Brazilian’s Seixas/Alves Fight Through Three-Setter In Round Of 24
The Round of 24 concluded today for the women’s side of the Fort Lauderdale Major tournament, with many three set matches and a German upset.
Walsh/Ross Win 3-Set Comeback To Earn Bye in Round of 24
Americans Walsh and Ross went down 0-1 to Brazil’s Seixas/Alves and were on the outside looking in for a first-round bye, but a huge comeback earned them the Pool A title in a hard-fought match.
FTL: Spain Wins Marathon 3-Setter To Highlight Men’s Round of 24
Spain’s Herrera/Gavira won a third set that ran an entire 48 points to move on from the men’s round of 24, one of four three-set matches in the opening round. The Spanish pair won the first set but dropped set #2 19-21 to force the third. That set rolled all the way to 24-23 before the Spanish finally put the nail in the coffin of Americans Trevor Crabb/Rosenthal.
USA Men Earn 3 of 8 Pool Titles As Ft. Lauderdale Moves To Round of 24
The men’s pool play continued Thursday at the opener of the Swatch Major Series in Fort Lauderdale, with the qualifiers for the elimination matches locking in after the early session. The winners of each of the 8 pools moved on to the tournament with first-round byes. The second and third-place finishers in each pool earned spots in the round of 24, which took place later on Thursday. The fourth-place team from each pool was eliminated entirely.
Ross & Walsh-Jennings Make Switch To Open Fort Lauderdale Major
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New 2017-2020 Official Rules Book Now Available
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Fort Lauderdale Major Main Draw Day 1 – Photo Vault
Check out the photos from the first day of the main draw at the Fort Lauderdale Major tournament in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Italian Maro Solustri Will Coach Japan Beach to Tokyo 2020
The Japanese Volleyball Association (JVA) has announced that veteran veteran coach Marco Solustri will lead the country’s women’s beach duos for…
Dutch Pair Stubbe/Sinnema Take Down Brazilian Powerhouse In Three
The main draw of the Fort Lauderdale Major began today, with a large number of pairs competing for the $600,000 prize. The tournament features eight different pools of players, with eight just being added to the main draw after winning their qualification matches on Tuesday.
USA’s Brunner/Patterson Upset Olympic Champions Cerutti/Schmidt In Two
The main draw of the Fort Lauderdale Major began today, with a large number of pairs competing for the $600,000 prize. The tournament features eight different pools of players, with eight just being added to the main draw after winning their qualification matches on Tuesday.
