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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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Players: 13627 10618 24245
Tournaments: 2236 1805 4041
 
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Yasunori Kumada 63
Peter Heysteeg 60
Sibylle Bulher 60
Keith Biele 57
Janis Grinbergs 55
Scott Faust 53
Stefan Zimmermann 53
Nikolas Berger 52
Matt Mueller 50
Heather Larkin 50
Gabe Gardner 50
David Dlugolenski 50
Aysun Ayhan 49
Eleftheria Koukou 47
Ahmet Tocoglu 46
Josip Kovacev 44
Roland Rademaker 44
Richard Rademaker 44
Chie Iwana 44
Blair Waltz 43
Toni Kankaanpaa 42
Kyle Nursey 42
Emir Akdogan 42
Rachel Nunes 41
Svitlana Baburina 41
Silvia Giacosa 40
Yu Wen Wu 40
Maxim Nikolaev 39
Dan Sempkowski 39
Alison Wise 38
Karolina Marciniak 38
Virko Vantsi 38
Nikos Zoupani 37
Ryan Davies 37
Sharon Sciarini 35
Fahriansyah Fahriansyah 34
Laura Delli Quadri 33
Catherine Larose 33
Nicole Nascimento 33
Jennifer Sadler 33
Vladislav Pustynnikov 33
Sebastian Noordzy 33
Tomona Shimizu 32
Jasmine Tong 31
Hailey Devlin 30
Fan Shen 30
Martins Birze 29
Vladyslav Hryn 28
Marie Koloseus 28
Rebecca Ingram 27
Kristina Zhuk 26
Rafael Santos 25
Artem Vetrov 24
Maria Ozaeta 23
Syver Klungsoyr 23
Teagan VanderMey 22
Conrad Spidso 20
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1990
John Hanley and Dan Vrebalovich won the AVP Miller Lite Fort Myers Open.  It was the 14th win for John Hanley, the 4th win for Dan Vrebalovich, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2018
Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen won the FIVB Blooming Beach Aalsmeer.  It was the 8th win for Alexander Brouwer, the 8th win for Robert Meeuwsen, and the 8th win for the team.
 
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3/16/2026
Chinese teams reign supreme at Haikou Futures
Representatives of the host nation China collected two golds and a silver at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Haikou Futures that came to an end on Sunday. In an all-Chinese women’s final, Jiang Kaiyue & Dong Jie defeated Kadeliye Halaiti & Zhou Mingli, while Japan’s Miki Ishii & Mayu Kikuchi took the bronze. Wu Jiaxin & Wang Yanwei topped the men’s podium...

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3/15/2026
Åhman and Hellvig start 2026 with João Pessoa Elite gold
Reigning Olympic and world champions David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig of Sweden missed no time reassuring their position as the top team in the world by triumphing in the first Elite event of the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season, which came to an end on Sunday in João Pessoa. The European superstars topped the podium at the Cabo Branco Beach in Brazil...

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Brasher and Cruz on top at João Pessoa Elite
Americans Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz (formerly Nuss) spoiled the Brazilian party in the first Elite event of the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season, winning the tournament held in João Pessoa on Sunday. The Paris Olympians denied fan favorites and reigning Olympic champions Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa and Ana Patrícia Ramos the opportunity of winning a title...

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Australia triumphs with both golds in Coolangatta
Host nation Australia picked up both gold medals at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Coolangatta Futures on Sunday. Jack Pearse & D'Artagnan Potts topped the men’s podium, while Stefanie Fejes & Jasmine Rayner triumphed in the women’s competition. Another Aussie team – Solomon Bushby & Justin Schumann – claimed the men’s bronze, while Thailand’s Pithak Tipjan & Wachirawit Muadpha...

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Evandro/Arthur and Daubas/Aye to meet in João Pessoa semifinals
The finalists of last year's Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite, Brazil's Evandro Gonçalves/Arthur Lanci and France's Rémi Daubas (formerly Bassereau)/Calvin Aye are set to meet again on the last day of the 2026 edition of the tournament, but this time in the semifinals. Brazilians and French overcame a pair of elimination matches at the Cabo Branco Beach on Saturday...

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Cheng and Kraft make it to the semifinals in their team debut in João Pessoa
Americans Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft earned the right to compete for a medal in their first tournament as partners after they advanced to the semifinals of this week's Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite on Saturday. With that, the Americans will be among the four teams appearing in the medal rounds of the tournament held at the Cabo Branco Beach on Sunday...

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3/14/2026
China, Germany, Japan and Turkiye to be represented in Haikou Futures semis
As many as four teams from host nation China advanced to the semifinals of the Haikou Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and will be joined by two German pairs and duos from Japan and Turkiye in Sunday’s matches for the distribution of the places on the podiums. The semis and the medal matches on March 15 will be streamed live on the Beach Volleyball World YouTube channel.

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Pairs from Thailand, Japan, USA, Romania and hosts Australia reach Coolangatta Futures semis
The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Coolangatta Futures has reached its semifinal stage. As many as four teams – three men’s and one women’s – will represent host nation Australia in the battles for the podium spots. The other four semifinalists are from Japan, Romania and USA in the women’s tournament, and Thailand in the men’s competition. The semifinals and the finals will be played...

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Duda and Ana Patrícia win Clash of Titans in João Pessoa
Upset in pool play, Olympic champions Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa and Ana Patrícia Ramos of Brazil and world champions Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia crossed paths in this week's Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite earlier than most expected, meeting in the tournament's Round of 16 on Friday.

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3/13/2026
Young Austrians cruise in João Pessoa Elite pool play
Austrian up-and-comers Tim Berger and Timo Hammarberg completed a flawless pool play campaign at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite on Friday and marched to the Round of 16 in their first tournament of the year. The Austrians were among the six pool winners that advanced to the Round of 16 in Brazil alongside the six pool runners-up and the two best third-placed teams.

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3/12/2026
Australia and New Zealand crown beach volleyball champions
The week before hosting the ongoing Futures event on the Beach Pro Tour, Coolangatta welcomed the second stop on the 2026 Australian Beach Volleyball Tour, dubbed the Mahindra Australian Beach Volleyball Championships. The two highest seeded teams in the men’s tournament lived up to their status and met one another in the final.

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Crabb and Benesh enjoy perfect first day as partners in Brazil
Americans Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh couldn't have hoped for a better start as partners, as the two earned a pair of victories at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite on Thursday. Playing together for the first time, the Americans are among the nine teams to end the first day of pool play matches in Brazil undefeated and are already guaranteed a spot...

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Mar 18-22, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Tlaxcala, Mexico M US$125,000
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Mar 24-27, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Rarotonga, Cook Islands M US$5,000
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Apr 8-12, 2026 FIVB BPT Elite Saquarema, Brazil W US$200,000
Apr 17-19, 2026 AVP AVP Heritage Contender Series Austin Open, Texas M&W TBD
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