Americans Allen/Doherty, Two Others Win Tiebreaks, Pool Play Titles
Half of the 16 men’s pool play matches on Friday were three set affairs, with three of the duos riding the tiebreak wins to the second knockout round with pool wins.
Three Polish Pairs Win in First Round of Hague Pool Play
The top nine seeds of the tournament won their opening round pool play matches, with No. 1 Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak of Poland leading the way with a 21-9, 21-13 victory.
Italy’s Lupo/Nicolai Grab Euro Beach Gold Medal
Italy’s Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai upset hometown side Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins 21-16, 23-21 for their third European title on Sunday.
Defending Silver Medalists Slukova/Hermannova Withdraw from Euro Beach
An injury suffered at the Olsztyn stop of the World Tour forced the Czech pair out of this week’s European Championships.
Evandro/Andre Battle Past Smedins/Samoilovs to Semifinals
Evandro of Brazil dives for a ball during the battle for a semifinal spot against Latvia.
No. 45 Seed Varenhorst/van Varderen Break Into Beach Worlds Quarters
The lowest seed remaining in the tournament is No. 45 Dutch side Christiaan Varenhorst and Maarten van Garderen, who made their way to the quarters with a win over Cuban Olympians Nivaldo Diaz/Sergio Gonzalez.
Samoilovs/Smedins Advance To Round Of 16 Over USA’s Hyden/Doherty
Latvia’s Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins eliminated the United States Ryan Doherty and John Hyden in a 2-1, (23-21, 18-21, 15-12) win.
Top Men’s Teams To Square Off In Round Of 32
The Round of 32 has been set on the men’s side following pool play and the Lucky Loser matches.
Upsets Abound in Men’s Beach World Championships
Qatar’s Jefferson Pereira and Cherif Younousse, who knocked off No. 2 overall seed Janis Smedins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs of Latvia to claim the top spot in Pool B, while five other Tuesday matches featured upsets.
Three of Top Five Men’s Seeds Vie for Pool Titles Tuesday (Standings)
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