Americans Crabb/Gibb Pull Off Two Top 15 Upsets on Gstaad Day 1
The opening round of pool play at the Gstaad Major was ripe with upsets as four of the top eight seeds fell. Meanwhile, eight teams went on to earn pool titles, including Americans Taylor Crabb/Jake Gibb.
An Inside Look at the Gstaad Major
Some of the biggest beach volleyball names in the world will make their way to Gstaad, Switzerland for the second of three 2018 FIVB Beach Major tournaments, nicknamed the Major in the Mountains.
Latvians Samoilovs/Smedins Take Espinho Gold with Tiebreak Win
A pair of tiebreak wins on Sunday clinched Latvians Janis Smedins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs their first FIVB World Tour gold since Olsztyn in June 2016.
Clancy/Artacho del Solar Win Espinho Gold, Men’s Race Down to Four
Saturday was all seemingly about the men at the Espinho Four Star as the field was whittled from 32 to four. Meanwhile, the women’s podium was decided with the semifinal and medal matches.
Hughes/Ross Among Espinho Semifinalists, Dalhausser/Lucena Win Pool
The women’s field was whittled down to four, while the men advanced to the first elimination round after pool play on Friday.
Country Quota, Qualification Rounds Set Up Espinho Main Draw
One hundred teams (55 men’s and 45 women’s) made their way to Espinho, Portugal for a chance to compete in the FIVB Four Star event this week. After country quota and qualifying matches, the 32-team fields per gender are set.
Canadians Bansley/Wilkerson, Poland’s Kantor/Losiak Take Warsaw Gold
Canadians Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson have climbed the FIVB World Tour podium over the last few weeks, culminating in the pair’s first ever gold at the Warsaw Four Star on Sunday. Meanwhile top seeded Piotr Kantor/Bartosz Losiak of Poland claimed the men’s title.
Vitor Felipe/Evandro Sweep Alison/Andre in Battle off Former Partners
Andre/Evandro have had the upper-hand since Brazil’s latest beach partner reshuffle on the men’s side.
VolleyMob Year in Review: August 2017
August was jam packed with international beach volleyball on the AVP and FIVB Tours as well as in world championships, while the college season geared up.
WATCH: Highlights of the 2017 Ft. Lauderdale Major Finals
Saymon Barbosa (above) and his new partner Magliano Alvaro took their first Swatch Major Series title together on Saturday.
