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Beach Volleyball World Championships in Qatar?
Did you follow last week’s World Athletics Championships in Doha (Qatar)? The world’s best track and field athletes came to the rich Arab oil country to compete in the world championships. Besides some amazing performances by the athletes, the spectators saw a bizarre...
The Best Beach Volleyball Locations of 2019 – Call for photos
The 2019 beach volleyball season is coming to a close and Beach Volleyball Space is looking for your personal memory of your favorite beach volleyball spot in 2019. Did you play at some remote Thai beach next to the Andaman Sea? Or on one of the courts right next to...
Gibb/Crabb also take AVP Hawaii defying match point to qualifiers Brunner/Hyden
The 2019 AVP season ended with some spectacular beach volleyball at Waikiki. In a tournament that saw almost no upsets, Jake Gibb/ Taylor Crabb and Canadian world champs Pavan/Humana-Paredes claimed the last titles of the season at the AVP Hawaii. The semifinals on...
Latvia, Italy and Spain claim spots in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The final phase of the FIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Haiyang (China) turned out to be an all-European affair. With the US not sending any teams, Brazil not sending their strongest teams and Canadian teams being eliminated early, all eight teams in the...
Germans and Russians reach Rome final after spectacular semifinal showdown
The semifinals of the FIVB World Tour Finals matched up the world’s four best men’s teams at iconic Foro Italico in Rome. With the reigning world champions, the Hamburg silver and bronze medalists and the top team of last season’s AVP Tour, the final four proved to be...
Intriguing matchups in Rome quarterfinals – Vikings in trouble against Germany
Rome’s iconic Foro Italico will see eight teams from eight countries in the men’s quarterfinals today. At 235pm Czech team Perusic/Schweiner will face Hamburg silver medalists Thole/Wickler who had no trouble defeating Russians Semenov/Leshukov in the round of 16....
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Strong US teams win their pools in Rome – Men’s favorites on track
Eight pool winners from eight different countries in the men’s competition. The first day of main draw at the Rome World Tour Finals saw the men’s favorites advancing to today’s round of 16. Norwegian Vikings Anders Mol and Christian Sorum who are only second-seeded...
Rome main draw under way – The iconic event returns to the World Tour
When the organizers of the World Tour Finals at Rome’s Foro Italico describe their vision for beach volleyball events in Italy, it goes along the lines of “Let’s make Rome great again”. The World Tour Finals that start with main draw today are the kick-off for a...
Gibb/Crabb take the long road to claim Chicago title – Sweet revenge for A-Team
They had to take the long road but in the end it was Jake Gibb and Taylor Crabb who won the golden volleyball trophy. In the final of the AVP Chicago Gold Series Championships they defeated legends Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena in straight sets. The 1st set was all...
A-Team wins early classic matchup in Chicago – Priddy/Crabb in losers bracket
After the first day of the AVP Chicago Gold Series Championships did mainly bring surprises on the men’s side, Saturday morning saw another episode of this season’s classic matchup on the women’s side. In round 3 of the winners bracket, A-Team Alix Klineman and April...
Local heroes Samoilovs/Smedins keep going and claim Jurmala gold
After winning last week’s Moscow 4-star, Latvians Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins did also claim the gold at home sand in Jurmala. At the FIVB 3-star near Latvia’s capital Riga, the local heroes beat Estonian neighbors Kusti Nõlvak/Mart Tiisaar in straight...
Indoor Olympian Reid Priddy & Trevor Crabb win AVP Manhattan Beach
It was for the first time that indoor Olympian Reid Priddy teamed up with Trevor Crabb whose partner Tri Bourne is still suffering from his broken hand incident at the Vienna Major. And the new duo claimed the iconic AVP Manhattan Beach title right away. On "Super...
