Defending Gold Medalists Headline Beach Worlds Women’s Semifinals
Defending Olympic gold medalists Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst are one of four teams on to the semifinals at the Beach World Championships.
Top Seeded Alvaro/Saymon Out as Round of 32 Wraps Up
Christiaan Varenhorst and Maarten van Garderen of the Netherlands pulled the upset, topping the top seeded Brazilians in straight sets, 21-17, 21-18 with help from 12 miscues.
Canadians Bansley/Wilkerson, Americans Ross/Fendrick On To Quarters
The competition is now down to eight teams: two American, two Brazilian, two Canadian and two German. The Brazilian pairs will face off in the quarterfinals, while the rest of the groupings are split up.
Four Top 12 Teams Ousted in Women’s Round of 32
Czechs Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova took out No. 3 seed Agatha/Duda of Brazil. Three American teams and three Brazilian duos advanced to the Round of 16.
Japan Edges Kazakhstan to Claim Second Straight Asian Men’s Title
2017 Asian Men’s Senior Championships July 24-August 1, 2017 Surabaya, Indonesia Schedule/Results Live Streaming Gold Medal Match Japan def. Kazakhstan…
Twenty-Eight Round of 32 Spots Decided (Standings)
Mexico’s Juan Virgen and Lombardo Ontiveros were of the last four team’s into the Round of 32 without having to play through the Lucky Loser’s matches. The pair beat Brazil’s Evandro/Andre in pool play.
Round of 32 Decided; Top Seed Filho/Saymon Fall on Day 6
The upset of the tournament thus far came in Wednesday’s Pool A finale as top seeded Alvaro Filho and Saymon Barbosa were edged by Cuba’s Sergio Gonzalez and Nivaldo Diaz in three sets.
Upsets Abound in Men’s Beach World Championships
Qatar’s Jefferson Pereira and Cherif Younousse, who knocked off No. 2 overall seed Janis Smedins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs of Latvia to claim the top spot in Pool B, while five other Tuesday matches featured upsets.
FIVB Beach Worlds Amazing Plays (VIDEO)
When the best teams in the world gather in one location to decide the ultimate champion, you can bet there will be some amazing plays and a never say die attitude.
Argentina’s Martin Ramos Named Pan Am Cup MVP
2017 Pan American Cup – Men July 25-30, 2017 Gatineau, Canada Schedule/Results Streaming Video/Replays After four near misses, Argentina…
