Vienna Readies for “Next Major Beach Event,” World Championships
The Beach Volleyball World Championships are coming to Vienna, Austria, July 28 to August 6 and the country is embracing the hype.
Van Walle and Koekelkoren want to Break Belgian Beach Drought
Belgiums Dries Koekolkoren (left) and Tom van Walle (right) have their sights set on history and becoming the first male Olympics qualifiers in their country’s history for beach volleyball.
Russian’s Liamin/Krasilnikov Win Second World Tour Event In The Hague
Russian’s Nikita Liamin and Viacheslav Krasilnikov take first place in The Hague over Spain’s Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira.
Brazil’s Salgado/Antonelli Take Women’s Gold Medal In The Hague
Brazil’s Carolina Solberg and Maria Antonelli made it through two rounds of qualification to end up as the winners of the FIVB World Tour event in The Hague. The pair becomes just the second in the history of the World Tour to make it through two qualification matches and win the gold medal in the main draw.
Brazil’s Juliana/Carol Horta Take FIVB Crown in Monaco
Brazilians Juliana Felisberta and Carol Horta won their first FIVB gold since pairing up this year, taking the top spot at the Monaco One-Star event in Monte Carlo on Sunday.
USA’s Larsen/Flint Take Tangshan Open Gold with Five Straight-Set Wins
Americans Kelly Larsen and Betsi Flint grabbed their first FIVB World Tour medal, taking Gold at the Tangshan Two-Star Open on Sunday.
Americans Flint/Larsen Sweep Way to Tangshan Open Semis
China’s Shuhui Wen and Xinyi Xia, Lithuania’s Ieva Dumbauskaite and Monika Poviliatyte, Czech Republic’s Martina Bonnerova and Sarka Nakladalova and Americans Kelly Larsen and Betsi Flint advanced through the first three rounds to Sunday’s semifinals.
Behrens/Schumacher, Juliana/Carol Headline Monaco One-Star Semifinals
There will be a new champion crowned as Germans Kim Behrens and Anni Schumacher, Greeks Panagiota Karagkouni and Konstantina Tsopoulou, New Zealanders Shaunna Marie Polley and Kelsie Wills and Brazilians Juliana Da Silva and Carol Horta advanced through to the semifinals with 2-0 marks.
Russia’s Krasilnikov/Liamin Back In The Finals In The Hague
The finals for the men’s side of the FIVB World League have been set in The Hague.
The Hague Will Feature A Swiss & Brazilian Women’s Finals
The women’s finals have been set, with the conclusion of quarterfinal and semifinal play at the FIVB World Tour event in The Hague.
