Cuba Dominates Beach Volleyball Competition At Barranquilla
Both male and female Cuban teams completely dominated their competition at the at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
Busy FIVB Slate Rolls On with Events in Switzerland, Thailand, Vietnam
The jam packed FIVB slate continues this week with three titles on the line: the Tuan Chau Island One-Star, the Bangkok One-Star and the Lucerne Three-Star.
Austrians, Russians Earn First Tour Golds at Mersin Three-Star
It was a day of firsts in the championship matches of the Mersin Three-Star on Sunday as Austria’s Lena Plesiutschnig/Katharina Schutzenhofer and Russia’s Ilya Leshukov/Konstantin Semenov earned their first World Tour gold medals with three-set championship wins.
Eight Countries to be Represented in Mersin Semis Sunday
Eight countries will be represented in the Mersin Three-Star semifinals on Sunday morning after two more rounds of men’s and women’s action Saturday. Cubans Diaz Nivaldo/Sergio Gonzalez are looking for their third FIVB medal.
Top Seeded Aussies Artacho de Solar/Clancy Ousted at Mersin Three Star
Mersin Three-Star Mersin, Turkey May 2-6, 2018 Schedule/Results Friday brought the end of pool play and the first round of…
Two American Men’s Pairs Win On Day 1 of Xiamen Qualifying
The Xiamen Four-Star kicked off with 14 men’s matches and four women’s matches in the first qualifying round. Three men’s matches went to tiebreak, while Americans Doherty/Allen and Kolinski/Evans moved on to Thursday’s second round.
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.
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.
Twenty-Eight Round of 32 Spots Decided (Standings)
Mexico’s Juan Virgen and Lombardo Ontiveros were of the last four team’s into the Round of 32 without having to play through the Lucky Loser’s matches. The pair beat Brazil’s Evandro/Andre in pool play.
Round of 32 Decided; Top Seed Filho/Saymon Fall on Day 6
The upset of the tournament thus far came in Wednesday’s Pool A finale as top seeded Alvaro Filho and Saymon Barbosa were edged by Cuba’s Sergio Gonzalez and Nivaldo Diaz in three sets.
