King of the Court – Huntington Beach
- Huntington Beach Pier; Huntington Beach, California
- Sept. 22-23, 2018
- Watch Live
The final stop on the King of the Court Crown Series tour hits Huntington Beach, California on Saturday.
The three previous stops – Utrecht, Netherlands; Antwerp, Belgium; and Waikiki, Hawaii – have produced three different men’s champions, while Waikiki offered the first women’s champion.
The Huntington Beach field includes all but one of the previous medalists.
Utrecht winners Pablo Herrera/Adrian Gavira from Spain are back as are Waikiki winners Taylor Crabb/Jake Gibb of the USA. Kelley Larsen/Emily Stockman are back for a second straight week after taking the women’s crown in Hawaii. (Full results are below).
Men’s Huntington Beach Field
Pool A
- Christian Varenhorst/Jasper Bouter (Netherlands)
- Saymon Barbosa / Gustavo ‘Guto’ Carvalhaes (Brazil)
- Pablo Herrera/Adrian Gavira (Spain)
- Sam Pedlow/Sam Schachter (Canada)
- Mark Burik/David Lee (USA)
Pool B
- Taylor Crabb/Jake Gibb (USA)
- Piotr Marciniak/Eric Zaun (USA)
- Riley McKibbin/Madisson McKibbin (USA)
- Ed Ratledge/Roberto Rodriguez (USA)
- Billy Allen/Ryan Doherty (USA)
Pool C
- Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen (Netherlands)
- Anders Mol/Christian Sorum (Norway)
- Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Martins Plavins (Latvia)
- Harley Marques Silva/Ricardo Costa Santos (Brazil)
- Nico Beeler/Marco Krattiger (Switzerland)
Pool D
- Casey Patterson/Stafford Slick (USA)
- Avery Drost/Chaim Schalk (USA)
- Jeremy Casebeer/Reid Priddy (USA)
- Chase Budinger/Sean Rosenthal (USA)
- Trevor Crabb/Tri Bourne (USA)
Women’s Huntington Beach Field
Pool A
- Ali McColloch/Kendra Van Zwieten (USA)
- Sarah Pavan/Melissa Humana-Paredes (Canada)
- Karla Borger/Margareta Kozuch (Germany)
- Azusa Futami/Akiko Hasegawa (Japan)
- Joy Stubbe/Marleen Van Iersel (Netherlands)
Pool B
- Amanda Dowdy/Irene Pollock (USA)
- Heather Bansley/Brandie Wilkerson (Canada)
- Agatha Bednarczuk/Eduarda ‘Duda’ Santos Lisboa (Brazil)
- Laura Bloem/Jolien Sinnema (Netherlands)
- Sanne Keizer/Madelein Meppelink (Netherlands)
Pool C
- Kelley Larsen/Emily Stockman (USA)
- Brittany Howard/Kelly Reeves (USA)
- Nicolette Martin/Allie Wheeler (USA)
- Lauren Fendrick/Brittany Hochevar (USA)
- Karissa Cook/Katie Spieler (USA)
Pool D
- Emily Day/Betsi Flint (USA)
- Kelly Claes/Caitlin Ledoux (USA)
- Janelle Allen/Kerri Schuh (USA)
- Alix Klineman/April Ross (USA)
- Sara Hughes/Summer Ross (USA)
2018 King of the Court Crown Series Results
- Gold: Pablo Herrera/Adrian Gavira (Spain)
- Silver: Alexander Brouwer/Igor Stoyanovskiy (Netherlands/Russia)
- Bronze: Christian Varenhorst/Jasper Bouter (Netherlands)
- Gold: Bruno Schmidt/Pedro Solberg Salgado (Brazil)
- Silver: Anders Mol/Christian Sorum (Norway)
- Bronze: Alexander Brouwer/Igor Stoyanovskiy (Netherlands/Russia)
Men
- Gold: Taylor Crabb/Jake Gibb (USA)
- Silver: Anders Mol/Christian Sorum (Norway)
- Bronze: Sean Rosenthal/Chase Budinger (USA)
Women
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- Gold: Emily Stockman/Kelley Larsen (USA)
- Silver: Betsi Flint/Emily Day (USA)
- Bronze: Sarah Pavan/Melissa Humana-Paredes (Canada)
About King of the Court
It’s not the usual two teams against each other, but five (respectively four and three) teams face each other simultaneously in a rotation system. There’s a Challenger’s and a King’s side. Challengers serve, and points can only be scored at the King’s side. If the Kings win a rally, they get one point and stay in their kingdom. If they lose, they’re out and are sent to the back of line of waiting teams. Challengers then move into the King’s end to face the next team. The team with the least points on the buzzer is out.
All this happens to a ticking clock, adding another level of excitement to King of the Court tournaments: Round one and finals lasts max. twenty minutes, while round two lasts sixteen. In the finals, the first team to reach 15 points wins, or whoever has the highest score after 20 minutes. The entire final round is blazed in sixty minutes of fast and furious play. It’s a revolution in beach volleyball.
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