Two of Top 10 Seeds Out After Women’s Pool Play in Vienna
After pool play, No. 2 seed Heather Bansley/Brandie Wilkerson of Canada and No. 8 Katharina Schutzenhofer/Lena Plesiutschnig of Austria are out of the competition after going 0-2 in their respective pools. Americans Kelly Claes/Brittany Hochevar and Lauren Fendrick/Sarah Sponcil won their respective pool titles.
Ross/Klineman, Carol/Maria Antonelli Advance Through Hague Qualifiers
Teams from eight countries made their way through the DELA Beach Open qualifying rounds Wednesday and into the main draw. Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman and Brazilians Maria Antonelli and Carol Salgado headline the group.
VolleyMob Year in Review: June 2017
June was filled with beach volleyball on both the AVP and FIVB Tours, while the indoor focus turned to the FIVB Men’s World League and women’s Pan American Cup and Montreaux Masters tournaments.
Top Statistical Leaders From The Vienna Beach World Championships
With the Vienna Beach World Championships over and done with, we look back at the top statistical players in the tournament.
A Look At The Women’s Beach World Championships (Photo Vault)
The 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship has ended with Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst taking the title away from April Ross and Lauren Fendrick in three.
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.
#1 Larissa/Talita Move On To Quarterfinals After Defeat Of Swiss Duo
#1 seeded Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes of Brazil take down Switzerland’s Anouk Verge-Depre/Joana Heidrich in straight sets 2-0, (21-19, 21-16).
Two of Eight Pool Champions Ranked Outside Top 12 (Standings)
Sixteen spots in the Round of 32 were decided as eight pool winners were crowned and eight second place teams moved on on Day 4 of the FIVB Beach Championships. Two Brazilian teams claimed pool titles.
Carvalhaes/Solberg Write History With Porec Men’s Gold Medal Win
After beginning their Porec weekend in the country quota stage of the event, Gustavo “Guto” Carvalhaes and Pedro Solberg become the second men’s team in the 30 season history of the FIVB World Tour to win an international event after beginning play in that round.
FIVB Announces Pre-Draw Positions For Beach World Championships
Based on the current points standings, the FIVB has announced the pre-draw placement for the men’s and women’s teams competing at the Beach World Championships in Vienna next month.
