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    World champs make winning start in Doha

    World champs make winning start in Doha   Stoyanovskiy (foreground) and Krasilnikov have made a winning start at the Doha 4-Star   Doha, Qatar, March 10, 2020 – Reigning world champions Oleg Stoyanovskiy and Viacheslav Krasilnikov hit their stride early as they won two from two on the first day of the main draw at […] More

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    Bruno ignoring past success on way to new glories

    Bruno ignoring past success on way to new glories   Evandro (left) and Bruno are embarking on their second year together   Doha, Qatar, March 10, 2020 – Bruno Schmidt may be an Olympic and world champion, but the Brazilian is refusing to rest on past glories as he embarks on his second year in […] More

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    Nicolai: Play to win, don't play not to lose

    The Italians haven’t won a World Tour event since the Open in Sochi in 2016, but Paolo insists that being victorious on the World Tour is the goal for every tournament this season. An injury to Lupo put preparations slightly back at the start of the 2019 season, but getting to Tokyo was their target […] More

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    Jinjiang Beach Volleyball World Tour 3-star event cancelled

    Lausanne, Switzerland, March 10, 2020 – Following the careful evaluation of the current situation regarding the global coronavirus outbreak, and following the request received from the China Volleyball Association and relevant authorities, a joint decision has been made to cancel the 3-star Beach Volleyball World Tour event, which was scheduled for 13-17 May in Jinjiang, […] More

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    Fiji wins opening Oceania Continental Cup match

    Fiji wins opening Oceania Continental Cup match   All smiles for Fiji’s (left to right) Vilimone Rokomurimuri, Manasa Rogoivalu, Wayne Fisher and Filimoni Serevi after postin two wins over Samoa Wednesday at the Oceania Continental Cup playoffs.   Tauranga, New Zealand, March 10, 2020 – The Oceania portion of the Asian Volleyball Confederations Continental Cup […] More

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    Loko Novosibirsk first-time regular season winners in Russia

    Loko Novosibirsk first-time regular season winners in Russia   Lokomotiv Novosibirsk’s Ilyas Kurkaev in action   Moscow, Russia, March 9, 2020 – For the first time in the history of the Russian men’s Superliga, the team of Lokomotiv Novosibirsk won the regular season. Coach Plamen Konstantinov’s squad advanced directly to the Final Six tournament and […] More

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    French pair lead way into Doha main draw

    French pair lead way into Doha main draw   Aye (left) and Gauthier-Rat are into the Doha 4-Star main draw   Doha, Qatar, March 9, 2020 – Quincy Aye and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat were one of eight teams who reached the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 4-Star Katara Open main draw on Monday when they defeated […] More

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    Mexican duo looking for more signs on road to Tokyo

    Mexican duo looking for more signs on road to Tokyo   Lombardo Ontiveros goes on the attack on day one of the Katara 4-Star in Doha   Doha, Qatar, March 9, 2020 – Lombardo Ontiveros and Juan Virgen are keeping their eyes open as the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour continues into 2020, starting at […] More