europeans challenge home teams in Itapema quarterfinals Five duos from the continent and three Brazilian tandems are one win away from the semifinals 12/11/2021 Rebecca and Talita keep moving forward in Itapema The Brazilians reach the quarterfinals in their first international appearance as a team 11/11/2021 Lupo and Ranghieri up to dream start in Itapema Playing in their first tournament together, the Italians win their pool in Brazil 11/11/2021 Young Brazilians upset Dutch Olympians to win Itapema pool Taina and Victoria surprise Schoon and Stam to top Pool E at the Meia Praia Beach 11/11/2021 Sander triumphs in eventful beach debut The indoor star and Taylor Crabb win their first match together in Itapema 10/11/2021 Home teams succeed in Itapema qualifier Brazil has six teams advancing to the main draw at the Meia Praia Beach 09/11/2021 Itapema ready for last ever World Tour event This week the Brazilian city hosts its third Tour tournament 01/11/2021 A new sandy start for Sander in Itapema After a successful career indoors, the American star is set to make his beach debut 26/10/2021 New women's partnerships to watch in Itapema Itapema will mark the final event for Agatha and Duda, and the first for many others 18/09/2021 Will Anders Mol and Christian Sorum make it happen again? Mol and Sorum have continued to find ways to win, over and over and over again 13/09/2021 World Tour to return to Itapema in November Itapema, Brazil will host a 4-star FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event from November 10-14 09/09/2021 Beach athletes say goodbye Marketa Slukova and Mirco Gerson among players announcing life changes following the Tokyo Olympics 08/09/2021 New teams formed ahead of Brazilian national season Alison/Guto, Evandro/Alvaro Filho and Rebecca/Talita are among the new duos in the country 01/09/2021 Brazilian Olympic duos part ways Alison/Alvaro and Evandro/Bruno Schmidt won’t continue together after the Tokyo Games 20/08/2021 Accreditation process open for World Tour Finals Virtual Mixed Zone Apply now! 12/08/2021 Olympic medallists back in motion European Championships underway in Vienna 11/08/2021 April Ross finishes Tokyo Olympics on historical note Ross the first woman to win a gold, silver and bronze in beach volleyball 10/08/2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals rescheduled for October 2021 World Tour Finals are now scheduled for 6-10 October in Sardinia, Italy 09/08/2021 Beach volleyball celebrates three new men's Olympic medallists Tokyo 2020 a new beginning 08/08/2021 Cherif & Ahmed trusting the process Hard work, patience and discipline key to the Qatari team’s success 07/08/2021 Mol & Sorum claim Tokyo Olympic title Krasilnikov & Stoyanovskiy take silver, bronze goes to Cherif & Ahmed 06/08/2021 April & Alix: A risk that really paid off How a pairing that looked like a gamble turned into the perfect match 06/08/2021 April & Alix triumph with Tokyo Olympic gold Artacho Del Solar & Clancy and Verge-Depre & Heidrich complete 2020 women’s Olympic podium 05/08/2021 Australia v USA and Norway v ROC for Tokyo gold Latvia v Switzerland and Latvia v Qatar in the Olympic bronze medal matches 04/08/2021 Latvians upset defending champ in Tokyo Norway, Qatar and ROC also advance to men’s Olympic semifinals 03/08/2021 Australia, Latvia, Switzerland, USA on to Tokyo semis A number of upsets in Tuesday’s quarterfinals 03/08/2021 Jake Gibb: I’m done! The American beach volleyball legend ready to support the future leaders of the sport in the USA 02/08/2021 Tokyo quarterfinals lined up Last two women’s and six men’s matches of Olympic round of 16 played on Monday 01/08/2021 Lots of tie-break drama on way to Tokyo quarterfinals Six women’s and two men’s teams secure spots in Olympic quarterfinals 31/07/2021 Round of 16 line-ups emerge Tokyo 2020 pool stage and lucky-loser matches complete 30/07/2021 Xue & Wang, Nicolai & Lupo book next round spots in Tokyo Makroguzova & Kholomina, Evandro & Bruno, Cherif & Ahmed top their pools unbeaten 29/07/2021 Czechs in with a win Agatha & Duda, Alison & Alvaro, Brouwer & Meeuwsen on to Tokyo Round of 16 28/07/2021 Wednesday’s games propel six more teams to knockouts Pairs from Qatar, USA, Switzerland, Germany, Australia and ROC join the last 16 27/07/2021 Chinese pairs deliver day’s shockers in Tokyo Wang & Xia, April & Alix, Bryl & Fijalek, Evandro & Bruno Schmidt advance to knockout stage 26/07/2021 First Olympic eighth finalists emerge Two women’s and two men’s teams book the first spots in the last 16 of the Tokyo 2020 beach volleyball tournaments 25/07/2021 Three exciting three-setters on day two in Tokyo Six men’s and four women’s matches take place on Sunday at Shiokaze Park 24/07/2021 Olympic beach volleyball competition gets underway Six women’s and four men’s fixtures on first day at Shiokaze Park 19/07/2021 Cagliari, Sardinia to host 2021 World Tour Finals The Finals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour will return to Italy 18/07/2021 Poles dethrone Russians at Sofia 3 Open Mateusz Florczyk and Jakub Szalankiewicz crowned champions at the one-star World Tour event after Brazil withdraw 17/07/2021 Epic quarterfinals mark Sofia 3 event ahead of medals round But top seeds Bakhnar / Samoday advance to last four as they defend title at one-star World Tour tournament 16/07/2021 Top seeds advance to quarterfinals of Sofia 3 Open Russia's Bakhnar / Samoday on track to defend their title at one-star World Tour event 15/07/2021 Hosts Bulgaria advance two more teams to Sofia Open Main Draw Top seeds crash out of qualifiers as FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour one-star event gets underway 15/07/2021 Warsaw to host 1-Star Beach Volleyball World Tour event in September Europe is now set to host as many as 14 World Tour 1 and 2-star events 14/07/2021 Third Sofia Open on the starting line Russia seek to continue domination of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event 14/07/2021 Leuven one-star "the cherry on top of the cake" for Belgian beach volleyball Leuven, Belgium is hosting its first FIVB event this week, with a top-tier field on the men's side highlighted by home favourites Dries Koekelkoren and Tom van Walle 07/07/2021 Gstaad 4-star: Watch on Youtube All the action in one place 05/07/2021 Draw reveals pools for Tokyo 2020 Beach Volleyball tournament Teams learn who their opponents will be in the first phase of the Olympic competition 05/07/2021 Gstaad in starting blocks This week, Gstaad will host its annual event, which will be a final tune-up prior to the Tokyo Olympic Games 28/06/2021 Apeldoorn and Nijmegen to host 1-Star Beach Volleyball World Tour events Incredible summer of beach volleyball action gets even better with addition of more 1-star events 17/06/2021 Draw for Olympic Beach Volleyball tournament to be held in Moscow Twenty-four teams per gender to learn their fate 15/06/2021 Tokyo Tracker: Top-15 women's teams established themselves early in the race While the men's race to Tokyo featured no small deal of change at the end, the top-15 teams on the women's side established themselves early in the race 14/06/2021 Tokyo Tracker: Fifteen berths secured via points in a variety of paths Fifteen teams took various different paths to secure their Olympic berths via points 13/06/2021 Ukraine and Russia win trophies at second Sofia event Silver for Venezuela and Portugal, bronze for USA and Italy 12/06/2021 Sofia semifinal fixtures set USA v Ukraine and Austria v Venezuela in the women’s semis; Italy v Portugal and Italy v Russia in the men’s 11/06/2021 Italian domination in Sofia Women’s pairs from Austria, Slovenia, USA and Venezuela on express train to the quarterfinals 11/06/2021 World Tour stops confirmed in Portugal and Ukraine More 1-star events added to a summer of incredible beach volleyball action 10/06/2021 Two American and two Italian duos successful in Sofia qualifications Pairs from France, Hungary, Lithuania and Ukraine also advance to Friday’s main draw action 09/06/2021 Wheeler & Quiggle: "We have to prove ourselves again" in Sofia Allie Wheeler and Corinne Quiggle look to emerge from the qualifier to win gold again in Sofia 08/06/2021 Ostrava Lessons Learnt: There's a new depth to the top tier in women's beach volleyball Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil's rise, among others, makes it an interesting debate as to who is the best team in the world 07/06/2021 Ostrava Lessons Learnt: Breakthroughs abound in the Czech Republic Multiple teams made huge breakthroughs in Ostrava, including two of the teams on the podium. 06/06/2021 Brouwer & Meeuwsen snatch Ostrava gold Perusic & Schweiner settle for silver, Andre & George take bronze 06/06/2021 Team Slaes win back-to-back titles Heidrich & Verge-Depre and Barbara & Carol complete the Ostrava podium 06/06/2021 Perusic & Schweiner: From dream to goal to reality The Czech players talk about their fairy tale journey to Tokyo 05/06/2021 Heidrich & Verge-Depre to take on Sponcil & Claes in Ostrava final Pavan & Melissa will play against Barbara & Carol for bronze 05/06/2021 Netherlands v Brazil and Russia v Czechia in Ostrava semis Andre & George persevere through two overtime sets to win in quarterfinal 05/06/2021 World champs Pavan & Melissa: The Olympics is something completely different The Canadian world title holders focused on one goal only heading into Tokyo 04/06/2021 Dutch day in Ostrava: Schoon & Stam keep rolling Women’s quarterfinal fixtures shape up 04/06/2021 Boermans & De Groot shine on way to Ostrava eighthfinals Three Dutch pairs among the last 16 of the 4-star tournament 04/06/2021 Samoilovs & Smedins: Goal is Tokyo, but focus is on now The Latvians stay calm amidst red-hot race for Olympic spots 03/06/2021 Bansley & Brandie win tough three-setters in Ostrava First eight eighthfinalists in women’s main draw emerge 03/06/2021 Italian qualifiers continue winning big in Ostrava Windisch and Cottafava outplay compatriots Carambula and Rossi in first main draw match 03/06/2021 Sponcil & Claes: Fairy tale ending or fairy tale beginning? The young American pair share their thoughts and emotions upon qualifying for Tokyo 03/06/2021 Ostrava 4-star: Watch on Youtube All the action in one place 02/06/2021 Doppler & Horst back on Tour, back in the game Eight men’s teams from seven different countries successful in Ostrava qualifications 02/06/2021 Schoon & Stam produce sensational upset of Walsh Jennings & Sweat in qualifier Two Spanish and two Russian teams also among Ostrava qualifiers 02/06/2021 Ishii & Murakami: Let’s make Tokyo Olympics special The Japanese pair aims at an Olympic medal on home sand 01/06/2021 Ostrava 4-star to draw the line on Olympic qualifying Unique industrial venue set to host its third World Tour event 01/06/2021 Sochi Lessons Learned: Piotr Kantor, Bartosz Losiak making 2021 look like 2018 again In Sochi last weekend, Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak won their first medal since 2018 31/05/2021 Media registration for Ostrava 4-star Virtual Mixed Zone - Information Ask questions online 31/05/2021 Sarah Sponcil, Kelly Claes highlight growing trend: the next generation is rising We learned a lot from the Sochi four-star. New teams are rising, Canadians are settling into a groove, and there were civil wars everywhere. 31/05/2021 Nicole and Megan McNamara are back where they belong: On the World Tour After nearly two years off, Megan and Nicole McNamara are back on the World Tour. 30/05/2021 Kantor & Losiak back on top after three years Cherif & Ahmed settle for silver; Varenhorst & Van de Velede snatch bronze in Sochi 30/05/2021 Varenhorst & Van de Velde - can they peak again when it matters most? The Dutch pair share a positive outlook on their Olympic chances 29/05/2021 Sponcil & Claes snatch maiden World Tour gold Huberli & Betschart and Makroguzova & Kholomina complete the Sochi podium 29/05/2021 Kantor & Losiak win big quarterfinal in Sochi Netherlands v Qatar and Poland v Italy in the men’s semis 29/05/2021 Kravcenoka & Graudina: It’s not only about the Olympics; we want to be good players The young Latvian athletes share their thoughts upon qualifying for their first World Tour Final Four 28/05/2021 First Final Four for Kravcenoka & Graudina Latvia v Switzerland and Russia v USA in Sochi women’s semis 28/05/2021 Perusic & Schweiner stay on winning track in Sochi Tough eighthfinal match-ups set as scuffling near Tokyo cut-off continues 28/05/2021 Bourne & Crabb focused on the moment Tri and Trevor are one of three teams in the race for two American berths at Tokyo 2020 27/05/2021 Huberli & Betschart top toughest pool in Sochi Wojtasik & Kociolek take the upper hand in an amazing 36-34 tie-breaker 27/05/2021 Nicolai & Lupo mount major comeback in Sochi First 16 pairs score Thursday wins to advance to men’s eliminations 27/05/2021 Maggie Kozuch: Passion does not depend on results The German indoor-to-beach convert is focused on developing team potential ahead of Tokyo 26/05/2021 Kuvichka & Kislytsyn delight fans with awesome comeback wins Exciting men’s qualifiers set the stage for solid main draw battles ahead in Sochi 26/05/2021 Dumbauskaite & Grudzinskaite claim hard-earned spot in Sochi main draw Pairs from eight different countries book last eight main draw spots 26/05/2021 Walsh Jennings & Sweat: The harder the journey, the more prepared you are when you get there The American pair feel confident they will get to Tokyo and they can win it 25/05/2021 Fab line-up in Sochi as race for Tokyo heats up FIVB World Tour returns to Russia’s Black Sea resort for the first time since 2016 23/05/2021 First Sofia World Tour trophies off to USA and Russia Wheeler and Quiggle top women’s podium, Kramarenko and Hudyakov claim men’s gold 22/05/2021 Qualifiers from Cyprus, USA, Portugal make Sofia semis Two teams from Poland and one each from Russia, Austria and Venezuela also reach medal matches 20/05/2021 Women’s and men’s Canadian pairs through to Sofia main draw Teams from Austria, Cyprus, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia and USA also qualify 19/05/2021 Tokyo Tracker: Dalhausser and Lucena, Gibb and Crabb look to hold onto Olympic berths The final race on the men's side for the Tokyo Olympics is a matter of whether or not Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb can catch their fellow Americans 13/05/2021 Tokyo Tracker: Women's ranking race boils down to the final American berth The final two tournaments of the Olympic race are a battle between Kerri Walsh Jennings and Brooke Sweat, Emily Stockman and Kelley Kolinske, and Sarah Sponcil and Kelly Claes 06/05/2021 Tokyo Tracker: All eyes on two qualifying spots Four teams are in the hunt heading into Sochi and Ostrava 04/05/2021 There's always time left for Artacho del Solar and Clancy The Australians make huge comeback to win gold in Cancun 03/05/2021 Cherif and Ahmed making case as one of the best in the world The Qataris made three finals in the Cancun Bubble, winning on Sunday 02/05/2021 Clancy and Artacho del Solar win in Mexico again The Australians add a Cancun gold to their 2019 Chetumal victory 02/05/2021 Third time's a charm for Cherif and Ahmed The Qataris finally win gold in Cancun 01/05/2021 Cherif/Ahmed & Semenov/Leshukov clash for Cancun gold Qatar and Russia make it to the final of the last event in Mexico 01/05/2021 Australians and Brazilians to play in third Cancun final Clancy/Artacho del Solar and Agatha/Duda are the finalists in the last event in Mexico 01/05/2021 Schalk and Saxton’s long-awaited meeting Former partners, they play each other for the first time in four years 30/04/2021 Alison and Alvaro win Cancun Round of 16 thriller The Brazilians are in the quarterfinals after a tough match with Brouwer and Meeuwsen 30/04/2021 Clancy and Artacho del Solar continue Cancun run The Australians progress to the quarterfinals 30/04/2021 Playing and training in Cancun a blessing for Gallay & Pereyra The Argentineans make the most of their time in Mexico 29/04/2021 Boermans & De Groot on path to another strong finish The Dutch are one win away from repeating last week’s fifth place in Cancun 29/04/2021 Walsh Jennings and Sweat win Cancun pool The Americans upset world champions Pavan and Humana-Paredes 29/04/2021 After 13 seasons, Herrera & Gavira are not done yet One of the longest partnerships in beach volleyball could continue after Tokyo 29/04/2021 FIVB statement on discriminatory behaviour suffered by Qatari beach volleyball player The FIVB maintains a zero-tolerance policy on all forms of discriminatory behaviour 28/04/2021 Krattiger and Breer complete Cancun qualifier hat-trick The Swiss are the only men's pair to advance three weeks in a row in Mexico 28/04/2021 Persistence key for Van Iersel/Ypma in Cancun qualifier The Dutch advance to the main draw in Mexico at their third attempt 28/04/2021 Additions and changes to 2021 beach volleyball calendar are confirmed A number of 1 and 2-star tournaments in Europe are announced 28/04/2021 Anders Mol and Christian Sorum continue glittering run Norway are the clear-cut world No. 1, but Ahmed and Cherif are not far behind 28/04/2021 Duda, Kholomina, Makroguzova leading a youth movement Between 22-year-old Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa, 23-year-old Svetlana Kholomina, and 24-year-old Nadezda Makroguzova, the youth are rising 27/04/2021 Claes and Sponcil through third Cancun country quota Brazil's Barbara/Carol and USA's Brunner/Schalk also advance 26/04/2021 Agatha and Duda keep Brazil at the top in Cancun The pair give their country the second title in Mexico in just six days 26/04/2021 Norway end perfect Cancun trip with another gold Mol and Sorum win the second tournament in Mexico 26/04/2021 Carambula in his own paradise in Cancun The Italian is enjoying the playing conditions and his team's results in Mexico 26/04/2021 Brazilians and Russians clash for Mexican gold Agatha/Duda and Kholomina/Makroguzova are the finalists in Cancun 26/04/2021 Mol/Sorum & Cherif/Ahmed meet in Cancun final again The teams are set to repeat the gold medal match of the first tournament 25/04/2021 Austrians keep Olympic dreams alive in Cancun Plesiutschnig and Schutzenhofer make it to the quarterfinals in Mexico 25/04/2021 Lupo & Nicolai in rhythm for Cancun quarterfinals The Italians move forward after two days of tough competition in Mexico 24/04/2021 Top Mexican teams together for Olympic dream Competition between Gaxiola/Rubio and Virgen/Ontiveros isn’t a thing 24/04/2021 Heidrich and Gerson make step towards the Olympics The Swiss win their pool in Cancun 23/04/2021 Slukova & Hermannova celebrate Cancun redemption After facing early elimination last week, the Czechs make it through pool play 23/04/2021 Graudina and Kravcenoka smiling and together again Guaranteed a place at the Tokyo Olympics, the Latvians are happy to be reunited in Cancun 23/04/2021 Bieneck and Schneider on to Cancun main draw The Germans advance from the qualifier five days after their arrival 23/04/2021 Qualifier return ends well for Kantor & Losiak The Polish pair are in the main draw of the second tournament in Cancun 22/04/2021 Pedro working his way back where he belongs The Brazilian embraces a restart after a few difficult years 21/04/2021 Americans and Brazilians advance to Cancun qualifier Five teams emerge from the country quota in Mexico 21/04/2021 Taiana and Talita making 2021 look like 2013 After eight years, the Brazilians are back on top of the podium 21/04/2021 Norway's Anders Mol and Christian Sorum are somehow even better The Norwegians impress in their first tournament after a hip injury, looking even better than before 20/04/2021 Talita wins 35th World Tour title with Taiana The Brazilians upset the world champions to take gold in Cancun 20/04/2021 Cancun gold puts Mol & Sorum in World Tour’s top 10 The Norwegians win their 11th title together at the international level 20/04/2021 Samoilovs and Smedins playing faster, smarter The Latvians add a lot of pace to their offence under coach Solustri 20/04/2021 Cherif/Ahmed to challenge Mol/Sorum in Cancun final Qataris and Norwegians to play for the gold medal in Mexico 20/04/2021 Canada and Brazil to play for Cancun victory It’s Pavan/Humana-Paredes against Talita/Taiana in the women's final in Mexico 19/04/2021 The Olympics are a family goal for the Wojtasiks The Polish couple hopes to be in Tokyo together 19/04/2021 Perusic and Schweiner turn the tables in Cancun After a rough start, the Czechs are in the quarterfinals 19/04/2021 Laboureur and Tillmann continue dream debut in Cancun New partners on the World Tour, the Germans progress to the quarterfinals 18/04/2021 Ermacora confident for Olympic push The Austrian is back in the sand after taking a few months off last year 18/04/2021 Leila and Maylen survive Cancun’s group of death The Cubans win a group with three of the top-15 teams in the world 18/04/2021 Mol and Sorum back to World Tour in top form The Vikings did well in their first international match in 18 months 17/04/2021 Duda still looking for improvement before Tokyo The Brazilian wants to make the most of tournaments ahead of the Games 17/04/2021 Windisch and Cottafava cause qualifier upset in Cancun The Italians advance to the main draw after eliminating Polish star Michal Bryl 17/04/2021 Lidy and Sanchez hustle to Cancun main draw The Cubans advance from the qualifier with compatriots Leila and Maylen 16/04/2021 Iron woman Lehtonen has no plans of stopping The 41-year-old Finn can see her career continuing for a few more years 15/04/2021 Teams from Brazil & USA survive Cancun country quota The tournament continues with the qualifiers for men and women 14/04/2021 Olympic qualification the focus at three-week Cancun Hub Events take place from April 16-20, April 22-26 and April 28 to May 2 10/04/2021 Tokyo Tracker: A wild race for the women's final few qualifying bids The women's race for the Tokyo Olympics is a thrilling one, with a huge number of teams battling for the final few Olympic qualifying spots 09/04/2021 Bieneck/Schneider and Behrens/Ittlinger ready for Cancun Two teams advance from the German country quota in Hamburg 09/04/2021 Guto and Arthur’s 24/7 partnership The Brazilians share home as they pursue success 08/04/2021 Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson glad to be back As Olympic qualification is set to resume in Cancun 07/04/2021 Bourne-Crabb, Sponcil-Claes win Cancun tune-up tournament in Hermosa Beach Prior to departing for Cancun 04/04/2021 Tokyo Tracker: The men's teams hanging onto the top 15 The final five spots in the Olympic race could see a lot of change 01/04/2021 Tokyo Tracker: Brazil's unique qualification system is a winning one Unlike the rest of the world, Brazil has already selected its teams for the Tokyo Olympics 31/03/2021 World's top teams set for Cancun Hub events Mexico hosts three-straight weeks of Olympic qualifying action 27/03/2021 Pedro at 35 Solberg on the most FIVB medals with the most partners 24/03/2021 Canadians Pedlow and Schachter "the kings of top-nine" Canadians Sam Schachter and Sam Pedlow are looking to make a big Olympic push in the Cancun hub 21/03/2021 Emanuel & Ricardo validate World Championship Iconic Brazilian pair win on home sand in Salvador 20/03/2021 Tokyo Tracker: The airtight race for the United States' second spot The race for the second American spot at the Tokyo Olympics is tight, with three teams contending for it 19/03/2021 Mol & Sorum’s fairy tale The amazing success story of the Norwegian prodigies 18/03/2021 Julia Sude handles partner switch well Sude’s successful path with Chantal Laboureur and Karla Borger 17/03/2021 Doha lessons: Beach volleyball's best rivalry adds another chapter The Doha 4-star shows the way forward for the rest of the season 17/03/2021 Quietly, Lili & Elsa making their mark Spaniards secure third Olympic berth at 2019 Haiyang qualifier 17/03/2021 Success for Fijalek & Prudel Hard work and luck pay off for Polish pair 16/03/2021 Lessons from Doha: Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner are here to stay The 2021 season-opening event in Doha shows David Schweiner and Ondrej Perusic are legitimate medal contenders 15/03/2021 Bansley and Wilkerson on their special journey 2010-20 both a blink and an eternity 15/03/2021 Grimalts aiming for another decade of glory The Chileans enjoy every moment and are not done yet 14/03/2021 Roster 100: Sponcil & Claes “Did you get it? Did you get it? Didyougetitdidyougetitdidyougetit?” 12/03/2021 Happy end to Perusic & Schweiner's fairy tale The Czechs triumph in Qatar undefeated 12/03/2021 Alix & April snatch historic Doha title The top three teams of the FIVB World Ranking occupy the Doha podium 12/03/2021 Cherif: From Doha to Cancun, aiming for the Olympics The Qatari star feels he and Ahmed have grown to understand the game better 12/03/2021 Katara Beach Volleyball Cup: Watch on Youtube All the action in one place 11/03/2021 Czech sensations push to Doha final against Brazil Perusic & Schweiner to challenge Evandro & Guto for Katara Beach Volleyball Cup gold 11/03/2021 Top seeds to meet in Doha women's final Pavan & Melissa and Alix & April power through quarterfinals and semifinals on Thursday 11/03/2021 Liliana & Elsa: Our good chemistry is our strength The Spanish stars are thankful they are on Tour again ahead of the Olympics 11/03/2021 FIVB Statement on COVID-19 Protocols at World Tour 4-star Katara Beach Volleyball Cup 2021 in Doha, Qatar Safety and wellbeing of participants remains the top priority 10/03/2021 Solid quarterfinal lineup shapes up in men’s tournament Many of the favourites knocked out of contention in Doha 10/03/2021 World champs win all-Canadian battle to advance in Doha The women’s quarterfinal match-ups decided 10/03/2021 2021 beach volleyball calendar and Olympic qualifiers announced Six 4-star World Tour events and the Continental Cup Finals will decide the quota places for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 10/03/2021 Brouwer-Meeuwsen 2.0 ready for rollout The Dutch Olympians 100% focused on the next match 09/03/2021 Sensational Czechs storm through Doha pool stage Eight men’s pool winners book eighthfinal spots on Tuesday 09/03/2021 Six of eight women’s pool finals in Doha decided in tie-breaks Alix & April win tough all-American clash with Sweat & Walsh 09/03/2021 Claes & Sponcil knocking on THE dream’s door The American pair stay focused on themselves and write their own story 09/03/2021 Tina’s 23rd features training, studying and a birthday celebration Latvian Olympian-to-be a top performer on the American collegiate scene 08/03/2021 19-year-old Swedes reach main draw at first 4-star event Eight teams from seven countries progress from Doha men’s qualifications 08/03/2021 FIVB statement on COVID-19 protocols at the World Tour 4-star Katara Beach Volleyball Cup 2021 in Doha, Qatar The safety and wellbeing of participants remains the top priority 08/03/2021 First ever 4-star main draw for Bobner & Verge-Depre in Doha Plenty of tiebreaks in Doha women’s qualifiers 08/03/2021 Veteran Casey Patterson reunites with Chase Budinger for Doha A fresh start for the American pair 08/03/2021 Chaim Schalk to make his USA World Tour debut in Doha After competing for Canada, Chaim Schalk is finally putting on his USA jersey 07/03/2021 Back on Tour as bid for Tokyo spots reopens World Tour back to Doha where it left off 12 months ago 07/03/2021 Thole & Wickler are Germany's rising stars Two young athletes quick to claim international success 07/03/2021 Qatari participants achieve past World Tour successes this week Chileans, Dutch & Polish pairs top FIVB podiums in Australia, Brazil & Qatar 06/03/2021 The A-Team becomes the Triple-A Team The addition of coach Angie Akers gives Klineman and Ross new energy 05/03/2021 Reckermann reflects & relishes German partnership nets World and Olympic gold medals 05/03/2021 Meppelink nets Olympic & European satisfaction Dutch standout seeking third-straight Olympic berth 04/03/2021 Samoilovs & Smedins: The game changers Read about the Latvian heroes and their decade of beach volleyball glory 04/03/2021 Tokyo Tracker: Mol and Sorum, Fijalek and Bryl can rest easy Anders Mol is sitting out of next week's 4-star tournament in Doha 03/03/2021 Mirco Gerson on the road ahead Nations Clash victory in Dusseldorf the perfect preparation for Olympic race 02/03/2021 Chileans prepare for their own March Madness And head to Joao Pessoa ahead of important World Tour and Continental Cup events 28/02/2021 Herrera & Gavira: Brothers in arms The Spanish pair are ready for more 28/02/2021 Sand, school, law enforcement & motherhood Two-time Austrian Olympian Doris Schwaiger celebrates 36th birthday 28/02/2021 Dalhausser & Lucena’s last gold medal this week in World Tour history Americans top FIVB podium on home sand in Fort Lauderdale 26/02/2021 Cherif & Ahmed atop Doha podium First FIVB World Tour gold medal for Qatari pair 25/02/2021 Bruno Schmidt: Always ready for the next challenge The Brazilian's winding road to success 25/02/2021 Gusev & Shustrov seeking Doha revenge Young Russians post two elimination wins on Thursday 25/02/2021 Tokyo Tracker: Latvia's historic day in Haiyang Only six teams have assured spots in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Two of those berths are owned by Latvia 24/02/2021 Cherif & Ahmed continue their winning ways Elimination bracket set for Thursday's play at Doha Beach Volleyball Cup 23/02/2021 Egypt, Lebanon & Russia net Doha Cup qualifying wins FIVB World Tour event features pool play on Wednesday 22/02/2021 Walsh Jennings showing no signs of slowing down And defines the standard in beach volleyball 22/02/2021 Doha Beach Volleyball Cup field set First scheduled event on 2021 FIVB World Tour calendar 21/02/2021 Smith & Stoklos become first FIVB gold medal winners The first step in making beach volleyball an Olympic sport 19/02/2021 The ultimate compliment for Lupo & Nicolai "The Professor" praises the Italian duo 19/02/2021 Sponcil-Claes, Patterson-Budinger, Schalk-Brunner win USA country quota Three teams win USA country quota encounters to progress to Doha 4-star qualifier 19/02/2021 World champions lead entries for 4-star Katara Beach Volleyball Cup Eight of the top 10 women’s teams and nine of the top 10 men’s pairs are entered in the event 18/02/2021 Maria Elisa and Maria Clara back in the sand The Brazilians reappear this week after over a year away from the courts 18/02/2021 Tokyo Tracker: The pressure is off for Pavan & Humana-Paredes Our Tokyo Tracker is a series of stories featuring all of the teams in Olympic contention 18/02/2021 Xue at 32 Duda joins her in winning World Tour gold at 17 17/02/2021 First FIVB-sanctioned beach volleyball event begins 34 years ago Twenty teams from seven countries play in Rio 16/02/2021 Ross always pushing her limits in pursuit of further glory April Ross is a model of consistency 14/02/2021 Golden day for Qatar Cherif and Jefferson top 2016 Iranian podium 13/02/2021 Cherif: I have never stopped dreaming The Qatari speaks about playing his childhood heroes 13/02/2021 Ishii and Murakami on self-reliance and determination Read about Japan's leading duo 11/02/2021 Roster 100: Vergé-Dépré & Heidrich The secret is to believe 11/02/2021 Vergé-Dépré at 29 Swiss standout busy on and off the sand 11/02/2021 Cherif & Ahmed headline Doha Cup entry list Tournament to take place from February 23 to 26 09/02/2021 Nummerdor explains it best "Mentally beach volleyball is harder than indoor volleyball" 07/02/2021 Jackie celebrates birthday week with World Tour win Teams with Sandra to claim first of 12 World Tour gold medals in Chile 06/02/2021 After six seasons on different sides of the net, Hermannova & Slukova unite Four World Tour golds for Czech Republic pair 05/02/2021 Kvalheim at 58 One of Norway's most decorated beach volleyball players 03/02/2021 The Professor calls Doppler & Horst “sneaky good” Todd Rogers praises the Austrians for their consistency 03/02/2021 Ontiveros & Virgen set the example for Mexican teams Jump from top 50 to top 10 on World Tour points list 31/01/2021 Last American podium sweep this week in World Tour history Dowdy Lawson/Pollock & Drost/Frishman earn spots on the same Australian podium 30/01/2021 Clancy & Artacho del Solar: The ties that bind The Australians on the multitude of reasons that bring them together on and off the court 30/01/2021 Lili: Tenerife has it all Times change for European teams 28/01/2021 Kantor and Losiak have no time to waste The Polish team initiate a small revolution in the game in the last decade 27/01/2021 “Nowo” at 47 Austrian player, coach and manager celebrates today with Doppler and Horst 26/01/2021 Taylor Crabb just wants to play Any surface. Any ball. Any format