Dutch Pairs Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Bouter/Varenhorst Win Pools in Aalsmeer
Home court advantage was alive and well at the Aalsmeer One Star with two Dutch teams earning pool play titles alongside pairs from Indonesia and New Zealand.
Local Side Al-Jalbubi/Alhashmi Reaches Semis at Oman One-Star
Nouh Al-Jalbubi/Mazin Alhashmi (Oman) join pool winners Tiziano Andreatta/Andrea Abbiati (Italy), Rahman Raoufi/Haman Salemiinjehboroun (Iran), and Philipp Arne Bergmann/Yannick Harms (Germany) in Saturday’s Oman One-Star semifinals.
Aalsmeer One-Star Field Set After Two Qualification Rounds
Bennet Poniewaz/Simon Kulzer (Germany), Daniel Jonassen/Morten Overgaard (Denmark), Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro/Danangsyah Pribadi (Indonesia) and Kristoffer Abell/Daniel Thomsen (Denmark) bested 12 other teams to advance to Friday’s main draw.
Two Iranian Teams, 1 German, 1 Italian Win Pools at Oman One-Star
The four pool winners – Rahman Raoufi/Haman Salemiinjehboroun (Iran), Philipp Arne Bergmann/Yannick Harms (Germany) and qualifiers Aghamohammad Salagh/Abolhamed Mirzaali (Iran) and Tiziano Andreatta/Andrea Abbiati (Italy) – earn automatic berths to the quarterfinals, scheduled for Friday afternoon.
Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Iran Move Through Oman Qualifiers
Teams from Switzerland, Italy, Denmark and Iran advanced through two qualifying rounds to earn spots in main draw pool play at the Oman One-Star.
Pablo Herrera Will Try To Qualify For His 5th Olympics
If Herrera succeeds, he would be the first male to play in five beach volleyball Olympic tournaments
Dutch/Russian Match Awaits Finals Of Doha 4-Star
It has been a tough few days of volleyball at the Katara Beach Volleyball Cup in Doha, as the finals have been set to feature the Netherland’s Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen and Russia’s Oleg Stoyanovskiy/Igor Velichko.
Evandro Gonçalves Is Playing Amid Mom’s Medical Treatment
Evandro, who is only 27 years of age and the youngest beach volleyball world champion ever, is showing resolve and maturity beyond his years in this difficult moment of his life and career
Beach Star Vitor Felipe Proposes at Brazilian Beach Tourney
Brazilian pro beach player Vitor Goncalves Felipe, who partners with Gustavo “Guto” Carvalhaes on the court, nailed down another partnership in his life on Feb. 25, proposing to longtime girlfriend Naty Taveira in front of a full stadium at the Joao Pessoa tournament.
Inside the Numbers: A Look at the #FTLMajor Statistics
Americans were atop the leaderboard in scoring and blocking on both the men’s and women’s sides at the Fort Lauderdale Major. Bronze medallist Summer Ross was tops in both categories for the women, while Theo Brunner led the scoring for the men and gold medalist Phil Dalhausser was the top blocker.