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Larsen/Stockman in World Champs shape win AVP Seattle – Casebeer/Schalk’s first title
Warsaw silver medalists Kelley Larsen and Emily Stockman are well in shape for the upcoming World Championships in Hamburg (Germany). At the AVP Seattle event the number-two seeds went strong and claimed their first AVP title as a team. After a moment of silence for...
Dalhausser/Lucena win first AVP gold in 2019 – A-Team dominates
Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena claimed their first AVP win in 2019. In the New York City Gold Series final they beat Tim Bomgren and Troy Field in two straight sets (21:14, 21:16). After a quick first set win, Dalhausser/Lucena also showed a consistent performance in...
Internationally experienced A-Team and Gibb/Crabb win AVP Huntington Beach
Alix Klineman and April Ross won the AVP Huntington Beach. In a thrilling final, they beat Canadians Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan (18:21, 21:12, 17:15). In the third set both teams had championship points but the “A-team” had the better end on their side....
Tri Bourne is back on the beach – Americans dominate AVP Hawaii
Last December, Tri Bourne talked to us about the auto-immune disesase he is fighting. End of this year’s AVP season, Tri came back for the AVP events in Manhattan and Chicago. And now he had a great appearance in the season’s last event at the AVP Invitational in...
Gibb and Crabb finish the grind with AVP Chicago win
Jake Gibb and Taylor Crabb won the AVP Gold Series Championships in Chicago. In a one-sided final they beat Chaim Schalk and Tim Bomgren who had before upset top-seeded Phil “The Beast” Dalhausser and Nick “The Quick” Lucena. A very strong net performance by Gibb was...
Brandie Wilkerson: Living the beach volleyball gypsy life
Brandie Wilkerson Living the beach volleyball gypsy life Brandie Wilkerson is just back from Switzerland where she met parts of her family. Born in Switzerland, playing for Canada, sometimes living in the United States and having triple citizenship of the...
First Dutch win and Brazilian dominance at Huntington Beach – Americans suffer on home turf
It is huge. 48 teams per gender, double-elimination format. Four days of main draw plus two days of qualifiers. 239 matches in total. And the event is competitive, comparable to the World Championships in 2017. The Huntington Beach Open are a joint FIVB and AVP event....
Playing beach volleyball chess with Angela Rock
Playing beach volleyball chess with Angela Rock "Beach volleyball is like a chess game." It’s a statement that resonates. A chess game requires explanations. It requires tactics and strategy. And that is when Angela Rock comes into play.Angela Rock is...
Dain Blanton on AVP, FIVB and how beach volleyball has changed since his Olympic gold medal win
Dain Blanton on AVP, FIVB and how beach volleyball has changed since his Olympic gold medal win When talking to Dain Blanton, you instantly feel you are talking to an expert. Dain is not only the Olympic gold medalist from Sydney 2000 and first African-American to...
Tri Bourne and the mental game
Tri Bourne and the mental game There have been easier times for Tri Bourne. Growing up in Hawaii in a family passionate about all sorts of sports, being physically active used to be programmed into his brain. Now is the first time in his life...
All events at a glance – 2018 Beach Volleyball Calendar
It is the off-season and planning for 2018 is running wild. After major beach volleyball associations such as FIVB and AVP have announced their event schedule for next season, Beach Volleyball Space is offering a consolidated view of all major beach volleyball events...
AVP champions Hyden and Doherty split up
2017 AVP Gold Series champions John Hyden and Ryan Doherty will go separate ways in the next season. Based on a post on Ryan Doherty's facebook page, John Hyden is going to team up with Theo Brunner leaving Doherty behind without partner. AVP win in Chicago was...
